Gifts

Black Spiral Dancer Theurges have access to the same Gifts as their Gaian counterparts, save for As In the Beginning. It’s possible for a Black Spiral Dancer to learn Mother’s Touch, but it’s rare.

• Poisoned Gauntlet (Level Two) — The Black

Spiral Dancer can breathe spiritual toxins into the wall between worlds, turning the Gauntlet into a deadly trap. A Rust Spider teaches this Gift.

System

The werewolf spends a turn in concentra­ tion, and then her player spends one Gnosis point and rolls Intelligence + Occult against a difficulty of the local Gauntlet. Until the sun next crosses the horizon, anyone stepping sideways within (Gnosis x 100) yards of the point where this Gift was used takes one die of aggravated damage per successes rolled. The Gift: Resist Toxin can protect against this Gift’s effects.

• Feast of Essence (Level Three) — The Black

Spiral Dancer’s claws are covered with barbed hooks, which catch and absorb the tattered power of slain spirits, refreshing the werewolf. A Thinbones teaches this Gift.

System

The player spends one point of Willpower when the character deals a blow that destroys the last of a spirit’s Essence. The character gains Gnosis depending on the power of the destroyed spirit: one point for a Jag­ gling, two for a Gaffling, and three for any stronger spirit. This cannot raise the character’s Gnosis points above her maximum value, but is in addition to any Gnosis gained by harvesting the depleted spirit.

• Prelude to Apocalypse (Level Six) — As the

Gaian Gift As In the Beginning, this version might be learned by a Black Spiral Theurge and summons Wyrm-spirits of all kinds. No Black Spiral Theurge has yet learned this Gift.