Buxton in 1986; Ice Wind and the Brethren War

In the middling years of the 1980’s violence spread wide and far – packs vied with each other for territory and control – Loci changed hands sometimes on a weekly basis and the People of Britain struggled with each other daily. As the Uratha fought their territories became less well tended, spirits became troublesome, things broke through and the Hosts ran wild. Worst of all were the Pure – the hate filled cousins of the Forsaken took opportunities to take territory, loci, life and to make converts

Steps had to be taken before all was lost, and so they were. Words replaced claws as packs talked with their neighbours and made an uneasy peace. This spread across the country and Uratha, individually and in packs, representatives and entire collectives moved to gather at the spa-town of Buxton to make peace for sure.

For days and nights the Elodoth debated, the Irraka questioned, the Cahalith declared, the Rahu shouted and the Iratheur spoke until an agreement was reached, simple and straightforward:

“From this dawn and onwards Brother shall not war on Brother – we are all one People”

To seal their declaration, their peace, a great spirit was found and hunted, pursued by all there until it could run no more, fought till it was at a standstill, then bound by words and deeds to safeguard the Agreement. Reluctantly Ice Wind accepted and agreed to carry words of war to the People of the land should brother spill brothers blood once more.

Not all who came to the Peak district left it, some fell by the wayside, others were the final victims of the war. The greatest loss of life happened at Arbor Low, a great Henge. It was here that Ice Wind was finally run down – with many small, spiteful spirits of cold and fear at his side. The battle raged long but Ice Wind was a mighty spirit in the autumn of 1986, full of power and pride, and it took blood and sacrifice to bind him.

The Goddess of the Grove, at St. Ann’s Well in Buxton agreed to heal some of those who were brought, battered and broken, to her, but refused others. She alongside the Garland King and Perevil in Castleton and the Beast of the North, a cat-spirit who some Uratha claimed to have hunted for knowledge, were able to give some ideas of where Ice Wind might be found. Other spirits were less helpful – the Iron Bull at the Bull Ring (the remains of a Henge in Doveholes village) needed to be brought to submission before he would help any (and wasn’t able to give any useful knowledge even then).

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