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An Innocent human who is Aware has interactions with magic, but they are not Awakened as a Practitioner, and may be partially or wholly ignorant of the supernatural. They may have some magical, Other traits (just not enough to render them non-human.)

Alchemist

Main article: Alchemy

Although Alchemists are generally Practitioners, the Aware can also employ some alchemical techniques. For example, they can stumble on Viscera Halflight Alchemical fomulae that allow them to redefine themselves.<ref>“Dreg is a vestige.  Was Aware enough to dip into some Jekyll and

Hyde type alchemy, eroded away a good chunk of his Self.  Only a fragment of the person was left, other stuff took up residence.” “I was almost a doctor,” Dreg said.  “A sip of this, a drab of that, to bring out the sharpness of my mind and my attention to details and diagnosis.  I was an angel to hundreds of people who had nothing.  But the same drug made me frail, and some people broke me to pieces so they could take my stash of herbs and chemicals.  Then I had only the frailty, a shattered body, an old self I’d forgotten, and dashed dreams of what might have been.” - excerpt from Leaving a Mark 4.6</ref>

Blackguard

Main article: Blackguard

A completely mundane human who works with Practitioners, exploiting their ability to lie and so on. May deliberately minimize knowledge of the supernatural to remain as Innocent as possible.

Collector

Main article: Collector

Although Collectors of Magic Items are often Practitioners who are able to leverage their collections in magical ways, Innocent humans are capable of using most magical objects and so innate magical ability is not strictly required.<ref>Collectors either don’t practice or practice less than the traditional practitioner.

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Matias never awoke as a practitioner, but became a Collector nonetheless.  He’s not innocent, and he’s Aware, but he’s not bound to keep from lying.  As a kid, he glimpsed a group of creepy, eerily tall men and women, some with wide toothy smiles and all with long fingers, gathering for a wordless meeting in an abandoned building.  One woman found him, stooped down to eye level, held a long finger with an even longer painted nail on the end to her mouth to indicate silence, and gave Matias three random, uncursed items, wrapping his hands around them.  He’s kept the silence and they’ve kept their end of the deal as pseudo-patrons.  Once a season, so long as he’s hunting down items, they’ll either save him from a dire fate, or they’ll give him an item if he ended up not needing the rescue.  He’s in the mix now, with a knack for finding items and stealing from Collectors. - Pact Dice: Collectors </ref>

Witch Hunter

Main article: Witch Hunter

An Aware human who has extensive training in taking down Practitioners and Others, and access to such magic as non-Practitioners can use. They may work for Practitioners in exchange for magic and/or take it by force.