Re: A call to War, Travel to Chicago.
After the rousing speech given by Ryan the crowed is going berserk when the game begins. All the Garou are watching by this time, elders included. The ball is thrown into the air and, *smash* Niel catches Ryan with a sneaky elbow to the jaw and catches the ball. He hurls it off as quickly as possible, mere moments before Ryan responds in kind. That is the beginning of the dirtiest most violent garou stick game every played.
The shadowlords pull every dirty trick in the book, this is matched by Lock jaws furiosity clubbing one of the shadowlords almost to death before he is tackled by others of Niels pack. Leaf storms speed and skills surprise everyone, until he is tripped up by a "spectating" Shadowlord as he makes a dash along the sidelines. If not Macus calling forth the elements and setting fire to the "Spectator" causing him to drop his knife. Giving Leaf storm a chance to get back into the game. Things may have turned out much worse.
Seans acrobatic talents, combined with the ever changing field caused by Marcus brings many a cheer from the crowd. All the while Ryan directs play like Napolian calling maneuvers and plays to you all via the mental link. To all others he looks like a regal price striding silently across the field his pack working with perfect synchronicity, as an elite royal unit should.
In the end it is little Nancy the smallest of your pack that wins the day. Floored early on in the match, Niels pack disregards her as being written off for the game. Showing a grit rarely seen in one so young and small she crawled, scraped and maneuvered her way to the opponents goal. When the moment came she was there. The weakest in strength but fleet of foot, Nancy caught the ball hurled by Leaf storm, to be tackled right through the goal net by the shadowlord goalie. Thus winning the game.
This sends all the spectators wild with cheers and excitement. Rushing the field to congratulate your pack. The crowed hoists you above their heads cheering your victory! The match is on the lips of many a garou as the sun makes it's way across the sky. The silver tusks are invited to may fires to share food, and stories. The game has made you all instant celebrities.
The moot begins at night, less than an hour after sunset. All the tents and supplies have been packed up. No more homid luxuries for the weak. Tonight, all are Garou and all are strong. Seven fires blaze and the Garou form a circle, sitting at the edge
of the clearing with their backs to the trees . At the center of the clearing, elders and representatives of each tribe sit together on the ground.
Over 150 Garou are present at the moot, counting the Old Ones. Each tribe is honored with an opportunity for the highest-ranking tribal elder to tell a story, or to make mention of specific grievances or great deeds. This part of the moot lasts for several hours. It is followed with a retelling of the events leading up to the war.
"The first blood was drawn three weeks ago. In an attempt
to pit the vampires against us, the bloodthirsty Black Spiral
Dancers attacked a number of Cadaver dens . The attack did
not go unnoticed. The leader of the Leeches, Prince Lodin, sent
his undead out to murder all Garou they could find . Both the
Sept of Jupiter and the Sept of the Wind Catchers were forced
into hiding . Still, they found a number of us and murdered us
in the most bizarre ways."
"Many Garou fled the city, seeking safety among the
Shadow Lords north of Chicago. Some made it ; some did not.
They were slain, either by the Black Spirals, by the Leeches or
by Banes."
"However, the major assault did not occur until three days
ago. The Fanum priests were preparing to close up when a
strange man came to the door . He was greeted by one ofthe
Uktena Kinfolk, whom the stranger quickly mind-controlled.
The stranger forced the human to assure the Fanum spirit that
the stranger and his friends meant no harm. Then the Black
Spirals and Leeches poured into the main lobby. Almost at the
exact same instant, then were met by our armed Kinfolk guards
and Garou in Crinos form. The Fanum made a loud groaning
noise and shut the doors, forcing out a few of the slower
invaders who had not vet made it in.
We believe it was nearly midnight when the ritual was cast
by the Black Spiral Dancers. They freed the spirit from the gray
walls of the Fanum, but not completely . The ritual which had
bound it there still retained some potency. Alas, the Black
Spirals had foreseen this and were counting on it- They wanted
control of 'the spirit so they could corrupt it to serve the Wyrm.
One could see the very spirit of the Celestine exuding from the
walls and floating skyward through the roof.
There was a gunfight and a melee. We believed victory to
be inevitable, but unseen to us, a number of Leeches used their
vampiric mind controling powers to gain control over some of our brother
and sisters' minds, forcing them to surrender."
"A few of 'us managed to escape with our lives, but nothing
else . Most of our Kinfolk were probably put to death after we
left. We used a secret escape route which sealed itself shut right
after we got out. We have since tried to re-enter the Fanum
through that route, but the door is no longer there".
"The Black Spirals, along with their Leech allies, have
successfully stormed the Fanum, released the powerful spirit which
resided there and routing the Sept of Jupiter. It is known to us
that the Black Spiral Dancers are trying to corrupt the psyche of
Jupiter, the Fanum spirit, with the Wyrm. If they succeed, who knows
what will happen next? Regardless, it will be a terrible blow to Gaia."
The elders sitting in the inner circle turn to discussing battle plans. From what you hear the garou will be divided into 2 battle groups team Alpha and team Silver, leadership of the groups is a high point of contention with the elders spending much time arguing on this topic. Finally an agreement is struck, that each pack taking part in the war is to select a leader to represent them. They in turn will receive their instructions from the circle of elders who will remain at the sept (This is done to prevent the Shadowlords or Get of Fenris from taking over the whole show).
It is decided that team Alpha (Comprised of a majority of local and visiting shadowlords, including Niel and his pack, totaling 78 Garou) will go the following night to clear the wyrm pit. That your pack discovered, where Shai lost her life.
You and your pack are part of team Silver (Made up of the other visitors, but a majority of Bone Gnawers from Chicargo, and survivors of the original attack on the Fanon. Totaling 68 Garou.) who will go into the city and hunt down the leeches and kill them in their havens while they sleep. When they're at their weakest.
Then with the reinforcements of the wyrm pit and the leeches cut off. The 2 teams will join for an attack on the Fanon to reclaim it. Together you will drive out the Black Spiral dances and once again bind the celestine to the building.
After all this is done, there is a glorious war dance as the Garou ready themselves for battle . Then the howling starts . No-one knows exactly when it ends, but when it does, the Revel begins. The countryside is pastureland - pastureland full of sheep. Sheep for the wolves .
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