Pending Merits

Social
Your mortal lineage brings you certain status, even if you may have fallen far from the tree. You get some preferential treatment at festivals and at court, and the nobles will pay special attention to you. In circumstances where she judges it appropriate, the Storyteller may give you a -1 diff bonus on social rolls. This is a variable merit, where cost indicates the repute of your lineage. A 1 pt version indicates that your family is relatively minor and new to the city's nobility, perhaps having bought their way into it but a generation ago. A 2 pt version indicates that you are the member of a minor but well established noble family. A 3 point version might mean that you are the relative of one of the city's greatest noble families or a truly accomplished Asshuri general. A 4pt version indicates that you belong to the family of one of the Triumvirate of Eruk. Note that this Merit does not indicate your own reputation or power, only that of your relatives.
 * Child of the Gods: (2pt. Merit) Since birth, you have been told your existence is divine; perhaps you were concieved on a God's sacred day, under an auspicios star, or during an orgiastic rite in a dark temple. Whatever the case, one or both of your parents are known to be Gods, granting you a -2 difficulty on social rolls in appropriate situations with people who know your origin and are positively disposed towards it.
 * Initiate of the Mysteries: You have been tutored in the secret rites of a mystery cult, like the extatic rituals of the cult of Derketo, the black secrets of Set or the healing techniques of Ishtar's church. A secret world has been revealed to you after many years of strict learning, allowing you to perform some such rites, though this means you also have many responsibilities.
 * Noble Birth: (2pt. Merit) You belong to the upper class, descended from the first noble families of the city's founders. Although the status comes with inherent priviledges, you have responsibilities as well. Shemite aristocrats work as scribes and functionaries in the service of the ruler.
 * //Celebrated Lineage (1-4pt Merit) (Rewritten from WoD, may be able to replace Noble Birth)