Aswang
[As Wah-ng]
Saturation: 5
Aswang are those that don't fit into the other orders of Awakened. They are the monsters under the bed or monstrous beings, the constructs come to life, cryptids and yokai, the rotting living, the objects and dolls that have souls, or the bizarre creatures that can't be easily classified. Players are free to design their characters however they can creatively produce, so long as their costuming doesn’t too closely resemble any other order of Awakened, and must bear something that sets them uniquely apart.
Sui Generis:
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Henkan
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Rethread
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Obake (Shapeshift)
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Vuln to silver
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Light Sensitivity
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Repelled by Salt
Vagaries:​
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Lissome (+Adroit)
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Osore (Fear)
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Evanesce (Fade)
Henkan: when this Aswang regens they may return looking entirely different, yet vaguely familiar in appearance. Something in their recoalescing process reformulates their physical features in a sporadic manner, sometimes completely adding or removing features. Occasionally it affects their minds and abilities as well. Any time you Regen you can optionally unlearn up to one talent and reassign the XP to your pool, or choose any talent in the open talent list up to the same amount of XP and recoalesce knowing it in its place.​
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Obake: shapeshift one size (larger or smaller), or into a nondescript other type of Aswang, Humanoid, or beast for 5 minutes. Can not replicated any specific person or creature. This power does not impart aether abilities or special abilities of the transformed form. Claws, horn attacks, and bite attacks are capable through this transformation.
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Rethread: something about these Awakened helps them bounce back from almost anything. These hearty Aswang are capable of regenerating entire limbs in the span of an hour after they've healed their life force. Damaged limbs remain damaged until a Regen or Special healing takes place otherwise.
Vulnerability to Silver: those with this predisposition take +1 damage from silver weapons and tend to have an allergic reaction to silver jewelry and objects.
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Light Sensitivity: Aswang with this predisposition are more reactive to daylight. Many will often wear goggles or other eye protection in bright settings. Any healing done during bright situations takes half the healing time longer.
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Repelled by Salt: not only are heavily salted foods difficult for this Aswang to stomach, but large concentrations of it are outright off putting. In cases such as salt circles, large amounts of salt storage, having salt thrown at you, and other heavy concentrations of the spice it's as if you were around repulsive raw sewage. You will seek to move away from it as soon as possible and strongly avoid it.