The 8th Arrow

There is no man-eating spaghetti here.

Dramatis Personae:

Player Characters:

    Thomas Swift, aka Rabbit: Homid Wendigo Ragabash. City boy of dubious background.

    Quiet Brook, aka Sandra: Lupus Child Theurge. The talon factory. Knows the Summon Vehicle rite. Has frenzied more often than any other PC.

    Galen McCreedy, (no nickname yet): Homid Fianna Philodox. Das brewmeister. Now, if he can just finish high school...

    Anpw Atanox, aka Midnight Sun: Lupus Strider Ahroun.Carries around a potent magical blade which he says is a gift from his ancestor.

    Victoria Barrett, aka Persephone: Homid Philodox Fury. Only surviving member of her former pack, she has been recovering in Denver.

    Kevin "Fire-into-Water", aka Psycho: Lupus Wendigo Ahroun. Currently MIA, presumed dead.

    Jerrit, aka Clueless: Homid Child Philodox. Currently MIA, presumed lost, although recent evidence has indicated he is associating with the Preacher.


Supporting Cast (Non-player Characters):

-- Guiding Wolves Sept --

    The PCs' sept, it holds a caern in the mountains west of Denver. In the glory days of yore the Caern of the Sacred Mountains was a potent nexus of the spirit world. In these days of the Apocalypse its White Wolf totem is a haggard shadow of its former self.

    Joseph Cloudhawk, Nighthawk: Wendigo sept-leader. Reactionary and violent. Heads the generally anti-human faction of the sept.

    Mela Lostdeer, Broken Sky: Aging Uktena sept-leader. Has been named Windmistress by the Wendigo. Nighthawk's foil, she heads the more moderate (some might say manipulative) faction of the sept.

    Hans Graven, Quiet Thunder: Massive Child arbiter. Spends most of his time trying to keep Nighthawk and Broken Sky off of each other's throats.

    Silent Eagle, One Eye: Maimed Strider who lives at the cairn under the suffrage of the sept. He records stories.

    Others: Whispering Tree, Bluehawk, Leaps-to-the-Stars, Dancer-Near-the-Fire, Walks-with-the-River, Rends-the-Shadows, Cowers-in-the-Shadows

    Shatters-the-Web, Steals-the-Night, Wolf-in-the-Dawn, Clear Howl are all missing, presumed dead.


-- Lost Crow Sept --

    The Lost Crow Sept holds a small caern somewhere in Denver. There has recently been more antagonism than usual between the Glass Walkers and their mountain brethren.

    Terence MacGreggor: Sept-leader. (Never met.)

    Andrew Sanders: Local arm of the Mafia. Suspicious and ambitious, Sanders has recently been the focus of a lot of ill-will.

    Lenny and Bob: Sander's henchmen. Bob does the talking (in a really bad Boston accent). Possibly kinfolk.

    Jerril Murphey: Sandra's benefactor.

    Others: Samantha Green (Never met.)


-- Rat's Pack --

    Bone Gnawers living in Denver. They have recently allied themselves with the Guiding Wolves after a potent talisman was returned to them.

    Leslie Thompson: packleader.

    Ben Smith: a recent convert.

    Ricky: Tom's paranoid friend.

    William Grells: the muscle.


-- BHM / HEL --

    Rule of the day: When escaping from a wyrm-caern, do not abandon your registered vehicle in the vicinity.

    Daniel Pitt: President of Haephestus Enterprises, Ltd. (Never met.)

    BSDs: 'Mora, Reego (dead), Kraylith (dead), Wookie, "Moody".

    James Stenson: HEL security guard, captured and interrogated by the PCs

    Paul Thompson: HEL head of security. (Never met.)

    HEL lab ops: Abian, Drake. (Never met.)


-- Weird, creepy guys --

    Ronald Grevner: Tom's old landlord. Currently wanted by a lot of people.

    James Leland: wyrm-tainted fixer in Central City.

    People You Aren't Worried About: No, really, you aren't. Apparently related to the Trinity Foundation, located somewhere in Boulder.

    The Claws: local, nasty gang. On the rise.

    "The Preacher," aka H. Haller: Shadow Lord living in Boulder. Professor of Philosophy. Always wears sunglasses, for some reason.

    The Trinity Foundation: A group stationed in Boulder, ostensibly a think-tank dealing in biotechnology. Loosely assiciated with both the federal government and (more recently) the School of Mines.

    Jason Cowler: Tom's old nemesis.

    Matherson: Tom's new nemesis -- apparently was helping Grevner.


-- Misc --

    Vince (or Fred): da guy with da van and da fish (named Fred -- or Vince). Has a friend named Maurice.

    Marcus: One of Sander's hit men.

    Melinda: Jerril's housekeeper

    Nancy Carmac, Donald Heit: Associated with the Central City deal. (Never met.)

    Lt. Wilkins: police officer encountered in Central City. Dead.

    Martha Smith: Ben's worried mother.

    Strong Storm: Child of nearly legendary status. Current whereabouts unknown.

    Father Johnings: runs a homeless shelter in Denver.

    Plus several others...

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