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Character Profiles
Kier Wintripp
Grandfather, a.k.a.,
Stalking Bear
Grandfather, grandfather to Kier Wintripp
and the father of his mother otherwise known as Stalking Bear, is the
Spirit Walker of the Tilok tribe. A Spirit Walker is a ceremonial and
spiritual title used by the Tilok tribe to describe a spiritual mystic
who normally teaches a few chosen young men the art of hunting, tracking
and survival in addition to spiritual values and what we might call intuitive
skills.
The tribe doesn't always have a Spirit Walker. They come along now and
then in history, and until a successor is recognized, the elders teach
the skills imparted from the last Spirit Walker.
Normally a Spirit Walker is a loner and when not teaching is something
of a wanderer. Grandfather often disappears into the wilderness for days
at a time. In contrast to Stalking Bear, she is all twentieth century,
employed as a business manager in a white man's grocery store. While Kier's
mother emphasized modern education and the virtues of science, she allowed
Grandfather to school Kier in the ways of the Tilok tribe, teaching him
the Tilok lore and wilderness, survival, hunting and tracking skills.
Fundamentally, Grandfather is a peaceful man and will go to almost any
length not to kill his enemies.
Copyright 2002 David Dun, All Rights
Reserved.
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