[GAME] Let's Build a Conspiracy!

[Daigoro]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Question 2b:
Which of the options in 2a are the actual goal?

Answer 2b- Diaspora and Shards
The bearers of the dead psychic's mind shards are collectively known as Diaspora.

Diaspora has a number of goals, being, in rough order of immediacy:

Hosts: Finding suitable new hosts for each Shard. Hosts eventually die, so it's each host's duty to find a replacement host to carry their individual Shard down the generations. "Suitable" may have different meanings for different hosts. Generally, the goal is to find someone with other latent or active psi powers, who would relish the power that bearing a Shard promises, and who would further the goals of Diaspora. Many hosts, however, instead choose favoured disciples or familial heirs. Talented hosts also have the lure of providing new psychic powers for Diaspora to incorporate and gain in power.

Reunification and Incarnation: Eventually, Diaspora wishes to reunite its/their Shards and reincarnate as a living being. Unfortunately, it currently lacks the technology or psionic knowledge to do so, but has nonetheless made some promising discoveries in its/their research. There is also the problem that some Shards have taken different paths and may not wish to be reunified, a problem that will need to be dealt with when the time comes.

Rule: Finally, a reunited Diaspora can crush its/their enemies and rule the world!

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Question 5
How many Shards are there?

Question 6
What happens to a Shard whose host dies without transferring to a new host?

Question 7
What kind of process or ritual is involved with transferring a Shard?

Question 8
What is the technique or technology required for reunification? Would it require a particular kind of host body or would it be a construct of psychic energy?

Question 9
Why does Diaspora want to rule the world? Or, what's an alternative to Diaspora's ultimate goal? (Really, Qn 2b again.)