Merlin the Enchanter
By Kimberlee Simmons (spooky@frontiernet.net)
Totem of Wisdom
Background cost
Traits:
Merlin gives all his children occult knowledge (+1 dot in Occult), as well as giving them their choice of adding one permanent Dot in any Knowledge skill (up to a maxiumum of 5). Merlin also gives his children the use of the Gifts Sense Magic (Utkena1) or Cocoon (H4) once a day. Merlin's children all age very slowly, and so they have the Merit Longevity.
Ban
Merlin decrees that his children must serve leaders. His children must seek out a worthy leader to serve, just as Merlin himself served King Arthur. And they also must not engage in romantic relationships at all (Merlin was done in by Nimue, and he wants his children not to make the same mistake!). Sexual relations are permitted, though frowned upon by most other children of Merlin.