'Wrench biter Bites It'
Once upon a time, Route 66 was the American highway, a 2,448-mile stretch of asphalt connecting Chicago to Los Angeles. Called the “Mother Road,” Route 66 was a pathway representing prosperity as impoverished Midwesterners could travel its length, seeking fortune elsewhere. Commissioned in 1926, the winding hairpin highway was one of the country’s major transportation arteries until the roadway’s decline and eventual decommission brought on by the bigger and faster super-highways that would eventually run the length of the country. Officially shut down in 1985, Route 66 still exists as a broken patchwork of crumbling highways and destitute back roads (all connected by bits of still-traveled links of actual highway).
For some Forsaken, Route 66 represents more than just an old, unused highway. The Shadow of Route 66 was once a strong and vibrant place, connected to a powerful spirit ecology. The Shadow’s health along this region was mirrored by the prosperity of the road. Spirits did as spirits do, eating one another and playing their strange games, but it was in relative balance, presided over not only by the Forsaken packs and gangs, but also by the highway’s own totem spirit, the titular Mother Road. Mother Road was a distant being, a spirit that spoke through orchestrated events and weird highway envoys (crows, lizards, the scent of scalded rubber, puddles of oil with faces reflected in the rainbow surface). But she was healthy, and so were the spirits over which she lorded. All was well. Until...
Prerequisites
Glory ••, Honor ••, Crafts ••, a set of proper wheels
Benefits
The lodge provides a vast network of grease monkeys and socket jockeys; as such, members may take a +1 bonus to all Crafts rolls involving repairing or modifying items. While these Iron Masters might prefer Mental Skills and Attributes, Rumble of Coming Thunder wants its children as tough as nails. Because of this, he makes it easier for them to improve themselves physically. All Physical Attributes can be purchased at the new experience point rate of new dots x 4, instead.
