The Caern of Bleached Bones is located in a hidden cave within the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, just west of Las Vegas.  The Caern itself is unfortunately vulnerable due to the open terrain nearby and difficulty in having any large number of pack members about.  It is usually guarded by three packs, one in the penumbra, one in the cave itself, and one outside posing as tourists.<br/><br/>The Sept of the Bleached Bones has two major strongpoints near the Caern.  A cluster of ‘green’ McMansions on the edge of the Las Vegas suburbs, and a tour company near Red Rock Canyon.  The tours, mostly provided by Children of Gaia kinfolk, lectures tourists on the need for conservation, while providing guided tours that carefully avoid any sensitive areas.<br/><br/>The Sept has a massive territory including most of southern Nevada, as well as some of Arizona and California.  However, its main focus is always the corruption that is concealed by the glittering lights of Las Vegas.  A huge number of packs are constantly on the move, but casualties are high and there are never enough Garou to deal with the myriad of threats and problems.<br/><br/>The Children of Gaia, who officially control the Sept, allow almost anyone who will obey their rules to join the Sept.  The Glass Walkers are the most numerous tribe other than the Children, and along with a small number of Bone Gnawers, are focused on the battle within Las Vegas itself.  The Get of Fenris are also well represented, with their focus being the desolate wilderness and lonely highways of the desert.  A few Shadow Lords are about, playing power games in the shadows of Las Vegas that have left a few questioning their true loyalties.  The rest of the tribes are less well represented, but still present.<br/><br/>Recent events have put the Sept on high alert.  A pack comprised mainly of Get of Fenris recently vanished out in the desert, a group that would not have gone down easy or to anything but the most powerful of foes.  Fomori are on the rise, prodding at the Caern’s borders and striking at Garou foolish enough to allow themselves to become isolated.  A group of politicians, backed by corporate interests, have started to push to open up ‘limited mining operations for rare earth metals’ in the Red Rock Canyon area.  With every available resource tied up, the Sept has formed a patchwork pack of younger Garou to deal with lesser threats.<br/><br/>Their first task is simple.  Find out why a seventeen year old kinfolk, Gregory Handel, killed five people.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Important Sept Figures</strong></span><br/><br/>Sept Leader: Suffers for Gaia, Children of Gaia Ahroun Elder<br/>Elder: Shines like Glass, Glass Walkers Philodox Elder<br/>Elder: Phones the Moon, Glass Walkers Theurge Elder<br/>Warder: Shatters the Sky, Get of Fenris Ahroun Athro<br/>Talesinger: Howls off Key, Children of Gaia Galliard Athro<br/>Truthcatcher: Broken Laugh, Glass Walkers Ragabash Athro<br/>Master of the Rite: Spirit Eye, Children of Gaia Theurge Athro<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Player Characters</strong></span><br/><br/>AndyZ - Mokole<br/>? Ahroun<br/>? Theurge<br/>Dice - Bone Gnawer Philodox<br/>Marie Reynolds - Children of Gaia Galliard<br/>Muse - Glass Walkers Ragabash<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Threads</strong></span><br/>Original Interest Check: https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207480.0<br/>IC: https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=208261.0<br/>