Claws of Wisdom, Interlude 2000-2001

Pack Occurrences

Abby throws herself into her mortal life, studying hard, getting involved in normal uni stuff and dating human boys.

Bob takes an interest in teaching Joker about how to be a Bone Gnawer and a lupus Garou, and spends a lot of time with Joker when he's not around the caern, or travelling off into the countryside. (Bob only)

Krieg decides that this whole weeping wound thing isn't terribly nice, and so he attempts to get it healed. In the end he finds himself talking to Antoinette Cloak-of-Mourning and going into the Umbra to find a cure. When he returns, its a nice puckered scar. Kreig continues to teach martial arts, although to a much reduced clientele. He is also around the caern a fair bit more, and spending chunks of time with Ends-the-Quiet. (Krieg only)

Cole spends the first few months after the attack tooling up with shotguns and ammunition and all, but relaxes by Christmas and gives it all to the Sept. He typically is out at his Big Rock at least every fortnight, although the quality and quantity of his other work certainly doesn't suffer. The statues continue as they were, although Harold is certainly not as visible as he maybe should be. Apparently his relationship with Siobhan is going well, judging by the grinning. (Cole only)

Freya finds her new role as packleader not particularly challeging for the nonce, and decides to go back into teaching for a while. She is hired as a locum and does a lot of casual work. In January, Abby and Freya (and family) went to Ireland. Abby travelled around the place (Abby only) doing the tourist backpacker things while Freya mostly visited with family (Freya only) and other Fianna around the place.

The practice of attempting to listen to the world through meditation that the pack have begun seems to hit a chord with some of the other younger Garou around Australia. Some few others take up the meditation, but it gains more notice when a young femme ragabash is found as a drooling imbecile. She was apparently enthusiastic about trying it out, and went off on her own to do so. Some of the more conservative Garou have publically said that they oppose any attempts to merge with the world in this way.

The Sept of Sleeping Lore

Soon after Marion Perry's funeral, an umbral statue appeared over her grave. It depicts Marion as crouching down, holding a shield over a supine figure. Alexander Urosevic grew more despondent and withdrawn as time passed, despite the efforts of his pack mates and the Sept elders. Eventually, he quit from his pack and the Sept and headed north. He spent some time with the Ear-To-The-Ground Sept, but his current whereabouts are unknown.

The Hand of Lore pack was rendered ineffective with only two members remaining, and the pack was dissolved. Christine and Georgina both joined the Scryers Pack. Christine replaced Aquinas as pack leader in a peaceful transition of power.

The Get of Pennington have also undergone some changes. After the s11 protests at Crown Casino, Kirsty has been acting more and more without her pack, and did not resist Chris McNeil's leadership bid.

The Sept of Rippling Waters

Little has happened to the sept over the year. It is still the same old faces.

The Sept of Scars Atoned

As with so many other former Bunyip Caerns, the site has yielded up little of it's secrets, and the Totem has remained silent on such matters. Teelia Farrow has, for the most part, left her pack and the sept, choosing instead the life on the road. She occasionally returns to the sept, where she is always welcome. It is known that she often associates with Silent Striders.

The Sept of Hidden Green

The single issue that has dominated the sept over the past year has been the growing rivalry between Ion Apostolova and Irena Sliviak for control over various criminal elements. It is believed that Irena will soon challenge Ion for the position of Master of the Challenge. If successful, it will remove her from her pack but give her the time and resources that Ion currently enjoys. It has reached the point where Felix and Drago must sometimes intervene to prevent pointless blood shed and to keep the sept running smoothly.

The Sept of Grinding Stone

Little has happened to the sept, apart from the annual death toll from which it suffers. Rakes-The-Earth died fighting the Wyrm. Hans Dieter was killed by Huros for some reason which no-one is very clear about.

Recognising the fact that the sept suffers constant loses, Commands-The-Waters goes to great lengths to ensure that new Garou are found and that others are encouraged to join. A cub who underwent the Change a few years ago has been through the Rite of Passage. Eric Koehler is now a member of Blood Claw.

The Sept of Reconciliation

The major issue facing Reconciliation was the Killer of Children and the custody dispute with the Uktena. Eventually the matter went to the Jindabyne Council, who voted that the Uktena should have jurisdiction over the spirit. This has caused some muttering within the Sept and a desire to soon replace Cernonous' loss with another Arm of the Goddess.

Apart from this issue, the sept is constantly busy, but operates smoothly, without internal tension.


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