Book of Bone and Ebony

EXALTED • BOOK OF BONE AND EBONY
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ENTROPIC FOG
Entropic fogs are
plasmics that each consist of
only a densely packed, gray-gold cloud with a decayed,
humanoid fetus located deep inside its core. Each fog cloud
covers a 30-yard radius while reaching almost 45 yards into
the air, making it virtually impossible to locate the core of
an entropic fog.
Despite their tenuous nature, entropic fogs can be
attacked with mortal weapons, as there is no dematerialization
in the Underworld. The fact that there is little to
strike is reflected in the creature’s relatively high soak.
Although the fog has no solid form, it can attack,
using Willpower as its offensive and defensive Trait
(the fog dodges, rather than parrying). Players of
those trapped inside an entropic fog must succeed
with a Valor roll for their characters to avoid total
panic (three-die penalty on all rolls during the rest of
the scene). If characters have Temperance •••• or
higher, the Valor roll is not necessary. Any lost
health levels do not cause victims to bleed. Instead,
their muscles wither, giving the wounded a mummified
appearance. For every four health levels of damage that
the fog inflicts, permanently reduce the victims’ Stamina or
Strength (player’s decision) by one dot.
FERAL
Ferals are menaces to the barbarian tribes due to their
feeding habits. Unlike other creatures, which feed on their
victims, ferals leave their kills behind and devour the frostcoated
forests of their habitat in the Northeast. Their
insatiable hunger for bark and tree branches cause the
tribes of the dead many problems since many barbarians
keep their burial grounds hidden in vegetated areas. Still,
despite their herbivorous feeding habits, ferals are extremely
violent creatures and engage anyone they perceive
as a threat to their existence.
Ghosts from outside the North often mistake ferals for
carnivores since a feral looks like a cross between a decayed
and moth-eaten snow lion (see Creatures of the Wyld, p.
19) and a reindeer. Using their sharp teeth and long necks,
ferals have the ability to feed on branches as far as 30 feet
off the ground. These creatures can also make hand-tohand
attacks as far as 20 feet away without exposing
themselves to retribution, making lightning-quick jabs
with their long necks.
GLIMMER APPARITION
Glimmer apparitions exist only to act as bait to lure
victims into a large nest of lethal plasmics (a nest of ferals,
for example). However, many recognize the apparitions
for what they truly are since stories of them spread across
the tundra like wildfires in Creation. Indeed, since glimmer
apparitions shine in a dimmed color spectrum that