Sept of the Glass Hand

The Sept of the Glass Hand is a Uktena Sept in Bryson City, North Carolina.

History

Currently an offshoot of the larger and more powerful Sept of the Seven Clans located on the nearby Cherokee reservation, the Glass Hand Sept has a strange history. In prehistoric times, the Croatan called this caern of Enigmas home. When the tribe sacrificed itself, the local Uktena spread into the region and claimed the caern before it could fade away. The caern's name comes from the beautiful arcing waterfall near the heart of the bawn; in winter, the falls freeze, appearing almost like five fingers of ice hovering over the rocks below. The Uktena honored the totem, Fog and kept the caern secure until being overwhelmed by Black Spiral Dancers in the late 1950s. For nearly a decade the Wyrm-tainted Garou defiled the caern, searching in vain for a great Wyrm fetish that was rumored to exist within its bawn. In the mid 1960s, three packs of Uktena laid siege to the Black Spirals, raiding the enemy and slowly bleeding away their strength until finally crushing their foes and restoring the caern.

But as the years passed, the Garou presence weakened at the caern. Frequent battle left many casualties and no replacements. Around 1975, some young Shadow Lords offered to help in the caern's defense, leaving the beleaguered defenders little choice but to accept aid. Only a few Uktena remained in the sept; others joined their old brethren at the Sept of the Seven Clans.

Still, all was not well at the caern. Some Shadow Lords believed that the Uktena has left some of their dark magic to taint the caern, and they were wary... though not cautious enough. About two years ago, two packs of Black Spiral Dancers attacked the caern, slaughtering the sept in a hard-fought battle. All that remained of the Shadow Lords were a few maimed Kinfolk and a couple of untried cubs. Desperate, these youngsters decided to seek outside help before the Spirals raided the caern again. Within a few days, two packs of Uktena from the Sept of the Seven Clans were on the scene, effectively taking over the sept for the second time.

Sept Members

  • Charlie Hicks, "Truth-of-Morning" - Uktena
  • Mary - Uktena Metis
  • Nancy Holds-Back-the-Shadow - Uktena Theurge
  • Wind-in-the-Spruce - Uktena Galliard Lupus
  • Packs: Valley Smoke and Red Creek

References

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