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sEitz-Aaron-Sunbane
When I was creating a Children of the Night character, I thought about a fear of religion symbols. What might is standing behind these religious symbols that they can hurt a Child of the Night. The German rules say that the fear of a religious symbol is dependent on the culture of the character. But if I wanna play an American native, what religion symbol can hurt me and what might is standing behind this.
I think that it would be the power of the bearer that is focused through the symbol. A star of David (aka The Seal of Solomon) could be held up to a vampire by a Catholic priest and nothing would happen. Conversely the same priest could hold a crucifix and if his faith was lacking, he would be dinner. The faith of the user could be seen as a focus for the Devine spark in all of us. It is not some god's power, but our own faith in our creator.
That's a difficult question. Waka-tanka (the great spirit) maybe, but I know too little of native
American culture to venture into this. The symbols of native American shamanism are probably well
kept secrets (if not eternally lost). Do a raid to some nearby library and see what you can find.
On the other hand, I do think that the Waka-tanka usually is associated with eagles?