Dreamsong

By Daniel Mitchell (tempest@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au) for the Djangwull

Description

Dreamsong is the Djangwull's Art of performance. Since they are such consummate performers, it is quite unsurprising that they have their own Art devoted to enhancing their performances. Although it is not the same, it is the closest that any Dreamsinger will get to the art of Sovereign.

Attribute: Charisma

* Voicecast

This cantrip allows the Djangwull's voice to appear anywhere that she can imagine. The only restriction is that the place where the voice is to appear must be one she knows.

System: Nature and Prop are usually used; Scene allows the voice to appear in an area (or on multiple objects as a secondary realm), while Actor and Fae may be used to make the voice appear either in place of her voice or inside his head. The number of successes determines the duration that the voice may stay:

Successes	Duration
1	1 turn
2	1 minute
3	5 minutes
4	10 minutes
5	30 minutes

** Empower

With this cantrip, the Djangwull can imbue an artwork or performance piece of her own with an emotion. Only one emotion may be placed within an art medium at any one time.

System: Nature and Prop are the usual realms for this cantrip. The number of successes gained determines the depth of the emotion and the duration the emotion is felt.

*** Convince

By talking and using this cantrip, the Djangwull may make people feel any one emotion. This can be used to help sway opinions or just to make the Djangwull look important to others, or even to intimidate.

System: The realm is determined by what the emotion is to be felt toward. The number of successes, like Empower, determine the depth and duration of the emotion. If the depth of emotion is powerful (4+ successes), at the Storyteller's discretion it may return when the stimulus evoking the emotion is present again.

**** Keening

This dangerous cantrip allows the Djangwull to emit a powerful shriek, which damages all nearby. It is rare for this cantrip to be used, but it is an extremely effective "last-resort" attack.

System: The epicenter of the sound wave determines the realm, but it must be something that can make a noise by itself (so a tree could serve as the epicenter, but not a dagger). Each success spent increase the radius of effect by 5m (from a base of 5m) and does one die of damage due to the ear-splitting shockwave. Any being with heightened hearing activated when this cantrip is cast takes double damage. The caster is immune to this effect.

***** Sculpt

This awesome cantrip allows the Djangwull to literally sing, paint, mould or otherwise artistically create chimera of any sort. It is a very draining cantrip to use, so it is rare for it to be used. There is no time restriction -- the longer the Djangwull takes, the stronger the chimera.

System: The only realm that can be used for this is Fae. The bunk for this cantrip can only be some form of art, such as a painting, sculpture, carving, song, dance or tune. Each hour that the bunk is enacted, the Djangwull must roll their Song against their Silence -- each success gains a Chimera point. Failure means that no points are gained this hour, while a botch at any time strips all successes and destroys the artwork.

Furthermore, after every 5 successes gained, the Djangwull must make a Stamina + Performance(or Crafts) roll at difficulty 5. Failing this roll increases the difficulty of all subsequent rolls by 1, while a botch stops the cantrip but does not strip points. A botch on this roll, however, also prevents the Djangwull using the relevant skill for 1 week per botch.

Artwork that is created in this fashion becomes Dross. Music pieces created in this way give out spontaneous Song when performed (Storyteller decides the amount given out, depending on the power of the chimera created with it).