An ancient Bunyip Caern, the Fianna gained control after the
Jindabyne Council created the Gariwerd protectorate. Tower Hill was once
thickly forested, but was cleared in the early 1800s for grazing, with the
result that the Caern itself was threatened. The sept blames the Silver
Fangs for the near-destruction of the Tower Hill environment, and have
begun a reforestation campaign, using a landscape of Tower Hill (painted in
1815 by a Kinfolk) as their guide.
The Silver Fangs have more than once tried to wrest control of Tower Hill
from the Fianna, claiming that such an important Caern should be guarded by
a more fitting tribe than "a group of Irish drunkards". After the last
such attempt, in 1983, the sept complained to the Jindabyne Council who
judged in their favour, much to the Silver Fangs disgust. The Tower Hill
Caern is the principal Caern within the protectorate of Gariwerd.
The Sept
Although an open Caern, it's humorous nature discourages those
Garou who are dour or take themselves too seriously from joining. The sept
can boast 17 full members, with 11 Fianna, 5 Children of Gaia and a single
Silent Strider. There is also a pack, primarily Fianna, who claim
territory in the southern half of the Gariwerd protectorate, and who enjoy
cordial relations with the sept.
Sept Leader: Bret Hutchinson
Caern Warder: Dana Brien
Master of the Rite: Leaps-In-The-Light
Gatekeeper: Russel Cole
Keeper of the Land: Sandra Norton
Master of the Challenge: Catherine Lie-Thrower
Packs
- Spear of Tulu
- Mae Fischer (Pack Leader),
Retrieves-The-Stone, Gillian Battershill,
Jenny Roche, Bends-The-High-Mists,
Louis Ash-On-Snow
- One Phone Call
- Voice-That-Speaks-Last, Stephen
Arcuri, Raids-The-Roost, Albert
Forgione, Abina Yildirim (Pack Leader)
Garou
- Bret Hutchinson
- Homid, Ragabash, Fianna, Rank 4
- Bret is a tall, lanky man in his early forties, his
features weathered by constant exposure to the elements. He has curly
brown hair, grey eyes, a large nose and an endlessly cheerful grin. Bret's
responsibilities have tempered his Ragabash nature somewhat, although he is
not always predictable. He lives at the Caern.
- Dana Brien
- Homid, Galliard, Fianna, Rank 3
- Having no appreciable musical talent has limited Dana in his
Galliard auspice somewhat, so he concentrates mainly on his role as Caern
Warder. Around forty years old, Dana is a large man with receding
grey/brown hair and brown eyes. Dana seems humourless and serious, whereas
he simply has a very dry wit. Dana lives at the Caern.
- Leaps-In-The-Light
- Lupus, Theurge, Child of Gaia, Rank 3
- Like most of the Lupus of the sept, Leaps-In-The-Light
is of dingo stock. He is in his mid twenties; a lean, tawny dingo with
black tipped ears and white socks. Leaps-In-The-Light sometimes has
visions, and has taken to ingesting hallucinogens to aid the process. He
lives at the Caern.
- Russel Cole
- Homid, Philodox, Fianna, Rank 3
- Russel is the sept's main point of contact with nearby
humans, as he spends much of his time in Warrnambool, Port Fairy and
Koroit. Russel is a handsome man in his mid thirties, with blue eyes, a
reddish beard, and long blonde hair tied back in a ponytail. Although he
has a small house in Warrnambool, he usually sleeps at the Caern.
- Sandra Norton
- Homid, Ragabash, Fianna, Rank 2
- Sandra was a lost cub and a heroin addict before being
taken in by the sept. Her unfocused rage has found an outlet as she
struggles to restore the land around the Caern to it's former glory.
Although in her late thirties, Sandra's life has aged her prematurely; her
face is lined and her hair is grey. She lives at the Caern.
- Catherine Lie-Thrower
- Homid, Galliard, Child of Gaia, Rank 2
- As well as her official Caern duties, Catherine is
also in charge of making large quantities of home brew for the sept,
particularly for the moots. Catherine is in her mid twenties, a slender
woman with long black hair and grey eyes. Catherine uses a shed for her
brewing, and she lives at the Caern.
- Mae Fischer
- Homid, Ahroun, Fianna, Rank 3
- Mae actually prefers her lupus form, a dainty reddish white
wolf. In her homid form, Mae is an attractive woman in her mid twenties,
with short auburn hair, green eyes and many freckles. Something of a
visionary and politician, Mae has definite leadership potential. She lives
at the Caern.
- Voice-That-Speaks-Last
- Lupus, Theurge, Fianna, Rank 2
- A first generation immigrant from Ireland,
Voice-That-Speaks-Last is of wolf stock, with a thick grey/white pelt and
light blue eyes. She is in her late teens. Voice-That-Speaks-Last is very
amicable and tolerant, always prepared to believe the best of people and
Garou. She lives at the Caern.
- Retrieves-The-Stone
- Lupus, Ragabash, Fianna, Rank 2
- Another lupus of dingo stock,
Retrieves-The-Stone is in his mid teens, a scrawny lupus whose coat is
orange with black highlights, and whose eyes are brown.
Retrieves-The-Stone walks with a limp, the result of a vicious battle.
However it has not dampened his sense of humour. He lives at the Caern.
- Gillian Battershill
- Homid, Ahroun, Fianna, Rank 2
- Although not the only sept member with nearby
Kinfolk, Gillian is the only one who lives with them. She belongs to a
great sprawling family that lives in the region. Gillian is in her early
twenties, a large athletic woman with medium-length brown hair, blue eyes,
and a devastating right cross.
- Jenny Roche
- Homid, Philodox, Fianna, Rank 2
- Jenny is one of the more contemplative and serious members of
the sept, who takes particularly seriously her role as Philodox. She is
also one of the more politically active sept members. Jenny is a
statuesque aboriginal woman in her late twenties, with sort-cropped black
hair and brown eyes. She lives at the Caern.
- Stephen Arcuri
- Homid, Philodox, Fianna, Rank 1
- Stephen tends to cause trouble for his pack and sept.
Being young (only sixteen) and idealistic, he often acts out of the best
motivations at the worst possible times. Stephen is an average youth;
typically good-looking with shoulder length black hair, dark skin and brown
eyes. Stephen lives at the Caern.
- Raids-The-Roost
- Lupus, Ragabash, Fianna, Rank 1
- A lupus who re-inforces every stereotype other tribes
have of the Fianna, Raids-The-Roost is a prankster and a thief, with little
apparent respect for authority. He is descended from dingo stock, about
five years old, with an orange pelt and brown eyes. Raids-The-Roost lives
at the Caern.
- Bends-The-High-Mists
- Lupus, Theurge, Child of Gaia, Rank 3
- Unusual for a Child of Gaia, Bends-The-High-Mist has
grown fairly jaded and despondent over the course of her twenty three years
of fighting the Wyrm. Bends-The-High-Mist is of dingo heritage. Her coat
is yellow-gold with a white birthmark and her eyes are brown. She lives at
the Caern.
- Albert Forgione
- Homid, Ahroun, Child of Gaia, Rank 2
- Albert is typical of his tribe and auspice: a man who
seeks understanding and peace with his opponents, who then breaks their
spines when all other options are exhausted. Albert is a large and jovial
man in his late twenties, with a shock of black hair, a large black
moustache and brown eyes. He lives at the Caern.
- Louis Ash-On-Snow
- Homid, Galliard, Child of Gaia, Rank 2
- Louis often seems hyperactive. He is always humming
tunes, beating rhythms on his knees, fiddling with items and walking
around. Louis is in his early twenties, an ordinary looking man of average
height and build, with short blonde hair and blue eyes. Louis lives at the
Caern.
- Abina Yildirim
- Homid, Philodox, Silent Strider, Rank 2
- Abina has only been is Australia for a few years, and is
not completely fluent with English. Although a pack leader, she sometimes
goes off alone on unknown errands. Abina is of Arabic descent. Her hair
is black and kept short, her skin is dark and her eyes are brown. Abina
lives at the Caern.
