Editing New Ways Old Grudges Werewolf Caern Specifics (section)

=Caern Heart, Caern of the Biting Mist=

At some ancient point in the distant past, a glacier carved a deep hollow in the ground. Years went by and harsh winters cracked the stones at the hollow's edge, while melting snows filled it with icy water that turned warm in the spring. The mist is constant - at all times there is a faint film in the air and obscuring the finer details of people, animals and things at the heart of the caern. One of the few stands of tall trees in this part of the prairie surrounds the caern's heart - descendants of trees that have been in the area for centuries, well before the whites came. The pond at the caern's heart actually sits above the river, but somehow has managed to remain full and vibrant. Other ponds in similar circumstances drain away or go stagnant - this one has not.

Fog is not a materialistic totem, but here it is not solely a being of ephemeral mist and concealment. Here, Fog is strong, cold, and hungry. The colder months bring out an especially bitter and deadly streak in Fog - every year a careless hiker or two and a number of lost, drunk roughnecks are found face-down in the dirt, frozen to death after losing their way or having an accident. Fog appreciates discretion and secrecy, true, but the sept totem here is different than similar sept totems in other places - the canny Theurge or warrior has been known to use the severed heads or warm and bleeding hearts of enemies as a means by which to gain Fog's favor here.