From: Mike The Many Forms: I'm not sure if they should correspond to the Garou, or if Canus might possibly be weaker, but more dextrous? Gifts: Breed Gifts: correspond to the Garou, with the exception of the Metis gift, "Curse Of Hatred", which is instead called Blessing Of Love-it has the same game effects, but works by filling the target with feelings of peace and joy making them wish to simply relax and enjoy life. The Metis of the Canus are loved by their fellows, and not reviled aas is the case among the Garou. Auspice Gifts: Dew Puppies: 1. Mother's Touch(Theurge Level One) Persuasion(Homid Level One) Open Seal(Ragbadash Level One) 2. Calm (Children Of Gaia Level Two) Exorcism(Theurge Level Two) Glib Tongue (Fianna Level Two) 3. Dazzle (Children Of Gaia Level Three) Spirit Friend(Children Of Gaia Level Three) 4. Fool's Luck(Ragbadash Level Four) Comfort: Comfort allows the Dew Puppy to dispell the effects of emotionally harmful gifts and powers by spending 2 points of Gnosis and rolling Cha+Emp versus a difficulty of 8, with each success removing one from the harmful effect. 5. Teasing Mate( Nuwisha Level Five) Thieving Talons Of The Magpie (Ragbadash Level Five) Sheltering Suns: 1. Truth Of Gaia (Philodox Level One) Scent Of The True Form (Philodox Level One) Heightened Senses (Lupus Level One) 2. Strength Of Purpose (Philodox Level Two) Sense Guilt (Get Of Fenris Level Two) The Sun Overhead( Like Eye Of The Eagle Lupus 2) 3. Clarity (Stargazers Level Three) Dragon's Breath (Mokole Level Three) 4. Hero's Stand (Get Of Fenris Level Four) Troll's Bridge (Fianna Level Four) 5. Wisdom Of The Seer (Stargazer Level Five) Strength Of Will (Ahroun Level Five) The Glorious: 1. Inspiration (Ahroun Level One) Lambent Flame (Silver Fang One) Aura Of Confidence (Shadow Lord Level One) 2. Awe (Silver Fang Level Two) Call To Duty (Philodox Level Two) Name The Spirit (Theurge Level Two) 3. Wisdom Of The Ancient Ways (Philodox Level Three) Coup de Grace (Black Fury Level Three) 4. Shadows By The Fire Light (Galliard Level Four) Ignore Wound (Silver Fang Level Four) 5. Song Of The Great Beast (Lupus Level Five) Fabric Of The Mind (Theurge Level Five) Moon Doggies: 1. Sense Wyrm(Metis Level One) Call Of The Wyld (Galliard Level One) Spirit Speech Level (Theurge Level One) 2. Call Of The Wyrm (Galliard Level Two) Luna's Armor (Children Of Gaia Level Two) Sense Silver (Ahroun Level Two) 3. Open Moon Bridge (Ragbadash Level Three) Silver Claws (Ahroun Level Three) 4. Unicorn's Grace (Children Of Gaia Level Four) Luna's Blessing (Ragbadash Level Four) 5. Gate Of The Moon (Silent Strider Level Five) Luna's Avenger (Silver Fang Level Five) Canus Gifts: 1. Dog Food( As Cooking Bone Ganwer Level One/ Dog dish used in place of pot and ladle.) Beast Speech (Lupus Level One) Nose Of The Hungry Hound( Bone Gnawer Tribebook Level One) Resist Toxin (Fianna Level One) 2. Distractions (Galliard Level Two) Grovel (Metis Level Two) Tame Sunbeam (Mokole Level Two) Grandmother's Touch (CoG Tribebook Level Two) Sign Of Hope: Through their connection with Gaia, the Canus is able to creat a sign of great beauty which will lend strength to those who who saw it in their darkest moments. [Canus spends a point of Gnosis and rolls Cha+Exp versus a difficulty of 7. Each success provides one extra Willpower to one person for purposes of maintaining hope and resisting depression.] 3. Adaptation (Silent Striders Level Three) Beg (Bone Gnawer Level Three) Elemental Favor( Glass Walker/Red Talon Level Three) Merciful Blow (Stargazers Level Three) Pulse Of The Invisible (Theurge Level Three) Parting The Velvet Curtain (Umbra Theurge Level Three) Tongues (Homid Level Three) Sheep's Clothing (Nuwisha Level Three) Good Faith (CoG Tribebook Level Three) Fetch: Dogs are known for their ability to find lost or thrown objects and retrieve them; the Canus are no exception. [By spending a point of Willpower, and rolling Per+Primal Urge versus a difficulty of 7, a Canus can "fetch" to his hand a lost or distant object. This gift will not work in front of the unenlightened, so the Canus will often wander off And "find" the lost object in the bushes. More successes are needed based on the distance of the item or how well it is hidden. 4. Attunement (Bone Gnawer/Silent Strider Levl Four) Fortuna (Bastet Level Four) Gnaw (Lupus Level Four) Pointing The Bone(Uktena Level Four-used only for defense as a weapon of last resort.) Serenity (Children Of Gaia Level Four) Holistic Healing: The Canus are both the emotional and physical guardians of mankind and this gift emphasizes the body over the heart. [By spending varying amounts of Gnosis and rolling Cha+Med versus a difficulty of 9, a body can be completely healed of wound levels (3 succ), cleansed of poisons (3 succ), healed of disease (varying), or heal lost limbs or disfigurements (five successes.) Rumors persist that with enough successes life could be returned to the dead or Vampires to mortality, but it is generally believed this requires higher level gifts.) 5. Assimilation (Homid Level Five) Halo Of The Sun (Children Of Gaia LEvel Five) Kiss Of Helios (Ahroun Level Five) Trust Of Gaia (CoG Tribebook Level Five) 6. Hope: The Canus are ultimately not only the Children Of The Sun, but also the Children of Hope. When all things are grim and the situation appears hopeless, Canus are sometimes able to provide a ray of hope. [This gift is generally only used against hopeless odds, like fighting the Defiler Wyrm in Malfeas or attempting to protect a family from an Antideluvian Vampire. Three Gnosis points are permenantly sacrificed and in return some possibility of triumphing or surviving the encounter become available. success is not guarunteed, but is no longer impossible. Some say several Canus have sacrificed Gnosis and Life both in attempting a large scale version of this to help against the coming Apocalypse.] Rites: Rite of The Companion (Level Three Mystical Rite) This Rite is used when a Canus prepares to leave behind absolute freedom to defend and love an individual for a long period of time. In many ways it is akin to the vampiric Blood Bound but entered into out of love, not servitude. [ Canus roll a difficulty of Cha+Rites versus a difficulty of 8 to enter into the binding. After the right a willpower roll against a difficulty of 9 is required to act against the new "masters" interests, but difficulties are increased by three for any manipulation that would cause the Canus to bring harm to it's "Master."] Merit + Flaws Addendum: Dog Years (6 point flaw): Like Wolf Years, but causing the Canus to age at a rate of 7 years per year after maturity. This makes for short-lived characters and difficulties carrying on human lives. Untameable: Costs 6 points for Canus characters, and 7 for those with three points in Golden Lab Pure Breed.