Sept of the lake

                                                            Caern Leader: Stands-with-Claw            Totem: Uktena

                                                            Caern Guardian:  Raging-Wild                  Secondary Totem:  Bear

                                                            Theurge: Spirit-Speaker                     Location:  Indian reserve, Arizona

Stands-with-Claw: Uktena, Philodox, Rank 4, 5ft 9’ tall, 61 years old. The wise greying leader of the Caern. He looks the part of an Indian chief, head-dress and all. Sands with Claw is an old warrior, now wise beyond his years he tries to reduce enemies by making peace. With the latest Silver Fang trouble his leadership is becoming questionable and his time is running out. He is a likeable old man, who up holds the traditions of the native Indians. He cares for his own people Garou and kinfolk alike. His buffalo skins are rimmed with beads and coloured bone, he wears an eagle feather head dress and has a watcher staff.

Raging-Wild: Uktena, Ahroun, Rank 4, 5ft 10’ tall, 31 years old, A shaved head with small piecing eyes, this brave is a master of fighting with bow, tomahawk and spear and an excellent rider. He is highly racist and war like and is on the verge of taking the Caern for himself, his confidence and conviction grows daily. If in charge he will order a bloody rampage from which only Uktena kinfolk would be safe, and only those who look Indian. He knows much of what goes on secretly within the tribe, and is cunning and devious. Get-a-Fenris would be proud! He Always wears war paint and Indian wood armour, he is often in Crinos and always armed with a fetish weapon.

Wyrm Flayer: Uktena, Ahroun, Metis, Rank 3, 5ft 9’ tall, 22 years old. A Crinos who is always stuck in combat form. He is covered with bane armoured shells and wears a giant beetle skull, where his fur shows it is matted with feathers. A veritable tank but with the brain of a child (second deformity).He loves Gameboy and Nintendo but is often unable to play because of the laws of weaver taint, occasionally though he will travel to a ‘monkey’ settlement and break in and spend the night on the Playstation 2. The elders dislike him but he finds favour among the young.

Spirit-Speaker: Uktena, Theurge, Rank 3, 5ft 11’ tall, 19 Years old, No-Hands-Catches-Fishes apprentice, rushed through the ranks on his masters death, to become a capable Theurge. He is a healer and herbalist and the witch doctor of the Caern. He has unique gifts and rites learned from his master, although most of that knowledge has been lost. He is cryptic and odd- often talking to unseen spirits. He too has his masters watcher staff but it is not as powerful as it once was, he wears buffalo skin with blue beads making the image of a lake serpent.

Ga-Ga-Baroot-Ra: Wendigo, Lupus, Theurge, Rank 4, A resident white wolf. He speaks little and greatly dislikes ‘Monkeys’ and ‘White Skins’ preferring the company of animals. He intends to return home but is remaining until the ‘Fangs’ are sorted out, as he will not miss out on a good scrap. This is the racist wolf that often threatens or argues with visitors. He spends most time in Lupus and refuses to take the Homid form (The shape of the prey).

Running-Waters: Uktena, Galliard, Rank 3, 5ft 10’ tall, 42 years old, long plaited pitch black hair. John Constantine’s mother and training bane tender foe ‘Inferno’, a radiation bane from a nuclear test site. She has had several pups in her time and child birth has taken its toll, but her beauty is still noticeable. She loves her people but does not always agree with their views. She wears a plain Buffalo dress with no decoration and a plain necklace and a single eagle feather. She is the only surviving daughter of  Stands with Claw

Puch-Key (Push-Key): Uktena, Gurahl, River Keeper, Rank 5, 6ft 11’ tall, A huge bear-man capable of ripping a Garou to pieces. He is a guest of the Caern because of the secondary Totem Bear, he performs the rite of the moot and maintains the Lake. He has a mixed relationship with the Garou, but is lonely and generally a solitary creature. He has the power to return things from the dead, but he will only perform it on animals or Gurahl, although he has had many requests. He is an huge Indian in every sense, and his clothes are made from several buffalo’s and they are decorated with items from the lake.

Shouldn’t-Talk-Back: Uktena, Philodox, Rank 3, 5ft 9’ tall, 22 years old. A mouthy Indian lady, she is pretty but chubby and stocky with a sharp wit of a Ragabash. She often gives lip and is disrespectful to her elders. She is a poor Philodox and causes more fights than stops them. She has had a pup and has just become pregnant again. She breeds with wolfs, who think she has a wonderful personality.

Reptile: ??????, Ahroun, Metis, Rank 5, 5ft 9’ tall, ??? Years old. No-body, not even the spirits are sure of his tribe, but he has adopted Uktena as a totem and has swore to protect the Caern. He is very ugly, looking more like a Wyrm beast than Garou, he is not really liked but is respectful to all and is a model of a good Garou, so it is very hard for others to fault him. He wears nothing to cover his scaly hide and gets his name because of his lizardman appearance.

Crossing Roads: Uktena, Ragabash, Rank 3, 5ft 10’ tall, 63 years old. The other

Elder member of the Caern, she is very ‘Motherly’ and smoothers Other Garou unto submission, her latest victim is Reptile. She none the less is a capable warrior and is the oldest surviving member and has had many pups, who have left long ago. Herein lies her sadness as she has never come to terms with losing them. Her only Garou child was slain by the Wyrm nearly 20 years ago. She is presently suffering from Harano, but she hides it well.

The Caern: A large and powerful Caern made so by its Totem and the local Lake from which Uktena draws his power. The Garou have been there since the Indian records began, stories carried on by word of mouth. It has been the custom for a Garou to get his Garou name during his Rite of passage, from some talked about event, this is confirmed when the Garou becomes experienced enough. The Totem is so powerful that the rite of the moot need only be done every half year , and if performed monthly Uktena can manifest permanently in the physical., albeit stuck to the location of the Lake. The Caern covers a large area and contains many kinfolk and has a stable wolf population. There have been many people who have tried to take the Caern from the colonists days, but the latest threat by the Silver Fangs is the most serious. Uktena although he loves his people has been forced to recognise the sovernigty of the Fangs, and will not fight them. However he tells no-one this but his people and The Fangs have not attacked yet due to fear, but have tried to weaken the totem by slaying the head Theurge. If they attacked it is unlikely the Uktena would win, because of this Raging-Wild is in favour of changing totem to bear, and has a small following.

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