Kesin the Wayfarer

Kesin the Wayfarer is a Stargazer Kinfolk.

Overview

Professor Lloyd Warner's Commentary:
Kesin was born in a village in the mountains of Central Asia. He has parents, of course, but the entire village, a small group of Stargazer Garou and Kinfolk, raised him. Every child there had many grandparents, fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters. They farmed in the short growing season and spun fine wool from the goats and sheep. No one lacked; everyone owned everything. If a villager fell ill, other families tended his flocks. Children learned the ways of the elders in order to pass knowledge to their own sons and daughters.

Then the world approached. First, there were telephones, then radios and televisions. Children no longer desired to tend the farms; they wanted to live in the cities and own motor bikes. The exhaust from trucks and construction ruined the waters. The land began to wither away and so did the people. The village faded into a pile of shacks and rubble; Kesin saw "progress" destroy his home. The young Kinfolk took leave of his family, not to journey to the urban wastes, but to see that no more villages fell to the same fate as his own. before departing, he received the blessing of an old Theurge and purged himself physically and spiritually of all manly desires. Other werewolves and Kin might have been appalled, but the Stargazers understood. Hesin would not beat the tribe's line, because us duty lay elsewhere.

Kesin now travels throughout Asia trying to preserve old traditions among all peoples. Some Garou and Kin refuse to speak to him; others marvel at his strength of character and his message. Although some might believe him an ignorant beggar, Kesin has a good deal of practical sense and "book learning." He's especially fond of ancient myths and legends from all over the world.

The wanderer looks older than his 25 years; his head is shaved, his skin wrinkled from hot, dry days and cold nights. Generally, Kesin wears a homespun robe and hooded cloak, with sandals on his feet. In cold weather, he's happy to don thick socks and wrap up in a woolen blanket.

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