The Gana

The Gana are casualties of the War of Rage,like the Grondrr, Apis and Camazotz. The Elephant-
Shifters were enigmatic and wise, and attempted to direct Gaia's other children down their
respective, divinely mandated paths. The Breed's downfall, however, was this very mandate,
for few appreciated their often heavy-handed guidance. In the wake of their extinction (in a
bitter irony, brought about by the Gana's own meddling), many among the Changing Breeds
find themselves divided, unfocused and bereft of meaning as the Apocalypse looms. It's
debatable that the death of the were-elephants was the cause of this, but certainly they could
have mitigated this problem... had they survived. However, perhaps not all the secrets and
Gifts of the Gana followed them to their graves.

Gana In Your Chronicle: Sage advice for Storytellers planning to use this information. Listed
first because it's the most important chapter, though brief as it is.

History and Fate: This section explains what the Gana were like, the role assigned them by
Gaia, and the Breed's tragic downfall, as told by one Corax to another.

Qualities: Statistical information on the Gana -- their forms, how they used Rage, and more.

Enlightenment: The unique Rank system the Gana followed.

Attainments: The strange Gifts of the were-elephants are detailed here, and their unique rites
are discussed.

Lexicon

Brahtar: The near-man form of the Gana.

dharma: The role a Shifter or spirit is given by Gaia. Dharma is very central to the Gana way of
thinking, as their dharma is to help others maintain their own.

Ganharaja: Translates as, "elephant king"; the monstrous near-elephant form.

Indhlovu: A were-elephant that follows the Way of Honor.

karma: Debt. When someone fails to act according to virtue and dharma, she accrues karma.
Shifters gain karma from acting out of the roles Gaia gave them; the function of the Gana is to
address that imbalance and set it aright.

Muladhara: The august body formed by all Gana in the Tellurian. The lowest chakra is referred
to as the muladhara; this reflects the Gana's support of Gaia's mandate, as well as the Breed's
connection to the element of earth.

Niligari: A Gana that follows the Way of the Warrior.

Siddhidatta: One that follows the Way of Knowledge.

Tembo: When capitalized, it refers to the full animal form of the Gana; lower case, those Gana
of the elephant breed.

Toyandou: The powerful and exalted demigods of the Gana, gifted with immortality and divine
attributes.

Vinayakas: The half-elephant Crinos analogue.