William Napier

Throughout most of William’s childhood the doctors had him on uppers and downers, while his family shunted him from one school to the next, trying to stay one step ahead of the expulsions. Upon discovering that his aggression lent itself well to organized sports, he quickly became a star player at whichever school he was sent to in a given year. It was during these formative years that his father- a frightening figure who had hardly ever spoken to William even when he was around- began to take notice of the boy. He explained that he fought a secret war against the children of Father Wolf, and something about a promise to the moon. William didn’t understand all of it, but his father returned occasionally to tell him more, one tantalizing bit at a time. In between visits his other relatives would tell him stories about spirits and shapeshifters living in Georgia. William always assumed these were Native American, or perhaps even folk tales of early settlers, but he has never heard about anything like these old legends outside his own family. When questioned about it they claimed not to know the origin of the tales, and even as an adult he has refrained from antagonizing his elders about it.

When he was twelve years old William’s father invited him on a hunting trip. During their brief talks his father mentioned hunting often, leading William to believe he did it professionally, and that perhaps lengthy trips into the wilderness were the explanation for his long absences. With them were several people William recognized as close friends of his father, as well as two women who introduced themselves as his cousin and aunt, Sharon and Martha Napier, explaining they lived on the south side of the city and had met him before when he was too young to remember.

Throughout middle and high school hunting trips became the linchpin of William’s relationship with his father, although they never wen alone, always having at least one of his father’s strange friends with them. Sometimes a wolf would even join them on the hunt, and though he never saw a transformation take place, he was fairly sure that these were the same friends in disguise. None of them ever used guns during these trips, relying on bows, javelins, or even their canine companions to bring down prey. When William broached the topic of using firearms, his father grumbled that it “wasn't the Napier tradition.” William pointed out that his cousin and aunt had used guns on his first trip, but this only seemed to anger his father, who said something about them being from a different tribe.

In high school William was a star (American)football player, earning himself a sports scholarship to Georgia State where he was a linebacker for the Panthers. He also became a little less abrasive during this time, earning himself a few friends on the team. However, he pushed himself too hard and became so injury-prone that he clearly wasn't going to make pro. Disheartened, he never graduated and eventually settled into a job as a park ranger, a job he has held for three years now. Despite his success he still yearns for glory, and has put his tremendous upper body strength to use training in archery, with an eye on joining an Olympic team the next time the event is hosted. His performance is rapidly improving and he has a small collection of trophies acquired at competitions over the last two years.

When the blizzard hit, William was in Kentucky competing in an archery tournament. Although he had not won the contest outright, he was returning home with his first trophy in the sport, and was quite frustrated when the storm delayed his return home. When the roads finally cleared William found he had lost not only his father, but aunt Martha and cousin Sharon from southern Atlanta as well, all having disappeared without a trace. After attending three funerals in a week he investigated for a cause, checked up on their homes. He thought he’d figured the location of a locus once from some notes, but when he explored the bus station in question he discovered nothing. Since that time he’s made a hobby(some might call it a mild obsession) of investigating disappearances and sightings of ghosts and ufos. He hasn’t run into anything concrete, but he tends to interpret anything unexplained as likely having supernatural origin, and isn’t good at keeping this borderline lunacy hidden if the topic is broached. At first his goal was to find out what happened during the blizzard, but other than learning that the strange disappearances were not limited to his family, none of his initial leads lead to anything. He doesn’t have anything left to go on, but he refuses to completely give up out of sheer stubbornness, though his efforts have slowed down in recent months.

Appearance- William's light brown hair is kept well cropped, accompanied by a pencil thin beard. He stands 6'3" and is built like a linebacker, which he was. Despite his well-groomed appearance he displays little to no fashion sense. In wolf form his coat is a blackish-brown with splashes of white, his light brown hair darkened by thesmudge on the moon the night of his First Change. His build shows strong coyote influences, having come from a long line of werewolves who grew up in an area where coyotes are the dominant canine species.

Suharrahu, the "Trickster Warrior"

William's First Change occured under the light of a full moon darkened by partial eclipse. All rolls to notice or remember William take a -3 penalty. His primary Renown is Glory, but he is otherwise considered a Rahu for Auspice-exclusive abilities.

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Threads

A Very Early Thanksgiving http://www.thedirge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=751 Oct. 10th- During the government shutdown, William stumbles into Alma’s 7-11, piss-drunk at 2:00 in the afternoon. After making an ass of himself and receiving a self-inflicted injury, he retreats to the bench outside to wait for a cab to take him home.

Grand Reopening http://www.thedirge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=755 Oct. 17th- While preparing the park to reopen, William has a run-in with resident bogeyman Enid. During the attack he undergoes the First Change, tragically killing his partner Dave. After a savage exchange of blows, William flees from Enid. Eventually he manages to slip away by hiding in a river.

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