Hello there.
Well, I am about ready to begin the BGC/WOD: WtA crossover
entitled, "Cybernetic Rage". However, I have made up events and
twisted the characters around a bit(not too much, though). In order
for you to understand what is going on and what has happened, I
have included a lexicon and a timeline of sorts in order to help you
out. I strongly suggest reading this before you begin reading the
stories.
BTW, "WOD" stands for World of Darkness. "WtA" stands for
Werewolf: The Apocalypse. Both are property of White Wolf gaming
studios.
I can be reached at : dupontr@river.it.gvsu.edu
I know there is another guy doing a BGC/WOD crossover, but I believe he is
using vampires instead of werewolves. But whoever you are, if you're
reading this....continue you fic!!!
Finally, anyone familiar with WOD who finds a mistake, please let me know
so I can make the appropiate changes.
First off, the lexicon. There are many more terms than the ones
below, but these are the terms I will be using in the fanfic(or
possibly fanfics). I may not use them all, so don't bust my back
over it.
AUSPICE-The phase of the moon which a Garou was born. There are 5
Auspices:
RAGABASH-New Moon; Trickster
THEURGE-Crescent Moon; Seer
PHILODOX-Half Moon; Judge
GALLIARD-Gibbous Moon; Moon Dancer
AHROUN-Full Moon; Warrior
BREED-A Garou's ancestry. There are three types:
HOMID-A Garou born as a human.
LUPUS- A Garou born as a wolf.
METIS- The offspring of two Garou. They are always sterile and
often deformed. Reviled by Garou society. By the BGC era, metis
are few and far between.
CAERN- Sacred places where Garou can contact the spirit world.
In the present day, they are decreasing in number. By 2032, they
are mysteriously reappearing and some are "reactivating." This will
be explained later.
CONCOLATION- a great moot(moot: a meeting place for Garou, usually at
a caern). where several tribes meet to discuss matters of great
concern for Garou society. These are extremely rare.
DELIRIUM- The madness humans suffer when they see a Garou in Crinos
form.
FOMOR(plural: fomori)-Humans who have turned to the Wyrm and draw
power from it.
GAIA- The Mother Goddess; the Earth and spirit world.
GAROU- What werewolves call themselves. They can change into 5 forms:
HOMID- human
GLABRO(near-man)- manlike in appearance, but about six inches
taller, 100-200% weight, heavily muscled(enough to make Arnold
jealous), much body hair, nails and teeth are longer, and sometimes
pointed ears.
CRINOS(wolf-man)- additional 50% height(six foot man=nine
foot Crinos!), another 100-200% weight, furry body, canine head, fangs
and talons defined, can run on all fours, adds a tail for balance.
HISPO(near-wolf)- The best way to describe this is to imagine
the prehistoric dire wolf.
LUPUS- wolf
KINFOLK- Humans and wolves that possess the Garou gene, but aren't
actual werewolves. They are immune to the Delirium.
LITANY- The laws of the Garou. These will be mentioned later.
PACK- A group of Garou bound to one another by a mission of
friendship.
TOTEM- A spirit joined to a pack, tribe, etc.
TRIAT- The trio of cosmic forces. They consist of:
THE WEAVER- The symbol of order and pattern.
Examples include computers, science, and logic.
THE WYLD- The symbol of pure change.
THE WYRM- The symbol of evil. Toxic waste and
pollution are examples of the Wyrm, as are vampires.
TRIBE- A large community of Garou united by a common lifestyle
and totem. There are 13 tribes of Garou currently (14 by 2032)
in existence. They are listed below(as well as any changes that
happen by 2032).
BLACK FURIES-Made up of almost entirely women, they serve the Wyld.
In 2032, some Black Furies have been born and raised in the cities
and such are not considered true Furies for they supposedly serve the
Weaver.
BONE GNAWERS-The loneliest of Garou, they live on the city streets.
However, they are well informed, so if you need to know something
about a city, you just need to find a Bone Gnawer.
CHILDREN OF GAIA-They are the mediators of the Garou. They would
rather bring change by example than by threat(like the Furies).
FIANNA-This tribe is of Celtic descent and is proud of it. They
live where their Kinfolk live and keep in contact at all times.
In 2032, the Fianna Kinfolk have spread around the world.
GET OF FENRIS-The best way to describe this tribe would be to say
They are savage and bloodthirsty. They are mostly of Norse descent.
GLASS WALKERS-They choose to live in the cities and are the most adept
to modern technology. In the present day, they are the least trusted
of all the Garou, but by 2032, the majority of Garou respect them.
RED TALONS-Composed entirely of lupus, this tribe thinks the only way
to save Gaia is to destroy the humans once and for all. In 2032,
their numbers are dwindling, despite the slow increase in the wolf
population. It is said that in about 40-50 years, they will be gone.
SHADOW LORDS-These werewolves seek power and will do almost anything
for it. They also wish to take the leadership of the Garou from the
Silver Fangs. In 2032, the Lords' numbers are, like the Red Talons,
dwindling.
SILENT STRIDERS-They live on the road, always on the move. They breed
only with gypsies and other such wanderers. They have many secrets
about the mortal and spirit worlds.
SILVER FANGS-They represent all the best of Garou; magnificent,
generous, loyal, etc. However, due to inbreeding, they have become
weak in mind and spirit. However, in 2032, some Fangs are not inbred
and thus are strong in mind and spirit.
STARGAZERS-This tribe searches the world for truth and enlightenment.
But they still oppose the Wyrm. The number of tribe members is only
about 500 members or so now, but by 2032, this number has reached
approximately 2000.
UKTENA-They are the "magicians" of the Garou and are mistrusted.
WENDIGO-This tribe is entirely Native American and still desire to
drive the invaders-the white man-from North America. By 2032, most
Wendigo have dropped this idea and have learned to live with the
intruders. However, they still breed only with Native Americans
and timber wolves.
There are also three tribes that are considered "Lost Tribes" in the
present day. They are:
WHITE HOWLERS-Long ago, these noble Garou entered a Wyrm pit to
destroy the evil within. With they emerged, they had become twisted
mutations called Black Spiral Dancers. In 2032, BSD's are low in
number, but still very dangerous. Also, there are rumors that true
White Howlers still exist, but there has been no proof of this.
CROATAN-This tribe was akin to the Wendigo and lived mainly in
North America. When the Roanoke colonists arrived, they had
brought a Wyrm beast called Eater-Of-Souls with them. The Croatan
and their Kinfolk sacrificed themselves to defeat this monster.
None of this tribe remains.
BUNYIP-A tribe native only to Australia, the Bunyip lived in harmony
with their Tasmanian wolf brethren. Unfortunately, the other Garou and
their masses of Kinfolk invaded Australia and drove the wolves and
Bunyip to extinction......or so they thought. By 2032, the Bunyip have
emerged from their Outback hiding place and drove almost all the
other Garou out. Now, they rule Australia and do not allow any other
Garou, save Glass Walkers, to enter(they don't like the cities).
Additionally, any Shadow Lord or Get of Fenris caught in the Outback
are instantly killed.
Whew! That's it for the lexicon. Now for the timeline.
In the beginning of the 21st century, the Garou had their backs to
the wall. They were on the brink of extinction while the Wyrm's
agents swirled all around them. They knew something major had to
be done and soon or else it will be too late. This event would occur
soon and have a major impact on Garou society.
The Uprising
In 2005, five elders from North America's Children of Gaia, Fianna,
Glass Walker, Silver Fang, and Wendigo tribes announced a continent
wide concolation. Three months later, all of North America's Garou
met in the central United States to discuss how to avoid extinction.
The elders suggested that the Garou's only hope would be to set
aside their differences and launch an all-out attack against the Wyrm.
Most tribes immediately agreed. The Black Furies and Get of Fenris
hesitated a while before finally agreeing. However, the Red Talons
and Shadow Lords did not agree and were thus chased out only to
be destroyed if they were to get in the way.
A short time later, the event that would later be called "The Uprising"
had begun. Garou fought alongside Garou and attacked the unprepared
Wyrm everywhere it was. The world's other Garou, upon hearing what
was going on in North America, had organized similar actions where
they were. By the middle of 2006, it had become evident that the
Garou had turned the tide of the war. The Apocalypse was over and
it was the Wyrm who had their backs against the wall.
Around the world, the Wyrm's agents had suffered significant losses
in The Uprising. The Black Spiral Dancers were driven to the far
corners of the world. The mages were virtually wiped out which
resulted in the unexpected "reactivating" of supposedly spirit-
dead caerns. Vampires were taken by surprise by the Garou's
onslaughts and as a result, their numbers were at most one-fourth
of what it was before the attacks. Some cities even became vampire
free. Of the cities, the hardest hit were the ones the vampires called
"Sabbat" ruled. Unfortunately, for the Garou, they were unable to
do significant damage to Mexico City, the Sabbat stronghold.
However, enough damage was done to cause the Sabbat to realize
the full potential of the Garou.
The Garou, though, overlooked one thing. They had not realized
that a major Wyrm agent, Pentex, had somewhat survived. Upon
word of the impending attacks, Pentex suddenly shut down all
operations in all plants and stayed in hiding for reasons known
only to a select few. In 2015, Pentex resurfaced under a new
name: Genom Enterprises.
In the following years, dramatic changes helpful to the Garou had
occurred. For starters, most Garou had learned to get along with
one another. Also, government plans were passed to help repopulate
the wild wolves(the Walkers had a say in this...). As a result, lupus
now count for 25% of the Garou population, a significant improvement
from the 6% just before the Uprising. This means the wolf side of Garou
was getting stronger. In addition, the Garou's numbers were slowly
increasing (except for metis; they were destroyed upon discovery.
After all, the Apocalypse was over, what good are they now?). Next,
new and "reactivated" caerns were popping up all over. The connection
to the spirit world was even stronger now than any Garou of this day
could remember. All seemed fine in the world.
The World of 2032
At this time, the effects of the Uprising can still be felt. The
Garou have made their presence known to all supernatural creatures
of the world. However, the Wyrm's agents are starting to rise from
their hiding places. Occasionally, a Black Spiral Dancer or two will
appear in cities. Vampires have begun to repopulate slowly for fear
of the Garou. Let's not forget about Pentex, now Genom, who is housing
a number of fomori and Dancers. It's now a well known fact to the
Garou that Genom's front man, Quincy, is a fomor.
In addition, the Red Talons and Shadow Lords have now been declared
traitors and are to be destroyed upon discovery. Fortunately for them,
they are in hiding and only enter cities and populated wilderness
on rare occasions. Some have been known to beg for forgiveness with
only a few being able to succeed.
MegaTokyo
In the city of MegaTokyo, it's business as usual. Rogue boomers run
amok with only a few select people can stop them. In other words,
it's like the BGC anime with some additions. The main addition being
a pack of Garou that call themselves "The Virtuals". They are a pack
of boomer hunters and killers, much like our beloved Knight Sabers.
However, there is a war going on between these two mercenary groups
over an event that wiped out almost an entire pack of Garou(it will
be discussed later).
Now here are the characters and how I have changed them. First ,
we'll start with the AD Police.
LEON McNICHOL
Leon is the commander of a special unit that deals with unusual
crimes, mainly boomers that look like they've been clawed to
death. The squad believes that someone has created dog boomers
or the like, but Leon knows better for he is a Garou Kinfolk.
He is well aware of the Garou's existence. His sister, Sarah, is
Garou. He keeps everything he knows about the Garou a
secret; he knows why they must hide from humans. He knows
that the Virtuals are more than likely Garou, but does not know
Sarah is one of them. If he were to find out......
DALEY WONG
He is Leon's partner and has recently come out of the closet.
To his surprise, no one paid any heed to his words; he was sure
that he would be subject to jokes all around. This was all, in
actuality, a relief for him.
Recently, he has noticed that Leon has been acting strange around
certain boomer attacks. It's as if he is hiding some information
from the squad. Whatever it is, Daley is sure that Leon will tell
the squad when he feels like it.
GENOM ENTERPRISES
Genom, formerly known as Pentex, is the main source for boomer
production in the world with its main headquarters in MegaTokyo.
It is also riddled with Wyrm taint that even Garou with no sense
of smell could sense. This is the main enemy of the Garou now
and Quincy, the head man knows it. He is well aware of the Virtuals
and the Knight Sabers, but chooses to ignore them, supposedly because
he feels they can do no damage. Genom is too big for them to stop.
QUINCY
He is the head man for Genom and a well-known fomor. He was once
a normal man, but his desire for power attracted the Wyrm. He
instantly accepted its power, but did not become deformed(as most
fomori do) for the Wyrm needed him to interact with human society.
Other than this, little else is known about Quincy.
In this world, Brian J. Mason and Largo are two separate entities.
MASON
He is Quincy's right hand man and also a fomor. The Wyrm allowed
him to retain his human form so he could find ways to create new
boomers, ones that neither the Knight Sabers or the Virtuals could
defeat.
LARGO
He is the prince of MegaTokyo's vampires. He claims to be a Ventrue
of the 5th generation, but some vampires say he is actually 4th
generation. Some still say that Largo is actually something called
an "Antediluvian". Never the less, he is very powerful and no one
has dared to challenge him. In fact, he was responsible for signing
a peace treaty with the Garou that allowed peace between them in the
city. Largo has set laws for the vampires to obey, among the most
popular:
1)Do not provoke the Garou in any way. They greatly outnumber us
and anyone caught doing so will answer to me(if the Lupines don't
get you first).
2)Do not kill any humans. Take only what you need. I do not
need the AD Police on my trail.
3)Tremere, Setites, and Sabbat are not welcome in my town. The Tremere
caused the Second Kanto Quake in hopes in destroying me. The Setites
and Sabbat are true evil. I have always hated them and any who dare
venture into my town will be subject to a Blood Hunt.
THE KNIGHT SABERS
These mercenaries are the ones we all know and love. In this world,
they are part of a triangle of war. On one side, there is Genom who
is producing boomers for combat, as well as ones that run amok.
On the other side, there are the Virtuals, the other mercenary group.
Sadly, the Knight Sabers are slowly losing both sides of the war.
Genom is making combat boomers faster than they can destroy them
while the Virtuals seem to get the drop on them often.
In fact, the Sabers were responsible for the advent of the Virtuals.
One night, a few months after the Knight Sabers had formed, they
had received calls of strange rogue boomers. When they arrived(before
the AD Police arrived, of course), they saw the strange boomers and
opened fire without question. When it was all said and done, the weird
boomers were destroyed. However, only Sylia realized, too late, that
they had actually killed off a pack of Garou. She didn't know that
two pack members were not at the site and have vowed revenge on the
Knight Sabers for what they did.
SYLIA AND MACKIE STINGRAY
There is a long history for these two and it all begins with their
father. While working for the fledgling Genom, Katsuhito(spelling?)
Stingray stumbled upon a pack of Garou in their Crinos forms.
Instead of fleeing in terror, he became curious about these strange
creatures and decided to study them(from a safe distance, of course).
Ultimately, he discovered the Garou's hatred for this thing they called
"The Wyrm", most notably the vampires(or as the Garou call them, the
leeches), and their event called the "Embrace". Upon seeing someone
becoming a vampire, Katsuhito knew he had to protect his children
from the vampires and allow them to be able to see the wonderful,
and sometimes deadly, werewolves.
To do this, he created two neural chips and in his toughest decision
of his life, he implanted them into his children's bodies. The chips
have helped Sylia and Mackie in several ways. First, it gave them
the intelligence and abilities we have seen in the anime. Also, it
made them immune to the Garou's Delirium and protected them from the
vampire's Embrace.
However, a side effect has been discovered. It has made Sylia
infertile. No side effects have been discovered in Mackie yet,
but time will give the answer......
In the present day, Sylia has her duties she has had in the anime,
lingerie shop owner and KS leader. She is well aware of the Garou
for she remembers all too well the night they killed off a werewolf
pack. It is a mistake she wishes she could change. She knows it was
that massacre that helped the Knight Sabers plant the seeds of their
own destruction.
In addition, she has completed a special drug, DX7, one of her
father's last inventions. It allows humans immunity to the Delirium
for 12 hours. After that time, the recipient will forget ever
encountering any Garou (s)he meets. She only uses this on her fellow
Knight Sabers and does not allow them to discuss this outside
the organization; she knows the Garou need to be hidden from
humanity.
Mackie is, as always, the Sabers' mechanic. In the BGC World Of
Darkness, he is not as intense a pervert as he is portrayed to be
(read: he doesn't like to take peeks at his sister). He has picked
up his father's interest in the Garou and will occasionally go out
to study them. As of late though, he has been unable to do so
for he has been stuck with fixing the Sabers' equipment. He has
noticed that some of it has what looks like claw marks on it. Could
it be...?
PRISCILLIA S. "PRISS" ASAGIRI
What can be said about Priss? She is the biker we have all come to
know and love and the fighter we(in my opinion) idolize. In the
World of Darkness, she is even more of a bitch than before. She
still sings at Hot Legs, but sometimes she acts like she owns the
dump.
Like most humans, Priss suffers from the Delirium, but hers is more
severe than others. A few months before joining the Knight Sabers,
Priss was riding along a stretch of road to meet up with her biker
boyfriend. When she arrived at the destination, all she saw was
many destroyed bikes and the shredded remains of her biker friends,
including her lover. Unfortunately, she also two Crinos form Garou
drenched in blood, the bikers' blood(she may never know that the
Garou she saw were Black Spiral Dancers). When their eyes met, Priss
immediately turned around and sped away from the monsters as fast as
she could. When the police finally stopped her, all she said was
that she saw "monsters" eating her friends which resulted in her
brief institution stay. It was when Sylia asked for her release
that she was let go. Afterwards, Priss quickly forgot about the
Garou, assuming them to be men in weird dog suits(ah, the wonders
of the Delirium...)and returned to her singing career.
This is what concerns Sylia about her. She fears one night, Priss
will forget the DX7 injection(Priss, Linna, and Nene are required to
shoot up with DX7 before each mission)and they will stumble upon
Garou, more likely the Virtuals, and her next attack of Delirium will
send her over the edge for good.
LINNA YAMAZAKI
Linna, in this world, is a very successful dancer and acrobatic.
Recently, she has quit Phoebe's to work as the head aerobics
instructor at Kojiyama Karate and Aerobics(for more money, what else).
As before, she is the most athletic of the Knight Sabers and puts it
to good use. Unfortunately, she still retains her hunger for power
and in order to accomplish this task, she has dated several men in
power, and is even rumored to have dated a woman(she denies this, of
course). She has not yet found the one for her, and may never do so
for her aerobics and Knight Saber jobs prevent her from dating any
more. Unknown to Linna, there is certain Garou who has had eyes for
her......
NENE ROMANOVA
Ah yes, Nene. The AD Police officer who feeds information to Sylia
so that the Knight Sabers can get to a crime scene first. In this
world, the only thing different about her has happened recently. She
has begun to have strange dreams about being chased by animals. In
fact, she woke up from one such dream to find her stuffed bunny
shredded to pieces and scattered all over her room. She has also
had trouble remembering events, particularly events where her clothes
get torn and scratches are on her body. Why is this happening to her?
The answers may come soon, perhaps too soon......
Also, there is something in Cyberspace called "HackNet", an Internet
for computer hackers. Nene is on this web, on which she refers to
herself as "Saber Red". She has able to outsmart every hacker on Hack
Net except for one person who calls him/herself "Crossbones". It seems
she just can't find any way to outsmart this person. She would give
just about anything to find out who Crossbones is. Hopefully, she'll
find out soon enough.........
REIKA "VISION" CHANG
Reika AKA "Vision" is an assistant to Mackie in the repair room and
is also a singer on this side. Needless to say, she and Priss do not
get along and for the most part are separated by any means possible.
She came to the Knight Sabers when she fled to MegaTokyo to escape
the clutches of the Hou Bang when she discovered who they truly were.
During her escape, she discovered the identity of one of the Knight
Sabers and pleaded with them to spare her life. They didn't know
what was going on, but they agreed and let her help Mackie in repair
work. But the past may catch up with her, and it may cost her dearly
perhaps costing Reika her life......
THE HOU BANG
The Hou Bang are a sect of Setite vampires under the leadership of
Kou, a 7th generation. Their goal is to corrupt and destroy any way
possible. They were just about to make Reika one of them when she
discovered their true identities and made her escape the day she was
to be Embraced.
Other than this, little else is known about the Hou Bang. It is said
that they number anywhere between 10 and 40 vampires and it is rumored
there is an abomination(vampire-werewolf) among their ranks.
THE VIRTUALS
This is the other mercenary group in MegaTokyo. This pack of Garou
roams the town at night and destroys any combat boomers they can find,
as well as other horrors such as fomori and Black Spiral Dancers.
Occasionally, they will encounter the Knight Sabers and the two meet
with, shall we say, less than positive results. Two members of this
pack were originally part of the werewolf pack the KS exterminated.
The Virtuals meet in the basement of the Kojiyama Karate and Aerobics
building(which is a level 3 caern) where they discuss plans and train
themselves for combat. Using the mirrors in the dojo itself, they
enter the fray, kill the enemy, and are gone before anyone arrives
at the scene.
BTW, all of the Virtuals are of the Homid breed.
AIKO KOJIYAMA, GLASS WALKER THEURGE
Age: 30
Aiko is a well-built man standing about five foot ten. He wears a
beard and dresses usually in business suits which hide his strength.
When in his wolf forms, he has dark brown fur with a small streak of
red which he dyed in his younger days on his arm. It appears as a
small scar in his human forms. He is the leader of the Virtuals
and is one of the two Garou that remember the KS assault.
When Aiko is not fighting, he is known as a well-respected man
who owns several moderately sized businesses, including the Kojiyama
Karate and Aerobics building. He is generally a man who gets along
with just about everybody and usually has a good disposition. This
holds true among other Garou, despite his tribal background.
Being born and living in MegaTokyo his entire life, Aiko knows
every street in the town. He was away when the Kanto Quake hit
and returned home to find his home in ruins and his family dead.
A few months later, he signed a deal with Largo to make peace
between the vampires and werewolves. He knows somehow
Genom was involved with the Tremere responsible for the quake
and will stop at nothing to destroy them. He also wishes to see
the Knight Sabers get what's coming to them for their actions.
It is both of these reasons he formed the Virtuals. They were
formed when he and Sarah McNichol heard about two special
Garou, one in Russia and one in America, and went to recruit
them.
MIKHAIL LARIANOV, SILVER FANG AHROUN
Age: 26
Mikhail is very large Russian standing about six foot three and
about 350 pounds(He claims that he has no body fat on him. Nobody
has disproved it or ever will) and speaks with a heavy Russian accent.
He is a master of combat and is especially good with heavy weapons
(miniguns, etc.) His wolf forms are the perfect examples of a Silver
Fang; pure white fur with long jaws and a graceful build. Being
born in the 21st century, he does not suffer the quirks the Fangs
before him did i.e. he does not feel he should lead the Virtuals. He
believes Aiko is a good leader and serves him well.
Mikhail was born in Russia and served his fellow Fangs well. He was,
however, at odds with the elders believing them to be power hungry.
As the elders were about to throw him out, the Wyrm's minions attacked.
When it was over, only Mikhail was left standing. With his fellow
packmates dead, Mikhail ventured into Moscow to get away from
the turmoil. It was at the airport he ran into Aiko Kojiyama. Aiko
suggested that Mikhail come along to MegaTokyo with him to
stop the source of the Wyrm, Genom. Having nowhere to go,
the Russian agreed.
Since he has been in MegaTokyo for about a year, Mikhail
does not quite know the town well, but knows it enough to
walk out on his own. He is a valuable asset to the Virtuals with
a "never say die" attitude. He has been the hero in many of their
battles and will probably be the hero for more.
SARAH McNICHOL, GLASS WALKER RAGABASH
Age: 23
To put it mildly, Sarah is one the most beautiful women in MegaTokyo
with long flowing brown hair and a perfect hourglass figure(although
she can't hold a candle to Linna! :). She has won several beauty
contests and was Miss Japan in 2017. Her drop dead physique
has helped her get her way in many occasions. Thus, she has been
labeled as a con woman by her pack. She is aware that her brother
Leon is aware of the Virtuals, but doesn't know she is one of them.
She intends to keep it that way. She is the other of the Garou that
recalls the Knight Saber massacre of her former Garou brethren.
Even her wolf forms are amazing to look at, with shiny light brown
fur.
Sarah and Leon were born to a Garou mother and human father, both
of whom died in the Kanto Quake. After her First Change, Sarah ran
away to train with her new friends while Leon continued with his own
life, ultimately joining the AD Police. She returned to MegaTokyo and
lived her human life to the best of her abilities. That would all change
after the killings of her fellow Garou. She and Aiko met together one
day and decided to organize a new Garou pack in hopes of destroying
not only Genom(the mission of their original pack), but the Knight
Sabers as well. They decided to go and find the two Garou they thought
would be helpful in their new mission. Aiko went to Moscow while
Sarah journeyed to San Francisco. With these two aiding them, they
felt they could be unstoppable.
As a member of the Virtuals, Sarah is the scout of the group. She
prowls around town in Crinos form and relays any enemies she
finds. But don't get her wrong; she can fight with the best of them.
KILE WILLIAMS, GLASS WALKER PHILODOX
Age: 18(listed as 21 in San Francisco and MegaTokyo police files)
Kile is your typical 18 year old(sort of). He dresses in whatever he
chooses to wear, usually jeans and a T-shirt. His wolf forms are
of moderate size with brown fur with three streaks of white under
each eye and a dyed Glass Walker tribe symbol on his left arm, which
appears as a tattoo in his human forms.
To make a long story short, Kile was a child prodigy. He was
a genius and graduated high school at 14, a few months before his
First Change. Even as a Garou, his skills with the computer were
unmatched. He was well respected among San Francisco's computer
hackers. Kile could hack into any file, make any changes, and be
gone before anyone even knew he was there. Even among HackNet,
Kile, known as "Crossbones", was considered a king. This ability
attracted the attention of Sarah McNichol, who appeared one day
at Kile's house and asked him to join her cause. Unable to resist
her beauty, he accepted and went along with her to MegaTokyo.
There he found a whole new world of adventure to explore and
is happy to be there, although he sometime wishes he could go
back home. But there is one bright light. Kile has recently been
eyeing the new girl at the dojo, Linna. Perhaps she could be a
good mate.....
Since his arrival, Kile has been helpful in many ways. Among
his accomplishments is his invention of the "Cyber Claw". This
is a glove made of the same metal as KS hardsuits with long hooked
claws at the end of each finger. Kile uses this when he fights to give
him an advantage in hand-to-hand combat in addition of having a
machine gun or shotgun.
THE LAWS OF THE VIRTUALS
Aiko made up these laws to keep order among his new pack. They
are expected to obey them.
No interpack fighting is allowed. All disagreements will be settled
in a nonviolent manner.
You are not to harm other Garou. This was why we nearly went
extinct. There are some exceptions, however:
Red Talons and Shadow Lords are on a case-by-case basis. Some
have been known to help while others seek to destroy. Keep on
eye on them and kill those who hurt.
Black Spiral Dancers are to be killed, no exceptions.
No Virtual related discussions are to be held where outsiders can
hear them.
The Litany will be enforced as follows:
Garou Shall Not Mate with Garou-
I take this law seriously. If anyone mates with a Garou, they and
the mate will be killed.
Combat the Wyrm Wherever It Dwells and Whenever It Breeds-
This is why we exist. We must continue to fight the Wyrm until
it is gone. It is the mission of all Garou.
Respect the Territory of Another-
This is pretty much self-explanatory.
Accept an Honorable Surrender-
We are still small in number, despite the 25 years since the
Uprising. You can end any duel just by saying that you give
up. This is how I expect all interpack fights to end and I will
not think any less of you for doing so.
Submission to Those of Higher Station-
We are all of different Rank, but this does not mean one is better
than another. I will treat you all as equals and expect you to do the
same.
The First Share of the Kill for the Greatest in Station-
I don't encourage selfishness among us. If you wish, you
may share any weapon with another. But be warned, if you
become too selfish, you better accept the consequences.
Ye Shall Not Eat the Flesh of Humans-
We are to protect the humans of this city, not eat them.
We have our enemies among humans, but even they don't
deserve to be eaten. Henceforth, any Virtual caught engaging in
cannibalism will be exiled and left to defend for him/herself.
Respect for Those beneath Ye--All Are of Gaia-
We exist to protect the world. We are to pay our respect for all
beneath us, like humans.
The Veil Shall Not Be Lifted-
This is pretty much ironclad. You are not to take any action
that could the Veil to be lifted. The Wyrm, among others, are
after us. Violators will be executed.
Do Not Suffer Thy People to Tend Thy Sickness-
I do not enforce this law. If you become too old or weak
to help us, I will allow you to return to human society. If
this happens to me, you must do the same with me.
The Leader May Be Challenged at Any Time during Peace-
I know you respect me, but if you think you can defeat me, go
ahead. Just remember if you lose, you will either die or be exiled.
The Leader May Not Be Challenged during Wartime-
Whenever we fight the Wyrm, what I say goes, but I am flexible.
If you can see a flaw in my tactics, tell me and I will listen to your
words.
Ye Shall Take No Action That Causes a Caern to Be Violated-
This, like the law about the Veil, is ironclad. If you lead an enemy
to any caern, even accidentally, you will be punished depending on
the severity.
Well, that's it for the prologue. I hope this helps and that you enjoy my
upcoming fanfic(s)
Vermilion,
The servant of the goddesses
Linna and Jupiter