<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Werewolf: the Apocalypse</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;">Evergreen</span></span></div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">The small city of Oakridge in Lane County, Oregon, lies within the prestine and expansive Williamette National Forest, surrounded on all sides by an impressive wilderness known primarily for the Cascade Range and its beautiful fir trees. The community of some 3000 people are very concerned with the preservation of the natural virgin beauty of the surrounding area, much because of the considerable effort of the Turner family. This old Oakridge clan is very active in town politics and preservation, many of them working as rangers and wildlife researchers. This has made them somewhat local celebrities, although they have never really ventured far outside the sphere of the county or indeed the town.<br/><br/>The reason of course is not quite obvious for the inhabitants of Oakridge and the surrounding townships. The Turners are a kinfolk family of the Children of Gaia, tasked with guarding a caern in the National Forest itself. Gordon Turner III leads this effort, but the unfortunate truth is that since the death of his brother Joseph, there are no Garou in the family to properly tend to the caern. They could lobby in the human world to protect the area, but not the caern itself. And so it was that in the mid 90's Gordon invited two Garou to do so; Lee Clearwater, a Uktena Ahroun Elder from the Great Plains, and Three-Leg, a moderate Red Talon Theurge Elder from British Columbia.<br/><br/>Over the years a handful of Garou from around the country came to join in the Evergreen's defense, despite the threat to it being minimal thanks to the efforts of the Turners. But the healing powers of the Great Fir at the heart of the Caern meant there were a lot of visitors. In the early 2000's a conflict within the sept erupted because of differing opinions on this issue and Lee Clearwater was outed from leadership by Maxwell Bainbright, a Silver Fang Philodox that had married to Gordon Turner's eldest daughter. after this point the sept was closed to the outside, only admitting choice guests. Lee left the Caern in protest and Three-Leg lost most of his influence. It would seem that for now the Sept of the Evergreen was firmly in the hands of Maxwell Bainbright</span><br/><br/><hr/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">CAERN DESCRIPTION</div><div class="spoiler_body">Name: Sept of the Evergreen<br/>Controlling Tribe: Children of Gaia (nominally), Silver Fangs<br/>Location: Middle Fork, Willamette National Forest, Lane County, Oregon<br/>Caern Rank: 2<br/>Caern Type: Healing<br/>Caern Purpose: Honor<br/>Caern Totem: Fir<br/><br/>The Caern covers a sizable area in the forested foothills of the Cascade Range east of the city of Oakridge. The fir trees stand thick and tall throughout the caern bawn, only letting down sparse light through the canopy to the moss covered floor. Droplets of water spirits thrive in the Umbra here, falling upwards towards the sky like inverted rain. There are no living spaces in the caern itself, all those Garou and kin who tend to it instead live in cabins dotted around the surrounding forest or in personal housing in Oakridge proper.<br/><br/>The Evergreen is dominated by a large sunken bowl in the middle of it, surrounded by ancient standing stones carved with Garou runes. The trees around this gathering place are especially tall and imposing, leaving an opening in the top where the midday sun (or full moon) can shine down onto the large boulder in the center of the bowl. The Garou and kin use this place as an assembly area and hold frequent moots there in honor of the Great Fir, which lies further beyond the stone circle.<br/><br/>At the heart of the caern stand a great and ancient fir, far girthier than what is normal. The water that constantly drips from its needles are not only tasty but seem to have healing properties. More standing stones are raised around the Great Fir, inscribed with the names of those who have died defending it and it isn't uncommon for members of the sept to meditate on life and death beneath the healing droplets.<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">NOTABLE CAERN MEMBERS</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/>Three-Leg<br/>This aptly named silver wolf with a missing foreleg serve as the spiritual leader of the Evergreen. He is an outcast from the Red Talons for sympathizing with humans, or at least not being entirely hostile against them. Old and wise this Theurge Elder is in perfect tune with the spirits of the Caern and the surrounding forest and many of the umbral functions rely on his expertise. This of course raise concerns about what would become of the sept if Three-Leg fell ill or died, but both he and Maxwell seem reluctant to mentor or name a successor.<br/><br/>Maxwell Bainbright<br/>The tall and regal Silverfang that now serves as the de facto leader of the sept came into power by challenging Lee Clearwater. Before that the sept leadership had been largely democratic, now not so much. Maxwell has largely strongarmed Gordon out of the council and the aging Three-Leg does not have the energy to protest. Despite all this the situation has largely improved due to Maxwell's leadership and his firm style seem to be a good fit for the small community.<br/><br/>Gordon Turner III<br/>The rotund balding patriarch of the Turner family don't seem like much on the outside, but despite his appearance he is an avid wildlife and hiking enthusiast. His occasional visit to the caern and presence at the moots have the air of a mayor campaigning to his constituents, shaking hands and asking about their life in a genuine yet distant way. There is an underlying yearning in him to take more responsibilities with the caern, owing to his family's heritage, but ultimately his meek personality stand no chance against Maxwell.<br/><br/>Bill Bloodfang<br/>A burly Get of Fenris Ahroun that serves as Maxwell's enforcer and the sept warleader. Very confident in matters of war but not much else.<br/><br/>Ten-Foot-Paul<br/>As in I-wouldn't-touch-him-with-a-ten-foot-pole. This Bonegnawer Galliard lives under one of the many covered bridges in the vicinity of Oakridge. While he doesn't look like much and smell much worse he is respected for his oratory skills. He's among the few Garou of the sept that can critique Maxwell without getting stomped.<br/><br/>Becky Turner<br/>The oldest daughter of Gordon's and Maxwell's wife. They have three young children together and she has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage. Meek, much like her father, she is much more a trophy of Maxwell's than a passionate partner.<br/><br/>Cass and Cid Turner<br/>Twins of the late Joseph Turner and park rangers covering much of the area in and around the caern. Both their parents died when they were young and Cass being the eldest (by a minute) inherited much of their father's headstrong tendencies while Cid is the more calm and compassionate. Cass openly oppose Maxwell's claim to power, a very rare instance of kinfolk bravado among the Turners.<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">NOTABLE NPCS MET</div><div class="spoiler_body">All in due time...<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">PLAYER CHARACTERS</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/392/881/ae4.jpg)<br/></div></div><br/><hr/><br/>Quick and easy character creation guide:<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Fostern<br/><br/>Attributes: 9/6/4<br/>Abilities: 20/13/10<br/>Backgrounds: 10<br/>Gifts: 5 Level One, 3 Level Two<br/>Freebies: 20<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>