Causeway Spirits

Causeway Spirit

Demesne, Subjugate and one or more of Discorporate, Passion (Amnesia), Passion (Confusion)

While some fear the Nightmarchers that travel the causeways threading through the jungles of Monster Island, others seek out the causeways themselves to discover what is only hinted at in tattered Serpentfolk scrolls and whispered about only among the advanced students of Savage Shamans. The whispers and texts hint that, by ritual and veneration, a devotee may awaken the spirit of the causeway itself and gain access to a potent ally.

Through the effort of clearing any brambles and detritus blocking it, and resetting and replacing any of the cyclopean stones supporting it, the magic of the island awakens a spirit of power commensurate with the magnitude and importance of the causeway itself. What is left is to create a shrine at either end of the causeway, providing a facility to make sacrifices and venerate the spirit so that it will not use its powers against the traveler, while perhaps even granting a boon.

Boons most often come in the form of clear and uneventful travels. Rocks and gravel allow for clear passage, poisonous plants are moved to the sides, and dangerous creatures are guided away. In some cases, the causeway seems to shrink dramatically, allowing the intervening distance to be crossed in minutes instead of hours or hours instead of days. Those who choose not to supplicate the good will of the spirit risk troubles on their journey, and dishonoring the road overtly can lead to being forced to wander the causeway, unable to leave until they wither and turn into haunts subservient to the causeway.

Causeway spirits themselves are neutral to all of the traditions themselves, but similar spirits are counted among the allies in other areas of the world, giving rise to cults of travelers, merchants, and messengers.

Causeway Spirit

Characteristics
INS: 1d6+6
POW: As per Intensity
CHA: Equal to INS
Spectral Combat = 50%+POW+CHA
Willpower = 50%+(POWx2)