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===== Strains of Typhons =====

* Bahamutans tend to be passive Typhons, dwelling in deep sea trenches or remote lakes. They can and often do go centuries without activity but when their lairs are threatened or sufficiently provoked their wrath can be apocalyptic. Their Minor Impulse is territorialism, they regain Willpower by driving others away from their Lair. Their Major Impulse is vengeance, they refill their Willpower by raining devastation upon those who offended them.

* Dagonites have given in entirely to their reproductive urges. They care nothing for consent or even supporting their brood, only the act of reproduction matters. A Dagonite who can reproduce asexually may never seek other beings at all, but even in this case they can be dangerous, for the area surrounding a Dagonite's lair is soon frequented by all manner of feral Lahmasu. A Dagonite's minor Impulse is to create a child, fulfilled upon conception. Their major Impulse is to protect their children until birth, every ten children born or hatched fulfils this Impulse. After hatching a Dagonite's spawn are left to fend for themselves.

* Lahamin Typhons are rarely seen or heard but their actions are often felt. The Lahamin watch safely hidden on the seabed or other remote areas, only surfacing to inflict spite driven vengeance on those they envy. Even then they act through stealth and ambush. A Lahamin fulfils its minor Impulse when it hides from a threat and its major impulse when it ruins someone's life without directly harming them.

* The spawn of Nu are the most alien of Typhons. Though their Impulses push them to immense feeding their habits are driven by the weather rather than any sensible hunting strategy. A Typical Typhon of Nu's Strain will respond to a growing storm by making a hurricane and a waning storm by dispelling it entirely. If it's lucky the turmoil will leave dead food scattered upon the sea. A Nu fulfills its minor Impulse when it magnifies an existing shift in the weather and its major Impulse when it feasts.

* Oceanids are driven by the need to dominate others. They don't actually need to do anything with their victims, being in a position where they could do anything is enough. The image of the Sirens, whose song kept sailors enthralled until they starved, is closely associated with Typhons of Oceanus' Strain. Their minor Impulse is to dominate a human, their major Impulse is to dominate a “hero”, defined as anyone trying to and having a chance of dominating (i.e. killing) the Oceanus in turn.

* The Tanninim make the least subtle Typhons. Their urges are simple, once a Typhon has chosen a sinner for some unknown crime it will pursue him across oceans and finally devour him. A Tannin regains willpower when it pronounces judgement on – that is, kills – a sinner. If the sinner fights back that's all the more satisfying: The Tanninim's major Impulse requires that the sinner and perhaps allies were able to show effective but eventually futile resistance.

* Thalassans are driven by boundless greed to amass ever growing hoards. These hoards can consist of anything that requires some amount of effort to collect, from whale bones to bric-a-brac taken from smashed ships. Most Thalassans will add any available Heirlooms to their hoard no matter how out of place they would be. Thalassans fulfill their minor Impulse when they defend their hoard and their major Impulse when they make a significant addition.