Ygg Cosmology, short recap
	Suhuy and/or the Serpent manifest a copy of the Logrus near Ygg to
balance with Corwin's Pattern.  The Powers short circuit and collapse
into Ygg, taking the intervening Shadow with them.  Ygg absorbs it all
and becomes a true Power.  

Ygg Psychology
	Ygg still cannot travel through Shadow itself, but now it is
capable of having Initiates of its own, like the Logrus and the
Pattern.  It still represents an impartial(?) balance between the
other two Powers.  Ygg Devotees will be interested in exploring and
spying on Shadow in order to report back to Ygg, whose consciousness
remains strictly and nearsightedly local.  They also might be agents
of balance, interfering when either of the other Powers gains too much
ground against the other.  Ygg remains centered on calm reflection and
observation, with an new spark of interest in what goes on further out
in Shadow.  Ygg Devotees will focus on gathering knowlege and
monitoring places of power, thus making Devotion suitable and
interesting for player characters.


YGG DEVOTION  [30 points] 
--Realm of the Power: Locus 
--Ygg is not a source of Reality even though it is Real; any Shadows
will be cast from other Powers. 
--Imprint:  Communicating with and being accepted by Ygg (merging into
Ygg for the first time) is the imprint.  This requires a minimum of
Chaos Ranked Psyche. To use Ygg's powers requires at least Chaos Ranked
Endurance.  There is no penalty for not being accepted by Ygg. 
--Defense vs. Powers: Pattern and Logrus:  Invoked Devotion is
inherently superior, although this can be affected by relative Psyche,
as always. Trump:  Trumps of Ygg or its Devotees always link to shadows
of the subject, unless drawn by Advanced Trump Artists.  Even then,
Devotees may invoke Devotion to block the Trump call, but must
concentrate on the Power to continue blocking. Shape Shift and Magic: 
Does not provide any protection. 
--Offense vs. Powers:  Devotion does not provide offense against Powers.
--Manifestation:  With concentration, the Devotee may invoke short
tendrils called "branches".  They reach only as far as a normal limb,
and are therefore only useful at close range.  They can be used to
grapple so the Devotee may switch combat from Warfare to Strength with
little penalty.  The branches have Strength equal to the Psyche of the
Devotee.  With a bit more concentration, i.e., not in combat, the
branches can be shaped for very fine manipulation, and/or used to pass
through material [lockpicking is an example of a useful application] 
--Limited Shape Shift:  The Devotee has the ability to manifest branches
to become a tree or local tree-equivalent, blending into the surrounding
Shadow. All of senses work normally, but the form is immobile, like a
regular tree. 
--Communication:  Ygg may be psychically contacted from Shadow, if the
Devotee has one of its twigs.  Ygg can also call up a devotee, but will
usually only do so at the request of another.  The difficulty of the
contact is affected by distance  from Ygg.  Any two Devotees currently
in contact with Ygg may communicate with each  other, but each can only
hold one conversation with one other Devotee at a time. 
--Transport:  The Devotee may travel to Ygg from any other tree in
Shadow, and from Ygg to any other tree in Shadow (as if Ygg were a
primal tree and all other trees were its branches).  This method of
transportation is slow, though not at all fatiguing.  It takes several
days to go anywhere in Shadow, and a week to go to a tree in Arden or in
Chaos.  The actual speed of travel is just a little faster than normal
Shadow shifting, though not Hellriding.  To "enter" a tree other than
Ygg takes several hours of concentration.  While in transit, the Devotee
feels  as if he is traveling along a series of branches or through a
chain of tunnels.

ADVANCED YGG DEVOTION [ + 10 points]
--Amber Psyche is required to become and Advanced Ygg Initiate.
--Communication:  Contacting Ygg directly is easier; the twig is no
longer necessary.  Also, several Advanced Ygg Devotees can be linked in
something like a psychic conference call, although no basic Devotees can
participate. 
--Transport:  The speed of travel via Ygg is increased from days to
hours, and the time to enter a tree becomes minutes.  This makes it
faster than Hellriding and searching with Logrus for long distances,
though slower for short distances. It is also not as directed, and still
limited to travel to Shadows with trees.

original concept by Gideon Weinstein (gweinste@ucs.indiana.edu) with
revisions by Bernard Hsiung (bshsiung@eecs.umich.edu)