Backalley is a Fostern lupus Galliard Bone Gnawer in Appalachia.[1]
Biography[]
Backalley was born in the Knoxville Zoo. As the runt of the litter, the scrawny wolf pup had to struggle for survival among his more rambunctious litter mates. A staff member took pity on the game little scrapper and took it upon himself, without consulting his supervisors, to give the pup a new lease on life and acquire a faithful companion in the bargain. After stealing the pup and reporting its death to zoo officials, Eddy Loftis took the sickly animal home and nursed him with pilfered food from the zoo supplemented by table scraps. Backalley thrived on the unorthodox diet, and was well on his way to becoming a permanent member of the Loftis household (him and Eddy) when disaster struck.
The apartment above Eddy's caught fire one night, while Eddy was sleeping off a well-earned weekend binge. Backalley smelled the smoke and sensed danger to himself and his sleeping master, but his frantic efforts to waken Eddy had no effect. The nearly two-year-old wolf panicked when the living room ceiling collapsed from the fire raging overhead. Howling and snarling in fear, he dashed into Eddy's bedroom and tried to pull the comatose man from his bed. Suddenly he found himself shifting form into a huge creature with strength enough to life Eddy Loftis in his arms and crash through the window into the alley behind the apartment building. Confused by his new body, Backalley still managed to carry Loftis away from the conflagration before fleeing, terrorized by the change that had come over him.
For several days after the fire, Backalley roamed the streets of Knoxville, uncertain of what he was and afraid to seek out Eddy, the only person he knew. Finally, he was discovered by ne of the members of Megan Alexander's pack of city Garou. The pack took him in and taught him the basics of life as a preserver of Gaia in the midst of the Weaver, and introduced him to the rudiments of human civilization. With their help, Backalley tracked down Eddy. Loftis had lost everything in the fire, and his profound depression cost him his job at the zoo as well. Now one of the homeless, he wandered the streets of the city, sleeping in shelters or abandoned buildings. Thankfully, he received food and his favorite brand of beet from a mysterious donor. The plight of his former master awoke in Backalley a sympathy for other human castaways. His clandestine acts of kindness for Eddy and other members of the homeless population attracted the attention of a few other Knoxville Bone Gnawers, members of the Hood.
Backalley remains one of the most valuable, though sometimes unappreciated, members of Meagan's pack. His contacts with the lowest rungs of Knoxville society provide his pack with much valuable information. He is an "expert" on Kindred activities in the city, although not all of his facts are reliable.
Image[]
A scrawny young man who appears to be in his early 20s, Backalley is wire-thin and bone-hard, with shaggy brown hair and usually a few days growth of stubble on his chin. As a wolf, he is small and scruffy, with brownish-gray fur. Although his Crinos form is still formidable, it is considerably smaller than the average Garou.
Stats[]
Breed: Lupus
Auspice: Galliard
Tribe: Bone Gnawer (The Hood)
Nature/Demeanor: Caregiver/Maker
Physical: Strength 2 (4/6/5/3), Dexterity 4 (4/5/6/6), Stamina 2 (4/5/5/4)
Social: Charisma 3, Manipulation 3 (2/0/0/0), Appearance 2 (1/0/0/0)
Mental: Perception 4, Intelligence 4, Wits 5
Talents: Alertness 3, Brawl 2, Dodge 4, Empathy 2, Primal-Urge 2, Streetwise 4, Subterfuge 2
Skills: Drive 1, Firearms 1, Melee 3, Repair 2, Stealth 4
Knowledges: Computers 1, Enigmas 3, Investigation 1, Rituals 2
Backgrounds: Allies 2, Contacts 2
Gifts: Heightened Senses, Mindspeak, Scent of Sweet Honey, Burrow, Distractions, Find the Prize
Rank: 2
Rage 5, Gnosis 6, Willpower 5
Rites: Rite of Binding, Rite of Talisman Dedication
Fetishes: Lost Keyring
References[]
- ↑ CTD/WTA: Rage Across Appalachia, p. 68-69