LEPUS

By SlpStck (SlpStck@aol.com)

Prelude

"It's just a bunny!"
-- Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Before time was recorded, Gaia gave her children duties to perform. Bear was her healer. Alligator was her memory. Cat was her eyes. Wolf was her immune system. Crow and Coyote, her laughter. When she was done, she looked at her children, and said, "This is Good. All is how it should be."

"But Mother, what about me?" came a small voice from behind her. She turned around to see Rabbit.

"I have nothing for you to do, my child," Gaia said, her voice full of regret.

"Then what is to keep Bear, Cat, Alligator, Wolf, and Coyote from eating my children? What is to keep Crow from laughing at them?" Rabbit asked.

"What would you do then?"

"Allow me to assist Brother Wolf in his fight against your enimies. But where he attacks them to their faces, give my children the duty to attack their leaders from a distance. Let my children destroy the Wyrm's hierarchy!" Rabbit said, his voice rising to a crescendo.

"You would do this? You would give up all that you are for me?"

"For you, Mother, I would do this, and more!"

Forms

	Str	Dex	Sta	App	Man
Homid	--	--	--	--	--
Glabro	+1	+2	--	-1	-1
Crinos	+3	+5	+2	-4	-3
Hispo	+2	+4	+1	-2	-4
Lepus	-1	+4	+1	+3	-5

Appearance

In Homid form, the Lepus are, for the most part, tall and thin. In Glabro, they gain a 25% weight increase, but no change in height. The Crinos form of the Lepus increases in weight by another 50%, and induces an effect similar to the Delirium, which they call the "Kutaz Shitt" (see below). If you can imagine a cross between a dire wolf and a jackalope, then you have a good idea of the Hispo form Lepus, minus the horns of course. Lepus form is, of course, a rabbit.

Kutaz Shitt chart

WillpowerReactionExample
1-3Complete Awe"He's so cute!" "Watch out for that train, honey!"
4-6Intrigue"Is that a giant, bipedal rabbit over there?"
7-8Anger"Toss me Big Bertha, Leroy! Some kinda dude's got a gun and a rabbit suit on!"
9-10No Reaction/Blasé"What the hell do you want, son!"

Gifts

The lepus can use any gifts taught by a rabbit-spirit, Ahroun gifts, or any that deal with leaping/jumping.

Level 1: Be vewy, vewy quiet! - Silence of Death (Quietus)

Level 3: Shadow Meld - Obfuscate

Level 5: Eye of Fudd

Stepping Sideways

The Lepus do not need a mirror to step into the Umbra. To step sideways, all the Lepus must do is dig a small hole, approximately 3' wide, 2' deep, and "jump in." Most modern day Lepus refer to this as "Pulling a Bugs!"

Stereotypes

Assamites: Oh my God! It's a Wererabbit! <thud>

All other Vampires: Who?

Red Talons and The Get: The Rabbits help us from afar? How could prey be of any..." <sound of gun fire>

Most other Garou: Beware!

All other WoD inhabitants: Wererabbits? What do they do? Hop you to death?