Mazu Temple Protectorate
Characters
Joining the Sept or any other group 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 Wyrm-corrupted shapeshifter isn't allowed into the spiritual 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 Septs are and always will be background NPCs that will almost never be seen (except in plotlines a player may choose to run). Black Spiral Dancers and Wyrm-fallen allies are not to be played in the MTP but instead the Shades of Darkness (SoD) game. When submitting your character's name for the TUG's roster, include only if the character is to be in the Sept or not (as would all non-Garou). Kinfolk allied with their respective Tribes and Breeds, even if they aren't considered members of the Sept per se, will be listed here.
Below is a current character roster of those PCs involved in the MTP. Even the most basic information regarding these characters (e.g., Tribe, Auspice) 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).
Sept of Endless Prosperity
Bou Si-Sat (Cam)
Coudei Deon-Ng (Cam)
Cyun Mui-Zi (Cam)
Hung Ka Gy (Cam)
Kira Carilla Co Cruzada (Cam)
Leong Cim-Haau (Cam)
Lo Yuan Qing (Cam)
Ni Siu Fong (Cam)
Ou Ceng-Si (Cam)
Yu Tzu Wun (Cam)
Endless Prosperity Kinfolk
Lo Wai Yi (Cam)
The NPC Elders are as follows, noting that all of them occupy primary positions and 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.
Sept of Endless Prosperity
Chow Yut “Glittering Isles” (Sept Leader/Glass Walkers)
Yau Passos “Spiked” (Master of the Challenge/Bone Gnawers)
Packs
The formation of packs, prides, slews, or clutches in the Mazu Temple Protectorate 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) packs instead of random characters. Furthermore, the Garou at least are pack-minded creatures. The acquisition of a pack 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: Hidden Purse -- Kira Carilla Co Cruzada, Lo Yuan Qing, Hung Ka Gy, Ni Siu Fong, Yu Tzu Wun; Lo Wai Yi
Description -- A pack involved in illegitimate methods of wealth generation. Totem: Easy Credit.
Name: Bounty of Concrete Seas -- Leong Cim-Haau, Cyun Mui-Zi, Ou Ceng-Si, Bou Si-Sat, Coudei Deon-Ng
Description -- A pack of Wantong devoted to Rat Finking in exchange for Renown, cash, and whatever else they can get. Totem: Rice Rat.
