Burning Waves Grottos


Characters


Joining the Grottos is mainly a matter of recognition and approval by the Elders. IC, one can assume much truthsaying and soul-scanning is performed to insure a spy, psycho, or Q'yrl-corrupted wereshark isn't allowed into the Grotto sanctums.

The only real limitation is in Rank. No character of Rank 5 is permitted. This has less to do with potential power abuse and more to do with illogical social stratification. The leaders of the Grottos are and always will be background NPCs that will almost never be seen (except in plotlines a player may choose to run). Q'yrl-fallen allies are not to be played in the HIP but instead the Shades of Darkness (SoD) game. When submitting your character's name for the TUG's roster, include only which Grotto the character is to be in. Kinfolk of the Rokea, even though they aren't considered members of the Grottos, will be listed here.

Below is a current character roster of those PCs involved in the BWG game. Even the most basic information regarding these characters (Auspice, shark species) must be discovered IC. Only the name of the player of the character will be listed; contacting said player is left to his peers' devices (using the mailing list is a good idea).

Grotto of the Tidal Shield
Ali Baba (Cam)
Chase Foxx (Cam)
Hillary Pease (Cam)
Navy Katow (Cam)

Tidal Shield Kinfolk
none

Grotto of the Sea's Heart
Mary Three-Pins (Cam)
Rocky Milds (Cam)
Scarlet Milds (Cam)
Tracer Haze (Cam)

Sea's Heart Kinfolk
Dallas Trevino (Cam)

Grotto of Scarlet Depths
Arayna Rocks (Cam)
Breeyah Braat (Cam)
Samani Rara (Cam)
Trudy Gee (Cam)
Vida Corpe (Cam)

Scarlet Depths Kinfolk
Keanu Barr (Cam)

The NPC Elders are as follows, noting that all of them are at least Rank 4. But their stats are not listed -- this is left solely to the imagination of any player who wishes to use them in a plotline.

  • Lala Hullcracker (Scarlet Depths Elder/Ixya)
  • Moke Drives-the-Wake (Tidal Shield Elder/Karkha)
  • Pika Endless-Eyes (Sea’s Heart Elder/Angus)

    Slews


    The formation of slews in the Burning Waves Grottos game is strictly voluntary and personal. They are well-advised, both IC and OOC. Players wishing to run plots can more effectively wind them around established (or establishing) slews instead of random characters. Furthermore, even Rokea are pack-minded creatures. The acquisition of a slew Totem is also voluntary, but earning the spirits’ favor is the players’ responsibility (of course) to play out, as there are no official Storytellers in the TUGs.

    Name: Seachummers -- Ali Baba, Chase Foxx, Hillary Pease, Navy Katow
    Description -- A Slew dominated by Dimwaters seeks Betweeners (including Same-Bito hengeyokai) and other enemies of Sea to lure out and punish with a gruesome death. Totem: Moray.

    Name: Gorge-Runners -- Mary Three-Pins, Rocky Milds, Scarlet Milds, Tracer Haze; Dallas Trevino
    Description -- This Darkwater Slew prides itself on its ability to explore forbidden zones and elude the horrifying guardians of the deep. Totem: Maelstrom.

    Name: Ravage -- Lotan Deep-in-the-Now, Samani Rara, Trudy Gee; Keanu Barr
    Description -- This Slew proves a mixed bag of sharks under the direction of a wise elder. Totem: Manta Ray.

    Name: Forces of Nature -- Arayna Rocks, Breeyah Braat, Vida Corpe
    Description -- This slew is dedicated to helping Sea erode extraneous protrusions (islands and seamounts)--that is, territorial intrusions by Unsea that deplete the weresharks' natural habitat. Totem: Nevertouched.