Werewolf: The Forsaken - Blank It

One might be comfortable in a pack ruled with an iron
fist, while another prefers the egalitarian sharing of power
that her pack practices. Though an Iron Master can often
be contrary as any Elodoth, their credo of adaptation also
applies to their systems of rank. They are most prone to
use modern means of travel and communication to keep
in touch with their tribemates, but a healthy worry of
discovery keeps them from casually overusing these tools.
As the Iron Masters well know, few phone lines are secure
and the Internet is never safe.
Lodges: The Lodge of Lightning is devoted to the
burgeoning study of the shamanistic aspects of electricity
and the myriad descants thereof to which human ingenuity
gives birth.
The Lodge of Metal is considerably older, having its
roots in blacksmithing tradition. Members consider themselves
experts in metallurgy and technological craftsmanship;
a weapon or fetish built by one of them is sure to
adhere to the highest standards of quality.
Werewolves of the Lodge of Scrolls are dedicated to
scholarship and the preservation of learning. These historians,
archivists and data-analysts do their best to compile
a living record of how times change and what the tribe
must do to keep up.
Territories: Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of Iron
Master territories can be found around human civilization,
be it a desolate urban sprawl or an eerily quiet rural town.
They tend to mark their borders more subtly than werewolves
of other tribes do, blending symbols of pack totems
in with graffiti, hanging small talismans from power lines
and traffic signals, and even marking appropriate warnings
in the urban Shadow. In light of Red Wolf’s commandment,
Iron Masters work constantly to see that their territories
are in impeccable condition and that all the spirits
therein are pacified, but the larger an urban territory is,
the harder it is to do so.
Concepts: urban legend made flesh, urban folklorist,
envoy to vampires, klaive-smith, voice of the streets, armtwisting
union advocate, civil engineer/geomancer
Quote: A city isn’t just some forest or jungle dressed in
steel and glass, it’s a unique territory with its own rules and
predatory life cycles. Come on, I’ll show you.
STEREOTYPES
Blood Talons: They’ve got more to learn
from us than the latest review of human military
tactics. They just haven’t realized it yet.
Bone Shadows: They’ve helped us identify
and comprehend some of the newer spirit types
that urban landscapes give rise to, but we’re better
at figuring out how those spirits fit together
in the big picture.
Hunters in Darkness: They don’t quite have
the knack for blending in and disappearing into
the urban environment that we have, but they’re
fast learners. Maybe faster than we would be out
there in the wilderness.
Storm Lords: We don’t mind deferring to
the competent ones, as long as they’re willing to
admit when they’re out of their league.
Ghost Wolves: There but for the grace of
Luna go we. Literally.
• • •
Pure Tribes: Times have changed, and we
aren’t the bastards we used to be. If Luna can accept
that, why can’t the so-called Pure?
Vampires: Stagnation, careless predation and
an undying sense of entitlement that they dress
up as noblesse oblige… In some ways, they’re a
mirror of where we can go wrong.
Mages: If these… people are the next step in
human evolution, what changes must be coming
that make them necessary?
Humans: Bless these nasty, brutish and
short-lived geniuses for keeping us busy. What
would life be like without them?
Iron Masters
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