Changeling - Players Guide.pdf

thing other than traditional dress, and are some of the most
conservative among the Nunnehi.
Seemings:
• Younglings look like normal children of their mortal
tribes, although they have a "doll-like" purity to their faces.
They are natural pranksters, almost as if they must rid themselves
of their impish impulses before settling down to their
true purpose.
• Braves spend much of their time learning the rituals
that have made kachinas so important to their people. They
often participate in the activities of their mortal trihes'
kachina cult, and are skilled dancers and actors. They are
almost indistinguishable from mortals in size and appearance.
• Elders of the kachinas undergo a mysterious physical
transformation, shrinking in size until they resemble living
versions of the diminutive kachina dolls fashioned by their
mortal kin. They dwell apart from mortals in their own
enchanted pueblos and spend their time in rituals of power to
aid their kin. They teach the braves and the younglings, and
intercede with the spirits on behalf of their mortal and
immortal people.
Lifestyles:
Kachinas live in enchanted pueblos, although braves
and occasionally younglings will intermingle with their human
cousins. Their lives are filled with rituals, and they are
meticulous preservers of the old ways, in both dress and
manners. Many braves attend powwows all over the country,
spreading knowledge of and respect for the ways of their
people.
Affinity:
Nature
Birthrights:
• Prayer of Plenty — Kachinas are able to convince
plants to grow and rain to fall even in their harsh desert
environment. In order to do this, the kachina must succeed
in a Wits + Occult (or Plant Lore) roll (difficulty 7). The
number of successes indicates the degree to which their
attempt is successful; one success increases plant growth and
rainfall within a mile, while five successes can cause a bumper
crop or bountiful rain over an entire county or reservation.
They will only use this skill if the proper rituals are performed
by their mortal tribes.
• Cloud Form — Kachinas are able to transform themselves
into ethereal beings that resemble clouds or wisps of
smoke. They can float through the air in this form, though
they are at the mercy of the prevailing winds. They must
spend a point of Medicine to affect this change. In order to
Outlook
• Canotili — They are too obsessed with the hunt.
There are other traditions that need their attention.
• Inuas — They are as concerned with the ways of
the spirit world as we are. Perhaps together, we can
achieve our greatest dream.
• May-may-gway-shi—They respect the old ways, but
they hide themselves away from those they should he helping.
• Nanehi — They are our allies in keeping alive the
customs of our mortal brothers and sisters. If only they
were better dancers...
• Numuzo'ho — They have great power, but they
use it wrongly. They undo what we work so hard to
accomplish.
• Pu'gwis — They were made ugly for a reason.
Perhaps we should try to discover what that reason is.
• Rock Giants — Disgusting and vile. We have no
need for them.
• Surems — They strengthen the ties between
peoples just as we strengthen the ties between worlds.
• Tunghat — It would be a shame to lose these
emissaries to the animals.
• Water Babies — At least in the desert it is too dry
for them to stay long enough to steal any of our cousins'
children. Let them stay near the water where they belong.
• Yunwi Amai'yine'hi — Their pranks serve no
good purpose.
• Yunwi Tsundsi — They take justifiable pride in
their handiwork and respect the old ways.
return to solid form, they must first drift to a safe height or else
suffer falling damage. If they need to make an instantaneous
change, they must spend a point of Willpower to quickly
return to ground level. Otherwise, no additional expenditures
are necessary.
Frailties:
• Single Mind — Kachinas tend to specialize in one
major role to the detriment of other skills. Kachina characters
must choose one Skill such as basket-weaving, farming,
hunting or performance as their single focus. They are then
at a + 1 on rolls involving that Skill but at a - 2 on all their
other Skills. (Note that Talents and Knowledges are not
affected.)
Quote:
"Every ritual we preserve honors those who put us here
and helps us find our way home again."