Afterward we push on through riding until we reach home.

the village is doing well enough Weapons are being readied for garou and kin  alike... as usual... One or two are practicing for War... no one seems to know whats going on outside at this point...

He arrives back at the settlement and looks for the older kin that had sent him to retrieve the supplies. When he finds him he gives him the supplies.

"The other items will take a while for the city to receive. We may have a bigger concern however, we should assemble the Garou and kin so I can tell them of what is happening outside the village."

pauses "What of it?" asks nervously...

"There is something desecrating and destroying parts of the forest whatever is happening is effecting the spirit world as well. The area started attracting banes. The last one I seen was about a days from here, we rode without stopping to get back here. We were told a story on the rode by a leach of a witch that is doing this to the forest."

He pauses to wait for a reply from the man.

he pauses "Do you believe the creature? think hes sympathetic to us? Or has something to gain from the witches destruction?"

"I don't know if it has something to gain or what it's motivations are. I know it appeared with no hostility and told me this. At first I chalked it up to it wanting to manipulate me, then on our way back I seen proof of what it said with my own eyes."

nods "Any ideas how to find it again if we want information?" sighs...

"No I do not know we encountered it about half way through our trip. I debated on turning and coming back to the settlement however I knew there were other Garou here in case something happened, I also knew we needed the supplies. I will have to travel the path again in a few weeks to take delivery of the rest of our supplies."

He nods "Be wary but keep in mind, sometimes we have to make pacts best left unmade in better times... Garou have saved their lives their packmates, entire septs, through such pacts... but many more have lost all those things, take care my friend"

"Oh I had no intentions of a pact, I want to make sure that whatever or however the death of the forest is being done that it not make it's way to our lands. I would also like to have one of the crescent moons to help heal the lands that were effected."

he nods "It might take a while but I'll be sure that the place is seen too... but the witch something needs to be done think you can deal with her?" he asks...

"It is my duty however I don't want to put the boy at risk. I think it would be best for him to remain behind in case of direct confrontation. That is unless you believe him to be garou if so that could force the change upon him. You are likely to know his lineage better than me but I do know that stressful situations help bring the change to the surface."

"I doubt he is garou, though he is a brave and loyal member of our tribe, he wants to train for battle... And we've had little call for war lately... but war with rome, or with another tribe, is his place, not battle against the minions of the wyrm... he might be able to handle a stray formori with luck and skill... I just dont think he should have to...

"Our thoughts seem to align on this, I do not want to pit him in battle against the wyrm when there are those like myself that are charged with that task. I will see to this task however I would also like to ask if there is a garou born of the crescent moon to accompany me to cleanse the earth before the wyrm gets a chance to gain strength."

he nods "Still I do not want him to spend his time doing nothing either... yet hunting is becomg precarious at this point... I do not blame him for feeling resless... you will not begrudge him I hope if he involves himself in the next war with rome

"Of course not I bought him armor and sword though I think he favors the axe, I had ment to ask the weaponsmith to forge a battle axe for him when we returned."

smiles "You are a worthy leader of The People with rulers such as you the garou nations Triumph is assured"

"Thank you for your kind words I guess I should speak with the weaponsmith then get some rest. We rode hard to get back quickly after seeing the incident in the forest. Tomorrow I shall begin doing excursions to locate the culprit responsible for the woodlands."

After the man finishes speaking he goes and makes his request to the weapon Smith.

"I was going to ask if you could forge a battle axe for the boy who accompanied me on my trip.  Also do you have any new horseshoes so I can take them to the horse tender to re shoe my steed?"

he nods "Consider it done and I have no horse shoes but I can make a set within a week" He offers...

"Ok sounds like a plan thank you"

Patrious will spend that week doing daily outings to patrol the woods depending on the needs of the community.

well 2 days into the patrol...  he can tell hes being watched...  by SOMEThing... he cannot tell what...

He sniffs the air trying to get a sent from anything that doesn't seem normal. Looking at his surroundings he once again asks buzzard for his help with his mental link he asks "Great buzzard spread your mighty wings and help me spot what is unseen to me in this realm."

After this he lets out a great howl, a howl of challenge directed to whatever may be out there watching him.

he hears a lesser, but feirce ROAR ... and sees a thing that may once have been a man, it bears warts and proturbences, and is HIDEOUSLY ugly...

Patrious tries to contact his ancestors to help identify this creature.

19:39, Today: Patrious Fights with Sword failed (no successes) using 4d10 with the World of Darkness 3rd ed system with a target of 8 ((5,7,3,2)).


I will use sense wyrm
19:45, Today: Patrious Fights with Sword rolled 6 successes using 6d10 with the World of Darkness 3rd ed system with a target of 6 ((10,6,7,7,10,8)).


Looking at the hideously deformed thing Patrious says "Why are you here, and why were stalking me?"

While he is saying this he puts his hand on his sword to be able to react should the thing tray to attack him.