Ay Befriend - Mytherceria

In medieval times, it was common practice to declare peaceful intentions toward a visitor or newly met comrade by claiming she was someone “I shall befriend.” The faeries keep this custom and are well-disposed to those who remember the proper way to greet them, declaring forthrightly your friendship in the ancient way: “Prithee, piskies, Ay Befriend!” Changelings and fae folk have their own interests and society, but they are willing to lend a hand — if properly compensated for such efforts. By using this power, you call upon the smallest of these creatures, promising a reasonable reward if they will aid you for a short while.

Cost

1 Blood

Focus

Intelligence

You may use Ay Befriend once at game and also once as a downtime during the course of a calendar week. You cannot use this advantage to gain 2 actions at game, or 2 actions during a calendar week.

System

Spend 1 Blood and use your standard action to summon a small troupe of piskies, a type of fae. Piskies are humanoid, but of small size and varied appearance, dressed in simple clothing made of leaves and other natural ﬂora. These creatures are invisible to anyone except individuals with Fae Sight. Normally, the piskies will arrive over the course of the next ﬁve minutes, so long as they are capable of reaching your location. Piskies can ﬂy, but have no magical ability to move through walls or solid objects.

So long as you pay the piskies up front with a measure of gold, gems, or other precious small objects, they will be relatively loyal, though mischievous. You can ask these piskies to perform 1 downtime action during the course of a game session, or in addition to your own downtime actions between game sessions. If requested to perform a downtime action, such as bringing you an item, carrying a message, cleaning up an area, or discovering some useful information, during a game session the piskies will perform the task with lightning speed and complete it within the hour. If you utilize Ay Befriend between games, you gain a single untraceable, unwatchable downtime action. In either case, the piskies will not risk themselves or engage in combat.

You cannot utilize Ay Befriend more than once per calendar week, whether during or between game sessions.

Source: MET - VTM - Core Book