Line #251 Characters/LeviathanTheTempest


1	The character page for ''TabletopGame/LeviathanTheTempest''.
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
4	!Strains
5	Leviathans are divided into various families called "Strains", which were each spawned by a specific Progenitor.
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7	[[folder:The Tribe in general]]
8	!!Tropes applying to all Leviathans:
9	* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Even a young Leviathan will at least be twice as tall as a human being when in Apotheosis. Elder can get the size of skycrapers.
10	* AwesomeButImpractical: [[OneWingedAngel Apotheosis]], the final level of Depth a Leviathan can reach, transforms its user into an EldritchAbomination the size of a skyscraper with insane level of health, biological armor and destructive powers who [[BrownNote cause people watching it to lose their mind]]. However, the transformation is slow (6 to 2 turns, depending how much you spend) and ''very'' expensive in Ichor, you can no longer move nor breath out of water and exposure to air will gradually drain your Ichor. Really, you are better off sticking to lower levels of Depth in most situations.
11	* BlessedWithSuck: As is tradition in [[TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness the setting]]. Leviathans are basically ancient gods with all the spectacular power this implies- and this comes at the cost of having a normal life, since every human around them is [[MindRape mind raped]] into fearing them and either end up leaving, going insane or turning into a bunch of crazy cultists obsessed with them. As the [[TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful Princesses of Hearts put it]]:
12	-->'''Princesses of Hearts''': Every city you build eats itself alive, you can't even live with your own family and [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu that's why I'm not afraid of you!]]
13	* EldritchAbomination: They are beings from the Primordial Water who, according to the current order of things, ''shouldn't'' exist. They also look like horrifying sea monsters in their true form, and their mere presence can cause people to go insane on the long term.
14	* EmptyShell: A Leviathan who completely ignores their divine and beastly natures will return to being human... but because they cut out two-thirds of their being, they basically lobotomize themselves while doing so and are left helpless, needing aid to even perform basic survival tasks.
15	* FishPeople: Most Leviathan have at least some fish-like features when they transform.
16	* HolyBurnsEvil: Morality is anathema to the Tribe, so anything invested with Virtue will provide some protection against them. However, the Sigil of Marduk is particularly effective.
17	* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: ''Very'' downplayed. Like in this trope, a Leviathan will age normally before becoming immortal at some point in his life, but in his case, immortality begins at ''sixty''. His Leviathan form doesn't age, but given [[EldritchAbomination what it looks like]], it's not like you can actually judge how old it is anyway.
18	* KrakenAndLeviathan: Well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin it's in the name]].
19	* KryptoniteFactor: Leviathans are particularly vulnerable to electricity, which inflicts them Aggravated damages.
20	* LovecraftianSuperpower: Goes without saying when you are playing an EldritchAbomination. Their powers tend to include a lot of BodyHorror and unpleasant side effects.
21	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Some of the collective names given to Leviathans include the Wicked Tribe, Earth's Most Wicked Tribe, and Earth's Most Wicked.
22	* OneWingedAngel: While Leviathan typically have a human form, they have the ability to gradually shapeshift into an aquatic monstrosity. The transformation is gradual, with 7 levels of "Depth", each more powerful and less human-looking than the last.
23	* PersonOfMassDestruction: Even a young Leviathan can have the ability to cause temporary hurricanes and earthquakes.
24	* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Leviathan get a free specialization related to swimming as a mean to represent their affinity with aquatic environments. In addition, their transformation allows them to hold their breath longer underwater at Depth 2, and turn them completely amphibious starting with Depth 3.
25	* TheOldGods: The Tribe aren't the old gods, but they are the heirs to what remains of their power.
26	* WalkingWasteland: A psychic variant. Leviathan don't technically damage lands wherever they go, but they do cause people around them to gradually go insane.
27	[[/folder]]
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29	[[folder:Bahamutans]]
30	The Spawns of Bahamut. Best-known for having the most healthy offspring and cooperative culture, they generally prefer retreating from the world with their Beloved and not act much. This has resulted in them being stereotyped as mellow, but this is unreliable; whenever Bahamutans actually get angry, they deliver apocalyptic rampages. Their favourite Vestige is [[MadeOfIron Vitality]], with [[AuraVision Awareness]], [[MookMaker Fecundity]] and Might as their secondary ones.
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32	* AuraVision: One of their potential secondary Vestiges is Awareness, which include the ability to see people's souls in the form of an aura.
33	* BewareTheNiceOnes: They are calmer than most Strains, and tend to be instinctively protective of their Beloved. But as noted below, they are quite devastating when they get angry.
34	* BewareTheQuietOnes: Bahamutans instinctively aspire to just restrain themselves and retreat into solitude with their Beloved so they will not destroy everything around them. When they do let go, however, the results are quite spectacular.
35	* TheBigGuy: Literally; they tend to be the largest of the Leviathan.
36	* GentleGiant: They have a reputation of being mellow despite their gigantic size. This is not an entirely reliable stereotype however; they are quite capable of UnstoppableRage if you piss them off.
37	* GoodParents: They are the only Strain known for having healthy and supportive families.
38	* HealingFactor: Fecundity is one of their potential secondary Vestiges. One of the Channels granted by it, the Hydra's Rebirth, allows them to heal at an accelerated rate using Ichor.
39	* MadeOfIron: Their main Vestige, Vitality, focuses on making them more resilient.
40	* MookMaker: Another Channel granted by the Vestige of Fecundity, fittingly named MotherOfAThousandYoung, allows them to spawn children asexually.
41	* SupernaturalSensitivity: Even at Depth 1, one of the Channels for Awareness is strong enough that it allows them to identify supernatural beings.
42	* SeeingThroughAnothersEyes: One of the Channel from Awareness allows the user to see through the eyes of his followers.
43	* UnstoppableRage: The need for self-restrain is a constant irritation, so most Bahamutans are just accumulating rage. As a result, when they do let go, the results can be quite apocalyptic.
44	[[/folder]]
45
46	[[folder:Dagonites]]
47	The Spawns of Dagon. The most fertile but also least healthy bloodline, Dagonites are manipulative, coldly efficient and fanatically devoted to their survival, reproducing at every opportunity. Their favourite Vestige is [[MookMaker Fecundity]], with Elements, [[NaturalWeapon Predation]] and [[CompellingVoice Sanctify]] as their secondary ones.
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49	* AGodAmI: They are the most likely Strain to revel in their powers and see themselves as gods.
50	* BigScrewedUpFamily: Even by Leviathan standards, Dagonites families are about as healthy as their genetics, which is saying very little. They have a lot of in-fighting, and the only the way they can keep it together is by mixing them with their cults and ruling it with an iron fist.
51	* CompellingVoice: One of their affinity Vestige, Sanctify, covers Channels allowing them to influence mortals through their voice alone.
52	* HealingFactor: Thanks to the Vestige of Fecundity, they can have the ability to heal themselves faster.
53	* TheLeader: Dagonites frequently have an aspiration to leadership, and because they are the most numerous tribe, they often get that wish.
54	* ManipulativeBastard: They are well-known for having great manipulation skills, which they use heavily to make up for their lack of physical strength (by Leviathan standards anyway). Moreover, their Mastery of the Vestige of Predation and Sanctify makes it really easy for them to influence mortals' emotions.
55	* MindRape: They have an affinity for the Vestige of Predation, which includes many Channels allowing them to better use and focus the power of the Wake.
56	* MookMaker: Fecundity is their favourite Vestige, and they are known to ''really'' abuse the ability to reproduce asexually it grants.
57	* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: A frequent feature on their true form is to have a lot of teeth, as part of their anglerfish aesthetic.
58	* MotherOfAThousandYoung: By far the most fertile of the Strains, thanks in great part to their mastery of the Vestige of Fecundity. Unfortunately, they also are the least healthy.
59	* NaturalWeapon: One of the Channels provided by the Vestige of Predation, Mortal Devouring Armory, grants organic features that can be used as weapons, such as fangs and claws.
60	[[/folder]]
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62	[[folder:Lahamin]]
63	The Spawns of Lahamu, and currently the rarest Strain due to their limited focus on reproduction. Secretive, they prefer operating from distance, using manipulation and indirect means rather than open display of powers. Despite this, they are surprisingly efficient in a straight fight. Their favourite Vestige is [[AuraVision Awareness]], with [[NaturalWeapon Predation]], [[CompellingVoice Sanctify]] and [[MadeOfIron Vitality]] as their secondary ones.
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65	* AuraVision: Awareness is their favourite Vestige, so this is a given.
66	* TheChessmaster: Lahamin rarely act directly; they usually prefer to rely on subtle and indirect means, manipulating people or using their Beloved to infiltrate strong centers of wealth and power. Considering most of their Vestiges focus on detecting people and controlling them, they tend to be good at it.
67	* CompellingVoice: Sanctify is one of the Vestiges they have an affinity for.
68	* DirtyCoward: Other Strains tend to perceive them as this because of their habit to avoid personal involvement. While not entirely unfounded, this prejudice isn't entirely true; when cornered, Lahamin are just as capable of fighting brutally as any other Leviathan, and they do have affinities for the Vestige of Predation and Vitality.
69	* NaturalWeapon: Like for Dagonites, they can access this thanks to the Vestige of Predation.
70	* TheSmartGuy: They are the most knowledge-oriented Strain.
71	* SupernaturalSensitivity: Thanks to their affinity for the Vestige of Awareness.
72	[[/folder]]
73
74	[[folder:Nu]]
75	The Spawns of Nu. Born from the oldest of the Progenitors, they are considered the most alien of the Leviathans. They are also frequently perceived as mystical and introspective. Their favourite Vestige is [[FisherKing Element]], with [[AuraVision Awareness]], [[MookMaker Fecundity]] and [[CompellingVoice Sanctify]] as their secondary ones.
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77	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Tend to be stereotyped as introspective, shy and mystical. They also happen to have the most alien mindset among Leviathans, and their mastery of Elements holds some of the most destructive powers in the game.
78	* DishingOutDirt: One of the Channels offered by the Vestige of Elements allows to generate earthquakes and manipulate earth.
79	* EldritchAbomination: Their forms and powers tend to be surreal even by the standards of the Tribe.
80	* ElementalEmbodiment: Their true form tend almost entirely made of water.
81	* ElementalShapeshifter: Their favourite Vestige, Element, includes a Channel allowing them to be one with the ocean itself.
82	* FisherKing: Element allows them to influence the environment wherever they go.
83	* MakingASplash: Of all the Strains, the Nu have the strongest connection to water as an element, rather than as an environment.
84	* OnlySaneMan: They are cursed into being this to their Cult; their Beloved turn into fanatic idiots who will completely misinterpret what they order them.
85	* SurroundedByIdiots: Or more accurately, surrounded by fanatics morons who will always come up with the most convoluted interpretations for even the simplest tasks you give them.
86	[[/folder]]
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88	[[folder:Oceanads]]
89	The Spawns of Oceanus. Frequently associated with mermaids, they are well-known for being the most beautiful and majestic of the Leviathan, as well as for their ability to dominate mortals. Their favourite Vestige is [[CompellingVoice Sanctify]], with [[FisherKing Element]], Might and [[NaturalWeapon Predation]] as their secondary ones.
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91	* TheBeautifulElite: They are considered the most beautiful of the Tribe, and they consider themselves superior to everyone else.
92	* CompellingVoice: Sanctify is their favourite Vestige.
93	* ControlFreak: Oceanads tend to value control over everything else.
94	* GorgeousGorgon: They are well-known for their beauty and majesty.
95	* ManipulativeBastard: They have the reputation to be this, being predators both socially and physically, and most famous for their dominance over the minds of men.
96	* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Oceanads are very strongly associated with mermaids.
97	[[/folder]]
98
99	[[folder:Tanninim]]
100	The Spawns of Tannin; obsessed with justice, they are considered the Tribe's most fearsome warriors. Their favourite Vestige is [[NaturalWeapon Predation]], with [[AuraVision Awareness]], Might and [[MadeOfIron Vitality]] as their secondary ones.
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102	* HobbesWasRight: Their Wake turns people into [[TheHorde violent brutes]] which in turn forces the Tanninim to become Hobbesian dictators to keep their cultists in line. Fittingly the Biblical Tannin might actually another name of the Biblical Leviathan, Hobbes chosen metaphor.
103	* TheBerserker: Wrath is their signature Vice, and their Wake tend to turn their Beloved into fanatic warriors and warlords.
104	* NaturalWeapon: Predation is their favourite Vestige, which include the ability to have organic weaponry.
105	* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: They are by far the most war-oriented Strain, and tend to have the best warriors.
106	[[/folder]]
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108	[[folder:Thassalans]]
109	The Spawns of Thalassa; considered the most adapted to human life, Thalassans tend to work inside cities and make deals with mortals like normal businessmen. They also frequently have a habit of hoarding treasures in their lairs. Their favourite Vestige is Might, with [[FisherKing Element]], [[MookMaker Fecundity]] and [[MadeOfIron Vitality]] as their secondary ones.
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111	* BigCreepyCrawlies: They tend to have true forms looking very similar to crustaceans, bugs, arachnids and other arthropods.
112	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Very likely to be this; Thalassans typically prefer to work inside cities, disguising their cults into corporations and doing business with humans unaware of their nature. But they also have an instinctive tendency to greed, so it usually is only a matter of time before they start abusing their power in their business.
113	* RefusalOfTheCall: Thalassans are unique in that they are the only Strain whose metamorphosis can be ''halted''. If a prospective Thalassan pits their own will against the tides of their Primordial heritage, they gather strength and become a Leviathan. If they simply allow the stresses to sweep them away, they probably end up insane. But if they anchor themselves to something external, another person or some other source of direction and strength beyond their own will, then the pressure of the Metamorphosis will eventually pass, and they can come out the other end human.
114	[[/folder]]
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116	!Schools
117	Schools are the various methods Leviathans use to deal with their condition.
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119	[[folder:School of the Abyss]]
120	Those who seek to retreat from the world and find a place they can truly be at peace, even if that place is only a state of mind. They are the foremost experts on the Rift.
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122	* BoldExplorer: Because just living away from humanity and never doing anything would get boring very fast, many of them keep themselves busy by becoming explorers, seeking lost underwater cities and temples or just swimming in the Rift.
123	* TheHermit: They try to deal with their condition by retreating from humanity so they can be at peace. To represent this, they can regain [[KarmaMeter Tranquillity]] whenever they handle a problem by severing connections with humanity.
124	[[/folder]]
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126	[[folder:School of Clay]]
127	Those who believe that The Tribe hasn't made much progress but humanity has and seek to copy humanity both socially and scientifically.
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129	* HumansAreSpecial: The core idea of their philosophy is that Humanity has been able to progress while Leviathans have failed, meaning their best chance to survive is by copying them.
130	[[/folder]]
131
132	[[folder:School of Fog]]
133	Those who seek answers in The Tribe itself and constantly question both their cousins and the tribe's history. They specialize in building alliances inside the Tribe.
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135	* ThePowerOfFriendship: Well, less friendship and more collaboration, but the School of Fog mostly solves its problems by building alliances within the Tribe.
136	[[/folder]]
137
138	[[folder:School of the Moon]]
139	The high priests of the Progenitors embrace change. They constantly force their cults to adapt seeking to peel away centuries of misdirected evolution to discover the lost primordial way of life.
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141	* AdventurerArchaeologist: The most invested in uncovering lost primordial lore.
142	[[/folder]]
143
144	[[folder:School of the Reef]]
145	Those who seek an outlet for the Tribe's strength and energy by taking the fight to the Tribe's ancient enemies. Reef Leviathans believe you can only rely on yourself in the end, and because of this, they tend to focus on being powerful individually.
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147	* HadToBeSharp: A variant. They don't technically come from a place particularly forcing them to be sharp (not necessarily at least), but they consider that, since Leviathan are potentially immortal while everything around them isn't, the only thing they can durably rely on is themselves. Following that logic, they put a lot of effort into making themselves as sharp as possible so they can deal with anything of their own.
148	* IWorkAlone: Pretty much the School's mission statement. They believe that Beloved, possession, allies, all can be taken away or abandoned at need. The only things a Leviathan can truly count on having are his own Channels and Adaptations, and as such they focus on honing those.
149	[[/folder]]
150
151	[[folder:School of the Sand]]
152	Those who try to solve their problems using modern technology.
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154	* TechnoWizard: They are the best at using new technology.
155	* SuperIntelligence: Since Leviathan have no ability granting power over technology, they make up for it by using Atavistic Intelligence.
156	[[/folder]]
157
158	[[folder:School of the Sun]]
159	Those who seek to solve their problems by acquiring ever larger cults and greater divine power.
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161	* AGodAmI: While all Leviathans are gods, whether they want to be or not, Leviathans of this school are the ones who embrace that fact and run with it.
162	* AndThenWhat: Averted. The typical member of the school is a megalomaniacal god-king constantly seeking more and more power. But they believe when they get powerful enough they'll be able to fix the Tempest through divine will alone and thus redeem themselves and the Tribe.
163	* {{Cult}}: All Leviathans tend to form Cults, but the School of the Sun make it their particular focus to build, grow and expand them.
164	* PragmaticVillainy: They typically instruct their members to not abuse their Beloved and act as more or less "benevolent" deities, not because it's the right thing to do, but because they are well-aware randomly eating and enslaving humans ForTheEvulz will just make them erode faster.
165	* WhatIsEvil: They tend towards philosophies [[HobbesWasRight that portray authoritarian tyranny as a good thing]]. Being Leviathans they pretty much have to be authoritarian tyrants, so they've decided to make the best of it.
166	[[/folder]]
167
168	!Antagonists
169	[[folder:The Marduk Society]]
170	The most recurring threat faced by Leviathans. An ancient group of TabletopGame/{{Hunter\|TheVigil}}s, the Marduk Society was founded by the disciples of Marduk, the man who long ago managed to slay [[MonsterProgenitor Tiamat]] and overthrow the Tribe. Becoming known as the Sky Wizards, these disciples have been using the Society to hunt down the Tribe as a mean to stay alive, since they expand their lifespan by feeding on Leviathan flesh. Recently, however, the Society has gone through a civil war, which has ended with the more idealistic members winning and overthrowing the Sky Wizards. They still hunt Leviathans nowadays, but more out of altruism than for any darker purpose.
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172	* BeingGoodSucks: They are one of the most idealistic, straight-laced good guy factions in the setting, which in practice means that they were manipulated for centuries by amoral sorcerers. When they finally rebelled against them, it left their structure seriously damaged and hard to maintain. Being good definitely isn't easy for them.
173	* CreatureHunterOrganization: They are an entire organization entirely dedicated to hunting Leviathans.
174	* DarkSecret: The organization was founded by the Disciples of Marduk after they killed their own master so that they could retain their powers, and they have been using it since then to hunt Leviathans so that they can feed on their flesh to stay immortal. They have been overthrown following a recent civil war in the Society, but the secret remains.
175	* DeathFromAbove: Leviathans are enormously powerful, but they can't fly. The Marduk society like to blast their opponents from the safety of the air.
176	* EasyLogistics: {{Averted}}. A lot of emphasis is put on the logistical footprint required to manage the Marduk Society's fighter jets, space station, and other advanced tech, and how the necessity for total secrecy makes it even harder. This gets even worse in 2e, where the coup against the Old Men has left the Society's infrastructure in tatters.
177	* GodzillaThreshold: An unusually literal example with the Society's orbital {{Kill Sat}}s. These weapons are almost guaranteed to kill the Leviathan if the Society knows where it is to within a quarter-mile or so, but they are also pretty much guaranteed to kill everything else within a quarter-mile of the target and are exactly as unsubtle, as you would expect from a giant bolt of lightning slamming down from the sky. As such, the Society generally doesn't use them until things have already gone completely pear-shaped, such as "the Leviathan is in full Apotheosis and running around eating small towns".
178	* HeroAntagonist: After the Sky Wizards were overthrown; the Marduk Society are just a group of idealists who want to prevent Leviathans from wreaking havoc.
179	* TheIdealist: Discovering that their society of heroic scientists has been controlled by {{Evil Sorcerer}}s for perhaps all of human history didn't make them give up their idealism.
180	* KillSat: The most powerful weapon in their arsenal. Fortunately for Leviathans, they have always been reluctant to use it; the Sky Wizards would rather get Leviathan corpses intact, while the current leadership avoids civilian casualties and collateral damages whenever possible for ethical reasons.
181	* PaperTiger: Their main weakness post-civil war. They still have spectacularly advanced technology, including a space station with an orbital cannon and jet fighters, but the purge has left their already limited number of recruits even smaller, and their infrastructure is shot as hell as a result of the recent conflict.
182	* ScienceHero: The Society's strongest weapons rely on highly advanced technology.
183	* ShockAndAwe: Fittingly for a society named after Marduk they like to fry things with lightning. The fact that electricity is the Tribe's KryptoniteFactor doesn't hurt.
184	* RightMakesMight: Their technology actually gets stronger if the user is acting in a virtuous fashion.
185	* UnwittingPawn: In the first edition, most of them were genuinely idealistic people being manipulated by the amoral Sky Wizards. No longer the case in the Second Edition, where they have overthrown them.
186	[[/folder]]
187
188	[[folder:Empyrean Theurgists]]
189	Priests who can call down power from modern gods.
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191	* AlwaysLawfulGood: Averted. The book outright says they can be bad people. Of the two sample characters one is a GoodShepherd who helps her working class community and the other is a WellIntentionedExtremist who fights global warming by running an alternative energy corporation and kidnapping people to sacrifice to the Aztec gods.
192	* ReligionIsMagic: In this case, their magic is powered by the gods they worship.
193	* RightMakesMight: They gain power from virtues, just like the Marduk Society.
194	[[/folder]]
195
196	[[folder:Judges]]
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199	* DirtyBusiness: Their raison d'etre. They're chosen by a god or gods because they have what it takes to get a dirty job done.
200	* GoodIsNotSoft: Judges exist to do DirtyBusiness after all.
201	[[/folder]]
202
203	[[folder:Ahab]]
204	People who were influenced by the Leviathan's Wake in an unusual manner, causing them to develop an obsession with killing the responsible Leviathan at all cost.
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206	* BroughtDownToNormal: Ahab only keep their abilities as long as they are hunting; as soon as they kill it or abandon the hunt, they immediately lose all their powers and turn back into regular mortals.
207	* DiscardAndDraw: It isn't unknown for them to [[TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening Awaken]], [[TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful Blossom]], [[TabletopGame/GeniusTheTransgression Catalyse]] or go through a similar transformation on the spot after killing the Leviathan they hunted.
208	* CreateYourOwnVillain: How they are born; every now and then, a Leviathan's Wake will affect someone differently, creating someone obsessed with killing them.
209	* DeathByDepower: As mentioned above, Ahabs lose their powers the moment the Leviathan they are hunting dies. The book specifies that while an Ahab who was using Damnations to ignore human needs such as food or sleep will be fine, one who was using Damnations to survive inhospitable environments will almost always die when they lose the powers that were protecting them.
210	* EnemyWithin: While Ahabs technically are people of their own, their powers come from becoming the Leviathan's self-loathing incarnated. Technically, they represent the part of a Leviathan's mind that hates himself and wants to die.
211	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: As mentioned above, an Ahab derives his powers from the very Leviathan he hunts. As such, he can bypass many of a Leviathan's defenses.
212	* HunterOfMonsters: They dedicate their whole being to hunting Leviathans.
213	* PowerBornOfMadness: Their powers are born from a specific form of madness caused by the Wake.
214	* ScarilyCompetentTracker: They have a "Leviathan Sense" that attunes with the Leviathans who created them, allowing them to track them down even to the other side of the world.
215	* TakingYouWithMe: Since Ahab are BroughtDownToNormal when they finally succeed at killing their Leviathan, they sometimes die immediately due to the loss of powers that kept them alive, such as protections against the crushing ocean depths or the Leviathan's toxic corpse. They usually are more than willing to sacrifice themselves if it means reaching their goal.
216	[[/folder]]
217
218	[[folder:The School of Thunder]]
219	A renegade School of Leviathans who try to solve their problems by begging for forgiveness to a different god.
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221	* BoomerangBigot: They genuinely believe Leviathans are monsters, including themselves, and beg forgiveness for existing.
222	* TheExtremistWasRight: The book confirms that, rarely, one of them ''does'' get their miracle and regain their humanity.
223	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Like all Schools they open with a devotee of the school giving a speech to other leviathans. The School of Thunder's speech can be summed up in this trope.
224	[[/folder]]
225
226	[[folder:Typhons]]
227	Leviathans who have succumbed entirely to the Bestial nature.
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229	* NonMaliciousMonster: They're barely able to think and often kill themselves because of things like having an instinct to hoard gold instead of an instinct to eat when they're hungry. They're still incredibly dangerous.
230	[[/folder]]
231
232	[[folder:Ophions]]
233	Leviathans who have succumbed entirely to the Divine nature.
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235	* AlwaysChaoticEvil: The moral and good part of a Leviathan has to die before an Ophion can be born.
236	* TheChessmaster: Their brains are hardcoded to act through pawns and proxies.
237	* EvilPlan: They all have one, and most have dozens of them.
238	* NonActionBigBad: Having lost their bestial and human natures, Ophions barely remember how physical bodies work and go down surprisingly easily if you can engage them in a straight fight. [[TheChessmaster But that's a pretty big "if"]].
239	[[/folder]]
240
241	!Others
242
243	[[folder:Atolls]]
244	Humans who have the unusual ability to nullify the effect of the Wake, making them immune to it. Many Leviathans seek them as a result, since they are the only ones capable of granting them a somewhat normal life.
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246	* KidWithTheLeash: To a Leviathan, the company of an Atoll is addictive while even criticism is practically MindRape. Atolls can try and keep Leviathans on the straight and narrow, but it usually goes badly for everyone concerned.
247	* NoSell: Atolls are completely immune not only to the effects of the [[MindRape Wake]], but also to any psychic ability granted by Channels and Mutation. Even a Leviathan's telekinesis cannot affect them.
248	* PowerNullifier: Their very presence can prevent the Wake from functioning.
249	[[/folder]]
250
251	[[folder:Hybrids and Lahmasu]]
252	Humans born from Leviathan ancestry. This leaves them with a weird genetic condition that results in more or less high level of BodyHorror, though they still are technically humans. Those born from two Strains or more are just referred to as Hybrids, while those born from only one Strain (typically a Leviathan and a human) are called Lahmasu, and tend to have more predictable mutations and fewer drawbacks than regular Hybrids. While they can occasionally come into their full heritage and become Leviathans of their own, plenty of them stay what they are all their life.
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254	* TheGrotesque: Unlucky Hybrids and Lahmasu tend to look deformed and monstrous, which really doesn't help when it comes to having a normal life.
255	* HalfHumanHybrid: Most Lahmasu are born from the union of one Leviathan with a human. Granted, technically speaking, ''all'' Leviathans have some human blood, but Lahmasu and Hybrids are functionally more human than they are.
256	* SuperpowerDisability: Hybrids and Lahmasu are genetic mutants and there's a lot of ways a finely tuned machine like the human body can go wrong if you change it. Mechanically the more powerful a Hybrid is the more drawbacks it suffers, from being unable to walk on land to needing a precise drug regime to remain intelligent.
257	[[/folder]]
258
259	[[folder:Primordial Theurgist]]
260	Wizards who try to channel power from Leviathans in order to fuel their magic.
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262	* EvilCounterpart: Arguably to Empyreal Theurgist. Their powers work similarly, except they channel powers from Leviathans. That say, just as Empyreal Theurgist aren't necessarily good person, Primordial Theurgists aren't necessarily bad people (though it is very likely to be the case, since someone willing to channel the powers of a Leviathan rarely has good intentions).
263	* EvilIsNotAToy: If a Primordial Theurgist fails a Ritual, the Leviathan whose power they tried to hijack knows exactly who he is and where to find him, and will probably head over to eat the impertinent mortal. For this reason, smart Theurgists stick to Leviathans trapped within the Rift and unable to make their displeasure physically manifest.
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Context Characters / LeviathanTheTempest