Editing New Ways Old Grudges Werewolf Caern Specifics (section)

=Spirits In Residence=

For the most part, the bawn and caern heart strongly resemble the landscape around them. There are common animal spirits aplenty - deer and squirrels, birds of all kinds including eagles and ravens. But there are also some slightly rarer animal spirits, like wolves, big cats and badgers, among others. There are even what some Theurges call the ephemerals or the no-see-ums - wind spirits in particular. Twister is a frequent visitor in stormy months, and certain older and more crotchety sept members are rumored to have established living space underground to avoid having their possessions thrown all the way to Bismarck. Apart from him, however, the Aurora Borealis is accompanied by a storm of Epiphlings, chimera gafflings, and a small galaxy of cosmic spirits and spirits representing mysteries and secrets. It is no accident that certain members of the sept prescribe borealis season as the ideal time for vision quests, spiritual inquiries, and seeking the answers to ancient riddles.

Fog, it is said, was not the original holder of the caern - but he stepped in when the original owner was forced to leave. It is believed that one of the Native tribes knows the answer to this mystery - as far as the non-Native tribes can remember, Fog has always owned the Caern of the Biting Mist. Rumors have circled for decades and possibly centuries, however, particularly because of Fog's tendency to accept the warm hearts and entrails of Wyrm-beasts and the Fallen in return for answering questions or granting knowledge and wisdom. Wise Theurges and werewolves who have traveled know that this is unusual for Fog, but longtime sept member shrug their shoulders - Fog has always been this way here, and there have not been problems with it yet.

At the same time, however, the ghosts have been gathering. Wendigo, long absent from this part of the prairie, has been heard howling in the winter winds, while Bison has slowly and methodically regained a foothold in the Badlands as his Earthly kin have been reintroduced to Big Sky Country. There is even a rumor that the Wind Incarnae have been gathering somewhere to hold a council, to see if they can remember which of them used to own the Biting Mist Caern. Or if, whether they remember or not, they will back another Incarna who seeks to claim it. For his part, Fog is not telling. At least, not everyone.