Harvesting
Harvesting is one of the three ways the Nunnehi tend to use to gather Medicine.
Overview
This slow method of gathering Medicine is the Nunnehi equivalent of Reverie. In order for a Nunnehi to use this means of refreshing their supply of Medicine, they must locate a naturally occurring source. In general, it is not possible for Nunnehi to gather Medicine within the confines of a city, even when in the presence of a possible source. Plants grown in hothouses or cultivated gardens, Christmas tree farms, rock gardens or rivers flowing through the center of a city do not provide Medicine sources for Nunnehi since they are usually so influenced by Banality or simply too tainted.
System
Once they have located their source, the Nunnehi must spend at least one hour in contact with the source (dangling their feet or fingers in a flowing stream, sitting at the foot of or in the branches of a tree, climbing or sitting upon a rock or inside a stone cave, or relaxing in a field of flowers). The Nunnehi then rolls Wits + Kenning (difficulty 7). One point of Medicine may be gathered for each success, provided the Nunnehi has spent at least one hour per success surrounded by their Medicine source. This process may only occur once per day, and the same source may not be used more than once per moon phase (i.e., a maximum of four times per month). Medicine gathered in such a manner is considered to be pleasing to the spirits. Positive uses of such Medicine (such as for protection, healing and providing good luck) gain one extra success when the Medicine being used to power them was gained through Harvesting.
The Menehune
The Menehune also use this practice with some differences. See the article Menehune
References
- CTD/WTA: Rage Across Appalachia, p. 109
- CTD: Changeling Players Guide, p. 146