[WORLDBUILDING] The Official Knight and Witch Thread

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The Disaster Child Phenomenon refers to a recurring situation where a youth of unusual nature disrupts the status quo of a world through direct, violent means. The appearance of a Disaster Child is a sign of a big shakeup, often the end of entire structural systems at a regional level.

Their entire nature is polarizing by design: A Disaster Child in a broken world often ends up vindicated by future generations, seen as a hero or folk saint. A Disaster Child in a peaceful time, although rare, is often made into a monster of myth by those who come after them. 
 
They're heavily regarded as a metaphorical glitch in reality, every hardship makes them stronger and a world that actively harms them creates its own devil eventually. Most have no malicious intent to begin with: Left to their own devices they're most likely to live a mundane, peaceful existence to the best of their conditions. As such, most cases of such individuals becoming a large scale disaster are believed to be the result of outside meddling. 

There is little known means to detect or activate their potential without the assistance of paranormal manipulations.

 
Editor's Revision:
In many cultures they are dubbed "Ferrymen" and despite the terminology of "Disaster Child" becoming increasingly common, many do not find themselves plunge into the plot til well into their adult years.The title of Ferryman is a category popularized by entity buisnessmen who exist in the void between reality. They categorize using various terms. The Ferryman is symbolized as the ultimate Pawn, expendable and easily discarded but with potential to shine if all things align.

They're the opposition of those who are more conventionally destined for greatness, people who rage against the storm of being born unlucky. All the worst things will show their face and they have just enough options to survive through such strife. 

The direct counterpart is The Champion, a chosen one blessed by the world to become one of its great heroes. The middleground between Champion and Entity is The Messiah, destined and designed to have no equal by reality. Both are natural predators of The Ferryman
 
Should the Champion and the Entity fall by a Ferryman's hand, there is little one can do to prevent their journey from coming to a conclusion.



Notable cases in Active Storylines:
Charon Judgment (Punch Clock Animal/Masa)
Romero/Despina(Refurbished)
Limbo* (Maze Trials)
*Manufactured Ferryman, not a natural example.

(The Animals Will be Discussed in a future update)