Red Stick

Red Stick is a Predator King.

Overview

Red Stick is an Uratha of legend. The Forsaken gave him that name because that was what his victims look like, piles of red sticks, when he gets finished with them. He does not remember much of his human past; some legends has it he was born into a northeastern American Indian tribe in the late 1880s, but many of the Pure put his age at least a century earlier. He finds it difficult to speak in any human tongue - those that serve him say he focuses best when addressed in Iroquois. No matter his material heritage, Red Stick is now more spirit than physical, both mentally and physically. Even the Predator Kings who pride themselves on their inhumanity have trouble empathizing with Red Stick. Some say that soon he will shed his material form altogether and rise as a Greater Jaggling to hunt at Dire Wolf's side.

He spends most of his time in the Hisil, where he has slumbered sometimes for decades in one of his three dens located in North America. Each of these dens is guarded by a pack of Predator Kings that honor Red Stick almost as a totem. Sometimes he honors them by leading them in a hunt. Sometimes powerful Pure make pilgrimages to his lair and abase themselves before him - begging for his help to rid them of a powerful Forsaken or other supernatural that plagues them.

The Pure believe that he alone was responsible for nearly a quarter of all the Forsaken killed in the Brethren War. It is said that Red Stick accomplished this within days, not weeks.

Red Stick remains in Urshul form most of the time, occasionally venturing into populated areas when a troubling dream reminds him of human habits: women, booze and, strangely enough, sugar. Back in the day, he developed quite a sweet tooth and, from time to time, he wanders brazenly into town in almost a childlike daze to slake it. Oddly, he has rarely killed during one of these binges - though woe to anything that gets in his way (It is not unknown for candy stores and bakeries to report doors ripped off their hinges, cars thrown through roofs and display cases emptied when he is active.)

In his Hishu form, he looks like a steely-eyed Native American man in his mid-50s, though impossibly huge and well-muscled. Even in human form, his eyes are aglow with a predatory gleam, his clothes are buckskin and, unlike many of his tribe, well-maintained, as if his garments were his best finery.

Stats

Tribe: Predator King
Mental Attributes: Intelligence 2, Wits 7, Resolve 7
Physical Attributes: Strength 9 (10/12/11/9), Dexterity 5 (5/5/7/7), Stamina 8 (9/10/10/9)
Social Attributes: Presence 9, Manipulation 2, Composure 7
Mental Skills: Crafts 3, Medicine 2, Occult (Uratha Lore) 4, Politics (Uratha) 2
Physical Skills: Athletics (Chasing, Jumping) 3, Brawl (Biting) 5, Larceny 1, Stealth 3, Survival (Tracking) 5, Weaponry (Klaive) 2
Social Skills: Animal Ken 4, Empathy 1, Intimidation 5, Persuasion 2, Streetwise 1, Subterfuge 2
Merits: Allies (Predator King Alphas) 5, Direction Sense 1, Fleet of Foot 2, Inspiring, Language (English) 1, Language (French) 1, Resources 1
Primal Urge: 9 (-4 Social penalty, Essence Bleed 1/8 hours)
Willpower: 10
Harmony: 5
Essence (Max/Per Turn): 50/10
Virtue: Faith
Vice: Lust
Weapons/Attacks: Type: Bite, Damage: 1 (L), Dice Pool: 0 (0/20/19/17); Type: Claw, Damage: 2 (L), Dice Pool: 0 (0/18/17/15); Type: Brawl, Damage: 0 (B), Dice Pool: 14 (15/17/16/14)
Health: 14 (16/19/17/14)
Initiative: 9 (9/10/11/11)
Defense: 5 (4/4/7/7)
Speed: 22 (23/26/29/28)
Renown: Cunning 3, Wisdom 3, Honor 3, Glory 5, Purity 4
Gifts: Call the Breeze, Crushing Blow, Mask of Rage, Speak with Beasts, Warning Growl, Hone Rage, Mighty Bound, Plant Growth, Ruin, Silent Fog, Ward Versus Humans, Deluge, Forest Communion, Iron Rending, Leech Rage, Running Shadow, Silver Jaws, Technology Ward, Beast Ride, Legendary Arm, Rekindled Rage, Shatter, Nature's Vengeance, Primal Form, Savage Might, Soured Rage
Rituals: 5; Rites: Any from Chapter Two.
Fetishes: (Talen) Decay dust, (*) Spirit Wings, (***) Brands (turtle: +1/1 Armor in Urshul form; hare +1 Speed), (****) Klaive: Fury Fang

References

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