...and a Malakite, and a Mercurian, and an Elohite, and a - oh well, if it
can be only one...
While other Relievers are being coming increasing focused, developing
specific skills and honing their nature to a known goal, others dabble.
There are so many options, possibilities; so much to explore. Given that the
reliever has centuries to dabble, to learn in, this isn't a problem; many
will search until they find what they need and then focus, becoming
productive members of other choirs.
Others focus on dabbling, on learning to learn. Over the centuries these
dilettantes grow increasingly more skilled until even they realise that they
should fledge as Kyriotates.
A reliever in Heaven will never see a Kyriotate's ability to possess
creatures. What they will see in Kyriotate carrying on a conversation with
himself, or singing in harmony with himself. He'll watch as new Kyriotates
develop quirky habits, becoming increasingly eccentric, as the Kyriotate
acquires the distinctive personality which will protect his identity when
body hopping. The reliever is unlikely to feel any real connection with the
Kyriotate - he's too alien - but fascination will be common, a fascination
which will make this option for fledging more tempting.
Unless the reliever is already in service to a Superior, choosing a Word to
serve could be tricky. Inclined to sample everything, serving a single Word
will go against lifelong habits. Fortunately, the proto-Kyriotate has a
couple of options - firstly, choosing a Word which works closely with the
others (e.g., The Sword or Destiny) or of choosing a Superior on a whim, making
their dedication to their Superior a personality quirk. Sooner or later, the
Dominion will choose, if only because they want to sample everything, and
this is the only way they can sample the focused existence which the other
choirs take for granted.
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