Tjinderi Knowing-Smile is a Homid Ragabash Uktena. She lives in Australia.[1]
Biography[]
Tjinderi was stolen away from her family, who lived on a mission station on the outskirts of Alice Springs, when she was five, and raised by an American. Unlike many fostered Aboriginal children, Tjinderi was treated well. At 14 she discovered the reason for her foster-father's kindness. He was Commanding Howl, Uktena leader of the Kimberley Protectorate. Soon after her first transformation, Tjinderi accompanied Commanding Howl to the U.S.A. Here she learned of the tragedy of the Uktena and the loss of the Pure Lands. Commanding Howl, who had raised her like father, had ensured long before that her loyalties lay with him and the Uktena. Returning to her homeland, Tjinderi set about systematically learning all she could of the Bunyip and their ways, hoping to use that knowledge for the benefit of the Uktena alone.
Tjinderi came to rule the Kimberley Protectorate when Commanding Howl died. She also took his place on the Jindabyne Council. It is her goal to make the Uktena the most powerful tribe, first in Australia and then in the world. Then let the Wyrmcomers beware...
Tjinderi passes on all Bunyip secrets to the Uktena Great Council, in the hope that they can use the knowledge to reclaim America and Australia. Her ambition for the Uktena as a whole blinds her to the individuals who make up the tribe. Tjinderi still leads the Kimberley Protectorate, although she faces an increasing challenge from Jacky Gecko, her chosen successor. Tjinderi also faces a challenge from Runs-with-Ghosts of the Katajuta Protectorate.
Appearance[]
Tjinderi's Homid form, with which she is most comfortable, is that of a dark-skinned Aboriginal woman in her early 40's, with a mop of light brown hair falling to her shoulders. She dresses unassumingly in floral print sundresses and disdains jewelry. Her eyes are hooded and, even when she smiles broadly, always solemn. In Lupus form Tjinderi appears as a yellow-brown dingo with inquisitive eyes and lolling tongue. Her ears and tail are white-tipped.
Stats[]
Position: Sept Leader, Jindabyne Council Member
Breed: Homid
Auspice: Ragabash
Tribe: Uktena
Nature/Demeanor: Conniver/Director
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 4, Stamina 2, Charisma 4, Manipulation 4, Appearance 3, Perception 4, Intelligence 4, Wits 3
Abilities: Alertness 3, Empathy 3, Expression 4, Intimidation 3, Subterfuge 4
Skills: Leadership 2, Survival 5
Knowledges: Enigmas 4, Linguistics 3, Medicine 2, Occult 3, Politics 2, Rituals 5
Backgrounds: Allies 2, Kinfolk 5
Gifts: Blur of the Milky Eye, Open Seal, Persuasion, Sense Magic, Taking the Forgotten, Invisibility, Call Elemental, Whelp Body
Rank: 4
Rites: Rite of Cleansing, Rite of the Opened Caern, Rite of Binding, Rite of Spirit Awakening, Rite of Becoming, Rite of Summoning, Rite of the Fetish, Rite of the Totem, Rite of the Opened Bridge, The Wombat's Burrow (as The Badger's Burrow), Rite of the Shrouded Glen
Fetishes: Bells of Rain, Tiddalik's Bone (Level 2, Gnosis 6. A Water-spirit is bound into this Bunyip bone. The holder of the bone is guided to the nearest supply of fresh water, even if that water flows underground.)
Rage 4, Gnosis 5, Willpower 7
References[]
- ↑ WTA: Rage Across Australia, p. 85-86