Contract Wraiths

A rare sub-species of wraiths that make contracts with people to siphon their negative emotions directly. Contracted people become Wraithsketeers, often stronger than regular Masketeers at the cost of their sanity, morality or both.

Appearance
Contract Wraiths rarely have definite forms, and can change their apperance as they please. Their spectral forms rarely have any bulk to them, often appearing thin and lanky. Their masks often appear as conniving and cunning devils, or rutheless and monsterous demons. They generally appear as creatures from the underworld, or mythological tricksters and liars.

When contracted to a Wraithsketeer, the contracted person will bear the mask of the Contract Wraith. Aspects of the Contract Wraith may be present on the Wraithsketeer's transformed state.

Behavior
Contract Wraiths are vastly more intellegent than the rest of their brethren, making up for their lack of raw power with cunning. Because they are not adept at fighting or defending themselves, they contract people who have fallen into a state of despair to feed off their negative emotions directly. The people they contract are often candidates to be Masketeers, right after they reach a point of despair but before they gain the strength to rise again.

How they make people enter a contract varies. For some, Contract wraiths may lie and pretend to be a benevolent force, while others may be upfront about their intentions. In the end, it all comes down to the person they wish to enter a contract with. When a Wraithsketeer is under their contract, they will do everything in their power to keep them trapped, feeding them lies or encouraging destructive behavior. Some can be saved with time and care, while others cannot or do not want to be saved.

Normal Contract Wraiths
Simple Contract Wraiths with little unique abilities.

Devourer Contract Wraiths
A mix of a Devourer and a Contract Wraith. Because of Devourers' special way of feeding, their contracts involve the contracted person hunting wraiths in their stead. Since they do not need to cultivate their host's negative emotions, they simply try to keep them trapped in the contract for as long as possible, until they've outlived their usefulness.

Wraithsketeers
Potential Masketeers that have entered a contract with Contract Wraiths instead. They commonly take on similar appearances and abilities to the Contract Wraiths they have joined with. They often gain powers greater than that of Masketeers, at the cost of their negative emotions being directly siphoned from them, possibly reducing their sanity or sense of morality. The longer the contract remains, the stronger and more dangerous a Wraithsketeer becomes. Their strength, weapons and abilities may vary depending on what specific type of Contract Wraith they have joined with.

Trivia

 * Contract Wraiths are based on devils of myth, making contracts with people for steep prices.