Hears-the-Wild-Goose-Call
Biography
Joseph Plainsong was was born in Idaho to a family of Kinfolk who honored the traditional ways and were aware of their Garou blood. Besides instilling in him the customs of the Nez Percé, the boy's parents also taught him the value of stories. The boy's First Change was greeted by his family with joy, and Joseph Plainsong joined a local sept of Wendigo. During one of his many visits to the Umbra, Joseph answered the distress call of a wild goose spirit who had been set upon by a Bane. Together, Garou and spirit defeated the Wyrm creature. Since that time, the goose spirit has attached herself to Joseph, and in honor of their friendship, the Garou changed his name to Hears-the-Wild-Goose-Call.
Hears-the-Wild-Goose-Call spent much time traveling throughout the northwest collecting stories from various tribes and telling those tales at powwows and Garou moots. He swiftly gained a reputation as an evocative and compelling presenter of legends and began receiving invitations from other Garou tribes, including the Uktena of the eastern continent, to visit and learn their tales.
When his travels brought him to Appalachia, Hears-the-Wild-Goose-Call felt an overwhelming sense of "home" and has remained in the area for over five years. His interest in stories has expanded in include European, African and Asian tales as well as stories that reflect the struggles of various human populations - women, blacks, gays, and other oppressed groups. He is beginning to learn many of the mountain stories as well and is fascinated by the Fianna tales and ballads of the fair folk.
His love of stories and his growing ability to compose his own tales has drawn the attention of the local changeling population. Both Nunnehi and European changelings have sought him out, usually without revealing their true natures, and have listened in rapt attention to his performances at area craft shows. Hears-the-Wild-Goose-Call has penetrated the mortal disguise of several members of his changeling following, but he is too polite to bring this to their attention. He believes that when the time is right, the children of the Dreaming will come to him with their secrets. Until then, he is content to wait for what may be the greatest stories of them all.
Image
Hears-the-Wild-Goose-Call is a small young man of Nez Percé stock. He dresses in the style of various Native American tribes as a personal statement of his belief in the oneness of native people, and he is fond of hand-crafted jewelry. In Lupus form, he is a slender wolf with a rich dark mahogany coat.
Stats
Breed: Homid
Auspice: Galliard
Tribe: Wendigo
Nature/Demeanor: Maker/Confidant
Physical: Strength 3 (5/7/6/4), Dexterity 4 (4/5/6/6), Stamina 4 (6/7/7/6)
Social: Charisma 5, Manipulation 2 (1/0/0/0), Appearance 3 (2/0/3/3)
Mental: Perception 4, Intelligence 5, Wits 5
Talents: Alertness 2, Brawl 2, Dodge 2, Empathy 3, Expression (Storytelling) 5, Mimicry 2, Primal-Urge 2
Skills: Animal Ken 3, Performance 3, Repair 1, Stealth 2, Survival 4
Knowledges: Enigmas 4, Herbalism 4, Linguistics (Cherokee, English, French, Spanish, Universal Sign Language) 4, Occult 2, Rituals 2
Backgrounds: Familiar Spirit 2, Resources 1
Gifts: Beast Speech, Call of the Breeze, Call of the Wyld, Mindspeak, Persuasion, Dreamspeak, Speak with the Wind-Spirits, Staredown, Reshape Object, Skyrunning
Rank: 3
Rage 4, Gnosis 8, Willpower 7
Rites: Rite of Cleansing, Rite of Contrition, All Minor Rites, Rite of the Questing Stone, Rite of Talisman Dedication, Rite of Accomplishment
Fetishes: Storybag
References
- WTA: Rage Across Appalachia, p. 92-93