Wolf's Paw

(Thorp, 750)
The farming community of Wolf’s Paw, located in the central region of the northeastern farmland, is one of the relatively few permanent shifter communities in the Reaches. Most shifters live among the other races in their communities or wander as part of a nomadic tribe that operates more like a wolf pack than the nomads of the Talenta Plains. However, those of Wolf’s Paw saw an advantage in settling down and claiming a piece of land for their own. The leader of this shifter farming community is Slara; Spiritual guidance comes from Lorgan, whose ties to the Wardens of the Wood have benefitted the community on more than one occasion. In addition to farming, the townsfolk make periodic trips into the forest near Havenglen to hunt for meat. These hunts have an almost religious significance for the community, and many traditions and ceremonies dating back to their time as a nomadic pack find outlets in the forest. The community also possesses a secret that no one outside its ranks knows. Slara’s grandsire, the ancient Thorntuft, is actually a werewolf in hiding. A survivor of the Silver Flame inquisitions, Thorntuft rarely ventures far from Slara’s homestead. He is content to sit in the sun and enjoy his role as a historian and advisor to the community. He only occasionally desires to shift into hybrid or wolf form and do a little hunting of his own—always being careful not to spread the curse during his hunts.