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[[William Kemmler (NPC)|William Kemmler]] was an [[axe]] [[murderer]] sentenced to death in [[New York]]. [[Thomas Edison]] provided the [[electric chair]] as a means for his execution as part of a ploy to discredit [[Nikola Tesla]] and [[George Westinghouse]]'s Alternating Current by showing its danger. After Kemmler's execution, [[the Red Death]] resurrected Kemmler as a [[revenant]] with an unique power over [[electricity]] and [[lightning]]. Kemmler recognizes Thomas Edison as his "killer".<ref>[[The Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p.149-150</ref>
[[William Kemmler (NPC)|William Kemmler]] was an [[axe]] [[murderer]] sentenced to death in [[New York]]. [[Thomas Edison]] provided the [[electric chair]] as a means for his execution as part of a ploy to discredit [[Nikola Tesla]] and [[George Westinghouse]]'s Alternating Current by showing its danger. After Kemmler's execution, [[the Red Death]] resurrected Kemmler as a [[revenant]] with an unique power over [[electricity]] and [[lightning]]. Kemmler recognizes Thomas Edison as his "killer".<ref>[[The Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p.149-150</ref>
The [[Gothic Earth]] adaptation of the historical figure William Kemmler was created by [[John W. Mangrum]] for [[The Book of Souls (Netbook)|The Book of Souls]].


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Revision as of 19:14, 30 January 2015

William Kemmler was an axe murderer sentenced to death in New York. Thomas Edison provided the electric chair as a means for his execution as part of a ploy to discredit Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse's Alternating Current by showing its danger. After Kemmler's execution, the Red Death resurrected Kemmler as a revenant with an unique power over electricity and lightning. Kemmler recognizes Thomas Edison as his "killer".[1]

The Gothic Earth adaptation of the historical figure William Kemmler was created by John W. Mangrum for The Book of Souls.

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