Giza the Sphinx

By FooDog (39steps@usa.net)

Bastet Jamak

Background cost

7

Description

Giza the Sphinx is the Keeper of the Hidden Word. She is the knower of the greatest secrets, the preserver of the most occulted lore. Only the most diligent seekers can discover what she has hidden; only the most perilous of crises can move her to reveal her arcane wisdom; only those touched by Destiny can decipher her riddling ways.

Traits

Children of Giza are considered to automatically possess at least One Dot of every type of Lore the Storyteller may call for, including Kindred, Garou, Umbral, Technocracy, etc. Note that if the Child of Giza has previously acquired a Dot any Lore, she does not gain an additional extra Dot from Giza; the Sphinx encourages her Children to discover and guard secret knowledges, not to expect the deepest mysteries to be spoon-fed to them.

Giza also safeguards her Children from any harm, taint, madness or doom, which may stem directly from the study of Forbidden Knowledge. Giza ensures that her Children can seek all forms of wisdom without fear of consequence from even the most damned, twisted, ensnaring and unholy of sources. Wyrm Lore may be learnt, Malkav's Skin-scrolls can be read, Son of Ether brainstorming sessions may be attended, and any other study of That Which We Were Not Meant To Know may be undertaken without the usual dangers to soul, sanity or Destiny. Children of Giza cannot botch any roll involving Enigmas {or similar Knowledges, at the Storyteller's discretion}. For such rolls, count all 1's as 10's, re-rolling both for extra successes, just as if rolling a Specialty.

Ban

Any secret wisdom that Giza the Sphinx directly imparts to her Children must never be revealed to another soul unless she specifically decrees otherwise {a very rare occurrence}. Also, Giza may, at various points, ask her Children to instruct certain favored individuals, small groups, or even entire villages in arcane Lore, or to teach them some Skill or Talent {or occasionally, even a Gift or Ritual}. When so directed, the Children of Giza cannot refuse. Giza has also been known to expect her Children to offer up to her, as tribute or gifts, certain mystical or valuable treasures which depict, or otherwise involve, noses. In fact, Giza is notably sensitive on the subject of noses in general.