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In reading the following pages, you will learn a great deal more about the nine kith than you have before. Here are the histories and legends behind their creation, the most com- mon stories behind their Birthrights and Frailties, and their individual points of view, from the position of both Seelie and Unseelie.
A child is like a piece of uncarved wood — each has a story to tell and limitless magic within. It is up to the carver to set that magic free. —Myra Whittlestick, boggan busybody Come and sit down by the fire, dear. You want to know about us boggans, do you? Well, you've come to the right place. Make yourself comfortable. There's a lot to be told, and there's no sense in you sitting where you're not going to be able to concentrate on the tale. There, that's better. That's one thing you'll notice right off about us — we have more sense individually than a whole motley of redcaps put together. We value hard work and simple things most, but don't think that we're a bunch of humorless, nose-to-the-grindstone folks. No, for that you'd best look to nockers. Oh, dear, there I go again. They're not really a bad lot, nockers... but where was I.' Oh, yes, simplicity. Now don't think for a second that simple, quality craft is the same thing as boring, utilitarian work. A child will get more enjoyment out of a well-made set of blocks than one of those beeping, flashing, kill-or-be-killed gaming machines. The one allows a child to be creative, to fashion her own worlds and thereby learn a little more about the one she lives in. The other tests how fast you can push a button. Now there's a skill more of our young people need, eh? But you wanted to know about boggans, and here I go starting the tale in the middle without giving you the beginning first. Strong foundations make for solid building and good stories, so let's take things back to basics. We boggans have a long and wondrous history, so it's only right that you should hear our tale first. I'll put another log on the fire, and then we'll begin. Background Boggans are born of charity and vengeance. Early tales speak of earthly angels who worked miracles on behalf of the poor but virtuous. Equally well-known are stories of mischievous and downright malicious spirits who would exact unreasonable prices for their services. Other legends tell of spiteful creatures who seek to undo the hard work of others. From all of these were boggans born. Boggans' first appearances in folk tales were often as model workers — thorough, tireless and cheerful in their work. They did not mind others taking the credit for their work, and sought to avoid any praise for what they did. But so too did these tales show the dangers of scorning the ways of these helpful fae. Their customs were not always understood by mortals, but if any of their rules of etiquette were broken, woe to the mortal who would take the fruits of their labor! Boggans originated from these early tales of hard-working, simple folk, but as mortal society evolved, so did boggans. In the modern age of overtime and "flex hours," boggans have come to symbolize the worker who is more concerned with doing good work than earning his first million. Modern boggans are graphic designers, interior decorators, landscape artists, car detailers and fashion designers as well as cooks, jewelers and woodworkers. They make electric guitars and hand-forged swords, microbrewed beers and futons. And as always, boggans value good, simple work far more than intricate or ornate designs. Attitude A boggan's life is focused on helping those he deems worthy. Each boggan has his own definition of what "worthy" means, and "help" is likewise subject to individual interpretation. Still, the vast majority of boggans are good-natured, and seek to make the world a better place one day at a time. They value the beauty in ordinary things, and prefer simple joys above the pleasures of excess. Boggans make stalwart friends and companions who will give all they can to a true friend or a worthy cause. Most boggans blush and brush off words of praise or offers of payment, for they know that true appreciation cannot be expressed in words or material goods. If wronged, however, a boggan can quickly change from a selfless worker to a vengeful spirit.
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Sadly, Megan saw Mug only as a frie
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Page 19 and 20: Code of Honor: (l point Merit) You
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Page 43 and 44: • • Practiced: You can do small
Page 45 and 46: • • • • Expert: You can dig
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Page 53 and 54: New Legacies The following new Lega
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Page 57 and 58: Ragamuffin The opposite of the Fop,
Page 62 and 63: Their appreciation for the practica
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Page 68 and 69: Boggans Seelie Eshu: Every tribe ne
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Page 74 and 75: Animal Affinities Every pooka has a
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Southwest ... With goodness and bea
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The Kwakiutl lived on Vancouver Isl
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or which suits her temperament. Suc
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Vision: Anytime you complete a pers
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The Algonquin tribes told stories a
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Among the Iroquois, rock giants are
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Among the most helpful faeries of t
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Cherokee legends speak of beings kn
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The yunwi tsundsi ("little people")
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Canotili (sometimes known as canoti
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Known to many of the tribes of the
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The native tribes of the Southwest
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The surems are small of stature, bu
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Elusive and androgynous, water babi
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The legends of the tribes of the We
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These hideous changelings labor und
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Inuas were bom of the dreams of the
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Character Creation Process • Step
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Variations for Nunnehi Characters B
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• • • • • Astounding insi
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purified herself, the Nunnehi then
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Speaking With the Dead While Nunneh
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of deserts and canyons. Additional
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The following section describes a n
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Chicanery Chicanery requires a that
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Soothsay Requires the use of divina
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cannot expose her true nature to th
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Some time ago the Parliament of Dre
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start to settle down. Okay, folks,
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New Arts The following section deta
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Naming This is a rare Art guarded j
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Successes: The successes are added
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5 successes — You receive the sam
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Prop — Identifies an object assoc
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• • • Make a Doll: Shape a do
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writer who has pulled three all-nig
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lood into the thin veins of their o
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assment. Either that, or perhaps he
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The Kithain share the world with a
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addiction or tear themselves away f
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