Darkest Dungeon: Marvin Seo Journal Readings
sorikkunn for Banshee (The Whispers of my Mind)
The Banshee has a truly tragic story.
She lived with her parents, and her father abused her mother regularly. The Banshee's one hope of a better life was her husband, who was recently conscripted into the crusades. The day he was supposed to return, the Banshee went into the town and found him in bed with one of barmaids. This sight finally broke her and she decided to give into the voices she hears in her mind. She grabbed an axe and slaughtered her husband and the barmaid. She then goes back home, kills her father, and finally her mother.
For her personality, she should sound innocent and pure. She has been dealt a rough life, between the mental illness, abusive home life, and cheating husband, but does her best to stay hopeful. Until she sees her husband with another woman, this drives her over the edge, she begins to loose it. She becomes scornful and hateful towards the "creature" she believes has "taken her husband's skin"
When she finally gives into the voices and begins slaughtering her family she should sound like she is in a trance, as if something else is controlling her body and she is only watching it occur from her eyes.
Any accent is acceptable as long as it is consistent and believable
(Initially holding back tears, then in the second sentence when she begins to talk about her husband, becomes much happier and hopeful)
As he grows louder, so too do the voices. I must not listen to them, for my Husband will return from his conscription soon and I will be here to welcome him. I am blessed to have someone so kind to love me, to care for me, despite my afflictions.
(Hateful and scornful of the "imposter" and is determined to see it wiped from the earth)
This was an impostor, some insidious demon that had killed my Husband and now mockingly wears his skin. I could not let this creature walk the earth any longer, and the voices agreed...
(Sounds almost monotone and in a trance, like what she did was nothing)
I had lost control of myself and hacked at the corpses of the two lovers, leaving them maimed and unrecognizable. My mind went blank, save for the voices.
