[HoE] Horsemen

[DAMON SUTTON <d.sutton@lancaster.ac.uk>]

I had an idea recently, 
	I was wondering how effective it would be to play off the 
horsemen as a little more metaphorical.  For example, the usual servitor 
of Pestilence merely walks around spreading germs.  What if he/she was a 
sort of Dark Storyteller, walking from place to place frightening peoples 
and raising fear levels?
	Famine?  More than cannibals.  Actually, I put some scientists in 
here, people who strike down any thought of spirituality or morals.  
instead making people focus on more and more scientific discovery for its 
own sake, ignoring all else.  Starving the world of the faith it needs 
and releasing nasty beasties to boot!
	War?  Something like arms dealers... or even preachers who incite 
divisions 'tween folks.  
	Death?  Nah, not just killers.  Death is a natural thing, what 
this horseman wants is FEAR of death.  He may work through doctors and 
people who will do *anything* to stay alive and kicking.  People who put 
themselves to horrible agony and terror and others through the same to 
hold off the Reaper.  I'd think the big D would eat this up.

--Ideas? Comments?