Mythologist

{{Infobox_Merit
|Source=Book of the Dead
|Pages=p. 91
|Status=Allowed
|Fixed=Yes
|Type=Mental
|Restriction=All
|Level1=1
|Prerequisite=[[Prerequisite::Occult Skill|Occult]] ●● <br> Occult Specialty in “Underworld Lore” or similar
}}
Your character has studied the mythology of death in all manner of cultures. She knows the tales and the legends, and she’s been to more than one site that inspired myths of the lands beyond death. While the Underworld takes impressions from the death-myths found in several cultures, it’s not truly a product of any. Even so, the details your character can recall from mythology can sometimes come in very handy, offering a +3 bonus to dice rolls made to decipher the enigmas of the Underworld (“That looks like a doorway into Mictlan. If we’re lucky, we might get some assistance navigating from Xolotl”). This cannot help with navigation, but it might offer a Social bonus on dealing with a Ferryman or a Kerberos, a Mental bonus on solving a riddle or a mystery related to the Underworld (such as the riddles put forth as a means to enter the Athenaeum)<ref>[[Book of the Dead]] p. 172</ref>, or a Physical roll to help a character survive off the mythic “bounties” available in the Great Below.

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