Christopher Steps-Forward

Backstory

The once plentiful Gurahl have now nearly all gone to Gaia, and the birth of a new Gurahl pup would be cause for great celebration among the werebears . . .

. . . if they knew about it.

Robert Walker

Robert Walker was eccentric, a quality he embraced and shared openly with the world. As a successful-enough writer, whose literary fantasy novels had a cult following, and a sometimes professor of creative writing, he had the luxury of being able to live all alone on the edge of the woods, outside of a small town in eastern Washington, and do little but read, write, and make worlds.

It was strange for Robert to meet a Native American woman (a park ranger, no less) in a bar (he rarely hung out in bars), stranger yet that she invited herself home with him (conversations with women were not his strong suit), and beyond strange that she kept stopping by occasionally, finally staying long enough to become quite pregnant and give birth to their son: Christopher Robert Walker. But, Robert was generally pretty accepting of strange things.

The woman moved on (which seemed rather normal to Robert), though the toddler Christopher would occasionally come back from time spent in the yard (i.e., the woods behind their house) claiming that he had been playing with “bear mama”. Robert’s only real response to his son’s growing obsession with bears was to legally change his middle name to Robin on Christopher’s third birthday.

As Christopher grew up, Robert let him do essentially whatever he wanted. This was all for the best, since Christopher was remarkably mature & level-headed from an early age, not to mention seemingly immune to serious harm (he was a big, strong kid from the beginning). Christopher did his homework, broke up fights at school, and spent a lot of time tromping through the woods. Robert and Christopher got along well, and often hiked, made up stories, and played chess together. More than one of Robert's plotlines were drawn from the crazy things Christopher would get into his head after some time off in the woods.

Tragically, Christopher was killed by a rampaging bear in front of Robert's eyes during one of their hikes. Even his body was dragged away. Deeply saddened, Robert moved away from his longtime home and got a job teaching in Spokane. Fairly recently, he got married and started writing seriously again. Many fans are excited over his newest trilogy, dedicated to his son's memory.

Character Sheet

General Info

Name: Christopher R. Steps-Forward (or Tears-the-World)
Breed: Homid (Gurahl)
Auspice: Rishi (Half-Moon/Philodox; formerly Arcas/Ragabash)
Tribe: Forestwalker
Pack Name: ?
Pack Totem: Bear?

Rage (3), Gnosis (3), Willpower (6)

Attributes

Physical [5]:

Strength (4), Dexterity (2), Stamina (2

Social [3]:

Charisma (3), Manipulation (1), Appearance (2)

Mental [7]:

Perception (3), Intelligence (4), Wits (3)

Note: I have 5 freebie points saved to boost up one attribute, but I’m not sure which one to pick.

Backgrounds

• Past Life (1)
• Totem (Bear?) (2)
• Rites (4)

Rite of Rending the Gauntlet [lvl. 1]

Breath of Gaia [minor]

Greet the Sun [minor]

Rite of Cleansing [lvl. 1]

Rite of the Questing Stone [lvl. 1]

Note: I spent 4 freebie points on Backgrounds (since Gurahl only start with 3 background points)

Gifts

• Mother’s Touch [breed gift]
• Blur of the Milky Eye [Arcas auspice gift]
• Scent of the True Form [Rishi auspice gift]
• Sense Wyrm [breed gift]

Note: I spent 7 freebie points to buy an extra gift (Sense Wyrm). But, if it were possible, I’d probably replace either Blur of the Milky Eye or Scent of the True Form with Sense Wyrm and spend those 7 pts. elsewhere.

Abilities

Talents [9]:

• Alertness (1)
• Athletics (1)
• Brawl (3)
• Empathy (3)
• Expression (1)
• Primal-Urge (1)

Skills [5]:

• Etiquette [2]
• Leadership [1]
• Survival [2]

Knowledges [13]:

• Enigmas [4]
• Linguistics [2]
• Medicine [2]
• Occult [1]
• Politics [1]
• Rituals [3]

Note: I spent 2 freebie points on Abilities, to raise my brawl to 3.

Languages

• English
• Gurahl
• Garou
• Latin [I may change this if another language would be more appropriate]

Flaws

3 points of secret flaws

Renown

Succor [1]
Honor [2]
Wisdom [0]

Forms

Note: these numbers differ from the player’s guide (I got them from the white wolf character sheets on-line)

Homid

no change (always +1 body level)

Diff: 6

Arthren

Str +3
Sta +3
App -2
Man -2
Per +1

Diff: 7

Crinos

Str +5
Sta +5
Dex -1
App 0
Man -3
Per -1

Diff: 6

Bjornen

Str +4
Dex -2
Sta +4
Man -3
Per +2

Diff: 7

Ursus

Str +3
Sta +3
Man -3
Per +2

Diff: 6