Category:Desecration

As long as the brain of a dead body remains, Alistair can commune with it by channeling ether into its neurological system. This will allow him to ask dead bodies questions regarding recent events or important things that resonated within their minds in life. In rare cases, such as with the very recently dead, Alistair may be capable of communing with them before their soul has moved on and can carry extended conversations with them. These conversations, however, are typically horrifying to observe as the Insider appears to be subjugating the dead's mind to his will, interrogating them before allowing them to move on.

Whether as a result of this ability or the compulsions of the spark, Alistair carries no sanctity for the dead and is deeply disturbed at their cremation or dismantling. He is incapable of observable empathy for others who have lost loved ones, at least in regards to the death itself, as he views the dead as muses to his will.

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