Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 9:17:53 PM)
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Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 9:17:54 PM)
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Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 9:18:06 PM)
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JKRende (Sep 11, 2011 9:18:23 PM)
(This user is now known as Grandmother Hilma)
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 9:18:23 PM)
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Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 9:18:33 PM)
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Grandmother Hilma (Sep 11, 2011 9:19:27 PM)
(Okay, before we start, feel free to PM me during the scene. are there any last minute questions?)
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 9:20:17 PM)
(Did I miss any important info?)
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 9:20:20 PM)
(not from me :) )
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 9:20:34 PM)
(Kk!)
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 9:21:00 PM)
(Yes, you did. Apparently, there will be ponies and cheesecake at the end.)
Grandmother Hilma (Sep 11, 2011 9:21:11 PM)
(I don't think so Rowan. Okay, let me set the scene so we don't go too long.)
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 9:21:37 PM)
(Win!)
Grandmother Hilma (Sep 11, 2011 9:23:04 PM)
*Evenin at the Sept of Shared Blood. The moonlight bathed the plantation house and surrounding grounds in faint silvery light as the stars snuck between clouds and the occasional rounstorm. Grandmother Hilma was out in the field searching for something, or maybe hunting for some kind of plant, it was sometimes hard to know with her, but either way she was out there in bare feet and old jeans and a long denim shirt, scrounging....*
Grandmother Hilma (Sep 11, 2011 9:25:44 PM)
*This was the Bawn as they saw it when they came to see Hilma - clean, clear, smelling of new fallen rain, bathed in the light of the moon, and shining like a temple to Gaia in all her glory.* (go!)
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 9:26:39 PM)
*At the appointed time, Michelle made her way to wherever the elder Uktena had told them to rendezvous at. She was dressed for the night's occassion. Wearing black jeans, black halter top, black-white-grey plaid shirt. She has her bowie knife strapped to her hip, and bow that she had been learning to use along with a quiver with just four arrows in it on her back. Her hair was pulled back in a braid rather than ponytail as she ussually did. She walked slowly towards the field, humming as she was wont to do, tonight's soft tune has an almost ethereal quality about it as the smallest packmember, though arguably the loudest, made her way towards the Uktena.*
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 9:27:11 PM)
*Sarah walked with the group, dressed in a simple t-shirt, jeans and old sneakers. Her hair was pulled back from her face into a pony tail*
Grandmother Hilma (Sep 11, 2011 9:29:24 PM)
*when they got Close Grandmother Hilma stood up and watched them approach the last fifty or so feet* Come to call yourself pack... come on. *She gestured them around, motioned them all to her side* Come talk with me a moment. *she held something up, it was some kind of root, and she smiled, then pocketed it, waiting while they all gathered.*
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 9:29:33 PM)
*She saw Grandmother Hilma in the field, and made her way following behind the others as they approached her in the field. She is wearing a turqoise colored sundress, no shoes and her hair is down, the length of it falling just above her knees, save for a few long strands of thin braids with white beads at the tips of them. She smiled, widely, knowing tonight would be the beginning of a gloriously epic story that would take a lifetime to live, and generations to pass it on to.*
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 9:29:35 PM)
*she jioned with the others, bringing with her a bundle of fresh herbs and handing them to MIchelle, gesturing to Grandmother HIlma
Grandmother Hilma (Sep 11, 2011 9:30:32 PM)
*grandmother looked slowly around the assembled Garou* Are you all aware of what you do tonight? no one has any hesitation or reservation?
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 9:30:35 PM)
Caitlin had spent the previous day and night preparing herself, knowing that this night would be very important in her life. This will be the night she will finally be able to recognize as the point the past was put behind her. She took the time to clear her mind and spent most of the time comning with nature, the one place she drew strength from. When the time came, she headed towards the meeting place wearing a pair of beat-up brown cotton shorts and a white t-shirt with smudges of dirt from the day she spent under the sky. She carried her labris strapped behind her back, and her jet black hair loose, looking very much like an amazon.
Grandmother Hilma (Sep 11, 2011 9:32:39 PM)
*grandmother hilma looked to each of them - looked directly into their eyes to read their sincerety when they responded...*
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 9:32:53 PM)
*Michelle smiled to the elder, and then looked to the other women around, watching their reactions before she nodded her understanding and readiness*
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 9:33:24 PM)
*She nodded knowingly, trying not to grin. Her eyes were slightly shiny as she looked at the others.*
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 9:33:40 PM)
*Sarah was calm and focused, and she regarded Grandmother Hilma respectfully and quietly. Her green eyes met the elders with a placid look* I have none. I have confidence that this is the pack I must walk the path with.
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 9:34:03 PM)
Caitlin nodded quietly, her expression one of determination. There was no doubt that she was fully committed to it.
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 9:35:16 PM)
*she nodded solemnly , well aware of what she was commiting to*
Grandmother Hilma (Sep 11, 2011 9:35:47 PM)
*Grandmother Hilma nodded to them* sit. ALl of you. *She walked about them, gesturing where* make a circle. Feet in. Towards the center. *as she spoke, she pulled out a long stemmed pipe, a peace pipe if you will, and from her back pocket a pouch which she opened and produced from within tobacco. Not the crap marlboro pushes, natural tobacco, grown and dried carefully and cut by hand for just this sort of thing....* I want you all to ponder your totem....
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 9:36:59 PM)
*She settled onto the ground, her legs stretched before her, feet forward*
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 9:37:10 PM)
*She did as instructed, sitting between her soon-to-be packmates.*
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 9:37:40 PM)
Caitlin removed her Labris, setting it on her lap as she sat cross-legged, her eyes closed while she thought about it
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 9:38:14 PM)
*she had a seat waiting patiently as she could and thinking about the totem
Grandmother Hilma (Sep 11, 2011 9:38:21 PM)
*Hilma let them get settled, then lit the pipe and took a long slow drag off it to make sure it was bruning properly, then handed it down to Caitlin, who happened to be the nearest when she was done taking her breath* One long deep breath, then pass it along, and hold it in as long as you can....
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 9:38:34 PM)
*She sat as indicated, debating for a moment if the order of the circle mattered... then with a bit of shifting around she sat, after removing her bow and placing it across her lap... making the circle to be Dox, Galliard, Ahroun, Galliard, Dox... in her own silly mind showing their half of Luna's monthly shifting*
Grandmother Hilma (Sep 11, 2011 9:39:25 PM)
*the Garou could see the smoke curling about the pipe, about hilma, it seemed to form garou glyphs randomly - but they passed in the smoke so swiftly they were hard to discern before they were gone, and the smoke gathered it seemed....*
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 9:39:34 PM)
Caitlin took the pipe, doing exactly as instructed and passed it along to the nearest soon to be packmate, trying to hold it for as long as she could while still thinking about the totem.
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 9:41:04 PM)
*When her turn came, she took the pipe and inhaled deeply, passed the pipe and then closed her eyes, considering of their totem*
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 9:42:09 PM)
*She took the pipe carefully in her hands, and inhaled deeply in both appreciation for the fresh tobacco, but moreso for their totem. She thought hard, closing her eyes and then passed the pipe along...*
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 9:43:12 PM)
*Michelle took the pipe in turn, her mind racing over the stories that she had heard throughout her life, the deeds of packs devoted to one totem or another... of the ones the group had discussed, ones they hadnt... her mind raced for a while... as she was oft found to do... then slowed as the smoke in her lungs and the effects of wanting to breath... wanting to cough... and wanting to try and explain what was going on in her head emerged... her thoughts slowed and she kept quiet though still... thinking and trying to listen*
Grandmother Hilma (Sep 11, 2011 9:43:36 PM)
*The garou took their turn, each holding the breath in, and the world slowly faded from their eyes to be replaced by the umbra. When the last drag of the pipe was taken, the pipe seemed to float off into nowhere, into nothing, and they found they were in the umbra in the plantation field. The house was in the distance, silent and dark, and about them the sgarcane was tall and thick and waved gently in the night breeze.... it was silent, and there were an impossibly thick canopy of stars overhead....
Grandmother Hilma (Sep 11, 2011 9:45:08 PM)
*In the night the five trueborn (now clad in whatever they had dedicated) could see well enough, there were spirits about in the bawn. Mostly small naturae.... but they were there.*
Grandmother Hilma (Sep 11, 2011 9:45:47 PM)
(This user is now known as Spirits...)
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 9:46:48 PM)
Caitlin opened her eyes, feeling the impulse to smile for the first time in many months. her hand tried to reach the sugarcane as her eyes admired the stars for a moment before she started taking notice of the many spirits all around them.
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 9:48:39 PM)
*She stood slowly looking around
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 9:48:41 PM)
*when she could hold it no more, she exhaled with a light cough, her eyes watering a bit at the smoke's effects... she took a slow breath again, then blinked away the light tears, as she looked about them... her infectous grin present within seconds as she looked around, eyes going to the various spirits around them before looking further off at the stars and then back to the near... her fellow questers* Well *she said quietly* Seems it is up to us to follow our instincts....
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 9:49:24 PM)
*She opened her eyes and regarded the setting, her eyes widening at the sight of the stars and the spirits, but she kept her calm, drawing a breath inward,willingself to stay on the rite at hand.* So it seems.
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 9:49:25 PM)
*There was at first nothing obvious - but then it became aparent that there was a trail in the sugar cane leading toward the swamps and bayous to the South East. An old path...*
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 9:50:32 PM)
*Her eyes were wider than her smile, which had been replaced by a serene smile of gratefulness, knowing how many would more than love to feast their eyes on this beauty. Her eyes averted, and she cocked her head to one side...* Over there? *She pointed to the path in the sugar cane, walking over to it.*
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 9:50:40 PM)
"And Gaia provides"
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 9:51:29 PM)
*She pulls herself to her feet, walking with the group*
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 9:51:30 PM)
Caitlin took her Labris and jumped up to her feet, replacing it in her right arm as the dedicated weapon became one with it. She looked at her sisters and nodded, paying close attention to each one of them before beginning to walk.
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 9:51:54 PM)
*The path led on across the bawn. At one point a ghostly host of slaves could be seen off to the south, working the sugar cane - though no blade ever fell before their ghostly sickles and scythes. The lunes overhead cavorted, high in the umbral sky, and the trueborn walked on as the woods grew closer....*
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 9:52:58 PM)
*She seemed vaugely disturbed by the spirits of the slaves*
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 9:53:39 PM)
*Michelle put the bow back across her back, and then moved ahead of the group... her curiosity piqued, and... was she skipping... well almost so... maybe bouncing was a better term as she moved ahead, then waited for her fellows to catch up, never getting more than a dozen yards ahead of them... and of course.. she was humming lightly again as they went along*
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 9:54:51 PM)
*She eyed the slaves, looking around their surrounding more observantly. She kept a steady pace along the path, whispering to herself a small prayer for herself, as well as the others.*
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 9:54:58 PM)
*When they came to the edge of the bawn they were standing at the end of a path through the sugar cane and into a dark, not foreboding so much as shadowed and hidden. The great boles of Cypress and Swamp Oak stood in the night breeze, here they had a choice, press on into the unknown, or make their way back into the safety of the bawn...*
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 9:55:06 PM)
(Int + enigmas dif 6)
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 9:55:26 PM)
*She glances about, keeping her face solemn and somber, and then looked to the edge of the bawn*
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 9:55:47 PM)
(failed)
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 9:56:17 PM)
(( 3 suxx))
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 9:56:47 PM)
(1)
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 9:56:48 PM)
( 09/12/11 01:56:24 Rowan Wintermoon rolls 3 dice vs. diff of 6 to Int 3 Enigmas 0: 3, 5, 8 : 1 successes )
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 9:58:46 PM)
(3 sux)
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 9:59:40 PM)
(go go Doxes!)
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 10:00:20 PM)
"Whatever we do, we do it together, as a pack"
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 10:00:46 PM)
*She nodded.* This...I think this is a test. For all of us. *She looked at the others, in deep thought.*
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 10:00:48 PM)
"I agree. We are taking a step into the unknown by joining our fates. We do it together or not at all."
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 10:01:26 PM)
*She nodded, looking at the area around them as they were at the edge of the Bawn, a thoughtful expression... then she looked at Morgan* New Beginnings, right? We have all seen the bawn... so lets find something we have not seen before? *looked then to the woods*
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 10:01:28 PM)
*She smiles a bit* One is all and all is one?
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 10:02:57 PM)
"Yes, let's see what our future holds. We do it but without reservation. We embrace whatever comes our way fully. Shall we?"
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 10:03:20 PM)
*She nodded, in seriousness.*
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 10:03:38 PM)
*She nodded* Forward is the only way.
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:04:16 PM)
*The woods were dark, not so much foreboding as... natural, wild. As they stepped into the woods they seemed to isntantly be swallowed up in the night, sinking into darkness. Behind they they heard faint the breeze in the sugar cane, and soon that was gone as they prowled the paths of the woods. Things in here took on an odd sense, like perspective and depth perception were skewed more and more as they went on, like Alice falling down the hole they went on... for a good half mile they went, before they finally had to stop, the shadows so deep finally that they could see nothing but one another in the faintest of outlines....*
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 10:05:07 PM)
"May I recommend we do this in Lupus?
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 10:05:26 PM)
"Is everybody ok? Lupus seems to be a good idea."
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 10:05:51 PM)
*She nodded.* It's getting darker and darker, that is our only option...
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 10:05:59 PM)
I'm fine, and I can't argue with that. *She nodded an would shift*
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 10:06:46 PM)
*She looked to the group and then with a nod shifted forms, the crackles of bones and stretching of skin as she took to four legs. Her fur mostly black with a white splotch on one ear and a sort of beard of white as well. her weaponry and attire simply absorbed into her form*
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 10:06:56 PM)
*She shifted down to lupus keeping close to her pack
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:07:12 PM)
*As the five shifted to lupus, wolfish senses immediately detected a faint whisp of... something? yes... the night about them was outright rotten with living things, alll around them.*
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 10:07:13 PM)
Caitlin shifted and took accoutn of all her packmates, ensuring that they were all there. " Get used to each other's scent. It will count for a lot."
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 10:07:17 PM)
*She shifted into her lupus form, waiting for the others to as well before continuing on.*
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 10:08:44 PM)
*At Caitlin's suggestion she took a moment to rub against and bump into each of the others, nipping playfully a bit as she couldnt help but let her good cheer show through even in wolf form, though her behaviors were not exactly what a true wolf would do in such situations perhaps... before she turned to sniff around them, trying to figure out what all it was she was smelling*
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 10:09:32 PM)
*She sniffed the air the air and would nudge back as she would nudge, sniffing to the others, and then sniffing the ground. WS* many things, many things to smell
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 10:10:11 PM)
*She scented the air, keeping alert and listening
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 10:10:17 PM)
*She sniffed the air and released a low rumbling growl of curiosity, sniffing the air around the others, as well as the ground.*
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 10:11:11 PM)
Caitlin took her time to do exactly as she suggested, she took a protective stance in case their sisters needed help, one coudl never know and after she was well acquainted with them, she turned to the environment to experience it with her senses as much as possible.
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:11:55 PM)
*There was an odd shifting buzzing sound, and they found that they had as they walked somehow wound up in a cave - and suddenly the wall ahead of them surged and moved, no longer just roots that looked as trees, the whole of the place took on a moving form, then settled, and from the very earth, the walls, the countless mice and rats and bugs, hundreds and hundreds of all of them, a face formed before them, feminine and youthful, it spoke with a voice like a hundred small whispers* Who are you....
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 10:14:09 PM)
*She nudged MIchelle forward*
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 10:16:07 PM)
*she looked to michelle and to the face, curious and yet respectful*
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 10:16:26 PM)
Caitlin stopped, always aware of her packmates positions while her eyes settled on that curious face, pacing from one side to the other protectively.
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 10:17:26 PM)
*She stood on all fours with pride, tail wagging very slowly with curiosity and awe at the face, noting Caitlin's movment.*
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 10:17:48 PM)
*She startled a bit, taking a step back from the treeface before cocking her head to the side with a sniff towards it and looking briefly to the others, finding that simple question directed at her and her packmates as well, deeper than any time before that someone asked that of her, then at Morgan's nudge she stepped forward... and with the wolfish equivalent of clearing her throat she looked the treeface and spoke* -ws- We are seekers of a new beginning, a path shared amongst sisters. A path worthy of our heritages, our families, our friends... living and passed on. *the briefest of glances to each of her packmates at that last part, before looking back to the spirit* We have no name as a pack, yet... just as times not so long ago we each had not names in the eyes of the spirits... that will change tonight though.
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 10:19:23 PM)
*She sat back, head held high as she listened to Michelle, returning the glance before looking at the spirit once more.*
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:19:27 PM)
*Another face formed in the same way, a head to their right, male, youthful, vaguely asian, and made of a hundred thousand smaller bits and pieces of other things* Why should a totem choose you, nameless pack of wolves?
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 10:25:40 PM)
Why? *she paces a moment, her tail the stillest it has been the entire quest so far as her mind raced with that question, she looked to the pack, before looking at the new treeface again* For the same reason we choose a totem. Strength, vitality, companionship. A group bound together in purpose, we desire to learn, to teach others what we learn, to protect Gaia and strengthen her in whatever ways we can find to do so. Where a Totem is weak, we can be strong, and where we are weak, Totem can be strong. Together we are mightier and wiser than the sum of our individual prowess.
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:27:30 PM)
*And on the other side of the cave, so they now had three figures facing them, an elderly lady emerged, same as before, formed of naturae and flora and fauna...* And why then, would you choose a totem? What do you seek in a guiding patron, nameless pack?
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:27:51 PM)
*The old woman looked stopped, not tired, but wizened and aged.*
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:28:52 PM)
*Stooped*
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 10:29:22 PM)
Caitlin remained in her vigil, not due to a lack of trust or respect regarding the spirits addressing them but rather an instict to be their packmate's warder, something intrinsic to her being. There was reverence in her body language as well strength of purpose.
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 10:33:00 PM)
*she pauses a moment, her head cocking to the side as she looks as though looking into the distance... recalling conversations she had with the others* We seek a fresh start, a teacher, someone who will help us to see past the blinders that our pasts have put over our eyes. Someone who will help us to teach others likewise. Someone who will grant us wisdom, patience, courage. Someone that we can be proud to be Daughters chosen to represent. Someone who revels in the idea of having new daughters in the world to make an impact on the Nation and all of Gaia's face.
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 10:33:47 PM)
*she then shook her head a bit and looked to the others* Did I leave anything out?
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:34:19 PM)
*And finally a fourth face, an old man, proud and strong yet unthreatening - this one behind them, opposite the youngest* What would you call yourselves?
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 10:40:23 PM)
((BRB- kid needs me for a moment))
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 10:45:55 PM)
((think we' ve reached a consensious
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 10:46:01 PM)
*She is quiet a moment, her mind thinking so fast that everyone present could almost see her mind racing over words said, ideas talked about, stories she had heard... then suddenly, her tail started wagging again as she looked to her packmates with a name in mind and said it first as though to them, before, assuming no one shoots down her idea, restating the chosen name to the spirit* Whispers of the New Dawn
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:47:00 PM)
*The four faces all turned, wierd amalgam figures, and each revealed a new face now, a new age, a new race, a new voice came forth from all at once.* Can you name me?
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:47:30 PM)
(Wits + spirit Lore anyone who has it, dif 6, PM me the result please.)
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 10:47:49 PM)
(spirit lore is cosmology here isnt it? or am i confusing myself?)
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 10:48:24 PM)
(I think so. Can we throw a WP on this one?)
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:48:42 PM)
(DERP! My bad. yes. Forgive the ST who was forced to chat hop recently. SPIRIT LORE + wits = COSMOLOGY + wits.)
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:48:58 PM)
(WP? hrm. IF you have Cosmology yes.)
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 10:49:12 PM)
(((noooo spirit lore or cosmology lol))
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 10:49:19 PM)
(hmm, cant even roll... Cosmo is a knowledge, if you dont have dots you cant roll can ya.... )
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 10:49:36 PM)
(even with WP I failed. ><)
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:50:06 PM)
(yes)
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 10:50:09 PM)
(2sux)
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 10:50:30 PM)
*she watched the being move and change... with furrowed brow, concern at not knowing, since it was clear in her mind that she might should... she looked to her packmates for ideas*
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 10:52:21 PM)
Caitlin tried to focus on the question posed by the spirit but her attention was split in one place too many and she coudl not muster the the effort to find the right answer. She thought it was on the tip or her tongue but could not find the answer.
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 10:53:23 PM)
*And sarah....did not have a clue*
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 10:55:42 PM)
"You are Chimera"
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:57:59 PM)
*All four faces smiled, and there was once more a gentle change, faces shifted, and more faces peered at them*
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 10:58:45 PM)
*She looks arounds,soundless at the changing faces but nudges morgan approvingly*
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 10:58:52 PM)
*she blinked at Morgan's statement, then turned again to look at the spirits, or was it just one... she wasnt really sure now... she looked from one to the next*
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 10:59:34 PM)
Whispers of the New Dawn. We have seen you before... *Another shift, more new faces, old ones faded...* What dreams have men and wolves of power? *Another shift* What dreams have Garou of knowledge? *Another shift, this time dozens and dozens of faces peered at them* What will we ask of you to be our pack? Do you know this?
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 11:01:06 PM)
Caitlin watched the spirits, now relaxing in the presence of the Chimera, always inquiring, always shrouded in mystery but she was glad for it and honored by their presence.
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 11:01:49 PM)
*She frowned a bit as she realized she didnt really know, and again looked to her packmates, especially those who she knew knew more about the spirits themselves*
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:03:31 PM)
(Int + cosmology anyone who's got it.)
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 11:04:13 PM)
(Pfft... failed)
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 11:04:33 PM)
(2 sux)
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 11:06:32 PM)
(1 sux)
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 11:08:25 PM)
"You ask only that we seek knowledge"
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 11:11:58 PM)
*She sighed to herself, lifting her eyes to those before her.* -ws-...Your children, you want your children enlightened.
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 11:12:19 PM)
*She bowed her head and again nudged morgan appreciatively*
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:12:33 PM)
*The Faces shifted once more, and this time there were fewer of them, but they were all familiar, members of the sept and kinfolk to the face - and they all looked on both Morgan and on Rowan* What are your names?
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:12:41 PM)
All of you?
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 11:13:49 PM)
"I am Morgan, deeded Voice of Mari, homid, philodox, cliath of the fianna." even in lupus there seemed to be missing parts she glanced almost uncertain to Michelle"
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 11:14:32 PM)
I am Sarah Matthews, deeded Sees With Eyes Unclouded, born homid philodox, cliath of the shadowlords
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 11:16:11 PM)
-ws- Rowan Wintermoon, homd-born Cliath Galliard of the Uktena...
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 11:17:28 PM)
WS: "I am Caitlin, born Themis and deeded Atalanta's Wrath. I am a Daughter of Pegasus, Cliath Maiden and Ahroun, born of woman and man." She spoke clearly, her head held high and her speech almost a roar.
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 11:20:08 PM)
*She listened and watched each of her packmates each in turn give their introductions to Chimera, her own ignorance of the spirits bugging her a bit... what little she did know of this spirit made her uncertain, but then... uncertainty was often the case when dealing with spirits,... she spoke last* -ws- I am Strummin-a-Daydream, Cliath Daughter of Pegasus, Maiden Galliard born to a woman. *a brief pause as she closed out this part of her introduction, then she took the initiative* Pardon my ignorance, but all I know of you, Chimera, is that you are the tribal Spirit of the Stargazers who left the nation,... You asked why you should pick us, we gave our answer... but why would you want a pack that has no Stargazers if you led your tribe to leave the nation?
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:22:36 PM)
*The heads swung in turn to observe them all, one at a time, and when Michelle finished her introduction the whole of the totem, cave, insects, rodents, all of it fell away and they found themselves once more in the bawn of the sept in the midst of the vast, lush sugarcane field. They could see a huge face form in the sugar cane, a great sexless - raceless face with only vague features formed, and now it had a voice like unto a thousand rustling leaves* No tribe is a nation, no nation a tribe, and Gaia is mother to us all. I seek not to leave Gaia - but the politics and conflicts within the true. I do not demand the Stargazers be among you, nor absent. I offer to serve as your totem, if you in turn would honor me and seek knowledge and insight. This is my way.
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 11:26:23 PM)
"Truer words are seldom spoken." Caitlin said quietly in acknowledgement, knowing full well how that very fact drove her away from Greece along with her sister. "I will die before dishonoring my commitment to my totem and my pack."
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 11:27:19 PM)
-ws- As will I. *She lowered her muzzle once, nodding in respect and according agreement to what Caitlin said.*
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 11:31:31 PM)
I will honor as well *Bows her head*
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 11:32:36 PM)
*She glanced first to see if her ghosts were there. Once it was established they were not she bowed he rhead in aggreement as well
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:32:56 PM)
(Heh. no, they are not indeed around at the moment.)
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 11:34:21 PM)
((BRB))
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 11:36:39 PM)
((back))
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 11:38:56 PM)
*she quirks her head a bit at that answer... finding it puzzling, but it got her thinking... she looked to each of her packmates.. then after each indicated their agreement, she dropped back and then raised her head to the sky and let loose a howl, one that at first seems to just express joy, but then transforms into a howl of introduction* Sept of the Shared Blood, we who were Anruth amongst you bid you greetings. Whispers of a New Dawn have arrived, bound together this night by our quest for knowledge, wisdom and enlightenment and the desire to share it with all who will listen. We will protect and aid this Sept for as long as Gaia gives us here.
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 11:43:26 PM)
Soon after, Caitlin joined, howling adding her own tone to greet the creation of their bond for everyone and everything to hear and know.
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 11:43:31 PM)
*she jioned in the howl, urging the rest to come together in their voices*
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:44:13 PM)
*The sugarcane rustled away in every direction, and the face shifted and moved as it did, until the howl died away. As it did the sweet smell of the crop came back to them, still punctuated by the smell of fresh rain. Chimera spoke* I welcome you to my fold - seek that which lies within and the truths which lie without. Seek me for wisdom, and your own heart for truth. *There was a great rustling again, and fire flies sprang up from the east of the field in a small cloud, then settled again and Chimera spoke once more.* I will now you... *and they all felt the rush, a presence, a slight tremble in their heart and a flutter in their soul as they were joined as pack.*
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 11:44:18 PM)
*And she lifted her head and howled to her bond and bawn*
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 11:45:38 PM)
*She howled mightily with her packmates.*
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:45:38 PM)
(okay, now. I need one thing from all of you. You can buy up your totem points if you have XP as high as *3* (or if you already have 3 or 4 you can raise it by no more than 1 more) - what I need from everyone is to hit their threads with a note - tomorrow I will get with GG And we will add tags and all that as well as adjust totem points accordingly.)
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:45:55 PM)
*chimera spoke once more.* Who will lead you?
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 11:46:38 PM)
(made a post on the forums about the howling at midnightish http://www.sinful-illusions.com/forum/posting.php?mode=post&f=14&sid=359cf0910398d47e46abae8bc8cfbbab )
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 11:46:48 PM)
((kk))
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 11:47:12 PM)
(Will do. I have currently 3. The cost for BG is 1 to 1, right?)
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 11:47:54 PM)
((I have 0 totem and 19 exp))
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:48:05 PM)
(Uhm, shoot, I think it's 3 XP per - it's in the forums but I do not recall off the top of my head. I some days dispise being offshore as my internet is VERY slow so it takes me a loooong time to look anything up in there.... but hang on.)
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 11:48:40 PM)
(2 per according to the book, was just looking at it)
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:49:42 PM)
(Here it is, In the forums: Xp Cost of Backgrounds:
XP cost of Backgrounds is: current level of background x 3. New Backgrounds cost 3 XP. Totem is not included in this change and has not changed. You may never have more than 5 in any Background.)
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:49:52 PM)
( http://www.sinful-illusions.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=3757 )
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:50:17 PM)
(So, for instance Sarah, you could spent 9 XP and buy totem 3 if you wanted.)
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 11:50:24 PM)
(that sounds good))
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 11:50:44 PM)
(says totem hasnt changed, its 2xp per dot in the book, is that what it means? or that it is 3 per dot here *confused*)
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 11:51:04 PM)
(So in my case is three points for the fourth dot?)
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:52:13 PM)
(whoops! It would be 3 for the first dot, 3 for the second dot, then 6 for the 3rd dot, for a total of 12. My bad. For the 4th dot would be 9 xp.)
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 11:52:37 PM)
(ok, got it. I don't have enough xp then.)
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 11:52:40 PM)
(oh... so Totem is included in that change? :( )
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:52:52 PM)
(Wait, you're right Michelle. Totem hasn't changed. Derp. Man. I've been up too damn long.)
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 11:53:17 PM)
(lol, im sorry, just making sure im putting right numbers on my exp request at the moment)
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 11:53:20 PM)
(lol. So is it 3? 2?)
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 11:53:45 PM)
((over 10,0000))
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:53:49 PM)
(Facepalms* I need sleep. Forgive me for being confusing. HAHAHA. Just note in your threads, I'll get with GG tomorrow and we'll make sure it's right when I'm not sleep deprived and making a fool out of myself.)
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 11:53:55 PM)
(2xp per dot according to the book, and that rule seems to indicate that that is followed, that other backgrounds are the CRx3... unlesss im misunderstanding?)
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:53:59 PM)
(No no no Sarah. It's over 9,000!)
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:54:12 PM)
(you got it Michelle.)
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 11:55:11 PM)
(alright. I will put the request for Totem, then.)
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 11:55:20 PM)
(okay do we need to do anything to get our pack thread subforum set up?)
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:55:26 PM)
(*snickerfits* Please do. Note your threads. We'll make it right.)
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:55:46 PM)
(And yes Michelle, we'll get the pack forum subthread set up within a day or two.)
Caitlin Angelis (Sep 11, 2011 11:56:02 PM)
(I want cheesecake now.)
Sarah Matthews (Sep 11, 2011 11:56:07 PM)
(wee! We haz secretszplace to tal))
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 11:56:17 PM)
((where's my pony?"
Michelle Reyes (Sep 11, 2011 11:56:28 PM)
(hmm, i just realized our ooc math talk just bumped Chimera's question of us off the top of my page x_x )
Spirits... (Sep 11, 2011 11:57:11 PM)
(yep. Who is Alpha?)
Morgan O'Donnell (Sep 11, 2011 11:57:41 PM)
((I vote Michelle))
Rowan Wintermoon (Sep 11, 2011 11:57:47 PM)
('chelle)