A call to War, Travel to Chicago.
Werewolf Introduction
Central park in the heart of New York yet the closest to the wilderness you get in a city. Unknown to the humans "Sept of the Green" a Garou Sept of great importance. This is your home. The park lets you feel alive. You and your pack would protect it with your lives.
This is why Mother Larissa (the Sept leader) called you and your pack to meet with her and Spotlight in the ramble in the early hours of night. The Sept leader and Caern wardner have called for your pack personaly. This is a great honor.
You Arrive at the ramble to find an Mother Larissa sitting on her bench half a barrel with a fire burning in it before her keeping her warm. She is a small, skinny bag lady wareing poliester cloths and tacky accessories. A shopping cart filled with nick nacks sits near the bench. To one-side stands Spotlight looking ominous as always. Spotlight is a red talon a killing machine pure and simple. All wolves in the park know he has no remorse what so ever about destroying anyone or anything that gets in his way, what you can rely on is his loalty to the sept and especially Little mother Larrisa. On her other side stands A short lean Asian man with a mustache. He sports a black suit of the Asian fasion. None of you have seen this man in the park before. Mother Larrisa sees your pack and invite you to come sit before her. Spotlight nods at you.
As the last vestiges of the days light disapears like ghosts out of the darknes Niel "Night slaaayerr" and the "night stalkers", a pack of shadowlords come galanting up to the light of the fire. The pack of shadowlords look at Mother Larissa with distain and Spotlight with a grudging respect of one who knows they'll get their ass kicked if they don't. Neil looks at your pack and sneers.
"Look the rejects.."
This gets a chuckle form other members of his pack. There is no time for a retort as Mother Larissa begins to speak.
"Ahh younlings.."
(this hurts Niel and his group though they are little more than cubs themselves.)
"This is "Tree Falls" of the Stargazers from the Fanum Sept in Chicago. Listen to him for he brings grave tidings and a call to aid our brethren."
Nodding his respect to Mother Larissa the Stargazer begins his tale.
"The first blood was drawn 2 weeks ago. In a sucessful attempt to pit the vampires against us, the blood thirsty 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. Word has it that some of the Glass Walkers were slain by Shadow Lords, but that is only a rumor."
(He looks at Niel and his pack)
"However, the major assault did not occur until 3 days ago. The Black Spirals, along with their Leech allies, stormed the Fanum, releasing the powerful spirit which resided there and routing the Sept of Jupiter.
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.
The Fanum priests were preparing to close up when a strange man came to the door. He was greeted by one of the Uktena Kinfolk, whom the stranger quickly mind-controlled. The stranger forced the human to assure the Fanum spirit that the stranger and his friends ment no harm. Then the Black Spirals and Sabbat poured into the main lobby. Almost at the exact same instant, they 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 made it in. I 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, an number of Leeches used their vampiric powers to gain control over some of our brothers' 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.
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.
Garou form all over the country are meeting at the Sept of the Raccoon north of Chicago. The Caern is called the Ring of the Raccoon. Two days hence, the Garou will make their move on the Leeches of Chicago and the Black Spirals of the Fanum. Be ther if you wish. There is Great glory to be won and much blood to be shed."
With those final words the Stargazer steps back and Mother Larissa speaks again.
"After hearing the dire circumstances that have befallen out brethren. I and Spotlight who would go himself if not for the need to guard our Sept, have decided to send your two packs to aid in the re-taking of the Fanum and fight in the war of Chicago for the honor of the Sept of the Green. Tree Falls has given us maps with directions to the Ring of the Raccoon. Ensure you get there within 2 days, and ware the planes and trains as the Leeches are sure to control the terminals in Chicago and they will be on the lookout for any Garou coming to the city. Good luck younglings bring the Sept honor and glory."
With that she waves her hand dismissing you all. Spotlight hands out some maps to you all before pulling Niel to one side to speak to him privately. Niel glances with vehemence at your pack as spotlight whispers to him before loping off into the night. He and his pack sneer at you as they follow spotlight into the darkness of the park. Mother Larissa walks her trolley away chatting to the star gazer. This leaves your pack to get to Chicago by their own means. What are you going to do?
