| Stares Deep is a Hunter created by Mike Holmes (co-author of the game UNIVERSALIS). He has generously let me add Stares Deep to the TOTEM website along with a fully fledged Tribe to back him up. Thanks Mike! STARES DEEP Stares Deep is a member of the Eagle Clan. Eagle Clan Members of this Clan have a proud in demeanor. The men and women draw feathers on their foreheads with ash. The Clan Spirit is called FarWing. Clan Talent is See Far. See Far - You can see things at great distances without difficulty, and tend to spot things well before they arrive. The Focus Eagle is a wood carving of FarWing. His Talent is Identify Spirits, and he is often relied upon in hunts to ensure that the way is clear of vengeful spirits. THE SUN-MEN Stares Deep's tribe, the Sun Men lives in the Craggen Hills. They spend a lot of effort on moving about to avoid the Ogre Clan, and the Tall Tribe with whom they have a blood feud. The tribe travels lightly because of the nature of the terrain (no sledges possible), and the constant need to move due to their enemies, and customs. As such, they carry no housing, and use the common rock overhags as their shelter. In the evening it is the responsibility of a special team of hunters (currently composed mostly of Rhino Clansmen) to investigate any caves adjacent to the overhang selected to ensure that no sabercats or wolves are within. Currently the tribe numbers 62 adults, and 33 children, with the Eagle Clan being but 6 adults and 4 children. The other Clans in the tribe are Rhino (largest, and the clan from which both the Storyteller and Tribal Chieftain come from), Wolf, and Red Deer clans. Tribal Customs -Every morning, the Storyteller of the Tribe (Rough Skin) calls the men of the tribe to a nearby hill to greet the rising sun. -In general they travel west during the spring and summer, and east during the Fall and winter, which has to do with the sun's cycle, and how shadows fall in the Craggen Hills. In the process they travel the entire length of the hills. -When greeting outsiders, the Sun Men will speak only from the next hill, and will scatter if approached. Tribal Taboos -The Sun Men never travel or hunt when the sun is not visible in the sky believing as it brings bad luck. -A kill cannot be transported across a river. The Sun Men would rather eat it on the spot than transport the dead creature across a river and risk the river's wrath. -The women sing each night to encourage the sun to rise again. CURRENT SITUATION The adults of the Eagle Clan are the Chief Wide Eye, his wife Running Wind, his brother Night Sun, Stares Deep (who is Wide Eye's son), Stares Deep's wife Nenat, and Wide Eye's daughter Astat. One of the children, a girl who has yet to be named is Stares Deep's offspring. There is a long standing problem with the clan in that Night Sun refuses to take a mate. This threatens the Clan's viability, already at too low a number. Currently, the Tribe is having trouble deciding which of two paths to take. They can either go around a nasty crag ahead, which is treacherous, and has taken lives in the past, or they can save several days by crossing it. The condition of the crag changes each time the tribe comes to it. Complicating this, the Red Deer clan has refused to scout the area out, having lost two of their members the last time they were sent on this errand. The Rhino Clan very much wants to save time and go through. The negotiations have stalled, and the Chieftain has called upon the Eagle Clan to fix things. They owe him a debt for his support in a recent Tribal Council. So it's up to the Eagle Clan to try and figure out a solution to the problem. They could go and do the scouting themselves, but that would leave the tension between Red Deer, and Rhino intact and festering. Perhaps better to find another honorable solution. What the Tribe does not know is that the Spirit of the crag is at war with it's neighbors, and has sent animals from it to attack the wood to the south (the alternate rout). So at the moment, unless this can also be dealt with, either path is very dangerous. |
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| Stares Deep ~ A Campaign ~ |
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