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#  A special archetype concept which was never developed fully.  Currently, the only four characters in the game to date to have Incarnate powers are [[Statesman]], [[Lord Recluse]], [[Stheno]], and possibly [[Independents#Trapdoor_.28Boss.29|Trapdoor]].
 
#  A special archetype concept which was never developed fully.  Currently, the only four characters in the game to date to have Incarnate powers are [[Statesman]], [[Lord Recluse]], [[Stheno]], and possibly [[Independents#Trapdoor_.28Boss.29|Trapdoor]].
  
Incarnates are ordinary humans, said to have drunk from the [[Fountain of Zeus]] at the [[Well of the Furies]], empowering the drinker with the powers of the G-d's themselves.
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Incarnates are ordinary humans, said to have drunk from the [[Fountain of Zeus]] at the [[Well of the Furies]], empowering the drinker with the powers of the gods themselves.
  
 
* Statesman (Marcus Cole) is said to have gained the powers of Zeus. [[Statesman#Background|Citation]]
 
* Statesman (Marcus Cole) is said to have gained the powers of Zeus. [[Statesman#Background|Citation]]

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Noun

Incarnate

  1. A special archetype concept which was never developed fully. Currently, the only four characters in the game to date to have Incarnate powers are Statesman, Lord Recluse, Stheno, and possibly Trapdoor.

Incarnates are ordinary humans, said to have drunk from the Fountain of Zeus at the Well of the Furies, empowering the drinker with the powers of the gods themselves.

  • Statesman (Marcus Cole) is said to have gained the powers of Zeus. Citation
  • Lord Recluse (Stefan Richter) is said to have gained the powers of Tartarus. Citation
  • Accroding to the Lore of S'silur, an unknown pregnant woman is said to have gained the powers of the Gorgon Stheno, sister of Medusa, and her progeny are the Snakes. Citation
  • Trapdoor is alluded to by Operative Grillo as having been conferred great Teleportation powers from the Well, although no detail about his origin exists. Citation