Leah Hopebringer

Leah Hopebringer is a Homid Philodox Children of Gaia. She is the Keeper of the Land at the Sept of the Grandfather.

Biography

Leah was born to Children of Gaia Kinfolk who were members of a Baha'i community near Black Mountain, NC. She never though that having parents of two different races was strange until she encountered some bullies at school who thought otherwise, taunting her unmercifully. Even as a child, she felt unexplainable surges of rage and struggled to control her urge to rip apart the kids who called her names. Her parents tried to instill in her a peaceful, non-violent approach to her persecutors - with only limited success. Finally, they removed her from school and taught her at home.

During a field trip to the Great Smokies with her parents when she was fourteen, Leah got lost. On her first night alone in the deep forest, she changed, an experience that both terrified and elated her. It also attracted the attention of the Little People who live near the Chimney Tops. By indirect means, tantalizing and teasing her, they led the confused child to nearby Blanket Mountain, where members of the Sept of the Changing Seasons found her and gave her a crash course in her Garou heritage and told her of the Sept of the Grandfather, closer to her home.

Leah was returned to her frantic parents two days later, "discovered" by one of the park's rangers. She returned home and continued to live with her parents, seemingly none the worse for her experience in the wild. In fact, she seemed fascinated with the wilderness, and repeatedly pestered her parents to take her to Grandfather Mountain, where she would meet with members of the Sept of the Grandfather and continue her education. She met others of the Children of Gaia and was elated to learn of the principles upon which her tribe was founded. Her Rite of Passage took place when she was sixteen.

Leah attended Warren Wilson College in nearby Swannanoa, a college with a reputation for interracial harmony and student activism. One of her teachers, also one of the Children of Gaia, helped her conceal her nature long enough for her to graduate with a degree in Appalachian studies. While she was still in college she continued to make regular visits to Grandfather Mountain, and eventually the sept accepted her as a member. She considers her appointment as Keeper of the Land a great honor. She is troubled by her attraction to Reuben Bruckner, the soft-spoken Get of Fenris who heads the sept's Guardians. Like other Children of Gaia, she believes that love and procreation are two distinct activities, but she doubts that she would ever be able to convince Bruckner or her septmates to accept that distinction. She has begun to overcompensate for her feelings by provoking Bruckner at every opportunity, seeking to forestall any possible discovery of her passion for him.

Her early experiences with the Little People have given her a fascination with Cherokee history and culture; she constantly pesters Standing Rock for as much knowledge as the old Uktena is willing to giver her. She would love to see all the Garou of the region unite with other creatures of the spirit world and reclaim the land and culture from the forces that threaten to destroy it.

Image

Leah is a striking young woman in her middle twenties, whose coffee-colored skin contrasts with her dark blond hair and pale green eyes. She generally dresses in Appalachian "folk" clothing, homespun or handwoven, and frequently wears jewelry made from natural items. In her Lupus form, she is a tawny wolf with gold-tipped fur and icy-green eyes.

Stats

Position: Keeper of the Land (Sept of the Grandfather)
Breed: Homid
Auspice: Philodox
Tribe: Children of Gaia
Nature/Demeanor: Visionary/Maker
Physical: Strength 3 (5/7/6/4), Dexterity 3 (3/4/5/5), Stamina 4 (6/7/7/6)
Social: Charisma 4, Manipulation 2 (1/0/0/0), Appearance 3 (2/0/3/3)
Mental: Perception 3, Intelligence 4, Wits 4
Talents: Alertness 2, Brawl 2, Dodge 2, Empathy 3, Expression 2, Primal-Urge 3
Skills: Animal Ken 1, Drive 1, Etiquette 2, Meditation 2, Melee 1, Performance 2, Stealth 1, Survival 2
Knowledges: Area Knowledge (Grandfather Mountain) 3, Enigmas 2, Herbalism 2, Linguistics 2 (Cherokee, Sign Language), Occult 1, Rituals 2
Backgrounds: Allies 2, Past Life 1
Gifts: Mother's Touch, Persuasion, Scent of the True Form, Clam, Spellbinding Oration, Chant of Morpheus, Good Faith, Spirit Friend
Rank: 3
Rage 5, Gnosis 7, Willpower 7
Rites: Rite of Cleansing, Rite of Contrition, Rite of the Opened Caern, Bone Rhythms, Breath of Gaia, Rite of Talisman Dedication, Rite of Spirit Awakening
Fetishes: Truth Feather

References

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