Fu: X, Shot: 3, Maximum picks: Any
You are fascinated with a specific craft, task or ability. You spend much time learning the every variation and nuisance of this single ability. Your fascination is a goal in itself, sometimes to your peril.
Fascination is much more narrow than the usual T3 skills, examples include gem cutting, gardening, playing the lyre and so on. With this particular art, you can get a one-time action modifier equal to the Fu you spend when using Fascination. It is rare but possible to be fascinated with several things, usually related fields like singing and playing the zither. Picking this schtick several times allows you to get several areas of fascination.
This ability is especially prized in craftsmen and artists, and objects thus made sometimes even display wondrous magical enchantments, as appropriate to their nature.
Fascination generally does not apply to combat or action scenes. One exception is hatred: you can be obsessed with hatred of a specific type of foe that has wronged you greatly, and can then apply the fascination bonus towards attacks against such opponents. Examples include the common dwarven hatred of orks. Another example is the halfling's sneaking bonus.
Racial Variations
Dwarfs are fascinated by crafts, and are justly famous for their artistry, their usual taciturn natures channeled entirely into a single pursuit. Gnomes are fascinated with various aspects of machinery. Halflings are fascinated with basic handicrafts, cooking, and with keeping themselves out of sight - that is sneaking. Derro master the crafts of trapmaking, weaponmaking and lockmaking, making them the most prized security experts in the galaxy.
LesserGoblins become fascinated with machinery, flight mechanics or piloting a specific type of vehicle. It brings great esteem, but low life-expectancy.
Hobgoblins see this gift as a way to channel their violent energies into peaceful, harmony-bringing pursuits, though many hobgoblin craftsmen fall for the joys of overspecialization. Some hobgoblins do channel it into hate, however.
Bugbears have their very own version - racial bullying. A bugbear becomes a specialist ar bullying others, and can apply this schtick to bullying any one specific group of creatures. They also frequently develop hatred - especially if their demands are denied.
Pershala apply their passion to one specific type of fast, agile vehicle - such as space fighters or speedboats.
Siarrans may apply this to instrumental music or dancing only.