Crash of Thunder

Crash of Thunder is a Storm Lord Rahu member of the Echoes of Thunder Pack in Colorado.

Background

Crash of Thunder is caught in an awkward position. His father and namesake was Rachel Snow’s brother, as well as a renowned Rahu in her pack. Both Rachel and Crash the Elder went through their First Changes together. Crash the Elder was the brawn to Rachel’s brains, and the two were a fearsome combination. Crash’s death at the hands of Gurdilag’s creations during the War for Denver is perhaps the only time that Rachel’s famous armor ever cracked. The powerful Storm Lord howled and wept when she saw her brother fall.

Rachel took it upon herself, in the middle of the war, to spend the night in San Diego, telling her nephew about his father’s death. As she told the teenage the story, revealing many of the secrets of the Uratha while she did, something stirred in Charles Snow, Jr. As the full moon shone down, Charles began shaking, then convulsing. His flesh crawled and he fell over, only to catch himself standing on four paws, the spitting image of his father’s Urhan form. Equally shocked, Rachel wondered if her brother had come back to her. She quickly summoned some local Storm Lords and instructed them to take care of her nephew, while she returned to the War of Denver.

While most Uratha believe that Charles somehow carries his father’s spirit, he does not feel any special connection. Even worse, everyone, including his own family, continues to treat him as if he were his father. Some werewolves would enjoy being a part of a powerful pack, one that is at the center of Uratha politics in the Rockies, Not Charles. He barely knew his father, and didn’t much care for his absentee parent. As time progresses, he feels increasingly resentful about being forced along his father’s footsteps. Rachel is the worst about this. She constantly expects him to be the experienced warrior that his father was and berates him for not being as good. This has progressed to the extent that he is wondering if it would be possible for him to join another pack. He actually finds Roman’s ideas for a united Uratha front to be a great idea, far better than Rachel’s talk of constant struggle. Though still young in the ways of the Storm Lords, he knows that it would be a devastating political blow for him to change allegiances, and that his aunt’s vengeance would be terrible and complete. But if she continues to ignore the young man and see nothing but his father, he might take that leap.

Crash is tall and broad-shouldered, his muscular frame and imposing features making his good breeding clear. He dresses in expensive but comfortable clothing and keeps his brown hair immaculately styled. It’s clear looking at him, though, that he doesn’t buy – or even pick out – those clothes. He is very much a product of his aunt’s desire to have her brother back.

Stats

Auspice: Rahu
Tribe: Storm Lord
Mental Attributes: Intelligence 2, Wits 2, Resolve 3
Physical Attributes: Strength 4 (5/7/6/4), Dexterity 3 (3/4/5/5), Stamina 4 (5/6/6/5)
Social Attributes: Presence 3, Manipulation 2 (1/2/0/2), Composure 3
Mental Skills: Academics 2, Occult 1, Politics (Uratha) 1
Physical Skills: Athletics 3, Brawl (Dalu) 4, Drive 1, Firearms 1, Survival 2, Weaponry (Klaive) 3
Social Skills: Animal Ken 1, Empathy 1, Expression 1, Intimidation 2, Socialize 2, Subterfuge 1
Merits: Fetish (Father's Klaive Sword) 4, Resources 3, Totem 1
Primal Urge: 2
Willpower: 6
Harmony: 7
Max Essence/Per Turn: 11/1
Virtue: Hope
Vice: Envy
Health: 9 (11/13/12/9)
Initiative: 6 (6/7/8/8)
Defense: 2 (2/2/2/2)
Speed: 12 (13/16/19/17)
Renown: Glory 2, Honor 2, Purity 2
Gifts: Call the Breeze, Crushing Blow, Clarity, Attunement, Mighty Bound, Silent Fog

References

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