#story_event #Sunstalker #people_of_the_sun Nominate one consenting male and one consenting female survivor to be parents and [[#Water Birth]]. Purification Bonus Add +1 to the Water Birth roll result for each parent that is **Purified**. Sun Eater Bonus Add +5 to the Water Birth roll result for each parent that has the **Sun Eater** secret fighting art. ### Water Birth | 1d10 | Result | | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1 & 1 | If you roll double 1's before applying any bonuses, the parents are boiled. Do not gain the benefits of your death principle, you cannot Story Event ![[Story_EventIcon_black.png]] [[Intimacy - People of the Sun]] or Story Event SUNSTALKER ![[Story_EventIcon_black.png]] [[Umbilical Symbiosis]] again this year. | | 2 - 3 | Something in the water devours the parents and the newborn. The settlement ignores the loss, internalizing the tragedy. Do not gain the benefits of your death principle. This year, departing survivors gain +1 insanity. | | 4 - 6 | A newborn is brought kicking and screaming into the world. The survivor's eyes are free from the ink that stained the founders' faces. +1 Population. | | 7 - 8 | +1 Population. The parents share a deep bond and each gain +10 survival.<br><br>Condition: If the settlement has innovated **Bed**, the newborn gains +1 permanent strength.<br> | | 9 - 10 | A pair of healthy newborns are lifted out of the Sacred Pool. The parents beam with pride. +2 Population.<br><br>Condition: if the settlement has innovated Hovel and Sauna Shrine, the twins are raised together. They each gain the [[Defender]] fighting art and +1 permanent red affinity. | | 10 & 10 | If you roll double 10's before applying any bonuses, triplets are born! +3 Population. | | 11+ | The caretakers present the child to the sun and all goes dark as a Solar Eclipse occurs. | ##### Solar Eclipse In the veil of darkness, the sun lowers and kisses the child. The frightened parents feel the warmth of their bodies pass into the newborn. It becomes a **Child of the Sun** (indicate this on their record sheet and gains +1 permanent strength and speed. If either parent has the **Sun Eater** secret fighting art, they forget it.