This world is dying, not just physically with the actions of humanity polluting the waters and cutting down the forests, but metaphysically with the actions of malevolent spirits attacking and destroying the very soul of every living being.This world is alive, called Gaia. She made everything alongside beings which are called the Wyrm (Destruction), Weaver (Preservation), and Wyld (Creation) but due to disputed events the Wyrm went insane and attacked Gaia herself forcing her into a coma.The world needs you! You were born as a Werewolf or as we call ourselves Garou and deeded with an impossible mission on your shoulders; saving the planet and all within it from the Apocalypse. The Wyrm's Greatest and Final destruction.
Enough about the Gaia and metaphysical beings, it is time we see what kind of Werewolf you are.What Breed Are You?:Being a Werewolf is a matter of heritage rather than dumb luck and the Garou mate with Humans and Wolves. Decide whom where you born and raised with. [_] Homid: You were born and primarily raised by Humans or Kinfolk (Humans with Werewolf DNA but can't transform) [_] Metis: You were born from a relationship of two Werewolves, a foul taboo. For your parents' crime you are cursed with a deformity (I’ll let you guys write in the deformity if you choose this one. The deformity can be physical such as a missing limb, or mental such as ADD or Schizophrenia) [_] Lupus: You were born and raised by wolves (or wolven kinfolk) before your adventures as Garou
What Tribe Do You Belong To?:The Garou have a mythic mission and a proclivity for constantly arguing among each other. Decide what type of Garou Culture and Mentality, you were taught under. [_] Black Furies: Composed almost entirely of female Garou, the Furies are staunch defenders of the Wyld and Women. The Furies are a deeply mystical tribe and are renowned among the Garou for their rituals. The only males among the Furies are Metis. [_] Bone Gnawers: The Gnawers are Garou who live in the poorest parts of cities, living among the homeless and the needy. As a result, the Gnawers are supremely informed about anything and everything that goes on within cities. The other Garou consider them mange-ridden dogs and have no respect for their urban skills. [_] Children of Gaia: The Children believe that all Garou are really Children of Gaia who have not realized this yet. They strive for harmony between all the tribes and shun unnecessary violence. The Garou see their peace-loving ways as utter foolishness and consider the Children weak. [_] Fianna: These Garou take heavy inspiration from the Celts and are fond of song and strong drink. They are often seen as fools, but they are skilled keepers of the music, stories, and lore of the Garou which causes many to seek them to understand the history of the world. [_] Get of Fenris: The Get are harsh warriors who follow Norse ideals. They value battle prowess above all else and while they have no reprieve for mercy or compassion, they value anyone as capable of causing (or aiding in causing) violence such as a disabled man who knows how to create bombs or a foreign garou of another tribe who slays a great foe. [_] Glass Walkers: The lords of the cities, the Walkers are always on the cutting edge of technology and are deeply involved in human society and control much of the human business world such as the Mafia. Many Garou hold the opinion that Walkers serve the Weaver, which is considered just one step above serving the Wyrm. [_] Red Talons: The Talons consist almost entirely of Lupus with a few scattered Metis thrown in. The Talons believe that the only way to heal Gaia is to kill every human on the planet and to let the Wyld balance things out. The Red Talons despise humans with a passion and many have been known to attack humans on sight. There are no Homid Red Talons.
[_] Shadow Lords: a group that emphasizes brains over brawn, the Shadow Lords place high emphasis on cunning and manipulation and consider themselves to be the only tribe fit to lead the Garou. They openly despise the Silver Fangs and seek to overthrow them at every turn. They are seen as ruthless, backstabbing, and manipulative, which is very often the case. However, they have great tribal unity among one another. [_] Silent Striders: A tribe full of vagabonds, the Striders were cast out of their ancestral homeland by a great servant of the Wyrm and have been traveling across the face of Gaia ever since. One of the reasons for their frequent wandering is to find and destroy the influence of the Wyrm. To meet these ends, the Striders have pierced into the Umbra and into the realms of the dead. They are the only tribe to have mastered this art, and for this reason they have an unsettling air about them that tends to disturb other Garou. [_] Silver Fangs: The Silver Fangs put a strong emphasis on family and are heavily dominated by homids, believing only those that are raised near power and have the necessary noblesse oblige can properly wield power. To this end, they disdain any signs of impure breeding and even go so far to choose the mates for their Kinfolk in order to maintain blood purity. Their over-protectiveness of their Kinfolk may have contributed to their inbreeding and the madness that plagues the tribe. [_] Stargazers: The smallest of the tribes, The Stargazers are concerned with balance in all its forms, seeking for perfect harmony both within and without. They often lose themselves in philosophical thought however and most Garou think they spend too much time contemplating and not enough time acting. [_] Uktena: The Uktena are best known as hunters of the Wyrm and its Bane servants. While there is little argument that the Uktena are second to none when it comes to their abilities, it comes at a price. The Uktena have access to many ancient dark practices because of their broad culture, and while some have proven beneficial to the tribe, many others are probably best left undisturbed. While many seek the skills of the Uktena as hunters of the Wyrm, others distrust their dark abilities and fear the tribe may corrupt itself, or that it already has. [_] Wendigo: The Wendigo are all native americans and lived with them before European discovery, they are among the best of Garou warriors, skilled at tracking and silent ambush, but as a result of ancient actions by the other tribes. The Wendigo have lost all their land and forged a hatred of non-natives. All Wendigo must have native blood.
[_] Black Spiral Dancers: : What the fuck are we, Captain Planet? Ignore all those other tribes and choose us! The Black Spiral Dancers! Devoted to working with and empowering the Wyrm to finally destroy the world-bitch Gaia! Join us and follow your passions without anyone holding you back!What Is Your Auspice?: The Moon or as the Garou call her Luna is a valued ally and has given every Garou a spiritual purpose to follow so they are never lost in their fight against the Wyrm [_] Ragabash (New Moon): Those born beneath the new moon are the tricksters and fools of Garou society. They challenge the Garou's traditional ways in order to help discard traditions that are outdated; In addition, they also tend to be the assassins of the Garou. [_] Theurge (Cresent Moon): Those born beneath the crescent moon are the mystics and seers of the Garou. They have a natural affinity with the spirits and can speak with them, either persuading them to join their cause or forcing them to do their bidding. [_] Philodox (Half Moon): Those born under the half moon are the arbitrators and judges of the Garou. They are charged with keeping the traditions of the Garou. However, they also strive for balance and harmony amidst the hot tempers of Garou. They are often jacks of all trades and are the traditional leaders of the Garou. [_] Galliard (Gibbous Moon): Those born beneath the gibbous moon are filled with passion that bursts forth in glorious song and hot tempers. They are the warrior-bards of legend taking time out from their art to fight and from their fighting to sing rousing tales or weave intricate stories. [_] Ahroun (Full Moon): Those born beneath the full moon are the natural warriors of the Garou. No Garou is incompetent at fighting, but the Ahrouns excel at it. They often lead the Garou during times of war or when there are no Philodox.
Phew! Post done! This is my first ever quest but I've lurked a lot and really enjoyed some of the stories here so I figured I should contribute!Also sorry for the text wall and exposition but hopefully I have given you all enough information for you to make an informed vote, better too much info then not enough I say! Feel free to give advice or anything you want to see! Thank you for reading!Oh, and for those wondering. We are following 20th Anniversary Edition Lore (with Revised and 2nd as I deem appropriate for the story)
>>6480377>Homid>Silver Fangs>AhrounCould i get some more info about what this chronicle is about? Like where are we or whats the initial problem/ what age are we/ have we already had our first change and/our have a pact or totem. What time period or country would help a lot.
>>6480378>Homid>>6480379>Bone Gnawers Homeless kid with homeless parents, or maybe raised in the foster system and aged out? >>6480381>Ragabash Extremely hype for this! WoD quest golden era is upon us! If that Fool Ascendent quest comes back we'll have a stacked deck!
>>6480378>Homid>>6480379>Get of Fenris>>6480381>Theurge (Cresent Moon)I would have liked to vote for metis but couldn't settle on a deformity, so homid it is
>>6480386Absolutely! Sorry for not giving that information before!You guys have gone through your first change and are about to start your rite of passage after being trained for it (Training period and the quality of it to be decided upon after voting as different tribes have different methods)No pack or totem formed yet.Time period being August 2026 in Florida, USA. Just because I know Florida best.>>6480389Thank you for the support! I'll do my best!
>>6480382>[_] Metis:Autism at first they thought we were shockingly normal until we were old enough to notice our obsessions and retard strength/screeching.>[_] Black Furies: >[_] Theurge (Cresent Moon): Those born beneath the crescent moon are the mystics and seers of the Garou. They have a natural affinity with the spirits and can speak with them, either persuading them to join their cause or forcing them to do their bidding.
>>6480394[_] Metisdown syndrome. Lets be a Cousin Eddie. Get of FenrisCousin Issaiah says "we wuz vikingz and shi" but we still went to church and our flags confederetGalliardWe might be a arm tearing, tard raging, beast but we have a sensitive side as well and our hyperfixation is country music.
>>6480389Supporting this
>>6480377>[x] Metis>[x] Bone Gnawers>[x] Theurge (Cresent Moon)Homeless schizophrenic and gaia's strongest warrior. Like a mix between Terry Davis and Teddy K
>>6480381>Hominid>Shadow Lords >Ragabash
>>6480408Question, how much of it schizophrenia and how much of it is banes fucking with the poor bastard?
Apocalypse, on the whole, has WAY better lore than Forsaken, in many categories. But, there is one 'lodge' (affinity group, best compared to a bloodline in Requiem) in one of the supplements that I really fucking like. It's a clan of subterranean cave-dwelling werewolves with a unique set of powers they have access to that let's them communicate by knocking rhythmically on cave walls to send messages between each other that only they understand, like echolocation, and to see perfectly in total darkness (which applies Fighting Blind rules normally, that is, a single chance die for anyone that can't do the same). I just really like those guys and I am just bringing it up because it would be cool if cave wolves somehow made it into this game.
Stopping the Count here mainly because I am going to be busy for the rest of the day and won't have the opportunity to return to this.The votes being:BreedHomid: 4 Metis: 3 Lupus: 0TribeSilver Fang: 1 Bone Gnawer: 3 Get of Fenris: 2 Black Fury: 1 Shadow Lord: 1AuspiceRagabash: 3 Theurge: 3 Philodox: 0Galliard: 1 Ahroun: 1 We have got aHomidBone GnawerTheurgeTo break the tie, we are going Theurge because I think it would be more narrative interesting.
>Hominid>Get of Fenris>Black Spiral Dancers>Theurge (Cresent Moon): Those born beneath the crescent moon are the mystics and seers of the Garou. They have a natural affinity with the spirits and can speak with them, either persuading them to join their cause or forcing them to do their bidding.Fuck yeah. WOD quest. Dont have it peter out on the first thread? Impossibile.
>>6480421That's not cool! Waiting for the captcha to work screwed me. Bone Gnawers are like top three worst.
>>6480421Any shot at my vote counting?
>>6480421I voted hominid but I am cool with us still being kind of schizo like a voter mentioned since we went with Theurge, but not the autism shit or stuff that'll make the character a joke. Bum life in Florida is actually pretty interesting. Would be cool if we lived in a Maroon village or homeless encampment on the edge of the swamp, or maybe lived in an old RV, cooked up psychedelics to pay our way and 'free minds' from Pentex brainwashing. Living in an RV could lead to a caravan-style pack like the vampire family in Near Dark. And Florida has dealt with really nasty hurricanes from global warming, oil spill, plastic trash from Disney piling up, and also exotic reptiles getting dumped into the wetlands and fucking up the natural ecosystem. Could also be cool if we were a freelance snake wrangler that just goes around the swamp looking for pythons to catch and re-home KEK!
>>6480421autist Metis Bone Gnawer sounds like fun imo
>>6480381>Homid:>Silent Striders:>Ahroun (Full Moon):
>>6480377>Homid:>Silent Striders:>Ahroun (Full Moon):
>>6480377>Homid>Bone Gnawer>Theurge>>6480430 painted a pretty picture which won me over.
