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Rokea

The Rokea or "were-sharks" are the unquestioned rulers under the waves. They have only a few Kinfolk among humans, and exist mostly among their bestial relations (a reverse of the Hakken situation). Homid Rokea (those born by a Kudago (kinfolk) and a Rokea) are rare and those who decide to "Swim the Unsea" are hunted without mercy by their kind, which has become a rite of passage among the shark-born Rokea. As a result, theirs is the simplest and most brutal of societies among the Changing Breeds. Rokea see everything in relation to Sea, their Gaia equivalent, who commands them only to survive, and have had little to no contact with Unsea (i.e. dry land) until very recently. Rokea are ageless, they stop ageing once they undergo their first change. Rokea have three auspices (though only Homids use the term), based on their complex interpretation of the sun and lunar cycle in Oversea (the sky). These are:

    * Brightwater (born during full moon, or during the day): fairly common; fierce warriors.
    * Dimwater (born while the moon is changing, during twilight or when the sun is obscured): the majority of Rokea; without a clear role, though they aren't territorial like other auspices and often enjoy travelling the world's oceans.
    * Darkwater (born during the new moon or an eclipse): the rarest of all Rokea; innovators and mystics.

Rokea don't have tribes, but come from many different species of shark. Some of the most common species, with their Rokea names, are:

    * Karkha (great white sharks)
    * Spynha (hammerhead sharks)
    * Lexcha (bull sharks)
    * Ixya (mako sharks)
    * Galchurva (tiger sharks)
    * Greenland Sharks ( No name is listed for them in the Rokea Book)

A separate branch of the Rokea has broken away from this bestial tradition, under the guidance of the Zhong Lung (see Moloké above) and a Darkwater named Mizuchi. These Same-Bito have successfully developed a population of human Kinfolk and have different auspices: the Karui (warriors), the Koshuku (travellers), and the Irono (tricksters). They are also the only Rokea to breed with goblin sharks. Same-Bito are seen as traitors by most traditional Rokea.