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ground, and watches what happens around her. At anytime, she may spring forward and attack. This Gift istaught by an angel shark-spirit.System: The player rolls Stamina + Stealth (difficulty5). The Rokea is undetectable while merged inthis fashion.• Great Summons (Level Five) — As the lupusGift: Song of the Great Beast. This Gift is only usableat sea, and calls up aquatic terrors.• Primal Assurance (Level Five) — An elder Rokeais certain of his place in the world as few other beings are,and draws strength from this surety. This Gift is taughtby an avatar of Sea.System: The Rokea permanently adds 30 to herinitiative total. Additionally, when the player spends aWillpower point for an automatic success on a roll whichproduces at least one rolled success, the Willpower pointis immediately refunded.• Whirlpool Maw (Level Five) — The Rokea opensher mouth, and anything not firmly anchored is sweptinto it. She doesn’t actually consume the materials (orcreatures) swallowed, but they are never seen again. Awhirlpool-spirit teaches this Gift.System: This Gift only works in Gladius or Chasmusform. The player spends a Rage point and rolls Rage(difficulty 7). The Gift functions for one turn per success.During that time, anything that the Rokea couldlift (according to her Strength rating) is sucked towardand into her maw. Even objects too large to fit into theRokea’s mouth disappear into the gaping pit. A livingbeing attempting to resist this suction must grab somethingsturdy and roll Strength (difficulty 8). This Giftfunctions only in the water.Brightwater Gifts• Eyes of the Wound (Level One) — As the metisGift: Eyes of the Cat.• Restraint (Level One) — This Gift allows thewereshark to ignore her slew-mates and allies when infrenzy. A spirit-servant of Sea teaches it.System: The player spends one Willpower pointupon entering Frenzy and rolls Willpower (difficulty 6).For each success, she may ignore one character duringthe frenzy.• Shatterbite (Level One) — As the Ahroun Gift:Spur Claws, save that it enhances bite attacks.• Unseen Attack (Level One) — If the Brightwatercan approach her target without being seen, her firstattack will also generally be her only one. This Gift istaught by a shark-spirit.System: The Rokea’s surprise attacks add four diceto their damage. This Gift’s effects are permanent.202CHANGING BREEDS• Narke’s Gift (Level Two) — Brightwaters longago learned the agonizing trick that gives the electricray its name. A ray-spirit teaches this Gift.System: The player spends one Rage point and rollsRage (difficulty 6). Each success inflicts one level oflethal damage to all non-slewmates within 20 yards (inthe water). On land, this Gift can only be used againsta grounded target or one the Rokea touches directly.Narke’s Gift can only be used once per scene.• Shield of Rage (Level Two) — As the Ahroun Gift.• Terror of the Depths (Level Two) — As the RedTalon Gift: Wolf at the Door, but instilling a terror of thesea. Rather than howling, Rokea use this Gift to targetgroups that see the wereshark’s fin cutting through thewater’s surface.• Strength of the Crashing Waves (Level Three)— As the Get of Fenris Gift: Might of Thor.• Wriggling Teeth (Level Three) — As the BlackFury Gift: Heart Claw, save that Wriggling Teeth activatesafter a successful bite.• Best Policy (Level Four) — Rokea are blunt andstraightforward at the best of times. Sea approves of this,and turns this lack of tact into a benefit. A remora-spiritteaches this Gift.System: The Rokea’s player may spend one Willpowerpoint to add her Harmony in dice to any Persuasionattempt in which she uses nothing but the blunt, absolute,unvarnished truth. The Veil clouds the memoriesof those she speaks to if telling the truth causes her toreveal her nature.• No Walls (Level Four) — The Rokea may moveabout on Unsea as freely as in Sea… in the most directmanner possible. A spirit-servant of Kun teaches this Gift.System: The player rolls Strength + Athletics (difficulty7). Success allows the Rokea to smash throughany man-made obstacle or structure that impedes themost direct path between the wereshark and the placehe seeks to be.• Blood of Darkness (Level Five) — As the Childrenof Gaia Gift: Halo of the Sun (Rokea see light asthe blood of Oversea).• Sea’s Winds (Level Five) — The Rokea surroundsherself with a blazing nimbus of light and battering windsor currents. No one may approach her unbidden, andany that try risk being burnt by the light.System: The player spends two Willpower points. Forthe remainder of the scene, anyone wishing to approachthe Rokea unbidden must accumulate 15 successes on anextended Strength + Athletics roll (difficulty 8). Eachturn they attempt this, they must soak three levels ofbashing damage; Qyrl-minions suffer aggravated damageinstead. If the intruder manages to reach the Rokea,