Rage Across Appalachia is a regional sourcebook for Werewolf: The Apocalypse with additional information for Changeling: The Dreaming.
Summary[]
From the White Wolf catalog:
- Down in the Holler
- Deep in the backwoods of the southern Appalachian mountain range, the Garou hold out against the imminent destruction of their homes. The modern world intrudes harshly onto their sacred sites, building roads over spirit paths. The Wyrm burrows into the hearts of their Kinfolk and the Ways are forgotten.
- Ancient Magic Awakens
- But the Garou are not alone against their enemy: The native fae have been here longer, and they will not let their freeholds fall to corruption. It's a battle of backwoods wisdom and lore against an industrial society gone mad.
- Rage Across Appalachia is a regional sourcebook and chronicle setting for use with Werewolf: The Apocalypse and Changeling: The Dreaming. It includes:
- The supernatural history of Appalachia
- The local Garou, from the hillbilly Bone Gnawers to the native Uktena
- Details on the Nunnehi changelings, including new Bunks
Contents[]
Legends of the Garou: Spirit Messengers[]
An elderly Kinfolk tells a story to her grandchildren, including one who is about to undergo her First Change.
Introduction[]
- Appalachian Dialect
- Sources:
- Non-Fiction:
- Trail of Tears, by John Ehle
- Strangers in High Places, by Michael Frome
- Colonialism in Modern America: the Appalachian Case, edited by Helen Matthews Lewis, Linda Johnson and Don Askins
- Eighty English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians, collected by Cecil J. Sharp and Maud Karpeles
- The Spiritual Reawakening of the Great Smoky Mountains, by Page Bryant
- History, Myths, and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees, by James Mooney
- Fiction:
- The "Silver John" novels of Manly Wade Wellman
- Sharon McCrumb's "ballad series" (Hangman's Beautiful Daughter; She Walks These Hills; If Ever I Return; Pretty Peggy-O)
- Thomas Wolfe's novels
- John Ehle' novels
- Films:
- The Last of the Mohicans
- Thunder Road
- Nell
- Deliverance
- Music:
- Joan Baez
- The Kingston Trio
- Pete Seeger
- Peter, Paul and Mary
- Billy Edd Wheeler
- David Holt
- Jean Ritchie and Phil
- Gaye Johnson
- John Prine
- Metro Blues All-Stars
- Non-Fiction:
Chapter One: From the Beginning (An Appalachian History)[]
Provides a broad overview of the history of southeastern Appalachia, from the coming of the Pure Ones to this unspoiled region to the invasion by European colonists, a process that began in the 18th century and, in some ways, is still going on in the form of increased tourism. Various social and cultural issues that affect the region, are also detailed as well as the clandestine machinations of the Wyrm's minions and the equally covert counteractions by the forces of Gaia.
Chapter Two: The Geography of Appalachia[]
Details on the five Garou protectorates of the region:
- The Anakeesta Protectorate, encompassing the Great Smokey Mountains. Includes the city of Knoxville, Tennessee and Sept of the Changing Seasons.
- The Land of the Sky Protectorate, encompassing the Blue Ridge Mountains. Includes Asheville, North Carolina, and the Sept of the Grandfather.
- The Shawanese Protectorate, encompassing the Cumberland Mountains. Home to the Sept of the Moon's Blessing.
- The Protectorate of the Long River on the Cumberland Plateau. Includes Chattanooga, Tennessee and the Sept of the Mountain Watch.
- The Protectorate of the Ani-Kituwaghi, which overlaps with the Qualla Boundary, the official reservation of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee. Home to an Uktena sept, the Sept of the Seven Clans.
In addition, Appalachia is considered a duchy of the Kingdom of Willows among changelings, with a tenuous peace among the sidhe, the commoner Kithain and the nunnehi. The environmental damage caused by logging, mining and the chemical industry have left behind several prominent Hellholes.
Chapter Three: The Changing Breed of the Mountains[]
Introduces the Garou of Appalachia and their Kinfolk. Although a few tribes dominate the region, most trines have some representatives in Appalachia and some actively seek to increase their influence. Others of the Changing Breed are also present in the area and a few individuals are detailed in this section as well.
Chapter Four: Mountain Dreamers (Changelings)[]
Details the world of Appalachian changelings. In addition to the exiled children of the Dreaming who sought refuge in the mountains from the tide of Banality that swept through Europe, Appalachia has its native faeries, who find themselves doubly threatened by the encroaching tide of modern disbelief and by their European cousins. Rules for creating both European and Nunnehi changelings for Storyteller use are included, as well as profiles of some of the Appalachian fae.
- Chicanery Bunks
- Legerdemain Bunks
- Primal Bunks
- Soothsay Bunks
- Sovereign Bunks
- Wayfare Bunks
Chapter Five: Strange Relations (Enemies and Others)[]
Presents a roster of the forces aligned against the Garou as well as neutral groups whose involvement on one side or the other could alter the balance of power between Gaia's warriors and the servants of the Wyrm. Black Spiral Dancers and their Kinfolk, a host of Wyrm creatures, and other malign spirits and beings as well as mortal enemies make the struggle for Appalachia's soul an arduous and perilous one. The majority of the region's small Kindred population fall into the category of "enemies," by design or default, although there are rare exceptions. The closeness of the Umbra has also given rise to a number of creatures unique to Appalachia, and they, too, are described here.
- Fomori
- Indigenous Beasties
Chapter Six: Appalachian Moonrise[]
A three-part chronicle based around the search for the Mammoth's Bone fetish: "Kentucky Moonshine," "Tennessee Waltz" and "Carolina Moon."
Appendix: Appalachia in Song and Symbol[]
Introduces some new totems for Appalachian Garou as well as new fetishes, talens and Gifts based on the region's native and imported cultures. New totems include plant and rock spirits allied to the Nunnehi. The appendix also presents hints for using the traditional music and stories of the mountains as a means of adding depth and atmosphere to Appalachian chronicles.
- Fetishes and Talens
- Caern Fetish - Level (half the totem cost), Gnosis (varies)
- Drowsing Rod - Level 1, Gnosis 5
- Madstone - Level 3, Gnosis 5
- Storybag - Level 2, Gnosis 5
- Rites
- Rite of Going to Water - Level One
- Rite of Thanksgiving (or the Green Corn Dance)- Level Two
- Appalachian Totems
- The Grandfather
- Loon
- Mammoth (Totem)
- Mammoth (Great Beast) - Stats
- Opossum
- Red-cockaded Woodpecker
- Salamander
- Tanawha
- Nunnehi Totems
- Nunnehi Totem Gifts
- Stone Mask - Level One
- Whisper - Level One
- Wisdom of the River - Level Two
Background Information[]
Ads at the back of the book include: Changeling: The Dreaming Rulebook, The Wyrm expansion set for the Rage CCG and Vampire: The Dark Ages (Coming March, 1996 AD).
Memorable Quotes[]
Characters[]
Garou[]
- Artemis Silver-Dawn, Freebooter Black Fury
- Maya Wordweaver, Black Fury Galliard
- Elektra Daygreeter, Black Fury
- Lycoris Moon-Sister, Black Fury, Leads the Appalachian Freebooters
- Armageddeon Ryddell, Bone Gnawer
- Backalley, Bone Gnawer, Patchwork Quilt Pack Member
- Lodi Clawfoot, Bone Gnawer
- One-Ear, Lodi Clawfoot's father, Bone Gnawer
- Claudie Milleroy, Lodi Clawfoot's mother, Bone Gnawer
- Miz Flora Gray, Bone Gnawer based in Asheville, The Hood
- Payback, metis Bone Gnawer
- Billie Jo Whately, Bone Gnawer Ragabash, Loon's Companions Pack Member
- Michael Spiritsinger, Children of Gaia, Gatekeeper of the Sept of the Changing Seasons
- Myron Delacroix, Children of Gaia
- Serena Dreamchild, Children of Gaia Ragabash, Patchwork Quilt Pack Member
- Leah Hopebringer, Child of Gaia
- Hattie Thunderwife, Child of Gaia
- Grainne Dances-on-Moonlight, Fianna Ragabash, Master of the Challenge of the Sept of the Changing Seasons
- Bridey-Kate Davis ("Sister of the Winds"), Fianna, Sept Leader of the Sept of the Grandfather
- Gayle MacMullain ("Leafbright"), Fianna Philodox, Keeper of the Land to the Sept of the Moon's Blessing
- Lugh Light-on-the-Water, Fianna Theurge, Master of the Rite to the Sept of the Moon's Blessing
- Malcolm Macdonald, Fianna Theurge, Gatekeeper to the Sept of the Mountain Watch
- Will Tinker, Fianna Galliard, Loon's Companions Pack Member
- Seamus Laughs-at-the-Kill, Past Fianna Ahroun
- Caitlin Dooley, Fianna
- Brightsong, Caitlin Dooley's Past Life
- Patrick Sheehan, Fianna
- Dougal Mountain-Speaker, Fianna
- Neil Crier, Wyrm-tainted Fianna Ronin, ousted from the Sept of Changing Seasons
- Gunter Might-of-Thor-on-the-Mountain, Get of Fenris, leader of the Warclaws of the Mountain Watch
- Dagnar Icedottir, Get of Fenris Philodox, Member of Sept of the Moon's Blessing
- Jorgen Hammersong, Get of Fenris Galliard, Member of Sept of Changing Seasons
- Wolfram Blood-of-Fenris, Get of Fenris
- Ulric Vengeance-of-Odin, Past Get of Fenris Quaker, died
- Gus Overland, Get of Fenris Ahroun, Leader of Loon's Companions
- Dieter Wyrm-crusher, Past Get of Fenris, died
- Jutta Runesister, Past Get of Fenris Galliard
- Reuben "Earth-Defender" Bruckner, Get of Fenris
- Lisl Eyes-of-the-Forest-and-Knower-of-Secrets, Get of Fenris
- Sylvie Webb, Glass Walker Philodox, Warder to the Sept of the Mountain Watch
- Stephen Back-to-the-Land, Glass Walker Ragabash, Master of the Challenge to the Sept of the Mountain Watch
- Miles Creighton, Glass Walker Theurge, Patchwork Quilt Pack Member
- Megan Alexander, Glass Walkers, Patchwork Quilt Pack Leader
- Roy Hartley, Glass Walkers
- Forest Runner, Red Talons
- Tarith, Shadow Lords
- Halimah Falak, Silent Strider
- Talib, Silent Strider Theurge, Loon's Companions Pack Member
- Horeb Farseer, Silent Strider
- Anubis Hillwalker, Silent Striders
- William Banecrusher, Silver Fang Ahroun, Sept Leader of the Sept of the Changing Seasons
- Bathsheba Heart-of-the-Trillium, Silver Fang Philodox, Warder of the Sept of the Changing Seasons
- Carson Sandler, Silver Fang Galliard, Master of the Rite for the Sept of the Grandfather
- "Free", Silver Fang Ahroun, Patchwork Quilt Pack Member
- Ashley Elizabeth Heartwell, Silver Fang Philodox, Loon's Companions Pack Member
- Alexander Whitemane, Silver Fang Theurge
- Josiah Windford, Silver Fangs
- Deborah Jewel-of-Morning, Stargazer, Sept of the Mountain Watch
- Siddhartha Travels-with-Beauty, Galileo's father, Stargazer, stayed in Tibet
- Galileo Crosses-the-Stars, Stargazers
- Stands-His-Ground, Uktena, Sept Leader of the Sept of the Seven Clans
- Smiling Moondaughter, Uktena Theurge, Master of Rites of the Sept of the Seven Clans
- Sings-to-the-Waters, Uktena Galliard, Master of the Challenge of the Sept of the Seven Clans
- Jacob Watches-the-Sunrise, Uktena Ahroun, Warder of the Sept of the Seven Clans
- Moonskin or Moondance, Uktena Metis, Keeper of the Land of the Sept of the Seven Clans
- Bridgewalker, Uktena Theurge, Gatekeeper of the Sept of the Seven Clans
- Kijika-Adahy ("Walks-Quietly-in-the-Woods"), Uktena Theurge, Loon's Companions Pack Member
- Thomas Hard Rain "Screams-in-Fury", Uktena
- Standing Rock, Uktena
- Ayita Stormcrow, Uktena
- Voice-in-the-Night, Ayita's Uktena ancestor
- Singing Water, Ayita's Uktena ancestor
- Vengeance-of-the-Mountains, Uktena Theurge
- Spirit-of-the-Hunt, Uktena Galliard
- Hears-the-Wild-Goose-Call, Wendigo
- Screamin' Joe Huckster, Black Spiral Dancer (leader of the Black Spiral Square Dancers)
- Pete Roach ("Slimesucker"), Black Spiral Dancer Ahroun
- Rae Ellen Gantrie ("Sleeps-with-Trash"), Black Spiral Dancer Theurge
- Tiny Bob White, Black Spiral Dancer Ragabash Metis
Other Changing Breeds[]
- Bessie Hardwinter, Gurahl
- M'rissa Manycolor, Bastet (Pumonca)
- Hideo Ishii, an exiled Kitsune
- Arachilia Longley, Ananasi
Changelings[]
- Toireasa, House Fiona, Countess of Balsam
- Jack the Whistler, eshu troubadour
- Linden Silvercrown, a wolf pooka who has been passing herself off as a Silver Fang among the Garou
- Lily Wildflower, redcap roadie
- Chief Crying Tears, leader of the Nunnehi
- Bright Otter, a Nunnehi
- Footstomper, a Nunnehi
- Django Hillrunner, eshu
- Blue Feather, example Nanehi childling
- Amina, Galileo's mother, Eshu, died
Others[]
- Spirit Messengers:
- Billie Mae, Kinfolk
- Luke, Billie Mae's husband, Kinfolk
- Ansel Forshay, Kinfolk
- Jared, Ansel's older brother, Kinfolk
- Malvina, Jared's Wife, Kinfolk
- Josie Forshay, Jared and Malvina's daughter, Garou
- Fingal Forshay, Garou
- Bettina, Ansel's grandchild, Kinfolk
- Lyle and Lila, twins, Kinfolk
- Luke Jr., Kinfolk
- Alvey, Kinfolk
- Drowning Bear, Uktena Kinfolk, Dreamspeaker
- Frederick Law Olmstead, Bone Gnawer Kinfolk
- Claudie Milleroy, Lodi Clawfoot's mother, Bone Gnawer Kinfolk
- Alma Childe, Children of Gaia Kinfolk, anthropology professor
- Regina Troquay, Gangrel antitribu
- Louis Pettigrass, Tremere elder from Chattanooga, died
- Nathan Van de Brook, Ventrue Prince of Asheville
- Joshua Stein, Toreador elder
- Jasmine, Gangrel
- Soaring Eagle, a Cherokee Dreamspeaker and Uktena Kinfolk
- Beverly deSales, Sons of Ether
- Ephraim Sandler, Verbena barabbus
- Aaron Sterling, mortal land developer, public manager of Smoky Mountain Futures
- Reverend Jimmy Tucker, a xenophobic preacher
- Lester Peebles, human who owned the Mammoth Bone for some time
- Uncle Everett - Human, Died, Gave the Mammoth Bone to Lester Peebles
- Philip Cameron, local horse farmer
- Judith Cameron. Philip's daughter, manager of Cameron Stables
- Tsul'kalu, a giant Cherokee spirit
- Helen on the Mountain - Wraith, From Asheville
- Moriah Tallman, a Wraith
- The Phantom Trucker, Wraith
- Trapper, Spectre
- Cauderells "Good-ole Boys", Bone Gnawer Kinfolk (Martin Cauderell, etc.)
- The Bledsons, Fomori family (Hiram, Lowell, "Red," Scooter, Zeke, Eugene, and Kyle; Micah - Human)
- Reverend Cletus Smith, Black Spiral Dancer Kinfolk
Terminology[]
Accordance, Alabama, Anakeesta Protectorate, Ananasi, Appalachia, Appalachian Freebooters (Pack), Arcadia, Art, Asheville, Banality, Banetenders, Birch, Blackfire Whiskey (Bledsons), Black Lung Hive, Black Spiral Dancers, Black Spiral Square Dancers (Pack), Blessing, Bone Gnawer Hillfolk, Bunk: Chicanery, Legerdemain, Primal, Soothsay, Sovereign, Wayfare; Caern Mammoth, Changeling, Chattanooga, Chimney Tops, Cloudburst Black and Bluegrass Band, Coaltown Creepers (BSD Pack), Commoner, Concordia, County of Balsam, Creighton Industries (Miles's Company), Croatan, Dark Corner Coven (Verbena), Devil's Courthouse, Dreaming, Duchy of Appalachia, Eye of the "Painter" (Level 2, Gnosis 5), Fianna, Fianna Fiddlers (Group), Freehold, Gatlinburg, Georgia, Glamour, Gurahl, Hannigan's (Knoxville Pub), Harlan County, Harvesting, High Castle Crafters, High King David, Hive of the Dead Pigeon, Hogling (Bane), The House of Bethel Gospel Choir (Celestial Chorus Group), H'ruggling (Bane), Isles of the Blest, Kentucky, Kingdom of Willows, Kith, Kitsune, Knoxville, Land of the Sky Protectorate, Legacy, Loon's Companions (Pack), Mammoth's Bone (Level 7, Gnosis 8), Nanehi, New Hampshire, New York, Noble, North Carolina, Nunnehi, Nunnehi Camp: Dogwood, Laurel, Rock; Oak Ridge, The Pack of Radiant Corruption (BSD Pack), The Patchwork Quilt (Pack), Pattern Spider, Pennsylvania, Pigeon River, Pigeon River Howlers (BSSD's pseudonym), Protectorate of the Ani-Kituwaghi, Protectorate of the Long River, Pumonca, Pure Lands, Pure Ones, Qualla Boundary, Qualmi, Raiding, Realm, Redfangs of the Wyld (Uktena pack), Seeming, Sept of the Changing Seasons, Sept of the Grandfather, Sept of the Moon's Blessing, Sept of the Mountain Watch, Sept of the Seven Clans, Seventh Generation, Shawanese Protectorate, Smoky Mountain Futures (Pentex), South Carolina, Stepping Sideways, Summer Lands, Tennessee, Totem, Uktena, Vermont, Virginia, Warclaws (Get of Fenris pack), West Virginia, Yunwi Amai'yine'hi, Yunwi Tsundsi',
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