Lynn McShane

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Iron Master Itheaur Ritemaster

Lynn is married to Nicholas, who works for the Parks Department, and they have one son, Alexander (14). She is the younger sister to Gary, Janice, Michael, and Sean.

Description

Hishu

A short, attractive woman in her mid-30s with long red hair to her waist (braided when expecting action), vivid green eyes, and freckles. She wears loose white or dove grey blouses, dark-colored slacks, and comfortable shoes. She has a raven pendant (The Rose Among Thorns fetish) on a chain around her neck.

Urhan

A smallish reddish-brown wolf with black-tipped ears.

Storytelling Hints

Lynn is quiet, so much so that those who don’t know her well might mistake her for being mute. She generally has her nose buried in a book when not working, but is known to watch attractive men and women intently. When she is with people she knows well, she is friendly and prone to flirt, with a generally positive outlook. She has a voracious sex drive which her husband takes advantage of, but theirs is an open relationship and she goes through sexual partners rather quickly, discarding them as soon as they become too serious. She is adamant about birth control, however, having gone through one difficult Uratha pregnancy and not looking to repeat it, despite her Aunt’s prodding. She loves her siblings unreservedly, though she is closer to Michael than to Janice. She is resepectful of her aunt but a bit put off by her pushiness. She has learned to quietly listen and then ignore directives she doesn’t agree with. She loves Cynthia and relates to her well because they Changed at the same age and is a bit jealous that Janice has her. She rigorously follows the tenets of the Oath and of Harmony, to the point of hunting the park at night for food.

Stats

• Mental Attributes: Intelligence 3, Wits 3, Resolve 4
• Physical Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 4*
• Social Attributes: Presence 3, Manipulation 2, Composure 4
• Mental Skills: Academics 1, Computer 1, Investigation 3, Medicine 1, Occult (Spirits) 4, Politics 1.
• Physical Skills: Athletics 1, Brawl 3, Firearms 1, Stealth 1, Survival 2.
• Social Skills: Animal Ken 2, Empathy (Motives) 3, Expression 1, Intimidation (Veiled Threats) 2, Persuasion 2, Streetwise 2, Subterfuge (Misdirection) 3.
• Merits: Contacts (Parks Department) 1, Encyclopedic Knowledge 4, Languages (First Tongue) 1, Resources 1.
• Willpower: 8
• Harmony: 10
• Virtue: Hope
• Vice: Lust
• Health: 9*
• Initiative: 7
• Defense: 3
• Speed: 10
• Primal Urge: 3
• Essence: 12/1
• Renown: Cunning 1, Honor 2, Purity 3, Wisdom 3.
• Gifts: (1) City Eyes, Shadow-Speaking, Two-World Eyes, Wolf-Blood’s Lure; (2) Manipulate Earth, Read Spirit, Shadow Discord; (3) Gridlock; (4) Invoke the Wind's Wrath.
• Rituals: 4; Rites: (1) Rite of Dedication, Rite of Hallowed Ground, Shared Scent, Rite of the Spirit Brand; (2) Banish Spirit, Blessing of the Spirit Hunt, Call Gaffling, Mark of Change, Rite of Contrition; (3) Bind Spirit, Call Jaggling, Eyes of Sagrim-Ur, Rite of Healing; (4) Fetish Rite.
• Fetishes: Gnawdowser (Instant; find weakest point in gauntlet) 2, The Rose Among Thorns (Instant; +2 dice to Mental roll to notice something out of place) 3.

Combat

Type	Damage	Hishu	Dalu	Gauru	Urshul	Urhan
Bite	2 (L)			10	9	7
Claw	1 (L)			9	8
Grapple	0 (B)	5	6	8	7	5
.38 Special	2 (L)	6	6

Background

Lynn was a baby when her parents were killed so she didn’t grow up feeling their loss like her siblings. Instead, she saw Aunt Tess as her parent and buried herself in the books she loved. During the Castro War, she was hidden away like the other younger members of the family. Soon after her older brother’s dramatic First Change, she began to hear the spirits who gathered around their home as Aunt Tess lay near death and her brother raged at the enemies who had killed their uncles. Lynn’s First Change almost went unnoticed among the troubles but soon she joined her brother in receiving her lessons. Having Changed in her adolescence, Lynn hasn’t really known anything but life as a werewolf. She married Nicholas McShane as directed by her aunt and the two are fond of one another, if not in love, and have a son. She’s an excellent student to Tess and is becoming an accomplished ritemaster.

Recent Events

Lynn is concerned for Mike, whom she feels isn't up to the politics and intrigues of the downtown pack, and resents that Tess has forced him into a bad position by making him beta ahead of Hugh. On the other hand, she's glad to have Michelle as her new alpha and to see Janice happy again. She is hoping it all works out for the best in the end.