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PardonersYour sins cry to me from the depths of your Sha-

dow. I can feel your torment. Yield to me, and I will grant you absolution and healing. If you resist, I will still aid you as

best I may. It’s just going to hurt a lot more.

PuppeteersHiya, bunky. Guess what? You’re a passenger in your own body right now,

so sit back and enjoy the ride. I’ve been watching you for a while, and you’ve been wasting yourself. It’s pathetic, so I think it’s time that this dead man showed you how to

live. Hope your credit cards aren’t maxed out, ’cause we’re gonna need ’em.

It’s Getting Crowded in Here!The Puppeteers: Renegades who challenge Charon’s Law every time they practice their

powers of possession. The Pardoners: Confessors and healers of the Dead, but they harbor a terrible secret. Both groups work toward what they see as the ultimate good for the Un-

derworld — but would any other wraith agree if he knew what these Guilds are hiding?Guildbook: Puppeteers and Pardoners is the fifth in the continuing series of Guil-

dbooks for Wraith: The Oblivion. The first Guildbook to contain two Guilds under one cover, Puppeteers and Pardoners includes everything — new Arcanos

Arts, Merits, Flaws, Artifacts, Histories and more — that you need to play a fully realized member of either of these Guilds. Just keep a sharp eye on this

book; these guys don’t exactly get along.

Guildbook: Puppeteers and Pardoners contains:• The real reason the Puppeteers turn the Risen loose upon

the world• The hidden link between the Pardoners and Cha-

ron’s destruction• New uses for Puppetry and Casti-

gation, and much more!

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CreditsWritten by: Elizabeth Ditchburn and Heather Grove, and Jackie Cassada and Nicky ReaDevelopment by: Richard E. DanskyEditing by: Ed HallArt Direction by: Lawrence SnellyArt by: Richard Clark, Fred Harper, Ron Spencer, Chuck Regan, Matt Mitchell, John Cobb, Fred Hooper, Christopher Shy, Anthony HightowerCovers: Eric Lacombe and John CobbCover Design: Lawrence SnellyLayout and typesetting by: Richard Thomas

Special Thanks To:Justin “The Internet is Bald and Full of Hate” Achilli, for stic-king to his six-guns, no matter what. You’re a better man than I.Phil “Five Cups in the Shower” Brucato, for never being afraid to share, err, anything.Ed “Don’t tell me about…” Hall, for working the F-word into high culture.Cynthia “The PhysRep Has a Hole in It” Summers, for never losing sight of the fact that they’re all just games.Brian “Mwraor. Mwraor! MWRAOR! rrrowrr” Glass, for sha-ring the road through blizzards, bad food, and a really crappy DJ.Rob “Sluggo” Hatch, for invertebrate knowledge below and beneath the call of duty.Mike “Kneecapitated” Tinney, for finding yet another White Wolf sport to injure himself in.Greg “Closer to the Goal” Fountain, for looking way too much like Geddy Lee.

Sister Acceptance created by Jackie Cassada. Yaeko created by Heather Grove. Lord Ember created by Ri-chard Dansky

© 1997 White Wolf, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduc-tion without the written permission of the publisher is expressly forbidden, except for the purposes of reviews, and for blank character sheets, which may be reproduced for personal use only. White Wolf is a registered trade-mark of White Wolf, Inc. All rights reserved. Wraith the Oblivion, Guildbook Artificers, Wraith Players Guide, Guildbook Sandmen, Guildbook Masquers, Guildbook Haunters, The Risen and Guildbook: Puppeteers and Pardoners are trademarks of White Wolf, Inc. All rights reserved. All characters, names, places and text herein are copyrighted by White Wolf, Inc.The mention of or reference to any company or product in these pages is not a challenge to the trademark or copyright concerned.Because of the mature themes involved, reader discre-tion is advised.Check out White Wolf online at http://www.white-wolf.com; alt.games.whitewolf and rec.games.frp.storytellerPRINTED IN CANADA.Sam

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Table of ContentsGhost Story: A Road of Steel and Souls Part V: 7

Chapter One: No Strings Attached? 11

Chapter Two: Waiting for Fate 23

Chapter Three: The Puppeteers and the Risen 35

Chapter Four: Pulling Strings 43

Chapter Five: Behind the Puppet Show Curtain 53

Appendix: Punches and Judys 64

Ghost Story: A Road of Steel and Souls 77

Chapter One: Spiritual Exercises 81

Chapter Two: The Pardoner’s Tale 89

Chapter Three: True Confessions 103

Chapter Four: Secrets 119

Chapter Five: The Art of Castigation 127

Chapter Six: Templates 139

Appendix: Who Was Who 146

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