The mage discerns the species, age and sex of a nearby living plant or animal, including humans.
Identifying a specific type of species requires a reflexive Intelligence + Animal Ken Skill roll. If the target is a plant, Science Skill, Survival Skill or Medicine Skill is rolled instead. The mage can even discern the breed (or breeds) of an animal, perhaps to detect whether its owner’s claim of full-breed status is true. A non-human, supernatural creature can be identified, provided the mage has seen its like before. If not, its species remains unknown (this fact alone is sure to raise a mage’s curiosity).
Silver Ladder Rote: Classify Specimen
In all things, there is hierarchy, and the teeming life is no exception. Ladder mages use this rote to classify and categorize the living things around them.
