Nuckelavee

By Chris O'Toole (Cmotfoofur@aol.com)

Description

The Nuckelavee is an amphibious sea chimera of Scottish origin. It has the body of a horse, with legs that are part flipper. Its mouth is huge, and it has one flaming eye in the centre of its head. Rising from its back is a humanoid torso with arms so long they almost touch the ground, and a head which rolls from side to side as the creature moves, as if the neck was too weak to support it properly. What is most horrifying is that the Nuckelavee has no skin whatsoever, and black blood coursing through yellow veins are as plain to see as whit sinews and powerful red muscles. The one way to escape the Nuckelavee is to put running water between oneself and it, because of its aversion to it and subsequent inability to cross it.

Attributes:

Strength 5
Dexterity 3
Stamina 3
Perception 3
Intelligence 2
Wits 2

Glamour: 10
Willpower: 8

Health Levels: OK, OK, OK, OK, -1, -1, -2, -2, -4, -5

Attack: Bite/4 dice; Kick^*(on land only)/5 dice; Trample^**(on land only)/8 dice; Claw/3 dice

^*This attack cannot be performed in the same turn as any other, and requires the nuckelavee to be facing away from its target.

^** This attack cannot be performed in the same turn as any other, and when using this attack, the Nuckelavee always counts as having rolled the lowest initiative.

Talents: Alertness 3, Athletics 3, Brawl 4, Dodge 2, Swim 4

Powers

Horrify: The Nuckelavee is a sickening and terrible chimera to behold. The blasphemy of nature is enough to terrify even great kithain warriors. A changeling faced in combat by a Nuckelavee must roll at least one success on a willpower roll to avoid fleeing in terror, and at least two successes to avoid being rooted to the spot, thus losing his action for the turn. Each point of glamour invested by the nuckelavee increases the difficulty of the willpower roll by one.