TSETI

By Mariana M. P. Albuquerque (marimec@uol.com.br)

Description

The Tseti are a really widespread kind of bete. They were almost untouched by the War of Rage, when Tseti's tactics of "if you can't win, bore your enemies to Death" proved to be of great value. The Tseti claim themselves to be the lore teachers of Gaia. They will teach, equally, other bete, humans, creatures of the Wyrm and even other Tseti. As no one can actually learn anything from Tseti lessons, that doesn't actually matter.

It's known that the Tseti can cause a kind of Delerium, even when they aren't in Crinos form. The apparent trigger of that strange form of Delerium is Tseti speech (which is always a monologue, as no Tseti will ever, voluntarily, allow another creature to talk), and the effects of that Delerium seem to be not fear, but sleep. Some Tseti cause the Delerium even when they aren't talking. Also, Tseti seem to cause some sort of "Fox Frenzy" in the Nuwisha, in those born as Ragabash, in Malkavian vampires and in Changelings.

Forms

The Tseti have five forms. Human is . . . human. As a Glabro, they get shorter, become wide-eyed and dumb faced, and sometimes needing glasses. As a Crinos, they are man-flies that have four arms and two legs and a pair of wings (that don't enable them to flight, but the wings make a "really beautiful" figure), and strength proportional to that of a fly (if Spiderman can, so do they), and are no bigger than 1.50 meters high. In Hispo they seem like real big flies -- remember that irritating insect that no one is able to catch and that is always buzzing in your ear? As a Tsetse fly, they are Tsetse flies (what else?).

Breeds

The human breed is dominant, but there are lots of flies born in Africa. There are, also, lots of Metis, as sometimes only a Tseti is able to bear another. Metis tend to be bald.

They don't have much of a culture, as none of their elders seems able to teach their children their ways. Their Litany tells something about combating ignorance, always teach no matter who or what, never to allow anyone else to speak, that the students are there to listen, not to be listened to and that no student shall ever cough in the classroom. And they are really mixed with human society. Most Tseti are teachers, documentary narrators and European film directors. They will follow any other career that enables them to have a large audience and bore it to Death.

Gifts

Tseti gifts are always learned from spirits, for obvious reasons. Some of their known gifts are:

Cause Sleep (Level One)

I'm the Teacher (Level Two)

Heavy Conscience (Level Three)

Brain Wash (Level Four)

Sorry, they have some other gifts, but I've fallen asleep while the Tseti was telling me this. Hey, I don't have Iron Will!

Totem

Anyhow, I was awake for time enough to learn about the Tseti totem:

Morpheus