Flame

Aodhan pours a pint of stout, steps down and goes into the kitchen. Comes out with a plate of nearly raw thin sliced beef and walks over to stand by the fireplace. He eats some meat, sips his beer and gets out his pipe. He packs it, and pulls out a small spill, which he lights in the fire and uses to light his pipe. Lighting his pipe from the eternal flame and then puffing the tobacco and apple and caramel scent into the air.

Read more... Flame "There was once a man named, Aodhan;
His howl was legendary for all that he could sing upon.
Rumor spread, some thought that the man was dead,
Then then he finally got to the story he sang anon.
For when stories are to be heard; they come at a price,
for all that are patient and nice.
You will find that at length it comes to time, that all stories thought of must have passion in voice, now hush, and let him think."
Tom says looking over at Klem as he finishes his Limeric sitting there a moment waiting patiently.

Aodhan sips his beer and tucks meat into his mouth and smokes his pipe. "There was a time before, it was not a time so long ago, but it was a time before." he says and puffs his pipe. "A time before there was a California." he says "A time before the union had reached this land." he puffs on his pipe "Still there came garou, and there came those who are not garou, the bete, and creatures of wyrm, and the deadwho are restless, all came."

Aodhan he tucks more meat into his mouth and sips his beer before his pipe goes back between his teeth. The midget walks back and forth infront of the fire. "In this place where now we have peace, there was little." he says "And in this place, there dwelt Lord Kerne." he puffs on his pipe "And in the hills grew that which was twisted and evil. The green fires burned in the night and disease and twisted plants and creatures abounded and this was not a land that was fit."

Aodhan keeps walking back and forth smoking "The garou and the bete could not have this, if they wanted to live in this land then Lord Kerne had to be driven out." he says "The Garou and the Bete did not want each other to be here, the second war of rage weighed heavily on minds of both sides." he says "And the death of the Camazotz." he rubs a tear from his cheek and throws a piece of meat into the fire. "Well, it is easy to see the bete would not trust the Garou, and the Garou would be looking for retribution." he sips his beer and puffs his pipe. "So it is of little note that the Garou and the Bete tried separately to drive Lord Kerne away from this land."

Aodhan puffs on his pipe he does nod to Kasumi as he works through his story. "There were losses on both sides, burns and corruption." he says "And alone they were decemated." he puffs his pipe "Fully one in ten warriors were dead or never able to bring battle to the Wyrm again. The bete suffered as baddly." he says "And so the leaders of the Garou, and the Bastet, and even the Ratkin with their hatred from the first War of Rage." he says "All came together in a council of war, for none could face any Incarna of the Wyrm alone, much less Lord Kerne the Maeljin of Balefire."

Aodhan puffs on his pipe and walks back and forth in front of the fire. "The war council went as you can expect with everyone arguing with everyone, but finally a leader stepped up." he says "A Philodox who was able to bring balance to the conversation. He talked them into a plan that brought the strengths of each into a cohesive whole." he says and takes a bit of meat to eat "Now this group of garou and bete went out and did battle with the Incarna, and tho many were killed they drove the wyrm from this land, Lord Kerne was forced away but not destroyed." he says "But here there were Garou and Bete who had an alliance, and they needed each other to push away the Wyrm and make the land livable. And so the same Philodox who lead them into battle broke ground here for the Smoke and Barley." he says "And he, along with the leader of the Ratkin and the leader of the Bastet, they summoned a pure and clean elemental of fire, and laid this fire here." he says "And together they made a pledge that all would be welcome here so long as the fire burned, and they held to the peace of the fire here."