Scryer
Scryer are Banes that spy on others in the physical world from the Umbra.
Overview
Scryers are a weak type of Bane whose only apparent purpose is to spy on targets for stronger Banes. They are rewarded with Power, and this their loyalty is absolute.
Image
Scryers vary widely in form, but all are thin and fleshy, easily pulled apart if caught. In all cases their eyes are the most distinctive parts of their forms, whether the eyes are beady, bulbous, luminescent, catlike, compound, or what have you. Subjects in the physical realm may not see a Scryer while it peeks at them unless the use either of the Gifts: Pulse of the Invisible or Umbral Sight.
Certain Garou with Gnosis of 7 or higher may feel an uneasy feeling of "being watched" when beneath the Scryer's gaze. This unease may become extreme after long periods of time. Garou without the Gifts necessary to find their tormentors may even be driven slowly mad by constant observation. The gaze of a Scryer may tickle, tingle, or even burn one who can feel it, though this is a sensation only and does no physical damage.
Stats
First Edition
Rage 2, Willpower 4, Gnosis 7, Power 30
Charms: Airt Sense, Reform, Report (A mental link to its master; Power Cost 1/turn), Scry (Power Cost 1/scene; allows the Bane to "peek" into the material world and use the Gift: Scent of the True Form)
Second Edition
Rage 2, Gnosis 7, Willpower 4, Power 30
Charms: Airt Sense, Reform, Report (maintains a mental link to the Scryer's patron for one Power per turn), Scry (costs one power per scene; allows the Bane to "peel" into the material world and use the Gift: Scent of the True Form to observe those it sees there)
Gallery
Scryer Bane by Richard Thomas from Book of the Wyrm First Edition
A Scryer by Ral Partha Miniatures
References
- WTA: Book of the Wyrm First Edition, p. 109-110
- WTA: Book of the Wyrm Second Edition, p. 123
- WTA/cMET: Mind's Eye Theatre: Book of the Wyrm, p. 132-133