Archived Character Types

The files in this directory are the original Sanctuary of Hecate character types, based on the Curseborne/Storypath taxonomy. They have been superseded by the six threshold-based types in the parent directory.

They are preserved here for reference — to trace design decisions, recover ability text, or consult the original five-archetype framing if needed.

Archived files

• The Hollow — original death/undead archetype; superseded by The Katoikos
• The Hungry — original vampire/consumer archetype; no direct successor (elements absorbed into Pharmakis and Brimo depending on focus)
• The Kindled — original magic-practitioner archetype; superseded by The Pharmakis and The Phosphoros
• The Shaped — original shapeshifter archetype; no direct successor (the Shaped’s capabilities now live in foci rather than types)
• The Threaded — original liminal/crossroads archetype; superseded by The Enodia
• The Unmarked — original mortal-with-knowledge archetype; consolidated into The Anekletos
• The Wakened — original half-claimed archetype; consolidated into The Anekletos

Why the change?

The original taxonomy mapped too directly to Curseborne’s horror archetypes (undead, vampire, fae, mage, shapeshifter). The new taxonomy organises by the threshold crossed — the shape of the Choice — rather than by the supernatural condition that resulted. This roots the types more firmly in the Hecate mythology and gives the Geas mechanic a cleaner structural basis.

See The Axiomata for the philosophical framework.