Sekhmet
By Diane Keating (unshetek@best.com) and Colin Chapman (col.chapman@virgin.net)
Totem of War
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Description
Daughter and Protector of the Sun, Sekhmet is the Ultimate Lioness: powerful, dedicated, hedonistic and earthshakingly lethal. Majestic, carnal passion and healing power made whole, her foes tremble in her awesome presence. The Silent Striders admire her greatly because she opposed Set and guarded the sun, but most are loathe to ally with her because, it is whispered, she initiated the Impergium...Sekhmet is also a healer and a powerful sexual presence. The Tellurian pulses with her passion. Hedonists should love her: Sekhmet kicks ass in a fight but when she's done she loves nothing better than a rousing good time. Not regarded as particularly wise, her children suffer a penalty of -1 every time they gain Wisdom renown.
Boons
Sekhmet grants her children the Gifts: Purr (as the Bastet Gift), Kiss of Helios (as the Ahroun Gift), Mother's Touch (as the Theurge Gift), Stoking Fury's Furnace (as the Ahroun Gift), and The Teasing Mate (yes, the Nuwisha Gift! Used most often at her Moots). Her children also gain the Merit: Animal Magnetism to reflect her sensuous nature.
Ban
Sekhmet's power lies in defense of loved ones and vengeance. Her children cannot initiate hostilities except in the case of loved ones being wronged or endangered. She also asks her children to aid her by hunting the Setite Cult of Sekhmet that is trying to corrupt her.Also, Sekhmet's Rage requires calming so she won't start up the Impergium again. She asks that once a year, her children to hold a wild Moot in her honour wherein they get rip-roaring drunk and celebrate/purge their own carnal desires. (Sekhmet's children have a reputation for being a lusty bunch)