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wintersbloom: a flower that grows in the shared dream of the last giant, said to grant the user knowledge of the giants-tongue. a robin formed from the arcane and wyrd. use giantstongue and speak raw force unto the world

• you know two giantstongue words at character creation (see pg. xx)
• while acting on a fantastic lie, you gain +2 to all rolls. when the truth is discovered, deal damage to whoever believed you
• you always knows the exit in a dream.
• your wrists cannot be chained – including friendship bracelets

scrapjacket: a bug that feeds on ambient psychic energy in dreams. a robin formed from shortcuts and bypasses. use hacks gathered in albums to make some magic happen

• you know an album of hacks (see pg. xx)
• you have a maximum inventory of 8 + KNOW. you hide your stuff (and your spells) in their mind. You can exceed your inventory by trading a memory – one-for-one. you don't get them back
• 1/day you can memorize everything on a page or a USB by eating it
• you can retrace your steps perfectly by walking backwards

twistbone: a root to be pushed under your tongue; the vivacity of life penetrating your body and erupting as twin horns in your skull. a robin formed from the love of life and death. wield your love for life as fuel for movement and death.

• whenever you destroys an enemy, they take +2 on your next attack roll
• 1/encounter you can send words of encouragement to an ally – that ally adds 1d10 to their next roll
• whenever a you dance, you can feel the weakest thing in a room (person, creature, object, or concept)
• a twistbone’s horns are extremely sensitive to changes in heat and air pressure. they are also sensitive to being touched lightly

greenhome: a fungus-grass that grows in the rotting brain of the last giant in the center of the city. a robin formed from decay natural and urbane. the personification of decay is your sometimes lover (with a bad sense of boundaries)

• you can trade age for power. for every two years expended, you can gain advantage on a roll. your trade can produce more powerful effects, but you have to talk to your lover first
• 1/session you can scry information about the future in the viscera of the dead – this can be bones, guts, or crumbling buildings
• you can speak to plants, animals, fungus, and concrete
• your lover can pass messages between other greenhornes – unless she’s pissed with you.

anti-song: not a drug, but an almost supernatural feeling of un-belonging – a literal break from reality. a robin formed from rage and despair. fracture reality to disappear and reappear with a broken edge

• 1/round you can slip outside reality and reappear somewhere nearby – usually, within sight of where you disappeared.
• when surprising someone, take +2 on the next roll against them
• you can hide small objects outside of reality, but it can’t stay for longer than ten minutes without turning into something completely different. this also applies to people
• you’re the last person to be noticed in a room

holyholy: a drug, but also an intense feeling of belonging and sexual awakening. a robin formed of minds and bodies made one. a network of lovers buttresses your mind and body

• you know two poems at character creation
1/session you can ignore all incoming damage by spreading the pain throughout your network. if you use this ability to avoid massive damage, someone in your network leaves
• when you take the orgy downtime with your network, you always refill to maximum hp.
• you can feel the memory of love in a room – take +2 when acting on this information

hatchback: not a drug, but the physical experience of being hit by a car from another world and arriving in the city. a robin formed from steel and trauma. take on another body to be called when in need

• 1/session gain 20 hp armor as you place a small key into your chest and transform into the car that brought you here. you cannot change back until the armor hp is depleted
• while un-transformed, you have advantage on discerning lies from city-folk
• you can fit four people inside you while transformed
• you have +2 when speaking frankly to other travelers

selfsame: a drug made from the dried soul of one’s own body. a robin formed from self-love and self-loathing. summon a violent protector made from you

• 1/round you may perform a close move at range as you send your other-self to do the dirty work. you must always convince your other-self to obey your commands except when committing violence
• gain +2 when using your other-self to pressure someone to do what you want
• your other-self lives in your shadow and will alert you if something is following too close
• your otherself doesn’t have HP, and you don’t show up in mirrors

deadman: not a drug, but the term for people who went beyond the edge of the city and into the unknown. a robin formed from desperation and curiosity. an elaborate suit contains your rotting reality

• you may remove a piece of your suit to expose your unreal flesh. anyone who beholds your body takes damage. they may save to take half
• you can float on air, but not very quickly and not very far
• +2 when dropping a massive bomb on someone – truth or otherwise
• you eat and speak through the palm of your suit’s hand

thorium-9: arguably a drug, but also an element forged in the heart of the city's nuclear reactor– you witnessed its explosion and took a piece of it with you. a robin with a wish. imbibe the fracture to rewrite reality once

• 1/forever you can eat the piece of creation you carry with you and make a wish to change anything about the world. these changes are permanent and cannot be saved against. do not wish for more wishes
• the piece of creation speaks to you in quiet moments – but never while you sleep. it will tell you sweet lies in the same breath as terrible truths