Sunrise-Heart

Sunrise-Heart is a Red Talon Galliard Sept Leader of the Sept of the First Rage.

Overview

Over the ensuing centuries, the land (Sept of the First Rage) around the mountain has been settled, but the mountain itself (now called Mount Gibb after an explorer who led an ill-fated expedition up the mountain in the 19th century) remains mostly untouched by humanity. In the late 1980s, a Galliard was born in the sept that the others recognized as a truly Pure Bred Talon. Even before his First Change, this young cub ran with Garou rather than wolves and exhibited the bearing of a true alpha. When he experienced his First Change at sunrise one summer morning, the others knew him to be the prophesied leader and called him Sunrise-Heart.

Sunrise-Heart rose in rank more quickly than any werewolf in the history of the sept, and led his pack, Wolf's Chosen, against the Weaver, the Wyrm, and any other enemy that dared sully the caern. When he reached the rank of elder (a mere ten years after his First Change!) the sept expected him to take on the mantle of leader, but he refused and disappeared on an Umbral Quest. In the spiritual chaos that followed, the sept feared the worst. And then, a few months ago, he returned triumphant.

The tale of his quest - surely worthy of the Silver Record - explains how he found the secret of creation in the Red Talon Tribal Homelands after questing in Pangaea, the Legendary Realm, and even Wolfhome. He is, at present, the only Garou on earth that knows the Rite of Gaia's Rebirth[1]. The rite has only been used once, to purify the one and only incursion humanity had made into the sept (a Pentex-funded logging operation blazed a trail into the forest and was scouting for a good locale to set up shop. They never got the chance). Sunrise-Heart has taken up leadership of the sept, and is considering how best to use his incredible knowledge.

Image

In Homid form, Sunrise-Heart looks vaguely Native American, but has profuse red body hair and a stooped walk. In Lupus form, he is a beautiful red wolf with a perpetually pensive air about him.

Stats

Position: Sept Leader
Breed: Lupus
Auspice: Galliard
Tribe: Red Talon
Nature/Demeanor: Builder/Alpha
Physical: Strength 3 (5/7/6/4), Dexterity 4 (4/5/6/6), Stamina 5 (7/8/8/7)
Social: Charisma 4, Manipulation 3 (2/0/0/0), Appearance 2 (1/0/0/0)
Mental: Perception 4, Intelligence 4, Wits 3
Talents: Alertness 3, Athletics 3, Brawl 4, Dodge 2, Empathy 2, Expression 4, Primal-Urge 5
Skills: Animal Ken 4, Etiquette 2, Leadership 5, Meless 2, Performance 3, Stealth 4, Survival 4
Knowledges: Enigmas 4, Garou Astrology 5, Linguistics 1 (French and smattering of English, though he rarely uses either), Occult 2, Rituals 5
Backgrounds: Ancestors 4, Pure Breed 5
Gifts: (1)Beast Speech, Call of the Wyld, Eye of the Hunter, Hare's Leap, Heightened Senses, Howl to a Friend, Mindspeak, Wolf at the Door; (2) Offering of the Slain, Primal Howl, Predator's Leap, Scent of Sight; (3) Catfeet, Howl of Hunger, Trackless Waste; (4) Beast Life, Howl of Death, Shadows by the Firelight; (5) Blessing of the First Pack, Shattering Howl; (6) Home in All Lands
Rank: 6 (Elder)
Rage 6, Gnosis 8, Willpower 9
Rites: Sunrise-Heart knows all of the rites listed in Werewolf: The Apocalypse and the Werewolf Players Guide. In addition, he knows the rites listed in this book, except for the Rite of Feeding the Land.
Fetishes: None.

References

  1. ↑ WTA: Tribebook: Red Talons, p. 75-77
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