This is the voice inside your head telling you the secrets of the universe. The voice will be interpreted by you and can be anything appropriate to your characters and its visibility is based on how many levels your character invested it it. For example, a level 1 avatar is something minor. Perhaps a cherub or the spirit of an unknown saint. Higher up can be a Seraph, or perhaps even a god of yore. It's up to you, but be appropriate. No Barney Rubbles, please.
Also, it can only be seen by the user or if someone has the Spirit sphere.
As far as the rules go, the Avatar takes the hit if you foul up. Lets say have a 3 avatar and you try a level 1 effect. You roll and it's an 18 (critical failure). What will happen is your level 3 avatar becomes a level 2 avatar. Normally, you can bring it back through prayer, meditation, selfless acts (if that is appropriate for the avatar). Now, lets say you have a level 3 avatar and you try a level 3 effect and fail. The avatar vanishes. Before it leaves, it tells you that you will have to complete an appropriate task (assigned by me) in order for it to return. This comes down to "I did a favor for you, now you have to do a favor for me". Until the task is completed, you will not have an avatar. This means that you will have no protection should you roll an 18 again. If you have a level 3 avatar and blow a level 5 effect you will have to take the appropriate damage (which can be quite bad). This damage may not appear as physical. It may appear in some way that I see fit.
If you do not have an avatar and roll a failure on any effect you are trying it will be terrible. Even something simple can be a complete and biblical disaster should you do this. I can not stress this enough! This life is not an easy one. Things are going to get strategic!
So far we have possibly a prince, a beggar, a fool, and a scholar. More info as it develops.
Oh, this is what a plague doctor looks like. Here is a description of the suit.
EDIT - For some reason the picture is something different. Plague doctors are not very digital looking women holding flasks of something. Clicking the picture should show you the photo.
You probably won't see many of these as the plague has passed. Still, pretty cool though.
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