The Poison Tree

The Poison Tree is a novel for Werewolf: The Apocalypse, released as part of the Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition Kickstarter.

Summary

Savannah is under siege.

For 20 years the minions of the Wyrm have threatened the Coastal Empire, checked only by the courage and cunning of the Shadow Lords. Every year, the septs of the Southern Protectorate send young warriors to aid in the defense and to prove their mettle in the pressure cooker of the port city. It’s not enough.

Every night, the Wyrm grows stronger, its forces more bold. Now, young cubs are dead and a hidden foe reaches out its claws to exact revenge against Savannah’s Garou.

Ingrid Stormwalker, war chief of the Coastal Empire, must defy her sept’s law, her family, and her pack to uncover the root of the rotten vine that chokes her beloved caern.

Time is running out for the historic city — and the entire Southern Protectorate.

This book was made possible by the backers of the Deluxe Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition Kickstarter.

Chapter One: Wormwood
Chapter Two: Desperation
Chapter Three: Among the Thorns
Chapter Four: Cracking the Bone
Chapter Five: Lone Wolves
Chapter Six: The Charnel House
Chapter Seven: Old Blood
Chapter Eight: Green Island Road
Chapter Nine: Fault Lines
Chapter Ten: Storm Warning
Chapter Eleven: The Forlorn Hope
Chapter Twelve: The Prodigal
Chapter Thirteen: Ghost Dance
Chapter Fourteen: Liars and Thieves
Chapter Fifteen: Truth and Consequences
Chapter Sixteen: Shadow of Doubt
Chapter Seventeen: Walking in Dark Places
Chapter Eighteen: The Dweller in the Dark
Chapter Nineteen: Apocalypse
Chapter Twenty: Stormwalker
Epilogue: What the Rain Left Behind

Background Information

The story takes place in Savannah, Georgia.
The novel, in chapter five, makes references to other short stories from Rites of Renown: When Will You Rage II. As well to Mike Lee's own short story in the Epilogue.
The ad at the back of the book is for Shattered Dreams and Changing Ways.

Memorable Quotes

"The spirit of Abbazû resides within me, cousin. I am like unto a god. Do you really think -"...
... "I'm no god, cousin." She raised her silver blade. "I am a garou. A wolf of the old world. And here is the truth as I know it." - Pg. 176

Characters

Ingrid Stormwalker - Female Shadow Lord Ahroun Warchief
Marcus Campbell, "Marcus Shadow-Dancer" - Shadow Lord Philodox, Ex-Beta to Ingird's Pack, left to Stone Mountain
Karl Ironhand, "Karl Reinhardt" - Shadow Lord Philodox, Former Sept Leader of the Coastal Empire, Died
Elizabeth Reinhardt - Female Shadow Lord, Wyrm-Corrupt, Died
Eleanor Eastwood - Shadow Lord Kinfolk, Died
Eric Reinhardt - Metis Shadow Lord Theurge, Wyrm-Corrupt, Wyatt's Son, Died
Anna Hides-the-Moon - Female Theurge Shadow Lord
Aaron Boarkiller - Get of Fenris Pack Leader
Joshua Hunter's Song - Galliard Shadow Lord
David Howls-at-Dawn - Garou, Aaron's Pack Mate, Died
Erica - Female Garou, Aaron's Pack Mate, Died
Jay - Garou, Aaron's Pack Mate, Died
Darius Stoneheart - Ahroun Shadow Lord
Nathan Carter - Moral Journalist, Atlanta Business Journal
Sarah Hunts-the-Foe - Fianna Pack Leader from Mississippi
Jason Shadowfinder - Get of Fenris Pack Leader from Alabama
Thomas Ghost-talker - Silver Fang Pack Leader from Florida
David Stalks-the-Forest - Gatekeeper at Stone Mountain, Elder Garou
Laila Raindancer - Female elder Garou from Louisiana
Ellen Oakheart - Stone Mountain Grand elder, female Fianna (Spelled Helen only once in text)
Samuel Longstrider - Garou Theurge from South Carolina
Everett Stirling - Past Fianna
Cole Foe-Render - Stone Mountain Caern's Master of the Challenge, Ahroun
Euryale - Female Ronin Ex-Black Fury
Kevin Gallowglass - Ronin Ex-Fianna Ahroun
Catherine River's Child/Stalks-the-Deer - Female Uktena Theurge, Pretends to be a Ronin
Samuel Stirling - Fianna Philodox from the past, Died
General Oglethrope - Mortal, Past
General Sherman - Mortal, Past
Wyatt Stirling - Wyrm-corrupt Fianna from the past, Died
Charlotte - Shadow Lord Kinfolk Maid, Died
Detective Palmer - Shadow Lord Kinfolk
Sara Summer's Run - Female Children of Gaia, Died
Tom Three Leagues - Fianna, Died
Natasha Falcon's Cry/Winter Howl - Female Silver Fang, Died
Johnny - Get of Fenris Theurge from Mobile
Curt Hammerfang - Get of Fenris Pack Leader
Dweller in the Darkness, Abbazû - Wyrm Spirit
Caleb Morris - Richard's Father, Kinfolk, Died
Emily Carstairs - Richard's Mother, Died
Richard Carstairs - Wyrm-Corrupt Fianna, Died
Harry - Sterling Family, Kinfolk, Died
Susan - Sterling Family, Kinfolk, Died
Andrew - Sterling Family, Kinfolk, Died
Walks-With-Ghosts/Hunts-With-Ghosts - Past Uktena Theurge, Wyrm-Corrupt, Died
Shadow Chaser - Great Elder Uktena from the past

Terminology

Alabama, Athens, Atlanta, Blue Ridge Mountains, Boggy Bay, Bosch Paper Mill (Blight), Broughton, Caern of the Riverlands (Uktena, Past), Colonial Park Cemetery, Crawford Square, Dayton, Donnerkeil (Fetish: Grand Klaive), Erfurt, Florida, Forsyth Park, Grandfather Thunder, Great River Spirit, Green Island, Historic District, Huntsville, Inverness, Kinain, Kinfolk, Lafayette Square, Liberty, Louisiana, Madison Square, Marshall House (Hotel), Mississippi, Mobile, Monterrey Square, Nashville, New Orleans, Oglethrope Square, Oklahoma, Price, Pulaski Square, Reinhardt Family, Reinhardt House, Ronin, Savannah, Sept of the Coastal Empire (SL & Caren), Sept of Seven Rivers (Uktena, Past), Social Apostolate, Solstice Moot, South Carolina, Southern Protectorate, Stirling Family, Stirling House, Stone Mountain Caern (Sept), Strange Sightings Investigation Team, Taints (Wyrm-Tainted), Telfair Square, Thuringia,

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