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longer hold their mounting frustration in check. Joining the Bone
Shadows seems to be the only way to finally find answers to haunting
questions and to provide some comfort in a world more surreal
and complex than most can know.
Initiation: Bone Shadow ordeals test a cub’s willingness to
peel back the veil of protective ignorance he knew before, as well
as his control when he faces what’s lurking on the other side. A
Bone Shadow mentor might take a prospective tribemate into the far
reaches of the spirit wilds to the court of a spirit ally of Death Wolf and
judge the cub’s worth based on how favorable an impression he
makes. Some ask bizarre, seemingly pointless riddles of new
cubs and send them into the Shadow Realm for answers
— if any can be found. Some Bone Shadows even claim to
have been accepted into the tribe based on inscrutable
criteria laid out by spirits who then made recommendations
to presiding elders.
Character Creation: While mental acuity
is extremely important to the tribe, the real test
for shamans is maintaining Composure. Spirits
are vengeful, angry, petty beings. The slightest
misstep can undo any deals that might have been
forged. Resolve is likewise appreciated, since finding the truth of an
omen is often a long, arduous task. A number of Bone Shadows are
capable in Academics, in order to perform studies. Learning Survival
and Expression takes on just as much importance as a primer in the
Occult. Knowing what spirits are is important, but being able to track
them down and get information is equally important. And most important
of all is a proper understanding of the Languages Merit. No tribe has more
fully fluent speakers of First Tongue, the voice of spirits. Spending Merit
points on a wide variety of rites is also appropriate.
Primary Renown: Wisdom
Tribal Gift Lists: Death, Insight, Warding
Organization: Bone Shadows often take a more advisory role in
packs — even their Rahu are as much strategist as warrior. Even as
alphas, they plan carefully before they hunt or go to war, displaying
unusual amounts of patience for Uratha. They rarely call large meetings,
preferring to meet one-on-one with their tribemates to share
information. When two or more Bone Shadow packs meet, the gathering
is wrapped in ritual, often held under a particular conjunction of
the planets. The other tribes say that anyone who tries to eavesdrop on
the Hirfathra Hissu as they exchange the secret names and bans of dire
spirits brings down a dozen horrible curses on his head.
Lodges: Inspired by something other, werewolves of the Lodge of Prophecy
act as seers and oracles. Whether they speak for Death Wolf herself
or alien spirits that would otherwise be beyond Uratha ken, these werewolves
offer a glimpse into the future, and then set in motion the means to
achieve or stave off the events in their visions.
Considered by some a legacy of Prophets past, the Lodge of Harbingers
focuses on the here and now, reinterpreting prophecies and historical
records made by their ancestors in a modern context. More importantly,
they note and analyze ongoing spirit portents for signs of impending
events unaccounted for by prophecy.