Ediakara

## Overview

Ediakara are the Angels of celestial creation and growing life. They are very much spirits of nature, driven by their passion for all living things. The Ediakara are deeply invested in controlling and improving lesser lifeforms, desiring the mortal world to become a garden of divine beauty and eternal continuity. They generally embrace a naturalistic and even primitivistic philosophy; believing modern humanity to have forsaken nature and their place in it; desiring to bring them back to an older way of life. The Ediakara appear empathic and kind-hearted, displaying a clear desire to make life better for those around them; but also an aggressive passion with which they persue and defend their goals.

## Subfactions

### Harmonists- *Anstolh Praetra*

Harmonists believe in a naturalistic gnosis, claiming that every sentient being must strive to cut themselves loose from ones material and personal concerns. Accoring to the teachings of the *Anstolh Praetra* every living being, even the land itself, are all part of the same all-encompassing entity. Through strive and rebellion the invisible webwork that connected the living god with its children got broken up and one must seek to reconnect themselves and others back with the natural world.

They believe that true wisdom can only emerge when acccepting that the world as it is and no longer desires to change it. Harmonists either wish to perserve the world in its current state or allow it to change in its own slow and natural flow. They adamantly oppose radical change on any level; believing that it disrupts the intricate balance between all living things and the natural order. Harmonists are teachers and spiritual leaders for all Ediakara and the mortals that follow them as they are the truest embodiment of inner harmony and peace.

### Hegemons- *Phalem Ur*

The Hegemones believe humanity was destined to hold dominion over all life on earth; and that the Ediakara where created to monitor and guide them in that task. They wish to advance life on earth through spiritual advancement and controlled evolution, guiding the path of life in a desired direction. Mortals are their agents in this plan, acting as the highest sentient authority on the living world.

In their eyes modern humanity has forsaken their ancient right and the responsibilities that came with it. Since their have embraced modernity and progress the natural order of things has been disturbed; both in nature and human soceity.

The Hegemones wish to guide humanity back to its roots, reestablishing its old hierachies and allegiance to nature. Where the Harmonists are spiritual leaders the Hegemones function as leaders in action; teaching others how to best interact with nature and how to controll its growth and evolution.

### Restorators- *Kur Antat*

Restaurators are most determined to heal the wounds of the world and restore natural order. They believe the purpose of the material world was to be the peak of creation and the most beautiful thing imaginable; and that dark forces constantly pollute it with the desire for power and chaos. They feel a close connection to both their Realm and the material world and many of them feel material pain when bearing witness to its destruction.

For that reasons Restaurators are both the greatest sorcerers and warriors among the Ediakara; being adapt at healing the world and its children while banishing those that seek to destroy it. The *Kur Antat* are highly respected among their kind; however they are by no means unified. They heavily disagree who their truest enemy (demons or humans) is, in what way they should restore the world and what exactly can be considered corruption and damage to the world. Some Restaurators consider factories, pollution and urbanisation to be the most terrible offense against natural order while others are exclusivly focussed on demonic influence growing in the dark corners of the world.

*Kur Antat* translates to "natures wrath" in their angelic tongue and they view themselves as exactly that. Angelic avengers that have been send to earth to defend it and destroy its enemies at any cost; to violently restore the natural order.

## Unique Rules

The Ediakara gain access to the Road of Life.

### Celestial Gifts

* **Divine Flesh-** *With the turn of an eye the Angel can shift and transform their flesh to better suit a task. They may grow additional eyes, animal features or another pair of arms.* The Angel may cause any number of *Lethal Damage* to themselves. For each point of damage they may add a point onto a Host Talent of choice (excluding *Passion, Confidence* and *Firearms*). This bonus will apply until the damage is healed.

### Advantages

* **Feral Locus-** *The Ediakara has a strong bond to the wildlife around them, allowing them to call upon its childer no matter where they are.* Once per session the Ediakara may call an animal or a small swarm of the local wildlife to their side.

### Corruptions

* **Ediakara Marks**- *The Host has developed typical Ediakara marks such as iridescent skin, animal features, twines and roots growing in their flesh, sharp ears, additional eyes or limbs, fertile marks, liquid amber /r tiny lifeforms instead of blood or an aura of feral musk.* The character may gain any amount of cosmetic marks. They reduce their Oratory by 1. In addition anyone observing them can find out they are supernatural with a successful Insight + Occult Roll.
* **Mortal Worlds Torment-** *Particularly common among the Kur Antat, this Ediakara has developed a strong bond with the material world. Not only do they care deeply for it, wounding, corrupting or poluting it causes physical pain to them.* Whenever the world around the Ediakara is influenced in a way they consider to be corrupting they must make an Endurance + Willpower Roll against a Difficulty given by the Storyteller. For every missing success they loose a point of Essence.
* **Angelic Mercy-** *The obsession to preserve things makes Ediakara much more ceceptible to overbearing mercy and care shared among some angels; having them develop something close to a helpers syndrome. They can not strike down those begging for mercy and forgivness, even when its their most bitter enemy.* They Ediakara may choose a type of situation that raises their Angelic Mercy. Should it occur they must make a Confidence + Willpower Roll; and most safe the person in that situation should they fail.
* **Shifting Visage-** *The energies of life slow stronger through the Ediakara and have started to take root in the Aspirant; shifting and transforming their physical form without the Ediakaras controll.* At the start of every session the Ediakara must roll 2 D10 and combine their results. On a 2 nothing will happen; on a 3-10 their appereance changes minimaly; on a 11 to 19 they appear like a completly different person and on a 20 they transform into a completly inhuman form. **Use Might:** Restore their Hosts natural appereance.