Davis "Watches-the-Waters" Tallafiero was a homid Silver Fangs Philodox who lived in the 19th century United States.
Biography[]
Herman Tallafiero inherited his money from the river trade, moving anything that people wanted moved. He worked fast, cheap and without any questions, and before long improved for himself an empire of paddleboats and river rats that dwarfed the one his father had created. Satisfied, he set himself up in imperial style, getting fat and sassy on his riverboat profits while watching the river trade expand.
Three years later, there was a knock on his door. Outside was a young man, already showing signs of going to fat, who claimed to be Tallafiero's illegitimate son. Now Herman was a lot of things, but he wasn't a liar, and he could see his features in the boy's face. 'Sides, he hadn't married and was looking for someone to be ready to take over the business from him when he passed on, and here was fate, dropping an heir in his lap. He took the young man, who called himself Davis Tolliver, in, made him change his name back to Tallafiero, and "adopted" him. Then he set about turning young Davis into the spitting image of a young Herman, and did as good a job as might be expected.
That was a dozen years ago. Herman is dead now, and Davis - whose mother Herman is dead now, and Davis - whose mother Herman had dallied with so long ago - now sits on top of the machine that his father built. He controls a good chunk of the river trade, and a ton of the peripheral businesses - suppliers, brothels, saloons, wagon teamsters - as well. That allows him to keep a gimlet eye o what comes into and what goes out of town, and more importantly, who comes in and out as well.
Profile[]
- Image: Davis is hugely fat, and in Homid form needs to walk with the aid of a gold-handled cane. His complexion is a florid red, as is what's left of his hair, and he wears the finest suits that the river trade can send to him. In wolf form, Tallafiero is still roly-poly, but he moves with reasonable effectiveness. He's actually quite burly in addition to being fat, and in Crinos form he's positively enormous.
- Roleplaying Hints: You keep track of all the Garou who come into and go out of town, and can move things - or people - for other Garou without any questions asked. You're possessive of both your city and your property, and will act swiftly to crush any threat to either. Do folks favors - it doesn't cost you anything you can't afford, and it's always nice having folks all over the country owing you one. By this point enough Garou scattered over enough territory owe you one that nobody's dumb enough to renege, lest you call in someone else's marker to set the matter straight.
- Destiny: Finally called upon to fight his own battle when something big, ugly and Wyrm-tainted comes oozing down the river in 1875, Tallafiero is killed while buying time for his foreman Gerry Corbin and several others to get away and summon reinforcements. He does not kill the beast, but wounds it enough that Corbin is able to kill it later. Watches-the-Water never marries, and leaves his estate to the Beltons, with instructions t look for a successor to take up his duties.
- Physical: Strength 3 (5/7/6/4), Dexterity 2 (2/3/4/4), Stamina 3 (5/6/6/5)
- Social: Charisma 4, Manipulation 5 (4/0/2/2), Appearance 2 (1/0/2/2)
- Mental: Perception 4, Intelligence 4, Wits 4
- Talents: Alertness 4, Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Dodge 1, Empathy 4, Expression 3, Intimidation 3, Larceny 5, Primal Urge 1, Subterfuge 5
- Skills: Etiquette 4, Firearms 2, Melee 1, Leadership 4, Survival 2
- Knowledges: Culture 2, Investigation 3, Law 4, Linguistics 2, Politics 4, Science 1
- Backgrounds: Allies 3, Contacts 5, Fetish 2, Kinfolk 1, Pure Breed 3, Resources 5, Rites 2
- Gifts: Eminent Domain, Persuasion, Resist Pain, Scent of the True Form, Sense Wyrm, Call to Arms, Commanding Voice, Mend the Forked Tongue, Staredown, Disquiet, Wisdom of the Ancient Ways
- Rage: 6
- Gnosis: 4
- Willpower: 8
- Rites: Moot Rite, Rite of Cleansing
- Fetishes: Dream Catcher
References[]
- WTWW: Ghost Towns, p. 30-31