Tarith

Tarith is a Homid Philodox Shadow Lord. But is really a Black Spiral Dancer Ronin who never danced the Spiral.

Biography

Tarith grew up in a family of Black Spiral Kinfolk not far from Canton, near Pigeon River in western North Carolina. She still bears scars from the abuse heaped on her during her formative years, all in an attempt to prepare her for the fate that was marked for her. Her First Change came one night when her father and her uncle came into her room to "surprise her." Instead, she surprised them but good.

She fled the bloody scene as fast as she could and ran smack into the people who were waiting for her, alerted by a Kin-Fetch to her change. They dragged her away to their home - or Hive as they called it - practically on top of a trash dump by the river. They proceeded to enlighten her as to what she was, a Black Spiral Dancer, and to tease her about what she would have to do to become a member of the tribe. Suddenly, a lot of things that never made sense in her life became all too clear - like why she had such a miserable upbringing and why none of her family seemed to care much about anything.

Something inside Tarith snapped, and she decided that this time she was going to make her own decision about her future. She was canny enough to play along with her abductors, pretending interest in all the grisly details of her impending initiation and picking up some information on the various other tribes if Garou - "the enemy." On the night before her Rite of Passage, when she would be forced to dance the Spiral and confront the Wyrm, Tarith escaped, changing to wolf form and disappearing into the surrounding hills.

Her first trip into the Umbra was accidental, but she met a friendly spirit who taught her how to sniff out a person's true form. She used that Gift to discover other Garou in the area. From the information she gleaned from her Black Spiral kidnappers, she was able to claim that she was a Shadow Lord, and her claim was believed. When asked about her past, Tarith claims that she was kicked out of her tribe because she didn't fit in and that she is wandering the hills in search of someplace she belongs. Essentially, this is not far from the truth. She is vague on details about the Shadow Lords, and when pressed about her lack of knowledge she says that she was never properly initiated into the tribe (also not false).

Tarith has so far succeeded in preventing her discovery by the Black Spirals, but she lives in constant fear that they will track her down. She tries to keep on the move and never permanently hooks up with any Garou lest she draw her troubles down on them as well.

Image

Tarith is a dark-haired Appalachian waif with exotic features that hint of some Cherokee blood. She usually dresses in ragged jeans, a patched denim hacker and a peasant-style shirt with embroidery around the next. Her Lupus form is that of a midnight black wolf. In Crinos, the soft edges disappear and her fur is spiked and shiny.

Stats

Breed: Homid
Auspice: Philodox
Tribe: "Shadow Lords"
Nature/Demeanor: Visionary/Mediator
Physical: Strength 3 (5/7/6/4), Dexterity 5 (5/6/7/7), Stamina 3 (5/6/6/5)
Social: Charisma 5, Manipulation 2 (1/0/0/0), Appearance 4 (3/0/4/4)
Mental: Perception 3, Intelligence 3, Wits 5
Talents: Alertness 4, Athletics 3, Brawl 2, Dodge 4, Intimidation 1, Primal-Urge 3, Subterfuge 3, Streetwise 1
Skills: Animal Ken 2, Drive 1, Etiquette 2, Melee 3, Stealth 5, Survival 2
Knowledges: Enigmas 3, Linguistics 1 (Cherokee), Medicine 2, Rituals 2
Backgrounds: Pure Breed 3
Gifts: Persuasion, Resist Pain, Scent of the True Form, Smell of Man, Staredown
Rank: 2
Rage 6, Gnosis 7, Willpower 8
Rites: Rite of Talisman Dedication, Rite of Questing Stone
Fetishes: None

References

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