Gretchen Windtaster

Gretchen Windtaster is a Bone Shadow Cahalith member of the Lodge of Harbingers.

Overview

Gretchen underwent her First Change at her parent's hunting lodge. She had gone there for some peace and quiet, hoping to be free of the nightmares that had left her shaking, drenched in sweat, every morning for a month. Sitting on the porch of the cabin in her father's rickety wooden chair, she watched the gibbous-moon rise above the pines - and then she saw them.

They rode on the winds, their bat-like wings spread wider than Gretchen's arm span. They screeched as they flew toward her, fangs glistening, hungry for her flesh. But Gretchen wasn't about the flee. Exhausted from sleepless nights and terrified beyond reason, she reached inside herself and found strength she never knew she had. She Changed and howled her pain and fear to the forest, and the bat-creatures flew away.

Gretchen was initiated into the Bone Shadows. She was never at east, constantly sniffing the air and peering around corners, and her mentor gave her the name "Windtaster" for it. Gretchen shied away from joining a pack, and her mentor asked her why. She replied, "Those things are going to come back for me someday, I know it. I don't want them to hurt my pack." Impressed with her selflessness, her mentor mentioned the Lodge of Harbingers, Gretchen began pursing the lodge immediately thereafter.

Chasing down White Hare and called up Death Wolf were monumental tasks, and, in preparation for doing so, Gretchen journeyed far and wide and saw many terrible sights. But noting spurred her on so much as the vision of those screaming creatures swooping out of the sky that night. She confessed as much to a Harbinger when she chased him down for sponsorship, and the Harbinger replied that the creatures might never have existed. The First Change showed Uratha what they needed to see to help them into their new lives.

Gretchen joined the lodge and now travels the world bringing news of danger to isolated packs. In her heart, she has never given up the notion that the winged hunters might come for her one night. She is more afraid of what it means if they don't exist - it means she gave up the possibility of a pack, a family, not because of nobility, but because of fear.

Windtaster is in her late 20s. she has a mass of curly brown hair that she tries in vain to keep tied back, and she has a small collection of freckles on each cheek. She is always alert, usually looking over her shoulder, as though expecting to be attacked at any moment. She conveys concern and readiness more than fear, however. Gretchen normally wears jeans and hiking boots, and alternates between a flannel shirt and a wool sweater over her faded green T-shirt.

Stats

Tribe: Bone Shadow
Auspice: Cahalith
Mental Attributes: Intelligence 3, Wits 3, Resolve 3
Physical Attributes: Strength 2 (3/5/4/3), Dexterity 2 (2/3/4/4), Stamina 3 (4/5/5/4)
Social Attributes: Presence 2, Manipulation 2, Composure 2
Mental Skills: Academics 1, Occult (Spirits) 3
Physical Skills: Athletics 2, Brawl 1, Drive 1, Larceny 2, Stealth 3, Survival (Wilderness) 1, Weaponry 1
Social Skills: Empathy 1, Intimidation 2, Persuasion (Warnings) 2, Streetwise 1, Subterfuge 1
Merits: Contacts (Police, Uratha) 2, Danger Sense, Direction Sense, Fleet of Foot 2
Primal Urge: 2
Willpower: 5
Harmony: 7
Max Essence/Per Turn: 11/1
Virtue: Temperance
Vice: Envy
Health: 8 (10/12/11/8)
Initiative: 4 (5/6/7/7)
Defense: 2 (2/3/3/3)
Speed: 11 (12/15/18/18) with Fleet of Foot
Renown: Cunning 1, Glory 1, Wisdom 3
Gifts: Call the Breeze, Death Sight, Know Name, Traveler's Blessing, Running Shadow

References

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