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Gifts and Rites
Gifts
Enemy Ways
A heightened (and reasonably accurate) sense of paranoia. This danger sense provides solid information on what immediate peril a Corax faces.
Voice of the Mimic
This Gift allows the Corax to imitate any sound or voice she has heard. Voices and accents are all covered by the scope of the Gift, as are machine noises, crashes, gunfire and any other noise you can imagine.
Tounges
The Corax may read and write any human language she encounters, including language and script.
Carrion's Call
As much as their other functions obscure the fact, the Corax still feed on - and are intimately linked to - death and the dead. Furthermore, the Corax have a nigh-sacred duty relating to the corpses of the slain that demands that Raven's children be able to find the freshly slaughtered. This Gift tells a Corax when a fresh corpse is nearby, and inexorably leads the were-raven to the site where the body rests. This has its ups and downs - clever enemies are more than happy to murder innocents to attract the attention of Corax with this Gift. After all, once Carrion's Call has been issued, the Corax has no choice but to eventually, somehow, respond.
Swallow's Return
Corax usually know where they are going. That's more or less part of the package that comes with the Spirit egg, after all. However, there are times when a Corax is too tired or too badly injured to navigate himself back home. That is when he turns to this gift. Swallow's Return, is nothing less than an autopilot, bringing the Corax safely back home even while the were-raven sleeps or heals. Note: Depending on the Corax's definition of home, this can cause trouble.
Flight of the Swift
Ravens aren't the fastest flyers out there. They admit this, and don't have a problem with it under most circumstances. However, on those rare occasions when a Corax finds himself chased by something both airborne, faster and nastier than he is, the Corax gets a little envious of his faster, smaller cousins. That's where Flight of the Swift comes in. In essence, it's a set of afterburners that a Corax can hide under her feathers giving her the wherewithal for an extremely speedy escape.
Eyes of the Eagle
One of the few Corax Gifts available in any form, Eyes of the Eagle allows the were-raven's vision to pierce fog, smoke, cloud and darkness. When this Gift is called upon, the Corax can suddenly see through anything short of a solid object.
Helios' Child
Occasionally the Sun deigns to lend a bit of himself to a Corax in need. This present takes the form of a ball of lambent flame that materializes in the Corax's hand. The fire doesn't burn the Corax, but will ignite anything it touches (effective temperature 1000 degrees Fahrenheit; doing damage akin to that of a chemical fire.). To summon Helios' Child the Corax first asks Helios for help. The gift can be called upon at any time, day or night, but the request must me made of Helios before anything else happens. Of course, various Corax have various definitions of what constitutes a request and Corax theologians point to the continued workings of this Gift as proof that Helios does in fact have a sense of humor.
Gift of Eyes
The Corax's duty of drinking the eyes of the slain can inflict a montage of supremely horrific images upon those who tend to their duties. In many cases, those images are the Corax's burden, to suffer with in silence. That's not always the case, however. With Gift of Eyes, a Corax can pass along a vision from an eye he/she's drunk to any non-Corax he chooses. The image is transferred in all its glory and gore, just as the Corax himself first saw it. Unprepared viewers may faint or scream; prepared ones may find clues or details they need in this glimpse of a dead man's last seconds.
Rites
Bone Rhythms
This rite is performed in homage to the Raven with special drumsticks to honor him. Such "sticks" are traditionally made of bone, but can be fashioned from any material.
Greet The Sun
The Corax sings Helios' praises for nine consecutive days. If this is done, Helios makes it easier to sense Wyrm creatures or Wyrm-taint.
Rite of Contrition
A formal apology in the event the Corax manages to offend a spirit by accident. Often includes the offering of a small gift.
Rite of the Questing Stone
A Corax can find a person or object, but in order to find it he must know the name of the individual or object he's looking for. A small stone or needle must be dangled from a thread while concentrating on the item or person sought.
Rite Of The Sun's Bright Ray
This rite will bring light into a dark area, even underground. The whole area is suddenly lit with a bright golden glow, which affects vampires as does sunlight. The light remains for one hour. This one is hard, and Iseul is still working on it.
(Note: I'm playing fast and loose as far as the rules for Werewolf: The Apocalypse are concerned while trying not to make Iseul too ridiculously OP. If there's something in our thread that you'd rather he not do with your character, or anything you'd like to add, just let me know, and I'll be happy to work something out.)
Enemy Ways
A heightened (and reasonably accurate) sense of paranoia. This danger sense provides solid information on what immediate peril a Corax faces.
Voice of the Mimic
This Gift allows the Corax to imitate any sound or voice she has heard. Voices and accents are all covered by the scope of the Gift, as are machine noises, crashes, gunfire and any other noise you can imagine.
Tounges
The Corax may read and write any human language she encounters, including language and script.
Carrion's Call
As much as their other functions obscure the fact, the Corax still feed on - and are intimately linked to - death and the dead. Furthermore, the Corax have a nigh-sacred duty relating to the corpses of the slain that demands that Raven's children be able to find the freshly slaughtered. This Gift tells a Corax when a fresh corpse is nearby, and inexorably leads the were-raven to the site where the body rests. This has its ups and downs - clever enemies are more than happy to murder innocents to attract the attention of Corax with this Gift. After all, once Carrion's Call has been issued, the Corax has no choice but to eventually, somehow, respond.
Swallow's Return
Corax usually know where they are going. That's more or less part of the package that comes with the Spirit egg, after all. However, there are times when a Corax is too tired or too badly injured to navigate himself back home. That is when he turns to this gift. Swallow's Return, is nothing less than an autopilot, bringing the Corax safely back home even while the were-raven sleeps or heals. Note: Depending on the Corax's definition of home, this can cause trouble.
Flight of the Swift
Ravens aren't the fastest flyers out there. They admit this, and don't have a problem with it under most circumstances. However, on those rare occasions when a Corax finds himself chased by something both airborne, faster and nastier than he is, the Corax gets a little envious of his faster, smaller cousins. That's where Flight of the Swift comes in. In essence, it's a set of afterburners that a Corax can hide under her feathers giving her the wherewithal for an extremely speedy escape.
Eyes of the Eagle
One of the few Corax Gifts available in any form, Eyes of the Eagle allows the were-raven's vision to pierce fog, smoke, cloud and darkness. When this Gift is called upon, the Corax can suddenly see through anything short of a solid object.
Helios' Child
Occasionally the Sun deigns to lend a bit of himself to a Corax in need. This present takes the form of a ball of lambent flame that materializes in the Corax's hand. The fire doesn't burn the Corax, but will ignite anything it touches (effective temperature 1000 degrees Fahrenheit; doing damage akin to that of a chemical fire.). To summon Helios' Child the Corax first asks Helios for help. The gift can be called upon at any time, day or night, but the request must me made of Helios before anything else happens. Of course, various Corax have various definitions of what constitutes a request and Corax theologians point to the continued workings of this Gift as proof that Helios does in fact have a sense of humor.
Gift of Eyes
The Corax's duty of drinking the eyes of the slain can inflict a montage of supremely horrific images upon those who tend to their duties. In many cases, those images are the Corax's burden, to suffer with in silence. That's not always the case, however. With Gift of Eyes, a Corax can pass along a vision from an eye he/she's drunk to any non-Corax he chooses. The image is transferred in all its glory and gore, just as the Corax himself first saw it. Unprepared viewers may faint or scream; prepared ones may find clues or details they need in this glimpse of a dead man's last seconds.
Rites
Bone Rhythms
This rite is performed in homage to the Raven with special drumsticks to honor him. Such "sticks" are traditionally made of bone, but can be fashioned from any material.
Greet The Sun
The Corax sings Helios' praises for nine consecutive days. If this is done, Helios makes it easier to sense Wyrm creatures or Wyrm-taint.
Rite of Contrition
A formal apology in the event the Corax manages to offend a spirit by accident. Often includes the offering of a small gift.
Rite of the Questing Stone
A Corax can find a person or object, but in order to find it he must know the name of the individual or object he's looking for. A small stone or needle must be dangled from a thread while concentrating on the item or person sought.
Rite Of The Sun's Bright Ray
This rite will bring light into a dark area, even underground. The whole area is suddenly lit with a bright golden glow, which affects vampires as does sunlight. The light remains for one hour. This one is hard, and Iseul is still working on it.
(Note: I'm playing fast and loose as far as the rules for Werewolf: The Apocalypse are concerned while trying not to make Iseul too ridiculously OP. If there's something in our thread that you'd rather he not do with your character, or anything you'd like to add, just let me know, and I'll be happy to work something out.)