Lisl Eyes-of-the-Forest-and-Knower-of-Secrets

Lisl Eyes-of-the-Forest-and-Knower-of-Secrets is a Lupus Theurge Get of Fenris that was a former wolf-ghoul of the now deceased Tremere elder, Louis Pettigrass. She is the Master of the Rite for the Sept of the Mountain Watch.

Biography

Lisl's past is something she rarely discloses to anyone lest she be condemned for her secret shame. Unlike most wolf cubs, Lisl began her life on the private reserve of a wealthy breeder of endangered species, a "southern" gentleman who made his fortune providing exotic pets to those who could pay the outrageous prices he charged. When she was a few months old, Lisl (then called "Frisky,") was sold to a Chattanooga millionaire, a recluse who lived outside the city on a large estate. The wolf cub only saw her master at night, when he would visit her and give her warm milk mixed with blood. Lisl soon came to regard this cold-skinned man-thing as the center of her world. Under his training, she became the fierce defender and protector of Louis Pettigrass, Chattanooga's Tremere elder.

One night, some mortal hunters evaded the estate's security system and accosted Pettigrass with wooden stakes, garlic, crosses and silver (!?). The arrogant Tremere avoided their stakes, ignored their other paraphernalia, and sicced his faithful wolf-ghoul on his attackers. Lisl's first wound from a silver dagger triggered her First Change, and the hunters were history. Pettigrass was amazed at his good fortune to have acquired a Lupine as a Blood Bond servant, and was further impressed by his ghoul's Homid form. Thus began a strange relationship between master and slave that to this day haunts Lisl's dreams.

Pettigrass began forcing Lisl to remain in Homid form so that he could squire the lovely Nordic-looking female to various cultural events in Chattanooga, where Pettigrass was known as an enigmatic but faithful supporter of the arts and city development. The rumors of the millionaire's "involvement" with the aloof beauty - he forbade her to speak unless he was present to monitor her conversations - also acted as an added buffer to his disguise as a normal (albeit eccentric) human.

Pettigrass was so confident in the strength of his Blood Bond, that he experimented with the limits of Lisl's obedience to him. The helpless Garou found herself subjected to continual humiliation. Occasionally she was ordered to act as Pettigrass's enforcer and procurer of victims for his blood-hunger. Her only real respite from her master's petty torments came during the day, when he was asleep and she was confined to his outer thaumaturgical practices. This exposure to vampiric magic awakened in Lisl an awareness of her own innate ability to touch the spirit world, though she was helpless to do so as long as she remained in thrall.

Unsuspected by Pettigrass, his mistreatment of Lisl pushed her to the edge of her enforced loyalty to him. Lisl's opportunity to break away from her tortuous existence came when she encountered Roy Hartley at one of Chattanooga's many fundraising events. Hartley, a Glass Walker, recognized Lisl as a Garou. Intrigued by her association with one of the Chattanooga Leeches, Hartley managed to gain a few private moments with Lisl. With great difficulty, he convinced her to confide in him. Haltingly, lacking many necessary words, Lisl reluctantly opened her heart to the first person like herself she had ever met. When he heard her story, it was all Hartley could do to keep from raging on the spot. Before he parted company with her, Hartley promised Lisl that he would help her and cautioned her against drinking any more of Pettigrass's blood. He also promised her that he would not reveal the depths to which she had fallen.

Two nights later, Hartley led the forces of the Sept of the Mountain Watch to Pettigrass's estate. This time, the vampire did not escape the wrath of his hunters. Anticipating that Pettigrass would order Lisl to defend him, Hartley assigned three of his septmates to the sole take of subduing her. The other Garou overwhelmed Pettigrass before he could bring his magic to bear upon them. Hartley ripped Pettigrass's heart from his body, and with the vampire's death, Lisl's bond was broken. For the first time in her life, the young Garou knew freedom.

Since that time, Lisl has become a valued member of the Sept of the Mountain Watch, who were able to identify her as one of the Get of Fenris and who have overseen her belated education in the ways of Gaia. Since her reclamation, Lisl has met other members of the Get and now calls herself a Godi rather than a Theurge. She has earned her position as Master of the Rite through her devotion to the mystic ways of Gaia and her ferocious willingness to defend the caern. Only Hartley knows her full story; the rest of the sept think that she was merely a prisoner under the vampire's domination. Her early experiences have left their marks on her in the form of an insatiable desire to learn as many Gifts and rites as she can, a reluctance to assume Homid form unless absolutely necessary, and a secret craving for the blood of Leeches.

Image

Lisl's Homid form resembles a Norse ice maiden: pale blond hair, paler blue eyes, and stately features. As a wolf, she is a perfectly formed light gray wolf. Her apparent lack of interest in clothing, other than its suitability for covering her human form, is often seen by her sept members as a deliberate attempt to downplay her attractiveness. They are right.

Stats

Position: Master of the Rite, Sept of the Mountain Watch
Breed: Lupus
Auspice: Godi (Theurge)
Tribe: Get of Fenris
Nature/Demeanor: Penitent/Autist
Physical: Strength 3 (5/7/6/4), Dexterity 4 (4/5/6/6), Stamina 4 (6/7/7/6)
Social: Charisma 3, Manipulation 1 (0/0/0/0), Appearance 4 (3/1/4/4)
Mental: Perception 5, Intelligence 4, Wits 5
Talents: Alertness 3, Brawl 2, Dodge 3, Primal-Urge 3
Skills: Etiquette 2, Melee 1, Stealth 2
Knowledges: Enigmas 4, Occult 4, Rituals 4, Wyrm Lore 1
Backgrounds: Mentor 4
Gifts: Heightened Senses, Leap of the Kangaroo, Mother's Touch, Resist Pain, Sense Wyrm, Spirit Speech, Command Spirit, Eye of the Eagle, Halt the Coward's Flight, Scent of Sight, Sense the Unnatural, Sight from Beyond, Name the Spirit, Pulse of the Invisible, Venom Blood, Beast Life, Gnaw, Hero's Stand, Spirit Drain
Rank: 4
Rage 7, Gnosis 9, Willpower 8
Rites: Rite of Cleansing, Rite of Contrition, Moot Rite, Rite of the Opened Bridge, Rite of the Opened Caern, Rite of the Shrouded Glen, Gathering for the Departed, All Minor Rites, Rite of Binding, Rite of Spirit Awakening, Rite of Summoning, Rite of the Fetish, Rite of Ostracism, The Rending of the Veil, Rite of Accomplishment, Rite of Wounding, Rite of Keres, Rite of Reawakening, Rite of the Winter Winds, The Great Hunt
Fetishes: Gnostic Bag, Heart of the Spirit, Phoebe's Veil, Spirit tracer, Spirit Whistle

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