Among the andropheis, some speak for the gods. The pythians hear the hissings of ancient Python, who knows that which was buried beneath the earth, and feels that which walks upon it, and sees that which will be written in the skies above. As is always the way with soothsayers, the truths they tell are not always welcome even among their own people, yet still is their wisdom sought, and woe betide the one who would defy the divine words. Those who might seek to strike the pythians should beware, for not only do the pythians bear the favor of the gods, but also they know the mysteries of magic common to all the andropheis. Instinct: To prophesy for the gods

• Declaim an enigmatic truth
• Conceal its nature with illusions
• Strike with ancient sorceries
• Hypnotize prey with its gaze