Bestiary

Beleben is one of the Wyld’s children, awakened as people began to use the extracts from plants such as coffee and tea more than the plants themselves. Belebens are high strung, fast moving and erratic spirits. They enjoy a fast paced life and attach themselves to places with people who are constantly moving. They work to inspire people to be alert, aware, and to do creative things.

Belebens awaken in places devoted to natural stimulant use. In coffee shops and cafés all across the world, Belebens grow fat from people drinking caffeinated beverages and being on the go. Belebens move fast, flitting from person to person inspiring them to creative endeavors. Belebens inspirations tend to linger with people, giving them time afterward to really explore and develop ideas conceived under Beleben’s influence. Some Belebens attach themselves to a person’s home, watching tea bags, small pills, and percolator with rapt attention, just waiting for the person to imbibe the caffeine.

People do not need to ingest caffeine to be inspired by a Beleben, but few of the spirits would bother with a person unless he is showing proper worship by drinking a caffeinated beverage, or eating a caffeinated food or pill. Garou often ask Belebens for assistance when they need to be extra alert, or need to get something done quickly. Often the only chiminage a Beleben accepts is proper worship through ingestion.

Rage: 6, Willpower: 4, Gnosis: 8, Essence: 18

Charms: Healing, Open Moon Bridge, Inspire*

• Inspire: The spirit can use this Charm to increase the chance of success of an action, lowering the difficulty of the action by 1. The Storyteller rolls the spirit’s Gnosis (difficulty 6). A spirit can only use this Charm once per scene per target.