Alms to the Poor(Level One) - Beggars are an all-too-common feature of the Bubasti homelands. As a kindness (and perhaps a bribe to the gods), the shadowcats developed this secrets, which allows one to conjure up a small bit of food or money to give to a beggar. Naturally, the cat can use the "alms" for himself, but they taste slightly bitter and leave the palm greasy if used for selfish means.
Scholar's Friend (Level One) - A simple yet helpful Gift, this secret allows a Bubasti to read a book, scroll or tablet in any written language. This talent doesn't teach the cat any new language, nor will it help him understand the esoteric concepts or missing bits of text. Even so, the ability to read anything set in front of you is a subtle yet powerful gift.
Mousemaze (Level Two) - An unsettling spell of confusion, this Gift disorients a target until he blunders around in a panic. Walls shift and close in, shadows lengthen, sounds drift to his ears from all corners, and familiar places seem strange and threatening. Although, the magic has no real effect on the person's surroundings, his terror and confusion send him into a frenzy, making him an easy target for the werecat lurking nearby...
Spirit Ward (Level Two) - By employing the eldritch enigmas of Egypt, a Bubasti can wall an area off from spirit-traffic. No spirit can move in or out of the warded place without the cat's permission. Naturally, the stronger chaya can shred this barrier like papyrus; still, the wisest werecats can erect stronger barrier than their youngers can...
Banish Cahlash's Brood (Level Three) - By calling upon the Father of Dark Spirits, a Bubasti may comman one of his brood to depart. Of course, powerful spirits or ones bound into fetishes won't be easily dismissed; doing so may demand great rituals or even sacrifice. Small independent elementals or Banes, however, may be banished with slight effort. Calling upon Cahlash has a price: Each time the werecat performs this Gift, his fur grows a deeper shade of black and his actions become more...erratic. Garou or Bastet who Sense Wyrm on him will detect the Unmaker's essence upon him until he purges himself somehow. The more spirits he banishes, the deeper the taint becomes.
The Many Tongues of Ptah (Level Three) - By flexing Rahjah's powers, a Bastet can translate any human language in her vicinity. Invoking the Unmaker will turn everything into gibberish.
The Scarab's Flight (Level Four) - By calling together the elements of her soul, a Bubasti can send them out of her body for a while. The body itself enters a deathlike trance until the Scarab returns; although it doesn't decompose, all other signs (magical and otherwise) declare that the cat has died. The flying Scarab resembles an ordinary insect unless inspected with magical senses, in which case it glows brightly.
Shadowplay (Level Four) - The Bubasti breathes life into her shadow, which can then perform tasks for her. The shadow moves about independently with the same abilities as its creator. The Bubasti's emissary can cause lifesaving distractions, pick up remote objects and even fight battles.
Deny the Hungry (Level Five) - With a gesture or spray, a spiteful Bubasti can destroy crops and fertile land, spoil food or toxify drinking water. Sadly, it's easier to destroy than to creat;undoing this damage requires a different Gift altogether.
Spirit Wall (Level Five) - One of the greatest tricks a Bubasti learns is the art of calling together minor spirits from around the area and forming them into a wailing Umbral wall. Such magics do not endear a cat to the spiris in general, but by the time she achieves this Rank, a Bubasti should have enough sense to use such power wisely -- and enough power to protect herself when she uses it at all.
The Fleeing Scarab (Level Six) - One of the Bubasti's most obscure tribal secrets, this Gift allows a cat to remove her soul, incarnate it, and send it out to harm's way while her body dies. The soul, which often takes the form of a flying scarab beetle, searches out an appropriate new host body, climbs into its mouth while it sleeps, and "lays" the old soul into the new host. The Bubasti who knows this forbidden secret (and less than eight such cats exist) is theoretically immortal, though such longevity is purchased in other beings' lives.
