Wandering Moon

Sept of the Wandering Moon
Caern of Vision
Tribal Leadership: Fianna, Silver Fangs
Location: Wentwood Forest
Totem: Gwdihŵ, Gatekeeper to Annwn
Status: Open
Current Sept Population: 20-24 Shifters
Kinfolk Village: Llanvair Discoed
==History==
Wandering Moon possesses one of the oldest caerns in South Wales. The Sept itself has seen its territorial borders and tribal rulership flux over time but the caern itself is ancient. The Fianna have stories that take its origins to the Dawn Times. It was the southern-most caern belonging to the White Howlers. The Silver Fangs of Conquering Claw seized it in 75 CE as their kinfolk and allies built the fortress of Isca nearby. They bred with Howler and Fianna kinfolk, creating their own blood line that came known as Austere Howl. When Conquering Claw withdrew in 400-410 AD, Austere Howl remained behind and retained control of this caern and several in southwest Britain. The rest of Conquering Claw's territory was taken by the Fianna but some of it was lost to the Fenrir in the 600s. Control of the sept itself shifted between the Fianna and the Silver Fangs back and forth over the centuries.
When House Winter Snow rushed forward into Britain in 1066, House Austere Howl was being led by Queen Christina, the Pureborn daughter of the kinfolk Edward of Essex. The leadership of Wandering Moon was a Fianna at the time, the Tuatha de Fionn philodox Deinol Claws-Strikes-True. Deinol was convinced by Queen Christina and other allies to submit to Winter Snow. The sept was divided, however, and went through several leaders over the next decade. Following the debacle of the Silver Crown and the collapse of Winter Snow, the sept somewhat stabalized under the leadership of the Silver Fang galliard Brynn Triumphs-Over-Darkness, a nephew of the Queen.
The 1100s-1600s were turbulent but the sept survived. It continued to be home to only the Fianna and Silver Fangs. The leadership was won by Reese Battles-The-Heavens in 1961. He was in power when during the Resurgence and remained the sept alpha until 2000, when he led a failed attack upon the Hive of the Tainted Throne. His niece, Blodwen Enchants-the-Spirits was an athro and Mistress-of-Rites who was captured and given to the vampire Myfawny. She escaped and subsequently became the new sept elder.
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==General Description==
Wandering Moon's bawn spreads between the villages of Llanvaches and Llanvair Discoed to the very south, Pen y cae-mawr in the west, Earlswood to the north. Much of the bawn has human visitation; there are trails and the Veil has to be carefully guarded. Gray Hill on the eastern side of the reservoir and contains a standing stone and stone circle which mark what was once a fae holding; it was lost during the Shattering. The ley lines of the area have shifted; it would not be possible to rebuild a holding there and ignite a new balefire without rechanneling some the caern's energies. Duke Marc ap Fiona swore an oath not to allow this; it was done as payment for the Donian I Iachau when the Duke claimed Lion's Gate was a fief in December of 1993.
Most of the Garou take turns staying with kinfolk in the four bawn villages and hunting/sleeping in lupus form in the heart of the forest. They tend to live simply: no cell phones, fancy camping gear, motor vehicles though there are some exceptions. The majority of Garou were born in the protectorate, a fair portion in the lands directly surrounding Wandering Moon. The successful campaign by the Woodland Trust to buy the forest around the caern in order to successfully protect it was completed in 2006. This has enabled the sept to expand.
==Current Politics==
The primary camp within Wandering Moon is the Tuatha de Fion. Before the Shattering, the Garou of Wandering Moon were under the vassalage of the powerful Fae who had holdings upon Gray Hill. Oaths of obligation and shared blood have kept the Garou of this sept heavily involved with House Fiona. This by itself brings the sept into conflict with Unconquered Stones and Triumphant Horizon. Not all kithain are pleased that the Garou of Wandering Moon are favored (or used) by the Fiona sidhe; there are a number of embittered commoners who think that killing off the wolves of Wentwood would be a important step in ridding the land of Fiona.
However, the relationships between individual members of the sept and individual fey are complicated and chaotic; the current sept leader and current Duke have had a particularly deep but volatile history.
Besides the Tuatha de Fion, the largest camps in Wandering Moon are the Casnewydd Fydd and the Frankenweilers. Many of the former are survivors from Stow Hill Caern, which was destroyed by the ratkin and bsd in the early 1980s. Some are Garou who escaped the massacre but most are significantly younger- the sons and daughters of the kinfolk that were successfully saved. Others simply joined the camp because they want to fight the Wyrm where it breeds and dwells- Newport.
The Frankenweilers actively engage in the pagentry of Caerleon and use their skills as actors and musicians to go undercover and use subtley and manipulation as tools. Some of them might be feyblooded but they don't have the same focus and devotion the kithain as the Tuatha de Fion. They are viewed as self-absorbed or indolent by some others. Unbenowst to the other factions, the Frankenweilers have their own secret allies in Caerleon.
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== Sept Council of 9==
Name 	Deed Name 	Tribe 	Rank 	Title 	Breed	Auspice 	Camp 	Pack
Blodwen 	Enchants the Spirits	Fianna 	Elder	Sept Alpha 	hom 	theurge 	Tuatha de Fion	Red Harts
Steve 	Redrain 	Fianna 	Athro	Warder 	hom 	ahroun 	Tuatha de Fion	Cwn Danu
Gruffydd	Plays the Part Well 	Fianna 	Athro	M.of Challenges 	hom 	galliard	Frankenweilers	John Frost
Quentin 	Stalks the Bawn 	Fianna 	Athro	M. of Rites 	hom 	theurge 	Tuatha de Fion	Cwn Danu
Margaret	Staring Eagle 	Fianna 	Athro	Gatekeeper 	hom 	philodox	Tuatha de Fion	Cwn Danu
Rhys 	Crying Mountain 	Bonegnawer 	Elder	Truthcatcher 	hom 	philodox	Peace Makers 	none
Meuric 	Hurries the River 	Glass Walker	Athro	Wyrmfoe 	hom 	ahroun 	Casnewydd Fydd	John Frost
Canaid 	Balances the Dragon 	Fianna 	Adren	Talesinger 	hom 	galliard	Song-Keepers 	John Frost
Isolde 	Hides in the Mists 	Fianna 	Adren	Caller of the Wyld	hom 	ragabash	Moon-Daughters	John Frost
Name 	Deed Name 	Birthdate 	Astrology	G.Sign	Model 	Status
Blodwen 	Enchants the Spirits	June 15, 1964 	Gemini 	 	Courtney Cox 	HST
Steve 	Redrain 	Jan 9, 1974 	Capricorn	 	Christian Bale 	VIP-Open
Gruffydd	Plays the Part Well 	Nov 3, 1975 	Scorpio 	 	Dylan Moran 	VIP-Open
Quentin 	Stalks the Bawn 	July 11, 1969 	Cancer 	 	Rhys Ifans 	VIP-Open
Margaret	Staring Eagle 	April 20, 1960 	Taurus 	 	Sheena Easton 	VIP-Open
Rhys 	Crying Mountain 	August 12 ,1940	Leo 	 	Ian McKellen 	VIP-Open
Meuric 	Hurries the River 	Oct 10, 1973 	Libra 	 	Ioan Gruffudd 	VIP-Open
Canaid 	Balances the Dragon 	Sept 9, 1982 	Virgo 	 	Amanda Righetti	VIP-Open
Isolde 	Hides in the Mists 	March 1, 1984 	Pisces 	 	Isabel Lucas 	VIP-Open
==Active Guardians==
Name 	Deed Name 	Tribe 	Rank 	Pack 	Breed	Auspice 	Camp
Azalea 	Steals the Sunrise	Fianna 	fostern	Blood Fire	hom 	ragabash	Tuatha de Fion
Braiden 	Bitter Raven 	Child of Gaia	fostern	Blood Fire	hom 	theurge 	Tuatha de Fion
Gervase 	Consumes-the-Heart	Fianna 	fostern	Gwyryfu 	hom 	galliard	Casnewydd Fydd
Grahame 	Claws-Like-Razors 	Glass Walkers	fostern	Blood Fire	hom 	philodox	Tuatha de Fion
Lonny 	Pierces the Moon 	Fianna 	fostern	Gwyryfu 	hom 	theurge 	Frankenweilders
Phoebe 	Guards the Battle 	Fianna 	fostern	Blood Fire	hom 	philodox	Casnewydd Fydd
Porter 	Thrashing Steel 	Silver Fang 	fostern	Blood Fire	hom 	ahroun 	Casnewydd Fydd
Shantelle	Cerulean Tears 	Fianna 	fostern	Gwyryfu 	hom 	galliard	Frankenweilers
Teleri 	Silken Soul 	Fianna 	fostern	Gwyryfu 	hom 	ragabash	
Frankenweilers
Vaughn 	Axe of Stars 	Fianna 	fostern	Gwyryfu 	hom 	ahroun 	
Tuatha de Fion
Name 	Deed Name 	Birthdate 	Astrology	G.Sign	Model 	Status
Azalea 	Steals the Sunrise	October 2, 1989 	Libra 	 	
Mia Wasikowska 	ViP-Open
Braiden 	Bitter Raven 	January 1, 1990 	Capricorn	 	Alex Pettyfer 	VIP-Open
Gervase 	Consumes-the-Heart	August 22, 1985 	Leo 	 	Anna Kendrick 	VIP-Open
Grahame 	Claws-Like-Razors 	March 9, 1980 	Pisces 	 	Adam Brody 	VIP-Open
Lonny 	Pierces the Moon 	October 25, 1981 	Scorpio 	 	Chad Michael Murray	VIP-Open
Phoebe 	Guards the Battle 	June 18, 1983 	Gemini 	 	Soleil Moon Frye 	VIP-Open
Porter 	Thrashing Steel 	May 15, 1984 	Taurus 	 	Chris Evans 	VIP-Open
Shantelle	Cerulean Tears 	November 16, 1987	Scorpio 	 	Bryce Dallas Howard	VIP-Open
Teleri 	Silken Soul 	April 14, 1988 	Aries 	 	Jordan Pruitt 	VIP-Open
Vaughn 	Axe of Stars 	April 10, 1990 	Aries 	 	Justin Chatwin 	VIP-Open
==Other Packs==
*Grail & Grove
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