Characters World of Darkness: Attrition - [Werewolf] Swara-Ann Osbourne

[Swara-Ann]

Werewolf Profile: Swara-Ann 'Talini' Osbourne

Quote: *groans* "Dang it, I hate it when they run... cuz then I gotta run, and I always catch them and then I feel really bad about it. I'll give him a head start, just so he feels like he's doing well." *feigns shock and mock frowns* "Oh, no... he's running... how ever shall I catch him! Okay, times up... now here... I... go!" *takes off in a lightning fast sprint*

Background: Originally from Ekwok Alaska, Swara-Ann Osbourne was one of only 142 people in her small city to leave for college on a full athletic scholarship. What the people of Ekwok Alaska don't tell people is that out of the 142 residents of the city a majority of them are Wolf-blooded family members to the Uratha who have protected Alaska's southern bluff for nearly two hundred years. Ekwok literally means 'end of the bluff'.

Swara-Ann herself decends from a cursed bloodline of Uratha, well more so than the usual Uratha anyway. Her ancestor was the Irraka Shadow Lord named Tipishkau-pishum, which the ancient Alaskan tribes worshiped as a spirit god and the moons messenger. Through treachery, the spirit Uratha was tricked into a journey into the deep realms of the spirit world. When he returned he found that all of his loved ones had been slain and his territory defiled. The vengeance that Tipishkau-pishum evoked upon his enemies was so brutal that The People have no words in the First Tongue to describe it. Completely lost to his Rage the Shadow Lord's mind was irrevocably locked into the state the Uratha call the 'Death Rage' a self inflicted condition, a foolish vow that was made in an attempt to gain strength to defeat one's enemies. Sad to say that Tipishkau-pishum never found the ones responsible. When he was finally caught up with and destroyed Luna herself uttered a powerful curse upon him for his deeds to her children. That curse remains to this day.

Its never been easy growing up with cursed blood, especially when everyone on your city knows it... especially when your city is only filled with 142 people. But what can ya do y'know? Swara has always made the best of things and at a young age swore to herself that when the world gets mean and ugly like a nasty cockroach the only thing to kill it with is kindness. Wolf-blooded by birth she's known of the existence of 'The Guardians' for some time. The powerful wolf spirits that protect the land from the ceaseless assault by the denizens of the spirit world.

It wasn't until college she 'popped' though. When she went all 'marbles and conkers' that first time she had to admit there was nothing like it. the freedom, the power the... urge to destroy everything in her path? Something wasn't right, this was not how it was supposed to be! When she assumed her spiritual forms the curse of her ancestor matured within her and his pain and anguish became her own brutally seeking to lay waste to any and all in her path until some unexplained wrong was righted again.

Too far from home to make use of her own people's resources she's found herself alone and forced to consult with spirits in order to gain some knowledge of how to fix her 'condition'. It's been a learning curve for her having to teach herself nearly everything from how to step sideways to even accessing her gifts. Luna is not without her mercy however and she recognizes that her ancestors crimes were not Swara-Ann's. For this reason Luna sent a spirit messenger to her and told her that there is a way in which the curse may be broken. Discovering that secret will be the test that determines of Swara is worthy of being free from her ancestors folly.

When not in class Swara-Ann spends her free time researching ways to end her affliction. She's been to several small forays into the Shadow but never too deep. She's certain that the secret lies somewhere in the realms beyond. In her searching she's lost control of her power several times and gone on long rampages through the Shadow, luckily they've all been limited to there thus far. Spirits are reluctant to assist her as a result, for each time the Kuruth happens the resonance of that ancient anger ripples through the spirit world...

She has in recent months started to give up hope. Her treks to the Shadow are less and less frequent and she's spent more time crying than searching.

Werewolf

Name: Swara-Ann Osbourne
Auspice: Cahalith (Gibbous Moon)
Tribe: Ghost Wolves
Virtue: Charity
Vice: Envy

Attributes

Mental:
Intelligence - ●●, Wits - ●●●●, Resolve – ●●
Physical:
Strength - ●●● (●●●●), Dexterity - ●●●●, Stamina – ●●●
Social:
Presence - ●●●, Manipulation - ●●, Composure – ●●

Skills

Mental Skills (-3): Academics ●, Investigation ●, Medicine ●, Occult ●
Physical (-1): Athletics (Long-Distance Running) ●●●●, Brawl ●●●, Stealth (Moving in Darkness) ●●●, Survival ●●
Social (-1): Animal Ken (Training) ●, Empathy ●, Intimidation ●, Persuasion (Puppy-Dog Eyes) ●●●, Socialize ●●

Other Traits

Merits: Fast Reflexes ●, Fleet of Foot ●●●, *Giant ●●●●, Strong Back ●

Fighting Styles: Archery ●● (Draw and Loose, Rapid Nock)
Primal Urge: ●●
Willpower: ●●●●
Harmony: ●●●●●
Essence/per Turn: ●●●●● ●●●●● ●(1)

*"Beast Unleashed" - When Swara changes form three of those forms are enormous: Dalu, Garuru and Urshal. While in her Hishu form she does not possess this merit and her Strength and Stamina scores are always treated no higher than 3 regardless of their actual value. Swara-Ann's speed rating may be calculated with her full Strength score.

Health: □□□□□□□□
Initiative: 6 (7)
Defense: 4
Speed: 13 (16)
Renown: Cunning: 0 Glory: ● Honor: 0 Purity: ● Wisdom: 0
Gifts: Father Wolf - Wolf Blood's Lure (●), Inspiration – The Right Words (●), Mother Luna’s Gifts – Partial Change (●)
Rituals: None
Rites: None

Experience: 3/88

Equipment: Running Shoes (+1), Recurve Bow, 20 Hunting Arrows

Weapons/Attacks:

Type Damage Dice Pool Notes
Swara-Punch! 0B 6
Dalu-Punch! 0B 8
Snow White Rending! 1L 9 Partial Change - Gauru claws while in Dalu form.
Gauru Claws 1L 11
Gauru Bite 2L 12
Urshal Bite 2L 11
Frigid Mauling! 1L 10 Partial Change - Gauru claws while in Urshal form.
Urhan Bite 2L 8

Recurve Bow 6L 8 Hunting Arrows, Range: 37/78/117

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Shapeshifting

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Dalu
Strength: 5
Stamina: 5
Manipulation: 1

Size: 6 (7)
Initiative: 6 (7)
Defense: 4
Speed: 14 (17)
Perception: +2 to perceptions based rolls.
Health: 10 (11)
Claws (0B) and Bite (0B) do bash damage.

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With her beast unleashed, Swara grows to nearly the size of a humanoid grizzly bear, between six and a half and seven feet tall. Short, white fur covers her body and a long mane of bleached white cascades down over her shoulders as her natural hair is bleached but doesn't shorten nor grow any. Her eyes are steely cold, blue.

Gauru
Strength: 7
Dexterity: 5
Stamina: 5

Size: 7 (8)
Initiative: 7 (8)
Defense: 4
Speed: 17 (20)
Armor: 1/1
Perception: +3 to all perception rolls.
Health: 12 (13)
-2 to resist Death Rage, wound penalties ignored and no unconsciousness rolls need be made, fail most Social and Mental rolls, Gain Bite at 2L, Claw attack at 1L

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The snow white monster that is Swara-Ann's war form is just as beautiful as it is deadly. Standing nearly twelve feet in height where most Gauru rarely exceed ten she is truly a behemoth among her kind.

Urshul
Strength: 6
Dexterity:6
Stamina: 5
Manipulation: 1

Size: 6 (7)
Initiative: 8 (9)
Defense: 4
Speed: 20 (23)
Perception: +3 to perception rolls.
Health: 11 (12)
Claws (0L) and Bite (2L) do Lethal damage (no grapple necessary).

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In Urshul form Swara-Ass is a massive white dire wolf, six feet at the shoulder and nearly ten feet in length. Her ice blue eyes show a glimmer of intellect.

Urhan
Dexterity: 6
Stamina: 4

Size: 4
Initiative: 8 (9)
Defense: 4
Speed: 18 (21)
Perception: +4 to perception rolls.
Health: 7
Bite (2L) does Lethal damage (no grapple necessary). Claws (0B) do bash.

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There is nothing remarkable about Swara's Urhan form save for its remarkable snow white beauty.

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XP Log:

50 Starting XP - Brawl 3 (9), Persuasion 3 (9), Primal Urge 2 (16) (8 left over)

03/01/2012 - +3

Boot Scootin' Boogie - +9 (+3 for the tread, +6 for two months of posting)

03/01/2013 - +3

04/01/2013 - +3

Resurrection - +20 (38 left over)

04/30/2013 - Wits +2 (35), Fast Reflexes 1 (2), Fighting Style: Archery (6) (3 left over)