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Secrets - Zu

Secret of Zu
The character with this Secret has unlocked the full power of Zu and may use any words of power he commands. The character also knows the special word, ZU, meaning agreement. Speaking ZU allows the character to add a bonus die to any ongoing Ability check he focuses on.
Cost: 1 REASON
Requirements: The character has never taken a person’s life. Should he do so, he loses this Secret.
Secret of Uz
The character with this Secret has unlocked the full power of Zu and may use any words of power he commands. The character also knows the special word, UZ, meaning denial. Speaking UZ allows the character to add a penalty die to any ongoing Ability check he focuses on.
Cost: 1 INSTINCT
Requirements: The character has killed a person.
Secret of Grammar
The character can utter and pay for zu syllables one by one, letting the Story Guide judge on the overall effect after each syllable; thus the player always knows whether he needs to add more syllables to gain the effect he desires. The player also can negate the utterance without effect if the desired outcome is not reached. Finally, if he has time, the character may make a ZU (R) check in advance to get the Story Guide to judge on the likely outcome of a sentence of up to the check result in syllables. The player may write down such a judgment as an Effect, which makes it binding for as long as the Effect is retained.
Secret of the Quickening
If the character kills (or is present at the death of) the keeper of a Zu syllable, he can obtain it himself: make a ZU (R) check to capture syllables up to the check result in number from the dying essence. Pay Advances normally.
Cost: 1 INSTINCT per captured syllable.
Requirement: SECRET OF UZ

(Every word known as a word of power also is a secret)