Splatbook*

Initiates of Danu

Blessed, if you took the Initiate background, then you chose 2 or 3 of the following as your fellow initiates. Mark those you picked and treat them as followers. Cross off the others.

  • Enfys, the acolyte — Bird-wise, innocent, magical, well-informed HP 6; Armor 0; Damage bronze knife d4 (hand); Instinct to get distracted Moves: Speak with birds · Ask a difficult question · Wander off Cost knowledge, secret lore; Loyalty (max 3) Pick 1 on each line: he / she / they / ___ — just a child / on the cusp / a young adult — carefully chosen / marked by Danu / orphaned — carefree / curious / moody / secretive

  • Olwin, your anointed lover — Fates-wise, beautiful, passionate, magical HP 6; Armor 1 (shield); Damage iron spear d6 (close, thrown); Instinct to lack discretion Moves: Perform a divination · Speak a (dire) prophecy · Make a big deal about something Cost tenderness, respect; Loyalty (max 3) Pick 1 on each line: he / she / they / ___ — betrothed / true love / ceremonial / complicated — contary / dramatic / passionate / tormented — rites of… blood / fire / sacred union

  • Afon, a fellow initiate — Fae-wise, devious, magical, self-sufficient, stealthy HP 8; Armor 2 (0 vs. iron); Damage bronze hatchet d6 (hand); Instinct to act impulsively Moves: Weave a minor glamor · Appear or disappear unexpectedly · Speak an uncomfortable truth Cost wonder, joy; Loyalty (max 3) Pick 1 on each line: he / she / they / ___ — comes and goes / in the Wood / a hut near town — aloof / bawdy and lewd / unnerving — rites of… ecstasy / intoxication / moonlight

  • Seren the Eldest — Exceptional, story-wise, insightful, frail, magical HP 3; Armor 0; Damage walking stick d4 (close); Instinct to hew to tradition Moves: Consult the spirits, or abjure them · Spin a tale to make a point · Use shame and guilt as leverage Cost deference, good sense shown; Loyalty (max 3) Pick 1 on each line: he / she / they / ___ — dismissed / pitied / feared / venerated — cagey / friendly but firm / imperious — rites of… iron / secret naming / winter

  • Gwendyl, your mentor — Herb-wise, gossipy, tireless, healer, magical HP 6; Armor 0; Damage iron knife d6 (hand); Instinct to take offense Moves: Tend to the sick, injured, women in labor · Weave a talisman of fertility or good luck · Point out a flaw in a person or plan Cost consideration, affection; Loyalty (max 3) Pick 1 on each line: he / she / they / ___ — a big family / has taken you in / lives alone — blunt / demanding / put upon / suffers no fools — rites of… earth & soil / mourning / petition

(Order Followers and Strengthen Your Bond, as on the Animal Companion insert.)