Bokwus

By Colin Chapman (col.chapman@virgin.net)

Description
'Tree Healer, kin of the Wendigo, made her way through the ancient woodland, a warm and
gentle midday sun, cascading in shafts of light through the canopy overhead and he soil, rich,
dark and aromatic beneath her moccasin feet. She opened her beaded pouch, reaching into
the dark recess, feeling it writhing beneath her touch, clammy and slightly sticky. Sunlight
danced golden off the pristine river ahead of her, fish leaping at clouds of flies. Undefiled
nature But not if Tree Healer had her way...
The Dancers on the Black Spiral had shown her the 'truth' of reality, the 'lie' of Gaia. This
river fed the Wendigo sped downriver, a simple matter to pollute and defile both water and
Gaia's garou. She reached the water’s edge, kneeling slowly on a smooth cool rock, and
grinning insanely withdrew the fleshy and ichorous phial from her pouch... A flurry of
movement. Half twisting to scream she hit the water. It fills her lungs, floods her eyes. Her
last sight, a grim aquiline face, scrolled with totemic war paint and powerful arms holding
her under...'
Statistics
Rage: 8
Willpower: 8
Gnosis: 6
Power: 40
Charms: Cleanse the Blight, Disorient, Forest Sense, Hide, Hold, Materialize (Cost: 26; Str
5, Dx 5, Sta 6, Brawl 5, Dodge 5, Stealth 5, 8 Health Levels), Reform.
Image
Bokwus are ancient members of Wendigo's brood, serving him when he was Sasquatch, and
now as Wendigo. Guardians of northern forests, each woodland has a single Bokwus
protector. Grim, determined and stoic, they never speak, going about their task with singular
purpose. Bokwus appear as wiry and aquiline Native Americans, covered with totemic war
paint, but otherwise naked and unarmed.
Habitat
The woodlands and forests of Northern America.
Spiritual Correspondences
The single-minded protection of natural reserves and woodland.
Material Correspondences
Bokwus can only manifest in the woodland they protect. Items of larch, spruce or fir are
favored for summons. Bokwus will only allow themselves to be bound into fetishes made of
such woods and only if the forest they were defending has been destroyed or utterly
corrupted. In these cases they will allow themselves to be bound, but the fetish owner must
swear an oath to punish those responsible for the destruction and attempt to rejuvenate and
 heal the woodland if such is possible.
Gift Lore
Any gifts associated with woodland or trees.
Taboos
Bokwus can never engage in any act that would harm their protectorate or any other natural
area. They are the mortal enemies of those who do.
Attitude
Aloof, silent and determined with friends. Aloof, silent and violent to enemies.
Chiminage
The supplicant must aid the Bokwus in its caretaking and guardian task for a variable length of
time depending on the request, disdaining civilized trappings and living off the land with only
the tools nature provides.