Stourbridge Lion

==Strourbridge Lion==
The silent glen, the sunless stream, 
To wandering boyhood dear, 
And treasured still in many a dream, 
They are no longer here 
A huge red mound of earth is thrown, 
Across the glen so wild and lone, 
The stream so cold and clear; 
And lightning speed and thundering sound 
Pass hourly o'er the unsightly mound.
Nor this alone—for many a mile 
Along that iron way, 
No verdant banks or hedgerows smile 
In summer's glory gay ; 
Thro' chasms that yawn as though the earth 
Were rent in some strange mountain-birth, 
Whose depth excludes the day, 
We're borne away at headlong pace, 
To win from time the wearying race ! 
-–Dublin University Magazine.
 
Stourbridge Lion first approached the North American Glass Walker tribe in 1829.  He appeared as a massive lion made from bolts, steel, and steam which remains a form he commonly takes today. Occasionally he also appears as a massive train or even a human bushranger or law enforcement officer. He has a deep hostility towards the Alcheringa and the "upstart" Electronic totem now popular with the tribe.
Spirit of Respect
Brood: Cockroach
Favored Auspice: Philodox
Favored Camp: Bushrangers
Caerns: controls none but 
Pack Background Cost: 9; Personal Background Cost:5
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Totem Benefit: Stourbridge Lion gifts all of his children with an automatic success on all soak rolls, the gift Create Element and +1 dot of survival to a max of 5.
Ban & Flaw: Stourbridge Lion expects his Children to protect and provide for any kinfolk or human within their territory, especially in times of danger or famine.
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