Category:Varich

House Varich
(Book of Lost Houses: The Second Coming, pp. 75-93)

A Russian house named after the progeny of the Sun and the Moon. Members of this Unseelie house are able to discern patterns in anything, whether it be fancy sword fighting, a complex dance, or sport. They also deem themselves to be lords over the Inanimae, as well as Kithain. But despite their claims to these things, they can neither swear an oath of love, nor reject a challenge brought before them.

Boon: Members of House Varich understand patterns. Given three rounds to watch a series of actions performed by another, such as sword fighting, dancing or sport, their difficulty in opposition or as a partner is lowered by 2 points. They may observe an opponent's patterns even while engaged in combat, they cannot fight one foe while observing a different one. Given a chance to observe three different times, they receive an extra die in addition to the decreased difficulty for that scene.

Flaw: House Varich sidhe can never give a vow of love to another. The other houses that came forth with them during hte last few months know this flaw. They must accept all challenges. If a member of House Varich fails to acknowledge a challenge, she loses 1 point of Willpower per day until she returns the challenge. (Willpower lost in this fashion may not be recovered through the expenditure of experience points or by any other means until the character honors her challenge.) If a challenged member of the House is imprisoned to keep her from accepting the challenge, she loses 1 point of Strength for each day of her captivity (to a minimum of 1 point.) If she remains imprisoned, her Stamina declines by 1 point per week until she "dies" (i.e., forgets her fae nature). As one might expect, house members take care to be courteous to each other and to stay in fighting trim.

See also Changeling