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By Tim Akers, Andrew Bates, Jackie Cassada, Trevor Chase, Ben Chessell, Jeff Combos, Richard E. Dansky, Elizabeth Ditchburn, Beth Fischi, Ed Huang, James A. Moore, Laurah Norton, Nicky Rea, Ethan Skemp and Cynthia Summers

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I am not more certain than I breathe, than that the assurance of the wrong or error of any action is often the one unconquerable force which impels us, and

alone impels us to its prosecution.

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Nor will this overwhelming tendency to do wrong for the wrong’s sake, admit of analysis, or resolution into ulterior ele-ments. It is a radical, a primitive impulse

— elementary.

— Edgar Allan Poe, “The Imp of the Perverse”

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© 1997 White Wolf, Inc. All rights reserved. Repro-duction without the written permission of the publisher is expressly forbidden, except for the purposes of reviews. White Wolf is a registered trademark of White Wolf, Inc. All rights reserved. Wraith the Oblivion and The Risen, Wraith Players Guide, Wraith: Shadow Players Guide, Dark Kingdom of Jade, Guildbook Artifi cers, Sea of Shadows and Love Beyond Death 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 prod-uct in these pages is not a challenge to the trademark or copyright concerned.

Because of the mature themes involved, reader discre-tion is advised.

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PRINTED IN CANADA.

Special Thanks To:Jane “Hurricane” Palmer, for getting stranded by Mother Nature.Ian “Ker-thump” Lemke, for all those strange noises in his offi ce at 2 A.M.Diane “Kill, Cujo!” Zamojski, for showing us the world’s droopiest ghoul.Rob “32A” Hatch, for getting in touch with his feminine side — and wearing her clothes in the offi ce.Fred “Demolition Man” Yelk, for being the mightiest mage in the world.Extremely Special Thanks to the members of the Shadow-Defense Force Crack-Suicide Squad, for their last-minute help and ideas: Phil “Wheeze’n’Hack” Brucato, Ash “House Aspnes Lives!” Ganeson, James A. “AOL A.M.” Moore, Laurah “One Goth Joke Per Day” Norton, Clayton “Wolverine Chow” Oliver and Ethan “Big Heads, Tiny Feet” Skemp. Thank you all. You were lifesavers.

CreditsWriters: Tim Akers, Andrew Bates, Jackie Cassada, Trevor Chase, Ben Chessell, Jeff Combos, Richard E. Dansky, Elizabeth Ditchburn, Beth Fischi, Ed Huang, James A. Moore, Nicky Rea and Cynthia SummersDeveloper: Richard E. DanskyEditor: Ronni RadnerAdditional Editing by: Anna BransioneArt Director: Lawrence SnellyArt by: Guy Davis, Vince Locke, Andrew Ritchie, Fred Hooper, Eric Lacombe, Michael Gaydos, and Chuck ReganFront Cover: Henry HiggenbothamCover Design: Matt MilbergerLayout and Typesetting by: Matt Milberger

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Table of ContentsGhost Story: Whispers 7Chapter One: Shadows: The Big Picture 13Chapter Two: Systems and Dirty Tricks 23Chapter Three: The Dark Kingdoms 39Chapter Four: Spectres and Risen 101Chapter Five: Eidolon and the Lighter Side 117Chapter Six: Roleplaying 129

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