Dougal Mountain-Speaker

Dougal Mountain-Speaker is a homid Theurge of the Fianna. In 1949, he discovered a lost caern of the Uktena on Grandfather Mountain; his pack soon participated in the rite to revitalize and reclaim the caern. He became Sept Leader for the Sept of the Grandfather, and then its Warder.[1]

Biography

Dougal's mother was a Verbena Kinfolk who knew that her son would one day become a Garou. From childhood, Dougal grew up believing in magick and looking forward to the day when his "wolf-self" would awaken. His mother readily surrendered her son after his First Change to the Fianna who came for him.

Dougal's interest in magick fortunately coincided with his Auspice, and the young Theurge greedily learned every Gift and rite he could from those who were willing to teach him. His discovery of the lost Uktena caern on Grandfather Mountain made his reputation among the local Garou, and even though he was still very young, he was offered the position of Sept Leader. Although he did not personally lead the rite that reopened the caern, he insisted on being part of the dangerous ritual. It nearly cost him his life, but it awoke in him an insatiable thirst for risk-taking. Only his duties as Sept Leader tempered his recklessness.

Now that he is Warder of the Sept of the Grandfather, he spends his time puttering around the caern, grousing at the lack of "spunk" in these "modern" Garou. He has heard rumors that dark things are brewing near Linville and would love to be able to find out the truth of the matter. Even more, he would love the chance to sink his teeth into something really ferocious and go to Gaia in a blaze of song and glory.

Image

In his late 70s, Dougal is a spry old man with a balding dome (which he refers to as his "treeless bald") of almost-red hair. His Lupus form is that of an aged reddish wolf. He rarely voluntarily assumes Crinos form nowadays, since that form, too, is showing evidence of thinning hair. He dresses like an old mountaineer. (He is an old mountaineer!)

Stats

Position: Warder of the Sept of the Grandfather (formerly Sept Leader)
Breed: Homid
Auspice: Theurge
Tribe: Fianna
Nature/Demeanor: Visionary/Curmudgeon
Physical: Strength 3 (5/7/6/4), Dexterity 3 (3/4/5/5), Stamina 3 (5/6/6/5)
Social: Charisma 4, Manipulation 3 (3/0/0/0), Appearance 3 (2/0/3/3)
Mental: Perception 4, Intelligence 5, Wits 4
Talents: Alertness 2, Brawl 2, Dodge 3, Expression 2, Instruction 3, Primal-Urge 3, Subterfuge 2
Skills: Animal Ken 1, Drive 1, Melee 2, Leadership 2, Performance 2, Stealth 2, Survival 2
Knowledges: Area Knowledge (Grandfather Mountain) 4, Enigmas 4, Herbalism 1, Linguistics 2 (Cherokee, Irish), Occult 4, Rituals 5
Backgrounds: Contacts 2
Gifts: Mother's Touch, Persuasion, Sense Wyrm, Spirit Speech, Command Spirit, Name the Spirit, Sight From Beyond, Staredown, Disquiet, Exorcism, Pulse of the Invisible, Cocoon, Drain Spirit, Spirit Ward, Ultimate Argument of Logic, Assimilation, The Malleable Spirit, Shadow Play
Rank: 5
Rage 6, Gnosis 8, Willpower 9
Rites: Rite of Cleansing, Rite of Contrition, Moot Rite, Rite of the Opened Caern, Rite of the Shrouded Glen, Rite of Caern Building, Gathering for the Departed, Rite of Binding, Rite of Talisman Dedication, Rite of Spirit Awakening, Rite of Summoning, Rite of the Fetish, Rite of the Totem, Rite of Passage
Fetishes: Dowsing Rod

References

  1. ↑ WTA: Rage Across Appalachia, p. 52
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