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--History-- (The beginning of the Rus History can be found in the Scion Companion, Part 4, pg. 144 and 145.Ho e!er, instead of gi!ing the Rus a"" of #ount #eru as a re ard for their bra!ery, they ereinstead gi!en $a piece$ of #ount #eru. The %e!as had p"enty to share ith the f"edge"ingpantheon. &or the rest of it...'

f course, this isn)t an easy tas* easy. &or the "ast nine decades, Perun has been fighting t ofronts to achie!e this feat. +hen +or"d +ar bro*e out and the -esir betrayed their o"d a""iesamong the Rus by stri*ing at them in their scattered state, ta*ing them prisoner and destroyingnumerous of their a"ready scattered - is #undi it on"y made things orse. -nd much easier forthe Citi/en to cement his ho"d o!er the pantheon using the position he gained in the So!ietPantheon instead. f course, 0e"es as among the Rus ho e!aded the -esir)s assau"ts andcontinued to ad!ise and guide the Citi/en from the shado s unti" the ar as o!er. +hen the

ar ended and the So!iet Pantheon fe"" apart from the "oss of aba 2aga and Rodina #at)sdisinterest in continuing her a""iance ith the Citi/en, the Rus cou"d fina""y begin to reform. ut bythen, the Citi/en had pro!en too po erfu" to oust and Perun cou"d on"y 3oin the Rus and ser!e asa !oice of interna" dissension.

+hen the other Titans bro*e from their prison, the Rus ere a"ready fighting their ci!i" ar ithin.Though, they ere not attac*ed by their o n Titan (Rod ha!ing ne!er been imprisoned after a""',they ha!e had to fight off raids from the other Titans. The Rus) former a""iance ith the -esir hasmeant that the Rus face constant threat from Surtur, his #uspe" giants and the other forces of#uspe"heim, forcing the Rus to try and put their trust in the -esir again. -dditiona""y, gi!en theRus) focus on ferti"ity and agricu"ture, both Terra and Crom Cruach fee" threatened by their po er.Terra because the Rus try so hard to tame the or"d around them so they can gro crops. -ndCrom Cruach because the Rus) focus on agricu"ture stands against hat the Titan of arthrepresents. -s such, ith a"" the Titan incursions, the ci!i" ar bet een Perun and 0e"es and thegods ho ha!e ta*en sides has been put re"ati!e"y on ho"d. Though, the conf"ict sti"" continues

hen the gods ha!e some time bet een Titan batt"es.

-nd yet, regard"ess, Perun has had at "east moderate success. -"ready, the +or"d is sho ingsigns of the Citi/en ea*ening. Sta"in)s communist regime as bruta" and b"oody. Though the

So!iet Pantheon had crumb"ed, the So!iet nion in the +or"d remained. ut since the end ofSta"in)s regime, there ha!e been interna" changes in communist Russia. S"o "y, the +esternor"d began to catch up ith the SSR. %emocracy may not be the too" of the gods, per se, but

as democracy gre in po er, communism ga!e ay. -nd as communism ga!e ay, the Citi/enga!e ay. %emocracy at "east meant indi!idua"ity. t as something that ea*ened the Titans

ho ou"d ho"d the Rus in their grasp. Then, fina""y, in the "ate 67)s, Perun made a brea*through.8etting Chernobog a"one, Perun fina""y managed to get through to the other god ithin him,bringing e"obog to the fore for the first time in a"most 97 years. -nd in the +or"d, 8orbeche!approached other nations ith his po"icies of glasnost and perestroika .

Soon after, #ar/anna re"eased her bitterness as she a" ays does e!entua""y. She is u"timate"y agoddess of cyc"es and hi"e 0e"es) p"ot had managed to pro"ong her anger, it cou"d not ma*e itpermanent. +ith the changes in the +or"d, #ar/anna)s mood a"so changed and she re"in:uished

her ho"d, "etting %ie!as a"* the +or"d again. Though, it)s not perfect. e"obog and %ie!as i""not brea* their cyc"es in the same ay that Chernobog and #ar/anna did. So the dar* gods aresti"" acti!e, despite the fact that Perun may ish to brea* the cyc"e as e"". ut at "east the godsof goodness are acti!e again, e!en if the gods of dar*ness are there as e"" too.

Some of the Rus and gods of other pantheons hisper that Perun)s success, the return ofe"obog and %ie!as and the fa"" of communism in Russia of the +or"d to ea*en the Citi/en may

be too "itt"e too "ate. ;o matter ho democratic Russia may become, the damage is a"readydone. Rod)s corruption has not been fu""y remo!ed from the +or"d and e!en in the Russian

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democracy the Communist Party is sti"" one of the most po erfu" po"itica" forces in the country. -nd no matter ho ru"es in the !er or"d, Perun or the Citi/en, it may a"" be for naught if the Rusare crushed beneath the ons"aughts of #uspe"heim, Terra, Crom Cruach and any other Titans

ho choose to target the Rus.

So, for the moment, Perun has had to set his agenda aside and "et the Citi/en (and 0e"es through

him' *eep the throne and gi!e the orders. To cha""enge fu""y no ou"d mean distracting themfrom the Titan +ar. Perun *no s he has most of the pantheon)s support, hether he sits fu""y onthe throne or not. e"obog)s and %ie!as) return is !ictory enough for no . #ore can come henthe Titans are bac* in chains. &urniture can be fought o!er "ater. nce they)!e ensured thatthere S a $"ater$.

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n the past, the pantheonAs o n interna" turmoi" shut them off from any re"ationships ith otherpantheons, and indeed made them fearfu" and paranoid of other 8ods. ;o that the inds arechanging and Perun has begun to restore the pantheonAs g"ory, a""s ha!e been torn do n andthe Rus are s"o "y opening their doors once more. Sti"", o"d habits die hard, and the Rus ha!e a"ong ay to go before they fu""y trust the 8ods outside their o n pantheon.

The Rus once he"d their c"osest a""iance ith the -esir, ithout hom they ou"d sti"" be ens"a!edas -!atars of Rod. %espite this eterna" debt and the fact that the t o pantheons share a simi"arout"oo* < a arriorAs out"oo*, fata"istic yet ith potentia" for great heroism, the t o pantheonscou"d ne!er fu""y reconci"e their differences after the betraya" during +or"d +ar . Ho e!er, theconstant attac*s from Surtr)s troops, forces the t o together once again, and o"d a""iances arestarting to sho through again. &or their part, the Rus fu""y intend to stand by the -esir henRagnaro* comes < pro!ided they can get their act together first < if not for the sa*e of thetreacherous din and =o*i, then for the simp"e fact that they ish to sho Surtr their true mett"ein batt"e.

Their fights against Crom Cruach ha!e a"so brought them c"oser to the Tuatha, another pantheon ith a simi"ar or"d !ie . The rish 8ods are brash, boastfu", and perhaps e!en a "itt"e

naB!e hen it comes to fate, but they are fierce and "oya" arriors, and that is something to berespected.

The Rus ha!e a se!ere distrust of their neighbors, the Ce"estia" ureaucracy. Communism hascontinued to f"ourish in China e!en after its co""apse in Russia, and e!en if ChinaAs 8ods ha!edone nothing to encourage its spread, neither ha!e they attempted to ho"d it bac*. The Rus a"sodis"i*e the bureaucratic nature of the Ce"estia" ureaucracy itse"f, hich seems to s"o e!erydecision to a cra ". f they are 8ods they shou"d act "i*e it, not fi"e paper or* and ait forappro!a" from the chain of command. n the !ie of the Rus, itAs on"y the insidious or* ofHundun that *eeps Rod from comp"ete"y o!erta*ing the Ce"estia" ureaucracy.

The Rus ha!e more confidence in the Pesed3et, a"though not by much. The gyptian 8ods areindeed ise and 3ust and shou"d be respected for that, but their commitment to order and socia"

hierarchy smac*s a "itt"e too c"ose to RodAs perfect nity. They are simi"ar"y ary of the -metsu*ami and the %e!as, ith hom their re"ationships are e!en more strained < the ?apaneseand S"a!ic 8ods share a sense of disdain for each other, hi"e the Rus are simp"y bitter to ardsthe %e!as. The Hindu 8ods suspect its 3ust 3ea"ousy < the Rus in their !ie are a dying pantheon,

hi"e their fo""o ers compose the the third "argest re"igion in the or"d. The Rus conceed maybetheyAre part"y right, but here ere the high and mighty %e!as hen the Rus began fa""ing apartSti"", "i*e the -esir, the Rus o e the %e!as. +ithout them, they ou"d not possess the rea"m ofS!arga no and ou"d not ha!e an !er or"d of their o n.

-"" three pantheons, ho e!er, are sti"" far more trust orthy than the %ode*atheon, ho are!ie ed as !ain, arrogant foo"s < one does not need to be affi"iated ith Christianity to rea"i/e thatpride comes before the fa"". -nyone ho !ie s themse"!es as infa""ib"e is 3ust going to be hitharder hen theyAre pro!ed rong < the Rus "earned that "esson the hard ay. nfortunate"y, the

encroachment of Terra has forced the t o pantheons into an uneasy a""iance, so the Rus ha!e"earned to to"erate them < for no at "east.

%ue to the geographic separation of their peop"es, the Rus ha!e had re"ati!e"y "itt"e contact iththe -t/"anti, or the =oa. ased on their "imited interactions, the Rus find the =oa to be the mostcompatib"e to their ay of thin*ing for their dedication to indi!idua"s and the here and no . SomeRus onder if =egba hasnAt someho managed to master the pur!ie of %ua"ity, gi!en hisstrange connection ith his dar* t in @a"fu. The -t/"anti, hose mindset and b"ood"ust are a"iento them, remain tota""y outside their understanding < ith the possib"e e ception of Chernobog.

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--The Pantheon-- 0irtuesE Courage, ndurance, pression, 0a"or

-Belobog -@-E e"bog, ia"bog, ye"obog, ie"obog, e"um, y"um

e"obog is the $+hite 8od$ of the Rus. He is the master of "ight, the source of good, happinessand "uc*F abso"ute antagonist of dar*, e!i" and a"" negati!e emotions and acti!ities. e"obog is anancient figure among the Rus, one of the origina" to be sp"it from the mu"tiernebog

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t shou"d come as no surprise that Chernobog, the %ua" aspect of e"obog, is the comp"eteantithesis of e!erything e"obog stands for. The $ "ac* 8od$ stands for e!erything dar* and e!i".+here e"obog is "ight, Chernobog is dar*ness. +here e"obog is order, Chernobog is chaos.+here e"obog is "ife and ferti"ity, Chernobog is death and co"d. -nd, as if that eren)t enough,there is a"so one "ast secret hich Chernobog ou"d ne!er admit to anyoneE he does not hate

e"obog.

e"obog may stand rigid"y against e!erything that Chernobog stands for, but Chernobog findstheir ri!a"ry entertaining. 0e"es con!inced him to do a ay ith e"obog for a time, but u"timate"y,he found himse"f bored. Chernobog cou"d ha!e *ept the god of "ight and goodness "oc*ed a ayfore!er perhaps, as he as carefu" not to act in such a ay as to rea a*en his ri!a". -nd yet, inthe end, he did indeed s"ip and a""o e"obog out once again. f course, he b"amed his s"ip onPerun, and then the c"aim that e"obog has gro n more po erfu", but secret"y, he en3oys "ettinghis o"d enemy come out and try to c"ean up his messes and he)s p"eased that e"obog has notchanged in his mercifu" ays and that their o"d game has continued here it once "eft off.

Seeing as Chernobog too* o!er their dua" form for a time, he has been !ery much acti!e in theor"d. He spends his time in the +or"d se ing dar*ness and death here he can. He)s the

re"igious acti!ist ho preaches into"erance and racism. He)s the arms dea"er ho se""s ar to the

highest bidder. He)s the drug dea"er pushing poisoned smac* to unsuspecting teens. There arefe depths that Chernobog ou"d not sin* to.

His Scions tend to ser!e in simi"ar ro"es. Though they may not be :uite as de!oted to death andsuffering as their father, they certain"y do not do much to ma*e the or"d a better p"ace. Theyha!e their persona" reasons hether they be greed, !engeance or some other reason, they ser!ein positions that a""o them to bring pain to those around them, hether it be intentiona" or not.

Associated Powers: pic #anipu"ation, pic Perception, Chaos, %ar*ness, %eath, %ua"ity, &rostCommon Abilities: - areness, Command, &ortitude, =arceny, Presence, Stea"thRivals: e"obog, %ie!as, Perun, Sobe*, Horus, -po""o, din, a"dur, Iuet/a"coat", =egba

-Dievas -@-E %ie!s, %ei s, %ei!as

+orshiped in =ithuania as the god of the s*y, peace and friendship, he is !ie ed as one of thesupreme gods of the Rus. Ho e!er due to the fact that he shares a dua" nature ith the goddessof reaping sou"s, he is 3ust as comfortab"e being referred to as a goddess as he is being ca""ed agod. He considers both to be 3ust as true as the other. nti" recent"y, %ie!as has been trappeda ay from the +or"d. 0e"es) scheming too* ad!antage of #ar/anna)s bitterness and turned herrage into an iron prison for the god of peace and purity.

n"i*e Chernobog and e"obog ho e!er, %ie!as and #ar/anna are not bitter to ard each other.Rather, they recogni/e each other as simp"y the other ha"f of the cyc"e and a needed part to the

or"d. t as an unnatura" act that 0e"es engineered to brea* the cyc"e, rather than the tota"opposition that as present in Chernobog and e"obog. -nd no that he)s returned, not on"y hashe been trying to catch up in the things he has "ost, he is a"so attempting to try and re

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or"d. ut, "i*e e"obog)s chi"dren, %ie!as) Scions are either aged into decrepitude or godhood,"ost to the Titan +ar or obscurity or are too young to 3oin the fight 3ust yet. Re"ying on adoption inthe same ay, %ie!as is doing his best to ensure that his chi"dren fo""o the path of peace andgoodness, but ith the !ariety of the chi"dren he)s had to choose, such things often findthemse"!es fa""ing by the ayside in fa!or of inning the ar.

Associated Powers: pic nte""igence, pic Strength, %ua"ity, arth, 8uardian, ?ustice, #agic,S*yCommon Abilities: -cademics, -th"etics, Craft, ntegrity, ccu"t, PresenceRivals: Chernobog, 0e"es, -tum

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is a" ays on the "oo* out for a pretty face to pass some time ith.

Than*s to this fact, the Scions of ?ari"o are many and !aried, coming from a"" a"*s of "ife. -boutthe on"y thing they ha!e in common is that their mother cou"d catch the eye of the spring godduring their youth. ?ari"o himse"f ho e!er prefers morta" guises in the fie"d of agricu"ture andfarming. +hether he is an agricu"tura" scientist, a simp"e farm hand or e!en the mechanic of the

thresher machine, he)s often found near and around farm"and. Ho e!er, he may a"sooccasiona""y be found mo ing do n his enemies in !arious batt"efie"ds. 2et e!en as a so"dier, heis a" ays a simp"e farm boy far from home.

Associated Powers: pic Charisma, pic Stamina, -nima" (Horse', %ua"ity, &erti"ity, +ar Common Abilities: -th"etics, &ortitude, #ar*smanship, #e"ee, Science, Sur!i!a"Rivals: #ar/anna, Perun, siris, %ionysus, He", &reya, Jipe Totec, Hachiman

-Marzanna -@-E #ara, #ura!a, #orana, #orKna

The feminine aspect of %ie!as, she is a"so in many ays his opposite. +here %ie!as is the "ifeand the potentia" of gro th from the earth, #ar/anna is here the "ife returns to so that it canonce again become that potentia". %ie!as protects the or"d and tries to bring goodness, hi"e#ar/anna cares more for the dead hose sou"s she har!ests to send to ri3. 2et at the sametime, she is a"so the goddess of the har!est, sho ing as e"" the ferti"ity of the earth and the stateto hich a"" "ife returns to hen its time is passed.

The ritua" ife of ?ari"o, #ar/anna ser!es to return him to the under or"d each year hen sheine!itab"y finds him cheating on her behind her bac* ith some other pretty face. This "o!e"essmarriage she seems trapped in has on"y he"ped to spur on her bitterness, and gi!en hersomething of a se"f image prob"em. Hard"y ug"y, it is a" ays #ar/anna)s beauty hich dra s?ari"o bac* to her each year, yet atching her husband "ust after others has affected the goddessof reaping)s se"f esteem. tAs something hich she readi"y ta*es out on others, especia""y duringthe harsh inter months hen the number of deaths may increase from e posure to the harshRussian e"ements.

t is this bitterness hich 0e"es as ab"e to p"ay on in order to con!ince #ar/anna that she asbetter off ithout %ie!as. P"aying on her desire for !engeance to ard her husband and a"" othermen ho ou"d treat their omen so, 0e"es con!inced her that she ou"d ha!e much more timeto ensure that ?ari"o suffered proper"y if she did not ha!e to share her time ith %ie!as a"" thetime. To ensure that her anger ou"d gro to heights enough to *eep #ar/anna in her rage fordecades, he e!en arranged for ?ari"o to find and fa"" in "o!e ith another oman e!en & Rmeeting ith #ar/anna that year. t as a particu"ar"y harsh inter then, as the ritua" marriage

ith the t o deities didn)t occur. &or the first time in centuries, there as no "o!e bet een ?ari"oand #ar/anna and her rage at this has e!en no not gone a ay. Ho e!er, it has coo"ed enoughto a""o her to again restart the cyc"e ith %ie!as (much to 0e"es) annoyance since he cou"dmanipu"ate her'. He cannot manipu"ate %ie!as in the same ay, and %ie!as is most assured"ya""ied ith Perun hi"e #ar/anna as ma""eab"e.

#ar/anna tends to be more occupied ith the actua" peop"e associated ith the "and than the"and and crops themse"!es, un"i*e her husband. She mo!es among the peop"e as a farmer)sdaughter, "oo*ing for a tra!e"er to sho her a good time. r she cou"d be a prostitute, ready tohar!est some cash from a ea"thy business man. She may a"so be found as the "one"y house

ife, "oo*ing for a good time to get bac* at her cheating husband. -"so, "i*e ?ari"o, she findsherse"f dra n to conf"ict. Ho e!er, she ser!es not by *i""ing and reaping, but by har!esting thebodies (and sou"s' of the peop"e ho died. She or*s as a batt"efie"d medic ho)s a" ays 3ust a"itt"e too "ate, or in the coroner)s office, c"eaning up crime scenes and accident sites.

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Her Scions tend to be simi"ar"y inc"ined, ser!ing in simi"ar professions, a" ays dea"ing better iththe dead than the "i!ing. +hi"e they are not ad!erse to re"ationships, they tend to fa"" for the

rong peop"e, "etting themse"!es be used by their significant others, on"y to find the re"ationshipturning sour fast.

Associated Powers: pic -ppearance, pic %e terity, pic Stamina, %eath, %ua"ity, &rost,#agic, PsychopompCommon Abilities: &ortitude, n!estigation, #edicine, #e"ee, ccu"t, PresenceRivals: e"obog, ?ari"o, -nubis, sis, Hermes, &rigg, Sif, T"a"oc, Hachiman, aron Samedi

-Perun( nformation on Perun can be found in the Scion Companion, Part 4, pg. 14L'

Associated Powers: pic Charisma, pic Stamina, pic Strength, 8uardian, ?ustice, S*y, +ar Common Abilities: ra ", &ortitude, ntegrity, #e"ee, Presence, Thro nRivals: 0e"es, Chernobog, #ar/anna, Thor, Tyr, /anami, goun

-Poere it -@-E ore!it, ore it, oruta, Pro!e

Though often confused ith Pan (much to their mutua" annoyance', Poere it is the S"a!ic god ofthe oods and tra!e"ers. -ppearing most often as a bearded goat

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Her Scions may often be found "oo*ing for "o!e and passion themse"!es. They mo!e in fie"ds that"et them meet peop"e, hoping to find someone to get c"ose ith and e press their emotions ith.Ho e!er, as chi"dren of the 8oddess of &erti"ity, there)s a" ays more than 3ust "ust and passion totheir re"ationships. 8enera""y the Scions of Sieba ma*e efforts to bear chi"dren of their o n,resu"ting in more potentia" Scions of Sieba un"ess her chi"dren ait unti" they, themse"!es are

gods.Associated Powers: pic -ppearance, pic Charisma, pic #anipu"ation, %ua"ity, Hea"thCommon Abilities: -rt, Command, mpathy, #edicine, Po"itics, PresenceRivals: Chernobog, 0e"es, -phrodite, Hera, &reya, Sif, T"a/o"teot", -materasu, r/u"ie

-!varog -@-E S arog, Sch ay ti , S!aro!ich

nce, S!arog "ed the pantheon. He is the father of Perun and thus the founder of the Rus.S!arog is the sun god, as e"" as the god of the creati!e aspects of fire. +ith this in mind, S!arogser!es as the forge god of the Rus. +hen his son, Perun rose in po er and too* his p"ace as the*ing, S!arog stepped bac* and began to focus on his creations and his or*. S!arog has a" aysbeen a !ery traditiona" god, ho e!er, focusing on ho to ma*e the o"d ays or* better ratherthan fo""o ing the a!e of modern techno"ogy.

n modern times, S!arog has ser!ed as a factory or*er in an assemb"y "ine that)s sti"" behind thetimes, a traditiona" b"ac*smith in a rura" !i""age in astern urope, and a meta""urgist thatspecia"i/es in finding ne uses for materia"s that most peop"e ha!e passed o!er as use"ess.

Scions of S!arog often fo""o in their father)s footsteps, getting into professions that *eep themc"ose to industria" or*. Ho e!er, S!arog does not insist that they fo""o precise"y in hisfootsteps. He "earned a "ong time ago from his Scion S!aro!ich that too much contro" o!er the"i!es of his chi"dren can "ead to disastrous resu"ts.

Associated Powers: pic nte""igence, pic Strength, pic Stamina, %ua"ity, arth, &ire, SunCommon Abilities: -cademics, -th"etics, Contro", Crafts, #e"ee, PresenceRivals: @rsni*, 0e"es, Ptah, Hepheastus, din, =o*i, goun

-"eles -@-E +e"es, 0o"os

The great enemy of Perun, 0e"es is the god of the S"a!ic nder or"d, ri3, and is a"so the god oftric*ery and ea"th. He)s a"so ser!ed as the god of catt"e, and many shepherds and rancho ners in the +or"d ha!e been more de!oted to him, than they ha!e to the more popu"ar Perunor S!arog. &ina""y, he is a"so the god of the aters, specifica""y the great ocean surrounding theis"and of uyan in the nder or"d of ri3. Ho e!er, despite a"" his po er and orship, 0e"es hasa" ays desired more. The batt"e bet een Perun and 0e"es for contro" of S!arga is tru"y the stuff

of =egends, unti" fina""y Perun on. Though, as seen in the Russian Re!o"ution, 0e"es has the"ast "augh... for the moment any ay.

=ate"y, 0e"es has been busy in S!arga, "ea!ing ri3 to fend for itse"f as he stays behind the throne,hispering into the ear of the Citi/en to *eep him or*ing as he fee"s he shou"d. The serpentine

0e"es has found the Citi/en to be a great handfu" to hand"e. n fact, he a"most ishes at timesthat he cou"d get rid of his puppet so he cou"d ta*e the throne direct"y, but he)s re"ati!e"y sure thatif he too* such a bo"d action, it ou"d inspire the gods ho ha!e not ta*en sides in the conf"ict toactua""y a"ign choose a side and "i*e"y 3oin Perun. -nd ith the return of e"obog and %ie!as, the"ast thing that 0e"es ishes to gi!e Perun is more a""ies.

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+hen he does find himse"f in the or"d, 0e"es is often found in ro"es that use tric*ery or gui"e toma*e money. He has been a used car sa"esman, a b"ac* mar*et merchant, a horse trader ithsome shady anima"s or a po"itician using the system to put more money in his o n poc*et.

Chi"dren of 0e"es ha!e a uni:ue :uir*. ither they i"" fo""o in their father)s footsteps and

become shady manipu"ators themse"!es, or they may find themse"!es direct"y opposed to theirfather and or* ith the Rus in such a ay that they roadb"oc* the god of tric*ery)s p"ans andma*e "ife more difficu"t for him. 0e"es ta*es a"" this in stride though. Those that are tric*sters "i*ehim, he accepts as his o n. ut it)s the others he)s actua""y secret"y more proud of. -fter a"",

hat better ay to tric* the tric*ster than to gi!e him heroic Scions

Associated Powers: pic nte""igence, pic #anipu"ation, pic +its, -nima" (Catt"e, Serpent',Chaos, %eath, %ua"ity, arth, ""usion, #agic, +ater Common Abilities: -nima" @en, =arceny, ccu"t, Po"itics, Presence, Stea"thRivals: e"obog, %ie!as, Perun, siris, Sobe*, Hades, din, =o*i, #ict"antecuht"i, Susanoi"sbog, Cis"obog, @ricco

>is"bog is not on"y the moon goddess, "oo*ing do n upon the or"d from the heights of the s*y,but she is a"so the guardian of the seed. t is >is"bog ho ensures that the seeds that are p"antedsprout to gro into strong crops. There ou"d be no har!est each year ithout >is"bog hoensures that the crops ha!e a chance to gro in the first p"ace.

n the morta" +or"d, >is"bog can be found distributing the isdom she)s gained from thee periences and things she)s seen. She ser!es an e"der"y oman sitting in the par* to ta"* to any

ho ish to "isten to her, or as a preis"bog is not ab"e to he"p her chi"dren in e!erything, and this fact pains her more than anything.

ach Scion she "oses cuts her deep"y, and often she b"ames herse"f, ondering if there mightha!e been something more she cou"d ha!e done.

Associated Powers: pic Perception, %ua"ity, &erti"ity, 8uardian, #oonCommon Abilities: -cademics, - areness, n!estigation, ccu"t, Stea"th, Sur!i!a"Rivals: #ar/anna, Chernobog, astet, -rtemis, Heimda"", Te/cat"ipoca, -materasu, Tsu*i

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protection from their en!ironment must ro"" +i""po er at a difficu"ty e:ua" to the grantingcharacter)s ndurance 0irtue. Those ho fai" ha!e their ;ature changed to the ;ature of thecharacter granting them protection for the duration of this po er. This effect "asts a scene. TheScion must be ab"e to see his targets hen this po er is acti!ated, but need not maintain contactonce the targets are so b"essed. This may a"so be stac*ed ith another character)s o n %ua"ityrating if they too ha!e the ne ith the Storm oon or ith another character)s use of She"terfrom the Storm used on the same character, a""o ing the Rus to combine their po ers to protecteach other from their en!ironment. f there is a conf"ict, the character ith the higher =egenddetermines hich ;ature other characters are in danger of emu"ating under the protection ofShe"ter from the Storm. f the characters ha!e e:ua" =egend, then the one ith the higher

ndurance determines the ;ature to be used. f both are e:ua", then the t o characters ro""=egend ndurance and the one ith the most successes determines the =egend to be used.Ties are hand"ed as usua" in this "ast case.

- ide the Wave )Duality ***** *+%ice Poo"E nduranceCostE ;one

+hen faced ith the possibi"ity of fa""ing into a 0irtue tremity, one of the Rus at this "e!e" of

po er may actua""y ta*e ad!antage of this tremity by gi!ing into it and trying to ride the a!e,potentia""y gaining benefits. -cti!ating this po er is ref"e i!e and the p"ayer ro""s ndurancehene!er a ro"" ou"d trigger the tremity. The difficu"ty is e:ua" to the "e!e" of the 0irtue the

character is about to fa"" into. t is possib"e for the character to spend +i""po er to channe" the0irtue in :uestion for e tra dice on the ro"", though doing so faces the norma" restrictions forchanne"ing a 0irtue and on"y the 0irtue of the tremity in :uestion may be ro""ed. -fter a"", ifyou)re a"ready guaranteed to fa"" into the 0irtue tremity, you can at "east get a chance to ensuresome benefit.

f the ro"" fai"s, the tremity proceeds as norma". f the ro"" is successfu", then the Scion doesindeed fa"" into a 0irtue tremity, ho e!er, the 0irtue is automatica""y channe"ed in his fa!or. &orthe duration of the 0irtue tremity, the Scion may add his 0irtue rating as dice to any ro""s thatmay potentia""y benefit from that 0irtue ithout ha!ing to spend +i""po er and regard"ess of ho

many times the 0irtue has been channe"ed other ise during the story.f the 0irtue tremity is caused by a po er such as #oon 4E nsanity, hich bases the

tremities on the 0irtues of the oon user, rather than the target, then the Scion ith Ride the+a!e may a"so gain benefit from fa""ing into those 0irtues. The difficu"ty in that case is based onthe 0irtue rating of the user of the po er. ndurance may be channe"ed for e tra dice in the caseof the 0irtues a Scion may not ha!e, and ndurance a"so ser!es as the number of bonus dice thecharacter gains on appropriate ro""s.

+hat)s considered appropriate in these cases is based on the 0irtue tremity in :uestion,ho e!er. - Scion in the thro s of $#orbid Se"f

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ith the "and around him. The po er e tends a range of mi"es e:ua" to the Scion)s =egend and"asts for the rest of the scene un"ess de

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f a =egend god channe"s his po er through his =egend 5 Scion, then he)s treated as ha!ing a=egend 9. -ny &atebinding that resu"ts from using these po ers bind the target that the Scion is

or*ing through, rather than binding the Scion himse"f. This po er "asts for a scene but can becance""ed sooner if the user desires.

ach time this po er is used on a target, i""ing"y or not, the target must ro"" +i""po er ntegrity

=egend at a difficu"ty of the user)s =egend (or =egend ndurance if there is a b"oodconnection a"ready'. f this ro"" is not successfu", then the target "oses a Permanent +i""po er.+hen his +i""po er becomes "ess than the user)s ndurance in this ay his ;ature permanent"ychanges to match that of the user, starting to become a copy of the Scion using this po er onhim. f the target shou"d "ose a"" his +i""po er in this manner, then he ceases to e ist and hisessence merges instead ith the god ho as or*ing through him.

The target of this po er does not "ose his free i"" during this time and is sti"" free to act on hiso n (un"ess under the effect of pic Charisma or #anipu"ation as discussed abo!e', though

hen his +i""po er degrades to the pont that his ;ature matches the user of the po er, he i""steadi"y find himse"f anting the same things that the user of the po er ants and often acting onthe same interests. t as the use of this po er hich caused S!aro!ich to be subsumed ithinS!arog.

-Bet een T o Points )Duality ***** ****+%ice Poo"E ;oneCostE D7 =egend ( ptiona" 1 Permanent +i""po er'

-t this "e!e" of po er, the god is no capab"e of connecting t o "ocations to form a permanentpassage bet een them. The Scion must first find t o "ocations that are a"ready simi"ar in somefashion. The Storyte""er is the fina" arbiter of hat constitutes as simi"arities and it may besomething as !ague as both of them being ooded g"ens to something as specific as both"ocations containing reproductions of the 0enus %e #i"o made by the same artist ithin the same

ee* and mar*ed in the same hidden "ocation ith his signature. These p"aces that are tiedtogether need not be in the same spiritua" rea"m and p"aces ithin the +or"d, !er or"d and

nder or"d may a"" be tied together if they are simi"ar.

The use of this po er forms a Touchstone connection bet een the t o areas, a""o ing Scionsa are of the connection to ta*e the appropriate steps and spend a point of =egend to tra!e"bet een the "ocations instant"y. This connection "asts for one scene, or may be made permanent

ith the e penditure of a Permanent +i""po er. -dditiona""y, one "ocation may be tied in thismanner to mu"tip"e other "ocationsF ho e!er the po er must be used again for each indi!idua"connection of this manner. Thus, a Scion cou"d use the statue e amp"e abo!e to tra!e" bet eenhis room in the pa"ace of S!arga in the !er or"d, a rancher)s cottage on the s"and of uyan inthe nder or"d, a secret room in the bedroom of his ea"thy morta" "o!er and his o n persona"terra incognita by casting this po er on the same statue four different times. -ssuming of coursethat the statue he)s using e ists in a"" of the "ocations.

The Scion need not ha!e !isited the "ocations he forges the connections to in this manner,ho e!er, he must at "east *no for an abso"ute fact that the simi"arities he is ta*ing ad!antage ofe ist. 8uess or* and rumor on)t pro!ide the po er necessary to fue" this oon. The Scionmust be acti!e"y a are of the connections he)s manipu"ating or the po er cannot be used.

-Di%hoto(y )Duality ***** *****+%ice Poo"E ;oneCostE 1 Permanent +i""po er 1 Permanent =egend

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persona"ity into t o separate deities. e"obog and Chernobog ha!e done it. %ie!as and#ar/anna ha!e done it. @rsni* did it, sp"itting from S!aro!ich in order to preser!e his o nindi!idua"ity from his father, S!arog. +hen this po er is "earned, the character may chooseduring do ntime to spend a permanent +i""po er and a permanent =egend forcing his ichor toreshape, re

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The choices of opposites may not a" ays be ob!ious, ho e!er. e"obog has pic Charismahi"e Chernobog has pic #anipu"ation, though pic Charisma may a"so be opposite to picnte""igence as one side becomes a socia"ite and the other a boo* orm. pic -ttributes that are

not chosen remain the same as the origina" god)s and thus are the same on both ne gods.

9' &or each god, the p"ayer may choose a number of Pur!ie s e:ua" to the characters)

ndurance rating to transfer into another Pur!ie based on the stats of the origina" god. achPur!ie that)s chosen transfers fu""y into another Pur!ie of the character)s choice that theorigina" had access to. The Pur!ie must transfer fu""y and each boon transferred pro!ides anumber of points for purchasing ne boons in the ne Pur!ie . f the character is unab"e tospend a"" his points in the Pur!ie in this ay, e cess points are "ost. ach ne god ma*esopposite choices and their choices shou"d coincide ith each other. f one god transfers theorigina")s &ire boons into points for his +ater boons then his opposite must transfer the origina")s+ater boons into his &ire boons. The choices of opposites may not a" ays be ob!ious, ho e!er.

ne god may specia"i/e in %ar*ness and Sun may be the ob!ious choice for the other god,though ""usion may a"so or* as it represents the manipu"ation of !ision and therefore "ight.+ater and &ire may be the ob!ious opposites, though S*y and arth may a"so be appropriateopposites for &ire as ind and rain may a"so snuff out fire or earth may smother it. Pur!ie s thatare not chosen remain the same as the origina" god)s and thus are the same on both ne gods.

6' oth gods recei!e the same "e!e" of +i""po er and =egend to start ith, e:ua" to the +i""po erand =egend that the origina" had. f the Scion that used this po er had +i""po er 9, =egend 17(after spending the permanent points' then our ne gods both ha!e +i""po er 9 and =egend 17.

Example: Viktor, a Scion of Chernobog has achieved godhood. He has been serving as the Godof Lies ntil no!, b t he has finall" chosen to p rchase #ichotom" and se it. Sitting do!n anddisc ssing the sit ation !ith his Stor"teller, he determines that he !ishes to expand on the Godof Lies idea, creating t!o gods, one the God of $lissf l %gnorance &protecting someone from thetr th, lies told to prevent pain, etc.' and one the God of #eception & sing dishonest" to f rtherone(s o!n goals, l"ing to h rt someone, etc.'. )ith the Stor"teller(s approval of the concept,Viktor(s pla"er then moves on to begin creating the ne! gods.

*he first step is to choose their ne! +at res. His original +at re as the God of Lies !as a*rickster. Ho!ever, he feels that Caregiver might be more fitting for the God of $lissf l%gnorance, as it(s his role to protect people from the painf l tr th. )hereas, he might pick adifferent nat re for the God of #eception, he decides instead that the *rickster +at re is stillappropriate and choose that.

+ext, he totals p the original stats on Viktor, finding that he had Strength , #exterit" - andStamina - Charisma /, 0anip lation 1 and 2ppearance / 3erception 4, %ntelligence 5 and )its/. *his adds p to -6 points of 2ttrib tes &not co nting free dots in each'. 7or the God of $lissf l%gnorance, he chooses to give Strength , #exterit" -, and Stamina - Charisma 89, 0anip lation6 and 2ppearance 3erception /, %ntelligence / and )its 5, !hich again adds p to -6. 7or theGod of #eception, he assigns Strength -, #exterit" - and Stamina - Charisma 5, 0anip lation89 and 2ppearance , 3erception 6, %ntelligence and )its 1, !hich again adds p to -6 !itho t

co nting the free dots in each.

He then adds his 2bilities together and comes p !ith a total of 8 2bilities. He then distrib tes8 points of 2bilities freel" to each god in a manner similar to distrib ting his 2ttrib tes.

Virt es come next and the original God of Lies had Co rage -, End rance -, Expression 5 andValor 8. He chooses for the God of #eception to have the original Virt es, !hich means the Godof $lissf l %gnorance !ill have the Virt es of Co rage 8, End rance -, Expression 5 and Valor -.

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+o! things get interesting as Viktor(s pla"er reaches the Epic 2ttrib tes. *he God of Lies possessed Epic Strength 8, Epic #exterit" , Epic Stamina 8, Epic Charisma , Epic 0anip lation6, Epic 2ppearance -, Epic 3erception 5, Epic %ntelligence - and Epic )its 5. )ith anEnd rance of -, Viktor(s pla"er has - Epic 2ttrib tes he can choose to transfer into others. 7orthe God of $lissf l %gnorance, Viktor(s pla"er !ishes for him to be a ver" charismatic andcharming individ al, !itho t losing an" of his 0anip lative talent. Ho!ever, he doesn(t ; ite seethe ne! god as being partic larl" )itt". So for his first choice, he chooses his Epic )its, movingthem into Epic Charisma for a total of Epic Charisma 1. He also sees the God $lissf l %gnorancebeing more %ntelligent than he is 3erceptive, choosing to transfer his Epic 3erception into Epic%ntelligence for a total of Epic %ntelligence 6. 7inall", looks co nt for more than speed !ith theGod of $lissf l %gnorance as he transfers his Epic #exterit" into his Epic 2ppearance, for a totalof Epic 2ppearance and he(s still left !ith an Epic #exterit" of 8. *he final totals then for theGod of $lissf l %gnorance: Epic Strength 8, Epic #exterit" 8, Epic Stamina 8, Epic Charisma 1,Epic 0anip lation 6, Epic 2ppearance , Epic %ntelligence 6.

+o!, the God of #eception sho ld do < st the opposite. 7irst, for the God of #eception, his Epic 2ppearance sho ld transfer into his Epic #exterit" giving him a total of Epic #exterit" ho!everhe(s still left !ith an Epic 2ppearance of 8. +ext, he transfers his Epic %ntelligence into Epic3erception, for a total of Epic 3erception 6. 7inall", the Epic Charisma transfers into Epic )its fora total of Epic )its 1. *he final totals for the God of #eception are Epic Strength 8, Epic#exterit" , Epic Stamina 8, Epic 0anip lation 6, Epic 2ppearance 8, Epic 3erception 6, Epic)its 1. *he pla"er then chooses =nacks for both of the ne! gods appropriate to their ne! levelsof Epic 2ttrib tes.

%t(s no! time to do the same !ith Viktor(s $oons. Viktor had access to Chaos 8, Chaos , Chaos-, Chaos , Chaos /, Chaos 1, #arkness 8, #arkness -, #arkness , #arkness 5, #arkness 4,#arkness 6, G ardian 8, G ardian , G ardian , G ardian 5 and G ardian /, %ll sion 8, %ll sion-, %ll sion 5, %ll sion 6, 0"ster" -, 3rophec" . *he G ardian and the %ll sion had been learnedin advance as Viktor prepared for his #ichotom". +o!, for each ne! god, Viktor(s pla"er ma"choose - 3 rvie!s that transfer into other 3 rvie!s since he has End rance -. 7irst, for the Godof $lissf l %gnorance, he decides that his role as a protector of people from the tr th fits !ithG ardian more than Chaos. So he chooses his Chaos to move into G ardian. Since the God ofLies had 5 points p t into Chaos, the pla"er no! has 5 points to divide into G ardian boons.7irst he chooses to fill in some gaps, getting G ardian -, G ardian 4 and G ardian 6 !hichleaves 4 points. +ot eno gh to b " G ardian 1, b t l ckil" there are alternate levels to G ardian8 and G ardian /. *his no! gives him 2LL available levels of G ardian p to level 6. +ext, hechooses to change %ll sion into #arkness. *ho gh it ma" not be obvio s, the God of $lissf l%gnorance !o ld make a habit of obsc ring the tr th, !hich is the 3 rvie! of #arkness. So the84 points !orth of %ll sion $oons ma" no! be sed to p rchase #arkness $oons. *he pla"eragain, fills in the blanks first, p rchasing #arkness , #arkness / and #arkness 1, !hich again, is

< st eno gh. 7inall", he decides that 3rophec" might be more appropriate for the God of $lissf l%gnorance, as it helps to kno! !hat(s coming so that "o ma" protect "o r charges from it,moving 0"ster" into 3rophec" and giving him a 3rophec" 4. *he final total for the God of $lissf l%gnorance is G ardian 8, G ardian 8, G ardian , G ardian -, G ardian , G ardian 5, G ardian/, G ardian /, G ardian 4, G ardian 6, #arkness 8, #arkness , #arkness -, #arkness ,#arkness 5, #arkness /, #arkness 4, #arkness 6, #arkness 1 and 3rophec" 4.

*he pla"er then does the same !ith the God of #eception as ever"thing s!itches in reverse.>bvio sl", the easiest is going to be the 3rophec" going into 0"ster" !hich is going to become0"ster" 4 as the God of #eception sho ld kno! !hat(s going on so that he can better manip latethose aro nd him. +ext, the God of Lies( G ardian $oons are going to be p t into Chaos instead.*he God of Lies had 86 points of G ardian boons and the pla"er chooses to p rchase both theChaos 5 from #emigod and the alternate to Chaos 5, leaving 6 points. He then p rchases Chaos6 !ith those, giving him all Chaos boons p to 1 except for Chaos 4. 7inall", the God of#eception receives all of the God of Lies( #arkness $oons transferred into %ll sion as %ll sion is

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more deceptive than #arkness. *he God of Lies had a !hopping 6 points of #arkness boonsand those no! go into %ll sion. *he pla"er starts b" filling in the blanks, taking %ll sion , %ll sion

, %ll sion /, %ll sion 4 and %ll sion 1. *his adds p to exactl" 6, giving the God of #eception all%ll sion $oons p to the 1th level. So the final total of $oons for the God of #eception are Chaos8, Chaos , Chaos -, Chaos , Chaos 5, Chaos 5, Chaos /, Chaos 6, %ll sion 8, %ll sion ,%ll sion -, %ll sion , %ll sion 5, %ll sion /, %ll sion 4, %ll sion 6, %ll sion 1 and 0"ster" 4.

7inall", the pla"er determines the ne! )illpo!er and Legend for the t!o gods. $efore his#ichotom", Viktor had been smart eno gh to !ait ntil Legend 8 before making the change.*his means that both the God of $lissf l %gnorance and the God of #eception no! have Legend88. 2dditionall", he had a )illpo!er 4 before making the change. +o! both the God of $lissf l%gnorance and the God of #eception have a )illpo!er of /.

2nd the t!o characters are no! done. >nce, he !as Viktor, God of Lies. +o! he has split intot!o separate deities, the God of $lissf l %gnorance and the God of #eception.

nce this po er is in!o*ed, it may ne!er be in!o*ed again so "ong as the t o characters e ist.n"y after the actua" death of one of the gods may the remaining god create a ne %ichotomy.

%oing so costs another permanent point of +i""po er and =egend. t is a"so possib"e to spend

the e perience to purchase this po er and ne!er spend the permanent points to use it, preferringto ho"d it in reser!e shou"d they e!er need it or ish to try it "ater once the Titan +ar is dea"t ith.r maybe they a"ready tried it, the other god died, and they ne!er bothered to spend the points

again to ma*e a ne %ichotomy. #any might consider this a aste though some of the Rus fee"more comfortab"e ith the fact that they

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p"ayed according"y. %ie!as and #ar/anna represent the cyc"e of "ife bringing something from theearth and death returning that something to it. e"obog and Chernobog represent the strugg"ebet een good and e!i". n both cases, one cannot e ist ithout the other and both shou"d ha!ean e:ua" chance of being acti!e. Ho e!er, this doesn)t ma*e them friend"y. Chernobog may becon!inced to he"p e"obog if it suits his purposes, but u"timate"y they don)t get a"ong. #ar/annaand %ie!as are friend"ier to ard each other, though they do ha!e differing goa"s hich interfere

ith their efforts. f the Storyte""er fee"s that the p"ayer is not portraying this dichotomy proper"y,then he may ta*e charge and p"ay one of the gods during times hen he ou"d ta*e o!er andmay narrate hat that persona does during do ntime.

--Birthrights--

Followers:-Bogatyrs )/ollo ers *** to *****+

n the ear"y days of Russia, the bogatyrs ere considered to be the nob"e *nights and heroes ofthe Russian peop"e. To the morta" or"d, the bogatyrs ere considered to ser!e the tsars and

other great ru"ers of Russia, but that as simp"y the tsars emu"ating the gods. The true bogatyrsser!ed the gods of the Rus. These so"diers enforced the i"" of their di!ine patrons and ser!ed as!esse"s for the heads of the S"a!ic pantheon to channe" their po er among their human

orshippers. Ho e!er, ith the fa"" of the tsar regime, the morta" practice of bogatyrs fe"" ith it.The di!ine practice of bogatyrs is another story. +ar gods such as @rsni*, ?ari"o and Perun, a"ong

ith other interested gods, continued to train and empo er di!ine bogatyrs. Some ha!e e!entrained their Scions as bogatyrs to ensure they had the best training possib"e to confront theTitans. ogatyrs in the modern days are often to be found in the form of pri!ate mercenaries,former

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hich threaten the undead. +hi"e the s*i""s of the indi!idua" dhampir !aries, the =egendary naturethat their ha"f

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Charisma , #anipu"ation D, -ppearance DPerception 4, nte""igence 4, +its 4

-th"etics 4, - areness , ra " 4, Command 4, Contro" , &ortitude , ntegrity 4, n!estigation 4,=arceny 1, #ar*smanship D, #edicine , #e"ee 4, ccu"t 5, Presence , Stea"th 4, Sur!i!a" ,Thro n D

Supernatura" Po ersE

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ut that as not 8amayun. The oman

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0irtuesE Courage D, ndurance , pression , 0a"or 1

Strength , %e terity , Stamina 4Charisma 7, #anipu"ation 7, -ppearance DPerception , nte""igence 5, +its 4

-th"etics , - areness 4, ra " , n!estigation , ntegrity , =arceny 4, Presence D, &ortitude D,Stea"th 4, Sur!i!a" 4

Supernatura" Po ersE

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&irebirds may a"so appear as antagonists of a Rus Scion, though typica""y, this is during the :uestitse"f, hen the Scion must o!ercome the bad "uc* hich the firebird directs at its enemies. +henthe Scion does fina""y get his hands on the firebird (or rather if he does', this bad "uc* s itches tothe Scion)s fa!or instead.

0irtuesE Courage , ndurance , pression 4, 0a"or

Strength 5, %e terity L, Stamina 5Charisma 5, #anipu"ation 4, -ppearance LPerception 5, nte""igence , +its

-cademics 1, -nima" @en 1, -th"etics 5, - areness 4, ra " , &ortitude , ntegrity ,n!estigation D, ccu"t , Presence 4, Sur!i!a"

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-Waters o& .i&e or Waters o& Death ) eli% ***** - 1 Purvie 2Death or Health34 8- Dot 6ni7ue Po er+The +aters of =ife and the +aters of %eath are both mystica" aters hich f"o in ri!ers from theroots of the +or"d Tree to the ocean hich surrounds the is"and of uyan. These aters possessmystica" properties and feature in many of the S"a!ic "egends as being used to restore "ife to greatheroes ho ha!e been *i""ed and dismembered by their enemies.

The names of the +aters are mis"eading, ho e!er. &or one thing, the +aters of %eath are usedto restore dismembered bodies to their natura" and "i!ab"e state. They do not restore the sou", butthey can restore a semb"ance of "ife to a corpse. #ean hi"e, the +aters of =ife are actua""y usedto bring a sou" bac* from death and p"ace it once more ithin a body to bring "ife bac* to thebody. -s such, a !ia" of the +aters of %eath i"" actua""y grant access to the Hea"th Pur!ie , hi"ea !ia" of the +aters of =ife i"" grant access to the %eath Pur!ie .

-dditiona""y, both !ia"s ha!e another uni:ue po er. ut emptying the contents of a !ia" of the+ater of %eath onto a dismembered corpse, the body may be reconstituted, regenerating a"""imbs that might ha!e been "ost, e!en undoing decapitation or rep"acing body parts that may ha!ebeen burnt, che ed up or other ise comp"ete"y destroyed. !en if the body is chopped into tinypieces, it may be reformed. These aters restore the body to its comp"ete state in a"" forms.

mptying the contents of a !ia" of the +aters of =ife, on the other hand, i"" dra a spirit from thender or"d and rep"ace that spirit in the body, granting "ife to the dead once again.

Ho e!er, using these po ers consume e!ery drop of the !ia"s. The !ia"s ha!e a"ready containedthe po ers of =ife and %eath and as such the !ia"s themse"!es sti"" grant access to theappropriate Pur!ie s, but the character i"" not be ab"e to use the body restoring or "ife restoringpo ers of the !ia"s unti" they ha!e been refi""ed ith the +aters of =ife andVor %eath. n mostcases, this is going to mean a trip to the nder or"d, ri3, in order to get a refi"" on magica" ater.Though, this cou"d a"so be accomp"ished through negotiations ith 0e"es or one of the other godsof the nder or"d hich may itse"f "ead to an epic :uest through the +or"d. Regard"ess, the !ia"sare not usab"e unti" such time as the character has underta*en some tas* to restore them.

;ote that a !ia" of the +aters of =ife and a !ia" of the +aters of %eath are t o separate re"ics. n

order to ha!e the +aters of both =ife and %eath, a character must ha!e t o separate "e!e" 5re"ics.

-Dobrynya9s !$ear ) eli% **** - 1 Purvie 2,arth34 : Ite( ,hnan%e(ent+%obrynya ;i*itich as one of the great bogytyrs, or *nights, of the Russian peop"e. He ser!edhis t/ar faithfu""y and as *no n as a musician, a master chess p"ayer, an archer and a rest"er.His most famous ta"ent as his s*i"" ith his spear. +hat most didn)t *no , ho e!er, as that%obrynya as a"so a Scion of %ie!as. - nob"e and 3ust arrior, he as a s*i""ed monster s"ayer,batt"ing more than his fair share of titanspa n.

The most famous story surrounding %obrynya as his s"aying of a dragon that had *idnapped theniece of Prince 0o"odymir. -fter batt"ing the dragon for three days, he as considering gi!ing upand f"eeing the fight. Though a !oice from the hea!ens, his father, %ie!as, spo*e to him and to"dhim to continue the batt"e. &ina""y, after three hours more, the ra/or

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"ong time in S!arga. ut no that %ie!as is free, he is "oo*ing for a ne arrior ho might ie"dthe spear again. He)d prefer one of his o n adopted chi"dren, though u"timate"y, he)s not pic*y.

The spear has a D %amage on top of the basic temp"ate for a hasta and is granted the Piercing:ua"ity. -dditiona""y, the spear ser!es as a irthright to channe" the arth Pur!ie .

-/irebird /eather ) eli% ** - 1 Purvie 2!un34 1-Dot 6ni7ue Po er+&eathers har!ested from the sacred firebird, they are genera""y found "aying on the ground rightafter a firebird escapes from being grabbed by a ou"d

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her that someone is see*ing her'.

nce past the rider, ;ight, the tra!e"er has "eft the %ar* &orest proper and is no ithin a submey, and constant sto*ing *eeps the fire burning eterna""y.

-s for the gods that ha!e done their best to remain neutra", they ha!e been gi!en rooms ofa!erage :ua"ity, ensuring that they are at "east ta*en care of and ha!e a p"ace to go. Though, asa" ays, the rooms are not tru"y considered theirs. These rooms are not sub

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trans"ucent s*in and hair that shines a !ibrant green or go"d. Their eyes are the most stri*ing,g"o ing "i*e green fire and ith no !isib"e pupi"s. ften the rusa"*i can be found in the ater itse"f,or dancing in their circ"e upon the shore, though they can sometimes be found among thebranches of nearby trees in the forest or p"aying in the fie"ds surrounding the body of aterthey)re "in*ed to. Ho e!er, if a rusa"*a strays too far from their associated body of ater, they i""die. Their hair must be *ept perpetua""y et and if a""o ed to dry for a period of D4 hours, therusa"*a i"" die regard"ess of hea"th "e!e"s or other factors. Rusa"*i ha!e been *no n to carrymagica" combs hich a""o them to create ater and *eep their hair et.

Rusa"*i spend their free time p"aying and dancing, trying to "ure men and chi"dren to 3oin theircirc"e. Ho e!er, 3oining this circ"e a" ays means being dragged into the ater and dro ned.+omen may then be ta*en into the circ"e as they too ha!e no died !io"ent deaths associated

ith the body of ater in :uestion. #a"e !ictims are simp"y out of "uc* as they go on to thender or"d and simp"y 3oin the e!ery day ghosts.

Rusa"*i tend to ha!e the stats of norma" mota"s, but are granted the se!en dots of %ar* 0irtuesith one free in each, typica""y fa!oring #a"ice abo!e a"" others. Physica""y, they are much "i*e

/ombies since they are the dead returned to earth, and as such treat firearms "i*e bashingdamage, soa* "etha" damage ith their fu"" stamina and face no ound pena"ties. -dditiona""y,

they are granted the +ater reathing oon and are gi!en a =egend rating of 1. &ina""y, rusa"*iha!e the uni:ue abi"ity to dra morta"s to their circ"e and "ure them to their deaths. The rusa"*i ro""(Charisma Presence' and those ho itness their dancing or hear their singing or humming ro""(+i""po er ntegrity =egend' to resist the effect. -dditiona""y, for each rusa"*i beyond the first

ho is participating in the dancing the rusa"*a hich ma*es the ro"" (usua""y the one ith the bestCharisma Presence' gains an automatic success to "ure the !ictim to them. The rusa"*i theno!er he"m their target and drag him into the ater, suc*ing him do n and "etting the ater do its

or* from there to dro n the !ictim.

The rusa"*i may be ser!ants of the titans, but that does not ma*e them irredeemab"e. -nindi!idua" rusa"*a may be redeemed by a!enging her death and setting her sou" free to actua""yenter ri3 this time. This is best "eft to ro"e

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appropriate to that particu"ar !i"a. The most common Pur!ie s associated ith the !i"a are arth,&erti"ity, &rost, S*y or +ater, though other !ariations are certain"y possib"e. -dditiona""y, they facethe same ea*ness the nymphs do, as they cannot "ea!e their area of inf"uence ithout ta*ingdamage. Ho e!er, the !i"a do not entire"y ha!e the 0irtues of the gods. Some are fu""y "oya" to theTitans and those !i"a use %ar* 0irtues. Some !i"a may instead ta*e a neutra" stance in the arand may be simp"y focused on their ties to the natura" or"d rather than the Titans and the gods.These !i"a use a mi of 0irtues, typica""y Courage, ndurance, #a"ice and Rapacity.

;o !i"a are fu""y "oya" to the gods and as such, none of these "esser immorta"s i"" ser!e as8uides for the Scions. -t best you may find one ho is neutra" and may offer a moment of ad!ice,but they i"" ne!er do more than that.

The !i"a are numerous and p"entifu" and in addition to the basic stats for the nymphs, Storyte""ersmay a"so add other abi"ities depending on the !i"a in :uestion. Some e amp"es may inc"ude, butare not "imited toE

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&or one, the d ar!es (ScionE Hero, pg. 16' ha!e ne!er "imited themse"!es to 3ust the "ands of;orthern urope here the -esir ma*e their home. % ar!es go here e!er the gems and minesare. -nd Russia is no different. n the S"a!ic "ands d ar!es are ca""ed *ar/e"e* and the minesand tunne"s here they cou"d be heard or*ing ser!ed as passages to the Prima" Ca!ern (ScionERagnaro*, pg. < 177' and the d ar!en "and of ;ida!e""ir (Ragnaro*, pg. 17L'.

There ere a"so many of the hidden fo"* (ScionE Ragnaro*, pg. 119' to be found in Russia.House spirits such as the domo!oi and *i*imora ser!e the same ro"e as the nisse. =esser spiritsof ater ser!ed in bathhouses and other such areas and ere *no n as bagienni* or banni*.The stuhac "i!ed in high, barren mountains here they used human "igaments for c"imbing.Ho e!er, un"i*e the hidden fo"* of ;orthern urope, in Russia, nature as usua""y uncommon"ycrue", as sho n by the !i"a. The *ind fairies are "ess common and most of the minor spirits arema"icious to ard humans and the gods. Sti"", it)s not entire"y unheard of for a Scion of the Rus to"earn the &airy Troop oon or ha!e hidden fo"* as fo""o ers or a guide. t)s 3ust "ess common thanit is among the -esir.

&ina""y, the S"a!ic pantheon has an actua" name for the pa ns of &ate (ScionE Hero, pg. D 7',specifica""y hen the pa n too* the shape of an anima". n Russia, such anima"s ere perhapsmore common than they ere in other "ands, to the point that the S"a!ic peop"e had an actua"

name for these creatures. To the S"a!ic peop"e, pa ns in the form of anima"s ere *no n as$do"a$.

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ha!ing to b"o their co!er and feed their !ictims their b"ood to create thra""s. This does not or*on creatures of =egend ob!ious"y, though there is another side effect and that is that the morta"sthat the !ampir has se ith may become pregnant or get the !ampir pregnant ith a chi"d. Thesechi"dren are ca""ed dhampir in the myths and many !ampir fear their creation as they are *no n tobe *no "edgeab"e !ampire hunters.

-Kos%hei the Deathless@oschei the %eath"ess is one of a *ind. Some might ca"" him one of the ndead "i*e the !ampir orthe !ry*o"a*as. ut if he is a !ampire, then he brea*s a"" the ru"es of being one. &or one, he is notuni:ue"y !u"nerab"e to fire or sun"ight. 2et, neither is he re:uired to drin* the b"ood of his !ictims.;or, does his b"ood carry any specia" po ers to grant strength to his minions. He is rotted andcorpse

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uses the human streroetype of a rec"use ho ne!er ta*es persona" meetings to his ad!antage,preferring to do his business !ia intermediaries and the mar!e"s of this ne digita" or"d. He isnot necessari"y "oya" to the Titans. n"y "oya" to himse"f, he is sti"" a po erfu" agent of the Titans)o!era"" agenda. -nd Scions may rest assured that hate!er it is @oschei is p"annign, it bodes nogood for the gods.

;atureE =ibertine0irtuesE -mbition 5, #a"ice 4, Rapacity 5, >ea"otry D

Strength L, %e terity 9, Stamina 9Charisma 6, #anipu"ation 6, -ppearance LPerception L, nte""igence 9, +its L

-cademics , -nima" @en D, -th"etics 4, - areness 4, ra " 4, Command 5, Contro" (Horse' ,mpathy 4, &ortitude 4, ntegrity 4, n!estigation D, =arceny , #ar*smanship , #edicine 1,

#e"ee 5, ccu"t 4, Po"itics 5, Presence 5, Science (Computer' D, Stea"th , Sur!i!a" , Thro n D

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Connection (ScionE %emigod, pg. 9'. This functions e act"y "i*e the spe"", hether the person inpossession of the egg possesses the spe"" themse"!es or not. His s ord has D -ccuracy and %amage in addition to the norma" spatha temp"ate. -dditiona""y, he possesses a round shie"d

hich grants 5 to a"" of his %0s (the numbers "isted abo!e are ithout the shie"d'.

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-- od - 0reater Titan o& 6nity-- -@-E The !er"ord, The Co""ecti!e, uroboros, The ne

Rod is *no n as the Titan of nity. He as said to be the protector of b"ood

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Passages:Rod is no here and yet touches e!ery here as his po er of unification touches e!erything. utrather than tra!e" to Rod since Rod has no form, tra!e""ing through areas that are touched by Roda""o s the tra!e"er to go to other p"aces that are touched by Rod. Tra!e""ing from a termite)s nestin Terra !ia the connections of Rod may ta*e the tra!e"er to the ha""s of -ten)s pa"ace. - tra!e""er

may then tra!e" again and find himse"f in the ffice of Home"and Security. n order to use thesepassages, the user must find a p"ace here these concepts of unity are demonstrated andpo erfu". - ro"" of Perception - areness, difficu"ty a""o s a character to sense hen they)!efound a p"ace here Rod ties rea"ms together. There, the user must ma*e an nte""igence &ortitude ro"" at a difficu"ty of 17. %oing so in combat is considered a Speed 5, #isce""aneous

-ction that re:uires a character)s comp"ete focus (cannot be part of a mu"tip"e action'. ach timea character fai"s the ro"" trying to tra!e" !ia the paths of nity they "ose a point of +i""po er. f theuser is successfu", then they enter the paths of nity. Here, the being gets one of the feg"impses of hat might be considered a $shape$ to Rod. nce on the paths of nity, thecharacter itnesses 0 R2TH ;8. !ery sight, sound, sme"", sensation that e!er as, is or i""be, a"" f"ooding the character)s mind at once. ;o mind has e!er been ab"e to comprehend thismad cacophony of pure e istance, not e!en the gods. The most they ha!e e!er been ab"e to dois to dro n it out "ong enough to find their ay out once more. !en time seems condensed intoa sing"e point and becomes meaning"ess here. Combat is impossib"e as e!erything happenssimu"taneous"y. The character must no ma*e t o ro""s. The first is a +i""po er ntegrity =egend ro"" at difficu"ty 6 to dro n out the f"ood of sensations. f the character fai"s this ro"" he"oses a temporary +i""po er point and ro""s again. nce the ro"" succeeds, the character thenma*es a Perception - areness ro"", difficu"ty 17. -gain, on a fai"ed ro"", the character "oses atemporary +i""po er. Success a""o s the character to sense here the paths of nity e it anduse one of the e its to escape. 8etting out does not re:uire a ro"" and the character emerges. t)sa"so possib"e to e it the paths of nity in a p"ace that Rod does not touch direct"y. Since Rod ise!erything, he technica""y touches e!ery here, though not as strong"y in some p"aces. %oing sois the same Perception - areness ro"" at difficu"ty D7 and the character emerges any here hechooses. Ho e!er, in doing so, he creates a ne Path of nity, gi!ing Rod a footho"d in that"ocation and ser!ing to further his goa" of nifying the +or"d. f at any time in this process thecharacter is reduced to 7 +i""po er, then he disappears, fading into the essence of Rod andmerging into his nity.

+hi"e using these passages may seem chi"d)s p"ay for a being ith pic nte""igence andPerception, many Scions do not ris* these passages as they are usua""y the site of some of Rod)sgreater hi!es. -nd they open again into another "ocation that is "i*e"y guarded in a simi"armanner. n"ess the Scion uses the other method of e it hich furthers the goa" of the 8reaterTitan and brings the +or"d c"oser together. +hether they be guarded by mu"tip"e teams of -gentsin the +or"d, nified Hands of -ten in -*hetaten, or other beasts, these shortcuts genera""yre:uire great effort to get to.

The on"y p"ace that Rod cannot touch is Hundun. =i*e ise, Hundun does not touch Rod. Theideas of Chaos and nity are antithesis of each other. -nd though both e ist in a"" rea"ms, theyne!er interact, ne!er touch and cannot be used to tra!e" !ia each other. -ny p"ace touched byRod cannot be accessed through a dreamrea"m of Hundun. ;or can the chaos of Hundun beaccessed through the ays of nity !ia Rod. n fact, a Path of nity may be c"osed and se!erRod)s connection there shou"d a creature ith the Chaotic Temp"ate attempt to use the path. TheChaotic creature disappears in the same manner abo!e but does not re

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specu"ate that this sort of attac* cou"d se!er -== of the paths of nity. Some specu"ate it cou"da"so destroy the 8reater Titan and gi!e the +or"d to Hundun to be torn apart and scattered intothe Chaos of non

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Hundun. That hich is by its nature chaotic, cannot be unified and !ice !ersa.

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narmed, =ightE -ccuracy D5, %amage 1 =, Parry %0 4D, Speed 4

Soa*E 6-V 5=V41Hea"th =e!e"sE

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demigods and maybe e!en young gods hen operating together.

-!erage Ce"" ( members'ndi!idua" StatsE

0irtuesE -mbition 1, #a"ice , Rapacity D, >ea"otry 5

Strength 4, %e terity 4, Stamina 4Charisma 5, #anipu"ation 5, -ppearance Perception , nte""igence , +its 4

-cademics D, -th"etics 4, - areness , ra " 4, Command , Contro" , &ortitude , ntegrity ,n!estigation 1, =arceny 1, #ar*smanship 4, #edicine D, #e"ee 4, Presence D, Stea"th , Thro n

1

Supernatura" Po ersEea"otry 5

Strength 4, %e terity 4, Stamina 4Charisma 5, #anipu"ation L, -ppearance Perception , nte""igence , +its 4

-cademics D, -th"etics 4, - areness , ra " 4, Command , Contro" , &ortitude , ntegrity ,n!estigation 1, =arceny 1, #ar*smanship 4, #edicine D, #e"ee 4, Presence D, Stea"th , Thro n

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?oin att"eE 9

-ttac*sEC"inch < -ccuracy 6, %amage 5 , Parry %0

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-nd such is the fate of a"" -gents ho are p"aced in ce""s "arge enough to match the gods. +hence""s gro to inc"ude nine members their consciousnesses are subsumed into this compositeentity that ser!es to coordinate and maintain the different ce""s of the -gents of Rod. This entityhas appeared different"y o!er the centuries. nce, he ore in:uisitoria" robes. Then he ore theuniform of the @8 . ;o , he most assured"y ears a b"ac* suit ith mirroshades and anearpiece. He has had many names o!er the centuries, but no he is *no n simp"y as ig

rother.

Since Rod does not ha!e a Titan Rea"m of his o n, ig rother may most often be found in the+or"d. Ho e!er, due to the po ers of &atebinding, he stays hidden and communicates ith hisfe""o -gents !ia te"ephone, emai" and te"epathy. His current hereabouts are un*no n, and dueto his abi"ity to tra!e" the roads of Rod, and his habit of stic*ing c"ose to their entrances, he isdifficu"t to *eep trac* of.

The gods ha!e encountered him, ho e!er, as he has a"so been *no n to enter the !er or"dsand mo!e among the Titan Rea"ms, coordinating more than 3ust his fe""o -gents. He ser!es asRodAs front man to the other Titans as e"".

His stats are presented be"o and do not a"ter as he connects ith other -gents of Rod as his

ro"e as a sing"e entity is secure. !en so, his true po er is made most e!ident hen he operatesith other creatures of Rod. !en as the coordinator and manipu"ator, he is not meant to operateas an indi!idua". His stats are generated in the same ay as the norma" -gents of Rod, ith hispo er "e!e"s based on his o!era"" =egend.

-s discussed in the $ "ite -gents$ sidebar, ig rother)s =egend increases each time a corruptedScion reaches the "e!e" of po er that it merges ith the composite entity. The stats be"orepresent ig rother as he is no . f another corrupted Scion merges ith him, then his po er

i"" go up. f he is *i""ed and forced to reform, his =egend i"" return to , his pic -ttributeschange to match and he i"" ha!e to ait for more corrupted Scions to merge ith him before hispo er increases again.

;atureE &anatic

0irtuesE -mbition 4, #a"ice , Rapacity , >ea"otry 5

Strength 9, %e terity 9, Stamina 9Charisma 5, #anipu"ation 11, -ppearance Perception , nte""igence , +its 4

-cademics D, -th"etics 4, - areness , ra " 4, Command , Contro" , &ortitude , ntegrity ,n!estigation 1, =arceny 1, #ar*smanship 4, #edicine D, #e"ee 4, Presence D, Stea"th , Thro n

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he ishes.

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techno"ogy since that)s hat Rod has the easiest access to. ;atura""y, then, these re"ics do notgain po ers associated ith Chaos and +ar as Rod cannot grant such po er.

t)s a"so possib"e that some of these hypertech toys manifest as $star$ "e!e" re"ics as they aretouched direct"y by Rod. Such re"ics may simu"ate $star$ "e!e" po ers or may rep"icate oons ofa "e!e" higher than fi!e. Such things as te"eportation de!ices, earth:ua*e generators or other

simi"ar de!ices.tems of this po er are e ceeding"y rare. +hi"e they may be "oaned out to "ite -gents from time

to time, they most often can be found in the possession of ig rother ho ta*es charge of thema"most immediate"y and uses them for his o n purposes to supp"ement his "ac* of natura" accessto oons (as per the Hypertech Stoc*pi"e abi"ity he possesses'.

=o er "e!e" items, ho e!er, may often be found in the hands of genera" -gents of Rod and "ite -gents, as e"" as other ser!ants ho may arrant their use.

-gain, these are 3ust norma" re"ics hich happen to ta*e on a super