Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:18:44 PM)
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Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 9:18:52 PM)
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Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 9:18:53 PM)
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Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 9:19:11 PM)
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Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 9:22:14 PM)
*So yes jace is waiting quietly*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 9:23:01 PM)
*He stood to Jace right side. His arms seemed laxed at his side..*

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:23:53 PM)
*Scrape. The mistress of the rite quietly draws a circle in the dirt with the end of her staff, then scuffs a few markings around the border. Odd ritual symbols... definitely not -entirely- Garou glyphs. She withdraws a small vial of what appears to be water from a pocket, adding a single drop to each of the thirteen glyphs... then beckons the trio over with a full-hand, silent movement.*

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 9:25:24 PM)
*Jace steps forward to hilma*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 9:26:08 PM)
*He moved stepping beside Jace. His eyes looking at the glyphs*

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:30:53 PM)
*A finger dips into the vial, and Hilma traces a symbol upon Jace's throat, then Dalton's forehead. Wet. It feels like cool water, but... slightly thicker? And it doesn't seem to be drying. Steven gets his on the back of his neck, just below the collar... and a slight, uncomfortable tug of the collar against his throat in the process. Hilma watches a moment, then nods, growing up to her Crinos form, a grey-furred monster of impressive muscle.*

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 9:32:46 PM)
*steven stepped forward enough to join the ritual.* (Can I roll rituals to see what's the rite is.. Steven knows Hilma is a crafty bitch and will often enact rather cruel rituals against those that have been rather less than savory?)

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:33:12 PM)
[What's your Rituals score?]

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 9:33:20 PM)
(2)

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 9:33:27 PM)
(3 s)

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 9:33:31 PM)
(3!)

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:33:46 PM)
[It's just the pack preparation rite, with a Utenka twist.]

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 9:34:06 PM)
((the Voodoo doll has an Uktena twist))

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:34:24 PM)
[No, that's Utenka twisting. :)]

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:34:34 PM)
[Usually of limbs or internal organs.]

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 9:34:58 PM)
((Well Steven might not be actually well liked.. but he's at least been somewhat helpful to the sept))

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:35:00 PM)
[So, she's standing in front of you in Crinos, and you guys have wet marks, and a circle. :D]

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:36:04 PM)
*Hilma waves her claws a bit, in an upward gesture... suggesting perhaps some inclusion? Or joining her in the uniquely Garou form?*

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 9:37:46 PM)
*Jace formed up to crinos as suggested by hilma*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 9:37:56 PM)
*He shifts up to crinos form his black furr shimmering in the silver glow of the moonlight. Eyes watching around him.*

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 9:38:53 PM)
*Steven shifter into crinos as well, He rarely took that form but what the hell*

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:39:53 PM)
*Interesting. The shifting turns the wetness into a mark of fur opposite in color to the normal. The marks are a hybrid for each of them, of the Shadow Lord glyph and their auspices. She gives a small wave toward the circle, with a wolfish smile.*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 9:40:42 PM)
*He moved to the half moon glyph. *

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:41:04 PM)
[The ones on you are showing up, I meant. :D]

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 9:42:00 PM)
*he moved to take his spot on the glyph*

Malika Rosavitch (Oct 2, 2010 9:43:34 PM)
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Malika Rosavitch (Oct 2, 2010 9:44:00 PM)
< just watching >

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:44:35 PM)
*Stepping across and into the circle... is something like stepping off a cliff. For an instant, the Garou are falling. The sense of balance is completely GONE. The sense of -ground- is completely gone. The memory of the ability to -stand- is completely gone, replaced by the sense of water. And then everything comes rushing back, as the Garou break the surface of a lake, somewhere close to the sept in the Umbra.*

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 9:47:29 PM)
*he looked around as they just broke the water his first insticnt was to find land* ~gt~ Get to land *he said*

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 9:48:24 PM)
*Steven wasn't much of a swimmer but he did his damnest to get to land as best he could*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 9:49:34 PM)
*He came bursting up out of the water. He began moving towards shore.. The water being warm icky new orleans water it did not even have the bite of the frozen lakes from his area..*

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:49:41 PM)
*The umbral lake is only about thirty yards wide, and they didn't even surface near the center. Five quick strokes or even walking along the bottom for a few steps leads them to a grassy shore, with soggy fur and a giggling water-spirit sliding from around Dalton's shoulders, something like a snake, as it flops back into the lake, becoming invisible again.*

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 9:51:41 PM)
*he gave a firm shark of the fur tossing the water around before he grunted and looked around* ~gt~ Keep your eyes open, sniff out the spirits

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 9:52:12 PM)
*He had companty on his shoulders, his gaze flickered towards the water-spirit then back to his packmates. Hey it was a snake? Did it mean Dalton was snakey? *

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:52:36 PM)
[No, it means you swam through it on the way to shore, and it liked the ride. :P]

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 9:52:43 PM)
(LOL)

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 9:54:28 PM)
*He looked towards the other two, and sniffed the air a bit.. Looking at where they arrived, his eyes then lifted up to see what might be flynig over head*

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 9:54:53 PM)
*Apart from the scent of brackish water and earthy forests, there's... a scent of smoke from nearby, and a bit of quiet crackling. The ambient spiritual sounds of birds, creaking trees, and the occasional wet plop of a frog or turtle hitting water are everywhere.*

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 9:55:10 PM)
*steven made it to land quickly and kept low and slow*

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 9:56:32 PM)
-gt- so what's next? Anyone have a clue what we are looking for?

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 9:57:11 PM)
~q~ It will be obvious when we hit it *he said and started to walk towards the smoke*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 9:57:28 PM)
*He began sniffing at the scent of smoke. Following beside Jace*

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 10:00:46 PM)
*The smoke-scent gets stronger, until the Garou find a burning stump. Some blackened bones lay atop it, and a little humanoid figure is sitting on them, seemingly made of flames. A tiki-like mask made of dark red-hot metal with golden-glowing circles for the mouth and eyes, and a couple of gleaming features in gold or black turns toward them.*

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 10:01:25 PM)
[So, humanoid, probably four feet tall if it wasn't hunched over and sitting on the bones, mask atop or possibly instead of a face.]

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 10:01:26 PM)
*he did the ragabash thing and scouted ahead and shifted to lupus for the advantage of the smaller size and increased sences.*

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:02:26 PM)
*he stopped looking at the spirit his head canted to the side looking at the fire tiki, his eyes looked at the bones to see what kind it was*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 10:04:37 PM)
*Looks towards the bones the death beneith the spirits throne seemed to catch his attension as he tried to determin just what kind of dead creatures he was sitting attop of. Before looking up at the mast.*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 10:04:43 PM)
(mask)

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 10:04:50 PM)
(Can i roll intel enigmas?)

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:04:55 PM)
*he looked to dalton and pointed* ~gt~ What are the bones

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 10:05:02 PM)
[Perception + Enigmas, diff 7. :)]

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:05:17 PM)
(2 suxx)

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 10:05:51 PM)
((Dificulty pentalty for no enigmas?))

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 10:06:13 PM)
(1 suxxs)

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 10:06:16 PM)
[Eh, same because you're lupus, and perception is a little better.]

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 10:06:46 PM)
((2 sux))

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:07:49 PM)
~gt~ They appear to be garou like bones *he said stepping closer towards the smoldering stump*

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 10:07:56 PM)
-ws- Garou bones... perhaps crinos.. sacrifised metis?

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 10:10:15 PM)
Hoo! *The spirit jumps to its feet, capering about atop the blackened shards of bone and crackling, with a small flaring of the flames brighter.*

Hilma Ostarra (Oct 2, 2010 10:10:44 PM)
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Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 10:12:51 PM)
*Dalton responded* It is a fire elemental prossidble some local affilcaitons to the Loa or Voodoo Things..

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:12:57 PM)
*he stopped looking at the spirit giving a little bit of a growl*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 10:13:38 PM)
Ello Firery one.. *He motioned to the bones* did garou fall in battle here?

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:14:15 PM)
*There's a little rustling sound from the forest canopy up and behind the Garou, almost a little croak added to the sounds.*

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 10:14:59 PM)
*Steven looked to the rustling sounds he creeped over to the rustling sound*

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:15:11 PM)
[No need to creep.]

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:15:22 PM)
*he looked to steven and gave a nod, his eyes stepped back from the fire spirit think and looked to dalton~q~ We are getting close

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 10:15:53 PM)
(*Is ragabahs with not enough rage to come back from incap.. will be creeping*)

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:16:14 PM)
*There's a huge crow sitting a few yards away, watching with one bright golden eye. The fire-spirit seems to be more interested in watching and standing upon its stump and bones than responding.*

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:17:04 PM)
~gt~ and there he would be *he growled to the pack and slowly turned to aproch the crow*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 10:17:22 PM)
*He moved away from the fire spirit his eyes keeping it in his sight till he was far enough away from it. and heard jace he moved towards him once more.*

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:18:16 PM)
-ss- Figured it out? *The crow hops sideways on the branch, once. It seems to be grinning, beak open partway.*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 10:21:16 PM)
*He looked at the crow, hearing it make the caww sounds.. He watched it curiously..*Those where the bones of a fallen garou? *Asking the next spirit figures the crow would possidbly answer them..*

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:22:20 PM)
~gt~ We are on our totem quest to be joined under your wings *he said to crow, even though we can't understand it, it seemed apropriate*

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:24:24 PM)
[Do any of you have spirit speech?]

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 10:24:29 PM)
(no)

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:24:33 PM)
(Galliard, Dox, Ragabash no)

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 10:24:34 PM)
(no)

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 10:25:01 PM)
((our Theurge died))

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:25:11 PM)
(Angst overload)

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:25:31 PM)
*Click. Crow clacks his beak once, then switches to the Garou tongue.* -gs- Come on, boys. You can figure this one out, right? It's easy.

Malika Rosavitch (Oct 2, 2010 10:25:55 PM)
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Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:26:13 PM)
~gt~ Appear as metis bones to me *he said to the crow*

Malika Rosavitch (Oct 2, 2010 10:26:38 PM)
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Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 10:26:43 PM)
-wt- They are the bones of garou. Sacrificed Metis...

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:28:22 PM)
-gs- Not bad. Now, fire shows trials... what have you heard about a Metis being used? *Crow folds his wings a bit, ruffling his back-feathers as he chuckles.*

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:29:26 PM)
~gt~ Only on rumors, of a metis being used to kill kin

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 10:30:00 PM)
-ws- A spiral that thinks of the Lion's dead tribe believes a metis is killing kinfolk.

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 10:30:35 PM)
((..that thinks it's of the Lions...))

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:30:57 PM)
-gs- Ah, good. You boys -can- think. *Crow chuckles.* Want to figure out the rest of the puzzle with me and the boys?

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:32:48 PM)
Hoo hoo hoo! *The fire-spirit dances around a bit, almost laughing. Crow nods slightly.* Yeah, yeah. They can't understand you, yet.

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:32:56 PM)
[Brb, guys.]

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 10:39:35 PM)
*He responded to crow* Yes we would like to figure out the rest of the puzzle with you and the boys.

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:42:32 PM)
~gt~ Yes, we would like to venture forth in this

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:48:45 PM)
[And back.]

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 10:48:50 PM)
(WB )

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:49:00 PM)
(wb)

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 10:49:20 PM)
-ws- You want us to take care of this metis and the one that sends it?

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:52:35 PM)
-gs- A'right. You guys are mine, then. *Crow... well, crows, happily. A wave of cheer erupts from the spiritual connections of the Garou, a welcoming brush that feels something... honoring, as though the touch is pulling them closer together and to the bird.*

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:53:00 PM)
~gt~ And your name, Crow? *he asked*

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:53:23 PM)
-gs- You got it. *The bird bobs its head.*

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:54:43 PM)
(are we using crow from the shadow lord book for the purpose of making the totem?)

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 10:55:00 PM)
(why wouldnt we be?)

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:55:36 PM)
[Who's on first branch?]

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 10:55:51 PM)
(huh?)

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:56:21 PM)
[Nothing. Was having fun with the "And your name, crow?" and "yes!" type response, could segue into a "who's on first" sketch.]

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 10:58:09 PM)
~gt~ So your name is crow

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 10:59:49 PM)
*Steven gets a golden-eyed look from the crow.* -gs- Is he always this slow?

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 11:00:43 PM)
~gt~ Was confirming you are not being tricky *he said to the crow with a sly grin*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 11:00:59 PM)
*He looked to Jace then to Steven* Storm Crows would be a good pack name to honor our totem. *Looks to the totem for approval*

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 11:02:15 PM)
-gs- I'm -always- being tricky. But why would I lie to my guys about my NAME? *Crow just stares at Jace, with another blink. Dalton gets a soft croak-caw.* Silly Shadow Lords. Always trying for Thunder's favor first.

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 11:03:21 PM)
~gt~ Of course, you have a suggestion for what we call the pack crow? *he said*

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 11:04:42 PM)
-gs- Humble Pies. *He clicks his beak once, then offers another croak, grinning.* Pff. Whatever you all want. Long's it's not the pretty princesses or the charach-huggers.

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 11:05:34 PM)
~gt~ Strom crows it shall be then *he said*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 11:06:37 PM)
*He grinned at Jace's declare of the pack name, knowing he would have to be updated on this kinfolk mess*

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 11:06:44 PM)
[I dunno, the Humble Pies would be fun.]

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 11:06:55 PM)
~gt~ We will return to hilma and tell her that we will be going after the metis...

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 11:06:55 PM)
(no humble pies)

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 11:07:38 PM)
-gs- Good on yer. *Crow chuckles, then stretches his wings.* I've a feelin' that little mask-monkey there will be able to answer some questions for 'em.

Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 11:07:59 PM)
(I still say the Metis Extermination squad)

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 11:08:11 PM)
(No !!!)

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 11:08:15 PM)
HOOO hoo hoo! *The fire-spirit bounces around a bit more, then spits a small flame into the air.*

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 11:09:35 PM)
(Id like to buy a totem point and could we make the log in to our pack forums be cawcaw please so people dont look in it?)

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 11:10:36 PM)
[Send SD/Ghostlin a FPM with that one, put the totem/pack requests in on your XP spend (2 XP per dot), and figure out what bonuses you want for it. ;)]

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 11:11:05 PM)
[Crow is 2 base. You all can have 0-3 Totem BG each, to start.]

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 11:11:36 PM)
[I gotta get my tail off to sleep, as I work in 3 hours.]

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 11:11:48 PM)
(I have totem 3)

Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 11:11:49 PM)
(thank you for the scene!)

Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 11:12:00 PM)
(Dalton has totem 1)

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 11:12:16 PM)
[Woot. Be safe, wolfies. I'll be back tomorrow.]

Umbral Things (Oct 2, 2010 11:12:49 PM)
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Jace Hexum (Oct 2, 2010 11:16:39 PM)
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Dalton Fortman (Oct 2, 2010 11:16:47 PM)
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Steven Vincent (Oct 2, 2010 11:17:23 PM)
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Malika Rosavitch (Oct 2, 2010 11:17:44 PM)
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