Corax: the Perks and the Downsides

The corax are, without a doubt, the coolest of the changing races... and any corax knows that.

But what exactly makes being a corax so eminently enviable?

For one thing, we have Raven as a totem. Unlike those demanding garou totems, we don't have to do anything to gain or keep Raven's favor - it comes with the package. And as a bonus, we have Helios as a totem, too. Not bad, hey?

We get to fly! In corvid and crinos forms, we can take to the air, and get out of harm's way, or even do some arial recon. And nothing beats the feeling of wind beneath your wings, man!

We're also gifted with a unique appreciation of the dead. We can drink their eyes, and gain a glimpse into who they were, when they were living. We gain understanding from them, and in return, we carry them in our memories, always.

We have a greater sense of sight than average humans - and our perception is naturally better than even the wolf-boys. Of course, we don't have such a great sense of smell - but if you've been around certain garou for long, you'll realize that ain't such a bad thing.

We're light boned, well muscled (not the bulgy muscles - the subtle wiry ones) and extremely agile to boot. Dodging things is easier for us in some situations than it is for others. Of course, when we get hit, we feel it a little harder than some of the others - but the trick is not to get hit in the first place.

And then there's silver... beautiful stuff, it is. The way it shines, the warmth in its light, the reflections it casts... and the poor lupines can never learn to appreciate it properly. They keep thinking of it in terms of a weapon! But we can wear it as jewelry, play with silver knives, and even get fillings in our teeth! And its always a hoot when some Pentex brown noser tries to slap a pair of silver handcuffs on ya, and you can go shift forms and slip right out, with no harm done.

The down side of the precious metals business is gold, though. It'll burn our flesh as surely as silver will a garou's. Just make sure your girlfriend doesn't expect a lot of gold jewelry from ya, eh?

Some would also consider our talkative nature to be a distinct disadvantage, in our line of work. But really, when you look at it, it doesn't have to be. Sure, we talk... but you know how people get around chatterboxes... do they listen? No! I swear, some days we could be telling them the secret of how they get the caramilk inside the Cadbury's bar, and they'd be sitting there twiddling their thumbs. Not that anyone ever listend to anybody at a garou moot, of course. So we learn to listen to eachother, and if a secret slips out now and then, well - the world's a richer place for it. And we get to test our dodge reflexes.

Not bad, hey? Being a corax definitely has its advantages.

Oh - yeah, and we get to wear black a lot, too!