Low Blightspeakers are humans gifted with mutations and psychic Blightsense through contact with a Parasitic Madre Hyve. These mutants possess psychic powers that allow them to Divine a Madre Hyve’s psychic pulse, enthrall humans into Kongregan using Mind Control, and summon Seablight Swarms and Predator Seablight Entities. A Low Blightspeaker creates a Kongress of enthralled Kongregans that perform their bidding and self-human sacrifice to achieve the organic hyve tithe.
LOW BLIGHTSPEAKER
Cultural Background: Blighted Tribes.
Foundation professions: Beggar, Kongregan, Criminal, Priest, Sailor, Seafarer, Shaman, Slave, Tribesperson.
Base Skill Requirements
– Language – Blightspeak 50%
– Sense 30%
Advancement Steps
– Become infected with Parasitic Seablight from a Madre Hyve tendril or Apex Entity wound. Infection lasts for 1D3 days and causes 3D6 physical damage per day.
– Your chance of being transformed into a Low Blighjtspeaker on the final day is 10% +1% for each percentage point in Sense you have above 30. You are otherwise transformed into a Blighter or a blubbery human-cocoon ready for collection.
– Divine the Madre Hyve with your psychic powers, discover the Awakened Path, and speak to the Star Sparkers about their Cosmic Plan.
– Enthrall your first human and turn them into a loyal Kongregan.
Advancement Completion – Base Skill Modifiers (choose 3)
Brawl +20
Command +20
Knowledge -Natural World +30
Language – Blightspeak +30
Listen +30
Medicine +25
Perform +20
Sense +20
Equipment gifted after Advancement Completion
Whip, Shock: See page 174 of the BRP rule book.
Unique Skills Gained
Adaptability, Extreme Environments: See page 66 of the BRP core rule book.
Blightsense: You can now sense the psychic Seablight network. This includes the Symbiotic Seablight nest, as well as the stronger psychic pulse generated by parasitic hyves.
Unique Powers Gained
Mutation: Following Advancement Completion, you gain either two minor mutations or one major mutation. Follow the rules for mutation on page 65 of the BRP rule book.
Blight Tongue: Your bloated but agile tongue has the Level Two Stretching power (see page 104 of the BRP rule book). You can use your tongue as both a natural weapon and as a social tool. Add +1D6 damage to your Brawl damage, +20 to Perform skill checks, and +20% to Speak Language attempts.
Enthrallment: You gain Mind Control Level One power (see page 75 of the BRP rule book). You may attempt to enthrall human through a difficult Divination skill check.
Arise From the Depths: You gain Divination Level One (see page 75 of the BRP rule book). You can now summon a Blight Swarm or Predator Seablight Entity (see Bestiary) if you have access to a Madre Hyve tendril.. Summoning a Blight Swarm is an Average Divination test (see page 74 of the BRP rule book) that causes 1D6 physical damage. Summoning a Lesser Seablight Entity is a Difficult Divination test that causes 2D6 physical damage and requires 1D3 Kongregan willing to sacrifice themselves.
Responsibilities
Nurture the Kongress: Even Blighted Tribespeople require spiritual succor. Regularly perform to a Kongress using your Blighted Tongue. Guide your Kongress towards the Awakened Path or risk losing your psychic powers and Low Blightspeaker Heroic Profession.
