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identified_walkers_archetypes [2021/06/21 15:35] lindaidentified_walkers_archetypes [2021/07/04 12:26] linda
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 __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\
 [[River Marked]] [[River Marked]]
-  *  +  * leathers looked as if he'd worn them long enough that they fit him like a second skin; thin patches were rubbed on the insides of this legs, as if he'd ridden on horseback a lot 
 +  * hide was darker under his arms and in the small of his back 
 +  * wore a porcupine quill-worked belt from which a coyote tail swung freely; the colors on the quillwork were faded, and the coyote tail was a little ragged 
 +  * workingman's hands, rancher's hands, callused and scarred; a man's hands, but not an old man; one finger had been broken and reset crooked 
 +  * hair hung in two thick braids that were finished with a red leather tie stopped just below his shoulder blades 
 +  * handsome and young with a devil-may-care air 
  
 __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
 [[River Marked]] [[River Marked]]
-  * one of seven to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]+  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]
   * a power but not one who asked to be worshipped   * a power but not one who asked to be worshipped
   * the reality of all coyotes; the archetype; the epitome   * the reality of all coyotes; the archetype; the epitome
   * walks in one world at a time; can do this without being trapped because his sisters wait for him and his descendants anchor him    * walks in one world at a time; can do this without being trapped because his sisters wait for him and his descendants anchor him 
 +  * brings change and chaos; chaos is never simple unless you are Coyote  
   * understands that the universe is all one   * understands that the universe is all one
   * doesn't worry about understanding anything, which is why he understands so much   * doesn't worry about understanding anything, which is why he understands so much
 +  * runs more on instinct than logic
 [[Night Broken]] [[Night Broken]]
   * the spirit of mischief, of second chances, of adaptation   * the spirit of mischief, of second chances, of adaptation
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 __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
 [[River Marked]] [[River Marked]]
-  * one of seven to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]+  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]
   * was part of [[Mercy Thompson]] vision quest   * was part of [[Mercy Thompson]] vision quest
   * happy for the [[River Devil]] to eat the world so it could be made new again; does not like change   * happy for the [[River Devil]] to eat the world so it could be made new again; does not like change
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 __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
 [[River Marked]] [[River Marked]]
 +  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]
   * liked by [[Coyote]]; could tell by the tone of his voice   * liked by [[Coyote]]; could tell by the tone of his voice
   * was unhappy and uneasy and didn't like to be there   * was unhappy and uneasy and didn't like to be there
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 __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\
 [[River Marked]] [[River Marked]]
-  * one of seven to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]+  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]
   * Indian man   * Indian man
   * traditional garb; had a red cloth wrapped around his head, almost like a turban, from which maybe a dozen brownish red feathers stuck straight up   * traditional garb; had a red cloth wrapped around his head, almost like a turban, from which maybe a dozen brownish red feathers stuck straight up
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 ===== N ===== ===== N =====
 ===== O ===== ===== O =====
 +==== Otter|Archetype ====
 +[[Otter]]\\
 +**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ 
 +__**Avatars:**__ \\
 +
 +__**Human Guise:**__ \\
 +__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
 +[[River Marked]] 
 +  * should feel he has something at stake
 +  * unfortunate; might be on the wrong side 
 +
 ==== Owl|Archetype ==== ==== Owl|Archetype ====
 [[Owl]]\\ [[Owl]]\\
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 __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\
 __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
 +[[River Marked]]  
 +  * has a grudge against Raven; who stole his favorite shiny thing and accidentally dropped it in the ocean; a long, long time ago
 +  * clings to his angers
  
 ===== P ===== ===== P =====
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 __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\
 +  * Indian man
 +  * in native dress; wore leggings, but his loose shirt was made of patterned red gingham and tied with a hemp belt that ended in a fringe to which tiny brass bells were tied
 +  * his hair was cut straight around his jawline
 +  * voice is hoarse, like a three-pack-a-day-for-twenty-years smoker
 +  * birdlike twitches
 +  * grins with big warm expression that is reassuring
 +  * eyes twinkle
 +
 __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
 [[River Marked]] [[River Marked]]
-  * one of seven to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] +  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] 
-  * +  * is curious 
 +  * tells Bobcat to not hold so hard to the past that you die with it; and that things will change whether you want them to or not 
 +  * wanders like Coyote does; knows who the FBI are 
 +  * good friends with Coyote 
 +  * stole Owl's favorite shiny thing and accidently dropped it in the ocean; Owl still bears a grudge 
 +  * Raven hung the stars under the Great Spirit's direction 
 +  * died during the battle trying to keep snake alive
 [[Storm Cursed]] [[Storm Cursed]]
   * trickster<sup>207</sup>   * trickster<sup>207</sup>
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 __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\
 +[[River Marked]]
 +  * was wearing a modern cowboy look
 +  * brown boots, jeans, earth-tone striped shirt and a brown Montana-style (narrow-brimmed) cowboy hat
 +  * iron gray hair was braided tightly and fell over his shoulder and almost to his knees
 +  * voice silky smooth and beautiful
 +
 __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
 [[River Marked]] [[River Marked]]
-  * one of seven to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] +  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] 
-  * +  * during the battle was able to drive his spear deep into the River Devil side due to the sacrifice of Raven 
 ===== T ===== ===== T =====
 ==== Thunderbird|Archetype ==== ==== Thunderbird|Archetype ====
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 **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\  **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ 
 __**Avatars:**__ \\ __**Avatars:**__ \\
 +[[River Marked]]
 +  * aren't any more Thunderbird walkers; no one to anchor him but he returned faster than Coyote
  
 __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\
-[[Gordon Seeker]]\\+[[River Marked]]:[[Gordon Seeker]]\\ 
 +  * sharp brown eyes in a face that looked like it had been left out in the sun to dry too long; skin like beef jerky 
 +  * white hair caught back in a smooth French braid down his back 
 +  * horn-rimmed glasses and small gold studs in his ears 
 +  * his back was bent, and his hands were curled up from arthritis; his fingers bent and knuckles enlarged 
 +  * movements surprisingly easy 
 +  * jeans, a plain red T-shirt under a Redskins jacket 
 +  * a leather pouch; the most lurid pair of cowboy boots; bright lipstick red, each with a United States flag beaded in red, white and blue across the top 
 +  * smelled of fresh air and tobacco from a pipe 
 __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
 [[River Marked]] [[River Marked]]
-  * one of seven to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]+  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]
   * was part of [[Mercy Thompson]] vision quest   * was part of [[Mercy Thompson]] vision quest
 +  * as a bird, he stood taller than the man he'd been
 +  * feathers looked several shades darker than the hawks'
 +  * with a massive wingspan
 +
  
 ===== U ===== ===== U =====
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 __**Human Guise:**__ \\ __**Human Guise:**__ \\
 +[[River Marked]]
 +  * Indian man
 +  * young looking in an expensive three-piece suit
 +  * pale blue eyes that looked wrong and somehow utterly right in that oh-so-Native-American face
 +
 __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\ __**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
 [[River Marked]] [[River Marked]]
-  * one of seven to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] +  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]] 
-  * +  * thought werewolves were an abomination when he first heard it; wolf trapped in the same skin as a human—always in opposition; in some ways it is abominable but thinks it is beautiful 
 +  * the wolf is his but the man is not at all; yet it works 
 +  * feels it is the perfect predator 
 +  * was going to swat Mercy with the back of his hand but Adam bit him; a warning 
 +  * thinks wolves shouldn't run with coyotes 
 +  * in retaliation called Adam's wolf forward so he could change for days 
 +  * took the nip personally but not one to cling to his angers 
 +  * it takes power to pull forward Adam's wolf so strongly that his human half cannot change; none of the other archetypes have that power over here anymore which is probably why he did it; to show he's not to be trifled with 
 +  * he could have killed Mercy if he desired; the punishment will fade away 
 +  * agreed to sacrifice himself; unlikely that he will return to this place soon after that 
 + 
 +[[Wild Sign]] 
 +  * talks like words cost money<sup>349</sup> 
 +  * wolf's children are fierce—and not too bright<sup>350</sup> 
 ===== X ===== ===== X =====
 ===== Y ===== ===== Y =====
identified_walkers_archetypes.txt · Last modified: 2021/07/27 16:40 by linda