Araen the Ancient Flame with Wings is a Pack Totem to the Howl to Mock the Dead Pack in Colorado.
Background[]
The fire-spirit known as Araen has been bound to Cull for a long time; it has taken on the aspects of age as he has, and Cull believes it may self-immolate when he dies. The spirit served as the totem for Cull's first pack and kept track of his travels after the pack was disbanded. Araen approached Cull when he reunited with his first pupil, Sam Tucker, and advised the aging Fire-Touched to form a new pack. Araen is a powerful totem that provides the Pure pack a host of advantages as well as protection from death itself. The Ancient Flame with Wings manifests as a swirling cloud of red fire and flakes of graying ash, roughly shaping itself into a birdlike form with ashen talons when it speaks or enters battle. Cull suspects that if Araen is destroyed, it will reform as the being of bright, smokeless fire that he knew in his youth - and wishes that he could see that before he dies.
Stats[]
Attributes: Power 5, Finesse 2, Resistance 3
Willpower: 8
Max Essence: 15
Initiative: 5
Defense: 5
Speed: 17 (flight only; species factor 10)
Size: 6
Corpus: 9
Influences: Fire *, Rebirth *
Numina: Discorporation, Material Vision
Bonuses: Brawl Specialty - Claw Strikes (given), Gift: Clarity (pack), Stamina +2 (story)
Ban: Ritually immolate a living bird once per week.
Cost: 16
References[]
- WTF: Hunting Ground: The Rockies, p. 103
