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<center>1. CWL's Post
2. Contents
3. About Vangreth
4. Family
5. Pets
6. Friends & Foes
7. Possessions
8. Events

Only Windigo staff and members of the Fire redou may post. If you wish to drop off a gift, that is fine, just please do it in RP format. If you fit none of these and still want to post here, please PM me for permission.</center>

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<img src="http://img47.exs.cx/img47/8016/c7-vangreth-aura.jpg" align="left">This is Vangreth's first form, as an aura. She's kinda big, for a floating ball of light and malice and DEWM.

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<img src="http://img39.exs.cx/img39/4720/kotapet5ye.jpg">Kota comes from a talisman Inle picked up on a shopping trip. He has the power to change his size (to a degree), but not his outward appearance. He loves mimicing people and things, almost to the point of annoyance. He is often seen floating aimlessly around the house.


<img src="http://img39.exs.cx/img39/1021/narawenpet8ku.jpg">Narawen is a wild Feli, and was Inle's first pet; it was actually Narawen who adopted her. Because of this, the two have an unbreakable bond. Narawen is intensely curious, and seems to get along well with the other members of the household. She will often leave the house for days to visit the Feli House, where many of the other Felis live.


<img src="http://img39.exs.cx/img39/4566/tamapet2jh.jpg">Tama is a Cremello Ocelot Banthi, the youngest cub of his clan's Alphess and her mate. Like his mother, he's got wings, and will often soar the skies for no other reason than the sole pleasure of flight. He's fiercely loyal to his family and (most) of his clan. He is a battler in his clan, and trains nearly nonstop; although some might take him as overly serious, those who know him know that he's got quite the sense of humor.


<img src="http://img128.exs.cx/img128/5148/scyllapet4if.jpg">Very little is known about Scylla, a ghost dragon, as he is rarely seen. He arrived on Halloween, circling the house with the other ghosts that night, and hasn't quite left yet.


<img src="http://img74.exs.cx/img74/8489/gideonpet1kp.jpg"><img src="http://img74.exs.cx/img74/4544/nilpet3je.jpg">Gideon (left) and Nil (right) are Leguanis. They showed up in boxes on Inle's doorstep one day and haven't left the house since. They're like really big, lazy dogs, who don't do much but eat, sleep, and look cute. They're handy for scaring off would-be burglars, though.


<img src="http://img74.exs.cx/img74/8053/maggiepet0eu.jpg">Maggie is a CrocoStyle, and one of the first. She came from a high heeled shoe. She's a sassy, spunky little croc who never fails to get into trouble. She may be small, but she doesn't let any of the bigger creatures in Inle's house take advantage of that.


<img src="http://img74.exs.cx/img74/25/mina5ta.jpg">Mina is a vampiric Blath. She doesn't come into the house much, preferring to stay outside and raid Inle's garden for fruits, vegetables, and small rodents. She and her sprite Seras are an inseparable pair.


<img src="http://img74.exs.cx/img74/2869/nebelpet5cm.jpg">Nebel is a fog Wethkin. It's only about the size of a gumball, so it's rarely seen. It wanders with Kota around the house, and you can often hear it coming before you see it because of the "myuh" sound it will often make.


<img src="http://img74.exs.cx/img74/8080/stolzapet5qf.jpg">Stolza is obviously still an egg. Nothing is known about her, except that one day she will hatch as a Guardian of Gaia. Inle often carries her around, not trusting the others in the house to leave the egg alone.


<img src="http://img74.exs.cx/img74/4339/tessapet6ke.jpg">Tessa is more like an overgrown puppy than a gryphon. She is incredibly playful and attempts to get the other pets to join her in her games, usually to no avail. She's also got a chewing problem, as no piece of furniture is safe from her sharp beak and claws.


<img src="http://img149.exs.cx/img149/2633/sprocketlunar0010ev.jpg">The Sprocket Army comes from Moorgahaine's Emporium & Forge. One of each Sprocket populates the house, and they all do different things. Some of them have bonded themselves to various members of the household, but some still remain independant.

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None yet.

12/08/04 - Journal Entry (Finally!)

I'm never going into the woods again. Ever. Why? Let me explain.

I was pissed off, and apparently it was showing, because my boss told me to take the rest of the day off, maybe take a nap and some Midol, and relax. Seeing as I hate my job, I agreed. So I started walking home, and calmed down a little, and that was cool, so I kept walking--right to the woods at the edge of town. At that point, I was feeling pretty good, and figured hey, what the hell, I could use the exercise anyway.

Big mistake. I wound up getting lost within like, a half hour or so. And, just to spite me, it starts raining. As I was wandering aimlessly through the woods, I came upon a rickety-looking old house. It looked kinda desolate, but cool nonetheless. I went up to it and knocked on the front door, hoping against hope that someone was inside and could tell me how to get back to civilization. Luckily, the door opened, and a woman answered. She gave me a once over, then smiled and invited me in.

I followed her into the house, dripping water onto the floor, and she led me into what looked to be the living room. She left the room for a moment, returning with a large towel. I took it gratefully, then wrapped it around myself and sat down. We spoke for awhile; I learned that the woman's name was CWL, and that she lived in the house alone except for her collection of rare and exotic animals. I hadn't seen any, but I had heard some odd noises...

At one point, I noticed a strange glow coming from the room CWL had disappeared into earlier. She noticed me staring over her shoulder at it, and turned to see what I was looking at before looking back at me.

"What is that?" I asked.

"Oh, that's a Windigo," she said, as if that would explain everything.

"Oh...uh, what's a Windigo?"

She proceeded to explain what a Windigo was, and I found myself entranced. They sounded awesome! As CWL spoke, the glow behind her grew brighter, and eventually started moving towards us. It got closer, and I noticed that it was just a ball of swirling red, black, and yellow light. It hovered around us, making a low humming noise, and my attention moved from CWL to it.

"This is a Windigo, then?" I said.

"Yep, this is a Windigo in the aura stage, the first stage. This one's name is Vangreth, and she's from the fire redou."

I held my hand out towards it, and it came closer. As it did, my mind filled with strange images. I saw Vangreth's aura, hovering over a decimated corpse--MY corpse. I didn't flinch; although CWL had told me what Windigos were capable of, I wouldn't believe it until I had seen it with my own eyes. The vision left, then, to be replaced by another one. It looked like a smiley-face emoticon, and I laughed.

"She likes you, I think," said CWL.

"Oh yeah? How can you tell?"

"Well, she hasn't eaten you yet!"

I looked at CWL then, blankly, trying to gauge whether she was serious or not. She certainly looked it, although she was still smiling. "You should get going," she said almost gently, "before it gets too dark."

My brow furrowed in confusion, and I looked towards the window. "But isn't it still--" I cut myself off as I saw that the rain had stopped. Still slightly confused, I nodded and stood. "Um...thanks for your hospitality, and the directions."

She nodded, and as I turned towards the door, she said, "Aren't you forgetting something?"

I looked behind me, only to see Vangreth hovering in my line of sight. I peered around her. "What, you mean...?"

"Yeah. You're the first person other than me who she's let walk out of here alive. That's got to count for something, right? Just take good care of her, and don't let her bring dinner home unless you like dealing with questions from the cops."

I stared at CWL for a minute before blinking. "Uhh...ok. Thanks, I think." With that, I turned and walked out, CWL calling after me, "And come by anytime! Maybe she'll run into the others!" With that, I walked out the door, following CWL's instructions on how to get out of the forest, Vangreth hovering behind me the whole way.

As we walked back into town, Vangreth sent me a thought. It was a sad emoticon, and she emitted a low hum, like the rumbling of a stomach. I stopped and turned towards her. "What, are you hungry?" The sad face turned into a happy one, and I sighed. "Well...go find someone to eat, but hurry up, and be careful not to get caught." She drifted off, disappearing into an alley.

A moment later, there was a scream, and a Vangreth's glow came out from the alley's mouth. Soon after, the aura reappeared by my side, making a clear noise like the humming of a tuning fork.

We eventually got to my house. I paused outside the door, turning to Vangreth. "Just two rules: Do NOT eat my kids or pets, and don't bring your food inside the house! I don't want to go through the trouble of hiding the body." Cue the smiley face.

CWL looked up from her book of recipes. A memory of a half-heard sound echoed in her head, and it wasn't until it was repeated that she realized that she was hearing someone a-rapping on her door.

She abandoned her search of the perfect cannibalistic recipe for shin's christmas gift and made her way through the scattered crayons Deka had left on the floor after his coloring session. She spared a glance at the happy, blinding picture of a yellow lion before continuing to the door.

The icy weather seeped into the crack of the door when CWL opened it, and she was tempted to slam it shut to keep warm. Instead, she peered outside. Her gaze fell on another woman on her porch. Again, a memory poked at her brain, but she couldn't remember it for the life of her.

"Hello? Were you tapping?"

CWL blinked at the little aura, then raised an eyebrow at Inle-roo. "Did you...I dunno....FEED her, or anything?"