Nymph

Roles: Caretaker or Protector. Common nature spirits, nymphs can be maidenly or motherly in appearance and demeanor. They interact with others more often than animal spirits, primarily because they have a physical area they protect and call home. Classes of nymphs are identified by what they protect; examples include Alseids (groves), Dryads (forests), Hamadryads (specific tree), Hydriads (water), Leimoniads (meadows), Naiads (springs and rivers), Napaeae (valleys), Oceanids (the sea), and Oreads (mountains). Notable nymphs may share the name of the location. Emblematic Traits Advantages: Affliction (Alternate Form, to harmless fauna or flora, or even a nymph); Animal Empathy; Charisma; Clairsentience (Accessibility, Only within spirit’s domain, -20%; Area Perception, +300%); Higher Purpose (Protect home)†; Plant Empathy; Telekinesis 1-10 (Accessibility, Only within spirit’s domain, -20%). Disadvantages: Dependency (Physical area of responsibility; Common; Hourly) [-40]. Often further modified with Increased Range, +10%/level. † Typically replaces the Talents associated with the spirit’s role. Manifestation Full Manifestation: HT+1 [10]; Appearance (Transcendent; Universal, +25%) [25]; Charisma 5 [25]; Ridden [15]; Dependency (Mana; Very Common; Constantly) [-25]; Sense of Duty (Nature) [-15]. 35 points. If Higher Purpose [5] replaces Talent 4 [20], Ridden costs 0 points, making manifestation cost 20 points. Acrobat role, 8. Advantages, 4-5. Afterlife Navigation specialty, 6. Animal spirit type, additional traits, 7; list, 10-15; traits granted, 7. Area Perception enhancement, 5. Artist role, 8. Assumed Animal Form meta-trait, 5. Astral Navigation specialty, 6. Bad Sight disadvantage, 5. Bard role, 8. Bear, manifestation cost, 14; totem, 10. Beaver Clap perk, 5. Beaver totem, 10. Blackfish totem, 12. Blessed advantage, 3, 7. Burrower perk, 5. Caretaker role, 8. Cat manifestation cost, 14. Characters, invoking totems, 7; relevant traits, 4-6. Cheetah totem, 10. Chimpanzee manifestation cost, 14. Chisel Teeth perk, 5. Clairsentience advantage, new enhancement, 5. Cougar totem, 10. Coyote totem, 11. Crane totem, 11. Crow totem, 11. Culture hero role, 8. Deer, manifestation cost, 14; totem, 11. Detect advantage, new enhancement, 5. Disadvantages, 5. Dog manifestation cost, 14. Dolphin totem, 11-12. Dove totem, 12. Dragon totem, 15. Eagle totem, 12. Efficient (Exorcism) perk, 6. Elephant, manifestation cost, 14; totem, 12. Elk totem, 11. Enhancements, new, 5, 6. Exorcism skill, 6. Explorer role, 8. Falcon manifestation cost, 14. Fox totem, 11. Further reading, 12. Gorilla manifestation cost, 14. GURPS Basic Set, 3, 6; Dungeon Fantasy 5: Allies, 3; Dungeon Fantasy 9: Summoners, 3, 6, 7; Dungeon Fantasy 11: Power-Ups, 14; Horror: The Madness Dossier, 3; Monster Hunters 6: Holy Hunters, 3; Power-Ups 3: Talents, 3, 8, 11; Powers, 3-7; Powers: Enhanced Senses, 12, 13; Social Engineering: Back to School, 9; Thaumatology, 3, 6, 7.