The Manitou
them. Not through leadership or through wise
Gods of North America
by Demonchilde
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History
The history of the Manitou is in fact the history
of many pantheons. The Manitou is not a true,
united pantheon like the Dodekatheon, Pesedjet or
Amatsukami. Rather, the Manitou is a confederation
of multiple native pantheons who chose long ago to
work together as one.
Before the first Titan War, the individual native
pantheons were scattered and, compared to other
pantheons, small and relatively weak. There were a
number of powerful figures, but they did not operate
as one. This division hadn’t been a problem before
the war. The native peoples had needed their heroes
and their divinities, but the vast number of minor
spirits did most of the day to day spiritual tasks, not
the gods.
But then the Titan War began. The native tribes
had no Greater Titan that they had to contend
with, but just as the scattered tribes had their own
protectors, they also drew the wrath of a number of
different titans. The gods could not stand against
so many onslaughts at once while still scattered and
disorganized.
It was Raven who came up with the idea of joining
forces. Raven had never belonged to a single tribe.
He had flown free, spreading his legend from the
tribes of the Algonquin in the east to the Lakota
Sioux in the west. The Inuits in the north told stories
of witty birds and in the south he competed with
Coyote for position as the top trickster. Flying on the
winds, Raven saw all the native people as his own
and watched dismayed as the various conflicts raged.
And so it was Raven who first began to organize
guidance, but through Raven’s natural method of
getting people to work together: Deception. He
went to Glooscap of the Medeoulin first, telling
him that his titan brother Malsumis had found new
victims to assault. Sending him south to the lands
of the Nunne’hi, Glooscap didn’t find Malsumis, but
instead found Wi-Na-Go, the Cherokee mistress of
mosquitos.
Next he used a similar tactic, sending the Medoulin
and Nunne’hi to the West, supposedly to deal with
Kalona for the Cherokee pantheon. But when they
arrived in the West, they they were forced into
conflict with the storm deity Iya, the three pantheons
uniting against Iktomi’s brother. Along the way,
they’d picked up Kokopelli who also aided, and when
he finished, he returned to the Kachinas to speak of
what had occurred.
The Unipkaaqs of the Inuit people were the hardest
to lure into working together, but Raven wouldn’t
be one of the great tricksters of he had let a little
ice and snow stop him. Rather than try to get the
Unipkaaqs to leave their snowy home, he tricked the
other tribes into heading north. The gods that had
begun uniting, turned their attention and travelled
to the frozen lands of the Inuits. When they arrived
in the frozen north, they didn’t find their respective
enemies, but just happened to be in time to aid
Nanook and Sedna in battling Kigatilik, the Inuit
slayer of shamans.
All the while of course, Raven had to keep the titans
from gaining the upper hand as he was moving
their enemies from place to place to meet each
other. Well crafted illusions (and the help of a certain
shameless coyote to help him out when he couldn’t
be everywhere) served to slow down the titans long
enough for the various tribes to begin talking.
From this first conclave, a loose confederation of
the tribal deities emerged. Calling themselves the
Manitou, a word from the language of the Algonquin
people, the pseudo-pantheon consolidated their
resources to fight against the multiple titan threats.
By the end of it, they had helped contain the titans
and ultimately helped weaken the Greater Titans so
that the pantheons of the world as a whole could
trap them away in Tartarus.
Raven’s trick, however, had also ensured that the
Manitou would remain united. After the war,
the gods of the various pantheons made their
agreement to distance themselves from the human
world so that they could avoid being drawn into
conflict with each other. But for the Manitou, this
was too late. Fate had already laid its bonds upon
the various pantheons of the Native American
people. They could either fight the bonds of Fate
and end up going to war and killing each other as
they tried to decide who was surpeme, or they could
make due with the situation and continue their
mutual assistance to continue living in harmony.
Needless to say, the Manitou chose to work together
and continue a loose confederation of power. Each
pantheon independent and separate, but the group
of them united as a single unit in the Overworld.
Some gods who know the truth behind the
formation of the Manitou suspect that Raven should
have been the obvious choice of leader for this
mingling of spirits. But the great Raven doesn’t lead.
Tragedy usually befalls him when he’s in charge since
his mouth runs away without his mind, so to speak.
Instead, Glooscap, the great chief of the Medeoulin
arose as the official head of the Manitou.
The fact that the organization of the Manitou was
still loose, however, also formed their greatest
weakness. For the longest time, they operated as
divided pantheons with their own unique ways of
life and belief. Much like Apollo and Amaterasu
may compete over who is the better Sun God, the
Manitou make such competitions across their own
internal divisions. Glooscap may be the great chief
and leader, but he’s also credited with creating
the world. But Raven and even Coyote are also
considered to be creator deities. Differences are
common among the three of them regarding who is
more worthy of being the creator.
There’s no shortage of great warriors and hunters
in the Manitou. Haokah, Tsul ‘Kalu, and Nanook all
competed, sometimes in open bloody conflict, to
see which of them truly deserved to be considered
the ultimate hunter. Perhaps more frightening than
the competitions between the hunter gods were the
competitions between the tricksters. Raven, Coyote,
Iktomi and Kokopelli could spend days at a time,
sometimes even months or years at a time, trying to
out-trick each other. And with figures such as the
shameless and selfish Coyote, the sometimes wicked
Iktomi and the capricious Kokopelli, their tricks often
led to the downfall and suffering of many mortals
and minor spirits in the process.
The turning point (and also greatest failure) of their
divided nature, was the loss of many of their peoples
to the arriving Europeans and then to American
settlers as they pushed West. Many of the Manitou
wanted to act and to save their people. Many others
reminded them of the ramifications of binding
themselves to Fate by acting so directly, and the
deals with the other pantheons made by Glooscap
and Raven for the spirits to not meddle directly with
the affairs of mortals. Those Manitou who were
determined to aid their worshippers responded to
such reminders by saying that Glooscap and Raven
were not their leaders. They were Wakan Tanka.
They were Nunne’hi. They were not Manitou. These
conflicts led to more infighting and more arguments
as the Gods turned against themselves.
This conflict between the pantheons was exactly
the effects of Fate which all the other pantheons
feared. By staying connected to their people and
then seeing their people suffer, the gods were drawn
into war amongst each other. Medeoulin battled
Wakan Tanka in the Overworld. Unipkaaqs fought
against Nunne’hi. Raven, and Coyote were caught
in the middle of it all. And as they battled, the
Fatebindings between them all grew. It was Rabbit,
a minor god who had walked among both the
Cherokee and Algonquin tribes who finally showed
them the error of their ways. He threw up his hands
in disgust and left the Manitou, instead joining the
fledgeling gods of the invaders.
From within, Rabbit worked to calm the damage
that was being done and contain the worst of the
atrocities. And this realization that someone had
to actually leave their pantheon in order to solve
the problem opened the eyes of the Manitou
and showed them what they had truly allowed to
happen in their bickering.
Glooscap perhaps took this worse than any of the
Manitou. He was the strength and nobility of his
people. And they had been some of the first of the
Manitou’s worshippers to fall to European settlers
because the fractuous nature of the Manitou
themselves had crippled him from taking action.
The Great Spirit
Some of the Manitou now whisper if perhaps it may
Some may notice a lack of reference to a “Great
not be time for a new chief. They worry about the
Spirit” who oversees the world. Many Native
wisdom of Glooscap’s future actions and know the
American cultures make reference to a divine over-
legendary extent of his anger.
being who keeps the world turning and Creation
intact.
However, from the tragedy there was one good
thing that came from it. The protracted conflict
-The Cherokee people called him Yowa and he was
and the uses of Legend and the formation of the
the only true god of the Cherokee myth cycles. All
Fatebindings had done something that had not
other beings were simply heroes and legends but
been done to the Manitou in the past: They had
Yowa was the god.
become united into a single pantheon. And in the
World, as reservations were built and the Native
-The Inuit people called him Silap Innua and he was
people were pushed off their land and into land
the father of the wind and skies.
next to other tribes and other peoples, their legends
began to intermingle and get shared. They were no
-To the Lakota people, he was Wakan Tanka, which
longer a group of pantheons trying to work together
is also where the Manitou of that area draw their
occasionally. They had truly become a single, unified
tribal name.
gathering of gods.
-For the Hopi and Navajo people of the southwest,
And perhaps, such unity comes just in time. Once
he was Tawa, co-creator of he world alongside
again, the Titans have broken free of their prison
Kotyangwuti.
and threaten the world. Raven has once again taken
steps to ensure the Manitou remain united under
-And Glooscap, great chief of the Medeolin gods,
their single banner so that they can stand against
was said to be the son of Tabaldek, Creator of all
the Titan threat once again. Tensions still run high
and father of everything.
between the different native pantheons, however.
Conflict is still rife within the Manitou and it takes
So what does all this mean? If the various great
the best efforts of Raven, Whope and other peaceful
spirits above all the pantheons were so important,
gods who have acknowledged the usefulness of
why haven’t they appeared here? Mainly because
working as one to keep the group together.
these great beings are best represented as universal
concepts and un-manifested divine beings. Similar
And more than ever before, the Manitou need to
to Ometeotl of the Atzlanti, the three Pure Ones of
work together. During their incarceration in Tartarus,
the Celestial Bureaucracy or Brahman of the Devas,
the titans which the Manitou stood against and
Yowa, Tawa, Tabaldek and the various other super
defeated have compared notes. And now, the likes
beings are best left as mysterious, divine beings
of Uktena, Wi-Na-Go, Kigatilik and Iya are not going
who never manifest, never show themselves and
to be defeated separately. They’ve combined their
never take a personal sake in the happenings of the
forces as well to ensure that this time they won’t be
World.
overwhelmed and surprised.
Perhaps, they’re even the same being. A great
spirit of North America itself who in turn fathered
the countless minor pantheons and spirits of the
Native American people. Or perhaps each one is an
individual god who has in turn, for his own reasons,
chosen to withdraw from the World and leave it in
the hands of his children. Such answers are best
left up to the individual Storyteller to determine.
 Relations with Others
For the Manitou, it is difficult to make any single
summary of their relations with other pantheons.
Just as each different pantheon within the group
considers itself a distinct unit, they each have their
own different opinions about the other pantheons
as well. However, there are at least some generalities
which can be drawn.
Far and above, the pantheon which the Manitou
as a whole gets along with the best would have to
be the Loa. As guiding spirits of their people with
ties to shamanistic societies in ancient Africa and
a history which also includes the subjugation and
transplantation of their people, the Manitou find the
Loa to be a natural fit to their way of thinking and
ideology. Almost without exception, the differing
tribes within the Manitou find a kinship with the Loa
and work to better relations with these young gods.
There’s even some talk among the more forward-
thinking of the Manitou of inviting the Loa to join
them officially and expand the numbers as a new
tribe. The Loa who have overheard such talk simply
give that usual quiet smile of theirs and go about
their business.
Relations with the other local pantheon, the Atzlanti, tribes. Of course the Aesir, Dodekatheon and Tuatha
however, are a bit more complex. While the northern all point out the fact that they were not supposed
tribe of the Unipkaaqs rarely has dealings with the
Atzlanti, the Wakan Tanka, Kachinas and Nunne’hi
have had to deal personally with them due to their
location near their homeland. And the Medeoulin,
due to Glooscap’s role as chief have been forced
to endure meetings with the Atzlanti and discuss
matters of importance to both pantheons. Those of
the Manitou who do have to deal with the Atzlanti
often find themselves horrified by the bloodthirsty
nature of the Aztec gods. Ironically, only those few
northern Unipkaaqs who have had dealings with
the Atzlanti find them tolerable, accustomed as they Manitou understand that all things have a natural
are to a harsher lifestyle and not so easily shocked
by such acts. And of course gods such as Iktomi find themselves will eventually be replaced by other
the Aztec sacrifices eerily appealing. Regardless of
their attitudes, the Manitou and the Atzlanti have
found themselves working together more often than from doing their duty and fullfilling their places in
some on either side may like due to the proximity
of the two pantheons and the fact that titanspawn
don’t often respect such things as borders between
the two.
The dieties of the Slavic pantheon, the Rus recieve
the opposite reaction. The ones most used to
dealing with the gods of frozen Siberia are the
Unipkaaqs of frozen Alaska and Canada. When the
land bridge between Alaska and Russisa was still
in existance, their peoples traded and travelled
between each other while the two groups of gods
were still in their developmental stages. The other
tribes have distant relations with the Rus at best,
though like with the Atzlanti, the Medeoulin have
recieved diplomats and attempted to speak of
mutual concerns. Those who have dealt with the
Rus see the internal strife within them and wonder
perhaps if the Manitou could learn by example in
watching the Rus pull themselves back together. So
far relations remain distant with all save the Inuit
tribe, but the Medeoulin are waiting to see if the
potential of the Rus pays off or not.
Relations with the ancient European pantheons are
strained at best... outright violent at worst. Many
of the settlers who came to North America to claim
the land as their own were from lands that were
under the domain of the Aesir, Dodekatheon and the
Tuatha de Dannan. The Manitou, even now, consider
these pantheons to be the invaders who stood by
while their people slaughtered the Native American
to meddle directly in the affairs of the mortals, but
many Manitou, especially those who acted against
such agreements during the conflict, do not accept
such excuses as an answer.
Still, for the time being the Manitou find themselves
working with the Europeans, if only to ensure that
the Titans are dealt with. Beyond the obvious
hatreds of course, there are other reasons the
pantheons don’t get along. The Manitou cannot
understand the fatalistic warriors of the Aesir. Many
time which they must end. Even the Manitou
deities. And the loss of their people, tragic though it
was to many of the Manitou, has not stopped them
the world. They wonder why it is the Aesir fear their
end in the world and would fight so hard against
what seems to be decreed by fate to be a natural
process.
The Dodekatheon, by comparison, are haughty
and arrogant. Many of the Manitou can tell stories
of how the mighty often fall just when they felt
themselves on top. The Manitou wait simply for the
Dodekatheon to become the subject of those stories
themselves when the time comes for the oh-so-
perfect Greeks to fall just as others have fallen.
It would perhaps be the Tuatha that the Manitou
could get along with the best of those three. While
often warlike like the Aesir, the Tuatha do not share
the same fatalistic attitude that their Norse brethren
do. Their lust for life and boistrous attitudes are hard
not to love. And their spirituality and respect for the
natural world appeals greatly to the Manitou. Were it
not for the fact that the vast majority of settlers that
the Manitou dealt with came from England (touched
as it is with Celtic heritage) and its other colonies, the
Manitou might feel a kinship with the Tuatha. The
fact that most of their people’s suffering came at the
hands of the Tuatha’s people and their descendents
perhaps forms the largest barrier between friendly
relations and ensures that meetings between the
Manitou and the Tuatha have the most potential
for violence when dealing with the European
pantheons.
Navajo language which was used by the American
forces to encode their messages. For this reason
many of the Kachinas were personally involved in
the war and relations with the Japanese remain
strained.
The Manitou often keep their distance from the
Celestial Bureaucracy and the Devas. If the rigid
social structure of the Amatsukami intimidates
them, then the bureaucratic process that the
Celestial Bureaucracy indulges outright terrifies and
infuriates the Manitou. Especially when they see
how the process has been used through the ages to
assimilate indiginous tribes of people and their gods
into the Chinese pantheon in the past.
As for the Devas, some of the Manitou may challenge
the Devas to their claim of being the oldest religion
in the world. What they can’t challenge them on is
being the largest. The Devas serve to remind the
Manitou of the fall of their people and their worship
and such painful memories do not sit well in the
minds of the Manitou. Especially when they have
other concerns to worry about now.

The remaining pantheons have only been dealt

with occasionally by the Manitou. Thus far, the
Pesedjet comes off as being just as haughty as the
Dodekatheon, but at least they have the wisdom and
the knowledge to back up their claim rather than the
simple arrogance that the Greeks possess.

The pantheons of the Far East are the biggest

mystery of all to them. Relations with the
Amatsukami have been overall pleasant. The
similarities between the Purviews of Yuwipi and
Tsukumo-Gami have ensured that the two have at
least some common ground to communicate with
each other. However, the rigid social structure of
Amaterasu’s court, the same rigid structure they
force upon the spirits beneath them, intimidates
the Manitou. Especially when the Amatsukami start
expecting the Native American gods to react to
them in much the same way other lesser spirits do.
While the other tribes may not take particular issue
beyond those, the Nunne’hi have strained relations
with the Japanese gods. During World War II, it was
the Navajo who served as the Wind Talkers and the
 The Pantheon
The Manitou
Virtues: Endurance, Harmony, Loyalty, Valor
Though the Manitou pantheons originally followed
different Virtues and different ways of life, in the
conflict and subsequent unification of the Native
American gods during the period of colonialism
and manifest destiny, a few concepts have become
uniform among the gods, even if not among their
people. And it’s these common elements which have
helped to unite the Manitou.
All of the native peoples have had to be survivors.
Whether braving the harsh winters of the frozen
north, or the desolate plains of the southern United
States, the gods have had to prove that they are the
strongest and most durable so that their people
can aspire to the same thing to survive in their
environments. Thus Endurance is an important part
of life.
With that endurance also came a healty respect for
nature. Inuits prayed to Nanook and other gods
for their favor before hunting and killing their prey.
Without the harmony of the natural world, their
hunts would prove fruitless as the spirits did not
respect them. The world must flow its natural way
and humanity (and the Gods) have to respect that or
it will only hurt them in the long run. Thus Harmony
is important.
Among the various tribes of North America,
community was also important. Without your tribe
or your village or your family, you could not survive.
In the frozen north, villages banded together and
kept each other alive. Even in the southeastern
swamps and forests, one person could not live alone
and hope to survive. The group stayed together to
ensure the survival of everyone. And this group unity
manifests in the form of Loyalty to ensure that not
only does the individual survive, but that those close
to the individual survive as well.
Finally, when it came to matters of war, the tribes
were more likely to fight with honor than they were
otherwise. Stories of great heroes are those who
strode out and faced their foes in direct combat,
showing honor and integrity above that of their
enemies. Though the various tribes of people may
have been forced to use deception against their
enemies at various times, the ideal that they aspired
to, the stories and heroes that they populated
their mythology with, were those that stood toe
to toe with the enemy and came out of it, not only
victorious, but without compromising their Valor
either.
These Virtues are not the only ones available to
the Manitou, however. Much like the Celestial
Bureaucracy of China, the Manitou accept other
Virtues as possible exceptions without penalizing
their children. Generally, this is determined by the
individual pantheon which the Scion comes from.
They may approach certain ideas differently still,
even after the pantheon merged as one and may still
encourage their children to do the same. The four
Virtues listed here are considered the “default” set.
There is certainly no compulsion to take anything
other than the default set of Virtues. Any Scion of
any god of the Manitou may manifest the four listed
here. But among the sub-pantheons within the
Manitou some variation may manifest.
If any god is said to be truly Manitou rather than
any specific tribe, it would be Raven. Scions of
Raven do not have access to anything except the
default set of Virtues listed above. They do not have
alternatives. Raven has truly embraced what it means
to be Manitou and will not tolerate his children to do
otherwise.
Raven
AKA: Grandfather Raven
The great bird who has never truly possessed a tribe,
Raven is the mastermind and true founder of the
Native American pantheon. Often appearing as an
anthropomorphic raven in his “natural” form, he
is also a skilled shapeshifter and illusionist, able to
appear anyway he wants to at a whim. One thing
that Raven will never appear as however is stupid. No
matter the form, Raven excels at being an example of
intellect for his chosen form. Though many of other
pantheons may dispute his claim (and even many in
the other tribes) Raven is proud to act the part of the
ultimate trickster.
Regardless of shape, however, Raven’s tricks are
rarely malicious or intended to harm anyone. Rather,
Raven works to trick the world for the sake of the
betterment of mankind and the gods. Once, he
stole the sun and the moon from a greedy chief who
would have kept them for himself, but in the process
the sun burnt his beautiful white feathers a dark
black. It was also his trickery and deception that led
to the formation of the Manitou in the first place.
Raven does not lead, however. Once, when he chose
to lead, he foolishly declared that mankind should
only get one life, rather than two. And in outrage,
his people ensured that his son was the first to die
and then held him to his decree so that he could
not perform the resurrection. Thus Raven is both
the bringer of death to the world and the first victim
of its tragedy. He has tried to make up for this, by
sending his children to pluck the eyes from the dead
so that they no longer have to see the loved ones
they leave behind. It’s a small courtesy, he believes.
For this and many other instances caused by his habit
of speaking without thinking, the great bird refuses
to lead the Manitou.
What he does do, however, is continue to act in
the world to ensure that mankind and the gods are
getting the better deal out of all situations. He’s the
con man who cheats the rich so that he can donate
the money to charity. He’s the used car salesman
who let’s poor people drive off with fancy cars
because he “didn’t know what he had.” A conniver, a
crook and many times a thief, he does it always with a
smile and good intentions in mind.
His Scions are always chosen from the most
intelligent of stock. He can’t stand to bed down with
a shallow, vapid woman. Usually his children not only
inherit Raven’s divine intellect, but also have good
mundane genes to work with as well. Whether it
manifests as a sharp wit, a keen mind, a sharp eye,
or even a combination of the three, calling Raven’s
children “bright” is typically an understatement.
Associated Powers: Epic Dexterity, Epic Intelligence,
Epic Manipulation, Epic Perception, Epic Wits, Animal
(Raven), Chaos, Death, Illusion, Sky, Sun, Yuwipi
Common Abilities: Academics, Athletics, Awareness,
Occult, Stealth, Survival
Rivals: Coyote, Glooscap, Iktomi, Kokopelli; Horus,
Hermes, Loki, Odin, Izanagi, Damballa, Kalfu
The Kachinas - Hopi Pantheon
(Southwest)
From the American southwest, the Manitou are
composed primarily of the Hopi deities. Collectively
called the Kachinas, there are a great number of
these spirits to be found. In fact, each of these
deities is worshipped at the appropriate time during
the festivals dedicated to their names. Many of the
Kachinas are minor gods who served their place in
the World and do their duty as prescribed to them.
The Kachinas make up the most dominant and
diverse pantheon among the Manitou.
Alternate Virtue: Piety
Among the gods of the Hopi people, balance in
nature is not achieved so much through a natural
order, but rather through the efforts of the gods
themselves to maintain that balance. The people
worshipped the gods more directly and it was from
the gods and spirits that the world was maintained.
As such, this represents as an affinity for the Virtue
of Piety. Typically this manifests in the place of
Harmony, though it’s certainly not the only option to
replace with Piety.
Iyatiku
AKA: Corn Mother, Mother Earth, Mother Nature, Selu
In many native societies, corn was the staple crop
which was grown for survival. None demonstrated
this more than the Hopi and Navajo people,
however, and the Corn Mother was the embodiment
of this need. She often appears as a matronly, yet
still beautiful woman. She embodies not only the
fertility of the crops and the central role of it in day
to day life, but also the protective and nurturing
nature of Mother Earth.
Iyatiku rarely acts directly in the world, preferring
to work through intermediaries and go-betweens.
Her presence is felt and her power is known, but her
will is always distant. However, this does not keep
her from siring Scions. It would go against her very
nature if she denied herself the joys of mothering
children. Her acts in the world may be distant, but
Corn Mother is perfectly willing, and in fact insists on
being able, to spend her time as a devoted mother
to her children in mortal guise.
Her Scions are often raised with a daunting respect
of the natural order of things. Though they may
come from all walks of life (the Corn Mother is
mother to all afterall and does not discriminate) they
all show a devotion and love of their mother the
earth. Those that go on like her to bear children can
be the most devoted and loyal parents among the
gods. They also have more of a habit than most to
collect followers so that they can act at a distance to
solve problems.
Associated Powers: Epic Charisma, Epic Stamina,
Earth, Fertility, Guardian, Yuwipi
Common Abilities: Art, Empathy, Fortitude, Presence,
Science, Survival
Rivals: Coyote, Kokopelli, Whope; Geb, Dionysus,
Persephone, Freya, Freyr, Quetzalcoatl, Tlaloc,
Tlazolteotl, Amaterasu, Izanagi, Damballa
Kokopelli
AKA: Kokopele, Kokopeltiyo, Kokopilau, Neopkwai’i, Ololowishkya,
Minha Pica
Of the many tricksters that populate the Manitou,
Kokopelli is both the most feared and the most
likable. Wandering the World with the spirit of
children on his back, Kokopelli gives these children
to young women who do not yet have kids of
their own. In this way, unwed mothers often find
themselves with chldren they aren’t able to take care
of. Always appearing with his ever present flute with
his back hunched over and feathers for hair.
In modern days, he often appears with dreadlocks
instead of feathers, but the flute is still always there.
Even if it’s just kept in the case in his office while he’s
practicing medicine as an OBGYN. He still carries a
constant sense of humor, constantly keeping a smile
on his lips to lighten the mood with his patients.
With his focus on child birth and his good nature
that sets young women at ease, it should come as
no surprise that of all the Manitou he probably has
more children than any of them in the World.
His Scions tend to always combine a love of art and
music with concern for the well-being of children
and the continuation of the next generation.
Whether they’re musicians who go home with
another woman each night or doctors who handle
their off time at the jazz club. Regardless, Kokopelli
rarely pays much attention to his children after
they’re born beyond giving them the basics. His
purview is their conception, not their development.
Associated Powers: Epic Charisma, Epic
Manipulation, Epic Wits, Animal (Lizard, Ram), Chaos,
Health, War, Yuwipi
Common Abilities: Art, Empathy, Larceny, Medicine,
Presence, Thrown
Rivals: Coyote, Iktomi, Raven, Whope; Isis, Artemis,
Hera, Freya, Tlazolteotl, Amaterasu, Erzulie, Kalfu
Kotyangwuti
AKA: Na’ashjeii asdzaa, Spider Woman, Spider Grandmother
Though her myth and legend has spread beyond
the Kachinas and into other pantheons as well,
Kotyangwuti will always consider herself a member
of the Kachinas and a mother of the Hopi people
above all others as it was they who remember her
legend more than any. It was Kotyangwuti who
once watched over humans during their time in the
Third World, before it was the Underworld, and then
with Masauwu’s guidance led them up through the
hollow reed to the Fourth World they inhabit now. It
was she who spread her webs to link north to south
and east to west.
Though she shares her animal affinity with the
insidious trickster, Iktomi of the Wakan Tanka,
Kotyangwuti is by no means a trickster. She has
been known to punish transgressions against the
natural order and has on more than one occasion
flooded the World to remove the wicked from it. But
she does not trick. Nor does she do anything that
she does not believe would aid humanity in the long
run. Although Iktomi rarely leaves his animal form,
Kotyangwuti is most often found in the form of a
kind, grandmotherly woman who treats everyone as
her children. There is always thread nearby, whether
it be an archaic spinning wheel, a large loom in a
factory or just simple knitting or needlpoint.
In the mortal World, Kotyangwuti is often found in
jobs that show her hard-working nature, as well as
her protective streak. She is the elderly woman,
working hard at the textile factory though she
should have retired years ago. Watching over the
new employees to ensure that they don’t get their
hands caught in the machinery or get themselves
killed. Or she’s the kindly old woman who sits
knitting on the front porch and watches the children
play, ready to intervene should any of them get into
trouble.
Kotyangwuti rarely sires Scions of her own these
days. Her fertile years have been left long behind
her and she prefers to serve as the protective
grandmother than as the actual mother. However,
she is more than willing to adopt the Scions of the
other Manitou and serve as their devoted patron.
Her Scions are diverse and come from all walks of
life, but Kotyangwuti will always ensure that they
follow the straight and narrow. Those who turn
to lives which harm those around them often find
that the sting of betrayal their dear Grandmother
feels is nothing compared to her wrath when she is
disappointed in her charges.
Associated Powers: Epic Intelligence, Epic
Perception, Animal (Spider), Earth, Health, Guardian,
Magic, Psychopomp, Water, Yuwipi
Common Abilities: Academics, Art, Craft, Medicine,
Science, Survival
Rivals: Coyote, Iktomi, Raven, Sedna; Isis, Athena,
Hepheastus, Freya, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca,
Izanagi, Damballa
Masauwu
AKA: The Skeleton Man
Masauwu is the Spirit of Death and the Keeper
of Fire. He was the Master of the Upper World or
the Fourth World and when humanity left behind
the trials of the Third World he was there waiting
for them. It is his task to take those mortals who
have proven themselves good and noble examples
of their people and transport their souls to the
Overworld to live out their lives in abundance and
happiness. And for the others, Masauwu carries
them to Sedna’s home of Adlivun in the Underworld.
In his true form, Masauwu is a pale, skeletally thin
man. Over his face he wears a hideously disturbing
wooden mask over his face. Some legends say that
beneath the mask he’s beautiful and bejeweled.
Others say that beneath the mask he’s bloody and
fearsomely ugly, even more so than the mask he
wears to conceal himself. When appearing among
the mortals, he still appears pale and eerie, often
putting people off with first impressions. Still, he has
a certain mysterious charm about him, and those
who spend more time around him often find him
more attractive than they initially thought.
Scions of Masauwu tend to be drawn to roles as
mediums and medicine men among their native
people. For those with a more modern calling, they
often become coroners and forensics examiners,
trying to bridge the gap between life and death.
Their call to right the wrongs with the dead to
ensure sinners are punished and the good get what
they deserve, they often ensure they are in some
law enforcement field when studying death and the
dead.
Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Epic Charisma,
Death, Fire, Guardian, Health, Justice, Psychopomp,
Yuwipi
Common Abilities: Awareness, Command, Fortitude,
Investigation, Occult, Presence
Rivals: Coyote, Raven, Sedna; Osiris, Hades,
Persephone, Hel, Odin, Miclantecuhtli, Izanami,
Agwe, Baron Samedi
The Medeoulin - Algonquin
Pantheon (Northeast)
From the tribes of the Northeastern area of North
America, the Medeoulin tribe of the Manitou comes
predominantly from the myths and legends of the
Algonquin tribes. They were also the ones hit the
hardest by the original Titan War and were already
scattered and weakened by the time the Manitou
began to form. As such, only one surviving member
of the Medeoulin has the power to claim the position
of a dominant god. There a score of minor gods and
spirits of the Medeoulin who belong to the Manitou,
but none can compare with the god who has claimed
the title of Manitou chief.
Alternate Virtue: Order
Typically, the lifestyle of the Algonquin people was
not known to be particularly violent. Warriors were
less common and fights less likely. Though when they
did happen, the preferred method involved honor.
Aren’t We Missing Someone?
The Medeoulin gods prided themselves on being
The various pantheons of the Native American
strong diplomats and being capable to enforce a rule
people are huge and varied. Chances are very
of law to solve problems. This typically manifests in
good that there’s a God that was missed on this
a preference for Order. Typically this Virtue replaces
list. This list is far from exhaustive. It’s not even
Valor as warriors are not so important, but it is not
an exhaustive list of Native American mythology.
unheard of for it to replace another and have a strong
There are a number of options for dealing with
sense of law and yet honorable warrior.
this.
Glooscap --The other Gods are all of the Legend 9 to 11
AKA: Gluskabe,Glooskap, Gluskabi, Kluscap, Kloskomba, Gluskab
variety. Like the Celestial Bureaucracy, there are
so many gods that are minor in comparison to the
When he was born, Glooscap inherited the power
ones listed here. They serve minor roles as the
to create a good and pure world around him. He is
deities of smaller tribes of people, or they filled in
the most noble of great leaders among the Native
roles as nature gods and protective spirits. That
tribes and far excels beyond any other at leading
doesn’t mean they cannot have Scions, but such
his people and ensuring them a bright and shining
Scions would be limited in power, only having
future. He has also worked hard to ensure the future
access to Epic Attributes, but no Purviews. These
of humanity, providing them with such things as fire,
Scions may also be prime choices to be adopted
tobacco, fishing nets and canoes.
by other Gods who don’t have Scions of their own.
In the modern world, however, Glooscap can more
--Fill in the blanks. If there’s a God which
often be seen as a bitter young man. He saw the
Storytellers really think qualifies for full
devastation done to his people by foreign powers.
membership and a dominant position in the
The anger and hatred born from watching these
Manitou, then there’s still plenty of room for the
acts has clearly begun to fester in the great chief.
God to be written up and added to the list. There’s
His leadership has shown signs of his racial bias and
only so many gods that can be written up at
his stubborn pride does not let him allow for such
one time, but if a Storyteller feels that a gap left
weaknesses of character. Some say that his hatred
behind is significant, then by all means, fill it in.
of Europeans and modern Americans borders on the
genocidal, and that if he is left unchecked, then the
--Do both. Maybe there are a God or two that
atrocities commited against the Native Americans
you feel was left off the list that needs to be filled
may occur once again, only this time in reverse.
in. And maybe even after you fill in that one, you
think there’s still room for other, lesser gods to fill
His children are always born of native tribes. Though
in the blanks. Nothing says even either of these
he looks specifically for the tribes from the American
two need to be the final decision for Storytellers
Northeast, he is no longer picky so long as they are at
and players.
least from the Native American people. Never will he
accept a Scion born of white men, or even other races.
He will also ensure that his children are educated in The Nunne’hi - Cherokee
how to be a proper leader to their people.
Pantheon (Southeast)
Associated Powers: Epic Charisma, Epic Intelligence,
Epic Strength, Epic Wits, Earth, Fire, Guardian, Justice, From the southwest, the Nunne’hi panthoen is
Yuwipi mainly dominated by the gods of the Cherokee.
Common Abilities: Brawl, Command, Craft, Integrity, Most of the Nunne’hi is made up of minor gods
Politics, Presence and lesser immortals. There is at least one notable
Rivals: Iktomi, Raven, Whope; Horus, Set, Zeus, Odin, exception to that, as the god of the hunt, Tsul ‘Kalu
Tyr, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, Susanno-o, Shango has proven enough power to act as a dominant god.
Rabbit, also once came from this pantheon of the
Cherokee. Before he chose to join the Yankees and
to become Br’er Rabbit.
Alternate Virtue: Intellect
Among the Cherokee people, a sharp mind is
typically valued very highly. The creation of
ideas and the development of tools to help the
community afforded a person great status. This
manifests as an attachment to the Virtue of Intellect.
Typically, if this replaces anything, it takes the place
of Endurance. The environment where the Nunne’hi
come from is not quite as harsh and unforgiving as
some others and problems that were faced were
solved with sharp minds rather than strong bodies.
Though the Nunne’hi may still be hardy gods, it is
not necessary.
Tsul ‘Kalu
AKA: Tuli Cula, The Great Lord of the Game
The great hunter Tsul ‘Kalu is known through
myths and legends as the lord and protector of
the forests and able to bring down any prey. He’s
also known for his freakish appearance, harkening
back to legends of Sasquatch and Bigfoot. He is a
giant among the gods, standing incredibly tall and
covered in fur from head to toe. He moves with the
power of most primates, and can hunt better than
any other.
Though even he has to pass in the human world
every now and then. Usually appearing as the
rough and hairy mountain man sort in his human
guises, Tsul ‘Kalu most often serves as a hermit or
recluse who spends his time hunting and trapping
to make his own way in the world. Rarely does he
interact with civilization if he can help it. Though the
wild places where he can keep a cabin are growing
smaller and smaller. When he does appear in the
cities, he often looks the part of one of the homeless,
living out his days in the urban wilderness with no
help from others.
As one can imagine then, it’s rare for Tsul ‘Kalu to
actually woo a woman long enough to bear him
a child. Legends speak of him travelling in secret
and visiting women in the dark of night when they
cannot see him. He repays his consorts with more
food and supplies than they could ever hope to
gather on their own, however. Visits like this have
become more and more rare in the modern days and
so Tsul ‘Kalu’s Scions have become more and more
rare.
Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Epic Strength,
Epic Stamina, Animal (Deer), Fertility, War, Yuwipi
Common Abilities: Awareness, Brawl, Empathy,
Presence, Stealth, Survival
Rivals: Haokah, Nanook; Set, Artemis, Freya, Freyr,
Hachiman, Shango
The Unipkaaqs - Inuit Pantheon
(Far North)
The Inuit people of the farthest north reaches are
the worshippers of the Unipkaaqs pantheon. Here
in this desolate wasteland of snow and ice, the
Inuit gods had the most organized of the native
pantheons. However, they were still small in number
with only a few notable figures standing out above
the rest of the minor gods and lesser spirits. They
have the most distant relations with the rest of
the Manitou, often operating on their own more
than any other tribe. Yet when the call goes out
for aid, figures like Nanook are among the first to
respond. And the fact that Sedna rules over the joint
Underworld of the Manitou ensures that the Inuit
will always have a place in the pantheon.
Alternate Virtue: Order and/or Vengeance
The Unipkaaqs of the far frozen north are perhaps
the most divergent from the “default” Virtues of the
Manitou. Though many a Scion follow the Virtues
that are typical to the pantheon as a whole, the
Unipkaaqs also have presented the most variation.
For one, the Unipkaaqs and the Inuit people tend
to value a codified system of how the community
should run itself. They value the rule of law, much
like the Algonquin people do. Their laws tended to
be harsher with more punishment associated with
the results. Typically, when someone commited a
wrong, it was nature itself that righted it, leading
to a harsher view of nature and it’s results. As
such, Unipkaaq Scions may choose to replace
Loyalty with Order, as its the rule of law that holds
the community together rather than individual
ties. Additionally, Harmony may be replaced with
Vengeance, representing the results should those
laws be broken. A Scion may choose one or both of
these replacements or, like any Scion of the Manitou,
may still use the default set. It’s also possible for one
of these Virtues to replace Valor instead and leave
the original default Virtue. Never do the Unipkaaqs
replace the Virtue of Endurance, however. More
than any other, the gods of the Inuit people must be
strong and endure the harsh cold of their home.
Nanook
AKA: Nanuq
Lord of the hunt across the icy plains of the frozen
tundra, Nanook takes the form most often of a
giant polar bear which is his namesake. The polar
bear was a sacred animal to the Inuit people. Both
a powerful hunter itself and suitable prey to those
who were worthy. It was Nanook who decided if
the Inuit people had properly followed the taboos
associated with hunting the noble beast. Those who
did not, faced the wrath of the great bear himself.
Nanook is a great warrior, bearing the strength
of fury of the frozen Canadian winters against his
enemies. Often when he manifests in the World, he
still retains the appearance of a great bear. Though
capable of appearing in the form of a man, his
preferred form is still his natural one, even among
humans. When he does choose to show a human
face, however (such as when wooing a female to
sire his young) he typically appears in the guise of a
great hunter, wearing the skins of slain polar bears
and carrying a spear even today. Most might pass
this off as simply being a man of the wilderness.
Nanook does it because he sees no reason to adapt
to the times.
His Scions are similarly stuck in the past and
traditional ways. Many of them are born of
traditional Inuit villages. Though such locations are
rapidly growing less and less numerous. When he
does go outside his traditional people, it’s usually to
find women who will give him sons that are soldiers
and warriors. His children often fight for their cause
with an almost fanatical loyalty. But they always
remember to follow the rules, rarely breaking the
taboos associated with their field of conflict.
Associated Powers: Epic Strength, Epic Stamina, Epic
Perception, Animal (Polar Bear), Frost, Justice, War,
Yuwipi
Common Abilities: Animal Ken, Brawl, Fortitude,
Integrity, Survival, Thrown
Rivals: Hoakah, Tsul ‘Kalu; Horus, Artemis, Freyr,
Huitzilopochtli, Hachiman, Ogoun
Sedna
AKA: Sanna, Arnakuagsak, Arnarquagssaq, Nerrivik, Nuliajuk
A giant of a woman, Sedna stands head and
shoulders above most other gods. Though despite
her size, the goddess is a beautiful sight to behold.
The very sight of her almost flawless features make
most lust after her almost instantly. And yet, no
man has ever been good enough for her. She is a
haughty, arrogant woman. A true ice queen who
many times takes such a moniker to heart.
When her father tried to marry her off to the men
of her village, none were good enough for her, and
so she married a dog. When her father found out,
he threw her over the edge of his kayak and into
the freezing waters. When she tried to cling to the
side of the boat to keep from being washed away,
her father cut off the fingers of her hand one by one
until she let go. With that, she sank to the bottom
of the sea, and her fingers became the great seals,
walruses and whales of the sea. And there, from the
frozen bottom of the sea she has taken charge as
queen of the dark, dreary Underworld.
Sedna rarely leaves the Underworld to walk among
the living, preferring the company of the dead that
she is there to watch over. She has already been cast
out of her place among the living and has no desire
to walk among them. Nor does she have much
use for the other gods which may be found there.
Additionally, she never dallies with mortal lovers.
Even now, no mortal man can win her heart and
warm her bed. As such, even now the ice queen is a
virgin goddess.
What few Scions she does take are adopted from
other gods. While she most often accepts Scions
from other Manitou when they aren’t wanted, she
also has a great interest in taking the Scions of the
gods of death from other pantheons as well. As
such, her children may be some of the most varied
and unpredictable of death-related Scions in the
World.
Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Epic Stamina,
Animal (Dog, Seal), Darkness, Death, Frost, Water,
Yuwipi
Common Abilities: Awareness, Command, Integrity,
Melee, Occult, Presence
Rivals: Masauwu, Raven; Isis, Osiris, Hades,
Persephone, Hel, Miclantecuhtli, Izanami, Agwe,
Baron Samedi
The Wakan Tanka - Lakota
Pantheon (Far West)
From the tribes of the California and as far north
as Washington and southern Canada, the Wakan
Tanka pantheon makes up the spiritual beliefs of the
Lakota Sioux tribes. While not the most numerous
members of the Manitou, the Wakan Tanka make up
some of the most vibrant and active members of the
Native gods.
Alternate Virtue: Duty
The Wakan Tanka typically take the idea of
community and service to their fellow people
beyond the simple idea of Loyalty. It’s more than
simply devotion to others that guides them. It’s
a duty to serve their community above all else.
For this reason, members of the Wakan Tanka can
choose to replace one of their Virtues with the Virtue
of Duty. Typically this Virtue replaces Loyalty, but
others are possible.
Haokah
AKA: The Hunter
The god of thunder and lightning in Lakota myth,
Haokah is also a skilled hunter and a warrior among
his people. Often found riding great beasts into
battle, horns on either side of his head and a
spear clutched in his firm grasp, he uses the wind
itself to beat his thunder drums and call spears of
lightning to strike down his prey. He always reacts
the opposite to what you would expect. He laughs
when he is sad and cries when he is happy. The cold
makes him sweat and heat makes him shiver.
In the modern world, Haokah can be found riding a
Harley as often as he can found riding various great
beasts. He weilds a number of weapons equally
well and he can often be found fighting simply for
the sake of fighting. He is the hunter. The warrior.
Few things interest him more than battle and the
thunder of war.
His Scions are at least a little more reserved with
their violence. Skilled warriors, sams as they’re
father, they at least understand at times that
discretion can be the greater part of valor. Often
finding some cause to fight for they devote
themselves fully to it and defend it to their dying
breath much as their father has sworn to do with his
drive to hunt.
Associated Powers: Epic Manipulation, Epic Stamina,
Epic Strength, Animal (Bull), Sky, War, Yuwipi
Common Abilities: Art, Brawl, Marksmanship, Melee,
Presence, Thrown
Rivals: Nanook, Tsul ‘Kalu; Set, Artemis, Zeus, Freya,
Freyr, Thor, Hachiman, Raiden, Huitzilopochtli,
Shango
Iktomi
AKA: Ikto, Ictinike, Inktomi, Unktome, Unktomi
Iktomi the Spider, a sinister god who ranks among
the best of trickster spirits. One of the supreme
deities in the Lakota tribe, Iktomi was a skilled
shapeshifter and a master of deception. However,
unlike other trickster gods of the Native people,
Iktomi’s tricks were often malicious and cruel. Often
his jokes were done to avenge himself against those
who had jeered or jested at his funny appearance.
Often looking like a spider, when appearing in
human form, he tends to wear red, yellow and white
paint and to have black rings around his eyes. It is
said that to meet his gaze is to bring bad fortune
upon yourself.
In the mortal world, Iktomi continues his pranks
and his jests, singling out targets for a purpose
only he seems to understand. However, it was also
prophesized that Iktomi’s webs would one day
entangle the world. Many have taken this legend
to mean the rise of telephone wires and then later
the Internet. Iktomi has taken this prophecy and
belief to heart, modernizing the method to his
madness and beginning to take a great interest in
the advances of the Information age and digital
technology.
As such, a new breed of Iktomi’s children has begun
to arise more often than any. Many of Iktomi’s
modern Scions take the role of hackers and other
masters of electronic larceny. Crouched like
spiders within their own webs of digital cables and
electronic networks, these tricksters-in-training hack
bank accounts, fabricate corporate secrets to start
investigations, expose elicit affairs that others would
have remain hidden. Not for any greater purpose or
goal, but they do so merely to watch the chaos in the
results.
Associated Powers: Epic Dexterity, Epic Intelligence,
Epic Manipulation, Animal (Spider), Chaos, Darkness,
Illusion, Yuwipi
Common Abilities: Athletics, Control, Investigation,
Larceny, Science, Stealth
Rivals: Coyote, Kokopelli, Raven; Set, Hermes, Loki,
Odin, Kalfu
Whope
AKA: Ptehehincalasanwin, Pte San Win, White Buffalo Calf Woman
Goddess of beauty, peace and harmony, Whope is
often depicted as a beautiful woman wearing the
palest of white clothes. Her beauty is enough to
spark the desires of even the most chaste of men
(and some women) but despite that, Whope is a
virginal goddess. No man has yet proven up to her
standards. Always she encounters lust rather than
pure passion. She has pretty much accepted that to
be the way it will always be. The last man recorded
to have tried ended up a pile of bones on the desert
floor.
In the mortal world, Whope always appears lovely.
Dressed in white and moving among humanity, she
seeks ways to bring peace and harmony to people.
She’s been a marriage counselor, a motivational
speaker, a diplomat and many others. Always she
seeks to bring peace to the world around her and
mend broken ties.
Her Scions similarly seek the same harmony in the
world. Few are quite as devoted to the cause as their
adopted mother, however, though they all share
her good looks. Often she selects adoptees that
can appreciate the peace and harmony she offers.
She seeks out orphans who would love nothing
more than to have the connections of family. She
finds friendless youths who long to make friends.
Denizens of war torn countries may be taken as her
Scions if they seek to correct the violence they grew
up with.
Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Epic Charisma,
Epic Manipulation, Animal (Buffalo), Guardian,
Health, Prophecy, Yuwipi
Common Abilities: Art, Craft, Empathy, Integrity,
Medicine, Presence
Rivals: Glooscap, Haokah, Iktomi, Nanook, Sedna,
Tsul ‘Kalu; Set, Sobek, Ares, Odin, Loki, Tezcatlipoca,
Huitzilopochtli, Tlazolteotl, Susanno-o, Raiden, Baron
Samedi, Ogoun
And the Other One...
Coyote
AKA: Mika, Sk’elep, Wily Coyote
There is one more god who does not stand with
any particular tribe and operates beyond tribal
boundaries. However, unlike Raven, this is not
because he is worshipped among all pantheons.
Rather, Coyote operates beyond the limitations of
tribe and territory because no tribe of gods really
wishes to lay claim to the wily trickster. When Raven
plays a trick, it’s to accomplish some goal for the
betterment of mankind. When Kokopelli plays a
trick, it’s usually sexual in nature and ensures the next
generation of people. When Iktomi is being sneaky
it’s usually to spread suffering and pain to the world.
But what makes Coyote so ostracized while the likes
of Iktomi and Kokopelli are accepted is simple:
Coyote’s tricks could be any of the above.
Coyote is unpredictable. He’s a wild card. Once he
stole fire from its keeper, Masauwu, so that mankind
could be warm at night. A trick that was worthy
of Raven’s thoughtful nature. Other times he’s
shamelessly tricked his way into women’s beds so
that he could share a night with a “lucky” woman.
(Coyote’s also quite proud to claim that the phrase
“coyote ugly” comes from the women who woke up
next to him in his true form the next morning. No
one knows if this is true or not, though most see no
reason to argue with something that makes so much
sense as that.) Some of Coyote’s most memorable
tricks are those that have left sorrow and grief behind
in their wake, however.
Raven, Kokopelli and Iktomi all have their place in
the natural order of things. They may not all be
pleasant Gods, but they stick to their roles as they
have been appointed to them. But Coyote does not.
Coyote’s role, if anything, seems to be to usurp the
roles of other tricksters and upset the natural order
of things. And that is something that most of the
Native American deities simply can’t allow. Therefore,
Coyote is very much a member of the Manitou, but
he’s one that kept at arm’s length and removed from
the other pantheons.
It should come as no surprise then, that of all the
Gods of the Manitou, it’s Coyote who spends the
most time in the World. He wanders where he will,
does as he pleases, and most who know who they’re
dealing with hope that they encounter him when
he’s in either his benevolent or at least sexual moods.
Those who catch him when he’s in his vindictive and
cruel moods always live to regret ever meeting the
creature.
His children are most often the result of one-night-
stands. Usually those mornings after are not times
that the mothers of these Scions remember fondly.
Often alcohol or other trickery had been involved
beforehand. His Scions tend to only be able to
take on one of the aspects of Coyote the Trickster.
They are protectors of mankind. Or they are sexual
deviants who manipulate those around them. Or
they are wicked decievers who are out for cruelty.
Rare is the Scion of the Coyote who can actually
pull of their father’s manic depressive mood swings
without wearing themselves out and falling into real
insanity.
Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Epic Dexterity,
Epic Manipulation, Epic Wits, Animal (Coyote), Chaos,
Fire, Illusion, Yuwipi
Common Abilities: Animal Ken, Athletics,
Investigation, Larceny, Occult, Presence
Rivals: Glooscap, Haokah, Iktomi, Kokopelli, Masauwu,
Nanook, Raven, Tsul ‘Kalu; most of the other tricksters
and more serious gods of other pantheons.
Alternate Virtues: Duty, Expression OR
Vengeance
Almost as if he’s a pantheon of one, Coyote does
allow for other Virtues to manifest with his Scions.
What’s more, Coyote is incredibly open-minded. His
Scions who develop habits of being benevolent
tricksters who do what they do for the benefit of
mankind, may develop Duty. Those who show
themselves to be sexual deviants, seducing the
opposite sex with well-chosen words and cheesy
smiles, tend to manifest Expression when they
deviate from the norm. And those who gain their
father’s mean streak often develop Vengeance, as
they take it upon themselves to go after those they
feel have wronged them personally, even if it’s only
an imagined wrong. These Virtues may replace ANY
Virtue among Coyote’s children, however Scions
of Coyote may choose ONLY one of these Virtues,
no others. One Scion of Coyote may have Duty,
Endurance, Harmony and Valor. A second may have
Endurance, Harmony, Loyalty and Vengeance. A third
may have Harmony, Loyalty, Valor and Vengeance.
Scent of the Divine
When a member of the Manitou is sensed using
Scent the Divine (Scion Companion, pg. 56)
they smell like wood smoke. All have this smell
regardless of sub-pantheon have this smell.
Scions of Raven and Coyote, being true Manitou
and not associated with a single sub-pantheon
tribe, are accompanied by the sound of a crackling
fire.
The Kachinas of the southwest are accompanied
by the sounds of ceremonial chanting and dance.
The Medeoulin of the northeast have the sounds
of water splashing on a rocky shore.
The Nunne’hi of the southeast are accompanied
by the sounds of wood being chopped and
carved.
The Unipkaaqs of the far north sound like cracking
ice and roaring wind.
Finally, the Wakan Tanka of the far west are
accompanied by the sounds of hoofbeats on hard
ground.
 Pantheon Specific Purview:
Yuwipi
Yuwipi focuses on the power of the spirit within
all things. Similar in some ways to Tsukumo-Gami,
Yuwipi does not concern itself with the spiritual
hierarchy or proper codes of etiquette. Rather,
Yuwipi focuses on the power of spirits to manipulate
the world around them on their own and on the
Scion’s role as intermediary between the spirit and
eventual role as a spirit himself. Scions who practice
Yuwipi may learn to communicate and gain favors
from spirits at the hero level. At the demigod level,
the Scion becomes capable of working with the
spirits directly, seeing through their eyes, healing the
damage to the spirts of others and forming spirits
into rudimentary magical items. Finally, at the god
level, the Scion takes his place in the natural role of
spirits and learns to serve as the patron spirit of his
children, purify the spirits of others or destroy those
that can’t be purified and merge his body with a
spirit to channel its power.
It should be noted that the Manitou never intended
for this Purview to develop. Much like with
their Virtues, the Manitou initially used different
Purviews among the individual sub-pantheons.
The Medeoulin used one set of powers while the
Nunne’hi used another. The Wakan Tanka used yet
another power and the Unipkaaqs and Kachinas
used differing abilities. However, over time as
the various groups began dealing with other and
trading notes, a cohesive set of Boons began to
develop. Older powers were lost as Fate began to
tie the pantheon together and soon many of the
Gods found themselves unable to use their old
powers, the abilities of Yuwipi replacing them. This
development reached its final stages during the
conflict between the Gods during the subjugation
of the Native people. When the Manitou emerged,
bound by Fate and circumstance to once and for all
be a single unit, the power of Yuwipi was finalized.
Many of these powers are shaped by the individual
pantheons which gave them form. While they may
have originated among other pantheons, they
have spread among the Gods of the Manitou as a
whole and have found use among all the Gods of
the Native American people. Additionally, some of
these powers have been shaped by the perception
of the Native American people from an outside
perspective. Fatebinding has shaped the Manitou
in some ways to reflect the Legends around them.
And not all of the Legends surrounding the gods are
ancient. In some ways, Yuwipi is an example of why
the gods pulled away from the World when they did.
It doesn’t make it any less powerful, however.
State of the Spirit (Yuwipi O)
Dice Pool: Perception + Medicine
Cost: None
Using this boon, a Manitou Scion may study a target
and detect any spiritual ailments or problems the
target may possess. By spending a full Speed 5
Miscellaneous action without distraction in studying
a target, the Scion may then make a Perception +
Medicine roll. If successful, the Scion may see any
spiritual ailments on the target. He may determine
how much of a wounded target’s damage is
aggravated damage. He may also identify the
presence of Dark Virtues if the target possesses
them. The Storyteller may also reveal the presence
of possessing entities such as spectres, spirits or
Scions and Gods of the Loa pantheon using the
Cheval Purview. Targets such as possessing entities
or beings with Dark Virtues may resist this roll with a
contested reflexive Wits + Larceny roll.
Voices on the Wind (Yuwipi OO)
Dice Pool: Charisma + Survival
Cost: 1 Legend (optional 1 Legend per day of passive
action)
By speaking to an inanimate and natural object
for a full Speed 5, Miscellaneous action without
distraction and offering the proper respects in the
form of Legend, the Scion may roll Charisma +
Survival to catch the attention of the spirit. The item
in question must be a naturally occuring item or
phenomenon. A spirit of a rock or a tree is certainly
fair game. As is the spirit of a lake or a river. A spirit
of the wind may also be appropriate if there is wind
blowing at the time. The item cannot be anything
that is entirely man-made. A chair may be made of
wood, but a chair doesn’t occur naturally. Neither
does a statue that’s been carved out of a rock. Spirits
of fire may be communicated with, but only if the
fire is from burning natural sources of fuel such as
wood and sometimes coal. Fires that are fueled with
natural gas do not have the spiritual fortitude to
communicate with this Boon.
The object takes on anthropomorphic features -
the grains of wood on a tree, for instance, might
flow into the shape of a face - and speaks in a way
befitting the nature of the object. The spirit of a
roaring fire may speak in rapid, energetic words, as
befitting its short life span before the flames die out.
A spirit of a great boulder or a mighty oak however,
may speak in slow, deliberate sentences, never
rushing and taking forever to get to the point of the
conversation. The spirits rarely speak of those that
don’t interact with them directly, however. The spirit
of a tree may speak of people who sat beneath it for
shade, but ignore the car that passed it by on the
road next to it. The spirit of a fire may speak of the
man who warmed his hands beside it before moving
on and then speak nothing of him again, even if he
were gunned down a moment later. Getting more
information than the spirit deems to have been
important is difficult.
Additionally, the Scion may ask the spirit to
perform some passive task on his behalf. She
can for example, have the spirit of a tree watch
out for a specific person, observe any titanspawn
who approach, or remember and repeat anything
another Scion says to it. In this case the spirit may
begin to pay more attention to his surroundings, but
is still likely to only adhere to the letter of the request
unless something else the subject in question did
is important to the spirit itself. The Scion must offer
in advance, another 1 Legend to the spirit for each
day of activity in this manner, up to a maximum of
the Scion’s permanent Legend rating. The maximum
period the spirits will ever agree to is proportional to
the power of the Scion in question.
Calling Forth the Spirit (Yuwipi OOO)
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Survival
Cost: 1 Legend per Action
By spending a full Speed 5 Miscellaneous action
without distraction during which the Scion calls
upon the spirits’ power and pleads his case, the
Scion may call a spirit of nature which aids the Scion
and her allies in some manner. In all effects, the
Scion may affect a number of additional targets
beyond herself, both friend and foe, equal to her
Legend rating. Each target must have successes
divided as evenly as possible with the player of the
Scion determining where the extra successes are
distributed.
For instance, if a Scion and two allies are attempting
to quickly cross rocky terrain with two armed
gunmen behind them, then the Scion may call
upon the Earth application of this Boon to lower
terrain penalties for himself and allies and raise
terrain penalties for his enemies. If the Scion has a
Legend of 5 and achieves 7 successes, he may then
choose to target all five possible targets (himself, 2
allies, 2 enemies). Each gets one success spent on
the modifier and that leaves 2 successes left over.
He then chooses to put one of those successes on
himself and the other on one of the enemies. For
a grand total of 2 successes on himself (lowering
terrain penalties for himself by -2), one on each
of his allies (lowering their terrain penalties by -1
each), two successes on one enemy (increasing his
terrain penalties by +2) and one success on the other
enemy (increasing his terrain penalties by +1).
Earth: Spirits of stone, dirt, soil, etc., these spirits
tend to make the terrain more favorable for the
Scion and less so for the Scion’s enemies. Stones
just happen to appear at the wrong moment to
cause enemies to stumble. The ground gives way to
sink holes beneath. While the Scion and her allies
just happens to step at just the right spot to move
easily across rocky terrain. The Scion may choose
to divide successes between decreasing her own
terrain penalties or the terrain penalties of allies,
or increasing the terrain penalties of a number of
enemies. Terrain penalties of this nature may exceed
-3. This does also influence the difficulty to remain
standing in such terrain. This only applies when
terrain penalties are generated from rocky ground,
loose soil or other conditions associated with the
natural earth.
Fertility: Fertility spirits are generally the spirits of
plants such as trees, vines, flowers, etc. Summoning
a spirit of fertility causes the plant life around the
Scion to become more lush and vibrant. It may also
cause the plantlife around others to draw away and
become more sporadic. The effect can make it easier
for the Scion and his allies to conceal themselves in
brush or low grass, while making the Scion’s enemies
stand out. Successes are divided between adding
bonus to Stealth rolls made by the Scion and her
allies and working as Stealth penalties for the Scion’s
enemies. Penalties and bonuses of this nature may
exceed +/-3. This only applies to modifiers when
moving through natural terrain with vegetation.
Fire: Summoning a spirit of fire allows the user to
interact with fire, or cause others to interact with
fire in different ways. Flames avoid burning the
flesh of allies and the Scion while enemies find
themselves burnt by flames that are suddenly
hotter or more sinister. Successes on the roll may be
divided between decreasing the Trauma rating for
himself or his allies to resist being burned by flame
environmental effects, or increase the Trauma rating
of enemies to be burnt by the same effects.
Frost: More popular among the Unipkaaqs than
the other Manitou, using this Boon to summon
spirits of frost brings the spirits of ice, snow, hail,
and other elements of cold. Cold saps the energy
from people. It makes it more difficult to perform
actions efficiently and takes away the will to operate.
Alternatively, the cold can withdraw for the Scion
and his allies, allowing him to function smoothly and
without complication. Successes on this use of the
power may be divided between decreasing penalties
for performing Fatiguing Activity for the Scion and
her allies, or may be spent to increase penalties for
the Scion’s enemies to perform Fatiguing Activities.
In this case, with the use of this power, these
penalties may exceed -3. This only applies when
operating outdoors in weather that is already at least
somewhat cold.
Sky: When summoning spirits of the Sky, the Scion
often finds spirits of rain, wind, fog and other such
weather conditions. When using this to benefit
the Scion, rain thins out, fog fades away, or other
weather conditions dissipate at just the right
times. While against the Scion’s foes, the weather
intensifies at just the right moments, fog thickens
and other weather hinderances impede the Scion’s
enemies. Successes with this aspect of the Boon
may be used to decrease Visibility penalties for the
Scion and her allies when those visibility issues are
caused by weather such as fog, rain, snow or sleet.
Alternatively, successes may also be used to increase
Visibility penalties for the Scion’s enemies. Penalties
may rise above +2 in this instance. This power has
no effect on Visibility penalties caused by blindness,
darkness or other scenarios. This Boon ONLY affects
Visibility penalties caused by effects of the weather.
Water: Water spirits brought forth in this manner
are the spirits of lakes, streams, rivers even oceans.
When a Scion summons these spirits it becomes
easier to move through water that may otherwise
hinder her and her allies. Or it makes the water
even more of a hinderance to the Scion’s enemies.
When dealing with movement through Water,
Muck or Goo, the Scion may use these successes to
decrease the penalties to herself or her allies. Or the
successes may be used to increase the penalties her
enemies suffer. Enemies may suffer more penalties
than the usual -5 cap in this manner. This power
only functions on natural water and substances.
Processed oil, tar, grease, etc do not apply.
In order the actually summon the spirit in this
manner, the Scion must also possess at least one
Boon of the Purview most closely associated with
that spirit. Spirits of fire require the Fire Purview.
While plant and tree spirits require the Fertility
Purview. This Boon costs 1 Legend per action to
be maintained. When the Scion stops spending
the Legend, the effect ends and all penalties and
bonuses revert to normal.
Soul Balm (Yuwipi OOOO)
Dice Pool: Charisma + Occult
Cost: 1 Legend per Health Level
Aggravated damage occurs whenever the spirit
or soul of the wounded person is burnt or rent in
some fashion. Using this Boon, the Scions of the
Manitou may work to mend the spirit and repair
the Aggravated damage. The Scion must touch
the target and spend two Speed 5 Miscellaneous
actions in total concentration as she invokes the
powerful healing magics of the spirits. When the
two actions have passed, the Scion may then make
an Charisma + Occult roll. Each success on the
part of the Scion allows him to spend one Legend
per aggravated Health Level to convert it to Lethal
damage instead. This power may heal the spirit but
not the flesh and the physical damage must still be
healed normally.
Natural Order (Yuwipi OOOOO)
Dice Pool: Charisma + Command
Cost: 1 Willpower + 3 Legend
While Yuwipi never enforces the rigid social structure
and dictates of proper etiquette that Tsukumo-Gami
does, there is a natural order and system which
needs to be followed. Lesser spirits acknowledge the
superiority of greater spirits and those greater spirits
acknowledge the even greater ones. Thus is natural
balance and harmony maintained as the spirits stick
to their natural pecking order.
By using this Boon, the Scion places himself
within that pecking order and ensures that spirits
acknowledge his superiority, allowing him to make
requests and give commands of the spirits that
go beyond simply watching for information. For
the duration of the scene during which this Boon
is active, spirits will take physical action with their
physical vessels at the behest of the Scion. Rocks
will fly at opponent’s heads, tree branches will swing
to strike offenders, wind will blow to close doors in
front of pursuing enemies, fire will spread to burn
those the Scion wishes. The Scion is never without
allies and any reasonable command which the Scion
issues is automatically followed. The Scion cannot
command suicidal action from the spirits, however,
and they will only take actions that do not cause
them any immediate harm.
If there is any sort of roll to be made, the Scion rolls
Charisma + Command on behalf of the spirits to
determine its effectiveness. However, this does not
count as the Scion’s action as all the Scion has to do
is give commands. This does, however, interfere with
actions which require speech obviously and they
can’t be performed simultaneously with this action as
the Scion is busy commanding the spirits. Rolls are
made simultaneously with the Scion’s own actions.
If damage is done by spirits using these powers, use
the Scion’s Legend as the base damage pool, plus
threshold successes and other appropriate modifiers
at the Storyteller’s discretion. Damage is of the
appropriate type (tree limbs and rocks do bashing
damage, fire does lethal damage, etc)
Like Voices on the Wind, this power affects the spirits
of naturally occuring items and phenomena and has
no effect on spirits of manufactured goods or items.
Untouched Land (Yuwipi OOOOO O)
Dice Pool: None
Cost: 10 Legend
By focusing for two Speed 5, Miscellaneous actions
without distraction, the Manitou Scion may cause
the spirits of the land to reject those which have
been tainted by the touch of the Titans. The Scion
must remain Inactive and focused on the effect of
the power for it to remain in effect.
When this power is activated, all beings within
a number of miles equal to the Scion’s Legend
which Dark Virtues much succeed on a Willpower
+ Integrity + Legend roll, difficulty of the number
of Dark Virtues the being possesses. Failure means
the creature must flee the area until it is beyond the
range of this power. Success allows the affected
creature to remain, but it faces a dice pool penalty to
all non-reflexive actions taken within the area by a
number equal to his total Dark Virtues.
Beings in possession of Dark Virtues must make the
same roll when entering the area for the first time
and failure indicates they cannot proceed forward.
Success still imposes the same dice penalty.
This power remains in effect for as long as the Scion
may maintain his focus and remain Inactive. The
Scion may not move or engage in other physical
activity. He may speak, but only to engage in normal
conversation. Anything complex such as trying to
debate with someone, lie to them or anything else
that requires concious thought (ie: if you have to roll
for it) means the character is no longer focusing on
Untouched Land and it will have to be reactivated.
Obviously, Epic Stamina may be helpful when using
Untouched Land as it allows the character to go for
longer periods of time without food, water or sleep.
Otherwise, such effects come into play as normal.
Fetish Charm (Yuwipi OOOOO OO)
Dice Pool: Intelligence + Occult, Dexterity + Craft
Cost: 1 WP + 15 Legend
This Boon allows a Scion to create a rudimentary
form of relic by binding a willing spirit into a fetish.
This fetish then allows the spirit to serve as a Guide
to the Scion in question and allows the Scion to
channel Boons of the appropriate Purview. In order
to use this Boon, the Scion must first follow the
normal process for a God to create a Relic capable
of channeling a Purview. However, instead of using
Intelligence + Craft to design the relic, the Scion uses
Intelligence + Occult and achieves 35 successes in
an extended roll. The Scion then rolls Dexterity +
Craft in an extended roll to actually craft the relic
and must achieve 50 successes. This prepares the
physical body of the fetish.
Only after the physical vessel of the fetish is
prepared may the Scion actually deal with the spirit
in question. Using Voices on the Wind, the Scion
may communicate with the spirit and bargain for
the spirit to take up residence within the fetish. Only
a willing spirit may be used for a fetish and this is
mainly a role playing device. Though, certain Knacks
may come into play in convincing the spirit to go
through with it. No amount of direct coercion will
ever accomplish this task. Once the spirit is willing,
the Scion spends a Willpower and 15 points of
Legend.
In doing this, the Scion is effectively using the spirit
as the divine raw material to craft the relic. However,
the relic is limited in what Purviews it may access.
Similar to Call Forth the Spirit, fetishes may only
generate Purviews of the appropriate type of spirit
from an inantimate, natural source. This means that
the Purviews of Earth, Fertility, Fire, Frost, Sky and
Water are generally the only options.
The true power of the fetish comes from the fact
that not only does it provide access to a Purview,
but the spirit within the fetish also serves as a 3-dot
Guide for the Scion who created the fetish. The spirit
is knowledgable about certain things, but, as with
Voices on the Wind, tends to percieve things through
the lense of the appropriate element’s perceptions.
Additionally, fetishes may be later crafted into relics
which channel other Purviews. Since the creation
process has already been gone through, these
other Purviews may simply be added to the fetish
by providing the proper divine components as per
Scion: God, pg. 79. However, only Gods may add
these additional powers as normal.
These fetishes may be passed down to other Scions
but only by using the Birthright Bond Magic Spell to
transfer the connection from the Scion that created
the fetish to the new Scion. In this way, Heroes
may start with fetishes and Guides, but they must
purchase them as normal. In order to speak with
the Guide within the fetish, the Scion must possess
either the Yuwipi Boon, Voices on the Wind, or the
Tsukumo-Gami Boon, The Wakeful Spirit. Otherwise,
the fetish may still provide access to the Purview, but
the Guide is inaccessible.
Totem Gift (Yuwipi OOOOO OOO)
Dice Pool: Charisma + Craft
Cost: 1 Willpower + 15 Legend
With this Boon, the God may choose to serve
personally as the Guide of another character. The
God must spend a period of time carving an item
from clay, wood or some other similar substance,
molding the item into an image representing
himself. This may be a kachina doll, a carving of a
totem animal such as deer for Tsul ‘Kalu or a buffalo
for Whope, or it may simply be a small totem pole
carving of the god in question. Tastes for visual
representations of the gods vary from culture to
culture but any may be used for this Boon.
All the while, the God must concentrate on the other
character which he wishes to serve as a Guide for.
The God’s player rolls Charisma + Craft while making
the item, requiring a number of successes equal to
(his own [Legend + the target’s Legend] x 2). This
may be an extended roll, but each roll requires one
hour of time in between as the image is carved and
the energies are connected around it. When enough
successes have been achieved, the God then spends
the requisite Legend and Willpower costs, binding
the item to the person and connecting himself to the
item as well.
From then on, so long as the target possesses the
granted item, she may use it as if it were a Relic that
granted a Birthright Connection to communicate
with her Guide. The character spends a point of
Legend and speaks to the item. The God then
responds mentally, while the item physically speaks
and relays the conversation. The God does not need
to reply, and can choose to decline the conversation
for the moment. The conversation lasts a long as the
God wishes. The God who created the item counts
as a five-dot Guide for the recipient of the item.
It should be noted that the item can be taken from
the recipient and stolen as a normal relic. The thief
may use the relic to contact the God. However, the
God is under no compulsion to aid the thief and
using the item is a good way for the thief to find
himself in trouble.
If, for some reason, the activation roll of the Boon
should botch, the intended link is established but
in reverse. The God may spend the Legend and
contact the recipient through the item, and the
recipient recieves the mental communication.
The God watches the item speak to him and must
possess the item. The recipient can choose how long
the conversation lasts and may choose to decline the
mental link. A God can gain a lesser-dot guide from
a botched application of this Boon (one suited to
the recipient’s power and experience), but only if the
recipient has useful information or advice that the
God himself does not have.
Cleansing Touch (Yuwipi OOOOO OOOO)
Dice Pool: None
Cost: 1 Willpower + 20 Legend
By touching the target and spending the
appropriate Willpower and Legend, the god causes
the target’s body to flare up in pain, proportional
to the amount of Titan corruption the target has
endured. Use of this power causes one aggravated
level of damage per total number of Dark Virtues the
target possesses. A being with Ambition 5, Malice
4, Rapacity 3 and Zealotry 3 will take 15 aggravated
damage. This damage is soakable, however the
target may NOT use Divine Damage Conversion
or other similar powers to convert the damage to
lethal or bashing. The target MUST deal with it as
aggravated damage. Finally, this damage ignores all
forms of armor, whether it be the hide of Nemean
beasts or riot gear.
Additionally, for each damage unsoaked, the target
loses one point from a Dark Virtue of the god’s
choice. If the target example above may soak 10
levels of aggravated damage, he still takes 5. The
god may then choose to lower the target’s Ambition
to 3 and his Malice to 1 while leaving his Rapacity 3
and Zealotry 3 alone.
Obviously, this makes further uses of the power
on the same target a moot point as whatever was
soaked will be soaked again so there will be no
further “unsoaked” damage. However, this process
may also aid in the conversion process to bring
titanspawn and Titans to the side of the gods, as
detailed in Scion: Ragnarok, pg. 53.
These Dark Virtues are lost permanently and even
if it doesn’t help with the conversion, it will weaken
the target’s ability to channel those Virtues in the
future and at the very least, strip him of part of the
power which the Titans’ corruption might provide.
No Virtue may be reduced below 1 in this manner,
unless the Virtue in question is only temporary, such
as the case of Fafnir and his ring Andvarinaut which
bestows temporary Dark Virtues upon the user, or
the use of Wendigo blood to make a user stronger
(see below). Temporary Dark Virtues may be burnt
away entirely with this power, but permanent Dark
Virtues take a little more than simply a touch and
some pain.
Blessings of the Fouth World (Yuwipi
OOOOO OOOOO)
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Occult
Cost: 1 Willpower + 30 Legend
The God must first be in his intangible state rather
than manifested as even flesh made of pure ichor
will prevent his power from functioning. The God
then spends a full, Speed 5 Miscellaneous action
without distraction in concentration and rolls
Manipulation + Occult. The Scion may choose to
merge himself with a spirit in the area and thus take
that spirit’s potential power into herself. If the spirit
is unwilling, the spirit may roll Willpower + Integrity
+ Legend to resist.
Prior use of Voices on the Wind to negotiate with
the spirit may mean the spirit chooses not to resist.
Activating the Natural Order Boon may also make
the spirit willing to simply do as the God wishes. This
merger with the spirit lasts for the rest of the scene
after which time the spirit leaves the God, no worse
for wear, and is free to go about its business. The
God must remain dematerialized while this power
is active, though he may still spend a Legend point
to appear to the world so that he can speak and be
visually present, even if he can’t physically interact
with the World.
During the time in which the God and spirit
are merged, the God may use any Boon of the
appropriate Purview for the spirit up to the God’s
Legend rating, as if he were working without a
needed relic. That is, his Legend is treated as being
one lower when using all Boons and for purposes
of determining what is available. No God may
“borrow” the Avatar of a Purview. The God makes
the appropriate rolls for each boon, however, any
Legend or Willpower expenditures to use those
boons are doubled.
For example, a God may merge with a spirit of the
wind and gain access to all Boons of the Sky Purview.
However, should he choose to use Levin Fury, the
God must pay 6 Legend per lightning bolt attack,
rather than 3. Additionally, since the God must
remain intangible, he may not use any Boons that
require direct contact with the target of the Boon.
As with Call Forth the Spirit and Fetish Craft, spirits
of Earth, Fertility, Fire, Frost, Sky and Water are the
only ones that are applicable to the use of this Boon
and those are the Purviews which the God may gain
access to.
At the end of the scene, when this power fades, all
lasting effects of using the borrowed Boons fade
with the power. Since this Boon requires being
intangible, it’s rarely used where it might risk being
absorbed by a Greater Titan or require a more direct
hand in dealing with matters. Should the God
actually be absorbed in this manner, the spirit is also
lost with the God.
Birthrights
In addition to the ability to grant Relics and Guides
such as those from fetishes and totems, as detailed
in the description for Yuwipi, the Manitou also
employ a number of other Birthrights. Naturally,
Ghosts in the form of Ancestor Spirits may still serve
as Guides and normal, mundane Followers are more
than available. Native American mythology is also
rife with prophets, seers and other mystics who can
serve as Guides using the rules for Cassandras and
Sybils. Many native tribes have their own legends
about helpful spirits of nature who may be created
using the stats for the Hidden Folk in Ragnarok.
And of course, any number of famous weapons,
items and such may be found in myths and legends.
This list is by no means exhaustive and players and
Storytellers are encouraged to do their own research
and expand on the ideas here.
Creatures
Thunderbird (Creature OOOOO)
(Information on Thunderbirds can be found in the
Scion Companion, pg. 61)
Tupilaq (Creature OOO, Relic OO - 1
Purview [Death], 1 Birthright Connection)
The tupilaq is not a creature that many of the Gods
or Scions are eager to speak about. The creature’s
creation is often taboo and the uses for the creature
are meant to be kept secret. The tupilaq is an
avenging creature of Inuit legend that is created
from using various objects such as body parts (bone,
hair, etc...) and sometimes body parts taken from
the corpses of children. The resultant creature is an
abomination to behold. No two ever look the same,
but all of them are monstrous, with bulging flesh,
emaciated limbs, open, weeping sores and other
disfiguring traits.
The true horror of the tupilaq however, is that
despite the fact that it is a skilled hunter and never
gives up its prey once it has it, if it is sent to hunt
down a creature of Legend, the target may redirect
the tupilaq back at its master. This becomes easier
as the tupilaq continues to kill unless its owner
takes steps to ensure that its wickedness does not
grow. The wickedness of the tupilaq is linked to
the actions of the user. Each time the tupilaq is
sent to kill a target, it gains a Rapacity rating. The
higher it’s Rapacity, the more likely it is to turn on
its master. But it’s Rapacity may be kept in check by
having the owner make public confessions regarding
the actions of the tupilaq to others. If the act of
summoning and dispatching the tupilaq is made
a public spectacle, the creature does not gain the
Rapacity.
Regardless, the tupilaq always has at least a Rapacity
of 1. It can never be cleansed fully. This Rapacity
replaces the creature’s Loyalty in its Virtue rating.
The tupilaq hunts for the sake of indulging in its
twisted pleasures, not out of any real loyalty for
its master. And that’s what causes it to turn on its
master as the desire to slake its hunger on its master
overwhelms its desire to hunt others.
While these creature originate among the Inuit
people, and thus the Unipkaaqs pantheon, the
Gods of the Inuit people look disfavorably upon
the creation of these monstrosities. They are
untrustworthy, unreliable and ultimately dangerous.
Still, it’s not unheard of for a Scion of Sedna to
have such a creature in her possession, especially
in this time of war when no advantage can be left
unconsidered. They are often given a small figurine
of the tupilaq carved from whale bone or the tusks
of narwhals or walruses. In addition to summoning
to tupilaq from the nearest body of cold water (even
a cup of ice water will do as the creature claws and
scrapes its way from the glass and expands to its full
size in a grotesque display of displaced flesh), the
figurine also gives access to the Death Purview.
The disfavor shown to such a beast often causes
Scions who have them to hide the creature’s actions
from others to avoid the stigma associated with it.
Which often leads to just the reason that the tupilaqs
aren’t trusted in the first place...
Virtues: Endurance 4, Harmony 1, Rapacity 1 (at first),
Valor 2
Strength 7, Dexterity 4, Stamina 5
Charisma 0, Manipulation 0, Appearance 0
Perception 6, Intelligence 2, Wits 4
Athletics 3, Awareness 5, Brawl 4, Fortitude 3,
Investigation 4, Presence 4 (Intimidation only),
Stealth 3, Survival 4
Supernatural Powers:
Epic Attributes - Epic Strength 2 (Crushing Grip, Holy
Rampage), Epic Dexerity 1 (Monkey Climber), Epic
Stamina 2 (Holy Fortitude, Damage Conversion),
Epic Perception 2 (Predatory Focus, Supernal Hunter,
Telescopic Senses)
Invisibility - The tupilaq must often go places where
it must go unseen. By spending two Legend, the
tupilaq may make itself completely invisible for the
scene. Beings with supernatural perceptions may
roll Perception + Awareness against the tupilaq’s
Wits + Stealth to notice it’s arrival.
Rapacious Turncoat - If a being of Legend notices the
tupilaq coming for him, he can make a Legend roll
(difficulty of the owner’s Legend minus the tupilaq’s
Rapacity rating, minimum difficulty of 1). If the
target succeeds, the tupilaq hesitates in its attack
agains tthe target and then retreats, changings its
focus to hunting its master instead. If the owner
makes a public confession of the tupilaq’s actions to
someone who didn’t already know about them, then
the tupilaq will hold off in its attack and revert to
the owner’s control again. This also causes it to lose
a point of Rapacity as long as this doesn’t reduce it
below 1.
Claws and Teeth - The tupilaq typically has sharp
claws and teeth which add +2L to unarmed attacks
and allow it to perform a Bite attack.
Join Battle: 9
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 8, Damage 8B, Parry DV --, Speed 6,
P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 7, Damage 13L, Parry DV
4, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 9, Damage 10L, Parry DV
6, Speed 4
Bite - Accuracy 8, Damage 10L, Parry DV --, Speed 4
Soak: 2A/7L/7B
Health Levels: -0/-0/-0/-0/-0/-0/-0/-0/-0/-0/-2/-2/
Incap
Dodge DV: 6
Willpower: 6
Legend: 3, Legend Points: 9
Notes: Due to being composed of multiple body
parts, the tupilaq treats damage as if he were
undead. He takes bashing damage from firearms
attacks and may soak lethal damage with his full
Stamina. Note, however, the tupilaq is not truly
undead, merely takes damage like it.
Followers
Lesser Kachinas (Followers OOO to
OOOOO, Relic O - 1 Purview [Varies] OR 1
Birthright Connection)
While the greater members of the Kachina pantheon
make up the leaders and mystics of the group, most
of the members of the Kachinas are in fact lesser
spirits who serve many of the same roles that the
Hidden Folk from Ragnarok do. They handle day to
day problems and serve as protectors and guardians
of the natural elements. And in the fight with the
Titans, they may also be called upon to serve as
soldiers and warriors for the Scions of the Manitou.
Though they are more willing to be Followers of
Scions of the Kachinas themselves, they have no
problem aiding Scions of other pantheons in the
Manitou.
To create the stats for one of the Lesser Kachinas,
start with the stats for an experienced soldier (Scion:
Hero, pg. 283). Add to that a Legend rating of 3,
and the Virtues of Endurance 3, Harmony 3, Loyalty
2 and Valor 3. Next, they also have Epic Strength 2
(Holy Rampage, Holy Bound) Epic Dexterity 2 (Trick
Shooter, Untouchable Opponent) and Epic Stamina
2 (Damage Conversion, Self-Healing). Kachinas
have the first two levels of a Boon appropriate to
them. Kachinas of fire may have the first two Boons
of the Fire Purview. Those who are true warriors
and spirits of conflict have the first two Boons of
the War Purview. The Purview that the Kachinas are
associated with should be determined when they
are first taken as Followers and all Kachinas of the
same group have the same Purview.
Kachinas are armed with a number of weapons that
they’ve taken up for the fight with the Titans. Each
carries with them a tomahawk (use stats for a kama
but without the P tag), a hunting spear (use the
stats for a hasta) and a hunting bow (use the stats
for a hankyu). Lesser Kachinas may choose to use
any of those three weapons. Five Lesser Kachinas
are three point followers. Each point higher than
that adds five to the group. If the Scion possesses a
birthright to summon the Kachinas it takes the form
of an intricately carved Kachina doll representing
a spirit of the appropriate type. This doll is tossed
to the ground as the Legend is spent to summon
them, transforming into the warriors. When in doll
form, this item provides access to the Purview of the
appropriate type.
Guides
Canotila (Guide OOOO)
These beings go by many names, depending on the
region. In the Southeast, they are called Nunne’hi,
the same as their divine cousins. In the West,
they’re called Canotila, or “those who dwell in trees.”
Regardless of the name, these spiritual beings serve
the same purpose. They are the nymphs and spirits
of nature for the Manitou and their people. The
Canotila serve as the guardians of the natural world
and protect it from outsiders who would destroy it.
To generate their stats, start with the stats of a
nymph (Scion: Hero, pg. 298), complete with their
weakness restricting them from leaving their area.
However, the Canotila tend to be more powerful
than a typical nymph, gaining a Legend of at least
5 with their Epic Attributes and Boons set to match.
Naturally, they follow the Manitou Virtues and still
gain Boons appropriate to their spiritual nature (that
is a spirit of the woods would have Fertility while a
spirit of a lake would have Water). Finally, all Canotila
also have the Guardian and Yuwipi Purviews up to
a level appropriate to their Legend. Not only are
they forces of their particular element, but they also
guard their particular locations with their lives. And
they are bound into the spiritual hierarchy of the
Manitou and can enforce their place.
-Yundwi Tsunsdi’ (Guide OOO)
Various legends among the native people also speak
of the Little People. Among the Cherokee they were
called the Yundwi Tsunsdi’ and they were an overall
helpful bunch. Many people confuse them with
Dwarves or Fir Bolg when they first lay eyes upon
them. However, while they stature is about right,
the Yundwi Tsunsdi’ are not Dwarves or Fir Bolg.
Unlike those races, they are not titanspawn. They
are actually closer in relation to the Canotila or the
various house spirits of the Hidden Folk than they
are to the craftsmen and guardians of the Dwarves
and Fir Bolg.
However, the comparison may not be entirely
off. Yundwi Tsunsdi’ are known to be remarkable
workers, though they’re known more for their
efficiency and speed rather than for their skill or
ingenuity. When a Yundwi Tsunsdi’ sets her mind
to a task at hand, the project is always done twice
as fast as a mortal could accomplish it. And when
multiple Little People join together to accomplish a
task, the results can be truly astounding. The Yundwi
Tsunsdi’ also hold a strange connection to the Chaos
Purview. Using it to navigate busy houses and
cornfields without interference or to always find the
best and easiest way to clean up a mess.
A Yundwi Tsunsdi’ would make a three-dot Guide if
taken as such, providing a number of useful traits
that would just generally make a Scion’s life easier,
in addition to the helpful advice they may also
impart. The Little People stand at their full height
somewhere between a person’s knee to their waist.
However, unlike a Dwarf or a Fir Bolg, the Yundwi
Tsunsdi’ are perfectly formed and seem to be
properly proportioned for their size. Otherwise, they
appear perfectly human.
Virtues: Endurance 3, Harmony 4, Loyalty 3, Valor 1
Strength 3, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3
Charisma 4, Manipulation 3, Appearance 3
Perception 3, Intelligence 4, Wits 3
Art 3, Athletics 3, Awareness 2, Brawl 1, Control 2,
Craft 4, Empathy 3, Fortitude 2, Integrity 2, Medicine
3, Occult 2, Politics 2, Presence 3, Science 1, Stealth 4,
Survival 2
Supernatural Powers:
Epic Attributes - Epic Strength 1 (Uplifting Might),
Epic Stamina 2 (Holy Fortitude, Divine Fortitude
[sleep], Tireless Worker), Epic Charisma 1 (Charmer),
Epic Intelligence 1 (Math Genius), Epic Wits 2 (Jack of
All Trades, Don’t Read the Manual)
Efficiency - When a Yundwi Tsunsdi’ sets himself to a
task involving some sort of repetative work, the time
it takes to accomplish that task (ie: the roll interval of
the extended action) is cut in half. For each Yundwi
Tsunsdi’ working in the same same task, this time
is doubled again. So if two Yundwi Tsunsdi’ were
working on the same task, it would only require
one fourth the time. Three Yundwi Tsunsdi’ could
work eight times as fast. Four could be done in one
sixteenth the time.
Join Battle: 5
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 4, Damage 4B, Parry DV --, Speed 6,
P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 3, Damage 7B, Parry DV
1, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 5, Damage 4B, Parry DV 3,
Speed 4
(Yundwi Tsunsdi’ would rather run from a threat than
they would fight. However, if forced to, they will
defend themselves. That doesn’t mean they’re very
good at it, though.)
Soak: 2A/4L/5B
Health Levels: -0/-1/-1/-2/-2/-4/Incap
Dodge DV: 5
Willpower: 6
Legend: 3, Legend Points: 9
Relics
Hollow Reed (Relic OOOO - 4 Purviews
[Death, Earth, Psychopomp, Sky])
Many native cultures include stories of the people
of the world today coming from a previous world
which is now the Undeworld. These stories are not
unique to one tribe and are similarly not unique
to one pantheon of the Manitou either. Many also
remember how it was that the humans made it
from the Underworld to this current world today.
The stories change from person to person and the
god who held the item is different for each tribe.
Not even the Manitou can really keep the truth
straight from fiction anymore. But one thing that is
remembered is that the humans came to this new
world by travelling through a hollow reed that was
grown and used by the gods to chart the way.
This hollow reed that once grew from the
Underworld, through the solid ground and up
into the vast skies above, provided egress for the
people of the World to travel it easily to their current
home. Obviously, this original hollow reed has been
lost. The Manitou can’t even really remember who
it was who first used it, let alone where it is now.
Some suspect that Raven may know. But he pleads
ignorance. Others suspect that one of the Gods
in the Underworld, Sedna or Masauwu may know
where the original reed is. The worst of the rumors
suggest that perhaps Coyote spirited it away and has
done something with it.
The original Hollow Reed would be quite powerful
indeed. Perhaps one of the most potent relics in
all the Overworld. But in the meantime, Scions can
make due with replicas of the original. Crafted of
a special plant from the Overworld that resembles
very thin bamboo (the same plant the original reed
was fashioned from, some say), these hollow reeds
are rarely more than a foot in length. They make
ineffective weapons and may be prone to break if
used so anyway. The true power of the reeds comes
from the assortment of powers that they wield. A
Scion who possesses a hollow reed gains access to
the Death, Earth, Psychopomp and Sky Boons so
long as the thin rod is in their possession.
Maize Powder (Relic OO - 2 Purviews
[Guardian, Magic])
Maize or corn has always been the staple crop of
many of the tribes of North America. It is easy to
grow, feeds a number of people and is native to the
land which the Manitou come from. Many of the
gods of fertility among the Manitou are linked to
the production of corn and its abundance. What
some may not know, however, is that among some
shamans and medicine men, powdered corn may
be used as a repellent against evil and a source of
power. Many stories talk about the use of powdered
maize to drive away evil spirits and to perform
protective rituals. As such, many Scions now carry
a special pouch with which to carry powdered corn
dust. The pouch itself is the birthright, providing
access to Guardian and Magic. However, the pouch
must be kept full of powdered corn dust, which must
also be taken out and sprinkled or spread over the
area where the Guardian Boons or Magic Spells are
being used.
Spear of Nanook (Relic OOOOO - 2 Pur-
views [Frost, War], 3 Item Enhancements)
Nanook, great bear hunter of the Inuit people, often
prefers to fight with his bare hands rather than any
weapon. However, he does still possess a mighty
spear which he is known to use on more than one
occassion. It’s still not his preferred weapon though,
and it’s not unheard of for a Scion of Nanook to be
lent the use of the spear for a time. The spear takes
the shape of a long haft, at least six feet in length,
with a the spearhead formed form the mandible of
a great beast. The sharp and jagged teeth still line
one edge of the jawbone which is sharpened at the
end, allowing for both slashing and stabbing. The
weapon uses the stats for a tepoztopilli with an
additional +3 to Damage. It also allows access to the
Frost and War Purviews.
Dreamcatcher (Relic OOOO - 2 Purviews
[Mystery, Prophecy], 1-Dot Unique Power,
1-Dot Unique Power)
Many cultures across the North American continent
made a practice of creating dreamcatchers to ensure
a restful night’s sleep and keep bad spirits from
invading a person’s dreams and causing nightmares.
It should come as no surprise then, that the Manitou
also make a practice of this, and have, in fact,
perfected it. A dreamcatcher is made from a hoop
of wood, bone, or sometimes even metal in the
modern days, woven together with rawhide strips.
These same rawhide strips are then woven into
intricate net-like patterns across the inside of the
hoop, typically strung with beads, feathers or other
items designed to make the web harder for spirits to
navigate.
Relic dreamcatchers typically grant access to the
Mystery and Prophecy Purviews. Additionally, if
a point of Legend is spent before falling asleep,
the dreamcatcher will ensure that the user will
have a restful night’s sleep, free of nightmares
and other disturbances. It cannot protect against
supernaturally caused bad dreams, however,
only the normal ones. The true power of the
dreamcatcher however, comes from the fact that
if it’s activated in this way before going to sleep, it
allows the user to use their Mystery or Prophecy
Purviews while sleeping, having the visions come
to them as dreams instead. This prolonged dream
vision gives the user more time to process the
information, as well as allowing the user to use
his subconscious to deal with the visions. This
allows the user to add his Legend rating to the
rolls for Mystery or Prophecy, but only while using
them during the dream trance induced by the
dreamcatcher. Obviously not an option if time is a
factor and you can’t afford to take a nap.
 Cosmology
Long ago, many of the pantheons within the
Manitou had their own, unique Underworlds and
Overworlds. However, the Titan War left many of
them broken and scattered. The loss of gods during
that war left the pantheons unable to pick up the
pieces of all those realms. Many of them faded
into obscurity, left abandoned and drifting off into
the Overworld to never be seen again. Others
continue to exist today as subrealms of the current
Underworld or Overworld. They are home to the
gods in question but are considered to be branches,
foyers and siderealms of the primary Overworld and
Underworld. Most of the realms however, merged
with other realms which merged with other realms,
creating what exists today. The Underworld and
Overworld of the Manitou are not entirely a single
realm. Rather, they are combinations of realms
which have merged together into a seamless unity...
almost.
Underworld - Shipap
AKA: Adlivun, The Third World
Many Native American legends tell of how the
current Underworld used to be the World which
humans lived in. And when the time came,
Masauwu (or other gods in other stories) led the
people out along the hollow reed and to the Fourth
World, the world that we live in now. What was
left behind was a land where people were taken to
remember the failures of the past. It was a place to
make people realize how great they have it in the
new, Fourth World.
Masauwu makes liberal use of the Deny Death Boon
to allow those who are about to die and have lived
a greedy or disrespectable life, but may yet still be
salvagable, to see death for just a moment and see
what the Underworld has to offer them. How shows
them what humanity has already left behind once
and what is in store for them if they do not change
their ways and lead a virtuous life. Many times this
works. The Underworld of the Manitou is not meant
for all people. It is a stop over ground for most. A
place where they pass through before going on to
what else awaits them. Only those who have led
a truly wicked life by Manitou standards take up
permanent residence in the Underworld.
When a person does truly die (and isn’t simply on
one of the visiting trips that Masauwu arranges) their
soul appears first in a dark, dreary forest, standing
on a path with trees to either side of them. It is dark,
but no so dark as to be fearsome. It is as if the land
around them has been cast into perpetual twilight.
The forests around them are too dark to see more
than the shapes of trees, but the paths are neatly
arrayed and the way is easy. This is the outer land of
Shipap, the Underworld.
The newly arrived dead begin to wander the
Underworld, following the path. Some might
choose to step out into the forest, but that is
impossible. It’s not that it’s dangerous or ill advised,
it simply is impossible. The dead walk the paths.
Even a living guest will find himself unable to step
off the path and into the dark woods. There is no
physical barrier, simply a feeling like it isn’t right that
will prompt them and nudge them until they decide
to stay on the path. No mind has yet been able to
overcome the feeling and actually enter the woods.
After about an hour of wandering the paths in
either direction, the traveller will find that it seems
to be simply a straight line going in either direction.
There’s curves and twists, but no forks, no branches.
Only a single path that seems without end. And just
as the traveller realizes that (it always takes an hour,
no more, no less) they stumble upon their first fork
in the road. And here, between the two paths stands
a single, skeletal figure with a horrifying mask.
Masauwu, the Skeleton Man, waits for all the dead to
judge them and determine their final destination.
If the soul before him has lived a truly good and
virtuous life, adhering to the ways of the Manitou
and the proper code of conduct for their people,
then Masauwu reaches up and removes his mask, a
beautiful shining face hidden behind the monstrous
image. Handsome and bright as the sun itself, the
Skeleton Man motions to his right and indicates the
path for them to follow. Those who do travel onto
the path find themselves in an area where the sun
is beginning to shine. The twilight is that of dawn
as the sun rises in the East and they are bathed in
its warm glow. Soon, the travelers emerge into a
great clearing and see spread out before them a land
of plenty and abundance. They’ve arrived in the
Manitou Overworld to live out the rest of their lives
among the Gods in their paradise.
For those who have merely lived average lives (as
most of the modern Native people have) Masauwu
leaves his mask in place and motions to the right.
Those who follow this path find themselves left in
perpetual twilight still. The path winds ever onward
through the dark forest. Until finally, a sprawling
settlement is reached. It stretches as far as the eye
can see and ghosts of other sorts roam in and out of
the homes and huts that make up its construction.
This village reminds many of homes and towns
they’ve seen in their living days. It seems like typical
Native American on the surface. Longhouses stand
beside adobe huts which stand beside temporary
tents and other similar constructs. But within them
is an ever-growing number of modern conveniences
which have become part of the Native American way
of life now.
Some might call this settlement a reservation for the
dead. Those who do quickly find themselves at the
other end of Masauwu’s ire. Here, the dead want for
nothing, but also have nothing to do. It is a long,
boring existance, where the dead come to resent
this dark and dreary place and long for their lives
they’ve left behind. The dead stay here for exactly
one year. No more, no less. And when this year is up,
and the dead are longing for their human lives again,
Masauwu comes to them once more, the same grim
mask on his face. And with a brush of his hand, the
soul is whisked away, back to the world of the living
to be born again as a baby and live life anew. This
settlement is typically very small, though with the
growing number of Native people who have given
up their ancient ways and the Virtues of their Gods,
the number of people who still believe in them,
but do not follow them grows, and so grows the
number of people who fill this settlement at a time.
It’s overcrowded here. And Masauwu is considering
shortening the stay from a year to some other period
of time so try and solve the overpopulation problem.
For the dead who truly have given themselves to
wickedness, Masauwu has only one response for
them. The Underworld is not meant to be a place
where people’s souls remain. But sometimes, some
people cannot learn and do indeed take their
fortune in the Fourth World for granted and return to
the Third World to stay. For them, Masauwu removes
his mask, and shows them the horrifying, bloody
face of a monster behind it. He steps to the side, his
arm sweeping out and revealing a third path which
had been hidden behind him the whole time. The
other two paths vanish from sight and the dead have
no choice but to walk forward and begin the trek
down the new, treacherous path.
The path slopes down, and twilight becomes the
near-dark of dusk, the darkness closing in around
them as night falls. Slowly the trees begin to grow
shorter. The air grows colder. In what seems like
no time, the dead can see their breath in front of
them as their thin clothes provide little protection
against the weather. The path becomes rocky and
slick with frost and the traveler can begin to hear
water sloshing in the distance and the crackling of
breaking ice.
Suddenly the path ahead of them stops and the
wanderer finds himself standing at the edge of a
jagged, rocky cliff, overlooking a vast, frozen ocean
that stretches out seemingly infinitately. The ocean
is only broken by a single shape on the horizon. It
looks like a glacier, but it’s large enough to be a
mountain. Carved into that glacier is a great throne
for the towering woman who sits upon it. Her
countenance is even colder than the ice which she
sits upon. And she watches over the dead who
thrash and fight on the surface of the water with
a stare which makes the icy water itself feel like
a summer’s swim. Sedna is the true ruler of the
Underworld and the frozen lake of Adlivun is where
she does her chosen duty of watching the dead
suffer in her icy domain for all eternity.
It’s here the traveler might try to turn back. But it’s
too late. Accompanied by the deep, reverberating
howls of wolves, two great beasts leap from the
bushes of the forest behind them, hitting the ghost
and sending him over the cliffs to crash into the
water below and join the other dead in their struggle
to stay at the top of the roiling, icy sea.
Visitors to these lands who are not ghosts (Scions
for instance) at least have some choice in their
destination. When they reach the crossroads in
Shipap, Masauwu will recognize them as living and
ask them to state their business rather than already
knowing it. If they are of sufficient Legend and wish
to go on to the Overworld, he will direct them to the
left. If they are looking for a specific spirit who he
knows is still in the settlement, then he will direct
them to the right. Should the Scions actualy have
business with Sedna, he will ask that they be sure
they know what they are doing. If they continue to
ask to see Sedna, Masauwu will reluctantly step to
the side and allow them access to the descending
path.
Scions who reach the lake of Adlivun had best be
prepared. The wolves who serve Sedna by ensuring
the dead find their way to the waters below do
not distinguish between the living and the dead.
These wolves are called the Amarok and cannot be
reasoned with. Should a Scion choose to actually
fight them, use the stats for a young fenrir. They
are not too physically imposing, but they can be
dangerous if a Scion is caught unaware.
Either way, seeking an audience with Sedna will
require making it to her glacier. Should a Scion try
to fly, she will find that the glacier will always seem
to pull away and the Scion will make no progress.
Sedna doesn’t abide cheaters. Those seeking an
audience with her will have to join the dead in the
frozen waters below and swim their way across. The
cold is numbing not only to the body, but to the
mind as well. It causes the swimmer to become
sluggish. Slow. It attempts to drag them down to
the darkness below.
Regardless, all Scions will eventually make it across.
But only at the last minute when they are about to
give up all hope. Sedna is vindictive, but not so cruel
that she would kill the children of her fellow Gods so
casually. There, shivering, freezing and soaked, the
Scions may plead whatever case they wish with the
frozen Queen of Adlivun. Should negotiations go
well and Sedna be feeling kind when they are done,
she’ll even summon a great walrus from the frozen
waters to provide transport back to the other side for
the Scions to get out. If not... well then it’s back to
swimming.
A path does exist which leads back up the sheer cliff
face to the path above. The dead don’t use it. They
can’t. The rocks slice their fingers and send them
back into the water below where the ice can sting
their new wounds. The living will find they can grasp
the rock however. And those who actually make it
up needn’t worry about the Amarok again. Those
who can actually climb up are allowed to leave. It’s
just the wolves’ job to knock them down in the first
place.
Passages to Shipap:
Tombs and Funerary Architecture - Many of the
ancient burial grounds of the Native American
people still exist. In Texas and Oklahoma, the
burial mounds of the Caddo tribes are preserved
as national monuments and historical sites. In the
North, those sites where great chieftans are buried
may be found with biers and rocks stacked upon
them to keep away predators. The type of burial
varied from tribe to tribe, but many of the ancient
sites might still be found. The way of using the
passage varies from place to place, but typically it
involves entering the or digging your way into the
burial site and spending a Legend. Soon, the Scion
will find themselves dropping through the ground to
land on the paths of Shipap.
Natural Features - Many of the natural features that
involve travel to the Underworld are places which
lead down. It is said that travel through a sipapu, or
a whole which leads to the Underworld, will bring
the person back to the world that was left behind.
There are many such natural places in the world, but
the most famous and largest sipapu is in fact the
Grand Canyon. Travel into one of the caves at the
bottom of the canyon while spending a Legend will
see the traveller emerging on the paths of Shipap
with no cave behind them. Additionally, there is one
other way to access the Underworld. In the frozen
North, among the Inuit people, someone who can
survive the frozen waters of the ocean may simply
dive in and swim beneath the ice. The swimmer
must dive down and down, into ever deeper and
ever colder waters, until all light has disappeared
and she is in the darkest of waters. Here, the Scion
spends a Legend and begins to surface. When she
reaches the surface, she will be in the frozen lake of
Adlivun before Sedna’s throne. Few use this passage,
however, as not everyone can survive the extreme
temperatures necessary to get there.
Rituals - The number of rituals that are available for a
Scion to use to access the Underworld are as varied
as the tribes of people that practice them. Among
the Inuit people, the corpse is wrapped in carribou
skins and buried with his feet pointing in a certain
direction depending on how he lived. Among
other tribes, the body is cremated. Still others cast
their dead out to the water to wash away. A Scion
may take advantage of any of these rites, spending
a Legend during the ceremony and transferring
himself physically to the paths of Shipap. However,
the rites mean nothing if they’re not performed
by an actual shaman of the appropriate tribe.
Something that is becoming harder and harder to
find in the modern day.
Times - Just as there are any number of rites, there
are also any number of days which may allow access.
However, the Scion must be at a location that still
celebrates these festivals for the dead and the death
gods. At a festival for Masauwu among the Hopi
people, the Scion may participate in the festival
and spend a point of Legend to enter the paths of
Shipap, but only if he is among people celebrating
with him. He cannot do it on his own just because it
happens to be that day. Without the ceremony, the
day doesn’t mean anything.
Overworld - The Fifth World:
AKA: The Happy Hunting Ground, Quidlivun, Dinetah, Tsunegun’yi
Officially, the Gods of the Manitou have no name for
their Overworld. It is the place creation, where the
souls of the virtuous dead come to live in splendor
and abundance for the rest of eternity. There are a
few names which have appeared among the human
population, but none which the Gods have officially
adopted. If the Gods were to choose one name to
call the realm, however, they would much prefer to
call it “The Fifth World” rather than use the American
“Indianism” of “The Happy Hunting Ground.” It’s not
that the American name is wrong. It comes from
an ancient Native language that simply got a very
literal translation from the white speakers. But just
because it’s technically correct, doesn’t mean the
Manitou appreciate the derision it’s recieved from
modern pop culture.
The Fifth World is most easily reached by the dead
by going through the Underworld first. As described
above, they travel up the sunlit path and emerge in
a great clearing overlooking the vast land of plenty
below them. For those who aren’t dead, they may
still make use of this Underworld path if they can
make it to the Underworld. Or, they can use the Axis
Mundi and transport themselves there freely.
Axis Mundi: The Vision Quest
Accessing the Axis Mundi of the Fifth World is more
complex than simply finding a location or object
and spending a bit of Legend. The Axis Mundi of
the Manitou is as much a state of mind as it is a
place. The God who wishes to use the Axis Mundi
for the Fifth World must leave all civilization behind.
He must walk with no supplies, letting himself
become one with nature. Mortals who attempt this
need to travel for days, sometimes weeks at a time
before they even recieve a vision of the Gods or the
Fifth World and even then, they may only recieve
messages from the gods, nothing more. Gods only
need to do it for about an hour past the point that
they leave the last bit of civilization behind. After
that time, the God will see a vision ahead of him. A
shimmering image of a sprawling village ahead of
him. As he continues forward toward that vision, he
spends a point of Legend. The vision becomes clear
and the God has found himself in the Fifth World.
Lands of the Future
Legend says that one day, humans will leave behind
the Fourth World as they did the Third once. The
World today shall become the new Underworld and
humans shall move en masse to the Fifth World to
live. And the new Sixth World shall become the new
home of the Gods. Some Gods believe that time
may be approaching quickly with the release of
the Titans and are searching for the Hollow Reed to
ensure that the survival of humanity will be possible.
In the meantime, however, the home of the Gods
of the Manitou is still the Fifth World and they are
proud to claim it. From the vantage point of the new
arrival, there are four distinct areas to the Fifth World
which can be seen, either from the position atop the
hill where the clearing from the Underworld opens
up, or from the vantage point of the village which
the traveller through the Axis Mundi appears at.
The Village of Pure Souls
In the Northeast corner of the domain lies the great
village where travellers first appear when they make
their way through an Axis Mundi. It is referred to
as the Village of Pure Souls and this is where the
dead who have earned their way to the Fifth World
make their home. It is also where Glooscap holds is
seat as chief and provides leadership to his fellow
Manitou. The village needs no outer wall, as the Fifth
World is a land of peace and prosperity. There are no
enemies to attack here. No threats to fear.
Inside the village, one might initially note similarities
to the settlement of the dead in Shipap. The village
is composed of numerous different types of houses
and buildings. Adobe pueblos, thatch huts, great
loghouses and deerskin tents all side by side. But
on a scale far grander and more splendid than was
seen in the Underworld. Here, the longhouses are
truly works of wonder. The tents are crafted of the
finest of deerskin and painted in vibrant pictographs
to show splendor and abundance here. Adobe
buildings stretch out high and tall, more grand and
impressive than any in the World. Life is perfect and
poverty, hunger and pain are all things of the past.
The ancestors who live here remember little of their
living days. They grow to forget the pains of their
living days and find the ease of life here to make it
all worth leaving behind. Unlike in the Underworld,
the modern conveniences are almost nowhere to be
seen. Most of the Manitou still prefer the simpler life
of the days gone by. And as the souls of the dead
come to accept their new place, they find that they
agree with the Gods and live as their ancestors once
did.
Most of the Gods call the Village their home as
well and can be found here among the mortals, or
among deeper, more hidden places where they can
be themselves.
While there are places and landmarks where many
of the gods may be found, no goddess is more
remarkable in the Village than Kotyangwuti, the
Spider Woman. She has no particular place in the
Village she calls her own. Rather, she considers
the entirety of the Village of Pure Souls to be her
domain, save for those places specifically claimed
by other gods. She is often found sitting with the
villagers, talking about life and the world as she
knits, sews, does needle point or various other
thread-based crafts.
Grand Longhouse of Glooscap
At the far end of the village, away from the hustle
and bustle of the humans going about their
daily routines, can be found the long, sprawling
longhouse of the chief of the Manitou. Inside is the
long chamber which serves as the meeting hall and
ceremonial chambers of the Manitou themselves.
Paintings and drawings along the inside walls depict
the great achievments and accomplishments of the
pantheon. Long benches line the walls and serve as
places for the Gods to sit and discuss their matters
with each other. At the back of the chamber sits a
raised pedestal with a single chair crafted of deer
antlers and animal hides. Here is where Glooscap
sits when he is serving as chief. From this chair he
gives out directions to his people. And from this
chair he oversees the meetings and dealings of the
Manitou. Through a door beside the chair can be
found his private chambers. They’re only moderately
appointed. Some splendor from being chief, but
Glooscap does not allow himself to wallow in excess
as some leaders might. He has only what he needs,
though it may be of a finer quality than necessary at
times.
Stage of Kokopelli
Near to the longhouse, but close enough that
Glooscap isn’t required to pay it any attention, is
a large open area where no houses are built and
no crops are grown. Here, the ground shows the
signs of a number of footprints from dancing and
celebrating. Here, the great flautist Kokopelli gathers
his followers and others among the ancestors who
wish to participate, playing his tunes and leading
revels long into the night and sometimes for days
at a time. The dancers twist and writhe to the
music, inevitably leading to the ancestors moving
against each other in erotic displays of sexuality. It
is Kokopelli playing afterall. Gods are also welcome
to join into the festivities and more than a few of the
more promiscuous deities have spent their fair share
of time at Kokopelli’s parties. He’s even been known
to invite a visiting dignitary or two from time to time.
Dionysus, for one, has attended on a number of
occasions and always results in the parties becoming
wilder than ever as the wine of the Greek God
mingles with the infectuous music of the flautist.
 vibrant, full of life and have never been spoiled by
The Great Farmland the touch of men who did not respect their power.
One of the greatest resources to keep the abundance Trees may be harvested here to build the village,
of the land going is found on the south side of the but always there are more as it’s impossible to take
village. Here, a vast stretch of farmland can be seen too many. Great lakes full of fish, otters, beavers and
spreading out as far as the eye can see. And here, alligators may all be found in abundance, the waters
great rows of corn, wheat and numerous other glistening under the bright sun. Deer and other
crops can be found growing in more numbers than wildlife roam freely through the forest and may
the mortals here can count. Here, Iyatiku ensures always be hunted without fear of hunting them to
that the crops grow year round, and the people can extinction. There are other predators here, but the
always harvest their stores when they need food. men and women of the Village of Pure Souls need
There is no need to plan for the winter and no need not fear their presence as the animals are no threat
to stockpile food as the Corn Mother ensures that to man. They hunt only the same prey that the men
there will always be plenty. do. This is the great forest of Tsunegun’yi, home of
Tsul ‘Kalu and his protectorate. The great hunter will
Center of the Great Web never let anything befall his home and those who
It is wrong to assume that modern technology is seek to defile this vast wilderness will face his wrath.
completely gone from the Fifth World, however.
To the West side of the village, if one looks hard Western Plains of Dinetah
enough, can be found a small, decrepit and To the West of the village and forest both, lies a vast
otherwise forgotten about hut which rests in the stretch of plains, mesas, grasslands, scrublands and
shadow of other, larger buildings. From the outside, desert. Herds of great buffalo can still be heard
this single building looks like the one eyesore of an thundering across the plains here. It’s drier. Hotter.
otherwise splendid place. But should one actually But it never becomes uncomfortable here. It never
walk inside, the hut is revealed to be vastly larger becomes unbearable. Here, the great plains expand
than it appears from the outside. Inside, it’s still dark. for all the eyes to see and there is more than enough
And the flicker of digital screens can be seen flashing room to share and to hunt together. Just as Tsul
over the walls and reflecting from all angles. The hut ‘Kalu claims domain over the forest of Tsunegun’yi,
is devoid of furniture, but in the great openness of this great plain is under the protection of Haokah,
the building is a network of cables, wires, cords and great hunter of the buffalo. Here, the plain is called
other electronics suspended from the walls of the Dinetah and the it proves the mettle of the toughest
building and all woven into a great web shape that warriors among the Manitou. At least, that’s what
works its way to the center of the room. There, at the Haokah says.
center of the web and suspended from the ground,
sits the Spider, Iktomi. He is surrounded by all times Oasis of the White Buffalo
by flickering computer screens and monitors on The plains of Dinetah are not all empty grassland,
all sides. Keyboards, mouse pads, printers and fax however. If a God wanders far enough, a mirage
machines litter the webs in a seemingly disorganized begins to shimmer in the distance. As a God
mess. Iktomi moves constantly, watching the approaches the mirage, it begins to take shape into
monitors with his eight eyes as his eight arms move a lush oasis of strange plants, with a crystal clear
over keyboards and other equipment, staying in pool of water bubbling up from the ground. There
constant contact with the world at large. If the is a faint mist which covers the entire oasis, making
Internet is really the Web of Iktomi, then this is the it difficult to see, but not impossible. It’s here,
Spider’s parlor. in this place, where the plants used to make the
hollow reeds grow, under the protection of Whope,
Southern Forests of Tsunegun’yi the White Buffalo Calf Woman. Those who seek
South of the village, in the Southeastern her counsel or wish a respite from the open plains
quadrant from the center of the realm, lies a vast, outside often come here. They had best come in
incorruptable stretch of forest. These woods are peace, however. Those who come to the oasis of the
White Buffalo with thoughts of lust or violence in
mind often find that the mist is more than it seems.
The last man who tried to take the Whope against
her will was found stripped down to nothing but a
skeleton once the mist cleared.
Northern Iceland of Quidlivun
The smallest region lies to the north of the Village
of Pure Souls and Dinetah. Here the ground
becomes hard and frozen. Snow seems to be falling
constantly and the land is white far in the distance.
And yet, even here life flourishes in abundance.
Carribou walk among the frozen lands, digging up
grass that peeks from beneath the snow. Snow
hares and white foxes dart in an eternal dance of
hunter and hunted. And of course, the ultimate
predators of the north stalk like white shadows in
the snow. These polar bears are the prize of Nanook,
their keeper. Only those who prove their bravery
and sincerity to Nanook may hunt the polar bears of
Quidlivun. The cold is unforgiving and Nanook even
more so. Here, the frozen tundra is his to command.
crashing Kokopelli’s parties, sneaking into Iktomi’s
hut to cut the lines of his cables, stealing the fish
from the ground that should nurture the Corn
Mother’s crops, and ultimately making a nuisance
of himself in Glooscap’s hall. Most often, the place
he can be found when he does grace the Overworld
with his presence, is wandering his native plains of
Dinetah. He is at home there and not even Haokah
can catch him when he is at his cleverest. There is
only one place that Coyote respects and that is the
Oasis of the White Buffalo. Coyote will never test
the patience of Whope and seems to have an odd
respect for her. Considering her beauty and Coyote’s
penchant for lecherous behavior, most of the other
Gods of the Manitou are baffled by Coyote’s actions
in regards to Whope. But most just explain it as
Coyote being his usual capricious self.

The Tree at the Center of the World

There is one last feature which many travellers take
note of. Just outside of the Village of Pure Souls,
but not actually within it, rises a great, towering
redwood tree with branches that reach up toward
the skies. This tree stands outside the village, but
not part of the forest, plains or tundra either. It
stands outside of all of the realms and yet towers
above them and looks down upon them all. Many
birds make their nest in this tree, but none nests
higher than the great bird himself. This tree at the
center of the world has been claimed by Raven
himself, who can be found perching at the highest
of branches where he can look down and watch the
other gods and the Godrealm.

...And Coyote
Of course, it should come as no surprise that of all
the Manitou, Coyote has no real home in the Fifth
World. And that’s just the way he likes it. Coyote
comes and goes as he pleases, without asking the
permission of anyone or anything else. He wanders
through the forests to mock Tsul ‘Kalu that the
great hunter cannot catch him. He stalks the ice
lands to nip the food away from Nanook’s sacred
polar bears. He wanders the streets of the village,
 Since the Siege: Fenced In
Since the escape of the Titans from Tartarus, the Manitou have found their freedom in the Fifth World
to be shrinking. Once vast stretches of forest no longer seem as vast. Great stretches of plain no longer
seem as great. And the frozen north is no longer so impenetrable. It’s not a physical shrinking, but rather
the feeling that the Gods are now sharing their Overworld with so many others that do not belong. The
feeling that others have taken their land.

This of course comes from the fact that so many of their Titans enemies have focused their attention
on the Fifth World at one time or another, and so many of the Greater Titans have touched it at once
since that time. Though there are no direct paths to the Greater Titans, their presences can be felt in the
growing feelings of paranoia and claustrophobia among the Gods and ancestors that reside there. The
way people have responded hasn’t helped either.

The men of the Village of Pure Souls have begun to feel worried of running out. They have started
harvesting Iyatiku’s crops too soon, cutting too deep into Tsul ‘Kalu’s forest and partying too hard at
Kokopelli’s revels. They hunt the deer, buffalo and caribbou more fiercely than before. They even hunt
Nanook’s polar bears without his permission. Some Gods are whispering that maybe Masauwu brought
these souls to the Fifth World too soon and some need to be sent back to Shipap and be reborn again.

The Gods are feeling it too. As the land seems to shrink, Haokah has struck into Tsul ‘Kalu’s forests to hunt
his deer, while Nanook has begun stalking the great buffalo under Haokah’s protection. Iktomi rarely
leaves his webs to come out of his hut as he tries to stalk lead after lead on the Internet, shutting himself
away from those that may invade his privacy. Kokopelli’s parties are growing less and less frequent,
and when they do happen, they push at the boundaries of his open ground and threaten to consume
the entire village. All are looking at Glooscap for answers, but he seems to be taking the feelings of
claustrophobia the worst and is often brooding and preparing his war parties to unleash his hatred upon
those who might become the targets of his growing paranoia.

And Coyote... well he’s nowhere to be found and hasn’t been seen in the Fifth World since the Titans
escaped.

Some of the Gods like Raven, Iyatiku and Whope have kept their heads cool. But how long they can keep
the pantheon together is anyone’s guess. To make matters worse, the Titan Avatars doing the actual
encroaching make strikes against the Fifth World almost every day and must be repelled. Uktena has yet
to organize a mass force from the Titans, but every day it manages to get one of the Avatars to set aside
other duties long enough to make a strike against the Manitou. And if none of the other Avatars can be
found, then Uktena makes the strikes itself. Which only serves to make the walls close in faster and add to
the rising tension.
 Antagonists
A-senee-ki-wakw
Unlike other giants, this race was not created as
titanspawn. Rather, the a-senee-ki-wakw, or simply
“stone giants”, were made by Glooscap as his first
attempt at creating people to populate the World.
However, the stone men were too crude to operate
in the world without harming those around them.
And too uncaring of the harm they did in their
clumsiness to be allowed to remain. Stories go that
Glooscap destroyed them all, ashamed of his first
creations.
The stories aren’t exactly correct. Most of them were
destroyed, true. But Glooscap’s brother, Malsumis,
an Avatar of Terra, saw great potential in the first
creatures. He gathered a small group of them
together and carried them back with him to Terra.
There, he perfected the creation, refining them. He
corrected some of the mistakes his brother had
made to take away at least some of the clumsiness.
Then, he bred them as giants and allowed them to
prosper among the other creatures in the vastness of
Terra.
With the release of the Titans, more and more of
these stone giants have been seen in the World. To
the mundane, they appear to be large, albeit dirty
men. People remark about their chiselled features,
but they inevitably overlook them. To beings with
Legend, however, the stone giants are literally that:
giant men made purely of solid stone. They are like
roughly hewn statues in the shape of men come to
life.
Stone giants possess the typical characteristics of
the elder giant template (Scion: Demigod, pg. 268)
except as follows. First, all stone giants have extra
bonuses to their lethal and bashing soak equal to
their Legend and an extra aggravated soak equal
to half that total, round up (this can be further
augmented through Epic Stamina and the use of
Knacks such as Body Armor and Impenetrable).
Stone giants are considered to be Bulletproof and
negate the Piercing quality on all weapons, even
without the Impenetrable Knack. Additionally, stone
giants have an additional dot of Epic Strength and
Epic Stamina in addition to the normal template,
making their total equal to their Legend rather than
their (Legend - 1). Since stone giants are not true
titanspawn they do not have eitr flowing in their
veins and cannot create thralls. It should be noted,
however, that stone giants still aren’t known for
their intellect and still face the restriction on giant
intellect common to normal giants despite the fact
they are considered elder giants.
Also, since stone giants are not true giants, they do
not possess an inherent trophy. Some may be found
weilding weapons more powerful than the usual
sort, however, which the Scion may claim as his own.
These would use the normal stats for a giant-sized
weapon and face the normal limitations for human-
sized weilders as well. Some may also serve as Relics
at the Storyteller’s discretion.
Wendigo
Not quite as powerful as the stone giants, the giants
of the wendigo have gained a much more fearsome
reputation than their stony cohorts. Wendigo do
not stand too much taller than normal humans.
Only a foot or so, at best. Furthermore, unlike other
giants, the wendigo do not appear at first sight to
be all that intimidating. A wendigo appears as a tall,
lanky person with almost rail-thin limbs and sunken
cheeks and eyes. There’s a starved look and many
of the wendigo who can be found among human
society pass themselves off as homeless or other
people on the streets who haven’t had a good meal
in a while.
The truth that’s revealed to beings with a Legend
rating is far more sinister, however. To the
supernatural eye, the wendigo appear as skeletal
and emaciated corpses standing above most men.
But still not so tall as to be outstanding. They are
technically giants, not undead, but the distinction
is not one that many Scions care to make. The
look of starvation is taken to an extreme as they
bear an almost animal countenance. Matted hair
is often falling out from their scalps in clumps from
malnutrition. Their skin is dessicated and pulled
back tighty to reveal all their bones clearly. The skin
of a wendigo is the ash gray of death, suffering from
signs of frostbite, and their eyes are sunk back deep
into their heads. The lips of a wendigo are more
often than not tattered and bloody from chewing
on its own lips to stave off its hunger while its skin is
covered with suppurating, unclean sores. The teeth
revealed behind the ragged lips are sharpened to a
razored edge to tear through flesh. At the ends of
its bony and broken fingers are jagged points where
bones protrude from flesh, giving it wicked claws.
And yet despite all that the wendigo looks like it
should have died of starvation and been buried
ages ago, the beast is very much alive. They are
giants created by the Titan Avatar of Soku-No-Kumi,
Kigatilik, to roam the frozen north and spread his
corruption. Every wendigo that exists today used
to be human. Like the Greek cyclops, wendigo are
transformed via a process involving the drinking of
eitr from another wendigo. However, the human
need only drink the blood of a wendigo master
once. This develops in the normal Dark Virtues that
a giant’s thrall recieves, however, each subsequent
drink also increases the thrall’s Rapacity Virtue.
When confronted with a chance to consume human
flesh, the thrall of the wendigo must fail a Rapacity
roll or succumbs to his desires for “long pork.” When
the wendigo thrall consumes the heart of his victim,
he then becomes a wendigo himself, his body
twisting and changing under the transformation as
the true hunger of Kigatilik’s children sets in.
A wendigo has the typical stats for a generic giant
(Scion: Hero, pg. 314) with the following exceptions:
A wendigo has the normal Dark Virtues of a giant,
however a wendigo’s Rapacity is automatically
increased to 5. This Rapacity represents a hunger for
human flesh which the wendigo can never quench.
Even after the wendigo has eaten his fill, he will
continue to hunger. Some say the hunger even
increases all the more after eating, driving them to
more wholesale slaughter. A wendigo has access to
all Boons of the Frost Purview equal to its (Legend
- 1). Wendigo operate using speed more so than
their strength. As such, a wendigo’s Strength rating
is -1 from the generic template, but his Dexterity
is increased by+3 and he gains Legend -1 Epic
Dexterity in addition to the Strength and Stamina
typical of normal giants. Finally, wendigo have
natural claws and teeth which make all unarmed
attacks do lethal rather than bashing damage and
allow them the use of a Bite attack which is Accuracy
+0, Damage +0L, Parry DV --, Speed 4.
A wendigo does not heal naturally. Their bruised
and battered flesh won’t allow it. The only way
for a wendigo to heal is to consume human flesh.
Each time a wendigo manages to take a bite out
of a victim, he may roll his unmodified Legend
rating. Each success restores one Health Level to
the wounded wendigo. Double this amount if the
wendigo manages to consume the victim’s heart. It
also becomes harder for a wendigo to resist losing
himself to his hunger the more wounded he is.
The wendigo is considered to have a bonus to his
Rapacity rating equal to his current wound penalty
(even if Epic Stamina allows him to ignore it) when
rolling to resist giving in to his Rapacity Virtue and
consuming flesh. Needless to say, many wendigo
simply stop resisting their hunger.
The trophy for a wendigo, like all giants, is its heart.
Wendigo blood provides the same bonus that all
giant’s blood does, however, it does not decrease
the intelligence of the drinker. Rather, the blood of a
wendigo spreads the curse through the cannibalistic
act involved in gaining its power. A Scion who
consumes the blood of a wendigo replaces his
lowest Virtue with Rapacity until the end of the
scene. When presented with the opportunity to
consume the flesh of his enemies, the Scion must
make a Virtue roll for Rapacity to resist or spend a
Willpower. Scions do not become wendigo should
they consume the flesh. However, they do have a lot
of explaining to do. Especially should they fall into
the Reckless Hunger Virtue Extremity.
Theoretically, it’s possible for a wendigo to grow
powerful enough to become an elder giant. Few
ever manage to survive that long, however, and
none have been sighted by the gods in some time,
making them a moot point. Some few wendigo
who do prove themselves to their father, Kigatilik,
do get granted the Miasmic Template, however. This
makes them all the more fearsome to encounter as
well as allowing them to become immaterial when
confronted with danger. This has led to some stories
which refer to the wendigo as evil spirits who could
not be fought physically. Luckily, only a handful of
such elite wendigo exist today.
Deer Woman
The Deer Woman is an ancient creature. Her origins
date back to the first Titan War when the devious
Wi-Na-Go was looking for a way to take Tsul ‘Kalu
out of the fight. She knew that no normal woman
could bear to be with the great hunter in his true
form. And she also knew of his connection to the
deer that roamed his kingdom in the wild. And so
she outsourced to a different monster: the corrupted
Scion of Ares, Ixion.
Deer Woman was a special order chimera made
at the behest of Wi-Na-Go with one single, all-
consuming purpose: To seduce and kill the great
hunter, Tsul ‘Kalu. She almost succeeded in this
when she first attempted it. A mate made of both
deer and woman was appealing to the great hunter.
It was almost what he’d always been looking for. But
only almost. They had been together for one night
and when his eyes were closed, the chimera tried to
kill him. But Tsul ‘Kalu was too strong and fought her
off easily.
The Deer Woman failed in her attempt to kill Tsul
‘Kalu, and the titans forgot about her as they became
more concerned with other plots and schemes
against the Gods. Deer Woman survived her
encounter with the great hunter, but her purpose
for existing has not changed. She was designed to
seduce and to kill. Even today, that’s exactly what
she does. It’s not that she gets any pleasure from
it. It’s not that she fullfills some great plan in doing
it. It’s simply that killing is what she was designed
to do. Though beautiful, she has only an animal’s
cunning, not true intellect. And her instincts tell her
to seduce and to kill.
Scions will find that they cannot reason with the
Deer Woman. She’s also remarkably durable, despite
her slight frame and appearance. And her kicks have
trampled more than her fair share of men. Scions are
not above her seduction, and if anything, are more
likely to become the targets of her instincts as she’s
drawn to the ichor. Scions of Tsul ‘Kalu seem to be
the favorite targets of the Deer Woman.
Much like a satyr, Deer Woman appears to be
perfectly human from the waist up. More than that,
she’s a beautiful and seductive woman from the
waist up. She is all but flawless with dark, luxurious
hair that hangs down over her shoulders. From the
waist down, however, she is made up of the hind
quarters of a white-tailed doe. Normally, she wears
loose clothing, using skirts around her legs to hide
her body.
Virtues: Ambition 1, Malice 4, Rapacity 3, Zealotry 1
Strength 5, Dexterity 7, Stamina 7
Charisma 6, Manipulation 6, Appearance 7
Perception 5, Intelligence 2, Wits 6
Animal Ken 3, Athletics 5, Awareness 4, Brawl
4, Empathy 3, Fortitude 4, Integrity 2, Occult 1,
Presence 5, Stealth 2, Survival 3
Supternatural Powers:
Epic Attributes: Epic Strength 3 (Crushing Grip,
Divine Wrath, Holy Bound), Epic Dexterity 5
(Lightning Sprinter, Perfect Partner, Cat’s Grace,
Divine Balance, And the Crowd Goes Wild), Epic
Stamina 6 (Damage Conversion, Divine Damage
Conversion, Holy Fortitude, Divine Fortitude [food,
water and sleep], Tireless Worker, Eternal Youth),
Epic Charisma 3 (Charmer, Engender Love, Benefit of
the Doubt), Epic Appearance 6 (Come Hither, Meet
Me Backstage, Game Face, Serpent’s Gaze, Lasting
Impression, Inescapable Vision), Epic Perception
2 (Predatory Focus, Scent the Divine), Epic Wits 4
(Environmental Awareness, Rabbit Reflexes, Opening
Gambit, Monkey in the Middle)
Boons: Animal Aspect (Deer), Animal Feature (Deer),
Animal Form (Deer), Natural Camouflage
Razored Hooves: The razor-edged hooves on the
ends of her deer legs add +2 lethal damage to
unarmed attacks made with her feet.
Join Battle: 10
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 11, Damage 6L, Parry DV --, Speed
6, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 10, Damage 11L, Parry
DV 16, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 12, Damage 8L, Parry DV
17, Speed 4
Soak: 5A/20L/23B
Health Levels: -0x22/Incap
Dodge DV: 26
Willpower: 7
Legend: 7, Legend Points: 49
Notes: Deer Woman uses her Animal Feature Boon to
get rid of her deer-like features and appear human
rather than taking on animalistic characteristics.
However, she always changes back after seducing
her targets as despite her animalistic urges, she
still takes some sick glee in seeing the shock on her
target’s faces before she kills them.
Skin-Walkers
The skin-walkers, are a unique brand of titanspawn
which serve as the minions of a number of titans.
Not just among the titans who threaten the Manitou,
but some have been identified in service to titans
like Huracan, Huehueteotl and Comaxtli Xocotl.
Some suspect that the other titans copied the idea
from the Uktena, Kalona or one of the many other
titans which threaten the Native American gods.
The skin-walkers may at first seem to break the mold
of the minion race. They appear to be cultists in
service to the titans which have been granted the
power to turn into animals. The truth, however, is
that the skin-walkers are not human at all. Nor are
they the cultists they used to be. The skin-walkers
are animals who have been granted the power to
become human. Some say that Wi-Na-Go learned
the secret of corrupting sacred animals from
watching Cethlenn in action. Others speculate that
it was Nun’Yunu’Wi who watched Ravana and his
rakshasas for the answer. Only the titans themselves
know the true origins and each of them claims the
idea as their own.
Each skin-walker comes from a special breed of
animal that is tainted and twisted on the ichor of
titans. Wolves, coyotes, ravens, crows and owls are
the most common, but others exist. These animals
are no longer true animals, as they have been more
than simply corrupted. They have been selectively
bred from corrupted stock. The current skin-walkers
are the descendents of the originals, crafted by the
titans long ago. And with the titan’s release, the
skin-walkers have begun once more flocking to their
banners and taking leadership roles in their cults.
Skin-walkers have the unique ability to change out
of their animalistic form and take on a human form.
This process is accomplished by literally peeling
away their animal form and unveiling a human
shape beneath. The animal skin left behind must be
kept with the skin-walker at all times afterwards for
its loss traps the skin-walker in human form. Usually
the skin takes the shape of some garment which the
skin-walker then wears. For many skin-walkers this is
all they wear. This process is accomplished even for
animals that are smaller than humans such as ravens
and owls as the human body literally claws its larger
shape out of the bird’s form.
Skin-walkers are created using the normal stats
for their base animal. A wolf or coyote skin-walker
would use the stats for a wolf or coyote. While an
owl skin-walker would use the stats for an owl. Many
skin-walkers (or nahaul) associated with the Aztec
pantheon assume shapes of donkeys, goats and
dogs. Though some more martial ones make take
the forms of jaguars. These tend to recieve special
hatred from the balamob, however, who hunt them
down relentlessly. Unlike the rakshasas, this form
does not change. The animal will always be a skin-
walker of that animal type. Skin-walkers then gain
the following abilities on top of their animal stats.
Attributes: Strength +1, Dexterity +2, Stamina +1,
Charisma +5, Manipulation +5, Appearance +1,
Intelligence +3, Wits +1
Abilities: Animal Ken +2, Athletics +3, Brawl +1,
Fortitude +1, Melee +1, Stealth +3, Thrown +1
Virtues: Ambition 3, Malice 4, Rapacity 2, Zealotry 3
Supernatural Powers:
Epic Attributes - Epic Strength +1 (Holy Bound), Epic
Dexterity +2 (Cat’s Grace, Untouchable Opponent),
Epic Stamina +1 (Self-Healing), Epic Manipulation +3
(Overt Order, God’s Honest, Takes One to Know One),
Epic Appearance +2 (Lasting Impression, Serpent’s
Gaze), Epic Intelligence +2 (Language Mastery,
Multitasking)
Boons - Magic 3, Eye of the Storm, Hornet’s Nest,
Paralyzing Confusion, Subtle Knife, Stolen Face,
Fool’s Gold
Spells - Unlidded Eye, Ariadne’s Thread, Measured
Foe, Evil Eye, Deus Ex Machina
Shapeshifting - A skin-walker can choose as a Speed
6 action that costs 2 Legend to change into its
natural animal form and back to its original human
form. However, the change to its human form
requires literally peeling off its natural skin and
wearing that skin as a garment. If the garment is
ever lost, the skin-walker loses the ability to change
back into its animal form.
Join Battle: Varies by creature
Attacks: Varies by creature, but most have some ways
of doing lethal damage.
Soak: Varies by creature
Health Levels: -0/-0/-0/-0/-1/-1/-1/-1/-2/-2/-2/-2/-4/-
4/-4/-4/Incap
Dodge DV: Varies by creature
Willpower: 7
Legend: 4, Legend Points: 16
Trophy: The trophy of a skin-walker is, naturally, the
skin of the animal in question. By wearing the skin-
garment of a skin-walker and spending 2 Legend, a
Scion may change into a normal and natural animal
of the appropriate type, as per the Boon, Animal
Form. This is a Speed 6 action to transform.
Raven Mockers
Many who know of the Raven Mockers suspect
that it was Kalona who created the process of the
skin-walkers. While this theory cannot be proven,
it is certainly true that the skin-walkers created by
Kalona are among the most unique and powerful
of the creatures. Raven Mockers are a special breed
of skin-walkers, bred to what Kalona feels to be
perfection. They far outshine the lesser skin-walkers
in both ruthlessness and power.
Raven Mockers start out like all other skin-walkers
but then gain even more abilities, on top of the
normal ones bestowed to skin-walkers. For one, an
extra +1 Strength, +2 Dexterity and +1 Stamina is
added on top of the normal benefits granted to the
skin-walkers. Raven Mockers also gain access to the
Fire Purview equal to their Legend -1. Additionally,
Raven Mockers gain an ability similar to a Fenrir.
They can consume the hearts of Scions and grow
even more powerful in Legend and magic. For every
Scion heart eaten, the Raven Mocker gains an Epic
Attribute or Boon. For every five, the Raven Mocker
gains a point of Legend. However, unlike Fenrir,
this comes at a cost. Though their magical prowess
increases, each time a Raven Mocker consumes a
heart, it extends his life span, but also ages his body
to reflect the years that are stolen and added to
the Raven Mocker. Every five hearts, in addition to
granting more Legend also strips away a Physical
Attribute. Epic Attributes are still restricted by the
normal cap and if an Attribute drops too low, then
the Epics are lost as well.
Many powerful Raven Mockers look like ancient
old shamans and spiritualists. They seem as if they
should crumble at a moment’s notice. But their true
power comes from their magics and sharp minds.
But eventually, a Raven Mocker either consumes too
many hearts and becomes too feeble to stand up
physically to Scions, or he stops consuming hearts
and old age eventually catches up with him. Raven
Mockers are still mortal and will eventually die
naturally. Still, Raven Mockers don’t typically survive
using their physical powers. They tend to survive
using guile and cunning. An experienced Raven
Mocker who has consumed fifteen Scion hearts, may
look something like this:
Virtues: Ambition 3, Malice 4, Rapacity 2, Zealotry 3
Strength 2, Dexterity 5, Stamina 2
Charisma 5, Manipulation 5, Appearance 4
Perception 2, Intelligence 5, Wits 4
Animal Ken 2, Athletics 6, Awareness 3, Brawl 2,
Fortitude 4, Integrity 2, Investigation 2, Melee 1,
Presence 1, Stealth 6, Survival 4, Thrown 1
Supernatural Powers:
Epic Attributes - Epic Strength 1 (Holy Bound), Epic
Dexterity 3 (Cat’s Grace, Divine Balance Untouchable
Opponent), Epic Stamina 1 (Self-Healing), Epic
Manipulation 5 (Overt Order, God’s Honest, Takes
One to Know One, Instant Hypnosis, Mass Hypnosis),
Epic Appearance 2 (Lasting Impression, Serpent’s
Gaze), Epic Perception 3 (Perfect Pitch, Unfailing
Recognition, Fool Me Once...), Epic Intelligence 5
(Language Mastery, Instant Translator, Multitasking,
Telepathy, Fight With Your Head)
Boons - Magic 6, Eye of the Storm, Hornet’s Nest,
Paralyzing Confusion, Subtle Knife, Stolen Face,
Fool’s Gold, Dreamcraft, Fire Immunity, Bolster, Fire’s
Eye, Blazing Weapon, Flame Travel, Inferno
Spells - Unlidded Eye, Ariadne’s Thread, Measured
Foe, Evil Eye, Bona Fortuna, Deus Ex Machina, Fateful
Connection, Fate Prison, Meddlesome Fates
Shapeshifting - A Raven Mocker can choose as a
Speed 6 action that costs 2 Legend to change into
its natural raven form and back to its human form.
However, the change to its human form requires
literally peeling off its natural skin and wearing that
skin as a garment. If the garment is ever lost, the
skin-walker loses the ability to change back into its
animal form.
Join Battle: 7
Attacks:
Peck - Accuracy 7, Damage 2L, Parry DV --, Speed 6
Soak: 1A/2L/3B
Health Levels: -0/-0/-0/-0/-1/-1/-1/-1/-2/-2/-2/-2/-4/-
4/-4/-4/Incap
Dodge DV: 13
Willpower: 7
Legend: 7, Legend Points: 49
Trophy: The trophy for a Raven Mocker, like all skin-
walkers, is the raven garment that’s left behind upon
their death. Using it, a Scion may spend 2 Legend as
a Speed 6 action, to assume a normal raven form as
per the Boon, Animal Form. Additionally, the raven
skins of a Raven Mocker serve as a Birthright relic for
the Fire Purview. Finally, Raven Mockers are often
trusted with more powerful items and a Scion may
find more impressive relics in the possession of a
Raven Mocker at the Storyteller’s discretion.
Apotamkin
From the forest of the American Southeast, the
apotamkin can be found stalking children and
stealing them away to feast on their flesh. These
undead creatures, brought back to life after their
deaths in service to the titans, take the form of hairy
men with a large maw full of teeth. They seem
mostly human, but live in the wilderness, often
forsaking all thoughts of civilization. An apotamkin
uses the normal stats for an undead (Scion:
Demigod, pg. 256), with the following additions.
First, the fangs of the apotamkin make the creature’s
bite far more dangerous, adding +2L damage on
top of the undead’s normal bite damage. Next, an
apotamkin gains a +2 bonus to Epic Dexterity (with
the Knacks, And the Crowd Goes Wild and Anti-
Gravity Climber) and a +1 bonus to Epic Appearance
(with the Perfect Actor Knack, used to instill fear in
their victims). Apotamkin Epic Appearance is always
negative. Finally, apotamkin gain a +3 bonus to
Stealth rolls when in a natural, environment such as
forests and marshes.
Apotamkin regain Legend by feeding on the flesh
of children. Like the adze, they gain no sustenance
from anyone over the age of nine, except Scions.
However, unlike adze who simply drink their blood,
apotamkin must consume the flesh of their victims.
They regain one Legend point per child slain in this
manner, and feasting on the flesh of a slain Scion
restores one Legend point per permanent Legend of
the Scion.
Gaasyendietha (Guide OOOO)
Like the dragons of other cultures (Scion: Demigod,
pg. 232), Gaasyendietha is neither titanspawn, nor
truly a god. He is an intellectual creature who does
not choose sides in the war between the Titans
and the gods. Rather, Gaasyendietha is content to
merely be left alone and allowed to live out his life
in the lakes and rivers of Southern Canada and the
Northern United States so that he does not set the
world around him aflame. Gaasyendietha has a fire
in his belly so hot, that it threatens the world if he
does not keep it constantly quenched by living in
the water.
Gaasyendietha is a long, serpentine dragon. His
head is purely reptilian, like that of a snake’s. He
has no legs and no arms, purely the long body of a
serpent. Mobility is accomplished using the long fins
which stretch along its body like an eel’s and its head
is surrounded by a number of other fins which aid in
keeping him streamlined. Scions who wish to seek
out Gaasyendietha once travelled to Lake Ontario.
However, the rising population around the lake
and the fact that he was becoming too well known
caused Gaasyendietha to relocate.
Unfortunately, his popularity didn’t wane, only
increased, as a number of tourists sighted him at
his new home in Okanagan Lake and gave him
the name “Ogopogo.” Scions who wish to seek out
Gaasyendietha for advice or perhaps help had better
come prepared with both a convicing story to get
the old dragon to bother interfering in a war he has
no interest in, and a way to deal with the intense
heat comes from the beast when he’s above water.
Scions who disturb Gaasyendietha for no reason
quickly find themelves on the recieving end of his
wrath.
Virtues: Endurance 3, Harmony 3, Loyalty 1, Valor 2
Strength 12, Dexterity 5, Stamina 12
Charisma 4, Manipulation 4, Appearance 4
Perception 4, Intelligence 4, Wits 4
Academics 4, Animal Ken 4, Athletics 3 (+5 when
moving through water), Awareness 4, Brawl 3,
Command 2, Empathy 3, Fortitude 5, Integrity 4,
Investigation 2, Occult 3, Politics 2, Presence 4,
Stealth 2, Survival 3
Supernatural Powers:
Boons - Fire Immunity, Water Breathing, Water
Control
Epic Attributes - Epic Strength 4 (all Knacks in Scion:
Hero), Epic Dexterity 1 (And the Crowd Goes Wild
[does not apply to Fire Breath]), Epic Stamina 4 (all
Knacks in Scion: Hero), Epic Charisma 2 (Charmer,
Inspirational Figure), Epic Appearance (Dreadful
Mien, Serpent’s Gaze), Epic Perception 2 (Perfect
Pitch, Predatory Focus), Epic Intelligence 3 (Know-It-
All, Perfect Memory, Teaching Prodigy)
Fire Breath - Gaasyendietha can unleash a gout
of fire from its mouth at a target. The attack roll
is (Perception + Athletics), adding a number of
automatic successes equal to the dragon’s Legend.
The impact point explodes in a ball of flame 10
yards across, so multiple targets can be struck by the
attack if they are bunched together. The fiery brath
inflicts (Legend + 10) dice of lethal damage. Once
Gaasyendietha has deployed its fire breath, it must
recharge for 15 ticks before it can be used again. The
range of the attack is (Legend x 25) yards.
Fire Within - Gaasyendietha burns with an
unquenchable fire inside of him. When fully
submerged, the water around him absorbs the heat
and keeps him from setting his surroundings on fire.
When he is out of the water, however, he deals a dice
pool equal to his Legend of lethal damage to anyone
who comes within (Legend x 2) yards of an exposed
body part while also out of the water. This heat can
set flammable objects on fire and has caused more
than one mysterious boat fire. It also keeps various
wooden weapons from being much of a threat to
him unless attacked from under water.
Flight - Technically, Gaasyendietha can also fly.
Technically. If forced to do so, he may move at
speeds up to 200 miles an hour. He moves at 5 times
his normal movement rate during combat. However,
when flying and completely out of the water, his Fire
Within ability triples in intensity, doing Legend x 3
dice of lethal damage to everything within Legend x
6 yards of the dragon. This threatens to burn down
forests and catch too many innocent bystanders in
the way. Gaasyendietha wishes to be left in peace so
he can avoid things like this and for this reason will
rarely fly unless his life depends on it.
Tough Hide - All dragons are incredibly tough and
resilient, doubling the bashing and lethal soak
values obtained from Stamina before Epic Stamina is
applied.
Join Battle: 8
Attacks:
Bite - Accuracy 9, Damage 18L, Parry DV --, Speed 5
Clinch - Accuracy 8, Damage 13L, Parry DV --, Speed
6, P
Fire Breath - Accuracy 7, Damage 17L, Range 175,
Speed 5
Soak: 4A/19L/31B
Health Levels: -0x18/Incap
Dodge DV: 9 (10 when submerged)
Willpower: 6
Legend: 7, Legend Points: 49
Notes: It would take a LOT of convicing, but if a
Scion could convince Gaasyendietha to share his
knowledge and serve as one for a Scion, he would be
a four-dot Guide if this were accomplished. Only a
Scion of the Manitou stands a chance of convincing
Gaasyendietha to do so, however, and even they are
hard pressed to get him to care and risk unleashing
his flames.
Kushtaka
The kushtaka are a special breed of therianthrope
(Scion: Demigod, pg. 288) native to the wilds of
Alaska and parts of Canada. The kushtaka are a
breed of were-otter that are very similar in function
to the Celtic selkie. Like the selkies, the kushtaka
are loyal to their titan masters, almost without
exception. Some stories depict the kushtaka as
helpful and these are attributed to a small band
which may have served the Unipkaaqs for a
time. But if they did, then they have long been
exterminated by their titan-loyal compatriots.
Kushtaka roam the waters and shores of Alaskan
rivers and oceans, luring their targets to the water
and then tearing them apart. Unlike selkies, the
were-otters actually do possess claws and teeth
powerful enough to tear into flesh, though not so
dangerous as the teeth of other therianthropes.
What the kushtaka rely on is their speed and agility,
as well as their ability to work as a unit. Even
more disturbing, the kushtaka possess a unique
power that allows them to craft illusions, similar
to the jotuns, but not nearly so powerful. Favorite
illusions include the sound of a baby crying to lure
in caring individuals, or forcing lonely fishermen
to see images of their loved ones in danger. Such
loved ones always appear to be vaguely otter-like in
appearance, however as the illusion is imperfect.
Though not physically imposing, they are adept
manipulators and their pack mentality ensures that
they are rarely outnumbered. Kushtaka in the first
stage of infection find themselves transforming
when in the presence of other kushtaka. It is rare
that kushtaka are allowed to escape their new
people and this transformative nature of their
presence ensures the community mindset which
develops within them.
Black-Tail, Kushtaka Chieftan
Once, Black-Tail might have had a human name. If
so, he doesn’t remember it. Or even care. Now he
is Black-Tail, a leader of his family of fellow kushtaka.
His unit operates on the southern coasts of Alaska,
hitting up fishing boats to lure the workers on them
to their demise. They’ve also encountered at least
two Scions during his tenure as chief, and their
coordinated efforts and craftily woven illusions
allowed them to eliminate them quite efficiently. Of
course, both of them were young Scions, barely into
their Hero years. Black-Tail worries that eventually,
stronger and more formidable adversaries will come
and cause trouble for his family. When they do,
he plans to be ready. He also preys that their titan
masters will provide aid to protect them.
Virtues: Ambition 2, Malice 3, Rapacity 1, Zealotry 3
Strength 4, Dexterity 4, Stamina 3
Charisma 3, Manipulation 3, Appearance 2
Perception 3, Intelligence 3, Wits 3
Animal Ken 2, Athletics 4, Awareness 2, Brawl 4,
Fortitude 2, Integrity 3, Melee 2, Occult 1, Stealth 3,
Survival 4
Supernatural Powers:
Kusthaka Form - In his otter-man form, Black-Tail is
amphibious but strongly prefers being underwater.
Kushtaka are still subject to the dangers of pressure,
however, and tend to stay near the surface (though
Black-Tail’s Under Pressure Knack compensates, not
all kushtaka have that ability). Finally, he possesses
claws and teeth which add +0L to his Unarmed
attacks and allow him to make a Bite attack at
Accuracy +0, Damage +0L, Parry DV --, Speed 4
Epic Attributes - Epic Dexterity 2 (Lightning
Swimmer, Untouchable Opponent), Epic Stamina
2(Under Pressure, Inner Furnace), Epic Wits 2 (Rabbit
Reflexes, Opening Gambit)
Illusion - With the expenditure of a single Legend
point, Black-Tail can create a rudimentary illusion
capable of fooling a single one of an observer’s
senses. Roll Black-Tail’s Manipulation + Occult,
adding a number of automatic successes equal to his
Legend. These successes are resisted by a Perception
+ Awareness + Legend roll mad on behalf of any
observers. Those who fail absolutely believe in the
truth of the illusion, despite any evidence to the
contrary.
Titans
Join Battle: 5
The Manitou face perhaps the largest collection of
Attacks: assembled titans that any pantheon has to stand
Bite - Accuracy 8, Damage 5L, Parry DV --, Speed 4 against. Just as the variety and diversity of the
Clinch - Accuracy 8, Damage 5B, Parry DV --, Speed 6, Manitou breeds power, so does it breed enemies. As
P many titans threaten the pantheon as there are sub-
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 7, Damage 8L, Parry DV pantheons within them. The advantage the Manitou
3, Speed 5 have, however, is that they do not face a true
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 9, Damage 5L, Parry DV 5, Greater Titan. The most active titans against them
Speed 4 is Uktena. And that is mainly because attacking the
Manitou does not feature into the plans of many
Soak: 2A/4L/5B of the other dominant Avatars. Kalona assaults
Health Levels: -0/-1/-1/-2/-2/-4/Incap the Manitou when he is able, but when Surtr calls
for his aid against the Aesir, he answers. Iya may
Dodge DV: 6 detest his brother Iktomi, but he willingly serves as
Willpower: 6 Huracan’s general against the Atzlanti. Only Uktena
Legend: 3, Legend Points: 9 acts constantly against the Manitou, and that seems
to come from an uneasy agreement between Mami
Wata and the Horned Serpent.

Uktena (Avatar of the Drowned Road)

Perhaps the single most determined threat that
faces the Manitou is the Avatar of the Drowned Road
known as Uktena. Known generically as “The Horned
Serpent,” it has many other names from the various
tribes, but Uktena is the most well known of them.
Like Raven and Coyote, Uktena never limited itself to
a single area of North America and was known by a
large number of people.

Uktena, with its golden scales and its sparkling eyes,

represents the haunting allure of the deep and the
treasures which lurk beneath. It also represents
the dangers inherent in hunting for those treasures
and giving into that greed. Every explorer never
to return from the bottom of the ocean to salvage
treasure, every adventurer who dove too deep in
search of knowledge and got lost and every sailor
who took to the rivers and seas for profit alone was
following the call of Uktena.

As an Avatar, Uktena could probably compete with

the individual might of Mami Wata or Ran. But it has
no desire to try and deal with their combined force.
Uktena does not wish to be dominant Avatar. Nor
does it wish to bring the full might of the Drowned
Road down on its enemies. Uktena is more content
hiding in the shadows of the deep rivers and letting
its enemies show them their desires so that Uktena
can bring them to life and lead them to their doom.
What IS The Horned Serpent’s Plan?

There are a few theories. One of them has sparked

Uktena has a secret agenda. Only Uktena itself
the Manitou’s interest more than anything and
knows what this plan may be, and the great hoarder
given them reason to struggle against the Titans.
of lost lore and master of secrets is unlikely to share
The leading theory behind Utkena’s plans is
its plans with anyone. For now, Mami Wata and Ran
that it searches for the Hollow Reed which leads
allows Uktena leeway to act on its own in the hopes
between worlds.
that this plan benefits all. And Uktena graciously
accepts their freedom, coordinating actions with the
The Hollow Reed was used to bring humanity
other Titans to keep the Manitou on the defensive
up from the Third World, to the Fourth World
and wear them away little by little.
they inhabit now. And when the Fourth World
ends, the Reed will be needed again to transport
Uktena favors Mental Attributes and has a dice pool
humanity to the Fifth World and allow the gods
of 22 for all actions.
access to what (they hope) will be their future
Overworld the Sixth World. However, while Scions
Virtues: Ambition 4, Malice 3, Rapacity 2, Zealotry 2
may wield replicas of the original, the TRUE Hollow
Reed has been lost and none of the gods know
Supernatural Powers:
where to find it.
Avatars - The Abyss, The Flood, The Trickster
Epically Intelligent gods suspect that Uktena’s
Boons - Every one- to eight-dot Boon from every
plans involve the Hollow Reed in some way. If it
Purview except Earth and Fire which are denied it.
can keep the Manitou on the defensive and push
Uktena has all Boons from the Darkness, Illusion and
their paranoia to the limits, then when the Hollow
Water Purviews.
Reed does resurface, whether by design, fate or
simply luck, it will have them at a disadvantage
Epic Attributes - Epic Mental Attributes at the 10-dot
and may claim the Reed for itself.
level (with all appropriate Knacks). All others Epic
Attributes at the eight-dot level (with all appropriate
If it could do so, then it could bar humanity from
Knacks).
leaving the Fourth World, trapping them there
for their destruction. It could also claim the
Join Battle: 22
Overworld of the Sixth World for itself, providing
it with an unknown advantage and perhaps
Attacks:
even going so far as to slay the Great Spirit(s).
Clinch - Accuracy 22, Damage 12L, Parry DV --, Speed
For if he(they) exist, he(they) has most certainly
6, P
withdrawn to the Sixth World to await the arrival
Bite - Accuracy 27, Damage 22L, Pary DV --, Speed 4
of the other gods.
Soak: 8A/35L/40B
The Manitou who suspect this know they must
Health Levels: -0x39/Incap
keep the pantheon united at all costs to prevent
such instability, however as the mounting
Dodge DV: 46
paranoia grows, this task grows harder and harder.
Willpower: 7
Additionally, Scions and gods alike watch for the
Legend: 11, Legend Points: 121
appearance of the Hollow Reed, in the hopes that
when it does resurface, the Manitou (or at least
one of the other pantheons) will be the first to
claim the prize before the Horned Serpent does.
Kalona (Avatar of Muspelheim)
Once, Kalona was an Avatar of Akhetaten. As
a great anthropomorphic bird, scorched and
blackened in a mockery of the great Raven’s greatest
accomplishment in returning the sun to the sky,
Kalona represented the burning heat of the sun’s
rays. Raven may have escaped with just blackened
feathers. But if Kalona had his way he would have
ended up a scorched and blackened creature as he
is.
However, Kalona was long a danger to the Manitou,
specifically Raven. And so long ago, Raven tricked
Kalona into attacking and attempting to rape a
young earth goddess. The earth goddess was more
powerful than Kalona realized, however, and he
was ensared by the earth and pulled beneath the
ground, where his heat was trapped for all eternity.
There, beneath the earth, his hatred simmered and
boiled and his heat transformed, becoming not the
burning heat of the sun, but rather the burning heat
trapped beneath the ground. After centuries spent
digging and burrowing, Kalona finally managed to
open a hole so he could peer out once more. And
found himself looking out into Muspelheim.
In this way, Kalona escaped the purge which
Aten later commited against the other Avatars of
Akhetaten. Kalona was no longer IN Akhetaten.
Nor was he an Avatar of it any longer. Surtr may
represent the raw, destructive force of the fire
trapped within the earth, but Kalona represents its
slow, simmering boil and the potential that Surtr
taps into. In this way, Kalona also serves as a threat
to Kagutsuchi who currently believes he holds
dominion over the great volcanoes of Muspelheim,
the Magma Lords. It would be impossible for
Kagutsuchi to keep him out, afterall. And so they’ve
been forced into an alliance for now. Though neither
really care for the arrangement.
Technically, Kalona is no longer trapped as he
once was. Not only is he out of Tartarus, but he is
free once more to move around in the confines of
Muspelheim. From this position he has returned
to creating his prized servants, the Raven Mockers.
He’s shared a few of them with his would-be ally,
Kagutsuchi. And he’s taught a few tricks of making
the skin-walkers to Camaxtli Xocotl who shares his
love of death and destruction.
Kalona has a dice pool of 20 for all actions and
prefers Social Attributes above all others, preferring
to manipulate from deep within the bowels of
Muspelheim and do his dirty work from a distance.
Virtues: Ambition 2, Malice 5, Rapacity 3, Zealotry 3
Supernatural Powers:
Avatars - The Devourer, The Glory, The Reaper
Boons - Every one- to eight-dot Boon from every
Purview except Health and Water which are denied
him. He possesses all Boons up to the 10-dot level in
the Death, Fire and Sun Purviews.
Epic Attributes - Kalona possesses all Epic Social
Attributes at the 10-dot level (with all appropriate
Knacks). All other Epic Attributes at the eight-dot
level (with all appropriate Knacks).
Infernal Nature - Kalona, much like Surtr, possesses
the Infernal template on top of his normal stats. He
burns with an inner fire that keeps his scorched and
blackened skin ever cracked and bleeding. And this
heat radiates out from him against his foes.
Join Battle: 20
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 20, Damage 21L, Parry DV --, Speed
6, P
Peck - Accuracy 20, Damage 26L, Parry DV --, Speed
4, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 19, Damage 27L, Parry
DV 38, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 21, Damage 24L, Parry DV
40, Speed 4
Soak: 8A/34L/39B
Health Levels: -0x39/Incap
Dodge DV: 44
Willpower: 8
Legend: 10, Legend Points: 100
Notes: The claws on the end of Kalona’s jagged and
twisted hands add +3L to all of Kalona’s Unarmed
attacks. He also possesses a Peck attack with his
charred beak which does Accuracy +0, Damage +5L,
Defense --, Speed 4, P.
Malsumis (Avatar of Terra)
The other son of Tabaldek and brother to Glooscap,
Malsumis is everything that Glooscap is not.
Glooscap was made to serve as a force of good in
the world and to create a fair and just world for man.
Malsumis on the other hand was not. Some among
humans say that Malsumis was made to create an
evil world. But that’s not quite the case. Malsumis
represents a good and just world for the world itself.
He is the protector of the natural order and the
agent of retribution against humanity that would
subjugate the world. He is responsible for the thorns
on plants to protect themselves from predators. And
he put the stings on insects to ensure they could
survive against larger predators.
Like his brother, however, Malsumis has begun to
lose himself to his rage. His outrage at humanity
grows by the day, especially now that he is out
of Tartarus and can see how much devastation
humanity has wrought. Now Malsumis exists for one
purpose only: To destroy humanity and purify the
world that’s left behind. He wishes to return nature
itself to dominance and make a pure and just world
for everything except humanity.
Malsumis typically appears much like his brother,
Glooscap. He is a strong, noble Native American
man, dark of skin and with a noble, regal bearing. He
is as much a mediator as his brother is and as much a
force of divine leadership as any. However, Malsumis
wears nothing of the modern world. He can often
be found wearing natural trees and vegetation
that coil about him as living things if he is found
wearing anything. His eyes carry an obvious hatred
within them, and humans (or those who come from
humans such as Scions) will always recieve the brunt
of that hatred.
Malsumis has a dice pool of 20 for all actions and
favors Social Attributes over others. As much a
leader as his brother, Malsumis prefers to engage
his foes with guile and deception, and then lead his
servants in to finish off his confused foes.
Virtues: Ambition 3, Malice 5, Rapacity 4, Zealotry 4
Supernatural Powers:
Avatars - The Green, The Savior/The Scourge, The
Shaper
Boons - Every one- to eight-dot Boon from every
Purview except Death and Sky which are denied him.
He possesses all Boons up to the 10-dot level in the
Earth, Fertility and Health Purviews.
Epic Attributes - Malsumis possesses all Epic Social
Attributes at the 10-dot level (with all appropriate
Knacks). All other Epic Attributes at the eight-dot
level (with all appropriate Knacks).
Join Battle: 20
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 20, Damage 11L, Parry DV --, Speed
6, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 19, Damage 14L, Parry
DV 38, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 21, Damage 11L, Parry DV
40, Speed 4
Soak: 8A/34L/39B
Health Levels: -0x39/Incap
Dodge DV: 44
Willpower: 8
Legend: 10, Legend Points: 100
Kigatilik (Avatar of Soku-No-Kumi)
Like his children the wendigo, Kigatilik looks like
he should have died of exposure centuries ago.
His body is thin, frail and covered with bleeding
sores and nests of maggots. His eyes are sunk back
into his head and his teeth are gnarled, twisted
imitations of bone. Lips have been practically
chewed off, leaving only a skeletal snarl. His
hands are bony, deprived of flesh entirely and his
fingerbones are twisted into jagged claws. He is
the pure embodiment of what his wendigo children
represent.
And yet, despite all that, Kigatilik is not consumed
by the hunger like his children are. Kigatilik IS the
hunger. He represents the all-consuming power
of the darkness. Absorbing light. Hiding lost
items. Separating people from their friends and
companions. He is the cold, unforgiving emptiness
of darkness that consumes all that is forgotten
about. His children, the wendigo are consumed
by his touch. They are consumed by the desire to
possess, to take, to have. They are consumed by the
desire to consume. That desire is their father.
His favorite targets among humanity have always
been the shamans of the people. He is the slayer of
the spirit and the destroyer of leadership. Without
guidance, humanity becomes lost in their desires.
And without spirituality, there is nothing to keep his
hunger from spreading. The gods themselves are
the worst about this. They guide all of humanity.
And as such, Kigatilik, more than any of the other
titans which threaten the Manitou, would see the
gods of the Native pantheons destroyed and lost
within the emptiness of the Void.
gather from consuming his victims. If he manages
to achieve more unresisted successes equal to the
victim’s Legend (minimum of 1 if he eats a mortal)
then he may learn everything the target knew (ie:
the Storyteller can consider anything and everything
plot related or otherwise important to be fair game).
Epic Attributes - Epic Physical Attributes at the 10-
dot level (with all appropriate Knacks). All other Epic
Attributes at the eight-dot level (with all appropriate
Knacks).
Join Battle: 22

Still, he knows that in time, he will have his chance Attacks:

against the Manitou. For now he follows Mikaboshi’s
lead and directs his forces against the Amatsukami.
His hunger would consume Takamagahara at a
moment’s notice. But eventually, the darkness
will consume all the world, including his hated
foes, among the Manitou. Uktena has the easiest
time luring Kigatilik away from Mikaboshi’s plans,
however, and the Manitou have suffered a number
of strikes from the hungry darkness.
Kigatilik has a dice pool of 22 for all actions and
favors Physical Attributes above anything. He prefers Dodge DV: 63
to claw and tear into his opponents, ripping them
apart and bathing in their blood as he consumes
their flesh.
Virtues: Ambition 1, Malice 3, Rapacity 5, Zealotry 1 makes he damage aggravated. His fangs and mouth
Supernatural Powers:
Avatars - The Abyss, The Cold, The Reaper
Clinch - Accuracy 22, Damage 12L, Parry DV --, Speed
6, P
Bite - Accuracy 22, Damage 22A, Parry DV --, Speed 6
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 21, Damage 15L, Parry
DV 56, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 23, Damage 12L, Parry DV
58, Speed 4
Soak: 10A/51L/57B
Health Levels: -0x52/Incap
Willpower: 8
Legend: 11, Legend Points: 121
Note: Kigatilik’s Bite attack adds +10 damage and
are perhaps one of the most dangerous weapons
that Soku-No-Kumi (if not the Titans as a whole) have
at their disposal.

Boons - Every one- to eight-dot Boon from every
Purview except Fire and Sun which are forbidden
Kigatilik. He also possesses all Boons from the
Darkness, Death and Frost Purviews.
Consumption - If Kigatilik manages to kill a victim
with his Bite attack, he may roll his Manipulation
+ Occult (or rather, his 22 dice with 29 automatic
successes) resisted by the target’s Willpower +
Integrity + Legend. The target gets to resist even
though technically dead as a last ditch effort. If
Kigatilik succeeds, he gains one piece of information,
at the Storyteller’s discretion, that the target knew.
The more successes, the more information he can
Iya (Avatar of Ehekatoyaatl)
If Huracan is the raging fury of the hurricane and
Shu is the calmness of still air, then Iya is somewhere
between the two. Iya is the eye of the storm, the
calm heart at the center of the whirling vortex. It
is better to control his power and direct his storms
against his foes from there, afterall. This does not
make him kind, however. Not in the slightest. Iya
revels in the destructive power that surrounds him
at all times. Even more so, Iya also represents the
plague wind. He is the airborne virus, the bacteria
spread through a cough and the stench of decay
that’s carried on the winds. He destroys from both
without and within at the same time.

He is brother to Iktomi the spider, but he appears
nothing like him. He shows himself to be a being
composed purely of raging stormclouds and
whirling winds. He is a humanoid storm with no face
and no features. His weapons are lightning and his
voice is thunder. Around his waist he wears a belt
of human heads, the faces rotting and decaying. He
collects the heads as trophies (or has his minions
collect them for him) and keeps the collection
constantly rotating.
Some say that Huracan is the rival to Iya. But this is
a tale that’s exaggerated to throw off their enemies.
Often, Iya and Huracan can be found working side by
side. Though he’s not quite as powerful as the Lord
of Typhoons, the Lord of the North, Iya, is more than
capable of serving as a chief general to Huracan’s
armies when he has need of him. Otherwise, he
may be found in a fabulously crafted tent which
rides the storm winds of the deepests hurricanes of
Ehekatoyaatl.
Iya has a dice pool of 22 for all actions and favors
Physical Attributes above all others. He prefers to
crush his enemies and blast them apart with bolts of
lightning and hail.
Virtues: Ambition 2, Malice 4, Rapacity 4, Zealotry 3
Supernatural Powers:
Aerial Nature - Due to his being composed purely
of raging storm clouds, Iya gains the benefits of the
Aerial Template.
Avatars - The Savior/The Scourge, The Storm, The
Void
Boons - Every one- to eight-dot Boon from every
Purview except Darkness and Earth, which are
denied to him. He also has all Boons from the Chaos,
Health and Sky Purviews.
Epic Attributes - Epic Physical Attributes at the 10-
dot level (with all appropriate Knacks). All other Epic
Attributes at the eight-dot level (with all appropraite
Knacks).
Lightning Rage - Any deity of the storms can attack
someone with a lightning bolt. But when Iya strikes
with lightning he is capable of sending a shower of
lightning with ease. This is similar to the Levin Fury
Boon except that Iya has the capability to coordinate
his lightning strikes so that they gain an additional
bonus. By spending 3 Legend per lightning strike,
Iya rolls his Wits + Marksmanship (22 dice with 29
automatic successes) to strike his opponent. Unlike
Levin Fury, this attack may only be directed against
a single opponent at a time and the opponent may
still dodge with his normal DV. However, unlike a
normal Levin Fury, each additional bolt of lightning
both creates a Coordinated Attack penalty for the
target. If Iya spends 81 Legned points to attack a
Legend 9 God with 27 lightning strikes at once, then
the God will face a penalty of 27 from his Dodge
DV (unless the target has the Monkey in the Middle
Knack). These lightning bolts also still count for a
lingering Onslaught Penalty until the target’s next
action. Like Levin Fury, these lightning bolts still
do a base of 15 lethal damage each, in addition to
threshold successes on each attack. If the target
possesses Levin Fury himself, he may still use his
Parry DV and spend Legend himself to redirect the
lightning bolts, though the Coordinated Attack
penalty still affects his ability to do so.
Plague Winds - Additionally Iya also has the
capability to use his Wind Grapple and Create Air
Boons to affect targets at a distance using Health
boons that may normally require touch such as
Control Aging or Restore/Wither. The winds carry
the disease or decrepitude through the air to touch
the target from a distance. This requires paying the
costs for both the Sky and Health Boon at the same
time, but Iya may use the two together without
penalty.
Join Battle: 22
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 22, Damage 12L, Parry DV --, Speed
6, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 21, Damage 15L, Parry
DV 56, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 23, Damage 12L, Parry DV
58, Speed 4
Soak: 10A/52L/58B
Health Levels: -0x52/Incap
Dodge DV: 64
Willpower: 8
Legend: 11, Legend Points: 121
Wi-Na-Go (Avatar of Crom Cruach)
Wi-Na-Go is dead. Long ago, she was a God who
turned against and battled the Manitou. She lost,
falling under their attacks and dying. However,
she had also mastered the Yuwipi Purview. As the
Gods struck her down, as a desparate attempt and
her dying act, she activated Blessings of the Fourth
World and tried to merge with a nearby spirit of the
earth.
And as her body died and was set to become
the Reaper... the power of Yuwipi worked. The
immaterial nature of the Avatar was sufficient to suck
the spirit into it and served as a catalyst to create
a situation that has never since been replicated
(or even attempted for that matter). Wi-Na-Go
is now trapped in a perpetual state of undying
immateriality. She cannot touch the world. She
cannot interact physically with her surroundings.
The best she can do is manifest enough to be seen
and heard, but nothing more. It was still sufficient,
however, for her to reach out to her dying ichor and
transform it into a swarm of mosquitos which spread
out to ravage the land around her death site for
decades before the Gods put it down.
Though she was immaterial, the spirit she was
merged to also allowed her to avoid being absorbed
into the titans when she ventured in immaterial
form into the body of Crom Cruach. The power of
the Avatar of Death granted her immortality in a
way. And now that she serves as a very unique and
independent Titan, she plans to keep it that way.
Theoretically, she could be destroyed if the spirit
within her could somehow be separated from her.
But now that she has become an Avatar of Crom
Cruach, the Gods are hesitant to do so and wonder
what effect her total destruction may have on the
World.
When she does use the Legend to appear to the
eyes and ears, she appears as a withered old hag
in beaded dresses. Her hair is a tangled mess and
her craggy face is the embodiment of the horrors
of old age and decrepitude. Her toothless grin is
disturbing to say the least. Oddest of all, though she
seems mostly human from a distance, those unlucky
enough to get close to her, often note a grainy
appearance to her skin. As if she were made of the
dirt itself.
Wi-Na-Go favors Mental Attributes and has a dice
pool of 20 for all actions. She works from a distance,
projecting herself outward and acting through her
servants and other spirits.
Virtues: Ambition 4, Malice 3, Rapacity 2, Zealotry 3
Supernatural Powers:
Avatars - The Beast, The Reaper
Boons - Every one- to eight-dot Boon from all
Purviews except Sun and Health which are denied
her. She also possesses every Boon from the Animal
(mosquito), Death and Yuwipi Purviews up to the 10-
dot level. Though, she is unable to use the Blessings
of the Fourth World power again, due to her unique
nature the fact that its perpetual activation thanks to
The Reaper is the only thing keeping her alive.
Epic Attributes - Epic Mental Attributes at the 10-dot
level (with all appropriate Knacks). All other Epic
Attributes at the eight-dot level (with all appropraite
Knacks). Due to her immaterial nature, her ability to
use her Physical Attributes are limited.
Immaterial Existance - When Wi-Na-Go was defeated
long ago and used her power over the Yuwipi
Purview to merge herself with a spirit just as her
Reaper Avatar was activating, it created a unique
and unprecadented situation: Wi-Na-Go has no
physical form. The spirit of earth which Wi-Na-Go
combined herself with has become permanently
lodged within her by the Avatar of Death that was
threatening to take her over. This gives her access
to the level 9 Earth boon, Property Infusion, though
the cost is doubled as usual. More importantly,
however, this has left her in a perpetual state of
undying dematerialization. Treat Wi-Na-Go as being
a dematerialized God for purposes of interacting
with others. The best she can manage is to appear
in an intangible form at the cost of a Legend, just as
Gods can do.
Attacks:
None (she’s immaterial)
Join Battle: 20
Soak: 8A/34L/39B
Health Levels: -0x39/Incap
Dodge DV: 44
Willpower: 7
Legend: 10, Legend Points: 100
Nun’Yunu’Wi (Avatar of Vritra)
Nun’Yunu’Wi takes the form of an eccentric medicine
man, wandering from town to town and village to
village, a grin on his dry, cracked lips and a spring in
his step as he twirls his cane at his side. And then,
when he sees someone that catches his attention,
or is particularly Fated for some great task, he
points his magic cane at them, setting them aflame
and chuckling to himself as he walks on while the
unfortunate victim is consumed by the flames. What
few realize about Nun’Yunu’Wi is that he is an Avatar
of the Titan Vritra.
Long ago, after the Devas defeated Vritras and
drove him under the earth, Vritra began to
search the World at large for a new avenue for its
destructive urges. The Devas remained ignorant
of this outreaching of the Enveloper’s power. But
the being that was secretly formed took the shape
of a medicine man among the Native American
people. And with the power of Vritra, this Avatar has
wandered both World and Overworld causing havok
and consuming the lives of men and divine alike.
Nun’Yunu’Wi is the power of unbridled destruction.
He serves his master Vritra dilligently, wandering the
World with the sole purpose of causing chaos and
spreading death. Eventually, all the world will be
consumed when Nun’Yunu’Wi points his magic cane
at it. But that time is not now. He believes it is his
personal duty to see that the Fourth World is made
ready for its end so that the cycle can continue. He
revels in the sheer destruction he gets to cause
along the way. Like many of Vritra’s creatures,
very little exists to him beyond his purpose of
annihilation. And considering how few stop to
discuss matters with the destroyer, any greater
purpose is not yet known.
Nun’Yunu’Wi has a dice pool of 20 for all actions
and favors Physical Attributes above all others.
He is a traveller and used to having to wander
through robust environments that require excessive
durability.
Virtues: Ambition 2, Malice 3, Rapacity 2, Zealotry 5
Supernatural Powers:
Avatars - The Devourer, The Reaper, The Void
Boons - Nun’Yunu’Wi possesses all Boons from all
Purviews up to the eight-dot level except Health
and Water which are denied him. Additionally, he
possesses all Boons from the Chaos, Death and Fire
Purviews to the 10-dot level.
Epic Attributes - All Epic Physicals to the 10-dot
level (with all appropriate Knacks). All other Epic
Attributes to the eight-dot level (with all appropriate
Knacks).
Magic Cane - By pointing his magic cane at a fire
and spending 10 legend, Nun’Yunu’Wi may add
his Legend to the Trauma rating of the flames. This
includes fires started with his Fire Boons.
Sukhese Nature - Nun’Yunu’Wi possesses the
Sukhese Template and gains all appropriate benefits
from it.
Join Battle: 20
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 20, Damage 11L, Parry DV --, Speed
6, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 19, Damage 14L, Parry
DV 55, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 21, Damage 11L, Parry DV
57, Speed 4
Cane - Accuracy 21, Damage 12B, Parry DV 57, Speed
4
Soak: 12A/53L/60B
Health Levels: -0x55/Incap
Dodge DV: 61
Willpower: 8
Legend: 10, Legend Points: 100