Post by Misha on Jun 10, 2014 11:25:54 GMT -5
Name: Fianna
Plural: Fianna
Pronounciation: fee-ann'-uh
Totem:
Stag Totem of Respect: Totem Spirit to the Fianna Tribe, stag represents a connection to the wilderness like no other. He is associated with masculinity, virility, and the wild raw power of nature. Stag isn't a creature of good or evil but one of light and dark natures, and is credited with giving the Garou their affinity with Nature. Whiles he is a creature who is master of the Wild Hunt, he wants his children to take a responsible attitude towards humans. In times of need, his avatars will occasionally appear to and help lost Garou to places of safety.
Those running under packs dedicated to Stag can call upon extra willpower, the enduring force in the ability to survive, and can push themselves like no other in feats of running for long distances. Those will hear stories of Honor of those who take up Stag as a pack totem, and Fianna will work along better with them. Faeries spirits and Changelings will show them honor as well.
However, wither it be in a pack, or as one of his children, Stag demands that you show respect for your prey. To do this you must learn the Rite Prayer for the Prey after a successful hunt. Children of Stag must also always aid the Fae.
Tales of the Tribe
The Fianna claim to be the second Tribe, after the Silver Fangs. It is said that the first Fianna was the first Garou to sing, the first to howl her joy into the air, the first to give in to her passions and breathe beauty into the world. While other Tribes may dispute this claim, they rarely do so to the face of a Fianna.
The Fianna are a moody lot. While other Tribes have an overall mood, the Fianna seem to embrace all moods. The Get of Fenris rage against their place in the world, and the Bone Gnawers brood over their lot in life, but the Fianna throw themselves into both extremes, often within seconds of each other. Fianna love deeply, and hold grudges beyond their deaths, and suck more marrow out of life than most people can even imagine.
While most Fianna come from Ireland or Scotland, others do come from other Celtic groups in Europe. Romania, Spain, anywhere that the Celts roamed is home to the Fianna. But most Fianna look to Ireland as their spiritual homeland.
The Fianna once shared Ireland with the White Howlers, until that tribe was destroyed by the Wyrm. The White Howlers followed the Wyrm into the bowels of the Earth, fighting it into its lair. No one knows exactly what happened to them down there, but those that came back were foul travesties of Garou. They had become the Black Spiral Dancers, monstrosities serving the Wyrm. These days, Fianna will proudly trace part of their lineages to White Howler families. They will drink a beer and weep bitter tears at their cousins' fates. And they will put aside decade old grudges to join each other in hunting down a Black Spiral Dancer and erasing its hateful visage from the Earth. Other creatures of the Wyrm suffer the same doom - the Fianna will take the battle to the Wyrm more vigorously than any other tribe.
The Fianna have a deep connection to the Fey. In the past, Faerie and Fianna intermarried, and many a Fianna can claim direct descent from the Tuatha de Danaan. But these days, the connection is more spiritual than lineal. Few Garou can honestly claim to have met a Faerie, and fewer still have spoken with one. But the Fianna keep their memory alive, out of a sense of respect and obligation, and in the hopes that some day the Fey will return to Earth.
Among the Garou, the Fianna have the closest ties to their Kinfolk. While most Tribes try to hide their Garou heritage from their relatives, the Fianna are fairly open about it with theirs. This provides the Fianna with a secure foundation from which to battle the Wyrm. Kinfolk ensure that their feckless Garou cousins always have a job available. They comfort them and bring them out of the depths of Harano. And they proudly talk of them after their heroic deaths.
On the other hand, this close tie with their Kinfolk can also place the Fianna in a precarious position. Looking too closely into the Garou flame can cause Kinfolk to turn to the Wyrm in order to match that flame. Love of their Kinfolk can be used to pressure a Fianna into unwise courses of action. And the loss of a beloved relative can depress a Garou unto suicide.
Appearance:
When in Lupus, the Fianna are terrifying to unprepared homids: They seem to be the dire wolves of old, with shining red or black fur. Their howls can rend the heart for their beauty and sadness.
Homelands:
In older times they preferred the moors, forests and peat bogs of the “auld sod,” although they have traveled across the globe with their Kinfolk. They are most commonly found in the British Isles, the United States (especially Appalachia), Canada, New Zealand and Australia. They usually settle close to their Kin, whom they protect with great ferocity.
Tribal Disadvantage:
If any one can say anything positive about the Fianna it is that they are creatures of passion. Putting all their heart , soul, and will into something. However this can be a bad thing when one is needing to concentrate, or if one crosses a Fianna over a minor scrap. Fianna have a harder time keeping their heads about them. Thus they are know for loosing their tempers and must draw on their willpower, least fall to frenzy. Fianna are passionate werewolves and can be dragged quite adistance by their own anger, joy or melancholy. As a result, they at a +1 difficulty for all Willpower rolls.
Tribal Organization:
At the local level, Fianna septs elect their members to “Chairs” of various performing arts: There is a Chair of Poetry, a Chair of Song and a Chair of Stories. These Chairs lead moots for the local sept. On a global level, a high king or queen, known as the Ar-Righ, leads the Fianna. The traditional seat of this office is at Tara in Ireland, though not all Ar-Righ hold court there, some preferring their own homelands (be they Sydney or Boston).
Initial Willpower: 3
Backgrounds:
No restrictions, but at least one level of Kinfolk is recommended.
Plural: Fianna
Pronounciation: fee-ann'-uh
Totem:
Stag Totem of Respect: Totem Spirit to the Fianna Tribe, stag represents a connection to the wilderness like no other. He is associated with masculinity, virility, and the wild raw power of nature. Stag isn't a creature of good or evil but one of light and dark natures, and is credited with giving the Garou their affinity with Nature. Whiles he is a creature who is master of the Wild Hunt, he wants his children to take a responsible attitude towards humans. In times of need, his avatars will occasionally appear to and help lost Garou to places of safety.
Those running under packs dedicated to Stag can call upon extra willpower, the enduring force in the ability to survive, and can push themselves like no other in feats of running for long distances. Those will hear stories of Honor of those who take up Stag as a pack totem, and Fianna will work along better with them. Faeries spirits and Changelings will show them honor as well.
However, wither it be in a pack, or as one of his children, Stag demands that you show respect for your prey. To do this you must learn the Rite Prayer for the Prey after a successful hunt. Children of Stag must also always aid the Fae.
Tales of the Tribe
The Fianna claim to be the second Tribe, after the Silver Fangs. It is said that the first Fianna was the first Garou to sing, the first to howl her joy into the air, the first to give in to her passions and breathe beauty into the world. While other Tribes may dispute this claim, they rarely do so to the face of a Fianna.
The Fianna are a moody lot. While other Tribes have an overall mood, the Fianna seem to embrace all moods. The Get of Fenris rage against their place in the world, and the Bone Gnawers brood over their lot in life, but the Fianna throw themselves into both extremes, often within seconds of each other. Fianna love deeply, and hold grudges beyond their deaths, and suck more marrow out of life than most people can even imagine.
While most Fianna come from Ireland or Scotland, others do come from other Celtic groups in Europe. Romania, Spain, anywhere that the Celts roamed is home to the Fianna. But most Fianna look to Ireland as their spiritual homeland.
The Fianna once shared Ireland with the White Howlers, until that tribe was destroyed by the Wyrm. The White Howlers followed the Wyrm into the bowels of the Earth, fighting it into its lair. No one knows exactly what happened to them down there, but those that came back were foul travesties of Garou. They had become the Black Spiral Dancers, monstrosities serving the Wyrm. These days, Fianna will proudly trace part of their lineages to White Howler families. They will drink a beer and weep bitter tears at their cousins' fates. And they will put aside decade old grudges to join each other in hunting down a Black Spiral Dancer and erasing its hateful visage from the Earth. Other creatures of the Wyrm suffer the same doom - the Fianna will take the battle to the Wyrm more vigorously than any other tribe.
The Fianna have a deep connection to the Fey. In the past, Faerie and Fianna intermarried, and many a Fianna can claim direct descent from the Tuatha de Danaan. But these days, the connection is more spiritual than lineal. Few Garou can honestly claim to have met a Faerie, and fewer still have spoken with one. But the Fianna keep their memory alive, out of a sense of respect and obligation, and in the hopes that some day the Fey will return to Earth.
Among the Garou, the Fianna have the closest ties to their Kinfolk. While most Tribes try to hide their Garou heritage from their relatives, the Fianna are fairly open about it with theirs. This provides the Fianna with a secure foundation from which to battle the Wyrm. Kinfolk ensure that their feckless Garou cousins always have a job available. They comfort them and bring them out of the depths of Harano. And they proudly talk of them after their heroic deaths.
On the other hand, this close tie with their Kinfolk can also place the Fianna in a precarious position. Looking too closely into the Garou flame can cause Kinfolk to turn to the Wyrm in order to match that flame. Love of their Kinfolk can be used to pressure a Fianna into unwise courses of action. And the loss of a beloved relative can depress a Garou unto suicide.
Appearance:
When in Lupus, the Fianna are terrifying to unprepared homids: They seem to be the dire wolves of old, with shining red or black fur. Their howls can rend the heart for their beauty and sadness.
Homelands:
In older times they preferred the moors, forests and peat bogs of the “auld sod,” although they have traveled across the globe with their Kinfolk. They are most commonly found in the British Isles, the United States (especially Appalachia), Canada, New Zealand and Australia. They usually settle close to their Kin, whom they protect with great ferocity.
Tribal Disadvantage:
If any one can say anything positive about the Fianna it is that they are creatures of passion. Putting all their heart , soul, and will into something. However this can be a bad thing when one is needing to concentrate, or if one crosses a Fianna over a minor scrap. Fianna have a harder time keeping their heads about them. Thus they are know for loosing their tempers and must draw on their willpower, least fall to frenzy. Fianna are passionate werewolves and can be dragged quite adistance by their own anger, joy or melancholy. As a result, they at a +1 difficulty for all Willpower rolls.
Tribal Organization:
At the local level, Fianna septs elect their members to “Chairs” of various performing arts: There is a Chair of Poetry, a Chair of Song and a Chair of Stories. These Chairs lead moots for the local sept. On a global level, a high king or queen, known as the Ar-Righ, leads the Fianna. The traditional seat of this office is at Tara in Ireland, though not all Ar-Righ hold court there, some preferring their own homelands (be they Sydney or Boston).
Initial Willpower: 3
Backgrounds:
No restrictions, but at least one level of Kinfolk is recommended.