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Bastet is the first of the Breedbook series: sourcebooks about the other Changing Breeds of Werewolf: The Apocalypse — in this case, the Bastet: werecats. This book also introduces the Ajaba, the werehyenas, as a lost "tribe" of Bastet.

Summary[]

From the White Wolf catalog:

Listen:
The Shadow Children walk the twilight days unafraid,
For none may rival them in their sleek majesty.
None can equal their ferocity;
The jungle trembles like smoke at our furious roars.
The Sun grants us strength to slay the rain,
With a blow from our paw we shake the earth.
None can equal their honor;
The wisdom of forever rides behind our yellow eyes,
Trails unfold before us in the shadow of Thunder's wings,
We run the South Wind among the Stars.
None can equal their cunning;
The dead in the dark corners whispers secrets to us,
We hide the names of things in mist-words and snow-speech,
We dance madly in the most hidden of places.
I bow to Selene and Gaia;
may our deeds nourish our beloved relatives.
Jaya!
Bastet includes:

Contents[]

Two Hearts: A Tale of the Amazon[]

Introduction[]

Lexicon

Chapter One: Calaih[]

Bastet lore

Chapter Two: The Nine Tribes[]

The society of the Folk

Chapter Three: Breath of Life[]

Character creation and roleplaying tips

  • Talents
    • Awareness
    • Style
  • Skills
    • Acrobatics
    • Lockpicking
  • Knowledges
    • Culture
    • Lore
  • Backgrounds
    • Den-Realm
    • Jamak
    • Secrets
    • Trinket
  • Merits and Flaws
    • Graceful (2 pt Aptitude Merit)
    • Culture Knack (3 pt Aptitude Merit)
    • Photographic Memory (3 pt Aptitude Merit)
    • Gift of Seline (5 pt Supernatural Merit)
    • Disconcerting (3 pt Social Flaw)
    • Graceless (2 pt Aptitude Flaw)
    • Sensation Junkie (2 pt Psychological Flaw)
    • Too Curious (3 pt Psychological Flaw)
    • Moon-Mad (5 pt Supernatural Flaw)
    • Multiple Personalities (5 pt Psychological Flaw)
  • Metis Deformities
    • Bent Limbs
    • Mange
    • Mashed Face
    • Misshapen Jaw
    • Stench
    • Whiskerless

Chapter Four: Cat Magic[]

Gifts, rites and fetishes

Shadow Craft (Hedge Magic)

  • Gifts
    • General Gifts
      • Banish Sickness - Level One
      • Catfeet - Level One
      • Command Attention - Level One
      • Dowsing - Level One
      • Lick Wounds - Level One
      • Open Seal - Level One
      • Pathfinder's Pride - Level One
      • Razor Claws - Level One
      • Sense the Truth - Level One
      • Sens Unmaker's Hand - Level One
      • Silent Stalking - Level One
      • Spirits' Sight - Level One
      • Treeclimber - Level One
      • Call Spirits - Level Two
      • Cat Sight - Level Two
      • Eerie Eyes - Level Two
      • First Slash - Level Two
      • Night Terror - Level Two
      • Night's Passage - Level Two
      • Sense of the Prey - Level Two
      • Sense Silver - Level Two
      • Shriek - Level Two
      • Summon Water - Level Two
      • Swipe - Level Two
      • Touch the Mind - Level Two
      • Call the Pride - Level Three
      • Caper - Level Three
      • Cat Fear - Level Three
      • Cheshire Prank - Level Three
      • Command the Prey - Level Three
      • Farsight - Level Three
      • Freyja's Blessing - Level Three
      • Gift of Rage - Level Three
      • Ignore Pain - Level Three
      • Impala's Flight - Level Three
      • Purr - Level Three
      • Righteous Gaze - Level Three
      • Attunement - Level Four
      • Clawstorm - Level Four
      • Fortuna - Level Four
      • Spirit Claws - Level Four
      • Spitfire - Level Four
      • Walking Between Worlds - Level Four
      • Wolf's Terror - Level Four
      • Future Warning - Level Five
      • Jump to the Moon - Level Five
      • Perfect Passage - Level Five
      • Smoothe/Summon Storm - Level Five
      • Withering Stare - Level Five
    • Breed Gifts
      • Homid
        • Cat Claws - Level One
        • Sweet Hunter's Smile - Level One
        • Jam Technology - Level Two
        • Eavesdropper's Ear - Level Two
        • Craft of the Maker - Level Three
        • Babel's Cure - Level Three
        • What's the Password? - Level Four
        • Monkey's Uncle - Level Four
        • Black Friday - Level Five
        • Deny the Hungry - Level Five
      • Metis
        • Create Element - Level One
        • Sense Primal Nature - Level One
        • Blinding Moonbeam - Level Two
        • Whisker Sight - Level Two
        • Spirit-Touch - Level Three
        • Fist of Cahlash - Level Three
        • Moon's Gateway - Level Four
        • Redeem the Waste - Level Four
        • Moon Sense - Level Five
        • Wrath of Nala - Level Five
      • Feline
        • Kitten's Cry - Level One
        • Killer's Leap - (Level Two) Level One
        • Mark as Mine - (Level One) Level Two
        • Perfect Cover - Level Two
        • Underbelly - Level Three
        • Whisker Sight - Level Three
        • Ghosts at Play - Level Four
        • Hand of Will - Level Four
        • Judgment of Pestilence - Level Five
        • Revolt of the Land - Level Five
    • Tribal Gifts
      • Bagheera
        • Humbaba's Escape - Level One
        • Treeclimber - Level One
        • Lawgiver's Legacy- Level Two
        • Ojas Surge - Level Two
        • Cobra's Dance - Level Three
        • Traveler's Tongues - Level Three
        • The Paradox of Time - Level Four
        • Potter's Clay - Level Four
        • Part the Curtain - Level Five
        • Shiva's Might - Level Five
      • Balam
        • Hunter's Mists - Level One
        • Storm of Pests - Level One
        • Ancestral Wings - Level Two
        • Smoking Mirror - Level Two
        • Touch of the Tree-Frog - Level Three
        • Wandering Forest - Level Three
        • Vision Cloud - Level Four
        • Jungle's Vengeance - Level Four
        • Feed the Gods - Level Five
        • Heal the Wounded Land - Level Five
      • Bubasti
        • Alms to the Poor - Level One
        • Scholar's Friend - Level One
        • Mousemaze - Level Two
        • Spirit Ward - Level Two
        • Banish Cahlash's Brood - Level Three
        • The Many Tongues - Level Three
        • The Scarab's Flight - Level Four
        • Shadowplay - Level Four
        • Deny the Hungry - Level Five
        • Spirit Wall - Level Five
        • The Fleeing Scarab - Level Six
      • Ceilican
        • Mother's Blessing/Curse - Level One
        • Satyr's Wisdom - Level One
        • Banish Burning - Level Two
        • Sorcerer's Blade - Level Two
        • Data Flow - Level Three
        • Phantasm - Level Three
        • Monkey's Uncle - Level Four
        • Small Cousin - Level Four
        • Chariot of Lions - Level Five
        • The Madness of Crowds - Level Five
      • Khan
        • Rhino's Favor - Level One
        • Skin of Jade - Level One
        • Heart of Fury - Level Two
        • Ricepaper Walk - Level Two
        • Maker's Charm - Level Three
        • Paws of the Raging Spirit - Level Three
        • Asuras' Bane - Level Four
        • Dragonroar - Level Four
        • Call to Battle - Level Five
        • Thousand-Thunder Strike - Level Five
      • Pumonca
        • Mockingbird's Mirror - Level One
        • Wanderer's Boon - Level One
        • Raincalling - Level Two
        • Stonework - Level Two
        • Bayou Shambler - Level Three (And Stats)
        • Thunderbolt - Level Three
        • Element-Folk Favor - Level Four
        • The Hungry Earth - Level Four
        • Earthspeaking - Level Five
        • Thunderbird's Cry - Level Five
        • Earthquake - Level Six
      • Qualmi
        • Breakfast of Stones - Level One
        • Turned Fur - Level One
        • No Hidden Thing - Level Two
        • Wind from the West - Level Two
        • Drop of Sea - Level Three
        • Nighttime Web - Level Three
        • Dancing on Air - Level Four
        • Still Breeze Blowing - Level Four
        • Call Down the Stars - Level Five
        • Water's Vision - Level Five
      • Simba
        • Majesty - Level One
        • Submit - Level One
        • Armor of Kings - Level Two
        • Rallying Challenge - Level Two
        • Fireroar - Level Three
        • Shadow the Moon's Light - Level Three
        • The Bountiful Dominion - Level Four
        • King of Beasts - Level Four
        • Command the Multitude - Level Five
        • Rising Sun - Level Five
        • Royal Privilege - Level Six
      • Swara
        • Diamond Claws - Level One
        • Impala's Flight - Level One
        • Walking Between Worlds - Level Two
        • Weight of a Heart - Level Two
        • Clearwater Passage - Level Three
        • Dance of the Chaya - Level Three
        • Ghost Caress - Level Four
        • Judgment of Pestilence - Level Four
        • All Beasts Under the Sun - Level Five
        • River of Blood - Level Five
  • Rites
    • Kuasha Rites
      • Speaking of the Name - Level One
      • Rite of Recognition - Level Two
      • Passing the Yava - Level Two
      • Kuasha Degree - Level Three
    • Moon Rites
      • Rite of Warding - Level One
      • Rite of Claiming - Level Three
      • Eater of the Dead - Level Four
      • Call the Four Winds - Level Five
      • Rite of Nine Lives - Level Five
      • Wishing Waves - Level Five
    • Rites of Need
      • Jamak Promise Bond - Level One
      • Rite of Fear - Level Three
    • Taghairm Rites
      • Caliah - Level One
      • Grooming the Newcomer - Level Two
      • Hanshii - Level Two
      • Exile - Level Three
      • Festival of Dreams - Level Four

Chapter Five: The Pride[]

Character templates

  • Sidhu (Bagheera) - Homid Daylight
  • Man-Eater (Khan) - Metis Night
  • Riddling Stranger (Qualmi) - Feline Night
  • Beastmaster (Simba) - Homid Night
  • Warder (Swara) - Feline Daylight

Chapter Six: The Others[]

Totems spirits and mortal foes

  • Ajaba
    • Ajaba Gifts
      • Sweet Hunter's Smile (Level One)
      • Crushing Jaws (Level Two)
      • Laughter of the Soul (Level Three)
      • Culling the Weak (Level Four)

Appendix[]

Bastet of note, fetishes and equipment

  • Trinkets
    • Devil's Deck - Level 1, Gnosis 5
    • Lotus Petals - Level 2, Gnosis N/A
    • Grandmother's Stones - Level 2, Gnosis 5
    • Truth-Speaker Stick - Level 3, Gnosis 5
    • Silver Hakarr - Level 4, Gnosis 6

Background Information[]

While the Ajaba are here presented as a Tribe of the Bastet, reflecting their association with the Feliformia that includes cats, civets, hyeans, mongooses and similar animals, later material establishes them as a separate breed.

The Word from the White Wolf Game Studio mentions Justin Achilli being moved from Rage to developing Vampire: The Dark Ages.

The comic, Two Hearts: A Tale of the Amazon, is written by Bill Bridges and Phil Brucato, the plot by Danny Landers and Rich Thomas, art by Ron Spencer and lettering by Matt Milberger. It was originally planned for a cancelled product associated with the Rage card game, which is why all the pages are colored instead of just the usual one page.

Memorable Quotes[]

"Then somebody please tell me," Mary replies, holding up the Old Man's empty skin, "who in hell can do this?!?"

Characters[]

  • Flitcher - Garou, Comic, Died
  • Black Claw - Balam, Comic
  • Radi - Simba, Bon Bhat
  • Lord Barrister ali Khan
  • Raggedy Ears, a Bone Gnawer Ragabash
  • Palar -Mage, Founder of the Khara, Past
  • Akuma - Sabertooth, Founder of the Khara, Past
  • Siracca - Sorceress, Founder of the Ajaba, Past
  • Seb-at-Al the Moonlight Stranger - Founder of the Ajaba
  • Adeo - The First Hyena King/Queen, Past
  • Malcolm Three Mountains, "Tatu Mlima" - Simba
  • Adjua Ka - Ajaba King, Died
  • Old Stone Face - Pumonca
  • Strange Owl Woman - Qualmi
  • Lord Clouster - Khan, Died
  • Sultan Jampal - Khan
  • Sultan Amir Nagda- Corrupt Khan, Died
  • Lord Rackbur - Khan
  • Saraam - Founder of the Bagheera
  • Gyani - Founder of the Bagheera
  • Agun - Founder of the Bagheera
  • Six Birds - Balam warchief
  • Blue Morning Skies - Balam Healer
  • Cymaa - First-kin of the Bubasti
  • Simone - Ceilican
  • Samhach - Unseelie Lord, Changeling
  • Tybalt deLeon - Ceilican
  • Khan - First of the Khan
  • Lynx-Boy - Qualmi, Past
  • Weeping Skunk - Qualmi, Past
  • Glowing Bundle Leap - Qualmi, Past
  • Amadu - Simba, Three Princes, Past
  • Abuja - Simba, Three Princes, Past
  • Mayi - Simba, Three Princes, Past
  • Mana Ma Usaga - Swara, Past
  • Ayio Bon Parr - Swara, Past
  • Hundred Blooded Reeds - Bastet
  • Quabo - Human, Central American Cartel Leader, Died
  • Mikso - Khan
  • Beihen - Swara, Asante Jua's Lover

Bastet of Note[]

Terminology[]

Ahu, Ajaba, Ajaba: Inaka Mateda (Rainmakers), Tanoka (Unclean/broken), Zawadi (Father-gift), Aktu (Ajaba Pack Leader) and Takuya (Allies); Aspen Protectorate, Asura, Bagheera, Bagheera: Akari (Searching), Pourra (Foundation), Doyala (Passing On); Balam, Bastet, Brain-Wading, Breed, Bubasti, Buree Pa, Caliah, Cahlash, Caloo, Ceilican, Chatro, Chaya, Crinos, Dakat, Declaw, Den-Realm, Dog, Doirionn Blair (Celilcan: Storm Plain), Endless Storm, Feline (Breed and Form), Flore Ki Wenca (Blood of Two Hearts), the Folk, Gaia, Ghat, Hakarr, Hamaal, Hanshii, Homid (Breed and Form), Housecat, Hovitl Qua (Balam Ancestral Family), Hyaena, Jamaa, Jamak, Karoush, Khan, Khara, Kheuar, Killi, Kinfolk, Kit, Kuasha, Kyphur Cats, Lune, the Madness, Meshing, Metis, Monkey, Mor Grian (Simba sub-tribe), Naa, Nala, Night Jaguar (Totem), Ngiri, Nyota Jamaa, Olioouqui (Balam Ancestral Family), Padaa, Playing Blood-Tag, Pride, Pryio: Daylight, Twilight, Night; Pumonca, Puss-in-Boots, Qualmi, Rahjah, Rainmakers (inaka mateda), Ranks: Tekhmet, Akaa, Tilau, Ilani, Bon Bhat; Ratshit, Renown: Cleverness, Ferocity, Honor; Sangoma (African wizards), Scratching One from Nine, Seline, Shadow Folk, Shining Child, The Silent Way (Celilcan Network), Simba, Simba: Mtolo (Father), Kirii (Wives), Anwana (Young hunters), Chakuva (High King), nihlli bogga (To the Ajaba: "dead little sisters"), Adadu'o (Simba Tribe) and Mayi'o (Simba Tribe); Sokto, Spiderface, Swara, Taghairm, Tahla, Taklah, Tona (Balam), Treebender's Lodge (Tavern), Tribe, War of Rage, Watua, Yabba, Yava,

References[]

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