Coyote (CTL)

Coyote is a sub-type of the Beast seeming.

It’s curious, perhaps, that most of the Beasts reflecting this rare kith seem to bear only one true physical change to their mien, and that is the head. Human features are often entirely gone (with the eyes being the only exception) as the head and face become that of a coyote borne upon human shoulders. Some, of course, manifest different coyote physiology — a tail, perhaps, or claws with which to dig or strike. Of course, in the folktales of old America, what’s significant about Coyote is not how he looks but how he acts. Perhaps the predominant trickster figure in mythology, Coyote is the master of manipulating circumstances to obtain what are often the simplest of desires. He often achieves profound effects through even the simplest of deceptions.

The Trickster’s Truth: spending Willpower to gain dice on a Persuasion or Subterfuge roll nets the character +5 instead of the usual +3 bonus. In addition, if the character possesses the Vice of Gluttony, Greed or Lust, the character may then buy Manipulation dots at a reduced experience point rate (new dots x 4).