Available to: Crow, Dog, Rabbit.
Fu: 3, Shot: 0, Maximum picks: Any
Whenever you would be surprised by someone, use Alertness and you will not be surprised. You don't get any advance warning, you just don't suffer the initiative and defense penalties of surprise. If you take additional schticks, you can alert one additional person and negate surprise for them as well. You cannot avoid getting surprised by unliving things, such as traps.