1 PIE DE PÁGINA

Credits Special Thanks

Written By: Neal Litherland, Debra Leonard To Carlos Hernández for his input for improving this
Developed By: Debra Leonard product.
Edited By: Scott Metzger
Art by: John Sargent, George Bingham, Amy Feger, Helgi
Halldórsson, Apokryltaros, John Margolies
Art sourced from: White Wolf Art Packs, Public Do-
main, and Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 and 4.0
Generic licenses.

© 2017 White Wolf Entertainment AB. All rights reserved. Vampire:

The Masquerade®, World of Darkness®, Storytelling System™, and
Storytellers Vault™ are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of
White Wolf Entertainment AB. All rights reserved.
For additional information on White Wolf and the World of Dark-
ness, please, visit: www.white-wolf.com, www.worldofdarkness.com and
www.storytellersvault.com.

100 Mokolé Kinfolk

2
 Contents
100 Mokolé Kinfolk 1
Introduction 05
100 Mokolé Kinefolk 06
Appendix: Mandy’s Alligator Center 33

101 Mokolé Kinfolk 3

4 101 Mokolé Kinfolk
 “Don’t taunt the gator until after you left the swamp.”
Wallace Hardman, Game warden and Mokolé kinfolk.

Introduction the swamps, along the banks of the rivers, in

The Garou are perhaps the best-known of
the skin changers, and their legend is both
fearsome and tragic. But they are not the on-
ly shifters out there… nor are they the oldest
among the breeds, for there are some who
remember the bygone days before the wolves
had been given Gaia’s blessing. Those who
were kings in the days before the catastrophe
that brought the age of ice - They are the
Mokolé, the children of the lizard kings of
old.
the scorching heat of the deserts, and hidden
within the concrete canyons and rolling hills,
they have planted and cultivated their seeds
as well. The Mokolé have laid aside their in-
ternal feuds and hatreds in the face of on-
coming Armageddon, and as they stand as
one; so, too, do their kin rise up to stand by
their sides.

As with other changers, though, the Mo-

kolé do not exist by their own strength and
craft alone. They have kin. On the edges of

100 Mokolé Kinfolk 5

100 Mokolé Kinfolk
1. Wallace Hardman: Short, thick-
shouldered, and shaven-headed, Wallace’s
family has been in Florida since before
America was America. His ancestors fled into
the swamp when they managed to get away
from the Spanish, and that was when they
came upon a clutch and its guardians. Since
that day, they’ve been protected, and have
done what they can to help the Mokolé. Wal-
lace himself is a game warden who knows the
local wetlands like the back of his hand, and
he makes sure people stay out of his kin’s
territory… with words and citations when he
can, and with a round from his sidearm
when he’s forced to.

2. Rachel Bourdreaux: A Louisiana trans-

plant, Rachel makes her home in some of the
wetter parts of Alabama these days. Mostly
she runs fishing tours for out-of-state folks
who want a local to show them the best spots
to land a serious, brag-worthy catch. When
she took the business over from her uncle,
though, Rachel also inherited his responsibil-
ities to the Mokolé. As such, she’s had to fer-
ry several of her kin to various parts of the
coast as well as keep watch on lonely nights
in the middle of nowhere. It’s part of the
job, but most days she’d much rather put up
with self-important tourists than deal with
the modern-day dragons she shares blood
with.

3. Gut Scraper: A massive example of the

American breed of crocodile, Gut Scraper is
something of an urban legend among lo-
cals… particularly trawlers. There’s a tradi-
tion among many of these fishermen that

6 100 Mokolé Kinfolk

when they see his huge, scarred head (the
scar earned from a disagreement with a boat 5. Lindy Roper: A nature vlogger by trade,
propeller where the propeller lost) they al- Lindy travels all over various swamps, marsh-
ways throw him an offering. Though not as es, and miscellaneous wetlands in order to
fast as he once was, Gut Scraper can still educate her viewers about them. She walks a
crack bones with ease, and his death roll has fine line when it comes to the Mokolé and
drowned even other shifters who haven’t their traditions, as well. On the one hand,
taken the croc seriously when it was time to she wants people to respect the great lizards…
throw down. on the other hand, though, she doesn’t want
to call attention to their territory lest her fans
4. Charlie Docker: With hair down to his try to follow in her footsteps. It’s a delicate
waist, and the same John Lennon specs he’s balance, but it’s one she’s managed to make
worn since the 80s, Charlie’s been doing se- work pretty well so far.
rious conservation work in the Florida Keys
for years. A biologist with a specialty in croc- 6. John Chu: Slender and far stronger than
odiles and alligators, he’s been using his he looks, John is one of the best-known
knowledge to help ensure that every new piercers in northern California. Tattooed
generation of the Mokolé has the best possi- practically from head to toe, he has dozens of
ble chance of survival. He also does what he traditional serpent, alligator, and crocodile
can to keep the noses of certain agencies and patterns along his limbs and back. Those
organizations out of the lizard kings’ busi- who can read the language of ink (and who
ness… something that may be even more val- see John with his shirt off) realize that he’s
uable than his scientific expertise. achieved far more than even many of his

100 Mokolé Kinfolk 7

shifting kin in the ongoing struggles against could ever have guessed at. It has been the
the forces that put the Mokolé at risk. memory of the Mokolé that has shed light on
who she is and where she came from, and it’s
7. Rosalina Fuentes Torres: Broad- made Alice feel almost like she was coming
shouldered, and with cables of muscle run- home again.
ning down her arms, Rosalina is referred to
as “the Little Caiman” by many of the Mo- 10. Walter Flint: Called the lizard man by
kolé who know her. A set of eyes and ears in folks who need to find an expert in the
Mexico City, she unloads trucks during the swamp trade, Walter’s alligator-skin vest
day and fights in the cage during sweltering marks him out as surely as the smell of his
nights. She doesn’t have a mate at present, cheap cigars. A former skin taker, people say
but there are more than a few among the he found a less dangerous trade after his last
Mokolé who want to ensure that her strength big hunt in the swamps. In truth, he learned
is passed on to the children of future clutch- he shared blood with the lizard kings, and
es. now he’s turned his lifetime of brutal experi-
ence toward teaching and safeguarding the
8. Darren Quicke: An animal control of- next generation. It likely won’t make up for
ficer from Flint, Michigan, Darren’s seen a the damage he did, but he aims to try all the
little bit of everything by this point in his same.
career. While he makes his home far away
from traditional places where the Mokolé 11. Killara Iverson: Long-limbed with skin
keep their clutches, he still provides whatever like rich earth, many among the Mokolé were
support he can manage from where he is. certain that Killara would have her first
This includes making several safe houses change. Born outside of Sydney, Australia,
available for kinfolk who need to be kept safe Killara is notorious among poachers for her
from outside threats, as well as heated and tactics and capabilities when it comes to
controlled rooms where eggs can be kept, keeping endangered animals safe. She’s
and scaly kin hidden, while a new home is bagged illegal lion hunters, protected ele-
found for them. phants, and broken entire rings threatening
families of rhinoceros. Though she is not
9. Alice Waters: Born and raised in south- often called upon by the Mokolé, when
ern Georgia, Alice can trace her ancestry to they’re threatened by serious foes, they task
the plantation her ancestors were born on her to put their enemies in the ground. Cool
and the ship that brought them over the At- under pressure, she’s proven far more capa-
lantic. Before that, though, her family lineage ble than most would think a mortal could
remains something of a mystery. It wasn’t be.
until she came across the Mokolé that Alice
realized her blood had mingled with that of 12. Marv Rasket: A huge, stoop-shouldered
the saurian shifters, and that the legacy she’d man in several cast-off coats and a wide-
inherited was far more unusual than she brimmed hat, Marv wears a necklace of croc-

8 100 Mokolé Kinfolk

odile teeth and bracelets woven from lizard
hide. Blessed from a young age with gifts,
he’s something of an urban myth among the
back alleys and broken gutters of New York
City. Unlike the legendary alligators in the
sewers, though, this city-dwelling shaman is
quite real, and he’s proven to be quite a
thorn in the side of those who would threat-
en the memories and members of the Mo-
kolé.
13. Lana Ling: The child of immigrants,
Lana grew up in the Bay Area of San Francis-
co. A landscape artist as she calls herself, La-
na combines a sense of the natural and the
modern in her outdoor arrangements that
create very specific emotions in those who
witness them. Her artistry, though not uni-
versally appreciated, has won her several no-
table awards. She has also used those skills to
help design the living quarters/environments
for many clutches, and her art is considered
as beautiful as it is practical among her scaly
kin.
14. Manuel Muñoz: Known as the beast
man of Texas, Manuel always wears old jeans,
broken down boots, and a wide-brimmed hat
that’s seen years of hard use. A regular in
Hollywood circles, Manuel works with ani-
mals to make sure they can perform safely
100 Mokolé Kinfolk
and convincingly in front of the cameras. His
specialty is large lizards, and the crocodiles,
alligators, and monitor lizards he’s worked
with are in all sorts of movies from spy thrill-
ers to action blockbusters. While he has per-
suaded the Mokolé to help from time to
time, most of the creatures that appear on-
screen are genuine beasts that Manuel has
spent long hours working with to ready them
for their big roles.
15. Breaker: A long, whipcord creature,
Breaker earned her name from her habit of
smashing holes in boats along the side chan-
nels of the bayou she calls home. Far stronger
and faster than she looks, Breaker has laid
her share of eggs and defended her clutch
against any who might attempt to do it harm.
Honored in the eyes of the Mokolé, she’s
rather touchy where outsiders in her territory
are concerned - particularly if those outsiders
are skin changers of another sort, in which
case she’ll rarely be far away just in case they
set a foot wrong.
16. Esteban “Banny” Garcia: A transporter
and smuggler since he was old enough to
understand the trade, Esteban knows some
of the worst parts of the badlands the way
other people know the shape of a lover in the
dark. Able to survive the sun like the great
9
lizards and to hide from the night chill when half a dozen years now, Diego has been in-
the sun finally departs, he’s made sure that stalling solar panels and wind turbines all
when the Mokolé need a message delivered, over the country. He doesn’t know how
it gets to its intended destination. much of a difference he’s actually making,
but that hasn’t done anything to deter his
17. David Johnson: With his long torso, efforts. If anything, he works that much
thick neck, and muscular arms, those in his harder because he doesn’t know how much
clutch say (often playfully) that David has the time he has left.
look of the great Komodo dragons. A sher-
iff’s deputy in New Mexico, he’s used his po- 20. Marguerite Brown: Born in Jamaica,
sition to ensure that any messes left behind Marguerite spent most of her early life una-
by the Mokolé in his jurisdiction are cleaned ware of her connection to the Mokolé. She
up quietly, and that the paperwork he files waited tables during the day and danced the
has no details in it that may lead to further night away with her friends at whatever hot
inquiry down the line if someone decides to spot they could get into; the future seemed
review an incident he was involved with. such a long way away to her then. That is,
until the slope-shouldered form of Richard
18. Marianne Benoit: A backwater bayou “Gold Teeth” Grant followed her one night.
mystic, Marianne has no time for the theater The switchblade Marguerite kept in her skirt
and ceremony one often expects of New Or- pocket didn’t dissuade him, and though he
leans voduns or just-for-show bokors looking gave her a scare, the Mokolé only sought to
to sell a few more tickets to their next ritual. bring her to her true home. She wasn’t the
Blessed (or cursed, depending on one’s opin- first distant kin he’d found, nor the last, but
ion), her gift allows her to serve a potent po- now Marguerite travels with him to do the
sition both among her kin, and the broader talking so that other lost kin they locate have
people of the Mokolé as a whole. Able to a gentler introduction to their eye-opening
heal grievous wounds with a touch, to speak revelation than she did.
to the gators as a friend and equal, and to see
the future in her dreams, the old woman can 21. Mason Lawrence: Long, lanky, and
feel the apocalypse growing on the horizon. black, Mason is known online as the croco-
All she wonders these days is whether she’ll dile guru. Through half-lidded eyes he offers
live to see its arrival or not. his audience simple advice in a smooth, but-
tery voice that helps the philosophy go down.
19. Diego Bandura: A deep-chested, bandy- With classic videos like The Lizard Brain is
legged man, Diego has been a construction Smarter Than You Think, he points out how
worker his entire life. He can build homes, ludicrous so much of modern life is. From
fix plumbing, do electrical wiring, and more, chasing the most expensive trends to seeking
but he has never worked on a pipeline or gas out impossible status symbols, Mason tells
project no matter how poor he was or how people to listen to that scaly voice they hear
much money was offered to him. For the past way down in the bottom of their brains. That

10 100 Mokolé Kinfolk

voice that tells them to sleep, to eat, and to
simply let themselves be… the one that says if
a problem comes along, either grab it and
roll it under, or let it pass you by.

22. Lilian Almanza Morales: With blood

that flows all the way back to the wellspring
of the Maya, Lilian is one of the go-betweens
for the clutches in and around the Yucatan
peninsula. A veterinarian in her day-to-day
life, she’s often called upon by the Mokolè to
act as a diplomat, or to help treat her scaly
kin who have run afoul of something dan-
gerous. She relishes neither task when she
needs to perform them, but she recognizes
that if she doesn’t do her duty, the job will
go to someone a lot more likely to screw it
up.

23. Charles “Chuck” Greenwell: A wet-

lands activist, Chuck has the thick torso, gin-
ger beard, gimme cap, and heavy drawl one
would expect from somebody who lives out
past where the blacktop ends. With a mas-
ter’s degree in ecological sciences and a focus
on wetlands preservation, though, most peo-
ple find he has a surprisingly thorough plan
whenever he’s allowed onto a platform.
Chuck knows full well what he looks like (as
well as the impression it puts in people’s
minds), and he uses those assumptions
against the powers that be in his bids to pro-
tect Mokolé territory in the American South.

24. Herb Grassley: With the cracks in his

hands stained dark from motor oil and
strong, white teeth that are a contrast to his
black skin, Herb is always friendly, smiling,
telling jokes, and getting laughs. Working on
boats at a Florida marina to keep the lights

100 Mokolé Kinfolk 11

on and his fridge full, his mason jar is always
full of tips, and he keeps a few favors in his
back pocket from the rich folks whose yachts
he keeps purring for their weekend runs up
and down the coast. More than once, he’s
had to beg a boon on behalf of the Mokolé,
and a little grease on the wheels goes a long
way when Herb calls in one of his markers.

25. Alicia Torres: A former whistleblower

who was terminated despite legal protections,
Alicia has made it her personal mission to
hunt down and expose people who harm the
environment in general and who do damage
to Mokolé territory in particular. From illicit
dumpers to corporate bribes given to local
commissions and inspectors, Alicia has man-
aged to rack up an impressive amount of le-
gal wins and profit-draining court battles.
She hasn’t won them all, not by any stretch,
but she at least tries to make the humans
clean up their own messes before getting her
scaly kin involved.

26. Wang Bao: Living in the chaos of the

Hong Kong sprawl, Bao is often just a fly on
the wall in his hooded coat and plain black
face mask. That anonymity is his greatest as-
set one he’s used to stay informed on what’s
happening in the city and to act as a barome-
ter for violence. He is an agent who helps
both local kin as well as those who are just
passing through, and more than one body
has gone down into the sewers because they
got in Bao’s way when they shouldn’t have.

27. Hisakawa Aoi: An information broker

and go-between with the Hengeyokai, Aoi
lives just north of Tokyo, Japan. Easily
reached any time of day or night, she is the

12 100 Mokolé Kinfolk

nerve center for several clutches of the Zhong 29. Ailani Havika: With her broad hips
Lung. While Aoi rarely leaves the building and straight back, Ailani has a defiant air
she calls her home, she can reach out almost about her that feels almost like there’s a
anywhere in the world thanks to the wonders storm about to be unleashed. With her tradi-
of modern technology. She has an inquisitive tional tattoos and her undercut hairstyle, she
mind that’s matched only by her patience, cuts quite a figure when she strides up to the
and there are few truths that will escape her ring. While the exhibitions this Hawaiian-
attention for long once she decides to find born wrestler put on might be staged, she’s
them. more than capable of throwing down for real
if the situation calls for it. Not only that, but
28. Shen: A shadowy figure in the deep she’s had to wrestle more than one of her
shadows of the Las Vegas lights, Shen keeps scaly kin into submission over the years just
to himself in the gutters and tunnels far away to prove a point.
from the murderous heat of the sun. He
hears things through grates and whisper 30. Dick Barrows: An officer in the US.
holes, though, and it’s said that his lair Navy, Dick has been stationed up and down
boasts several large reptiles that have escaped the West Coast basically since he signed up
from traveling shows and magic acts. While for the service. Efficient, quiet, and one hell
he’s difficult to find down in the darkness, of a swimmer, he’s rarely been called on by
Shen can be a powerful ally or a deadly ene- his kin to participate directly in the shadow
my, depending on whether one shares his conflicts they’re involved in over territory
goals at any given time. and duty. He gives them a bit of information
here, or he looks the other way there, but his
hands are usually allowed to remain clean.
Still, he remembers what his commanders
told him when he first signed up, and what
he tells all the new sailors under his com-
mand; no one person sails a ship. Everyone
has to do their part, or all of us go down.

31. Nina Marquez: A santera who does

most of her business with the Cuban popula-
tion of Miami, Florida, Nina’s home reme-
dies and herbal cures are often far cheaper
than the medications their insurance won’t
actually cover. A spiritual advisor with
friends in unexpected places, her true talent
was being born with access to a fraction of
the gifts of the Mokolé. While she may not
have the strength many of her changing kin

100 Mokolé Kinfolk 13

do, more than one foe has been tossed into 33. Cassius Jones: A heavily-tattooed en-
the Gulf for underestimating what she’s ca- forcer known as King Croc, Cassius has done
pable of. time for assault and robbery, though he’s
suspected of several murders that never quite
32. Lockjaw: Often seen near dumping stuck. Cold-blooded in an almost literal
sites along the Mississippi coast where fish- sense, his dark eyes rarely show any kind of
ermen toss the remnants of the day’s catch, emotion. Cassius has proven quite adept at
Lockjaw always goes back to his clutch once fixing problems in his own, messy kind of
he’s filled his belly. He’s also been caught way, and he proved a great boon to his kin
and radio tagged half a dozen different times, once they recruited him to serve their ends.
which has required his kin to short out the Some in the clutch have even expressed their
transmitter so Lockjaw doesn’t give away the gratitude that they have so many enemies to
clutch’s position to researchers. They’ve tried fight, as it ensures Cassius’s hands are always
to explain to him several times that he can’t busy so he doesn’t have time to get up to
keep getting these little devices put on him, other sorts of mischief.
but Lockjaw is controlled far more by his
stomach than he is by his brain. He listens in 34. Andrea Droskin: A third-generation
the moment, but as soon as he finds another daughter of Polish immigrants, Andrea has
meal, he forgets what his kin were saying be- no idea where the Mokolé crossed into her
forehand. bloodline in the past. There’s no denying

14 100 Mokolé Kinfolk

facts when they stare you in the face, though, 37. Samuel Johnson: An old, rawboned
and she’s done her best to adjust to her un- man with flyaway hair as white as his skin is
expected life changes. While she’s growing black, Samuel is a retired judge. Well re-
used to things thanks to her mate Djago, she spected by those in his community, Samuel
still gets caught off-guard sometimes. It hap- lives in Alabama swamp country in a large
pens less and less often as the years go by, house that’s slowly being swallowed by na-
however. ture. A former plantation, the estate was
claimed by a clutch of Mokolé back during
35. Jean Paul Castille: A professional card the days of the Civil War, and they haven’t
sharp, Jean Paul’s hooded eyes and dark face let go of it since. Most people with sense stay
rarely give anything away. A minor celebrity far away from the Johnson place, as, between
on the poker circuit, he’s won his share of gators and sinkholes, it’s been known to eat
big-name tournaments over the years. When- those who aren’t careful where they put their
ever people ask what he does with the win- feet.
nings, though, Jean Paul just smiles and says
that’s his business. In truth, he’s single- 38. Leann Catskills: Running a shelter for
handedly preserved a great deal of wetlands wild animals and runaway pets, Leann has
and made large amounts of funding available seen enough that nothing really surprises her
for use by the Mokolé when they need it… anymore. Her facility isn’t particularly spa-
while also putting a little of his winnings cious, but it helps with good causes, and she
back into casinos and other business ven- does what she can to make sure those who
tures so he can retire from the game some- come her way get the hand up that they
day. need. She’s taken in her share of unexpected
kinfolk from all sides, as well; wolves, bear
36. Michelle McCain: An ATF agent who cubs, and even one or two of her own scaly
works mostly in and around the Gulf of Mex- kind. Her willingness to help has earned her
ico, Michelle is always on the lookout for
smugglers and modern-day pirates who are
causing havoc in her waters. There have been
one or two times she’s used her influence to
shield coastal areas near Mokolé territory
from scrutiny, and in return, her kin have
helped her take down their share of opera-
tions when she’s needed extra muscle, or
when the cartel in question was more than
just a couple crews of drug smugglers and
gun runners who posed a purely mortal
threat.

100 Mokolé Kinfolk 15

a lot of friends among the various nations, his berth and call on him to fulfill his obliga-
and it’s allowed her to avoid bloodshed and tions. Sometimes that means firing up the
to open diplomatic negotiations that many engines for a bit of “night fishing,” as he calls
would have said were impossible. it. Other times, though, it means he has to
dust off that old rifle case he keeps on a high
39. Daniel Baskin: A zookeeper by trade, shelf and put Miranda to work once again.
Daniel is one of the long-term handlers in
the reptile house. From hissing lizards to boa 42. Latoya Ames: Raised just outside of
constrictors to irritable rattlers to irritable Daytona Beach, Florida, Latoya’s ability to
Gila monsters, Daniel can work with all but party is surpassed only by her skills as a cook.
the most aggressive creatures. Never good Most of the time, she’s just trying to live her
with people, he likes to say that lizards rec- life as best she can, but every now and again
ognize one of their own. It’s only half a joke, she finds one of her kin slinking up to the
though, and it’s the skills he’s learned at the counter at her diner during a late-night shift.
zoo that have made him equally adept at car- Usually they just want a meal, but sometimes
ing for his own scaly kin when such a task is they’re there to give her a message. It’s only
necessary. happened four times in her life so far, but
Latoya has a scar from every single one of
40. Tricia Tan: A green engineer, Tricia has them. She’d rather not acquire a fifth if she
spent the past several years of her career can help it.
building solutions to help preserve the Wyld
in her own, unique way. From green over-
passes that help minimize accidents with an-
imals to constructing natural tidal walls to
blunt the impact of storms, she feels like
she’s trying to fight a rising ocean in a very
literal sense. Her hope, though, is that, for
every small success she achieves, she’ll buy
the Mokolé a bit more time to complete their
own tasks.

41. Douglas Black: Bitter as homebrewed

moonshine, Doug is an old salt with little
more than contempt for the vacationers and
yacht crews that head up and down the coast.
He lives on his converted trawler, Leather-
back, and mostly just spends his days swigging
from a bottle, listening to the radio, and
keeping himself to himself...mostly. Every
now and again, the Mokolé rouse him out of

16 100 Mokolé Kinfolk

 43. Ronald “Ronnie” Banes: A purveyor
of all things big and loud, Ronnie runs one
of those gaudy red, white, and blue fireworks
stands all year round. While he’s more than
happy to sell off crates of sparklers, packs of
bottle rockets, and assault cans of M80s, he’s
also created more than a few “party favors”
for the Mokolé over the past several years.
From pipe bombs that can cripple an indus-
trial complex to hot guns that other folks are
more than happy to offload for a song and a
thank you, Ronnie does what he can to make
sure his kin have the tools they need when a
fight starts.
ceptions and prejudice when examining the
facts of the past.
46. Renee Estes: An entertainer by trade,
Renee has managed to capture the old style
of the jazz club crooner mixed with a dash of
punk rock bravado. Wrapped in a green
sheath dress with her spiked and studded
battle jacket on over it, she sings about love
and murder, about beating the boss to death
and burning down the company town just to
make a statement. She sings about freedom,
and she does it in a way that calls to the
deepest parts of her listener’s lizard brains.

44. Elizabeth “Lizzy” Mounds: Called 47. Barry Dickson: A garbageman from ru-
“Lizzy the Lizard” by some of her co-workers, ral Louisiana, Barry has seen tragedy, loss,
Elizabeth always seems to have one or two and a touch of horror all on his daily routes.
reptiles on her person at any given time. From trash bags full of clothes and broken
Whether hanging from her earlobes by their
maws or scuttling in and out of her jacket
pockets, there’s always at least one scaly com-
panion somewhere. The only exception to
this is when she’s in the lab, which is the one
time she puts her little friends in their terrar-
ium with some crickets and a sun lamp so
they can rest up.

45. Matthias Lerner: A college professor at

Florida State, Matthias specializes in history
with classes in anthropology and folklore to
round out his lectures. With his thick neck
and broad shoulders, there’s still a few signs
of the wrestler he was back during his own
student years. Most students who see his pic-
ture in the old trophy case, looking like a
shorter, wider Mr. T, have a hard time squar-
ing it with the soft-spoken, introspective man
who taught them about setting aside precon-

100 Mokolé Kinfolk 17

pictures left in the wake of a divorce to house
purges after the passing of a loved one to the
unceremonious piles of rotting trash left be-
hind by hoarders, you can learn a lot about
people from the garbage they leave out on
the curb. Barry also knows how to get rid of
messes, and there’s been more than one in-
stance where sensitive evidence has disap-
peared because Barry knew just where to
dump a body or how to perfectly destroy a
cache of incriminating documents before
their information could come to light.
48. Bimala Kaur: Born south of Puducher-
ry, on the Indian coast, Bimala has seen the
damage done to the world around her every
day. Unlike many of the Mokolé who pro-
pose another long sleep to wait for humanity
to finish wiping itself out and for the world
to be purged as it was in the ancient days,
Bimala is actively attempting to fix what she
can. From spearheading reforestation and
clean-up efforts to petitioning the govern-
ment for redress of the issues it’s let get so
out of hand, she’s becoming the face of a
conservation movement. While she may lack
real, functional power, the platform she’s
building is gaining influence that is allowing
her to help push for real change, all the
same.
49. Paul Reeves: A weatherman in South-
ern California, Paul looks more like a model
than he a does a meteorologist. With dark
skin, tightly braided hair, and a friendly
smile, the running joke among many of his
admirers is you can tell how bad the weather
is going to be by how high up Paul’s sleeves
are rolled. And if serious storms are coming
(or worse, an earthquake), you might even be
18 100 Mokolé Kinfolk
able to make out the edges of a tattoo creep-
ing along the bulge of his bicep.
50. Lisa Mae Sassey: A proud “grown-up
trailer baby” as she calls herself in her tag
line, Lisa runs Sass Advice on YouTube and
TikTok. People write her with their woes,
usually in their love life, and ask her what
they should do. Shaking her head and start-
ing her responses with, “All right, sugar, lis-
ten close,” before breaking the issue down
into its base components, Lisa takes complex
relationship dynamics, traumas, and com-
munication issues, and puts them into lan-
guage everyone can understand. Though her
persona is a backwoods girl with teased hair
in cut off shorts giving advice from her
kitchen or back porch, those who listen close
have heard Lisa talk about everything from
Marx to Kant to Maslow in her videos. And
as a closer, she always tells her listeners that
she knows it’s hard, but they need to let go,
move on, and never tell anyone where they
buried the bodies.
51. Christopher Greene: A black man who
never lost his boyish sense of adventure,
Christopher is a rural pilot with an old prop
job that’s just barely worthy enough to get
him into the clouds. Chris wears his hair in
long locks and favors an old bomber jacket
that was worn by his father. While he typical-
ly dusts crops and helps put out fires, Chris
has been known to make “mistakes” when
the Mokolé need something sabotaged, or
they need some aerial reconnaissance done
while Chris is in the air. It’s not a task that
Chris has to handle often, but he’s always
more than enthusiastic about getting behind
the stick when there’s more on the line than
just another too-thin paycheck.
52. Rinata Steel: Owner of Steel Invest-
ments LLC., Rinata’s great-grandfather was
little more than a loan shark. She’s since tak-
en the family business, legitimized it, and
increased its value perhaps a dozen times
over. One of the early regional investors in
wind and solar farms, Rinata understands
that money talks when it comes to making
things happen… even if those things should
be obvious necessities. Her hope is that, in
her way, she’ll help starve the Wyrm while
giving the Wyld time to heal, and start to
regrow somewhat, to redress the balance that
has gotten so completely out of control.
53. Martin Masterson: Thick-bodied and
deep chested, Martin works for unincorpo-
rated townships in Louisiana. He cuts grass,
trims hedges, and generally keeps out-of-the-
way properties looking presentable even
when they aren’t actively in use. He also acts
as the eyes and ears of the Mokolé, noting
anything strange he sees, and keeping his
foot in the door when it comes to political
shake-ups on the local level.
54. Jessica Garland: A diving instructor
who hangs her hat in southern Florida, Jessi-
ca has seen all sorts of strange things that
exist below the waves. While the Mokolé
rarely ask for her to help in a hands-on ca-
pacity (especially since her daughter was
born), she’s still rather closely involved with
their doings for an average kin, especially
since Nyah is growing up fast, and Jessica
doesn’t want her to have to fight the same
100 Mokolé Kinfolk
losing battles she feels like they’re all caught
up in every day.
55. Carl “Kit Kat” Wallace: A pharmacist
who’s worked in his share of small towns,
Carl stays as close to the clutch’s salty waters
as he’s able. While old Mama Longjaw always
said he was a sweet boy, Carl can be devious
when the urge (or the need) arises. More
than one troublesome mining officer or legal
eagle has mysteriously died from “unknown
causes” due to Carl tampering with their
meds while the camera isn’t looking, saving
the Mokolé untold amounts of difficulty over
the years.
56. Denise Laraby: A dispatcher for emer-
gency calls, Denise has a voice that’s as sweet
as spilled honey, and which can keep anyone
calm no matter the distress they’re in. The
job has taken its toll on her over the years,
though, giving her a set of frown lines along
with a slew of bad dreams. More than once
she’s heard something that needs to be
passed along to her kin, though… and a cou-
ple of times, she’s asked them to intervene
when mortal authorities just shrugged and
turned their backs on a problem.
19
 57. Snapper: As ornery as the day is long, to change. The place is just like him; dank,
Snapper had to leave his native land some dirty, a little rusty, but all business. It’s not a
years back. With powerful limbs and a bite health club; it’s a concrete ludus that trains
that’s toxic to nearly anything mortal, this modern-day gladiators who step into the cage
Komodo dragon defends his new home vi- or the ring for the public’s amusement.
ciously. He’s also been known to hiss and While not all of his graduates will be golden
charge at other residents just to remind them gloves fighters like Booker was in his day, all
who is the bigger lizard if they get a little too
of them know how to throw a beating. More
close to the area he considers his domain. than a few kin and several tadpoles (as Book-
er calls fresh changers) have come through
58. Trixie “Poison” Tanaka: With a bright his front door. All of them left harder than
green mohawk, a spiked vest, and a major they entered.
“fuck you” attitude, Trixie has re-ignited the
local punk scene almost single-handedly 60. Stella Muntz: Sharp and hard in her
along her part of the coast. Hosting im- old age, with green eyes like candle glass,
promptu “dirty riots” where her band Toxic there’s more than a few people who call Stel-
has called out major industrial polluters for la the Dragon Lady when they think she
their dumping habits before launching into can’t hear them. One of the officers for a
screaming protest songs, she’s actually man- South Carolina university, her unmitigated
aged to get the weight of public opinion (and will has forced the institution to bend over
a lot of angry, disenfranchised locals) behind the years of her employment so that women,
both her music and her cause. This sea people of color, and others that were once
change is something that’s starting to give outright unthinkable as members now make
the folks in three-piece suits a bit of pause up a significant part of both the staff and the
when deciding how to deal with her. student body. Her refusal to move has earned
her respect from her kin, as well, with several
59. Booker Hardison: When most of the among the Mokolé saying that if she’d been a
waterfront area in Fort Lauderdale got gen- changer, she’d have the Wyrm sweeping up
trified, trying to appeal to fresh money and its mess and begging her pardon within the
visiting tourists, Booker and his gym refused year.

20 100 Mokolé Kinfolk

 61. Paul Marsden: A lean, skinny young
man, Paul grew up on the streets of Chicago.
With a five-dollar gas station knife in his
pocket and a chip on his shoulder, he could
get pretty nasty if somebody decided to hassle
him. And though he’s left his share of other
people’s blood on the ground, he never felt
bad about what he had to do to survive. It
was the Bone Gnawers who found him first,
taking word to the Mokolé that they’d found
one of the scale-shifters’ wayward kin.
Though he’s found a place among the Mo-
kolé, Paul looks much the same now as he
did before this revelation. The difference is
in how he holds himself, the way his eyes
move, where he goes, and what he does. He
has a purpose beyond just surviving now…
and that purpose has led to a much higher
body count than most would believe.
100 Mokolé Kinfolk
62. Lottie Reynolds: A self-proclaimed
treasure hunter, Lottie spends most of her
time combing California beaches in search of
lost things. Usually her finds are small pota-
toes: pocket change, aluminum cans, and the
occasional ring, necklace, or cell phone.
Most of it ends up in pawn shops or on Lot-
tie’s online store front where she makes just
enough to scratch out a living. Every now
and again, she finds weird things, though,
stuff spat out from the depths of the ocean…
the kind of stuff she sends right to her kin
because they’ll know what to do with it.
63. Yeshua March: With the beard of an
angry prophet and the distrustful eyes of
someone who’s been lied to too many times,
Yeshua lives in an old, converted bunker he
purchased from the army. Surrounded by
21
barbed wire and concrete deep in the Missis- 66. Abbie Sounder: A bartender by night
sippi mire, no one gets to his patch unseen… and a recording studio hand by day, Abbie
not without the help of powerful spirits, at has a busy schedule to say the least. And
any rate. His place, called Fort Yeshua by while people might turn up their nose at her
many of his kin, often acts as a safe house tattoos, piercings, serpentine contacts, and
and training ground. If kinfolk and fresh split tongue, she spares them no more atten-
changers can survive living with Yeshua, as tion than a gator does the buzzing flies. She
the saying goes, they can survive anything knows her skills, and she knows her value.
else that might come for them. Those who aren’t so judgmental have found
that, if you let her do her thing, the quality
64. Vicky Fuentes: A former trauma sur- of her work speaks for itself.
geon, Vicky left a position at a large Dallas,
Texas, hospital to take a job out in the coun- 67. Rico Gonzalez: An organizer and activ-
tryside. There was less pay and fewer bene- ist from Texas, Rico knows how to connect
fits, but the Mokolé needed one of their own communities and how to find mutual
to be able to patch up members of the clutch ground with the most unexpected people. He
when something went wrong. And between has an arrest record longer than he is tall,
scraps with land developers, fights with gov- and he’s raised his voice (along with his fist)
ernment surveyors, and battles against the against police brutality, racist militia
Wyrm and its agents, as well as other shifters, marches, abuse of migrants, corporate pollu-
Vicky is busier in her new post than she ever tion, and more. Always capable of providing
was in the city. a distraction, he’s been a part of planning
dozens of successful operations for the Mo-
65. Tristan Grant: A fry cook in a greasy kolé over the years.
spoon off of highway 65, Tristan does his
best to keep his head down and his hands
busy. Mama Louise’s place is accorded neu-
tral territory, and there’s a lot of weird stuff
that goes down there on any given night.
He’s seen wolf bloods meet with ghouls,
black suits talk terms with leather-clad hunt-
ers, and things that barely manage to look
human order a tall stack of pancakes. Every-
body agrees that rucking up in the Lizard
Queen’s house is a death warrant… if Louise
doesn’t kill you herself, dangerous folk will
be lined up five deep to do the deed just to
get into her good books.

22 100 Mokolé Kinfolk


68. Ami Chin: A translator who speaks
half a dozen different languages, Ami has
bounced back and forth between the corpo-
rate world and the political arena. While
she’s signed her share of non-disclosure
forms to keep the topics she discusses secret,
that’s never stopped her from getting word to
the Mokolé when she comes across some-
thing that poses a serious threat to them and
their interests. Because of this, more than
one of her erstwhile employers have vanished
under mysterious circumstances when they
chose to swim out into waters that were far
too deep for them.
69. Gerald “Jerry” Fox: A train crewman
for most of his adult life, Jerry has seen all clients to create memorable ad campaigns,
sorts of strangeness riding the rails and hid- Lia has done more with the stroke of her sty-
100 Mokolé Kinfolk
ing in plain sight. He tries to be helpful
when he can, wiling away the hours helping
people find their destination, or providing
an ear for those who’ve never been on a
train before. More than once, he’s had to
comp a ticket for his kin or get them into a
cabin away from normal people before
something sparked an incident. It’s a thank-
less job, but it’s one that’s proven vital sev-
eral times over the years.
70. Eve Daughtry: The current owner of
the Sundown Inn which overlooks the coast
from a rise several miles away in Mississippi,
Eve has all the charm and hospitality one
would expect from a woman in her profes-
sion and position. Her establishment does
have a list of rather unusual rules for guests
to abide by, though. This ensures they don’t
run afoul of the Mokolé, who use the prop-
erty for their own needs. The rumors and
wild legends about bonfires, moonlit rituals,
and savage men clad in gator hides were all
started when someone who shouldn’t have
seen the Mokolé got too close… as such, they
want to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
71. Black Claw: Able to remain still for
days on end until he practically becomes a
part of the landscape, this alligator is never
seen unless he wishes to be. Earning his
name from the dark mud that clings to him,
Black Claw has been an unpleasant surprise
for more than one intruder who thought a
clutch’s lands were unguarded and un-
watched.
72. Lia Shane: An artist who works with
23
lus than some warriors have done in a life- 75. Richard Kane: A historian with several
time of wielding their blades. One of her books regarding the way native peoples
most memorable creations so far is Lucas shaped America, Richard is a voice for re-
Logg and his sister, Laura Logg, a pair of car- form of industry with an eye toward sustain-
toon gators who are used in campaigns ability. Those who occupied this land first
against wetland pollution. While some actually understood ecosystems, and the fact
among the Mokolé find the characters child- that modern people with all of our technolo-
ish, the power of telling their stories has al- gy and so-called civilization cannot learn the
ready helped make positive impacts in pre- same lessons is equal parts disappointing and
serving their environment. frustrating. He’s sparked a great deal of con-
versation, to say the least, and more than a
73. Simon Alvarez: A mostly-retired pilot, few community gardening projects have been
Simon learned how to fly in the US Navy, started as a direct result of his work as well as
and now most of his jaunts are over the his platform.
mostly forgotten airfields left in the desert,
buried in lost country in unincorporated ar- 76. Anna Flounders: A board game design-
eas, and near abandoned ghost towns. If er, Anna tries to use her passion to instill
someone wants to fly under the radar, both positive values in those who opt to play her
literally and metaphorically, Simon is usually games. Board games use no electricity, they
the go-to guy for that kind of a job. He’s led bring people together, and they’re uniquely
half a dozen insertions for the Mokolé in his portable. They can also help tell stories, tap-
retirement, and though he’s always saying ping into one of the oldest urges that all
he’s too old for this, he has a smile on his people share. And by ensuring that her
face every time he says it. games are made using recycled paper, ocean
plastic, and other reclaimed materials, An-
74. Natasha Phillips: What you know is na’s success has actually had a measurable
important, but it’s who you know that pro- result on the sheer amount of trash people
vides opportunities in the first place… and throw away every day. A small accomplish-
it’s Natasha’s job is to know people. From ment in the grand scheme of things, perhaps,
politicians and celebrities,to soldiers of for- but no journey will reach its ending if you try
tune and drivers who keep quiet after a job is to complete it in a single step.
done, her network runs through all social
classes, and is often filled with unexpected 77. Jackie “Scalps” Monahan: The owner
individuals. Whether it’s a back-room meet- of a handful of pawn shops throughout Lou-
ing, tickets to a gala, or just a little extra sup- isiana, Texas, and Florida, Jackie can weigh
port on a mission, chances are good that Na- somebody’s troubles at a glance. A hard bar-
tasha knows somebody who knows some- gainer, only a fraction of his earnings actually
body that can make something happen. come from what passes through his shops’
doors. The bulk of Jackie’s value is scattered
in anonymous storage units and warehouses,

24 100 Mokolé Kinfolk

and the feds would frown quite hard on
those goods being put back into circulation.
From military surplus to stolen cars, Jackie is
always happy to help out the Mokolé and
their allies… but he keeps tight books, and he
knows who owes him what at the end of the
day.

78. Darlene Springer: A real estate vulture

(or so she’s been called), Darlene has largely
focused her efforts on assisting the Wetter
Earth Trust, a front organization that re-
claims Mokolé territory. The land is used to
give species who have been pushed out by
humans a home and to nurture the algae
that sucks CO2 out of the atmosphere, but
these are really incidental benefits as far as
the lizard kings are concerned. Mostly they
just want their land back under their claws
where it belongs.

79. Derrick Lounds: A hustler who’s al-

ways just one step ahead of the street, Der-
rick spins half a dozen plates at any given
time. Carting people and food around as an
app-based driver, banging out content mill
articles for pennies, answering surveys for
cash, scanning receipts on his cracked
smartphone, and selling bootlegged goods
out of his trunk is just his normal Monday.
He doesn’t have much in the way of cash,
but he knows a lot of people, and that can
make a big difference when the Mokolé need
something done fast.

80. Erica Satine: With half a dozen herit-

ages combined into a single whole, Erica has
a unique look that was coveted by the pho-
tography world for years. After one too many off and formed her own agency called Mis-
people called her “exotic,” though, she broke fits. It is, in her own words, a place for those
who don’t want to be used or co-opted be-

100 Mokolé Kinfolk 25

cause they fascinate the mainstream. While 82. Anna Blackwaters: A sustainable gar-
mocked by some publications as thin-skinned dener, Anna shows all of her followers the
when the endeavor started, Misfits has grown best ways to manage food gardens cheaply
steadily over the years, and it is now a potent with minimum effort. She also shoots videos
force in both art shows and the fashion of herself walking through Florida’s lands,
world. The mockery hasn’t stopped, but providing history lessons on her people’s his-
there’s a strident tone that says Erica is exert-
tory as well as pointing out which plants are
ing pressure on the mockers’ wallets as well safe, and which are deadly. While her sub-
as their egos. scriber list isn’t massive, her visibility as a
native woman has helped champion several
81. Adam Parker: Every family has an Ad- causes and lend weight to political fights
am. A tour overseas in the military, 2-3 vehi- across Florida since she can get the word out
cles in his yard where only one runs at any beyond her own community.
given time, a little patch of something grow-
ing in their back yard they don’t want the 83. Jake Lafayette: Balding with dark spots
government to know about, and always seem- on the backs of his hands, Jake lives off in a
ingly living life to the loudest. While usually stilt shack past where the roads are no longer
welcome at Mokolé gatherings, the only time paved. With his hipbone cane and one blind
Adam is truly dangerous is when he stops eye, the old Black conjure man puts more
laughing. That’s when you can see the lizard than a few people off. Far from being just
looking out from behind his eyes, and you some old recluse, though, Jake tends the
know things have just gotten very serious. shrines and holy places kept hidden behind
the moss and clouds of buzzing flies in his
neck of the wetlands. And while he has a
touch of Mokolé magic to help, the double-
barreled 8-gauge he keeps close at hand is
often far more effective as a deterrent.

84. Emilia Corona: A San Diego artist,

Emilia is best known for her murals decorat-
ing several local restaurants. Rarely seen
without her green respirator (the face mask
itself painted to look like a grinning gator
maw), Emilia can create astonishing illusions
with nothing more than a few cans of spray
paint. Though her art hasn’t always been ap-
preciated, as her juvie record for defacement
of public property shows, she’s never let it
stop her from creating something beautiful
or making a political statement with her art.

26 100 Mokolé Kinfolk

 85. Donnie Riggins: Donnie doesn’t look
like much. A security guard with a double
chin, bowlegs, and a wandering gaze, most
folks don’t pay him all that much mind. The
brain behind the facade is sharp, though,
and Donnie’s masterminded half a dozen
serious jobs over the years- partly for the
money, but also to throw a spanner into the
business workings of companies who were
causing problems for the Mokolé, forcing
them to shut down. It’s played havoc with
the local economy from time to time, but
that’s often good riddance to bad rubbish as
far as Donnie’s concerned.

86. Amanda Darnell: A romance novelist

with a sweet smile and a no-bullshit attitude,
Amanda’s books are surprisingly subversive if
one actually reads them. From whirlwind
lovers caught up in wars against exploitative
robber barons to the hardships of being a
woman during the battles for civil rights, her
readers come for the story, but leave with a
lot of untold history. It is history that, in a
very real way, is shaping and altering the con-
versations being had both about the past and
about the path people are going to take in
the near future.

87. Bobby Bannerman: One of those odd

job handymen types, Bobby lives in a small
place that’s fairly far off the beaten track. He
fixes fridges, cars, and whatever else folks
bring him, spending most of his free time in
a front porch swing with a library book and
his .22 rifle just in case a squirrel or a rabbit
shows itself in his yard. All that target shoot-
ing comes in handy, and he’s been sum-
moned to stand watch more than once for
the Mokolé when they need their kin to step
up and carry their share of the weight.
88. Jeannie Jackson: A warehouse worker
and forklift driver, Jeannie is one of the
sweating, swearing masses who keeps goods
moving and who ensures everyone can buy
whatever they want off of a store’s shelves.

100 Mokolé Kinfolk 27

She’s rarely been asked to take a direct hand
in matters by the Mokolé, but she knows
things are getting worse with every passing
year. Her mate, Lasher, is rarely home most
nights, and when he does make it home,
there’s always a new scar he doesn’t want her
to worry over. But she is worrying, and she
doesn’t know how to stop.
89. Aaron Garfield: An insurance investi-
gator, Aaron’s job is to make sure that people
who make claims for injury or compensation
are genuine in their testimony. It’s not a
great job, and most of the time Aaron actual-
ly evaluates whether the compensation
someone received has gotten them out of
poverty rather than how honest they’ve been.
So if somebody managed to escape from a
dead end job or they can finally spend time
at home with their kids, he just checks the
box and moves on. The business owners who
torch empty warehouses they claim were full,
though, or who file “storm damage” on
properties that weren’t even touched are the
ones he brings the hammer down on.
90. Lexx Guerrera: A former freelance tat-
too artist, Lexx finally got their own shop in
the southern part of Austin, Texas. With full
sleeve tattoos down their ropy arms, and sev-
eral more up the sides of their neck, Lexx
draws canvases in from several different
states with their skills. A watchword among
ink enthusiasts, Lexx is also the one who
memorializes deeds done by the kin on their
bodies for all to see. A sacred duty that’s
been handed down for generations, this is a
responsibility that Lexx takes quite seriously.
28 100 Mokolé Kinfolk
91. Pale Tooth: A deep, swampy green, this
gator practically vanishes into tall grass and
scummy water alike. Able to approach silent-
ly and to strike without warning, the last
thing her enemies (as well as her meals) see is
the gleam of her maw of white, dagger-like
teeth as she crunches down on them. While
she’s borne her share of babies, she’s just as
spry and dangerous as she ever was.
92. Glenn Greenback: Manning one of
those roadside curiosity shops that sells eve-
rything from military surplus to energy
drinks to propane to area maps, Glenn is
something of a forward outpost for the Mo-
kolé. He keeps a CB radio as well as a police
band under the counter, and he monitors
any sort of traffic that comes through the
area. With his balding head, thick mustache,
and folksy manner, he can usually manage to
get folks who come into his shop to start
talking… though a few of them wish they’d
kept their mouths shut around the old gator
whisperer, as everything he hears he passes
right along to his kin.
93. Emma Gold: The only gold Emma ever
had growing up was in her name, a joke that
was old back when her grandfather was the
one still telling it. Emma’s watched children,
cleaned houses, waited tables, and done all
sorts of other jobs over the years just so she
can scrape by. She’s also a community build-
er, acting as a bridge with half a dozen other
groups of skill-rich by resource-poor clans. It’s
these connections that have proven helpful
whenever the Mokolé need to acquire a par-
ticular type of aid from those willing to trade
in favors.
 94. Jerry Dobs: A high steel worker, Jerry
has never been troubled by being dozens of
stories in the air . When he isn’t clambering
over the metal skeletons of buildings,
though, he’s been known to put his skills to
use as a burglar. He hasn’t been caught since
he was a teen, and at least part of that is due
to his particular choice of targets rather than
his sheer skill. Servants of the Wyrm don’t
call the police very often, and Jerry has the
scars to prove it. He’s made it out with his
share of swag and stories to tell, though,
which is why every one of those scars is a
badge of honor as far as the Mokolé are con-
cerned.
95. Sheila Barnes: An Aussie by birth,
Sheila travels all around the world for the
Mokolé. She represents a large im-
port/export business, but in reality that en-
tire company is just a front for the lizard
kings to move fetishes and other important
100 Mokolé Kinfolk
items through customs with minimal scruti-
ny. With a nose for magic of all kinds, Shei-
la’s always tracking down a legend here, a
myth there, hoping to get to the root of it.
Several of her finds have put powerful bar-
gaining chips in the hands of the Mokolé,
who were able to build trust by returning lost
fetishes to other shifters including the Ga-
rou.
96. Ramesh Patel: A North Carolina en-
trepreneur, Ramesh has used his investments
and fortunes to stimulate green choices in
the economy. From offering financial part-
nerships for wind and solar energy to provid-
ing rooftop panels and cost-sharing options
for utilities to attempting to turn defunct
mines into energy storage facilities, he’s prov-
ing that being ecologically friendly and mak-
ing money aren’t mutually exclusive. It seems
he best way to get people to clean up the rot
and ruin they’ve created is to make doing so
29
profitable, rather than expecting them to do comes across her desk. Whether it’s a corrupt
it because it’s the right thing. politician, a corporate conglomerate, or a
tax-dodging celebrity, when presented with
97. Hattie Granger: Called Black Water such targets, Anita is sharp as a knife and out
Hattie by some, she lives up the creek away for blood. Thus far her work has been re-
from town. Folks see her around every once sponsible for massive recuperation of lost
and again, an older, handsome, black woman revenue and several jail sentences, despite the
driving a beat down truck that’s nearly as old threats and attempted bribes that have come
as she is. If someone has a problem that her way.
needs a potion or a poultice, they make the
drive up the old dirt road to beg Hattie for a 100. Victorio: Taking the name of the fa-
boon. Blessed with a touch of the Mokolé mous Apache leader, Victorio ensures that
gifts and educated by their healers, Hattie problems in the Southwestern US are han-
has carefully grown her strength over the dled swiftly and with all necessary violence.
years. And while her little parcel of land may He is captain of the Leather Kings; most
not seem like much, there are powerful spir- members of this motorcycle gang are neither
its bound to it, spirits that have proven more Mokolé nor kinfolk. All of them have experi-
than a match for those who’ve come for ence as hard men, though, ranging from ex-
Hattie in the past. military to gang enforcers to a few members
who were raised in survivalist cults. When
98. Zachary Gerber: A forge master with a Victorio speaks, they listen, and whatever
bald head and hands as rough as an iron issue was plaguing the Mokolé will cease to
rasp, Zachary is an artist when it comes to be an issue very soon.
blades. Some of the finest fetishes of the past
decade were made using the vessels that
Zachary forged. He does not bend to the
wills and whims of others, however, and he
only creates items that he feels moved to ra-
ther than what people request (or demand)
of him. Those who’ve watched him work say
he goes into a trance… as if it is not entirely
his hands and mind that create his most ex-
quisite works.

99. Anita Simone: A tax investigator for

the IRS, Anita has been swamped for years
with mountains of assignments due to budg-
et cuts. And while most of those assignments
are for average individuals and families, she
only really comes alive when a white whale

30 100 Mokolé Kinfolk

100 Mokolé Kinfolk 31
4 INTRODUCTION
Located off of US. 1, in the small town
of Oak Hill, Florida, is the infamous
Mandy’s Alligator Center. The story of
the alligator center starts with two
revenants, Fritz Smith and Manny
Williams. One day in 1958 while
hunting in the swamps, Manny and a
group of good ole boys ran into a
gigantic gator (actually a Mokóle in
suchid form). After a devasting battle
and the cost of all his companions,
Manny was victorious, standing over
the corpse of his victim. It was then he
noticed the three infantile gators that
the mother gator must have been
protecting. Claiming his prizes, Manny
headed back to town to show off his
catch.
100 Mokolé Kinfolk
After showing off the baby gators at the
local diner, Manny was approached by
Fritz with a grand plan. Fritz had had a
plan to attract more tourists to stop in
town. He wanted to open a roadside
souvenir shop and offer free alligator
viewings to encourage people to stop
ensuring a constant supply of victims
for their sinister purposes.
Soon the shop was up an running. The
revenants would display the gators in a
giant concrete pit, conditions that were
horrible for the gators, but the public
didn’t seem to care. Their display
quickly grew to include cougars, exotic
birds, and monkeys in addition to the
gators. The store specialized in gator
skin products such as belts, wallets, and
boots. In addition, they stocked crappy,
cheap, Florida tourist trap products
such as sea shell ashtrays, beaded belts,
and flamingo shaped salt and pepper
shakers.
In 1963, Manny died while trying to
capture another unique animal to
display, but that didn’t slow down the
success of the shop. Plenty of tourists
stopped, leading to plenty of profit. The
influx of people also allowed for choice
pickings of victims for Fritz to serve up
to his masters.
Over the years, the gators have grown
even if they haven’t thrived. Only two
of the gators have survived to modern
day, Bill and Mike as named by Fritz.
The isolation and poor living
conditions have driven both of them
nearly to madness. Bill killed the third
gator years ago when it became
corrupted by the darkness their captors
serve. Bill takes every opportunity to
lash out at their captors, while Mike
seems to be patiently waiting for the
right opportunity.
Bill
Position: Display Animal, Prisoner
Breed: Alligator Kinfolk
Nature: Survivor
Demeanor: Manaic
Physical: Strength 5, Dexterity 2,
Stamina 5
Social: Charisma 2, Manipulation 2,
Appearance 2
100 Mokolé Kinfolk
Mental: Perception 3, Intelligence 1,
Wits 3
Talents: Alertness 4, Brawl 5,
Intimidation 5
Skills: Stealth 3, Survival 5
Knowledges: None
Backgrounds: None
Merits/Flaws: Huge Size
Willpower: 6
Health Levels: OK, OK, OK, -1, -1, -
1, -2, -5, Incapacitated
Armor Rating: 1
Image: Bill is a monster of a gator.
Over fifteen feet in length, he is an
impressive sight. Bill shows signs of
neglect and having been keep in poor
conditions, but the average person
wouldn’t notice. Bill is an extremely
old gator, but has lost very little of his
fight.
Roleplaying Hints: You are tired,
hungry, and angry, You now bide
your time until someone comes too
close, then tear them apart. You
know that there is supposed to be
something more to existence than
this pit. You feel some kind of calling,
but you don’t know what it is.
Background: Bill has been held in
captivity since he was a week old.

Mike
Statistics for Mike can be found in
Children of the Tides available on the
Storytellers Vault.

100 Mokolé Kinfolk