Mamu

Mamu is a Lupus Ahroun Red Talon from Australia. In 1999 he was preparing to slay several Mokolé and Peter Ward, the Glass Walker accompanying them, when the Progenitor Wolf manifested and stopped him.^[1] This caused Mamu to flee in shame and Rage, and he has not definitively been seen since; sighting and rumors persist, though, suggesting he roams Australia's wilderness, wreaking havoc.^[2]

Biography[]

For the first two years of his life Mamu ran with his dingo pack, always fighting with his fellows, more from battle-lust than a desire to defeat them. As he grew, none could withstand him except the pack leader, who soon became Mamu's hated enemy. Month after month Mamu tried to best him, but never won. When his Change approached, only the pack leader sensed the difference in Mamu, but he united the pack to drive Mamu out.

Alone in the desert, among the spinifex and red sand, Mamu knew fear for the first time in his life. He heard voices in the wind and saw shadows flickering across the ground with nothing to cast them. Unknown to Mamu, he was seeing the spirit world for the first time, as the power within his genes began to express itself. With the rising of the moon, Mamu howled in agony as his body began to stretch and change. In terror he ran back to the pack that had exiled him. The pack leader snarled as Mamu returned, and an irresistible, bloody tide of Rage flooded the young Garou's mind. In seconds Mamu stood on his hind legs in Cronos form, the tattered body of the elder dingo hanging from his jaws. No longer did Mamu have a rival. He led the dingo pack for another year before encountering other Red Talons. Although he left his pack for his new tribe, in times of need Mamu can still call upon them and their descendants, and the dingos will heed his commands.

Mamu now leads the Red Talons of the Pilbara Protectorate and sits upon the Jindabyne Council. He won this latter position by besting his rivals, the leaders of the three other Red Talon protectorates. He is without doubt the largest and strongest Red Talon in Australia, although his strength is of no avail where the council is concerned. More than once Mamu has had to restrain himself from tearing out the throats of his fellow council members, who bewilder him with their webs of words. Mamu is a fighter, not a thinker.

He is no fool, however, and is slowly learning to think as his rivals do. It will be many years yet before he is as clever an intriguer as his council opponents, but the skills he has learned from the council only serve to strengthen Mamu's position as leader of the Red Talons. Joining the Jindabyne Council has also forged an alliance between Mamu and the Get of Fenris of the Flinders Protectorate, especially with their leader, Carla, with whom Mamu has much in common. The two often unite against Tjinderi Knowing-Smile of the Uktena; Tjinderi's protectorate borders Mamu's, and its Uktena guardians have more than once attacked those Red Talons who dared cross the boundary into the Kimberley.

Appearance[]

Mamu almost never assumes Homid form, despising it as weak and helpless. On the rare occasions he appears in Homid, he has the appearance of a shaggy-haired, sullen Aboriginal giant, standing well over six feet. His build is solid and rippling with muscle; his skin is a glossy black. In Lupus form, Mamu is a calf-sized dingo. His jet-black hair is shot through with red highlights. In Hispo, Mamu is the size of a Shetland Pony, a monstrous, terrifying beast. His red-rimmed eyes mark him as a dangerous predator regardless of his form, while the scars that cover his hide reveal him to be a fierce and successful fighter.

Stats[]

Position: Former Sept Leader and Jindabyne Council Member
Breed: Lupus
Auspice: Ahroun
Tribe: Red Talon
Nature/Demeanor: Bravo/Alpha
Attributes: Strength 5 (7/9/8/6), Dexterity 3 (4/5/6/6), Stamina 4 (6/7/7/6), Charisma 3, Manipulation 1 (0/0/0/0), Appearance 2 (1/0/2/2), Perception 4, Intelligence 3, Wits 4
Abilities: Alertness 4, Athletics 4, Brawl 5, Dodge 3, Intimidation 5, Primal-Urge 5, Subterfuge 1
Skills: Animal Ken 4, Leadership 3, Stealth 4, Survival 5
Knowledges: Rituals 2
Backgrounds: Allies 2, Kinfolk 4, Past Life 3
Gifts: Heightened Senses, Inspiration, Leap of the Kangaroo, Scent of Running Water, Sense of the Prey, Sense the Unnatural, Trackless Waste, True Fear, Stoking Fury's Furnace, Song of the Great Beast
Rank: 5
Rites: Moot Rite, Rite of Ostracism, Rite of Wounding
Fetishes: None
Rage 9, Gnosis 7, Willpower 6