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	* Many cambion find a spiritual home in [[League_Lineage_and_Species_Attitudes\|The League]] where they are especially encouraged to enter the priesthood.		* Many cambion find a spiritual home in [[League_Lineage_and_Species_Attitudes\|The League]] where they are especially encouraged to enter the priesthood.
	* The unveiled of [[Highguard_Lineage_and_Species_Attitudes\|Highguard]] include a few cambion, their horns sawed off to publicly demonstrate that they have renounced their heritage.		* The unveiled of [[Highguard_Lineage_and_Species_Attitudes\|Highguard]] include a few cambion, their horns sawed off to publicly demonstrate that they have renounced their heritage.
	* As mentioned above, the [[#Stubborn ~~will~~\|stubborn will]] of the cambion lineage has recently proved to provide a measure of protection from the oppressive atmosphere that dominates [[Spiral]]. As such, [[Urizen]] cambions are increasingly in demand as messengers between the [[spire\|spires]] of the south-eastern [[territory]] and are often sought out to perform scouting, support, or rescue missions there.		* As mentioned above, the [[#Stubborn Will\|stubborn will]] of the cambion lineage has recently proved to provide a measure of protection from the oppressive atmosphere that dominates [[Spiral]]. As such, [[Urizen]] cambions are increasingly in demand as messengers between the [[spire\|spires]] of the south-eastern [[territory]] and are often sought out to perform scouting, support, or rescue missions there.
	===Becoming a cambion===		===Becoming a cambion===
	*'''The eternals Prospero and Ephisis can both offer boons to allow a character to gain the cambion lineage'''		*'''The eternals Prospero and Ephisis can both offer boons to allow a character to gain the cambion lineage'''

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	==Stubborn Will==		==Stubborn Will==
	The cambion [[Lineage#~~Boons~~\|boon]] is a powerful will that is difficult to suborn. A cambion who is exposed to a [[roleplaying effect]] that attempts to coerce them to follow another being can respond by becoming obdurate and stubborn instead. For example, a cambion who drank a [[Double-sided_Blade#Weakening_Sun\|Weakening Sun]] [[potion]] would still experience euphoria and have painful sensations muted, but could respond to the urge to submit to authority figures by becoming contentious and uncooperative instead. This quality has also proved in recent years to allow cambions to overcome the oppressive influence of the [[Spiral#The_Black_Plateau\|{{Black Plateau}}]] in [[Spiral]] by instead becoming intractable and bullheaded. This has meant that Urizen of this lineage are in demand to serve as scouts and messengers between the spires there, although the very quality that makes them so useful also means they tend to be frustratingly intractable and prone to embarking on unrelated side quests that they have decided are ''more important''.		The cambion [[Lineage#Playing a lineaged character\|boon]] is a powerful will that is difficult to suborn. A cambion who is exposed to a [[roleplaying effect]] that attempts to coerce them to follow another being can respond by becoming obdurate and stubborn instead. For example, a cambion who drank a [[Double-sided_Blade#Weakening_Sun\|Weakening Sun]] [[potion]] would still experience euphoria and have painful sensations muted, but could respond to the urge to submit to authority figures by becoming contentious and uncooperative instead. This quality has also proved in recent years to allow cambions to overcome the oppressive influence of the [[Spiral#The_Black_Plateau\|{{Black Plateau}}]] in [[Spiral]] by instead becoming intractable and bullheaded. This has meant that Urizen of this lineage are in demand to serve as scouts and messengers between the spires there, although the very quality that makes them so useful also means they tend to be frustratingly intractable and prone to embarking on unrelated side quests that they have decided are ''more important''.

	==Cambion Life==		==Cambion Life==

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	==Iconic Trapping==		==Iconic Trapping==
	Each lineage has an iconic [[Lineage#Creating a Lineaged Character\|trapping]]; in the case of the cambion it is a pair of curved horns. Horns are the most common physical mark for lineaged characters but they are not a required element. If you do not have the iconic trapping, however, you ''must'' have at least one of the [[#Other ~~trappings~~\|other physical trappings]] associated with the cambion lineage.		Each lineage has an iconic [[Lineage#Creating a Lineaged Character\|trapping]]; in the case of the cambion it is a pair of curved horns. Horns are the most common physical mark for lineaged characters but they are not a required element. If you do not have the iconic trapping, however, you ''must'' have at least one of the [[#Other Trappings\|other physical trappings]] associated with the cambion lineage.
	===Curved Horns===		===Curved Horns===
	Most cambion possess a pair of horns. These horns are similar to those of goats, sheep or bulls. They usually have a curved or spiral shape, often with ridges or fluting. They are likely to be either bone-coloured or metallic. They always occur in pairs and as a single continuous horn. Cambion horns do not branch like a stag's antlers; only [[changeling\|changelings]] have stag's horns.		Most cambion possess a pair of horns. These horns are similar to those of goats, sheep or bulls. They usually have a curved or spiral shape, often with ridges or fluting. They are likely to be either bone-coloured or metallic. They always occur in pairs and as a single continuous horn. Cambion horns do not branch like a stag's antlers; only [[changeling\|changelings]] have stag's horns.

	==Other ~~trappings~~==		==Other Trappings==
	In addition to [[#Curved horns\|curved horns]] there are a number of physical trappings that mark someone as being of the cambion lineage. If you want to phys-rep one of the trappings with a slightly different technique or style to the ideas suggested here then that is absolutely fine. If you want to use different trappings to the ones listed then you should [mailto:matt@profounddecisions.co.uk email us] to discuss your plans.		In addition to [[#Curved horns\|curved horns]] there are a number of physical trappings that mark someone as being of the cambion lineage. If you want to phys-rep one of the trappings with a slightly different technique or style to the ideas suggested here then that is absolutely fine. If you want to use different trappings to the ones listed then you should [mailto:matt@profounddecisions.co.uk email us] to discuss your plans.
	===Additional Horns===		===Additional Horns===

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	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=CambionHorns.jpg\|caption=Serrusto Caeli Rezia di Tassato wears golden caps on his horns.\|width=500\|align=right}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=CambionHorns.jpg\|caption=Serrusto Caeli Rezia di Tassato wears golden caps on his horns.\|width=500\|align=right}}</div>

	==Iconic ~~trapping~~==		==Iconic Trapping==
	Each lineage has an iconic [[Lineage#~~Trappings~~\|trapping]]; in the case of the cambion it is a pair of curved horns. Horns are the most common physical mark for lineaged characters but they are not a required element. If you do not have the iconic trapping, however, you ''must'' have at least one of the [[#Other ~~physical~~ trappings\|other physical trappings]] associated with the cambion lineage.		Each lineage has an iconic [[Lineage#Creating a Lineaged Character\|trapping]]; in the case of the cambion it is a pair of curved horns. Horns are the most common physical mark for lineaged characters but they are not a required element. If you do not have the iconic trapping, however, you ''must'' have at least one of the [[#Other trappings\|other physical trappings]] associated with the cambion lineage.
	===Curved Horns===		===Curved Horns===
	Most cambion possess a pair of horns. These horns are similar to those of goats, sheep or bulls. They usually have a curved or spiral shape, often with ridges or fluting. They are likely to be either bone-coloured or metallic. They always occur in pairs and as a single continuous horn. Cambion horns do not branch like a stag's antlers; only [[changeling\|changelings]] have stag's horns.		Most cambion possess a pair of horns. These horns are similar to those of goats, sheep or bulls. They usually have a curved or spiral shape, often with ridges or fluting. They are likely to be either bone-coloured or metallic. They always occur in pairs and as a single continuous horn. Cambion horns do not branch like a stag's antlers; only [[changeling\|changelings]] have stag's horns.

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	They tend not to look to others for leadership. While they may listen to the opinions of others, and even take advice, nobody should be in any doubt that everything a cambion does they do because ''they'' choose to do it.		They tend not to look to others for leadership. While they may listen to the opinions of others, and even take advice, nobody should be in any doubt that everything a cambion does they do because ''they'' choose to do it.
	{{anchor\|overhelmed}}		{{anchor\|overhelmed}}
	<p style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin: 10px 0 0 0;">Cambions can be overwhelmed by the Autumn ~~Realm~~</p>		<p style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin: 10px 0 0 0;">Cambions can be overwhelmed by the Autumn realm</p>
	Some cambions become increasingly ruthless, potentially to the point where it completely dominates their behaviour. They regard others as tools to be directed as they see fit, and see morality and ethics as unnecessary straitjackets on their activities and ambitions. Some have the best of intentions – they simply know what is best for everyone around them. They see no problem with using and expending their pawns in pursuit of their goals. Woe betide those who get between a cambion who has been consumed by the influence of Autumn and what they want; they will think nothing of doing whatever it takes to remove their rivals.		Some cambions become increasingly ruthless, potentially to the point where it completely dominates their behaviour. They regard others as tools to be directed as they see fit, and see morality and ethics as unnecessary straitjackets on their activities and ambitions. Some have the best of intentions – they simply know what is best for everyone around them. They see no problem with using and expending their pawns in pursuit of their goals. Woe betide those who get between a cambion who has been consumed by the influence of Autumn and what they want; they will think nothing of doing whatever it takes to remove their rivals.

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	<!--*'''The ritual Balanced Scales of Lann will allow an unlineaged target to choose to gain the cambion lineage'''-->		<!--*'''The ritual Balanced Scales of Lann will allow an unlineaged target to choose to gain the cambion lineage'''-->
	*'''The Brazen Convocation host a gathering in the Market of Brass and Bone over downtime that will grant an unlineaged human the cambion lineage'''		*'''The Brazen Convocation host a gathering in the Market of Brass and Bone over downtime that will grant an unlineaged human the cambion lineage'''
	The scribes of [[Prospero]] make no secret of the ''ink of the spider''; a powerful reagent that when used to draw labyrinthine markings on the skin can increase a cambion's trappings or even manifest the cambion lineage in adults. The cost of a vial of ink is almost always in favours offered and is relative to the petitioner's standing in the Empire. A vial for a [[senator]] would require more than one for a holder of a seat on the [[~~Imperial~~ Bourse]] for example, given Prospero's opinion on the merits of both establishments, but there is always a cost involved.		The scribes of [[Prospero]] make no secret of the ''ink of the spider''; a powerful reagent that when used to draw labyrinthine markings on the skin can increase a cambion's trappings or even manifest the cambion lineage in adults. The cost of a vial of ink is almost always in favours offered and is relative to the petitioner's standing in the Empire. A vial for a [[senator]] would require more than one for a holder of a seat on the [[Bourse]] for example, given Prospero's opinion on the merits of both establishments, but there is always a cost involved.

	Seneschals of [[Ephisis]] offer a far different exchange. A hard and fast price is set each season by the Invisible Hand based on the ebb and flow of the market and that is the cost for acquiring a ''writ of change''; a parchment marked with [[Queros\|the Rune of Plots]], [[Hirmok\|the Rune of Dominion]], [[Lann\|the Rune of Bargains]], and [[Pallas\|the Rune of Wealth]]. If the writ is burned and its ashes mixed into water which is then drunk then it can induce manifestation of the cambion lineage overnight.		Seneschals of [[Ephisis]] offer a far different exchange. A hard and fast price is set each season by the Invisible Hand based on the ebb and flow of the market and that is the cost for acquiring a ''writ of change''; a parchment marked with [[Queros\|the Rune of Plots]], [[Hirmok\|the Rune of Dominion]], [[Lann\|the Rune of Bargains]], and [[Pallas\|the Rune of Wealth]]. If the writ is burned and its ashes mixed into water which is then drunk then it can induce manifestation of the cambion lineage overnight.

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	The cambion lineage is intended to appeal to players who want to play driven, goal-oriented individuals, and touch on some motifs associated with ruthless devils or manipulative supernatural creatures. This lineage gives players free rein to touch on expedient or ruthless roleplaying, but also encourage them to set themselves goals and achieve them. They are also fertile ground for roleplaying about concepts of politics, ethics and expediency – do the ends justify the means?		The cambion lineage is intended to appeal to players who want to play driven, goal-oriented individuals, and touch on some motifs associated with ruthless devils or manipulative supernatural creatures. This lineage gives players free rein to touch on expedient or ruthless roleplaying, but also encourage them to set themselves goals and achieve them. They are also fertile ground for roleplaying about concepts of politics, ethics and expediency – do the ends justify the means?
	===Sobriquets===		===Sobriquets===
	Other terms for cambion, both within the Empire and in other parts of the world, include: Caliban, ~~nephelim~~, rakshasa, the mazed		Other terms for cambion, both within the Empire and in other parts of the world, include: Caliban, nephilim, rakshasa, the mazed

	==What they are not==		==What they are not==
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	==Minor Trappings==		==Minor Trappings==
	===Verdigris===		===Verdigris===
	Some cambion with [[#Metallic Skin\|metallic skin]] may evidence patches of blue-green colouration similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdigris verdigris]]. These patches may also discolour their talons. It should be obvious that you have metallic skin, with the verdigris markings being in the minority.		Some cambion with [[#Metallic Skin\|metallic skin]] may evidence patches of blue-green colouration similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdigris verdigris]. These patches may also discolour their talons. It should be obvious that you have metallic skin, with the verdigris markings being in the minority.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	Metal and Cloth.jpg\|Head covering concealing horn base		Metal and Cloth.jpg\|Head covering concealing horn base
	Dashing Cambion.jpg\|Gold, copper, or bronze skin colouration		Dashing Cambion.jpg\|Gold, copper, or bronze skin colouration
	Urizen Costume 4.jpg\|~~Aditional~~ curving horns		Urizen Costume 4.jpg\|Additional curving horns
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	<p style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin: 10px 0 0 0;">Cambions are opinionated</p>		<p style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin: 10px 0 0 0;">Cambions are opinionated</p>
	They find it difficult to accept the status quo and they seek to improve things – although each cambion will have their own idea what constitutes an improvement. They also tend to doubt received wisdom – hearsay and the opinions of others are useful to know, but a cambion would prefer to make up ~~her~~ own mind than take another’s opinion as their own.		They find it difficult to accept the status quo and they seek to improve things – although each cambion will have their own idea of what constitutes an improvement. They also tend to doubt received wisdom – hearsay and the opinions of others are useful to know, but a cambion would prefer to make up their own mind than take another’s opinion as their own.
	{{anchor\|political}}		{{anchor\|political}}
	<p style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin: 10px 0 0 0;">Cambions are political</p>		<p style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin: 10px 0 0 0;">Cambions are political</p>
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	==Stubborn Will==		==Stubborn Will==
	The cambion [[Lineage#Boons\|boon]] is a powerful will that is difficult to suborn. A cambion who is exposed to a [[roleplaying effect]] that attempts to coerce them to follow another being can respond by becoming obdurate and stubborn instead. For example, a cambion who drank a [[Double-sided_Blade#Weakening_Sun\|Weakening Sun]] [[potion]] would still experience euphoria and have painful sensations muted, but could respond to the urge to submit to authority figures by becoming contentious and uncooperative instead. This quality has also proved in recent years to allow cambions to overcome the oppressive influence of the [[Spiral#The_Black_Plateau\|{{Black Plateau}}]] in [[Spiral]] by ~~becoming~~ instead becoming intractable and bullheaded. This has meant that Urizen of this lineage are in demand to serve as scouts and messengers between the spires there, although the very quality that makes them so useful also means they tend to be frustratingly intractable and prone to embarking on unrelated side quests that they have decided are ''more important''.		The cambion [[Lineage#Boons\|boon]] is a powerful will that is difficult to suborn. A cambion who is exposed to a [[roleplaying effect]] that attempts to coerce them to follow another being can respond by becoming obdurate and stubborn instead. For example, a cambion who drank a [[Double-sided_Blade#Weakening_Sun\|Weakening Sun]] [[potion]] would still experience euphoria and have painful sensations muted, but could respond to the urge to submit to authority figures by becoming contentious and uncooperative instead. This quality has also proved in recent years to allow cambions to overcome the oppressive influence of the [[Spiral#The_Black_Plateau\|{{Black Plateau}}]] in [[Spiral]] by instead becoming intractable and bullheaded. This has meant that Urizen of this lineage are in demand to serve as scouts and messengers between the spires there, although the very quality that makes them so useful also means they tend to be frustratingly intractable and prone to embarking on unrelated side quests that they have decided are ''more important''.

	==Cambion Life==		==Cambion Life==

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	==Stubborn Will==		==Stubborn Will==
	The cambion [[Lineage#Boons\|boon]] is a powerful will that is difficult to suborn. A cambion who is exposed to a [[roleplaying effect]] that attempts to coerce them to follow another being can respond by becoming obdurate and stubborn instead. For example, a cambion who drank a [[Double-sided_Blade#Weakening_Sun\|Weakening Sun]] [[potion]] would still experience euphoria and have painful sensations muted, but could respond to the urge to submit to authority figures by becoming contentious and uncooperative instead. This quality has also proved in recent years to allow cambions to overcome the oppressive influence of the [[Spiral#The_Black_Plateau\|{{Black Plateau}}]]~~</span>~~ in [[Spiral]] by becoming instead becoming intractable and bullheaded. This has meant that Urizen of this lineage are in demand to serve as scouts and messengers between the spires there, although the very quality that makes them so useful also means they tend to be frustratingly intractable and prone to embarking on unrelated side quests that they have decided are ''more important''.		The cambion [[Lineage#Boons\|boon]] is a powerful will that is difficult to suborn. A cambion who is exposed to a [[roleplaying effect]] that attempts to coerce them to follow another being can respond by becoming obdurate and stubborn instead. For example, a cambion who drank a [[Double-sided_Blade#Weakening_Sun\|Weakening Sun]] [[potion]] would still experience euphoria and have painful sensations muted, but could respond to the urge to submit to authority figures by becoming contentious and uncooperative instead. This quality has also proved in recent years to allow cambions to overcome the oppressive influence of the [[Spiral#The_Black_Plateau\|{{Black Plateau}}]] in [[Spiral]] by becoming instead becoming intractable and bullheaded. This has meant that Urizen of this lineage are in demand to serve as scouts and messengers between the spires there, although the very quality that makes them so useful also means they tend to be frustratingly intractable and prone to embarking on unrelated side quests that they have decided are ''more important''.

	==Cambion Life==		==Cambion Life==

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	==Stubborn Will==		==Stubborn Will==
	The cambion [[Lineage#Boons\|boon]] is a powerful will that is difficult to suborn. A cambion who is exposed to a [[roleplaying effect]] that attempts to coerce them to follow another being can respond by becoming obdurate and stubborn instead. For example, a cambion who drank a [[Double-sided_Blade#Weakening_Sun\|Weakening Sun]] [[potion]] would still experience euphoria and have painful sensations muted, but could respond to the urge to submit to authority figures by becoming contentious and uncooperative instead. This quality has also proved in recent years to allow cambions to overcome the oppressive influence of the ~~<span style="color:#2F4F4F; background:#D3D3D3 ">~~[[Spiral#The_Black_Plateau\|Black Plateau]]</span> in [[Spiral]] by becoming instead becoming intractable and bullheaded. This has meant that Urizen of this lineage are in demand to serve as scouts and messengers between the spires there, although the very quality that makes them so useful also means they tend to be frustratingly intractable and prone to embarking on unrelated side quests that they have decided are ''more important''.		The cambion [[Lineage#Boons\|boon]] is a powerful will that is difficult to suborn. A cambion who is exposed to a [[roleplaying effect]] that attempts to coerce them to follow another being can respond by becoming obdurate and stubborn instead. For example, a cambion who drank a [[Double-sided_Blade#Weakening_Sun\|Weakening Sun]] [[potion]] would still experience euphoria and have painful sensations muted, but could respond to the urge to submit to authority figures by becoming contentious and uncooperative instead. This quality has also proved in recent years to allow cambions to overcome the oppressive influence of the [[Spiral#The_Black_Plateau\|{{Black Plateau}}]]</span> in [[Spiral]] by becoming instead becoming intractable and bullheaded. This has meant that Urizen of this lineage are in demand to serve as scouts and messengers between the spires there, although the very quality that makes them so useful also means they tend to be frustratingly intractable and prone to embarking on unrelated side quests that they have decided are ''more important''.

	==Cambion Life==		==Cambion Life==

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