Neutral Locations
The Charmed Stag Café – Bar/Café
A cozy alpine café tucked into a side street. Its log beams and large windows provide sunlight and warmth. Spirits here are playful but indifferent—small ephemeral entities of chatter, aroma, and the ebbing flow of conversation. Neutral ground often used for informal Garou meetings or information exchange.
Vail Public Library Annex – Landmark/Library
An older wing of the town library, where historic mining maps and local flora/fauna journals are stored. A neutral nexus of knowledge; minor spirits of insight linger in the stacks. Cliath often come here to research quietly or leave messages in subtle codes among the pages.
Eagle’s Rest Park – Urban Park / Outdoor Gathering Space
A small park in the heart of town with a mixture of alpine pines and ornamental landscaping. Neutral Umbra overlays create a zone of calm observation, perfect for discreet ritual or monitoring. A few spirits of quiet renewal flit among trees, visible only to sensitive Garou.
The Bell Tower Plaza – Landmark / Town Center
The old clock tower in the main plaza resonates softly in the Umbra. No faction dominates it, making it a convenient neutral meeting point. Time seems stretched here; minor spirits of rhythm and pulse dwell among the bell and its supports.
Weaver-Attuned Locations
The Gilded Ledger Penthouse – Corporate Caern / Hotel Top Floors
Core of the Glass Walker caern. Spectral tickers, spirits of Profit, Risk, and Compliance drift through the space. Shadow Lords maintain hidden paths and emergency exits in the Penumbra. Weaver-aligned due to its focus on structure, order, and optimization.
Vail Financial Tower – Corporate Landmark / Skyscraper
Home to the majority of the town’s financial offices and investment firms. In the Umbra, this building extends unnaturally, forming a lattice of transparent floors and invisible corridors. Weaver spirits of Control, Data, and Prediction are strongest here, and Glass Walkers’ influence is pronounced.
Mountain Ridge Research Labs – Laboratory / Tech Campus
A high-altitude research facility for environmental and biotech experiments. Spirits of calculation and pattern cling to glass surfaces and lab instruments. The caern has occasional minor rituals here to integrate Wyld-touched plants into experiments without breaking Veil or corporate rules. Strong Weaver presence.
Wyld-Attuned Locations
The Rooftop Grove – Hidden Garden / Urban Oasis
A secluded garden perched atop a commercial building, accessible only through a nondescript service elevator. Nature persists here in defiance of concrete and steel: bonsai trees, creeping ivy, and small birds nesting in planters. In the Umbra, the space is amplified into a lush mini-forest, inhabited by minor Owl-spirits and spirits of quiet observation. The Grove serves as a place where urban Wyld pulses beneath the Glass Walker’s structured order.
The Alley of Shifting Shadows – Backstreet / Urban Ruin
A narrow network of alleys behind Vail’s luxury shops, mostly ignored by pedestrians and patrols. Here, the Wyld manifests subtly: roots crack pavement, stray vines curl around streetlights, and ephemeral spirits linger in corners where no one looks. In the Umbra, the alleys twist unnaturally, giving the sense of a living labyrinth that tests observation and patience. It is a minor node of Wyld energy, quiet but persistent, teaching those who navigate it the rhythms of subtle adaptation.
Wyrm-Attuned Location
#The Forgotten Sewers of East Vail – Underground Infrastructure / Wyrm Nexus
Deep under the streets, old storm drains and disused service tunnels have become a locus of corruption and decay. Foul, hungry spirits dwell here—manifestations of excess, pollution, and entropy. Shadow traces of Wyrm influence seep up into surface buildings in subtle ways, making it a dangerous zone for any Garou who linger too long.
"The mountain remembers. The spirits watch. The Wyrm hungers."
— Elder Stormclaw