Cissé

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**Cissé**, the African Griot is one of the characters in Dead In Vinland.

## Description

 *My name is Cissé Kouyaté. I am a man of peace, and I'd be happy to share my songs, my tales and my spirit.*

Keywords: **Oddball – Storyteller – Pacifist**

Cissé was the Griot of Soundiata Keïta, the wealthy and powerful leader of the Mali Empire. Griots are the repository of the tales of the people, poets, musicians and historians altogether.

An eccentric and very humble character, much liked for his tremendous storytelling skills, he was responsible for keeping and telling the tales of the most powerful families of the Empire, bringing him many troubles when family secrets became to resurface.

Despite his constant kindness and zest for life, he was becoming more and more unwanted. A devious scheme forced him out of the emperor’s court, and he was sold to a wandering slaver.

He was freed shortly after by a terrible storm that hit their ship. He drifted on his raft as the sole survivor until he wrecked on the island.

## Skills & Traits

 Total Optimist
-50% to  Depression increases
 Extreme Pacifist
-50% to XPs for the following skills: Fishing, Gardening, Beast Handling, Hunting

Though Cissé is likely to start with good Beast Handling and Gardening, his historical trait gives -50% XP gains at these two activities.

## Combat

 *As you can see, I am not a warrior, but I know a few things. I can learn, and I can teach.*

Cissé is a "Mystic Looter". Mystics lack the damage of the other classes, but have buffs (Prayer to the gods) and debuffs (Uncanny Litany, Ancient Curse) they can utilize to give their party the advantage in combat.

Hit Points/Health: 12

Action Points: 5

Initiative: 3

Effect Resistance: 15%

Like Eustache, Parvaneh and Shanaw, Cissé's "Looter" trait means the party will collect more loot after their victory if he is in the party. Note that multiple Looter traits DO stack.

As a Mystic, he has the following skills:

## Relationships

 *It reminds me of an old saying in our land that... If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.*

See Cissé/Conversations for dialogue between Cissé and the other characters.

 **Blodeuwedd**

 **Eirik**

 **Moira**

 **Kari**

 **Other Characters**

 **Angelico**

 **Eustache**

 **Knut**

 **Gudrun**

 **Lady Tomoe**

 **Parvaneh**

 **Shanaw**

 **Solveig**

 **Yaghoub**

## Special Event

Occasionally during the afternoon, Cissé will play a catchy tune on his instrument. The survivor with the highest depression will enjoy listening to Cissé's song, which results in a decrease of the survivor's depression.

Cissé starts playing a catchy tune with his weird instrument. He improvises some words about different members of the camp. Quite unexpectedly, it's rather funny! <Survivor> had a great time listening to his song.

The survivor with the current highest depression loses some  Depression.

## Cissé's Sayings

Throughout conversations, Cissé will relate sayings from his homeland.

(In no particular order)

* "The fool talks... The wise LISTENS."
* "To get lost is to find your way."
* "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
* "When the flood comes, the wise one builds bridges. The foolish one builds dams."
* "Wisdom is like a baobab tree. One individual alone can't embrace it"
* "What you learn is what you die with."

## Strategy

Note: Stats have a starting value and are then modified. They can also be influenced by starting traits. References to statistics are made based on what is assumed to be average for a given character, but might not apply to every player/playthrough.

Below are suggestions for how to use Cissé, both within the camp and in combat, as well as tips. There may be spoilers contained within and they are NOT marked. For guides on other aspects of the gameplay, see Guides.

 **Around the Camp**

Cissé is (PENDING)

Based on raw starting values (before RNG and traits), compared to the family:

Cissé starts with the highest Crafting and Gardening.
Cissé ties with Moira for best Beast Handling and Harvesting.
Cissé ties Blodeuwedd and Kari for best Scavenging.

 **Camp-Use Tips**

1. (PENDING)

 **In Combat**

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**Level-Up Trait Tips**

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## Trivia

* "Baobab" is the common name for a large tree that can be found in Africa. Cissé describes it as "a majestic, very large kind of tree. Their hollow trunks are used as graves for people of my caste."