The Wendigo were, and still are, adeeply traditional and spiritual tribe that holds fast to many rituals of their native blood and Garou heritage. They practice ritual purity before hunts, battles or other major undertakings, and seek aid from the spirits for many matters. They continue to seek some news about their lost brethren the Croatan. 

 

Some hardline Wendigo believe that they can drive the Wyrmbringers from the Pure Lands or wash the Wyrmtaint

from the land with the Wyrmbringers’  blood. This extremist view has been gaining in popularity as frustrations build in the tribe, and some talk of an alliance with like-minded Red Talons. Most take the view that defeating the Wyrm in all its forms should take precedence over :hoosing a particular breed of homid to dominate  the continent.

 

The Wendigo tribe takes its name from its item, the winter cannibal spirit ofNorth America. Wendigo teaches its children the power of the cold,  cutting wind and stealth abilities, which they use to ambush the forces of the Wyrm (and, occasionally, trespassing Wyrmcomer Garou).

 

 

Tribal Totem: Wendigo

 

Advantage and Drawback: The Wendigo are tied to the movement of Gaia around the sun, and as such, they have different limitations and  advantages at different times of the year. They call this the Wheel of Seasons. In Spring, as life expands and grows, a Wendigo suffers a one-Trait penalty to all Willpower Tests but gains the Physical Trait energetic. In Summer, the season ofwar, she faces aone-Trait penalty to resist frenzy  but gains the Social Trait Charismatic. In Autumn, as the world slows, he faces a one-Trait penalty to the difficulty of Static Tests to change form but gains the Mental Trait Reflective. In Winter, the Wendigo’s favored season, she gains two extra Staminarelated

Traits, Tenacious and Rugged, for the purposes of soaking damage but must take one of the following Negative Traits: Callous, Dull or Witless.

 

Backgrounds: Wendigo may not purchase Contacts or Resources.

 

Beginning Tribal Gifts: Call the Breeze, Camouflage, Resist Pain

 

Wolf Form: Wendigo in lupus form resemble enormous gray timber wolves; they fade out of sight in winters across northern North America.

 

Organization: A few Chiefs lead each sept of Wendigo-they do not always use the title “Chief,” as some prefer their own language’s equivalent - and the Chief or Chiefs are usually advised by a group of Theurges known as the Lodge of Mysteries. A Philodox is usually peacetime Chief, and an Ahroun the Chief during time of war. With the End Times so obviously upon them, some Ahrouns have begun to exert their authority outside of battle, claiming that the Garou Nation now lives in a state of war; the Philodox protest, and it remains to be seen which faction will win out.

 

Habitat / Protectorate: The Wendigo, like the Uktena, live among Native American tribes in the United States and Canada. Unlike the Uktena, the Wendigo have made a point of avoiding the Wyrmbringers and their offspring

whenever possible. Thus, they are found primarily in the most desolate lands, hostile to humans of all stripes, as well as among Native Americans. Like the Uktena, the Wendigo are rarely seen in Europe, though rumors persist that the

tribe has a presence in Siberia. The Wendigo breed exclusively - as far as they can - with Native American Kinfolk. Most are unwilling to sully their bloodlines with the taint of white men, even today. The protection of their dwindling numbers of Kin ranks of nearly equal importance with the defeat of the Wyrm among Wendigo councils.