The Debased (.pdf netbook) - MrGone's Character Sheets

Hunters: The Delirium that protects Debased
isn't nearly as strong as that inflicted by Garou, and
several mortals have shaken off their terror long enough
to blast the mutts with guns. Still, these pose a minimal
threat to dog-blooded, due to their recuperative powers
and physical advantages over mortals unprepared to face
supernatural threats. More dangerous are those hunters
seemingly immune to the Delirium. Some wield high
technology and even cybernetics, others are messianic
fanatics calling upon the names of angels or dead gods,
and still others brandish the cross and trappings of the
Church. They all kill mongrels equally dead. Debased
that attack or hunt humans are especially likely to attract
unwanted (and deadly) attention from foes welding
potent powers or technology, though most hunters aren’t
very particular and will destroy any mutt they come
across.
Last year, a field retrieval team employed by
Developmental Neogenetics Amalgamated managed to
capture a pair of ferals near Athens, Georgia. The scientists
that studied these Debased drew some interesting,
but largely misguided, conclusions about their subjects’
relation to “standard lycanthropes.” These theories are
being disseminated among DNA scientists, though it
remains to be seen if this research prompts genuine discoveries
about werewolf “genetics,” or proves to be yet
another dead end.
This shouldn’t suggest that dog-blooded are
defenseless, and fall like so much chaff before those that
hunt them. Though much ado is made about how weak
Debased are, they are only so in comparison to Garou.
Even the weakest mongrels are still dangerous forces of
nature unto themselves. So while the mutts die, they
take more than their share of hunters down with them.
(Though this probably works more against than for them
in the long run, provoking spates of revenge killings.)
Others: As diverse as the World of Darkness
is, dog-blooded unwittingly run across creatures even
stranger than they: mages, ghosts, kami, immortals and
demons, to name a few. Such contact is infrequent, but
often ends badly for all involved due to the pervasive
fear and ignorance endemic to the setting. Individuals
that encounter Debased, and have had limited or no
contact with actual werewolves, might develop some
odd ideas about the Garou.
Mutts prone to frenzy, or that have developed
a taste for long pork, invariably leave bodies in their
wake… and sometimes restless souls as well. Such tormented
spirits dedicate themselves to revenge against
their killers, which depending on the capabilities of the
ghost in question may take the form of visitations, nightmares,
disembodied voices, poltergeist-style hauntings,
possession, and even direct physical harm. Needless to
say, all of these manifestations scare the living hell out
of mongrels. There’s one confirmed instance of a revenant
spirit climbing back into her body and choking the
life from the Debased that killed her. Mutts that attract
the attentions of wraiths have little recourse but death, if
the spirit is determined and hate-driven enough.
It’s not inconceivable that a desperate mutt,
either unaware of the Wyrm or harried by its forces,
might become party to a different form of damnation.
Demons certainly serve the Destroyer’s interests, but
exist outside his hierarchy and pay him no allegiance.
Demons manifest radically different abilities than Banes
and offer potent advantages to their dupes, and demonic
investments can offer a Debased a badly needed edge.
(Of course, no matter the nature of corruption or who –
or what – is doing it, the result is never good for the
victim.) If such a pact hasn’t happened already, it’s
probably only a matter of time before it does, as the
growing populations of both Debased and demons leads
to an ever-increasing probability of mutual contact.