Elder Serpent
By Jaryn Dauss (negelei@okstate.edu)
Totem of War
Background Cost
Description
The Elder Serpent resides atop the highest crags in the central mountain ranges of Pangea. The greatest of all dragons, the Elder Serpent dwarfs almost everything else. Although it appears to be a Celestine of the Wyld, it is actually a Wyrm Celestine, a representation of the Wyrm's true calling, that of balance.
Traits
The Elder Serpent grants his children the power to give and take damage, giving +1 to Strength and +1 to Stamina, as well as enhancing the connection to the instincts of the ancient world, +1 to Primal Urge. Also, Elder Wyrm Incarna may balk at the character, sensing in them something that they have lost.
Ban
Children of the Elder Serpent must seek the balance. They must fight the Weaver as well as the Wyrm, even occasionally the Wyld itself. To mark his children, the Elder Serpent places a small marking, similar to those of the Garou, which will unknowable to all but the greatest of Garou mystics. When in any form other than Homid and Glabro, this tattoo will change into a multi-colored scale of the same size.As the Elder Serpent is a Celestine of the forgotten true Wyrm, it could become disastrous for a pack bearing the Elder Serpent's mark to be discovered as such. Guard well, for most Garou would not take the time to discover the Elder Serpent's true intentions.