Black Stag

He said saw the Black Stag, 
early one frost-forged morning. 
He said it stood as still as cast bronze, 
with antlers so tall, so high 
they pierced the skin of his universe;
with a back so broad, so strong
that his world and all-time 
could ride bareback.
He said it gazed with 
such force, such focus,
That he saw his creations, past and future, 
cradled in the pigment of its eyes.
He said that once he had blinked away 
the tears of this revelation, 
the stag, and his freewill, had gone.
- by Bob Dellar
Black Stag is huge like the prehistoric Elk of the British Ilses. He appeared in Australia at the same time as the Western Fae as part of the Wyld Hunt, forever chased and never caught. His Chosen packs are those with a specific vendetta or act of vengeance to accomplish with the intent of sacrificing all other goals or relationships in order to obtain it. Chiminage to him must include blood of beloved freely offered or taken from their corpse and heartfelt tears.
Spirit of War
Brood: Danu
Favored Camp: Tuatha de Fionn
Favored Auspice: Ahroun
Caerns: none
Pack Background Cost: 10; Personal Background Cost:5
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Totem Benefit: Black Stag provides his Chosen with 1 dot in any physical attribute (to max of 6), 1 dot in survival (to max of 5) and the gift Sense Prey.
Ban & Flaw: Black Stag can only be approached by those with a just cause for vengeance and must swear to destroy the one or ones responsible. They cannot rest more than a day or engage in any kind of real recreation or romance except for the sake of subterfuge which will get them closer to their target. Breaking this ban will cause them to lose 1 permanant dot in each of their physical attributes until attonement is made and the hunt taken up once more. In addition to this Driving Goal which is represented as a flaw on the character sheet, the Chosen of Black Stag gain the second flaw of Vengeance if they did not already have it.
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