• Vaporous Form: Sylphs can voluntarily dissolve their bodies into strangely colored vapor, making them immune to physical attacks not involving Cold Iron (although they are still subject to many spells and certain Magic Items) and allowing them to fly at speeds up to five times their normal speed on land; usually, this combination permits a Fair Escape. This Birthright costs a Mana trait and one turn to activate and lasts one scene; it costs an additional Mana trait per scene to fly at a speed above that of a normal walk. While in this form, sylphs may not make physical attacks or speak normally to non-sylphs (although with a successful Mental challenge the sylph may communicate short, uncomplicated phrases that risk being mistaken for the sound of the wind). [Note: This is not the true incorporeality of spirits in Twilight; an airtight room effectively traps the sylph.] Also, in any form sylphs gain a free Agile trait, even if it takes them over their trait limit.
• Secrets of the Air: Things that vanish in mid-air, secrets told to the sky: sylphs know how to intercept them. Sylphs gain a free level of Scrounge or Lore and a free Knowledgeable trait (which can exceed the limit); this can be used in human Seeming.

- Frailties: Chatterbox: As written, sylphs are restless and cannot sit quietly for any length of time; even those that manage not to speak will still fidget noisily. As a result, all sylphs have the permanent Negative trait Obnoxious (and players should roleplay this Frailty). -- Sylphs in Vaporous Form make a lot of noise as well, even if it is not always meaningful to listeners.

- Immunity: Sylphs have no special Immunity beyond the protection of Vaporous Form.

- Bans: Never spend a full day in solid form; [and one of player choice].

- Weakness: Cold Iron. -- Also, while in Vaporous Form, the sylph suffers an extra level of damage from magical attacks involving damaging winds or weather control, which can cause the sylph's vaporous body to lose cohesion.

- Binding: Sylphs bound in Cold Iron cannot assume their Vaporous Form or use spells or Disciplines.

- Regaining Mana: Harvesting, Ravaging, Mana Stealing.

- Preferred Disciplines: Celerity, Melpominee OR Thaumaturgy (Lure of Flame [Damaging Wind version], Spirit Manipulation, Weather Control), Thaumaturgy (Movement of the Mind [Wind version], as Physical Discipline).

- Origin: Sylphs of Earthly origin probably rode the winds rather than settle down amongst humans, but are likely to have Contacts of all sorts all over the world and perhaps developed Occult Influence through travel and secret-collecting. Sancta and Nodes inaccessible to non-fliers are also likely for sylphs of either origin (castles on clouds, that sort of thing). Earthly sylphs may spend their free Secrets of the Air Ability trait on an earthly Lore.

- Appearance:Sylphs in their natural form appear almost transparent (although they are solid enough unless Vaporous), with wild hair and flowing garments tossed about by the wind even on a still day. Without a Seeming, a sylph is more likely to be mistaken for the ghost of a human than a living mortal.

- Special:

• Disciplines: The sylph version of Lure of Flame uses compressed air or wind-blown debris to damage foes. Where possible, use the regular game mechanics, changing what doesn't make sense, and perhaps adding other effects (it won't start fires -- but it might put them out). Movement of the [W]ind has exactly the same rules as Movement of the Mind, except that it involves using wind to achieve the same effects, and uses Physical challenges instead of Mental.
• Devotions: Sylphs who know two or more of their wind-based Disciplines (Damaging Wind, Movement of the Wind, Weather Control) can combine them in interesting and useful ways. Details forthcoming if necessary.

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