Guillermo “High-and-Tight” Castaneda

NPC pack member.

I lifted this guy almost straight from Four Cliaths, a post on my blog, and he was originally going to be a brother for Matt's character, and I was going to change his ethnic history etc to suit that... but then Matt decided to run a Garou instead, he's back to his original format. Note that I have left him at a starting level rather than giving him experience. The dude's not supposed to be at quite the level of the PCs - he's backup. :)

Concept: Recruiter
Breed/Tribe/Auspice: Homid/Glass Walkers(Dies Ultimae)/Galliard
Age: 19
Nature/Demeanor: Soldier/Fanatic
Physical: Str 3, Dex 3, Stam 3
Social: Char 3, Man 4 (Spec: Silver-Tongued), App 3
Mental: Perc 3, Int 2, Wits 3

Talents: Alertness 1, Athletics 1, Brawl 1, Dodge 1, Empathy 1, Expression 2, Intimidation 0, Primal-Urge 1, Streetwise 1, Subterfuge 2

Skills: Animal Ken 0, Crafts 1, Drive 0, Etiquette 1, Firearms 3, Leadership 1, Melee 2, Performance 3, Stealth 1, Survival 2

Knowledges: Computer 2, Enigmas 0, Investigation 0, Law 0, Linguistics 1 (Spanish), Medicine 0, Occult 0, Politics 1, Rituals 2, Science 0

Backgrounds: Resources 1, Rites 2 (Bonding Rite, Gathering For The Departed), Equipment 3, Kinfolk 1(Sister Maria), Totem 4
Gifts: Persuasion, Skyscraper Vision, Mindspeak, Call of the Wyld

Rites: Bonding Rite, Gathering For The Departed, Rite of Accomplishment
Rage: 4
Gnosis: 2
WP: 4
Rank 1
Renown: 5/8G, 1/9H, 3W
Freebie Points: Str (5), Dex (5), Stam (5), Kinfolk  (1), Empathy  (2), Willpower (1)
Merits: None
Flaws: Forced Transformation (under influence of alcohol, to Crinos 2), Pierced Veil (3)

Special Maneuvers: Taunt (WtA Revised, p. 211)

Experience Current/Total: 30/55

XP Expenditures: Call of the Wyld (3XP), Melee 2 (4 XP), Gnosis 2 (4 XP), Totem 3 & 4 (4 XP), Rituals 2 (4xp),  Streetwise 1 (3 XP), Politics 1 (3xp)

XP Plans: Gnosis 3 (6 XP), Stealth 2 (4 XP), 

Equipment: SWAT tactical Jacket (3 bashing, 4 firearms, 3 melee soak, 2 Dex penalty, but -1 versus things that rely mostly on arms/hands like shooting) + Helmet (2 soak -1 perception) [The SWAT gear + Fatigues combination outfit is dedicated], SPAS-12 shotgun, 4 prime enchanted shotgun shells, H&K G3 Battle Rifle, H&K MP5 smg, combat knife/bayonet, Beretta 9mm pistol, tactical baton, 1 Frag Grenade (Dam 12).

Guillermo, as a first generation Salvadorean immigrant, dreamed of serving in the US Military as a show of gratitude to the country to which his family escaped from crushing poverty and internecine strife. He hoped to serve as an officer, and read voraciously about warfare, its history and tactics. Then, at the age of 14, he Changed.

The Glass Walkers found him in short order, and he was now in an entirely different sort of army, fighting in a much more important war… but the Garou, even the Glasswalkers, felt and fought more like tribesmen than real soldiers, and he felt incredibly frustrated at their chaotic and often undisciplined nature. Then he learned about a camp of Garou that studied and taught its members and the Garou nation at large to study, learn from and use the tactics, weapons and training methods of the world’s greatest modern militaries in preparation for the Final Battle – and best of all, they equipped and  trained their Kin to act as full pack members. Guillermo immediately made his way to join this camp at their compound/boot camp in Western Australia.

He happily dove into the indoctrination and culture of the Dies Ultimae, and was filled with an evangelical zeal. Now, he travels about North America, making presentations and telling the stories of his camp’s successes in an effort to proselytize (he would call it “recruiting”) to forward-thinking Garou as well as Kinfolk that want to adapt and bring the War of the Apocalypse into the modern age. Also, he makes a point of not just recruiting but fighting for Gaia as an example himself. In his travels, he is accompanied by his sister Maria, who has a pretty face to help with Guillermo’s presentations as well as a knack for circumventing security systems.

He seldom bothers shifting into Crinos form, preferring to fight in Glabro using firearms and wearing extensive body armor. Though he is a skilled fighter and demagogue, he badly needs to connect to his spiritual and wolfish side.

Blue Books and other stuff

Blue Booking vignette from Boiling Earth II.

Blue Book set after Boiling Earth III.

Drive home

Maria Castaneda

NPC Kinfolk, sister and "pack-sister" to Guillermo

Concept: Security Expert
Breed/Tribe: Homid/Glass Walker Kinfolk
Age: 20
Nature/Demeanor: Celebrant/Soldier
Physical: Str 2, Dex 3, Stam 2
Social: Char 3, Man 3, App 3
Mental: Perc 2, Int 2, Wits 3

Talents: Alertness 2, Athletics 1, Brawl 1, Dodge 2, Empathy 2, Expression 2, Intimidation 0, Intuition 1, Streetwise 4 (Security), Subterfuge 2

Skills: Animal Ken 0, Drive 2, Etiquette 1, Firearms 3, Leadership 0, Melee 1, Performance 2, Stealth 2, Survival 2

Knowledges: Bureaucracy 0, Computer 1, Enigmas 0, Investigation 2, Law 0, Linguistics 1 (Spanish), Medicine 0, Occult 0, Politics 1, Science 0, Glass Walker Lore (secondary, free) 1

Backgrounds: Resources 1, Equipment 2 (two minor items - the armor and lockpick gun), Contacts 2, Allies 1 (an arms dealer)
WP: 6
Renown: 0/4G, 0/6H, 0/4W
Freebie Points:  4 Talents, 8 Skills, 5 dexterity (20), 3 Willpower, 1 contacts
Merits: None
Flaws: None

Special Maneuvers: None.

Experience Current/Total: 23/51

XP Expenditures: Firearms 3 (6 XP), Alertness 2 (4 XP), Empathy 2 (4xp), Expression 2 (4XP), Dodge 2 (4 XP), Drive 2 (4 XP), Politics 1 (3 XP),

XP Plans: Occult 1 (3xp),

Equipment: SWAT tactical Jacket (3 bashing, 4 firearms, 3 melee soak, 2 Dex penalty, but -1 versus things that rely mostly on arms/hands like shooting) + Helmet (2 soak -1 perception), lockpick gun and set of other lock picking tools, H&K MP5 9mm smg, combat knife, Beretta 9mm pistol, tactical baton, shooting glasses, jeep, wardrobe, cellphone and comm.

Maria is Guillermo's big sister, and his partner in his mission to spread the ideology of the Dies Ultimae. They consider one another to be full packmates.