Bartholomew Wise-in-the-Ways-of-the-Wyrm

Bartholomew Wise-in-the-Ways-of-the-Wyrm is a homid Theurge Fianna. He was born in northern Scotland in 1918. He lives in Australia.^[1]

Biography[]

Born in northern Scotland to an Irish mother and a Welsh father, Bartholomew was the quintessential Celt. Christened James, he emigrated to Australia when he was 16, prior to his First Change. After a relatively painless transition into one of Gaia's warriors, James began a dashing career of lightning raids on Wyrm-tainted areas and Black Spiral caerns, retrieving stolen fetishes or imprisoned spirits.

One day James' lust for treasure and glory got the better of him. Disguising himself as a Black Spiral Dancer, he raided a Silver Fang caern and recovered a lost Fianna fetish, a set of silver aeolian pipes that he had suspected were hidden there. In the process, however, he fought with a young Silver Fang, Amanda Grace-of-Gaia, and killed her. James died that night, and Bartholomew was born. Horrified by the lengths to which his obsession had driven him, he ceased his active life and retired to solitude in the Blue Mountains. Despite his guilt, Bartholomew's passion for recovering that which was lost still drove him. He swore to make amends for his misdeeds.

Bartholomew's mission is to catalogue all of the spirits of the Dreamtime, the better to understand them and gain their trust. To this end he wanders far in the Umbra, employing other Garou to scout out all they can about the Bunyip and the spirits that served them. News of Bartholomew and his quest has filtered through Garou society over the years, and young Garou who discover lost fetishes or encounter new spirits know they will be well rewarded for informing the eccentric Fianna. His great library, collection of fetishes and extensive personal knowledge are known to many. None knows of Bartholomew's past, and James and his deeds, good and ill, have long since been forgotten by all save Bartholomew himself.

Appearance[]

Bartholomew, in the Homid form he prefers, is a tall man of 76, with graying auburn hair and soft gray eyes. He wears thin-rimmed glasses when reading or talking to someone he does not know. He is most often dressed in badly fitting pants of gray or brown, boots, a black dinner jacket and an Aboriginal liberation T-shirt. In Lupus form, Bartholomew is a large, red wolf with gray fur around his long muzzle, and alert ears.

Stats[]

Breed: Homid
Auspice: Theurge
Tribe: Fianna
Nature/Demeanor: Penitent/Maker
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 3, Charisma 3, Manipulation 4, Appearance 2, Perception 2, Intelligence 4, Wits 5
Abilities: Alertness 3, Empathy 3, Expression 5, Primal-Urge 3
Skills: Animal Ken 4, Survival 3
Knowledges: Computer 2, Rituals 3, Science 2
Backgrounds: Past Life 4, Resources 3
Gifts: Persuasion, Resist Toxin, Spirit Speech, Sense Wyrm, Name the Spirit, Glib Tongue, Faerie Kin
Rank: 3
Rites: Rite of Binding, Rite of Spirit Awakening, Rite of the Fetish
Fetishes: Any fetish at the Storyteller's discretion, including stolen Wyrm fetishes.
Rage 4, Gnosis 5, Willpower 7

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