Ritchie Whelan

Ritchie Whelan is a Iron Masters Cahalith alpha of the Wednesday's Children Pack in Sheffield, UK.

Background

Ritchie Whelan is Sheffield born and bred. A dedicated Sheffield Wednesday fan even as a child, he was passing the Hillsborough football stadium on the fateful day that cost 96 people their lives. He didn't understand it at the time, but he knew that something was wrong. Only watching the news afterward did he realize what he had seen. The image of thousands of people trying to crush into a small stadium has remained with him ever since. After his Change, he found himself in charge of a pack that shared his love of the local team. They carved out a small territory around the Hillsborough ground, and defended it fiercely. They slowly expanded, and over the space of 10 years managed to fend off all challenges. With the Steerlwrights fading from view as they grew old and weak. Wednesday's Children rose to prominence, becoming one of the most respected packs in Sheffield - whether the Children wanted to or not. Richie saw it all coming, fevered dreams interrupting his sleep and convincing him that something bad was going to happen in the city and that the People would fall upon one another, the streets running with the blood of human and werewolf alike. He used his position, and that of his pack, to keep order as more and more werewolves moved to the city. He has no idea how he's supposed to stop them killing each other, he just knows that he must or something is going to happen. He's confided what he knows in Crowbar and His Lordship, but the other Children don't know of the extent of Richie's visions. Fortunately, they are more than happy to follow him, enjoying the taste of success, bit Richie worries that they won't be enough. Just as the Steelwrights, Wednesday's Children are starting to wane, and soon they may not be enough.

Ritchie doesn't think of himself as a visionary. He's a down-to-earth guy who hasn't had a decent job since the steel mill made him redundant. He knows plenty of people, and he's used to living on no money, which leaves him free to work with his pack. He's a straightforward leader, ignoring ceremony and perfectly willing to let the rest of his pack scare other werewolves back into line. He has to be pragmatic and expedient as the dreams of a dead city come faster and faster. He'll still talk, but more and more he prefers putting the fear of the Children into other werewolves. When he wakes up screaming in the darkness, he wonders if that isn't where everything starts.

Ritchie's in his late 30s, with a hard face under short, mid-brown hair and stubble on his chin that he shaves twice a week. Manual work gave him a decent build that's kept with him from constant exercise. Along with the other Children, he's got a crude sense of humor, but his smile rarely has any cruelty to it. He speaks with a thick Yorkshire accent, peppering his words with curses that he's long since forgotten to stop uttering around children. In Urhan form, he's a squat and powerful wolf with a coal-black coat.

Stats

Auspice: Cahalith
Tribe: Iron Master
Mental Attributes: Intelligence 2, Wits 3, Resolve 4
Physical Attributes: Strength 3 (4/6/5/3), Dexterity 4 (4/5/6/6), Stamina 4 (5/6/6/5)
Social Attributes: Presence 5, Manipulation 3 (2/3/0/3), Composure 2
Mental Skills: Crafts (Metalwork) 4, Investigation 3, Medicine 1, Politics (Uratha) 4
Physical Skills: Athletics 3, Brawl (Fighting Dirty) 4, Drive 2, Larceny 3, Stealth 4, Weaponry 4
Social Skills: Empathy 2, Expression 2, Intimidation 5, Persuasion (Motivation) 4, Streetwise (Rumors) 4, Subterfuge 2
Merits: Allies (Local Alphas) 3, Brawling Dodge, Contacts (Steelworkers, Football Fans, Local Cops) 3, Danger Sense, Resources 1, Totem 4
Primal Urge: 5
Willpower: 7
Harmony: 6
Max Essence/Per Turn: 14/2
Virtue: Justice
Vice: Pride
Health: 9 (11/13/12/9)
Initiative: 5 (5/6/7/7)
Defense: 3 (all forms)
Speed: 12 (13/16/19/17)
Renown: Cunning 2, Glory 3, Honor 2, Wisdom 1
Gifts: Wolf-Blood's Lure, Left-Handed Spanner, Pack Awareness, The Right Words, Resist Pain, Nightfall, Ruin, Camaraderie, Iron Treachery, True Leader
Rituals: 2; Rites: Rite of Dedication, Shared Scent, Banish Spirit

References

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