(01-18-2014, 07:54 PM)ansemaru Wrote: Okay, revising my question: have we any precedent for the Voidsent doing that? They seem to primarily stick to dungeons and dark places of the world unless specifically summoned, and the worst that show up in the world at large are trickster imps. We know that the elementals are evidently incapable of warding these creatures off, so it's not surprising that they wouldn't be able to drive them away from this man, but at the same time I really have to wonder how likely it is for Voidsent to sneak into a person's home, wake him, and depart without him seeing them.
I'd honestly put more faith in this NPC being an untrained hearer than on the idea that he's got secret Voidsent breaking into his home. Occam's Razor and all that.
It could be either, but, Voidsent are not just in dungeons. Â There are various sorts of voidsent across the Shroud. Â They tend to congregate in "darker" areas, yes, but that doesn't mean that they don't move, or that there isn't a wound in the Shroud that either draws the Voidsent there or is created by them.
But yes, he could be an untrained Hearer, and like in the case of Sylphie, mortals born with the ability can misinterpret what they are hearing.