The Totems

The Totems are a family of bestial nature spirits that behave similarly to lesser gods, drawing power from the worship of mortals, which they have done since time immemorial. However, nearly all of these ancient entities perished during the chaos of the Syzygy, and the ones who did survive were forced to withdraw into hidden Wrinkles in reality, which can only be accessed under very specific circumstances.

Patron Domains: Air, Earth, Healing, Swarm

Ojukokoro

Totem of the Ape

Ojukokoro is the smoldering personification of greed, a masculine spirit born from the swirling tendrils of smoke and avarice. This obstinate being assumes the guise of a hulking orangutan, his skin dangling with piercings of crude copper and shattered bone, with long shaggy fur to mask the musculature of his frame. Wily but cautious, Ojukokoro retreated into his Wrinkle many moons before the Syzygy’s arrival, leaving spiritualists unsure whether it was foresight or mere luck that guided him into seclusion. In ages past, seekers could breach the veil of his Wrinkle amid raging forest fires. Now, the path into his realm is hidden within more surreptitious places, such as gambling dens and hookah bars.

Janu

Totem of the Crow

Male . Wrinkle = Open Spaces + Hunger (Past: barren pastures, Now: remote crossroads)

Nomae

Totem of the Fox

Female . Wrinkle = Underbrush + Fascination (Past: beneath roots, Now: overgrown gardens)

Gaeguli

Totem of the Frog

Male . Wrinkle = Humidity + Satisfaction (Past: hot springs, Now: bath houses)

Tasiwanuwi

Totem of the Mammoth

Female . Wrinkle = Cold + Loneliness (Past: windswept tundras, Now: snowy graveyards)

Hora

Totem of the Owl

Female . Wrinkle = Petrichor + Uncertainty (Past: muddy canyons, Now: decaying libraries)

Samedi

Totem of the Spider

Male . Wrinkle = Cobwebs + Regret (Past: damp caves, Now: condemned buildings)

Krodha

Totem of the Tiger

Krodha is the personification of unquenchable bloodlust, a feminine spirit born from anger and the sickening sweetness of putrefaction. She dons the striped, haunting guise of a tigress, her body marred by scars and open wounds, encircled by a ring of beady eyes reminiscent of occultist depictions of angels. Krodha is vicious and nigh unstoppable in her pursuit of prey; it is said that, once she begins her hunt, no creature has ever survived. In the days of old, daring individuals could access her Wrinkle in or around fresh carcass pits, but today, those who seek her presence do so in locations where the scent of death lingers, such as battlefields, where a hunter’s fury can never truly be sated.