The Immolator seems to be the most tormented of them all. The smallest movement sends him into a rage, attacking chaotically, and when shot burning even hotter and charging like an angry bull. He is, of course, extinguished in water (and can be fatally consumed by his own internal flames), but otherwise, represents the most intelligent example I have seen. The beast can actually open doors!
I have noticed certain Biblical parallels in the story that—I believe—describes the very first occurrence. Did the religious factions have it right after all? I wonder. We both assumed that the folklore was just that: lore, scary bedtime stories. Another author’s futile attempt to force linear, comprehensible human meaning onto an inexplicable event. What if this time, they got it right?”
