Howler in the Night

Howler in the Night is a Werewolf.

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Prelude

At first, the police ignored reports of a mad dog stalking the park at night, leaving the problem to Animal Control. But when horribly mutilated corpses were discovered, it quickly became obvious that this was a problem far worse than a dog running loose.

The park and the city blocks surrounding it have become the hunting grounds of the feral werewolf, Howler in the Night. Raised by a wolf pack in the far north before discovering his true heritage. Howler has taken it upon himself to stalk mankind on its urban turf. Lacking knowledge of society's intricacies, he assumed that hunting and killing one human every few days would go unnoticed. The herd of humanity was beyond count. Surely a few could go missing without the rest noticing. His plan worked initially. Stalking the park at night brought him into contact with the homeless, gang members and others whose deaths were overlooked. However, one night Howler ran down and devoured a business executive out for a jog. Suddenly, stories of a monstrous dog roaming the park were front-page news.

Howler is oblivious to all of this. Emboldened by his successes thus far, he had taken to hunting in a nearby slum, avoiding the increased police presence and the attention of the city's supernatural denizens largely by dumb luck. Given that Howler doesn't know enough to distinguish a relatively safe hunting ground such as a housing project from one that will bring the powers that be down upon him, it's only a matter of time before he touches off a bloody conclusion to his crusade. If the city's lucky, he won't take too many hapless people with him.

Concept

The Stalker represents the essence of the beast that is a part of all werewolves. While many people traditionally think of werewolves as humans who can change into wolves, some of them are wolves that can transform into humans. The difference is subtle but very important in defining a creature's point of view. To many werewolves who come from a lupine background, humans are simply animals that have grown too numerous for the good of the world. The herd must be thinned and these man-beasts are more than willing to take an active role.

Stats

Equipment: Fangs, fur and a nasty attitude. The Stalker may have a small cache of clothes, cash and perhaps even a weapon hidden somewhere out of the way in case he needs to resort to human form for a while.
Attributes: Strength (Overpowering) 4 (6/8/7/5), Dexterity (Slick) 4 (4/5/6/6), Stamina (Relentless) 4 (6/7/7/6), Charisma 1, Manipulation 2 (1/0/0/0), Appearance 2 (1/0/2/2), Perception 3, Intelligence 3, Wits (Mentally Agile) 4
Abilities: Alertness 2, Animal Ken 2, Athletics 3, Brawl (Berserk) 5, Dodge (Nimble) 4, Intimidation 3, Stealth 3, Survival 3
Backgrounds: None
Powers: Burrow, First Blood, Staredown
Willpower: 6
Rage: 12

References

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