ZEITGEIST Where are the spirit mediums?

[aartvb]

For each of the character themes, I can think of at least one major NPC (and lots of minor NPCs) with that character theme.

Examples:

• Docker: You gotta hate him or love him: Rock Rackus! (I myself love him, because my players hate him )
• Eschatologist: Sometimes it feels like half of the NPC's is Eschatologist, but the most supreme: Vlendam Heid!
• Gunsmith: Kvarti Gorbatiy? Though he is also an eschatologist.
• Martial Scientist: This one is a bit harder, but for example I see Lya Jierre as being a Martial Scientist.
• Skyseer: Nevard Sechim.
• Technologist: Tinker Oddcog.
• Vekeshi Mystic: Gale.
• Yerasol Veteran: Bree.

But where are the spirit mediums? Maybe Alexander Grappa can be thought of as a spirit medium, but also not.
Is there a lack of spirit mediums, simply because spirit mediums can talk with the dead and hear witch oil, both of which are very common? So then they would get too much attention if there also were spirit medium NPCs? But then still, it feels a bit weird that there are 8 character themes which are really grounded in the world, and then there is spirit medium, cuz talking to dead people is cool! Or maybe I am just completely forgetting all of the spirit medium NPCs haha.

 

[hirou]

There is a named spirit medium mentioned in the player's guide, who alleged something dark happening with Danor ruling family, IIRC. Another one is used all the way in adventure 12 as a mean of contact from Rock Rakus. Adventure 2 has a distinct lack of spirit mediums in town, as Nilasa Humes only deems it possible to contact the party in a very specific time and place (midnight at the top of Cauldron hill). In a very broad sense, Nicodemus is commanding a lot of spirits, though he mostly does the talking himself

 

[W'rkncacnter]

also, one of the example NPC constables is a spirit medium

 

[RangerWickett]

Y'know, fair point. Lots of moving parts to the campaign, but I didn't do much with Spirit Mediums.

 

[gideonpepys]

Swami Melanchol?