FALIEAS

By Sara Lanford (tomlan@flash.net)

Authors note

These werecreatures have been play-tested in several different pack types and my troupe has found that they can be very versatile and fit in very well. I hope that you can have as much fun with them as we have.

Description

This breed of Bete is fairly new, with only about one hundred known members. They were discovered in 1991 when a young girl that had been adopted by a Silent Strider Kinfolk was awakened by her mother on her thirteenth birthday. Instead of finding her daughter, the woman found a large barn owl. It came as quite a shock, but the Silent Striders welcomed the child into the ranks of Gaia's chosen, and have tried to find and help any new Falieas as much as they can.

The other Werewolf tribes know of the Falieas, but most refuse to acknowledge them as anything more than a new, but useless, oddity. The other Werebeasts have accepted the new creatures into their ranks, and the Corax have a particular interest in them.

Tribes

Right now, there are no distinct tribes among the Falieas. The particular kind of owl they are depends on their Auspice.

Organization

Right now, there is little to no organization in this line of bete, seeing as owls are solitary creatures. Sometimes, they travel in groups, since there is safety in numbers, but this is an uncommon and short lived partnership. Falieas lucky enough to have gifts get them from other breeds of shapeshifters, such as the Garou or the Corax.

Habitat

Any decently large wooded area that would normally be suitable for an owl. In cities, suburbs fit them perfectly well.

Character creation

The Falieas have the same number of points as the Garou for their Attributes, Abilities, Backgrounds, and Freebie points. They can choose three gifts, (1 Auspice, 1 Breed, and 1 General). Choose Breed and Auspice (There are no metis). Choose later gifts at ST's discretion. I suggest Corax gifts or appropriate Garou gifts, ones having to do with speed, endurance and silence. I chose these gifts from the Werewolf sourcebook and the Werewolf first edition Players Guide.

No Pure Breed, No Resources

4

Breed	Starting Gnosis
Homid	2
Falieas	4

Ralie (Theurge): These Falieas resemble barn owls in their bird forms.

Initial Rage: 2

Starting Gifts: Open Seal, Spirit Speech, Scent of Running Water

Neiera (Galliard): These falieas resemble spotted owls in their bird forms.

Initial Rage: 3

Starting Gifts: Haunting Call, Omens and Signs, Tongues

Diedre (Ahroun): These falieas resemble great horned owls in their bird forms.

Initial Rage: 4

Starting Gifts: Wrath (As the level three Mokolé gift Dragon's Breath), Clear the Mind, Razor Claws

Silence, Sense Wyrm, Truth of Gaia

Forms

Homid	Glabro	Crinos	Morgiea	Falieas
No Change	Dex +2 Sta +1 App +1 Diff: 5	Str +2 Dex +1 Sta +3 App 0 Man -3 Per +3 Diff: 6	Str+1 Dex +3 Sta +3 Man -4 Per +3 Diff: 6	Str -1 Dex +4 Sta +2 Man -4 Per +4 Diff: 6