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## 基本概念 The Basics

### 什么是死灵？What Is a Wraith?
<p>每个人去世时都会心怀未竟之事，但对大多数人来说，这些心愿尚不足以支撑他们拒绝死后世界的召唤：无论是上天堂、下地狱、成就另一个化身、或者步入永恒虚空的湮灭。但对另外一小部分人来说，那些未竞之事会与他们建立联系，形成足够强的拉力让他们能够维系自身。这些人便因此成了不眠死者。

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Everybody dies with unfinished business. For most people, it’s not enough to keep them from moving on to whatever’s next, be it Heaven, Hell, another incarnation, or the eternal void that is Oblivion. But for a few, the pull of things left undone is enough to keep them tied, however tenuously, to this existence. These are the Restless Dead.

<p>这些人即是死灵（Wraiths）。</p>

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These are wraiths.

<p>简而言之，死灵是死者的灵魂，无论出于什么原因，他们都没有离开自己的生活。有些人执着于他们所爱的事物、地方和人。这些被称为桎梏（Fetters）的东西，将他们绑定到生者的土地上，并将他们锚定在湮灭（Oblivion）那永无休止的拉力之下。其中不乏有人已经接受了自身为鬼魂的事实，乃至在他们曾经居住的所有国家都化为灰烬之后，继续前往冥界（Underworld）生活。</p>

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Simply put, wraiths are the spirits of the dead who, for whatever reason, have not moved on from the trappings of their lives. Some cling to the things, places, and people that they love. These things, called Fetters, bind them to the lands of the living and anchor them against the insatiable pull of Oblivion. Others have come to terms with their ghostly existence and have continued to dwell in the Underworld long after all the countries they once dwelt in have crumbled to dust.

<p>徘徊在生与死之间，死灵们必须应对来自新的存在形式的挑战。他们可能会选择靠近生者的地界，与所谓的“皮囊之地（Skinlands）”互动，去纠缠那些尚存一息的生者。另一些人则进入冥界更深处，选择加入、或是拿起武器对抗古老的亡灵帝国——冥渊。

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Suspended between life and death, wraiths must deal with the challenges of their new existence. They may choose to stay close to the lands of the living, interacting with the so-called Skinlands and haunting those who yet draw breath. Others move into the deeper Underworld, taking a part in — or taking up arms against — Stygia, the ancient empire of the dead.

<p>在《死灵：灵恸湮灭》中，你扮演一个死灵，一个仍有未竟之事而不得安眠的灵体。徘徊在湮灭的无情引力、死者帝国中潜伏的危险存在以及愈-发-遥远的生者地界之间，你必须找到生存下去的方法。

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In Wraith: The Oblivion, you play the part of a wraith, one of these restless spirits who still has work to do. Caught between the relentless gravity of Oblivion, the perilous existence of a wraith in the empire of the dead, and the ever-more-distant lands of the living, you must find a way to carry on.

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### 冥界 The Underworld
<p>死者的地界被称为冥界，虽然只有一息之隔，但对人类的理解而言已经相去甚远。大多数死灵在冥渊（Stygia）、大风暴（The Tempest）、幽土（Shadowlands）度过自己的残生。而彼岸（the Far Shores）、迷宫（Labyrinth）以及虚空（the Void）也属于常说的死者地界的一部分。

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A breath away but vast beyond human comprehension, the lands of the dead are collectively called The Underworld. Stygia, the Tempest, and the Shadowlands are where most wraiths spend the bulk of their existences, but the Far Shores, the Labyrinth, and the Void are also part of the so-called Deadlands.

<p>彼岸位于冥渊对岸，由不计其数的群岛组成，被无光之海（Sunless Sea）环绕。一些死灵坚信在此可以寻得天堂或地狱。敢于深入的探险者觅得了类似的地点，那里被潜在诸神或者恶魔们统治着。事实上，还没人能道清彼岸的全貌，而帝国也明令禁止造访彼岸。

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Sitting across the Underworld from Stygia, the Far Shores are an endless archipelago of islands in the Sunless Sea. Some wraiths believe paradise can be found here, or Hell; explorers who’ve ventured that far say they’ve found both, lorded over by would-be gods and devils. In truth, no one knows what the Far Shores hold, but the empire has forbidden journeying there.

<p>疾风于平静水面下咆哮着，这就是大风暴，一场永不停歇的暴风雨。恶灵（Spectres）能在其中如履平地，渡者（Ferryman）则怀着隐秘的企图曳浆无声。在无尽的狂风中，只有极其稀少的岛屿能够稳定存在，冥渊（Stygia）便是在这样的岛屿之上。其他的黑暗王国（Dark Kingdoms）也以能够抵御大风暴而为人所知。在大风暴中，也存在被称为旁路（bypath）的安全小道能够穿越大风暴。这些旁路的具体位置只有极少人知晓，并且这些人也出于妒忌意图被严密看守着。</p>

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Howling beneath the placid surface of the waters is the Tempest, the eternal storm where Spectres roam free and Ferrymen silently pole their rafts to unknown purpose. Rare islands of stability exist within the endless winds; Stygia is built on one, and other Dark Kingdoms are known to stand against the storm as well. There are also safe paths, called Byways, through the storm. Their locations are known to only a few, and they are jealously guarded.

<p>大风暴的中心是一个不断变换的巨大迷宫。这是恶灵居住的地方，也是未诞者（Neverborn）的安眠之所，他们在沉睡中不断重复着毁灭的梦。这里可以找到任何可以想象的恐怖景观，其中一些更是超人想象。而在迷宫的最中心是虚空之口，湮灭如无底洞似地不断吸引吞噬，令其显眼且致命。</p>

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At the heart of the storm is a monstrous, constantly shifting Labyrinth. This is where Spectres dwell and the monstrous Neverborn slumber, dreaming of destruction. Every horrific landscape imaginable can be found here, along with some that defy imagination. And at the very center of the Labyrinth is the mouth of the Void, the sucking maw of Oblivion made manifest and deadly.

<p>并不是每一条支路都会向下，有些反而会把旅人带到幽土（Shadowlands），这是一层犹如半透明毛毯一样坐落在生者的皮囊之地上的现实。这里充满了被具象化的记忆和回响——被摧毁的建筑和古老的道路——许多鬼魂仍带着强力的桎梏居住于此。一层恐惧和难以置信的膜——尸幕（The Shroud），将幽土和皮囊之地分开。在它变薄的地方，死灵会更容易影响生活，那里也会因闹鬼而名声大噪。</p>

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Not every Byway leads down. Some instead take the traveler to the Shadowlands, a layer of reality that sits atop the Skinlands of the living like a translucent blanket. Full of memories and echoes given form — destroyed buildings and ancient roads — it is where many ghosts with strong Fetters still dwell. The Shroud, a membrane of fear and disbelief, separates the Shadowlands from the Skinlands. Where it grows thin, wraiths can affect the living more easily and places acquire reputations for being haunted.

<p>当然，这一切与任何信仰对来世的看法都不相符。冥渊既非天堂亦非地狱，尽管许多冥渊居民开玩笑说它可能是炼狱。多数死去的人类都不会出现在冥界。而那些人身上发生了什么，这些不眠死者们也不知道。 </p>

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Of course, this doesn’t match any faith’s view of the afterlife. Stygia is neither Heaven nor Hell, though many of its denizens joke that it just might be Purgatory. Most humans who die never appear in the Underworld. What happens to them, the Restless Dead do not know.

<p>但尽管它既恐怖又过激，但大多数死灵不难承认，冥渊比任何可见的替代方案都要更好。因此，冥渊的街道上到处都是死不瞑目的亡灵，他们生于各个时代，从古代雅典到现代，并且他们都以自己的方式和各自的目的坚守着反对湮灭的战线。</p>

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But despite its horrors and excesses, most wraiths readily concede it’s better that the visible alternative. And so the streets of Stygia are full of the Restless Dead, born of every age from ancient Athens to the modern day, all holding the line against Oblivion in their own way, and for as long as it takes.

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### 死灵的特点 Wraith Characteristics
<p>成为一个不眠死者并不全是坏事，你本该老老实实躺在裹尸布里，但成为死灵确实能带来若干能力，这是死灵身为鬼魂所带来的副产物：</p>

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Being one of the Restless Dead isn’t all bad. You may be on the wrong side of the Shroud, but every wraith does possess certain abilities as a byproduct of their ghostly nature:

<p>虚体——作为鬼魂状态的基本要素，虚体既是一种祝福也是一种诅咒。一方面，它允许鬼魂穿墙而过，让子弹、拳头和飞驰的汽车直接穿过他们，并以其他方式笑对物质世界的危险。但另一方面，由于无法接触到任何东西，也使得死灵更难干涉生者的地界。</p>

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Insubstantiality — The basic element of the ghostly condition, being insubstantial is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, it allows wraiths to walk through walls, let bullets, fists, and speeding cars pass right through them, and otherwise laugh off the perils of the physical world. On the other hand, being unable to touch anything makes it that much more difficult for wraiths to affect the lands of the living.

<p>死者视觉——死亡会影响人的视野。作为一名死者，死灵看到的世界是崩溃和濒临死亡的。植物看起来很枯萎，人类有一种尸体般的苍白，建筑物看起来就像要倒塌了。这是死灵能够本能地感觉到某样东西被湮灭的力量污染了多少的结果。那些东西看起来越是破烂不堪，说明它们受到的影响就越大。在更实际的方面，这也允许死灵看到一个物体的弱点，并评估一个生物的总体健康状况。</p>

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Deathsight — Being dead literally affects one’s outlook. Being dead, wraiths see the world as broken down and dying. Plants look withered, humans have a corpse-like pallor, and buildings look like they’re about to crumble. It’s a result of wraiths being able to instinctively sense how much something has been tainted by the touch of Oblivion. The more ramshackle it — or they — appear, the more heavily it’s been affected. On the more practical side, this also allows wraiths to see an object’s weak points, and to assess the general health of a living being.

<p>生者视觉——就像他们能看到死亡一样，死灵也能看到生命。每个死灵都能看到生命体周围的灵气，这些色彩的漩涡会根据他们的健康、情绪和思想状态而时刻变化。只要稍加练习，死灵就能利用这种能力来解读生者接下来可能会做什么，以及他们是否在撒谎。</p>

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Lifesight — Just as they can see death, wraiths can also see life. Every wraith is capable of seeing the auras around living beings, the swirling shells of color that change from moment to moment according to their health, mood, and state of mind. With a little practice, wraiths can use this ability to get a reading on what one of the Quick is likely to do next, and if they’re lying.

<p>敏锐感官——不眠者（The Restless）拥有难以置信的敏锐感官。一方面，他们可以闻到最微弱的气味，听到窃窃私语般的对话，如果他们集中注意，还能从中挑出最微小的细节。另一方面，巨大的噪音、明亮的灯光和其他形式的感官过载会暂时压倒甚至伤害他们。</p>

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Sharpened Senses — The Restless have incredibly sharp senses. They can pick up the faintest scents, hear whispered conversations, and pick out the tiniest details when they set their minds to it. On the other hand, loud noises, bright lights, and other forms of sensory overload can temporarily overwhelm or even harm them.

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### 黯影 The Shadow
<p>他是肩膀上的魔鬼，是闹别扭的小恶魔，是你脑海中的细小声音，他无时无刻不在教唆你去做一些你不应该做的事情——对于死灵来说，这个声音是如此真实。这便是 "黯影"，他有自己的意志。每个死灵的脑海中都住着自己最大的敌人，他们不断敦促死灵走向湮灭之路。黯影是死灵的一部分——一心想要自我毁灭的那部分——它在死灵的头脑中自主且恶毒地存在着。</p>

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The devil on the shoulder, the imp of the perverse, the little voice in the back of your head telling you to do the thing you really shouldn’t — for wraiths, that voice is all too real. It’s called the Shadow, and it has a will of its own. Every wraith’s worst enemy lives inside their mind, constantly urging them down the path to Oblivion. The Shadow is a part of a wraith — the part bent on self-destruction — and it maintains an independent, malign existence inside the wraith’s head.

<p>黯影是自私、嗜虐、且善劝的，他们会贿赂、哄骗、威胁，偶尔也会直接控制死灵。一切都是为了让死灵离避无可避的悬崖更近一步。他们可以利用自己独特的天赋，即影棘，向死灵提供力量和帮助。而想要获得这种帮助，死灵就必须付出代价，并且代价总是高昂的。</p>

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Selfish, sadistic, and seductive, the Shadow will bribe, cajole, threaten and occasionally take control, all in the interest of edging the wraith one step closer to the eternal precipice. They can offer power and assistance, using their unique gifts, called Thorns. But that assistance always comes at a price, and that price is always too high.

<p>对死灵来说，再凶险的冲突也不及他们独自抗拒黯影那样致命、凶险和无情。黯影是一个永远无法战胜的敌人，他对死灵那最黑暗的秘密和隐藏的弱点了若指掌。活魂（Psyche）和黯影彼此锁定，相互拮抗，永不分离。一个死灵所能面对的最伟大的胜利和最惨痛的失败都发生在他们自己灵魂的战场上。</p>

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There is no conflict a wraith faces as deadly, as vicious, and as relentless as the one they fight alone against their Shadow. The Shadow is an enemy who can never be vanquished, and who knows the wraith’s darkest secrets and hidden weaknesses intimately. Psyche and Shadow are locked in combat for all eternity, and the greatest triumphs and most crushing defeats a wraith can face take place on the battlefield of their own soul.

<p>关于黯影的更多信息见第六章（Chapter Six）。

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More information about the Shadow can be found in Chapter Six.

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### 湮灭 Oblivion
<p>简而言之，所有不眠者的终极敌人是湮灭。它是拒斥的终极力量，是万物的毁灭。它污染了它所接触的一切。它滋润了黯影和成群结队的恶灵（Spectres）——那些屈服于它的甜言蜜语的死灵——作为对所有现实的不休征战中的士兵。大多数死灵都认为湮灭无可逃避的末路，这就是为什么每个死灵都会紧紧地抓住自己的桎梏，以便能够在和湮灭的拉锯中稍有喘息。但那些桎梏也会褪色或破碎，几个世纪以来，无数的死灵被虚空吞噬。</p>

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The ultimate enemy for all of the Restless Dead is, simply put, Oblivion. It is the ultimate force of negation, the destruction of all things. It taints everything it touches. It fuels the Shadow and marshals legions of Spectres — wraiths who have given in to its blandishments — as the soldiers in its neverending war on all of reality. Most wraiths believe that Oblivion is the inevitable end of the road, which is why they cling so tightly to the Fetters that anchor them against Oblivion’s pull. But even those Fetters can fade or break, and untold millions of wraiths have been swallowed by the Void over the centuries.

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### 超脱 Transcendence
<p>然而除了湮灭，有些不眠者认为还存在另一条道路。超脱，一种升入更高存在层面的超越，这已然成为一些死灵的希望和墓志铭，他们为此无休止地奋斗。当然，正如人活着就争议丛生，不眠者们也围绕着如何才能超脱而众说纷纭。坊间传说着无数条通往超脱的道路，但有多少条真正通向超脱，无人知晓。</p>

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There are those among the Restless, however, who hold that there is another way. Transcendence, an ascent to a higher state of being, is their hope and their watchword, and they struggle endlessly toward it. Of course, just as among the living, there are disagreements among the Restless as to how to achieve this state. A thousand and one paths to Transcendence have been described, but how many actually lead there, no one knows.

<p>无论如何，超脱是冥界希望的灯塔，是对湮灭无所不在的黑暗现实的制衡。也正是那些得偿超脱的事迹，伫立如堡垒铁壁，挽留似尘世桎梏，不断激励着死灵不要放弃抵抗湮灭。</p>

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Regardless, Transcendence is a beacon of hope in the Underworld, a counterweight to the omnipresent darkness of Oblivion. And it is the stories of Transcendence, as much as the walls of the citadels and the tug of earthly Fetters, that encourage wraiths to keep resisting Oblivion.

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### 激情与恐惧 The Passion and the Horror
<p>这两个词比任何其他词都更能定义死灵。每个死灵都被激情驱使。这正是他们在湮灭面前继续前行的原因。如果没有强大的动力去做一些事情——保护爱人，对抗不公，向敌人复仇——死灵只是一具躯壳。激情才是驱使死灵行动、在湮灭的手掌心中挣扎的动力。</p>

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Those two words define Wraith more than any other. Every wraith is driven by Passion. It is what allows them to carry on in the face of Oblivion. Without the powerful drive to do something — protect a loved one, fight injustice, wreak vengeance on enemies — a wraith is just a shell. Passion is what drives a wraith to act, and in acting, stay the hand of Oblivion.

<p>但《死灵》是一个二元游戏。激情硬币的反面是恐惧。死灵已是亡者，他们生活在充斥着永恒的折磨和摧残的冥界。比宇宙更古老的怪物潜伏在迷宫的走廊里，每个不眠者都必须与生活在自己头脑中的恶魔打交道，永无宁日。即使有着超脱的愿景，那微弱可能性投射出的光芒，也只会让冥界的恐怖投射出更长、更深的阴影。</p>

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But Wraith is a game of dualities. The flip side to Passion’s coin is horror. Wraiths are dead, and they dwell in an Underworld capable of eternal torment and cruelty. Monsters older than the universe lurk in the corridors of the Labyrinth, and every one of the Restless has to deal with the demon living in their own head. The faint light of the possibility of Transcendence merely allows the horrors of the Underworld to cast longer, deeper shadows.

<p>激情与恐惧、希望与畏惧、行动与毁灭——这些二元对立在《死灵》中相互碰撞。激情若不用于克服恐惧，那激情便是空耗。若恐惧不能萌发激情，那恐惧便显得软弱无力。在这二者交织不休的彼方，你便能寻得那些不眠死者。</p>

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Passion and horror, hope and fear, action and destruction — these dichotomies collide in Wraith. Passion without horror to overcome is wasted, while horror that does not inspire passion is weak. Where the two intersect and are intertwined forever, that is where you will find the Restless Dead.