Werewolf: The Forsaken - Blank It

Every Uratha pack has its own motivation and reason
for existing, which influences the pack’s totem and vice
versa. Packs’ goals don’t always intersect. Most Forsaken
pay at least some attention to the Oath, of course, and
the first portion of that vow dictates that they protect the
physical world from the spirit. Beyond that, just about
anything goes. A pack and its neighbors probably don’t
see eye-to-eye on most matters, but they may strike a truce
— or they may become bloody rivals.
A pack must define its borders carefully and completely.
If politeness and humility keep a pack from
understanding exactly where the pack next door defines
the border between territories, politeness and humility are
worthless. Misunderstandings generate just as much anger
as deliberate violations. It’s also in a pack’s best interest
to learn everything it can about its neighbors, from
their pack totems to their tribes and auspices. Doing so
makes it easier to predict what they’ll do in a crisis, makes
them easier to negotiate with, and might even help form
alliances and friendships. Of course, if the time comes to
throw down, it’ll make that a little easier too.
Some werewolves even discover that their territory
runs up against territory claimed by a pack of the Pure
— or by something even stranger and more dangerous.
If that’s the case, there’s no easy answer for how
to conduct oneself. The Pure might wait until they’re
certain of their superior numbers and strength before
making a move, or they might launch a seemingly
foolhardy attack, driven by some strange taboo or oath
that the Forsaken can’t understand. The only sure
factor in dealing with the Pure Tribes is that they are
still werewolves and have the same instincts as the
Forsaken. A pack of Pure might care nothing for
the Oath, but instinct still compels them to guard
their territory and follow their own hierarchy.
The other, more alien creatures and entities
are even harder to predict. At least with the
Pure Tribes, werewolves know where they
stand. Where a vampire gang or warlock
cabal is concerned, a werewolf might not see
the knife until it’s twisting in his back.
PROTECTING A TERRITORY
The Oath says, “The Wolf Must Hunt.”
Instinct tells werewolves to defend their territory
from physical threats as well. Most werewolves don’t
feel comfortable unless they’ve hunted down any potential
threats within their territory and, in most cases, the
closest threats outside their borders. An entity needn’t
be a true enemy or long-term foe to threaten the boundaries
and control a werewolf has over his territory. Even
a vigilant pack can’t keep them all out, but they do have
to be kept from disrupting one’s lands.
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