Archetypes

The law is a farce. True justice comes only from those willing to take it up themselves. When the system is utterly corrupt – and you know that it is – someone must live beyond the law. That someone is you: the nightmare of unjust souls. Though you’ll do everything possible to protect the innocent, guilty parties must pay… often with their lives. You’re the Fist of Justice in an unjust world, and no sacrifice is too great for the common good.

Retribution is the hammer in your soul. This dedication keeps you going long after other folks would have given up. Delay is acceptable, but compromise is not. Extremism in pursuit of justice is no vice at all.

Unfortunately, your Ruthlessness poisons both your cause and your soul. Tangled up in the idea of beating whomever you’re after, you can’t look yourself squarely in the mirror. If you could, you’d see how little difference there is between you and your enemies. To rise beyond this sort of thing, you’ll have to leave the warpath and cultivate compassion beyond vengeance. True Justice is more than simple punishment.

– Regain Willpower when you inflict major suffering on your target of choice. This target must be larger and more powerful than a single person. It could be an organization, a mage-sect, a government conspiracy, or an aspect of the under­ world. Whatever it is, it’s big enough to consume your entire life… or end it. Such vigilance is an endless task.