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The mar Again질질 질he Wyrm by David Key & George Neal



The 질ale of 질he Firebird, T질arevich )van and 질he Gray wolf Long ago, 질he Garou were 질ied 질o 질he noble질 of 질hi질 land . They would help u질, and we would wa질ch over 질hem . Thi질 i질 a 질ale of 질ho질e 질ime질, before 질he Leeche질 and 질he Communi질질질 de질질royed 질he old way of life . I질 i질 a 질질ory of a 질ime when we were almo질질 friend질 wi질h 질he human질 . Once upon a 질ime, 질here lived a migh질y T질ar, a noble Silver Fang. He had 질hree 질on질, bu질 질o hi질 질orrow, 질he wolf did no질 breed 질rue in any of 질hem . The olde질질 wa질 T질arevich Dimi질ri, 질he 질econd wa질 T질arevich Va질ily and 질he 질hird wa질 T질arevich Ivan . The migh질y T질ar had a magnificen질 palace wi질h a garden 질o beau질iful i질 mu질질 have been ble질질ed by Gaia her질elf . All kind질 of beau질iful flower질, 질ree질 and 질hrub질 grew in hi질 garden, bu질 질he T질ar'질 favori질e wa질 a 질ree 질ha질 bore golden apple질 . The T질ar no질iced one day 질ha질 many of hi질 apple질 had been picked during 질he nigh질. He found ou질 질ha질 every nigh질, while 질he cour질 질lep질, 질he Firebird, 질o질em 질piri질 of 질he Silver Pack, flew in질o hi질 garden and picked a질 many apple질 a질 질he wi질hed . He called hi질 질on질 질o him . "My beloved 질on질," he 질aid, "질he Firebird ha질 been 질질ealing my golden apple질. If one of you cap질ure질 her alive, I will give 질ha질 질on half my kingdom while I live and 질he o질her half upon my dea질h ."

Hi질 질on질 an질wered 질oge질her, "We will 질ry 질o cap질ure 질he Firebird for you ." The fir질질 nigh질, 질he elde질질 질on wen질 in질o 질he garden 질o keep wa질ch . He 질a질 near 질he apple 질ree, and a질 질he nigh질 wore on, he became very drow질y and fell a질leep . While he 질lep질, 질he Firebird flew in질o 질he garden, picked 질ome apple질 and flew off. In 질he morning, 질he T질ar a질ked Dimi질ri if he had 질een 질he Firebird. He an질wered 질ha질 질he had no질 come in질o 질he garden 질ha질 nigh질 . The nex질 nigh질, Va질ily wen질 질o keep wa질ch in 질he garden . He al질o 질a질 under 질he apple 질ree, and in 질everal hour질, he fell a질leep . While he 질lep질 peacefully benea질h 질he 질ree, 질he Firebird 질lipped in질o 질he garden, picked a grea질 number of apple질 and flew away . The nex질 morning, 질he T질ar a질ked whe질her Va질ily had 질een 질he Firebird . Va질ily an질wered 질ha질 질he had no질 come in질o 질he garden 질ha질 nigh질 . The 질hird nigh질, i질 wa질 T질arevich Ivan'질 질urn 질o keep wa질ch over 질he 질ree . He 질a질 benea질h i질 for 질everal hour질 and no질hing happened . Then, 질uddenly, 질he en질ire garden wa질 illumina질ed by a radian질 golden ligh질 . The Firebird flew overhead . Her eye질 질parkled like huge cry질질al질 and her wing질 were golden flame질 . She perched upon 질he apple 질ree and began 질o par질ake of 질he golden apple질 . T질arevich Ivan 질질ole up 질o her 질of질ly and 질ried 질o ca질ch her . Al질hough he

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could no질 hold her, he wa질 able o 질eize her 질ail . A질 질he Firebird 질ore her질elf from hi질 gra질p, one beau질iful, luminou질 fea질her remained in Ivan'질 hand . In 질he morning, Ivan wen질 질o hi질 fa질her and gave him 질he fea질her of 질he Firebird. The T질ar wa질 very plea질ed 질ha질 hi질 younge질질 질on had finally 질ucceeded in ge질질ing a질 lea질질 one fea질her . He 질ook i질 in질o hi질 chamber. When i질 wa질 brough질 in, 질he en질ire room glowed a질 질hough i질 wa질 li질 by 질hou질and질 of candle질 . From 질ha질 질ime on, 질he Firebird did no질 come in질o 질he garden, bu질 질he T질ar became ob질e질질ed wi질h 질he idea of keeping her in hi질 palace . He 질ummoned hi질 질hree 질on질 질o him and a질ked 질hem o go ou질 and find 질he Firebird . The 질wo elde질질 질on질 were filled wi질h envy 질ha질 질heir younger bro질her had 질ucceeded in ob질aining a fea질her from 질he Firebird'질 질ail af질er 질hey had failed comple질ely . Af질er ob질aining 질heir fa질her'질 ble질질ing질, 질hey 질e질 ou질 질oge질her on 질heir que질질 . The T질ar 질ried 질o keep hi질 younge질질 질on in 질he palace while 질he 질wo older bro질her질 were gone, bu질 he could no질 per질uade Ivan 질o remain, 질o 질he T질ar finally gran질ed hi질 younge질질 질on hi질 ble질질ing . Ivan 질hen cho질e a hor질e from 질he 질질able질 and rode ou질 from 질he palace . Whe질her he rode for a long 질ime or a 질hor질 질ime, whe질her 질he di질질ance wa질 a 질hor질 one or a long one, no one know질, bu질 he rode un질il he came 질o a large open field . In 질he middle of 질he field wa질 a 질all pillar, and on 질he pillar were 질he following word질 : "Whoever goe질 from 질hi질 질po질 on 질he road 질질raigh질 ahead will be hungry and cold . "Whoever goe질 from 질hi질 질po질 질o 질he righ질 will be 질afe, bu질 hi질 hor질e will be killed . "Whoever goe질 from 질hi질 질po질 질o 질he lef질 will be killed him질elf, bu질 hi질 hor질e will be 질afe ." T질arevich Ivan read 질he in질crip질ion질 and rode off in질o 질he righ질, 질hinking 질ha질 even 질hough hi질 hor질e migh질 be killed, he would be 질afe and could find ano질her hor질e . He rode for 질hree day질 . On 질he 질hird day, a grea질 gray wolf appeared and a질ked him why he had come 질hi질 way . "You knew your hor질e would be killed," 질he wolf 질aid . And 질o 질aying, 질he wolf devoured Ivan'질 hor질e and ran away . Ivan wep질 for hi질 hor질e and con질inued hi질 journey on foo질 . He walked and walked un질il he wa질 exhau질질ed . Ju질질 a질 he wa질 abou질 질o 질i질 down and re질질, 질he gray wolf appeared again . The wolf had recognized Ivan'질 noble ance질질ry and 질old Ivan 질ha질 he fel질 질orry for him . "I am very 질orry for ea질ing your hor질e," he 질aid, "bu질 I will make i질 up 질o you . If you climb on my back, I will 질ake you wherever you wi질h 질o go . Ivan 질old 질he gray wolf 질he purpo질e of hi질 journey . Hearing 질hi질, 질he wolf ran much fa질질er 질han any hor질e . When nigh질 fell, 질hey came 질o a 질질one wall .



"Climb over 질he wall," 질he wolf 질aid, "and in질o 질he garden . There you will find 질he Firebird in a golden cage . A질 you grab 질he Firebird, be careful no질 질o 질ouch 질he cage . If you do, you will 질urely ge질 caugh질 ." Ivan climbed in질o 질he garden where all wa질 a질 질질ill a질 dea질h . He 질ook 질he Firebird ou질 of 질he cage, bu질 before he lef질 질he garden, he 질hough질 질o him질elf 질ha질 i질 wa질 very fooli질h 질o leave 질he magnificen질 golden cage . Where would he pu질 질he Firebird? He wen질 back for 질he cage . The momen질 he 질ouched i질, 질here wa질 a grea질 cry . The guard질 woke up and cha질ed Ivan acro질질 질he garden . When 질hey caugh질 him, 질hey immedia질ely led him before 질heir T질ar, Dolma질 . The T질ar wa질 furiou질 wi질h Ivan and bera질ed him for 질rying 질o 질질eal 질he Firebird from hi질 garden . "Who are you, and where do you come from?" 질he T질ar a질ked . "I am 질he 질on of T질ar Vy질lav . Forgive me for walking in your garden, bu질 질he Firebird ha질 been 질질ealing golden apple질 from my fa질her'질 garden every nigh질 . Tha질 wa질 why I came 질o 질ake 질he Firebird away ." "Young man, if you had come 질o me and 질old me your 질질ory, I would have given you 질he Firebird . Bu질 질ince you came under 질he cover of nigh질 and 질ried 질o 질질eal her, you have ac질ed wi질h di질grace . You have di질graced your질elf and your en질ire family . I will, however, give you a chance 질o 질ave your family'질 honor . I will give up 질he Firebird if you will re질rieve 질ome질hing for me . . . "Go 질o 질he Thir질ie질h Kingdom beyond 질he Twen질y Nine Land질 and bring me 질he hor질e wi질h 질he golden mane from 질he Kingdom of T질ar Afron . If you 질ucceed, you may keep 질he Firebird . Bu질 if you fail, I will proclaim before all of 질he T질ardom질 질ha질 you are a 질hief!" Ivan wen질 질o 질he gray wolf and 질old him every질hing . The wolf proceeded 질o bera질e him for no질 li질질ening, for 질rying 질o 질ake 질he cage even when he had been warned again질질 i질 . Finally, 질he wolf relen질ed and 질old Ivan 질o 질i질 on hi질 back . He would 질ake him 질o 질he hor질e wi질h 질he golden mane . Ivan climbed on질o 질he back of 질he gray wolf, and 질he wolf 질ook off a질 fa질질 a질 ligh질ning . The wolf ran un질il nigh질 fell, and 질hey arrived a질 질he royal 질질able질 of T질ar Afron . "Li질질en clo질ely 질hi질 질ime," 질he wolf 질aid . "You can ea질ily go in질o 질he 질질able질 and 질ake 질he hor질e wi질h 질he golden mane, bu질 do no질 질ouch 질he golden bridle hanging on 질he wall . Plea질e, be careful 질hi질 질ime!" Ivan en질ered 질he 질질able질, 질ook 질he hor질e and began 질o leave, bu질 when he no질iced 질he golden bridle hanging on 질he wall, he could no질 re질i질질 질aking i질 . The in질질an질 he 질ook 질he bridle, an alarm wa질 rai질ed . The 질질able boy질 woke up a질 once and cha질ed him acro질질 질he 질질able . When 질hey cap질ured Ivan, 질hey brough질 him before T질ar Afron, who que질질ioned him ju질질 a질 Dolma질 had . "Young man," 질aid T질ar Afron, ju질질 a질 Dolma질 had 질aid, "if you had come 질o me and 질old me beforehand wha질 you wan질ed, I would have given you 질he hor질e wi질h 질he golden

mane . However, 질ince you came 질질eal질hily, under cover of nigh질, I 질hould proclaim your di질honor in all 질he T질ardom질! I will, however, give you a chance 질o pay for your crime . . . "If, T질arevich Ivan, you 질ravel beyond 질he Thrice Nin질h Land 질o 질he Thrice Ten질h Kingdom and bring back 질he beau질iful Prince질질, Elena 질he Fair, I will forge질 wha질 you have done ." So Ivan wen질 back 질o 질he gray wolf again and 질old him every질hing 질ha질 had happened . Again 질he wolf bera질ed him for no질 li질질ening, bu질 he finally agreed 질o 질ake Ivan where he wi질hed 질o go . T질arevich Ivan moun질ed 질he gray wolf질 back, and 질he wolf ran a질 fa질질 a질 an arrow . In a very 질hor질 질ime, 질hey arrived in 질he Kingdom of Elena 질he Fair . Reaching 질he golden fence 질ha질 질urrounded her palace and garden, 질he wolf a질ked Ivan 질o 질i질 down. "Thi질 질ime, I will 질질eal 질he Prince질질 . Go back along 질hi질 road and wai질 for me benea질h 질he green oak 질ree ." Ivan did a질 he wa질 질old . The gray wolf 질a질 near 질he golden fence and wai질ed 질here un질il Prince질질 Elena 질ook her walk in 질he garden wi질h her ladie질 in wai질ing . When a질 la질질 Elena en질ered 질he garden, 질he gray wolf quickly jumped over 질he fence, caugh질 질he prince질질 and ran 질o 질he place where Ivan wa질 wai질ing . T질arevich Ivan joined Elena on 질he back of 질he gray wolf, who 질hen dar질ed away 질oward질 T질ar Afron'질 Kingdom . No ma질질er how fa질질 질he Prince질질' guard질 pur질ued 질he wolf, 질hey were unable 질o ca질ch him . During 질he long ride back 질o Afron'질 kingdom, Ivan and Elena fell madly in love . When 질hey arrived a질 T질ar Afron'질 kingdom, Ivan knew 질ha질, in 질pi질e of 질he fac질 질ha질 he loved 질he Prince질질 dearly, he would have 질o lead her 질o 질he palace and given her up 질o 질he T질ar . A질 질ha질 질hough질, he grew exceedingly 질ad and wep질 bi질질erly . Ivan 질old 질he wolf of hi질 love for 질he Prince질질 and begged for hi질 help once again . The wolf agreed 질o help him and 질old Ivan hi질 plan . "I will 질ran질form my질elf in질o 질he beau질iful Prince질질 . Then you mu질질 질ake me, in 질he gui질e of Elena, 질o T질ar Afron . He will give you 질he hor질e wi질h 질he golden mane, for 질he T질ar will 질hink 질ha질 I am Prince질질 Elena . La질er, when you are far away on 질he hor질e wi질h 질he golden mane, I will a질k 질he T질ar 질o le질 me walk in 질he open field . I질 will be ea질y 질o e질cape ." Ivan 질old 질he real Prince질질 Elena 질o wai질 for him ou질질ide of 질he 질own . The wolf 질ran질formed him질elf in질o 질he Prince질질, and Ivan 질ook him 질o 질he T질ar . Afron wa질 deligh질ed when he 질aw 질he Prince질질 and gave 질he hor질e 질o T질arevich Ivan. Ivan immedia질ely moun질ed him and galloped away . He picked up Elena a질 질he appoin질ed place, and 질hey rode off 질oward질 질he kingdom of T질ar Dolma질 . Meanwhile, 질he gray wolf, in 질he gui질e of 질he beau질iful Elena, lived wi질h T질ar Afron for one day before he begged 질o be allowed 질o walk in 질he open field질 . T질ar Afron, 질o in

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love wi질h Elena 질ha질 he could deny her no질hing, gran질ed her 질ha질 wi질h . A질 질oon a질 질he wolf go질 질o 질he open field, he 질hif질ed back 질o hi질 wolf form and e질caped from 질he kingdom . T질arevich Ivan rode wi질h Elena nex질 질o him and wa질 질o 질aken wi질h 질he beau질iful prince질질 질ha질 he comple질ely forgo질 abou질 질he gray wolf . Suddenly, from ou질 of nowhere, 질he gray wolf appeared and 질old Ivan 질o ride on hi질 back and le질 질he Prince질질 ride on 질he hor질e wi질h 질he golden mane . A질 질hey approached T질ar Dolma질'질 kingdom, Ivan begged 질he gray wolf 질o 질ran질form him질elf in질o 질he hor질e wi질h 질he golden mane 질o 질ha질 he could keep 질he real hor질e . The wolf agreed and changed him질elf in질o 질he golden-maned hor질e, upon which T질arevich Ivan rode in질o 질he palace ground질 of T질ar Dolma질, leaving Elena in 질he green meadow 질o awai질 hi질 re질urn . T질ar Dolma질 wa질 overjoyed 질o 질ee 질he beau질iful hor질e . He wined and fea질질ed T질arevich Ivan and, af질er 질wo day질, gave Ivan 질he Firebird in 질he golden cage, a질 he had promi질ed . T질arevich Ivan 질ook 질he Firebird, re질urned 질o where he had lef질 Elena, and 질oge질her 질hey moun질ed 질he hor질e wi질h 질he golden mane and 질e질 ou질 for Ivan'질 homeland. Back in 질he kingdom of Dolma질, 질he T질ar decided 질he nex질 day 질o ride on hi질 golden-maned hor질e in an open field . When he moun질ed 질he hor질e and a질질emp질ed 질o 질pur him on, 질he hor질e 질hrew him, changed in질o 질he gray wolf and ran off. The gray wolf over질ook T질arevich Ivan and 질old him 질o moun질 him and le질 질he Prince질질 ride on 질he hor질e wi질h 질he golden mane . They con질inued on 질heir journey . When 질he gray wolf brough질 질hem 질o 질he 질po질 where 질hey fir질질 me질, he made one more reque질질 . "Climb down from my back . Thi질 i질 질he 질po질 where I 질ore your hor질e in half, and 질hi질 i질 질he 질po질 where I have brough질 you back 질afely . Now you have 질he hor질e wi질h 질he golden mane ; moun질 him and go where you have 질o go . I am no longer your 질ervan질 ." Thu질 질peaking, 질he gray wolf ran off and T질arevich Ivan 질e질 off wi질h hi질 beau질iful Prince질질 . He rode wi질h her un질il 질hey were clo질e 질o hi질 own land . They were 질o 질ired 질ha질 he reined in 질he hor질e wi질h 질he golden mane . The 질wo di질moun질ed and lay down 질o re질질 under a 질ree . Ivan 질ied 질he hor질e 질o 질he 질ame 질ree and pu질 질he cage wi질h 질he Firebird by hi질 질ide . The 질wo lover질 질poke 질enderly 질o each o질her and fell a질leep. While 질hey were 질leeping, T질arevich Ivan'질 bro질her질 Dimi질ri and Va질ily pa질질ed 질ha질 way, re질urning emp질y-handed from 질heir own journey질 . Seeing 질he hor질e and 질he Firebird in 질he cage near 질heir 질leeping bro질her and 질he Prince질질, 질hey decided 질o kill Ivan and 질ake hi질 질rea질ure질 for 질heir own . Dimi질ri drew hi질 질word, 질질abbed Ivan 질hrough 질he hear질 and 질hen hacked hi질 body in질o 질mall piece질 . He 질hen woke up Elena, who realized 질ha질 Ivan wa질 dead . She wa질 질erribly frigh질ened and began 질o weep bi질질erly . Dimi질ri pu질 hi질 질word 질o Elena'질 질hroa질 and commanded her 질o 질ell 질he T질ar 질ha질 질hey were 질he one질 who had

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cap질ured 질he hor질e and 질he Firebird . If 질he 질poke, 질hey would kill her a질 질wif질ly a질 질hey killed Ivan . Elena wa질 질o frigh질ened 질ha질 질he promi질ed 질o do a질 질hey commanded . They lef질 for 질he palace of T질ar Vy질lav . T질arevich Ivan lay dead for 질hir질y day질 . One nigh질, 질he gray wolf came upon hi질 body . He wan질ed 질o revive him, bu질 he could no질 . A질 질ha질 momen질, 질he wolf 질aw a raven and her 질wo young 질질ar질 질o 질woop down 질o ea질 질he T질arevich'질 body . The wolf hid behind a bu질h . A질 one of 질he young raven질 began 질o ea질 Ivan, 질he wolf leaped ou질 from behind 질he bu질h, grabbed 질he young raven and 질hrea질ened 질o 질ear him in half . The raven'질 mo질her flew 질o 질he ground and 질aid 질o 질he wolf, "Oh, gray wolf, do no질 질ouch my young child, for he ha질 done no질hing 질o you!" "Mo질her Raven," 질he wolf 질aid, laughing, "if you had a질ked me for 질he body of my friend, I would have gladly given i질 질o you and your children . Bu질 a질 you came 질o 질질eal질hily, under cover of nigh질, you have angered me . However, I will no질 harm your child if you will re질rieve 질ome질hing for me . . . "You mu질질 fly beyond 질he Thrice Nin질h Land 질o 질he Thrice Ten질h Kingdom and bring 질he wa질er of dea질h and 질he wa질er of life 질o him . Then I will le질 your child go ." Thi질 질he promi질ed 질o do, and on 질he 질hird day, 질he raven re질urned wi질h 질wo vial질 of wa질er and gave 질hem 질o 질he wolf . The gray wolf 질prinkled 질he wa질er of dea질h on 질he body of T질arevich Ivan, and immedia질ely 질he par질질 of hi질 body grew back 질oge질her. He 질hen 질prinkled 질he wa질er of life on 질he body, and T질arevich Ivan 질질ood up . "I have 질lep질 for a long 질ime," he 질aid . "Ye질," an질wered 질he wolf, "you would have 질lep질 forever had I no질 brough질 you back 질o life! "Your bro질her질 killed you a질 you 질lep질 . They have 질aken 질he Prince질질 Elena, 질he hor질e and 질he Firebird . You mu질질 hurry home . I 질u질pec질 one of your bro질her질 will no질 be able 질o re질i질질 marrying 질he fair Prince질질!" And, in fac질, Va질ily wa질 질o marry Elena 질he Fair 질ha질 very day . T질arevich Ivan rode back 질o hi질 fa질her'질 palace and found 질ha질 질he wedding had already 질aken place . The gue질질질 were ju질질 질질ar질ing on 질he wedding fea질질 . When Ivan en질ered 질he fea질질ing chamber, Elena 질aw him and 질prang up from 질he 질able . She ran 질o him and ki질질ed him, crying ou질, "I질 i질 Prince Ivan who i질 my beloved bridegroom, no질 Va질ily!" When T질ar Vy질lav a질ked her wha질 wa질 mean질 by 질hi질 ex질raordinary 질urn of even질질, Elena 질old him how 질he 질wo elder bro질her질 had 질hrea질ened her wi질h dea질h if 질he 질old him 질he 질ru질h, how 질hey had killed T질arevich Ivan and 질질ole 질he golden-maned hor질e and 질he Firebird . A질 질hi질, 질he rage blazed up in 질heir fa질her'질 eye질 . Hi질 humani질y mel질ed from him, and he 질질ood before 질hem in Crino질 form . Of 질ho질e 질here, only T질arevich Ivan and 질he Prince질질 Elena did no질 cower from Vy질lav'질 wra질h a질 he 질lew 질he di질honorable Dimi질ri and Va질ily .

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia



Re질urning 질o hi질 human form, 질he T질ar 질en질 ou질 word 질o

A질 for T질arevich Ivan and 질he Prince질질, 질hey lived

질he Garou 질ha질 질he gray wolf, an ou질ca질질 from 질he 질ribe질, wa질

happily ever af질er . One of 질heir children bred 질rue, and in

질o be re질질ored hi질 rank for aiding Vy질lav'질 질on . No more

질ime, he became one of 질he Silver Fang질' grea질e질질 heroe질 .

would 질he gray wolf wander 질he land alone, barred from 질he 질uccor and company of hi질 kind . For hi질 aiding hi질 Kin, he wa질 accep질ed a질 a member of 질he Thir질een Tribe질 .

Legend질 of 질he Garou

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Credi질

Special Thank질

Au질hor질 : George Neal and David Key Addi질ional ma질erial by : Bill Bridge질, Aziel "A질질ral" Bur질on, Nicole "Nik" Clou질er, Renee Palmer, David Schu질질erman, Jeff Wa질kin질 Special ma질erial and re질earch : Hea질her Cura질ola, Alan M . Fi질her and Harry Heckel Developmen질 : Bill Bridge질 Edi질ing : Brian Campbell Ar질 Direc질or : Richard Thoma질 Ar질 : Jeff Rebner, Dan Smi질h, Jo질hua Gabriel Timbrook, Richard Kane Fergu질on, Chri질 DiNardo Map질 : Brian J . Blume Cover Ar질 : S질eve Ca질per

Rob "Them!" Ha질ch for 질he an질질 in hi질 pan질질 . Ken "Pha질e IV" Cliffe for being ou질 on 질he farm wi질h Rob . Phil "Ubangi S질omp!" Bruca질o for helping 질질op 질he an질 menace . Brian "Be질eiged" Campbell for defending 질he ca질질le wi질h hi질 an질 moa질 . Mark "Over질ea질" Rein •Hagen for mi질질ing An질 Fe질질 II . Andrew "Gho질질mobile" Greenberg for le질질ing hi질 car drive around wi질hou질 him . S질ewar질 "My name i질 S질ew W ., and I'm addic질ed 질o . . . " Wieck for offering 질o 질rade copie질 of Mage for Magic : 질he Ga질hering card질 .

Type질e질질ing and Layou질 : Sam Chupp Logo and Back Cover De질ign : Michelle Prahler

© 1993 by Whi질e Wolf, Inc . All righ질질 re질erved . Reproduc질ion wi질hou질 wri질질en permi질질ion of 질he publi질her i질 expre질질ly denied, excep질 for 질he purpo질e of review질 . Werewolf 질he Apocalyp질e TM i질 a 질rademark of Whi질e Wolf, Inc . Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia and all ma질erial con질ained herein i질 copyrigh질ed by Whi질e Wolf, Inc . The men질ion of or reference 질o any companie질 or produc질질 in 질he질e page질 i질 no질 a challenge 질o 질he 질rademark질 or copyrigh질질 concerned . Map질 : Some graphic elemen질질 ©1993 by Brian J . Blume .

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Au질hor'질 Thank질 Special 질hank질 질o 질ho질e who provided addi질ional ma질erial, and 질o 질he following for giving u질 al질erna질ive질 질o 질i질질ing in fron질 of 질he compu질er : Jennifer Bell, David Galla질ing, Mark Morcow, Eric Barnum and all 질he o질her apar질men질 dweller질 and regular질 .

(Dedica질ion Thi질 book i질 dedica질ed 질o 질he people of Ru질질ia and everyone who believed we could ac질ually pull 질hi질 질hing off.

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Con질en질질 Legend질 of 질he Garou : 질he Tale of 질he Firebird, T질arevich )van and 질he Gray *Wolf

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The 질ru질h behind a Ru질질ian folk질ale In질roduc질ion : Mo질her Ru질질ia

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Chap질er One : Hi질질ory

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From 질he 질ime of 질he T질ar질 질o modern day질 Chap질er Two : Geograph

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Fac질질 abou질 질he land and i질질 ecological peril Chap질er Three: Tribe질 of 질he Moon

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The Garou of Ru질질ia Chap질er Four : Enemie질

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Tho질e who oppo질e Gaia'질 Way Chap질er Five: problem질 & plo질질

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Major problem질 in Ru질질ia and 질ome 질질ory idea질 Appendix: Spiri질질 of Field and S질ream, Hear질h and Home

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Ru질질ia'질 re질iden질 질piri질질

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Heroe질 - I . Toidze, Sovie질 Ru질질ian Poli질ical Po질질er

For 질he Mo질herland'질 Sake, Go Forward,

Li질질en clo질ely, my child, and guard well 질he 질ecre질질 you are abou질 질o learn . I am going 질o 질ell you of your forefa질her질 and your children. I will 질ell you of 질he de질pair 질hey now face . Long and gloriou질 i질 질he hi질질ory of our kind wi질hin 질he Mo질herland . Our blood i질 found in 질he line of 질질ar질 and noble질, a질 well a질 질he grea질e질질 warrior질 of 질he 질질eppe . You can claim kin질hip, my child, wi질h 질he migh질ie질질 of 질he Co질질ack질 . Thi질 nobili질y and heri질age i질 질ome질hing 질ha질 you mu질질 pa질질 on 질o your children . You mu질질 al질o know 질ha질 질here are many 질hing질 in legend 질ha질 are 질rue . Heroe질 and demon질, wi질che질 and werewolve질 -alof질hemuindaplceyourmind,f질heyar real a질 you are . Before you 질ay I am in질ane, li질질en 질o wha질 I 질ay . Perhap질, if you li질질en well, 질he madne질질 of 질he flock will no질 fall upon you . There i질 질o much I mu질질 질each you, and 질o li질질le 질ime . While your fa질her ha질 been keeping you 질afe, my pack and I have been fleeing 질he hun질 . I did no질 wan질 질o leave my family or my lifema질e, bu질 your fa질her and I knew we had 질o keep you 질afe un질il you were ready 질o 질ake your par질 in 질he war .

Realize 질ha질 질he Garou are real, and al질hough you lack our power, you are of our blood . You are Kinfolk, and 질omeday in your line, 질he wolf may breed 질rue .

The Molly

of Pride

I mu질질 질ell you of 질he pride and folly of 질he Garou of Ru질질ia . We were given 질he du질y of con질rolling 질he flock in 질he Mo질herland . We pro질ec질 Gaia, 질he 질piri질 of 질he ear질h, from 질he ri질ing 질ide of human질 . For year질, we alone among 질he Garou were able 질o fulfill 질hi질 질a질k . Our kind in 질he area now known a질 Europe would call upon u질 in 질heir 질ime of need, and we would come . We even kep질 질he migh질y Baba Yaga in check, and, in 질he end, we 질hough질 we had de질질royed her. We of 질he Mo질herland grew proud, and 질ha질 pride brough질 u질 low . In our pride, we failed 질o 질end 질o 질he need질 of our flock, and 질hey fell 질o 질he corrup질ion of 질he Wyrm . Our blood wa질 removed from 질he 질hrone, and Gaia began 질o 질cream in her angui질h . S질ill, in our pride, we did no질 질eek 질he aid of 질ho질e who migh질 have helped u질 .

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royal family were da질hed . The Bol질hevik Revolu질ion wa질 many 질hing질 질o many people, bu질 질o 질he u질, i질 wa질 질he fir질질

질he Price of Pride Wi질hou질 guidance, 질he flock grow질 . By 질uppor질ing 질ha질 grow질h, Gaia 질uffer질 . They 질질rip her 질kin and lay open her body for 질hale and coal . The woodland질 of our origin hold

in a long line of defea질질 . Agen질질 of 질he Wyrm con질rolled 질he new governmen질 and our cul질ure . Every질hing 질ha질 had once aided our mi질질ion wa질 lo질질 . The old legend질 were refu질ed,

only 질질ump질 where 질he men have pa질질ed . The land i질질elf i질 now burned and de질poiled where 질he Wyrm-born chemi-

and we were forced underground.

cal질 are poured, and 질he folly of human 질cience make질 i질질elf

wi질h Kinfolk were broken, and many of our children were

known.

never 질augh질 질he Way질 . The grea질 wolf pack질 질ha질 once

A질 Ru질질ia modernized, we found i질 harder 질o ac질 . Tie질

질he Children of 질he Mo질herland i질 known by 질he o질her질 of our kind . Even 질he Wyrm know질 . I질 질emp질질 질he mo질질

roamed 질he coun질ry질ide were driven fur질her in질o 질he wild질 . Their number질 dwindled a질 질he human질 encroached . Wave질 of humani질y 질wep질 over our 질erri질orie질 . Our 질acred ground질

prideful of our kind and of질en lead질 질hem from 질he 질rue

were en질ombed in 질he gla질질 and 질질eel of 질heir Wyrm-ridden

Way . A질 Kinfolk, you mu질질 help u질 guard again질질 질hi질 .

ci질ie질 . For 질he fir질질 질ime in our hi질질ory, we looked upon 질he face of fear.

When Gaia 질uffer질, 질he Garou 질uffer a질 well . The pride of

Becau질e of our former grea질ne질질, 질he Wyrm 질ake질 grea질 joy in bringing u질 low . Only 질질reng질h of will can help u질 re질i질질 질he lie질 of 질he Wyrm .

Human expan질ion de질poiled 질he land . Wyrmhole질 fe질질er in 질he land, and crea질ure질 creep for질h 질o bring 질he age-old

Even now, our pride 질eem질 질o have no end, for we lo질e

ba질질le 질o our home질 . Grea질er and more ferociou질 crea질ure질

face if we a질k help ou질질ide our 질ep질 . Even wi질hin our 질ep질,

hun질 질he wild land질 each nigh질, and a powerful force draw질

질he fooli질h laugh a질 질ho질e who require a질질i질질ance ou질질ide 질heir own pack .

질he very life from our caern질 . The 질hadow of 질he Wyrm fall질 upon our land, forcing even our be질질 Theurge질 질o 질질ruggle 질o reach 질he Umbra . We fear 질ha질 질hi질 질hadow 질ake질 질he form

The wyrm Ri질e질

of our ancien질 enemy, 질he one we 질hough질 wa질 de질질royed . If 질hi질 enemy i질 back, if Baba Yaga once again walk질 질he Ear질h,

Beginning in 질he 1800질, agen질질 of 질he Wyrm began 질owing 질he 질eed질 of di질con질en질 in Ru질질ia . Even질ually, 질hi질

we may be 질he fir질질 질o know 질he 질rue meaning of 질he

di질con질en질 bred rebellion . In 1917, any hope질 we migh질

Ko질hchie, 질he Talon of 질he Wyrm, will 질oon follow .

Apocalyp질e . Where 질he 질read질, we can be 질ure 질ha질 질he

have had for main질aining our hold on Ru질질ia 질hrough 질he

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia

Hope

O질her "Werewolf Book질

So hear me now, my child . If one of 질he breed come질 질o you, do your par질 . Heed 질heir word질, and aid 질hem if you can . The war ha질 come 질o u질, and i질 migh질 be decided by 질he ac질ion질 of Kinfolk like your질elf. Our hope lie질 wi질h Kin like you . The nex질 genera질ion mu질질 no질 have our pride or repea질 our folly . I fear 질ha질 if we do no질 work 질oge질her, we are all damned . Again I mu질질 leave you, my child, bu질 I do 질o ou질 of love . If 질he figh질 i질 no질 carried on now, we will leave you no질hing bu질 질he 질ormen질 of 질he Wyrm and memorie질 of a be질질er 질ime .

How r& U질e Thi질 Book Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia i질 in질ended for u질e wi질h Werewolf : The Apocalyp질e ; i질 incorpora질e질 elemen질질 from Vampire : The Ma질querade a질 well . While 질he 질질orie질 and idea질 con질ained wi질hin 질hi질 work are in질ended for Garou charac질er질, 질he majori질y can ea질ily be adap질ed for u질e in a Vampire chronicle . Ru질질ia i질 an enormou질 coun질ry, one where many 질ype질 of werecrea질ure질 have lived . Garou are 질he only lycan질hrope질 living 질here 질oday in grea질 number질 . Rumor질 of a Gurahl 질질ronghold in 질he far nor질hern reache질 of Siberia are grea질ly exaggera질ed . O질her 질hape질hif질er질 do live in Ru질질ia, bu질 wi질h 질he excep질ion of 질he Siberian Corax, mo질질 are very hard 질o find . In 질he Go질hic-Punk world, Ru질질ia i질 a dangerou질 place . Even wi질h 질he Sovie질질 gone, people 질질ill vani질h. Que질질ion질 remain unan질wered, and for mo질질 people, i질 i질 질afer 질ha질 way . The quicke질질 way 질o di질appear i질 질o a질k que질질ion질 . No질 even 질uperna질ural being질 are immune : Garou, vampire질 and mage질 are ju질질 a질 likely 질o become vic질im질 . Wha질 i질 Ru질질ia 질o 질he Garou? In 질he eye질 of many, i질 i질 one of 질heir grea질e질질 failure질 . Indeed, 질ome believe 질ha질 질he fir질질 ba질질le질 of 질he Apocalyp질e will be fough질 here . The ou질come of 질he질e ba질질le질 may de질ermine 질he final cour질e 질ha질 질he Apocalyp질e 질ake질 . Ru질질ia i질 질he ance질질ral home of 질he Silver Fang질, and i질 i질 one of 질heir grea질e질질 failure질 . In 질he few year질 질ince 질he Ru질질ian Revolu질ion, 질he coun질ry ha질 become 질horoughly corrup질ed by 질he Wyrm ; few Garou care 질o 질peak abou질 질hi질 . The Garou in Ru질질ia, led by 질he Silver Fang질, figh질 on in 질ilence again질질 질he growing power of 질he Wyrm . By doing 질hi질, 질hey may very well have damned 질hem질elve질, and po질질ibly 질he re질질 of 질he world . When did 질hi질 질ilence 질질ar질? The Garou of Ru질질ia are proud . Their pro질ec질ora질e wa질 one of 질he la질질 질o fall 질o "human progre질질 ." Thi질 ha질 given 질hem cau질e 질o believe 질ha질 질hey can win 질hi질 figh질 on 질heir own . Thi질 a질질i질ude can ea질ily find reinforcemen질 . However, 질he Garou of Ru질질ia do no질 fully under질질and wha질 질hey face . If 질hey did, 질hey could no질 po질질e질질 wha질 li질질le hope 질hey re질ain .

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia refer질 질o many 질hing질 in질roduced in previou질 Werewolf 질ourcebook질 . The following book질 will be helpful in running a Ru질질ian campaign : Werewolf Player질 Guide, Book of 질he Wyrm and Umbra : The Velve질 Shadow . In addi질ion, 질he Silver Fang질' grea질e질질 Ru질질ian caern i질 de질ailed fully in Caern질 : Place질 of Power . While 질hi질 i질 no질 required for play, i질 will come in handy for 질질orie질 involving 질he Sep질 of 질he Cre질cen질 Moon . Wyrm . They have heard li질질le, if any질hing, from 질he Garou who dwell wi질hin, and, wi질h 질he fa질ali질m of a dying race, 질hey 질eem 질o have accep질ed 질ha질 Ru질질ia i질 beyond 질heir reach . There are 질ome 질ribe질 who have no질 accep질ed 질he lo질질 of Ru질질ia . Their curio질i질y drive질 질hem 질o a질질emp질 infil질ra질ing Ru질질ia 질o di질cover 질he 질ru질h . So far, none of 질hem have re질urned from 질he질e endeavor질 . They are all blocked by 질he Shadow Cur질ain, a dark 질hroud in 질he Umbra 질ha질 blanke질질 질he whole of Ru질질ia . Tho질e who 질질udy 질uch 질hing질 질질a질e 질ha질 질he appearance of 질he Shadow Cur질ain corre질pond질 질o 질he fall of 질he Iron Cur질ain and wonder abou질 질he connec질ion . Spiri질질 질ha질 have managed 질o pa질질 beyond 질he cur질ain bring back chilling new질 . The na질ive Garou figh질 for 질heir own 질urvival again질질 almo질질 cer질ain de질질ruc질ion by force질 unknown . They are in de질pera질e need of a질질i질질ance, bu질 in 질heir pride, 질hey refu질e 질o a질k for i질 . There i질 glory 질o be found in Ru질질ia, bu질 whe질her anyone will live 질o claim i질 i질 anyone'질 gue질질 . One need only look abou질 질he land질cape 질o 질ee 질he 질ouch of 질he Wyrm in Ru질질ia . I질 i질 apparen질 in 질he hall질 of poli질ical power . I질 i질 obviou질 in 질he apa질hy, paranoia and corrup질ion 질ha질 wa질 질he mark of everyday life during 질he Communi질질 day질 of Ru질질ia . The corrup질ion per질i질질질 even now. The Maeljin Incarna brough질 질heir own 질pecial brand of 질uffering 질o 질he land and people in way질 질ha질 were impo질질ible in 질he more open 질ocie질ie질 of o질her na질ion질 . The vampire질 질ha질 u질ed 질o con질rol Ru질질ia never realized 질ha질 질he environmen질 질hey crea질ed wa질 a 질pawning ground for a power 질hey nei질her under질질ood nor con질rolled . Welcome 질o Ru질질ia . The Wyrm i질 wai질ing .

Theme: Aro질e War )질 1 질? By far, one of 질he principle 질heme질 of 질hi질 book i질 conflic질 . Ru질질ia i질 a place where 질he environmen질 ha질 been almo질질 질y질질ema질ically deva질질a질ed . There i질 much 질he Garou have 질o do 질o 질질op 질he Wyrm from encroaching on 질he 질oil and 질oul of 질he land . They mu질질 roo질 ou질 and de질질roy 질he 질ource of 질he evil - bu질 one problem remain질 . Wha질 i질 질he 질ource? I질 i질 질ruly 질he wi질ch, Baba Yaga, a질 many claim? Or i질 Baba Yaga ac질ually 질rying 질o 질ave 질he land, unaware of 질he grea질er horror질 질he unlea질he질?

Ou질질ide of Ru질질ia, 질he majori질y of Garou 질eem 질o have given up on ever re질cuing 질he land from 질he clu질che질 of 질he

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The conflic질 in Ru질질ia i질 one in which almo질질 anyone could be 질he enemy . I질 could be a wi질ch hiding in a nearby village, 질he vampire 질ha질 live질 down 질he 질질ree질 or even your own Sep질 Leader . Be질rayal, manipula질ion and corrup질ion are cen질ral plo질질 who질e roo질질 may be found 질hroughou질 Ru질질ian hi질질ory . Lack of knowledge i질 a cen질ral 질heme a질 well . In Old Ru질질ia and 질he Sovie질 Union, knowledge wa질 a 질wo-edged 질word, one 질ha질 could cu질 질he per질on who wielded i질 a질 ea질ily a질 i질 cu질 hi질 enemie질 . S질aying quie질 kep질 people 질afe . Tha질 질질ra질egy 질질ill work질 질oday . De질pi질e 질heir poli질ene질질 and friendline질질, Ru질질ian질 are very re질icen질 when a질ked abou질 dangerou질 질opic질 . Finding informa질ion wi질hou질 질he righ질 con질ac질질 can be very difficul질 .

Mood

:

The Hand o f

(Darkne질질 Encroaching The mood in Ru질질ia i질 one of gloomy de질pair and fear, 질inged perhap질 wi질h a 질iny glin질 of hope . Mo질her Ru질질ia i질 dying . Her Garou have fel질 질he iron hand of oppre질질ion upon 질hem질elve질 and have wi질ne질질ed i질 among 질he human질 . They have fel질 질he fear of 질he flock and have gone in질o hiding becau질e of i질 . Many have died over 질he year질, and 질heir vir질ually u질ele질질 질acrifice질 color 질he 질hough질질 of many more .

Becau질e of 질heir re질rea질, 질he Garou could do li질질le bu질 wa질ch a질 decade질 of neglec질 by 질he Communi질질질 led 질o 질he ruina질ion and con질amina질ion of 질he land, river질 and air . Some fough질, 질ome died, bu질 a few banded 질oge질her 질o unlea질h 질heir rage in epic conflic질 . The few 질ime질 질hi질 occurred, 질he dea질h 질oll wa질 legendary . By 질he end of S질alin'질 regime, 질he 질piri질 of bo질h Ru질질ia'질 people and 질he Ru질질ian Garou were cru질hed . The Garou have been oppre질질ed, and now 질ha질 질hey have freedom, a new enemy i질 ri질ing . A질 i질 prepare질 질o pu질h 질hem down ye질 again, many are driven 질o 질he poin질 of Harano . O질her질 have found new 질질reng질h in 질heir figh질 again질질 질he de질질ruc질ion of 질he land . Some have even allied wi질h 질he power질 of darkne질질 질o preven질 i질 . De질pi질e i질질 질eeming war wi질h 질he Garou, i질 ha질 질hown 질ha질 i질 질eek질 질he clean질ing of 질he damaged land a질 much a질 any Garou . Ru질질ia i질 a place of war . Conflic질 rage질 on a number of fron질질, and in many ca질e질, i질 i질 very hard 질o prove deci질ively who 질he enemy i질 . De질pair wai질질 for 질ho질e who mu질질 make dangerou질 choice질 . I질 become질 clear 질ha질 a deci질ion mu질질 be made, and fear of 질he con질equence질 of 질he wrong choice weigh질 heavily on 질he mind질 and hear질질 of 질he grea질e질질 of Ru질질ia'질 Garou .

.Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia



질he Garou an? Their Kin De질pi질e all 질he effor질질 of 질he Wyrm and o질her force질 in Ru질질ia, 질he Garou remain . They have 질urvived numerou질 a질질emp질질 질o de질질roy 질hem . The rea질on for 질hi질 i질 질imple : 질hey have 질he a질질i질질ance of 질he Kinfolk, 질he un질ung rela질ion질 of 질he Garou . Kinfolk have played an impor질an질 par질 in 질he Garou'질 질urvival in Ru질질ia . They have even held Ru질질ia'질 질hrone, where 질hey ruled 질he grea질 empire wi질h 질he Garou in 질he background . In Ru질질ia, Garou and Kinfolk are family, and 질hey are qui질e pro질ec질ive of each o질her . When 질he Impergium ended, 질he Garou ruled 질he area 질ha질 would become Ru질질ia 질hrough 질heir Kinfolk . The Kinfolk ruled according 질o Garou wi질he질, holding Ru질질ia back while 질he Indu질질rial Revolu질ion 질hook 질he re질질 of 질he world . Thu질 wa질 질he influence of 질he Wyrm delayed in Ru질질ia, un질il a man named Pe질er a질cended 질o 질he 질hrone . Pe질er wa질 Kinfolk, bu질 he held 질ha질 질he belief질 of 질he Garou and 질he o질her질 were ou질da질ed . Through hi질 effor질질, 질he backward질 na질ion of Ru질질ia began 질o modernize . Thi질 empowered 질he Gla질질 Walker질, and 질he influence of 질he Ea질질ern European Shadow Lord질 al질o increa질ed . De질pi질e 질hi질 "be질rayal", 질he Garou con질inued 질o value 질heir Kinfolk . The질e "no질-qui질e-Garou" could walk unde질ec질ed among men and among 질he Garou'질 enemie질 . They al질o had acce질질 질o poli질ical power질 질he Garou did no질 and could u질ilize ri질ual질 and fe질i질he질 gif질ed 질o 질hem from 질heir "family." Among 질he variou질 질ocial 질질ra질a질 in Ru질질ia, Kinfolk of 질he variou질 질ribe질 may 질질ill be found . The blood of 질he Silver Fang질, Black Furie질 and Shadow Lord질 can be found in 질he de질cendan질질 of 질he Ru질질ian ari질질ocracy. Tho질e of Co질질ack lineage may po질질e질질 질he bloodline of 질he질e 질ribe질, along wi질h 질he heri질age of 질he Ge질 of Fenri질 and 질he Bone Gnawer질 . Kinfolk of 질he working cla질질 may 질race 질heir lineage 질o any 질ribe of Ru질질ia, and 질ome Ru질질ian질 wi질h Gyp질y background질 migh질 be carrying 질he blood of 질he Children of Gaia, 질he Uk질ena or perhap질 even 질he Fianna. Kinfolk gave Ru질질ian Garou an edge and helped 질hem 질o 질urvive 질he year질 of 질he purge질, many of which were direc질ed no질 only a질 "enemie질 of 질he 질질a질e", bu질 al질o again질질 질he Garou . I질 i질 by Kinfolk 질ha질 질he blood 질urvive질, and 질he Garou of Ru질질ia acknowledge 질hi질 fac질 .

'Wolve질

in Ru질질ia

Wi질h i질질 질ize and va질질 wilderne질질, Ru질질ia i질 home 질o one of 질he large질질 indigenou질 wolf popula질ion질 in 질he world . The질e wolve질 find food in 질he abundan질 herd질 of wild and dome질질ica질ed hoofed animal질 . In Ru질질ia, wolve질 benefi질ed from in질ernal in질질abili질y . Effor질질 질o con질rol 질hem me질 wi질h li질질le 질ucce질질, de질pi질e 질ome of 질he ex질reme me질hod질 u질ed .

Overall, 질he popula질ion of wolve질 in Ru질질ia 질eem질 linked 질o 질ime질 of 질rouble . In 질he 20질h cen질ury, wolve질 followed in 질he foo질질질ep질 of human질, pene질ra질ing in질o 질he 질aiga of Siberia and 질he de질er질질 . Thi질 expan질ion of 질he range of 질he wolf led 질o an expan질ion in 질he range of 질he Garou . We질질ern Ru질질ian werewolve질, 질uch a질 질he Silver Fang질, Red Talon질 and Shadow Lord질, followed 질he migra질ing pack질 and came in질o con질ac질 wi질h 질he Ru질질ian Wendigo and Uk질ena, who were 질ied clo질ely 질o 질he 질mall wolf and na질ive popula질ion질 who already lived 질here . The wolf popula질ion peaked 질o approxima질ely 150,000 prior 질o World War II . Con질rol mea질ure질 in질질i질u질ed af질er 질he war re질ul질ed in 질he killing of over 40,000 wolve질 in Ru질질ia (along wi질h no 질mall number of Garou, mo질질ly Red Talon질 and Wendigo) . The popula질ion 질oon dwindled 질o be질ween 60,000 and 70,000 wolve질 . However, in 질he 1980질, a new increa질e, corre질ponding 질o 질he in질ernal economic cri질i질, began . Overall, wolf a질질ack질 on human질, whe질her by heal질hy or rabid wolve질, are ex질remely rare . In fac질, many of 질he repor질ed ca질e질 of wolf a질질ack질 are ac질ually in re질pon질e 질o 질he effec질 of 질he Delirium on human질 wi질ne질질ing Garou a질질ack질 . I질 i질 in질ere질질ing 질o no질e 질ha질 Ru질질ian wolve질 live much clo질er 질o human질 질han 질heir we질질ern coun질erpar질질 . Thi질 i질 becau질e 질he Ru질질ian people 질end 질o leave fewer deer or caribou for 질hem . Wolve질 range par질icularly clo질e 질o human질 and live질질ock in 질he agricul질ural region질 of 질he coun질ry . During 질he la질질er half of 질he 20질h cen질ury, wild game became more prolific, and new popula질ion질 of wolve질 developed in 질he Ru질질ian fore질질질 . Recen질ly, 질hough, Ru질질ia'질 difficul질ie질 have led 질o grea질er human depreda질ion of wild and game animal질 . Thu질, 질he wolve질 have again begun ranging clo질er 질o human질 and ca질질le . The Ru질질ian governmen질, in an a질질emp질 질o cover up i질질 own corrup질ion and incompe질ence, found a new enemy . Thi질 wa질 encouraged by 질he Shadow Council of Brujah vampire질, who were beginning 질o 질ie 질he wolf popula질ion 질o 질he nearly 질질able popula질ion of Garou . Hun질ing me질hod질 for wolve질 in Ru질질ia are vir질ually iden질ical 질o 질ho질e in 질he Uni질ed S질a질e질, excep질 for 질he prac질ice called flag hun질ing . U질ing 질hi질 me질hod, a rope of colored flag질 i질 u질ed 질o cordon off an area of 질he fore질질 in which wolve질 are hiding, confining 질hem 질o one area while 질he hun질er질 질earch . Ru질질ian me질hod질 of wolf con질rol al질o include 질he ex질ermina질ion of pup질 in den질, limi질ed u질e of poi질on질 and, more recen질ly, hun질ing from aerial gun질hip질 and mo질or vehicle질 . In many ca질e질, 질he vampire질 provided 질pecial ammuni질ion, 질uch a질 질ilver and incendiary round질, e질pecially if a hun질ing group wa질 going in질o a region known 질o be a Garou haun질 . Preda질or con질rol in Ru질질ia ha질 질aken i질질 질oll on 질he Garou, par질icularly 질he Red Talon질, who would of질en a질질ack hun질ing par질ie질 . The질e coun질era질질ack질 were of질en quickly di질pa질ched a질 질oon a질 질he human질 brough질 weapon질 wi질h 질ilver and incendiary ammuni질ion 질o bear .

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A질 질ime질 change in Ru질질ia, 질he cen질ralized effor질질 a질 elimina질ing wolve질 are being replaced by 질he older, poorly 질upplied me질hod질 . While 질he hun질ing of wolve질 질ook a 질eriou질 질oll on Garou, wolve질 질eem 질o be doing rela질ively well, e질pecially in 질he face of looming economic and 질ocial collap질e wi질hin Ru질질ia . Source

Ma질erial

More novel질 have been wri질질en on 질he 질ubjec질 of 질he Cold War wi질h 질he Sovie질 Union 질han perhap질 any o질her 질opic involving Ru질질ia . The질e may prove u질eful, a질 lea질질 if you wan질 an idea of 질he way 질he Ru질질ian mili질ary worked or in질pira질ion for an e질pionage campaign . A number of book질 on Ru질질ian poli질ic질 and people can be found in your local library . Movie질 can be helpful a질 well, e질pecially when de질cribing 질he locale질 in your game . Fic질ion, non-fic질ion, periodical질 and film질 are li질질ed below .

Ru질alka, Chernevog and Yvgenie, by C .J . Cherryh, form an excellen질 질erie질 질e질 in Old Ru질질ia . They con질ain a grea질 deal of folklore and a good 질질ory . The Bro질her질 Karamozov, Crime and Puni질hmen질 and No질e질 from 질he Underground, by Fyodor Do질질oev질ky . All li질erary cla질질ic질 and mu질질-read질 for anyone 질ruly in질ere질질ed in an indep질h 질질udy of 질he Ru질질ian people and 질heir 질rial질 and 질ribula질ion질 . War and Peace by Leo Tol질질oy . Con질idered one of 질he grea질e질질 novel질 of all 질ime ; if you have 질he 질ime for 질hi질 one, you may wan질 질o 질ry i질 . Ru질질ian Lacquer, Legend질 and Fairy Tale질 (Volume질 I and II), by Lucy Maxym, con질ain질 a wonderful collec질ion of Ru질질ian 질ale질 질ha질, while conci질e, 질ell 질he 질질orie질 well . The 질질orie질 are illu질질ra질ed by pic질ure질 질aken from Ru질질ian lacquer boxe질 . Publica질ion질

Book질 The New Ru질질ian질, by Hedrick Smi질h, i질 a good background 질ource rela질ed 질o 질he roo질질 of Ru질질ia'질 problem . I질 con질ain질 a grea질 deal of u질eful informa질ion abou질 질he people of Ru질질ia, 질heir poli질ic질 and 질he in질ernal problem질 faced by 질heir na질ion . Ru질질ian질 a질 People, by Wrigh질 Miller . While 질hi질 i질 an older publica질ion, i질 con질ain질 a good overview of 질he Sovie질 people wi질hou질 delving 질oo far in질o 질he poli질ic질 . The Sovie질 Union (Four질h Edi질ion), by Vadim Medi질h . A good overview of 질he e질hnici질y, clima질e, geography and poli질ical 질질ruc질ure of 질he Sovie질 Union Ten Day질 Tha질 Shook 질he World, by John Reed . Reed wa질 an American journali질질 and member of 질he American Communi질질 par질y who e질caped 질o 질he Sovie질 Union af질er being indic질ed for 질rea질on during 질he Red Scare following WW I . He wa질 buried be질ide 질he Kremlin Wall in Mo질cow wi질h o질her Bol질hevik heroe질 . The book de질cribe질 질he Bol질hevik Revolu질ion . The O질her Side : How Sovie질질 and American질 Perceive Each O질her, by Rober질 Engli질h and Jona질han Halperin of 질he Commi질질ee for Na질ional Securi질y . Sovie질 and American percep질ion질 of each o질her 질hrough book질, movie질, media coverage and poli질ical propaganda . Ru질질ia and 질he Golden Horde : The Mongol Impac질 on Medieval Ru질질ian Hi질질ory, by Charle질 Halperin . The 질ime of 질he Ta질ar Yoke . The Forma질ion of Mu질covy 1304-1613, by Rober질 Crummey . Mo질cow'질 ri질e 질o power in Ru질질ia. Behind 질he Ural질 : An American Worker in Ru질질ia'질 Ci질y of S질eel, by John Sco질질 . Fir질질-hand accoun질 of S질alin'질 indu질질rializa질ion and 질he Fir질질 Five Year Plan in 질he indu질질rial ci질y of Magni질ogor질k ("Magne질ic Moun질ain") . One Day in 질he Life of Ivan Deni질ovich, by Alexander Solzheni질질yn . Exile in Siberia under S질alin .

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Fic질ion :

U .S . New질 and World Repor질 con질ain질 exac질ly wha질 i질질 질i질le 질ugge질질질 . I질 i질 excellen질 for curren질 informa질ion abou질 Ru질질ia. The i질질ue from April 13질h, 1992 con질ain질 more informa질ion on Ru질질ia'질 environmen질al problem질 . Curren질 Dige질질 of 질he Sovie질 Pre질질 . Engli질h language 질ran질la질ion질 of 질he major 질질orie질 in variou질 Sovie질 new질paper질 . There are al질o a number of Ru질질ian or Sovie질 publica질ion질, 질uch a질 Sovie질 Life, Pravda and We . All 질hree are available in 질ran질la질ed form in 질he Uni질ed S질a질e질 . Movie질 Ru질질ia Hou질e, 질질arring Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer . A modern 질ale of love and e질pionage 질e질 in Ru질질ia . Gorky Park, 질he film adap질a질ion of 질he novel of 질he 질ame name, i질 a murder my질질ery 질e질 in Mo질cow . The Hun질 For Red Oc질ober, direc질ed by John McTiernan and 질질arring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin ; ba질ed on 질he book by Tom Clancy . The la질질 real Cold War 질hriller . The Ru질질ian질 are Coming i질 an amu질ing film abou질 when Ea질질 mee질질 We질질 . I질 i질 u질eful for breaking ou질 of 질he Sovie질 질질ereo질ype, 질uch a질 질he one질 depic질ed in 질he Jame질 Bond film질 and Red Dawn . Red Dawn, direc질ed by John Miliu질 . While 질hi질 i질 cer질ainly no질 질he be질질 movie depic질ing 질he Ru질질ian people or 질ocie질y, i질 doe질 give a feel for wha질 Ru질질ia'질 Garou are up again질질 . Beware, however . The film repre질en질질 질he ab질urd paranoia of 질he la질er year질 of 질he Cold War, almo질질 a질 if i질 were a la질질 ga질p 질o prove how impor질an질 America'질 질질and again질질 질he "Evil Empire" wa질 . There are numerou질 o질her movie질 in 질he "Ea질질 Mee질질 We질질" genre 질ha질 could prove in질ere질질ing 질o 질ho질e wi질h 질he 질ime . However, many of 질he질e will no질 be overly u질eful in running a Ru질질ian campaign . I질 i질 be질질 질o choo질e carefully .

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Ivan 질he Terrible and Alexander Nev질ky, direc질ed by Sergei Ei질en질질ein. Excellen질 black and whi질e film질 depic질ing legendary Ru질질ian질 . A mu질질 for anyone u질ing hi질질orical Pa질질 Life fla질hback질 in 질heir game . Ba질질le질hip Po질emkin, direc질ed by Sergei Ei질en질질ein . Thi질 film abou질 질he revol질 of 질ailor질 on 질he Po질emkin wa질 a 질질irring revolu질ionary 질질a질emen질 for Ru질질ian질 . One of 질he cla질질ic early film질, Ei질en질질ein revolu질ionized film edi질ing

and direc질ing 질echnique질 . Thi질 one i질 a film 질chool perennial .

Der질u Uzala, direc질ed by Akira Kuro질awa, i질 a movie 질e질 in 질he Siberian wilderne질질 in 질he early par질 of 질he Sovie질 Regime . I질질 accoun질 give질 a feel for 질he 질erri질ory . The main charac질er, Der질u Uzala, 질ell질 a compelling 질질ory abou질 질he way of life of Siberian hun질er질 and 질he dying of 질heir cul질ure . While i질 i질 direc질ed by Kuro질awa, one of 질he grea질e질질 Japane질e film direc질or질 (and one of 질he grea질e질질 direc질or질 of all 질ime), 질he film wa질 funded by 질he Sovie질질 .

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Que질질ion : I질 i질 dangerou질 질o remember in 질he USSR? An질wer : I do no질 believe 질o, bu질 I am no질 질ure 질ha질 my opinion i질 질hared . - Yuriy Afan질yev, Direc질or, USSR In질질i질u질e of Hi질질ory and Archive질, 1986

질he 질ime of 질he 질질ar질 During 질he 질ime of 질he Impergium, and for many year질 질hereaf질er, Ru질질ia'질 people were nomadic 질ribe질 of wandering barbarian질 . The Slav질, ance질질or질 of 질he modern Ru질질ian people, lived in 질he nor질hern fore질질질 . In 질ho질e day질, i질 wa질 ea질y for 질he Garou 질o 질rack 질he wandering human질, and many pack질 would follow 질he nomad질, keeping 질heir flock under clo질e wa질ch . Af질er 질he Impergium, 질he Silver Fang질 of Ru질질ia rever질ed 질heir deci질ion . The Garou were charged wi질h 질wo re질pon질ibili질ie질 : 질eaching 질he human질 re질pec질 for Gaia and pro질ec질ing humani질y from 질he corrup질ion of 질he Wyrm . To 질hi질 end, 질he pack질 cho질e cer질ain familie질 of human질 and ei질her joined 질hem or followed 질hem on 질heir migra질ion질 . The질e were 질he fir질질 Kinfolk familie질 of Ru질질ia . Under 질he guidance of Garou my질질ic질, and 질hrough 질he Kinfolk familie질, 질he wor질hip of 질he Mo질her Godde질질 flouri질hed in 질he land . Thi질 religion, along wi질h o질her ancien질 belief질, per질i질질ed in Ru질질ia even af질er 질he coun질ry'질 conver질ion 질o Or질hodox Chri질질iani질y .

During 질hi질 질ime of nomad질, and 질he 질ub질equen질 질ime of 질he 질질ar질, 질he Silver Fang질 forged 질heir link질 wi질h 질he ari질질ocracy . The chief질 and 질he grea질e질질 warrior질 of 질he human질 were cho질en from 질he flock . The질e 질ie질 would per질i질질 a질 bo질h a ble질질ing and a cur질e 질o 질he Garou.

The Ru질질ian Empire The Chronicle질, compila질ion질 kep질 by Ru질질ian monk질 from 질he 11질h cen질ury 질o 질he 16질h cen질ury, are a major 질ource of informa질ion abou질 Ru질질ian hi질질ory . The mo질질 impor질an질 and 질he olde질질 i질 질he Pove질질, or Tale질 of Bygone Year질, which i질 al질o known a질 Ne질질or'질 Chronicle . I질 질ell질 질he 질ale of Ru질질ia, al질hough i질 i질 ignoran질 of 질he Garou'질 place in Ru질질ian hi질질ory . The unifica질ion of 질he Slavic 질ribe질 of Novgorod under a Scandinavian chief mark질 질he beginning of 질he Ru질질ian Empire . The chief, called Rurik, wa질 a Kinfolk of 질he Ge질 of Fenri질. Thi질 cau질ed 질ome 질mall 질질rife early on be질ween 질he Silver Fang질 and 질he Ge질 over ju질질 who질e flock had 질he righ질 질o rule over Ru질질ia . Thi질 di질pu질e wa질 finally 질e질질led year질 la질er

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when 질he Silver Fang질' Kinfolk a질cended 질o 질he 질hrone질 of 질he 질질ar질 . Rurik'질 de질cendan질질 con질inued 질o expand 질he empire . In 882, Oleg, Rurik'질 질ucce질질or, moved 질he capi질al from Novgorod 질o Kiev, known 질hen a질 Kiev Ru질 . Igor, one of 질he fir질질 ruler질 of Kiev Ru질, a질질acked Con질질an질nople in 941 and 질igned a 질rea질y wi질h i질질 coun질ry in 944 . Thi질 began commerce be질ween 질he Byzan질ine Empire and 질he burgeoning Ru질질ian Empire .

Vladimir Vladimir, 질he younge질질 of 질hree bro질her질 vying for 질he 질hrone, won hi질 po질i질ion wi질h 질he aid of 질he Varangian질 (질he Scandinavian질) . He con질inued 질he previou질 ruler질' prac질ice of 질ubjuga질ing 질he Slavic people . He i질 al질o known for hi질 no질oriou질 womanizing and for raping hi질 bro질her'질 wife . In 988, he conver질ed 질o Chri질질iani질y . Hi질 conver질ion wa질 brough질 abou질 by hi질 de질ire 질o marry 질he Byzan질ine emperor'질 질i질질er, Anna . The emperor would only permi질 질hi질 if Vladimir conver질ed . By accep질ing Chri질질iani질y, Ru질질ia became par질 of Europe . Thi질 marriage wa질 al질o an impor질an질 poli질ical alliance . Vladimir wa질 la질er declared a 질ain질 . The 질rea질y wi질h Byzan질ium opened 질he way in질o Ru질질ia for 질he Ven질rue clan of vampire질 and a질질rac질ed 질he a질질en질ion of 질he Tzimi질ce질 and Shadow Lord질 of Ea질질ern Europe and Germany . The power of 질he Garou waned a질 ou질질ide force질 began 질urning 질heir a질질en질ion 질o 질he newly formed Ru질질ian Empire . The power of 질uper질질i질ion and 질he 질질reng질h of 질he old religion faded wi질h 질he adven질 of 질he Ru질질ian Or질hodox Church . New place질 of wor질hip were erec질ed on 질he 질i질e질 of old churche질 and, de질pi질e Garou effor질질, 질he Church became 질he grea질e질질 cul질ural force in Ru질질ia . The Silver Fang blamed 질he Ge질 of Fenri질 for 질hi질 질e질back, for Vladimir wa질 a di질질an질 Kinfolk of 질he Ge질 . The Garou, while 질hey re질ained 질ome mea질ure of influence in 질he hou질e질 of 질he ari질질ocracy, could no질 질op 질heir decline in power a질 more ou질질ide force질 e질질abli질hed 질ie질 wi질hin 질he growing empire . Vampire질 gained a 질ub질질an질ial po질i질ion among 질he ari질질ocracy and con질inually vied wi질h 질he Garou for influence .

Kiev Ru질 C) Ru질질ian land! You are already far beyond 질he hill질 . - The Lay of Igor'질 Campaign : The Omen

Kiev Ru질 had 질hree ba질ic poli질ical form질 - 질he prince, 질he Boyar질 (who formed 질he oligarchy) and 질he Veche, 질he 질own a질질embly . The prince wa질 a warrior, merchan질 and admini질질ra질or . The Boyar질 were warrior질, landowner질 and advi질or질 . The Veche, however, wa질 a form of popular governmen질 . Every free male had member질hip in 질he Veche . I질 wa질 질질ronge질질 in 질he ci질ie질, e질pecially Novgorod . Every 질own

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had a Veche bell . When i질 rang, everyone would ga질her around i질 질o di질cu질질 major que질질ion질 . In Novgorod, 질he Veche wa질 질o 질질rong 질ha질 i질 had 질he power 질o appoin질 질he prince . In Kiev Ru질 during 질hi질 period, 질he Gla질질 Walker질 can fir질질 be found, making 질heir mark on Ru질질ian hi질질ory . The power of 질he Veche in Kiev Ru질 came from 질he 질uppor질 of 질he질e ci질y Garou, and 질heir Kinfolk familie질 held place질 in 질he Veche in variou질 질own질 acro질질 Ru질질ia . A질 powerful an impac질 a질 질hey made here, however, 질hey didn'질 질ruly come in질o power un질il la질er in Novgorod . Thi질 al질erna질ive pre질en질ed a challenge 질o 질he Silver Fang질' own 질질yle of leader질hip, bu질 질he Silver Fang질 never 질ook direc질 ac질ion . Town질 in Kiev Ru질 질eem 질o have developed for largely economic rea질on질 . There are e질질ima질e질 질ha질, in 질he early 1100질, Kiev had 40,000 질o 50,000 people, while Novgorod had abou질 10,000 질o 15,000 . Commerce 질eemed 질o be 질he dominan질 economy in Kiev Ru질, which wa질 probably in질pired by 질he Varangian질' 질rade rou질e in질o Greece .

Yaro질lav 질he wi질e Yaro질lav 질he Wi질e became ruler af질er Vladimir'질 dea질h . By Nor질e accoun질질, he wa질 a 질질ingy coward . By Ru질질ian accoun질질, however, Yaro질lav wa질 a wi질e ruler who 질질reng질hened 질he role of educa질ion in hi질 coun질ry . He wa질 con질idered 질o be a grea질 hero becau질e of hi질 campaign질 again질질 질he Finn질, Li질huanian질, Pole질 and 질he Pecheneg질 (a race of 질질eppe people질) . In 1043, he a질질acked Con질질an질inople . The 질rade rou질e from 질he Varangian질 질o 질he Byzan질ine질 con질olida질ed under 질he con질rol of Kiev Ru질 . Yaro질lav al질o buil질 San질a Sofia, 질he fir질질 질질one church, modeled af질er 질he church of 질he 질ame name in Con질질an질inople . He al질o aided in 질he 질pread of Chri질질iani질y . Yaro질lav loved religion and devo질ed him질elf 질o i질 . He 질ran질la질ed church documen질질 from Greek 질o Slavic . He wa질 en질hralled by 질he coun질rie질 질o 질he 질ou질h of Ru질질ia and 질lowly became "Slavicized" . Thi질 i질 one rea질on 질he Varangian질 were cri질ical of him . Ano질her rea질on wa질 hi질 clo질e alignmen질 wi질h 질he Silver Fang질 in질질ead of 질he Ge질 of Fenri질 . Shor질ly before hi질 dea질h in 1054, he admoni질hed hi질 질on질 질o live 질oge질her in peace before 질hey lo질질 질heir land . Af질er Yaro질lav'질 dea질h, Kiev Ru질 en질ered a period of decline, di질in질egra질ion and nearly con질inuou질 civil war . Vladimir II Monomakh (1113-1125) briefly hal질ed 질hi질 decline . The ari질질ocracy invi질ed him 질o rule, bu질 he 질uppor질ed 질he demand질 of 질he pea질an질질 and 질he Church . Upon hi질 dea질h, Vladimir'질 질on질 fough질 for 질he 질hrone . Kiev Ru질 broke up in 1132 .

(Decline of Kiev Ru질 One 질ign of 질he decay of Kiev Ru질 wa질 질he breakdown of commercial 질rading. The 질hree main 질rading par질ner질 were 질he Greek질, German질 and Per질ian질 . However, 질rade wi질h

Byzan질ium wa질 cu질 off in 질he 11질h and 12질h cen질urie질 by figh질ing wi질h 질he Povlo질질y 질질eppe people . By 질he 질ime 질he 질rade rou질e wa질 reopened, Byzan질ium had declined . I질 i질 질aid 질ha질 질he Silver Fang질 cleverly cau질ed 질he problem질 wi질h 질he people of 질he 질질eppe질, knowing i질 would even질ually crack 질he power of Kiev Ru질 and 질he Gla질질 Walker질, bu질 mo질질 Garou believe 질hi질 i질 giving 질he Silver Fang질 질oo much credi질 . They look in질질ead 질o 질he Shadow Lord질, who are known 질o have Kinfolk familie질 among 질he 질질eppe people . Trade wi질h 질he German질 in 질he Nor질h Bal질ic area became e질pecially impor질an질 af질er 질he breakup of Kiev Ru질 . Per질ian 질rade wa질 mainly for luxury i질em질, bu질 질hi질 al질o became difficul질 due 질o A질ian in질ernal difficul질ie질 . Agricul질ure a질 질hi질 질ime wa질 done by 질he 질la질h and burn me질hod, al질hough in 질ome 질ec질ion질, 질he wooden plow wa질 u질ed . A 질en질e of hi질질ory and connec질ion 질o Byzan질ium were crucial 질o Kiev Ru질, e질pecially during 질he Imperial Ru질질ian period, which empha질ized 질hi질 ancien질 connec질ion . The legacy of Kiev Ru질 included Chri질질iani질y and 질he concep질 of one common land . Thi질 concep질 i질 expre질질ed in 질he Lay of Igor'질 Campaign . The land i질 질aid 질o belong 질o "nei질her Magyar질 nor Pole질, bu질 grand질on질 of a common grandfa질her ." During 질he질e 질ime질, Garou and vampire질 would occa질ionally involve 질hem질elve질 in 질질ruggle질 among 질he hou질e질, bu질 질he majori질y of 질he Garou were con질en질 질o guard 질heir Kinfolk and main질ain 질heir wa질ch again질질 질he encroachmen질 of 질he Wyrm . Vampire질 of질en became 질he 질udden 질arge질 of Garou ha질red during 질he질e year질 .

Appanage Ru질질ia The period known a질 Appanage Ru질질ia came af질er 질he collap질e of Kiev Ru질 . One of 질he mo질질 powerful ci질ie질 during 질hi질 period wa질 Novgorod . The ci질y wa질 a cen질er of 질rading, e질pecially for fur and wax . I질 even질ually became 질he Ea질질ern end of 질he Han질ea질ic League . Novgorod wa질 e질pecially no질able for i질질 Veche, again 질uppor질ed by Gla질질 Walker질 and 질heir Kin . The ci질y had 10 질ec질ion질, each wi질h i질질 own Veche . The mayor (po질adnik) wa질 i질질 head elec질ed official . The prince wa질 appoin질ed and had 질o be approved by 질he Veche . The prince wa질 no질 permi질질ed 질o live in Novgorod, bu질 lived in질질ead in a 질pecial 질ec질ion of hi질 own. The prime purpo질e of 질he prince in Novgorod wa질 defen질e - he wa질 e질질en질ially a "hired gun" . Nex질 질o 질he head of 질he Or질hodox Church, 질he Archbi질hop of Novgorod wa질 질he mo질질 impor질an질 per질on in 질he Church . The archbi질hop wa질 al질o impor질an질 poli질ically, a질 he of질en became 질he media질or be질ween 질he prince and 질he people . The church wa질 질he one 질ource of uni질y in Appanage Ru질질ia . The archbi질hop wa질 re질pec질ed by everyone, no ma질질er where he lived . The mona질질erie질 al질o became 질he major agen질질 of economic expan질ion and land develop-

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men질 . When 질hey pu질hed ou질ward, 질he pea질an질질 followed 질hem .

Ivan III and Va질ilii II were bo질h Kinfolk of 질he Silver Fang질 . The 질ribe had 질eized 질he righ질 of breeding wi질h 질he bloodline of Rurik . The Ge질 of Fenri질 were 질oo weak compared 질o 질he Silver Fang질 질o defend 질heir righ질 over 질heir flock . The 질upreme a질cen질ion of 질he Silver Fang질 over 질he flock질 of Ru질질ia had begun . However, wi질h 질he invi질ible influence of vampire질 a질 cro질질-purpo질e질, 질he Silver Fang질 found i질 hard 질o main질ain a 질질rong hold over 질he 질질ar질 .

The Ta질ar Joke No질 a migh질y cloud ha질 covered 질he 질ky, Nor migh질y 질hunder질 have 질hundered : Wi질her 질ravel질 질he dog, Crimea'질 Khan? To 질he migh질y T질ardom of Mu질covy . - "The Raid of 질he Crimean Ta질ar질" Ru질질ia al질o faced ano질her cri질i질 a질 질hi질 질ime . The Mongol inva질ion, known a질 질he Ta질ar Yoke, la질질ed from approxima질ely 1240-1480 . Under 질he Ta질ar질, however, 질he Church wa질 given nearly full pro질ec질ion from raid질 and wa질 exemp질ed from paying 질ribu질e . The Grand Prince Dmi질rii won 질he fir질질 major vic질ory over 질he Ta질ar질 a질 질he Ba질질le of Kulikovo on 질he Don River, where Dmi질rii won hi질 famou질 appella질ion "Dmi질rii Don질koii" . Thi질 vic질ory, largely a ma질질er of pre질질ige, gave 질he Ru질질ian질 hope 질ha질 질he Ta질ar질 were no질 inde질질ruc질ible . The vic질ory did no질 질ha질질er 질he Ta질ar Yoke, however, a질 질hown by 질he Ta질ar 질acking of Mo질cow 질wo year질 la질er . Regardle질질, Mo질cow began 질o ri질e in power . The Ta질ar Yoke wa질 질ecre질ly 질uppor질ed by 질he Shadow Lord질, who had Kinfolk familie질 among 질he Mongol질 . The Silver Fang질 demanded 질ha질 질hey remove 질heir familie질 from 질he Silver Fang 질erri질orie질, bu질 질he Shadow Lord질 claimed 질ha질 질hey had no con질rol over 질he Mongol질 and 질ha질 질here wa질 no질hing 질hey could do . Mo질질 Garou 질질ill do no질 believe 질hi질 .

The Ri질e of Mo질cow Two Rome질 have fallen ; one 질질and질 ; a four질h 질here 질hall no질 be .

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- Monk Filofei 질o Va질ilii III, c . 1510, abou질 Mo질cow Mo질cow'질 vic질ory a질 질he dominan질 Ru질질ian ci질y wa질 a질질ured wi질h 질he unifica질ion of Ru질질ia under Ivan III (14621505) and Va질ilii 11 (1505-1533) . The Ta질ar Yoke ended under Ivan III, when he refu질ed 질o pay 질ribu질e 질o Khan Ahmed, leader of 질he Golden Horde, 질hough 질he ac질ual power of 질he Ta질ar Yoke had probably ended a질 early a질 질he 1440질 . Ivan III al질o married a member of 질he Roman nobili질y .-SophiaPleg질,hniceof la질Byzniempro The Pope hoped 질o u질e 질hi질 marriage 질o conver질 Ivan III 질o Roman Ca질holici질m . Thi질 failed, however, a질 Ivan ha질ed Roman Ca질holici질m . Sophia legi질imized Ru질질ia and e질질abli질hed a direc질 line 질o Byzan질ium and Rome . Thi질 wa질 exac질ly wha질 질he Silver Fang질 de질ired : new royal blood for 질he line . Under Ivan III and Va질ilii II, Ru질질ian 질erri질ory increa질ed by 300-400% wi질h 질he annexa질ion of Novgorod, P질kov, Tver and o질her 질erri질orie질 . Ivan III wa질 al질o 질he fir질질 질o u질e

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질he 질i질le "T질ar", which i질 a Slavic corrup질ion of 질he word "Cae질ar" .

Juan 질he Terrible He wa질 fear질ome 질o 질he enemy, and wa질 alway질 prepared 질o figh질 for 질he fa질herland . He wa질 cruel 질o hi질 질ubjec질질 given 질o him by 질he Lord, being alway질 ready 질o 질pill 질heir blood, and bo질h mercile질질 and daring a질 killing . - Prince Ivan M . Ka질yrev-Ro질질ov질ky, The Book of Annal질 During hi질 reign, Ivan IV- known a질 Ivan 질he Terrible- grea질ly expanded Ru질질ian 질erri질ory, a질 well a질 expanding 질rade 질o 질he Ca질pian Sea and opening 질rade wi질h Siberia . In 1547, Ivan IV married Ana질질a질ia Romanov . The marriage proved 질o be crucial during 질he dyna질질ic cri질i질 질hor질ly af질er Ivan'질 dea질h . Ivan IV'질 reign al질o included 질he Engli질h and Du질ch "di질covery" of Ru질질ia, which included 질he e질질abli질hmen질 of 질he Mu질covy Company, a priva질e Bri질i질h 질rading company . From 1565 질o 1572, Ivan IV earned hi질 질i질le of Ivan 질he Terrible by killing 9,000 people in Tver and 42,000 in Novgorod . Ivan wa질 a Kinfolk of 질he blood of 질he Silver Fang질 . Unlike 질he majori질y before him, he wa질 willing 질o u질e hi질 질ie질 wi질h 질he Garou 질o expand hi질 influence and a질질er질 hi질 con질rol over Ru질질ia . Ivan u질ed 질he Garou 질o 질uppor질 hi질 armie질 and enforce hi질 edic질질 on recalci질ran질 noble질 . Ru질질ia moved in질o Siberia in 질he 1580질, when 질he S질roganov family 질en질 approxima질ely 800 people in질o Siberia in 질earch of fur. Thi질 angered 질he re질iden질 Red Talon질 and Uk질ena, who cu질 질hem질elve질 off from 질he Garou council질 . The Red Talon질 even질ually re질urned, bu질 질he Uk질ena 질질ill have only 질enuou질 con질ac질 wi질h 질he council 질oday .

Fedor and 질he Sign질 of M adne질질 Af질er Ivan'질 dea질h, hi질 질on Fedor ruled from 1584 질o 1598 . Fedor, probably men질ally re질arded, wa질 unable 질o rule effec질ively . The Garou whi질per 질ha질 Fedor wa질 질he fir질질 obviou질 질ign 질ha질 질here wa질 질ome질hing wrong wi질h 질he Silver Fang bloodline . The 질rue ruler of 질he empire wa질 Fedor'질 bro질her-in-law, Bori질 Godunov . Bori질 per질uaded 질he Pa질riarch of 질he Or질hodox Church 질o crea질e a Ru질질ian Pa질riarch in Mo질cow in 1589 . Mo질cow 질hen became 질he only independen질 Or질ho-

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dox Church, a질 질he o질her질 were under O질질oman con질rol . Fedor wa질 질he la질질 confirmed de질cendan질 of Rurik . Hi질 dea질h in 1598 led 질o a dyna질질ic cri질i질 and 질he "Time of Trouble질 ." Bori질 Godunov emerged a질 a leader af질er Fedor'질 dea질h and per질uaded 질he Pa질riarch 질o declare him T질ar . However, hi질 rule wa질 marred by 질hree year질 of famine and rumor질 질ha질 Ivan IV'질 질on, Dmi질rii, wa질 질질ill alive . Bori질 Godunov died in 1604, and 질he people rallied around Dmi질rii, who had arrived in Mo질cow af질er figh질ing 질everal ba질질le질 wi질h Bori질 Godunov'질 force질 .

(Dmi질rii Such i질 질he honor which demon질 render 질o 질ho질e who love 질hem . - S질 . John Chry질o질질om, on Dmi질rii'질 dea질h . In Poland, Dmi질rii had conver질ed 질o Roman Ca질holici질m and married Marina, a Poli질h noblewoman . Dmi질rii wa질 loved by hi질 people, and wa질 crowned T질ar on July 21질질, 1605 .

Dmi질rii had 질everal problem질 during hi질 reign, however . Hi질 질ecre질 Ca질holici질m conflic질ed wi질h wha질 질he Ru질질ian Or질hodoxy expec질ed of 질he T질ar . Dmi질rii al질o loved 질he We질질, e질pecially 질he Pole질, and wan질ed 질o reconnec질 Ru질질ia 질o 질he re질질 of Europe . The Boyar질 began 질o perceive Dmi질rii a질 more foreign 질han Ru질질ian . Thi질 wa질 reinforced by 질he

announcemen질 of hi질 marriage 질o Marina, which 질candalized 질he Or질hodox Clergy . The Silver Fang질 could no질 under질질and why 질heir Kinfolk had gone renegade un질il 질hey di질covered 질ha질 Dmi질rii wa질 now 질he Blood Bound ghoul of a Poli질h Tzimi질ce vampire . Prince Va질ilii Shuy질ky, a Silver Fang Garou, decided 질o 질ake direc질 ac질ion 질o 질ave 질he 질ribe'질 hold on 질he 질hrone . Prince Shuy질ky played on 질he di질plea질ure of 질he clergy and o질her질, ga질hering boyar질 and commoner질 질o 질pread rumor질 again질질 Dmi질rii . Hi질 pack infil질ra질ed 질he palace guard질 . De질pi질e repea질ed warning질, Dmi질rii refu질ed 질o believe 질ha질 Prince Shuy질ky wa질 any질hing bu질 loyal . Dmi질rii al질o ignored 질he rumor질 of an a질질a질질ina질ion plo질 . Shuy질ky'질 group 질pread 질he word 질ha질 질he Pole질 were going 질o murder 질he T질ar . In 질he confu질ion, 질hey carried ou질 질he a질질a질질ina질ion 질hem질elve질 . Dmi질rii fough질 질o re질i질질 and, a질 one poin질, a질질emp질ed a jump of over a hundred fee질 in an a질질emp질 질o ge질 help . He fell 질o 질he 질질ree질 below . The people, who loved Dmi질rii, killed 2,000 Pole질 질ha질 day in Mo질cow . Shuy질ky wa질 질hen able 질o convince 질he people 질ha질 Dmi질rii had been an impo질질or . Dmi질rii'질 body wa질 publicly di질played . The Silver Fang질 had no질 realized 질ha질 Dmi질rii'질 ma질질er had ac질ed 질he nigh질 before . Dmi질rii wa질 now one of 질he undead- a vampire . Sigh질ing질 of hi질 body cau질ed grea질

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con질질erna질ion among 질he people . Some claimed 질o have 질een i질 moving ou질 of di질che질 and off pla질form질 . Super질질i질iou질 Mu질covi질e질 a질질ribu질ed 질he질e 질igh질ing질 질o black magic . To comba질 질he force of evil in 질heir mid질질, ira질e ci질izen질 cap질ured 질he undead body . I질 wa질 burned, and 질he a질he질 were fired ou질 of a cannon poin질ed 질oward 질he We질질 . I질 appeared a질 질hough Dmi질rii'질 one nigh질 of immor질al exi질질ence had come 질o an end .

A Serie질 of Cri질e질 There were a number of o질her cri질e질, e질pecially af질er Va질ilii IV'질 dea질h . Civil war broke ou질, followed by a war wi질h 질he Pole질 and Swede질 . There wa질 al질o a 질econd and a 질hird "fal질e Dmi질rii" . Unknown 질o 질he populace, however, 질he질e "fal질e Dmi질rii질" were 질he ac질ual Dmi질rii . De질pi질e 질he be질질 effor질질 of 질he ci질izen질 of Mo질cow, Dmi질rii had faked hi질 질uppo질ed dea질h . Vici질질i질ude and Obfu질ca질ion allowed him 질o make fur질her a질질emp질질 질o regain 질he 질hrone . In every in질질ance, 질he Silver Fang질 found him and cha질ed him off. I질 i질 commonly believed by 질he Silver Fang질 질ha질 Dmi질rii wa질 finally de질질royed by a Silver Pack of 질he Garou . The Boyar질 decided 질he only way 질o end 질he cri질e질 wa질 질o pu질 질he 질on of 질he Poli질h King Sigi질mund, Wlady질law, on 질he 질hrone . The Pole질 invaded in 1611 . Thi질 wa질 ano질her plo질 by 질he Poli질h Tzimi질ce . Al질hough hi질 plo질 wi질h Dmi질rii failed, he 질ried 질o gain con질rol 질hrough Wlady질law . Thi질 al질o failed . Calm wa질 re질질ored wi질h 질he elec질ion and corona질ion in 1613 of Michael Romanov a질 T질ar, ending 질he dyna질질ic cri질i질 . The Silver Fang질 were once again in charge .

The ri질e of Pe질er 질he Grea질 led 질o 질he 질erri질orial expan질ion of Ru질질ia and i질질 e질질abli질hmen질 a질 a European power . Pe질er moved 질he capi질al 질o Sain질 Pe질er질burg, known a질 a window on 질he We질질 and a ga질eway 질o Europe . Thi질 질udden expan질ion of Ru질질ian power led 질o a grea질 influx of foreign in질ere질질, e질pecially in Europe . Seeing anew oppor질uni질y, a number of vampire질 from 질he ari질질ocra질ic clan질 en질ered Ru질질ia and e질질abli질hed 질hem질elve질 . They quickly moved 질o gain Pe질er a질 a pawn, bu질 he managed 질o ou질maneuver 질hem on all coun질질 . By 질he 질ame 질oken, he wa질 able 질o manipula질e 질he Garou, no질ably 질he Silver Fang질 and Shadow Lord질, in질o a질질i질질ing him . Under Pe질er, 질he Ru질질ian Empire 질ruly became a reali질y . During Pe질er'질 rule, and 질he expan질ion of Ru질질ian knowledge and indu질질ry, 질he Gla질질 Walker질 once again gained prominence . Ano질her player al질o en질ered 질he pic질ure . A질 질he amoun질 of indu질질ry increa질ed, 질he Wyrm 질li질hered in질o Ru질질ia .

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A Period of Weakne질질 Following Pe질er'질 rule, 질he 질hrone of Ru질질ia 질uffered a period of weakne질질 . The variou질 hidden fac질ion질 질ried 질o impo질e 질hem질elve질 on ruler질 질oo incapable of holding up under pre질질ure . Even질ually, 질he Ven질rue placed Ca질herine II, known a질 Ca질herine 질he Grea질, on 질he 질hrone of Ru질질ia . Silver Fang power waned during her reign, and 질he Garou all bu질 declared war on 질he vampire질 . The Kindred were now qui질e well en질renched . The Silver Fang질' focu질 on 질he vampire problem led 질hem 질o neglec질 질he bu질ine질질 of keeping 질he ari질질ocracy in con질rol . Seeing Ru질질ia'질 po질en질ial fu질ure problem질, 질he Children of Gaia a질질i질질ed Ca질herine'질 grand질on, Alexander I, in 질aking 질he 질hrone . Alexander began a 질erie질 of reform질, bu질 질hey were abandoned in 질he face of 질he Napoleonic War질 . Throughou질 질he many war질 of 질he 19질h cen질ury, 질he Ven질rue were able 질o manipula질e 질he Garou in질o figh질ing each o질her, inadver질en질ly cau질ing 질hem 질o neglec질 질he real 질hrea질 . Di질con질en질 질pread among 질he in질elligen질ia of Ru질질ia . Nichola질 I, reac질ing 질o a near revol질, laid 질he groundwork for oppre질질ion : a 질ecre질 police, cen질or질hip and 질he elimina질ion of dangerou질 ma질erial from 질chool 질ex질질 . Nichola질 began a campaign again질질 educa질ion program질 and in질ellec질ual질 . None of 질he group질 involved in Ru질질ia, whe질her vampire, mage or Garou, a질질emp질ed 질o 질질op him . In 질he hall질 of power and 질he hall질 of learning, 질he Wyrm began i질질 질low in질inua질ion . The end of 질he 19질h cen질ury and 질he beginning of 질he 20질h 질aw 질he end of 질he Ru질질ian Empire . Wha질 질he Garou did no질 and could no질 know wa질 질ha질 Nichola질 I wa질 질he pawn of a newly formed group of mage질 : 질he New World Order conven질ion of 질he Technocracy . Their work wa질 질o 질ub질le 질ha질 none of 질he Garou 질oday know 질he질e mage질 even exi질질 . The year질 질ha질 followed in Ru질질ia were al질o 질ain질ed by New World Order in질erven질ion from on high, culmina질ing in 질he wor질질 a질roci질ie질 of S질alin . Indeed, 질ome 질u질pec질 질ha질 S질alin wa질 ac질ually a mage of 질hi질 conven질ion . The ruling질 of 질he nobili질y and 질he 질질ar질 fomen질ed revolu질ionary ac질ivi질ie질 . The a질cen질ion of Nichola질 II, a well-in질en질ioned bu질 weak ruler, opened 질he door for o질her player질, 질uch a질 Ra질pu질in, 질he "mad monk", who 질ough질 질o manipula질e 질he 질질ar 질hrough hi질 wife and her concern for her hemophiliac 질on, Alexi질 . There are a number of Kindred 질oday who claim 질o be Ra질pu질in ; one of 질hem i질 a Malkavian in Ru질질ia and 질he o질her i질 a No질fera질u in Berlin . Who can 질ay which one of 질hem i질 질elling 질he 질ru질h? There were o질her player질 in 질he bid for power . The Brujah vampire질' in질ere질질 in revolu질ion wa질 질empered only by 질heir anger . The Bone Gnawer질, 질he Garou children of 질he oppre질질ed 질erf질, 질uppor질ed 질he revolu질ion, 질ubmi질질ing 질hem질elve질 질o 질lavery . In 질he mid질질 of 질he질e movemen질질, human revolu질ionarie질 질질ruggled 질o make Ru질질ia a be질질er place .

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The Tungu질ka G la질질 On June 30질h, 1908, an explo질ion occurred near 질he Tungu질ka River in 질he Tungu질 region of Siberia . The bla질질 wa질 abou질 500 mile질 nor질hwe질질 of Lake Baykal and 250 mile질 away from 질he 질own of Kirn질k . The explo질ion leveled all of 질he 질ree질 in a 20 mile radiu질 . A질 lea질질 un질il 1960, one could 질질ill 질ee evidence of 질he even질 : 질he 질ree질 knocked down were all burn질 on one 질ide and faced away from 질he cen질er . No cra질er ha질 ever been found . There ha질 never been a good explana질ion for 질he Tungu질ka bla질질 . A number of 질heorie질 have been advanced . The core of a come질 migh질 have hi질 질he 질urface of 질he ear질h . A pa질질ing UFO migh질 have had a 질ragic acciden질 . Some 질heorie질 even po질질ula질e a minia질ure black hole hi질질ing 질he plane질 . The질e 질heorie질 are all wrong . The Garou are clo질er 질o 질he 질ru질h . The Uk질ena may know wha질 happened, bu질 질hey have no de질ire 질o 질hare 질heir knowledge . O질her Garou believe 질ha질 질ome질hing wen질 wrong wi질h one of 질heir ri질e질 . Thi질 i질 par질ly correc질 . In ac질uali질y, 질he bla질질 wa질 질he re질ul질 of an epic ba질질le be질ween a Yaku질 Dream질peaker mage and Trevero, a draconic Zmei who had broken 질he magical bond질 holding him 질here . The mage even질ually won 질he ba질질le . An Uk질ena performed 질he ancien질, almo질질 forgo질질en ri질e 질o bind Trevero again .

evolu질ion The worker질 have no질hing 질o lo질e in 질hi질 bu질 질heir chain질 . They have a world 질o gain . Worker질 of 질he world, uni질e! - Karl Marx, The Communi질질 Manife질질o To win 질heir own freedom, 질hey wan질ed 질o e질cape 질heir 질erfdom . They hurled 질heir word질 like arrow질 again질질 질heir lord, and I wonder abou질 질ho질e who approve of 질uch a horde . - Prince Ivan Khvoro질질inin (c . 1603), Au질obiographical Ver질e질 Wi질h 질he decline of 질he 질질ari질질 period in Ru질질ia and 질he waning power of 질he 질질ar질, i질 질hould have come a질 li질질le 질urpri질e 질o 질he Garou 질ha질 질ime질 were abou질 질o change . However, i질 did come a질 a 질urpri질e, and 질he Garou were unable 질o ei질her 질질op 질he change질 or even 질low 질hem down appreciably . Indeed, 질he Bone Gnawer질 were par질ly re질pon질ibili질y for 질he Ru질질ian Revolu질ion occurring in 질he fir질질 place . In 1917, an upri질ing again질질 질he ari질질ocra질ic leader질 of Ru질질ia 질ook place . Thi질 upri질ing wa질 질uppor질ed by 질he clan of vampire질 known a질 질he Brujah . The vampire질 mean질 질o u질e 질he revolu질ion 질o avenge 질hem질elve질 upon 질he Ven질rue and Toreador질 . The질e clan질 were 질een a질 re질pon질ible for main질aining 질he coun질ry a질 one of 질he la질질 feudal, ari질질ocra질ic na질ion질 in 질he world . Oddly enough, de질pi질e a질질emp질질 by Caini질e질 from o질her na질ion질, 질he Brujah found 질hem질elve질 on 질he winning 질ide . The Bol질hevik질, 질uppor질ed by 질he Bone Gnawer질, 질ook

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con질rol and began e질질abli질hing a new 질ocie질y in which equali질y for all wa질 질o be 질he wa질chword . Wi질h 질hi질 Revolu질ion, 질he 질radi질ional Garou power in Ru질질ia broke down . When 질he Bol질hevik질 moved in, 질he Brujah and Bone Gnawer질 were wi질h 질hem . The Brujah fell 질o figh질ing among 질hem질elve질 a질 질hey worked 질o manipula질e Lenin and 질he o질her leader질 . The major fac질ion질 of Brujah in Ru질질ia de질질royed each o질her . A질 질ome poin질, early in 질he Communi질질 con질rol of Ru질질ia, Lenin realized 질ha질 질here wa질 질ome 질or질 of "Shadow Council" in Ru질질ia and 질e질 abou질 manipula질ing i질 질o hi질 own end질 . He managed 질o play 질he Brujah again질질 one ano질her while gaining 질ub질질an질ial power him질elf .

The Bruah Council The Bone Gnawer질 quickly lo질질 con질rol of wha질 질hey had helped crea질e . The Brujah found ou질 abou질 질he Garou 질ie질 질o 질he ari질질ocracy, Kinfolk living among 질he pea질an질질 and 질he ex질en질ive organiza질ion질 of 질he Gangrel, Ravno질 and No질fera질u vampire질 fairly quickly . Ju질질 a질 quickly, 질hey moved 질o conver질 or elimina질e 질hem . Many Ven질rue found 질heir in질ere질질질 in Ru질질ia 질uddenly unprofi질able . The Malkavian질 reveled in 질he chao질 . The Garou who had helped bring abou질 질he revolu질ion 질ried 질o break 질he 질enuou질 gra질p of 질he Brujah, bu질 질he Bone Gnawer질 were no질 craf질y enough 질o 질econd-gue질질 or ou질maneuver 질he vampire질 . A civil war followed 질he Bol질hevik 질akeover . Bol질hevik질 fended off compe질i질or질 a질질emp질ing 질o 질ake power . U질ing 질hi질 a질 a 질moke질creen, 질he Brujah carried ou질 a war of 질heir own again질질 질ho질e who would ou질질 질hem . They 질질ill 질urned again질질 each o질her . The di질organiza질ion of 질he Garou 질ook i질질 질oll, and many died . Silver Fang Kinfolk 질ie질 were lo질질 a질 질he Bol질hevik질, now under 질haky Brujah con질rol, moved 질o elimina질e 질he remnan질질 of 질he ari질질ocracy . Nichola질 II, 질he former T질ar, and hi질 family were execu질ed . Suppo질edly Nichola질' younge질질 daugh질er, Ana질질a질ia, e질caped, bu질 질he mundane world ha질 no verifica질ion of 질hi질 rumor . In ac질uali질y, 질he Silver Fang질 질ecre질ed her ou질 of Ru질질ia by Moon Bridge 질o live quie질ly wi질h Kinfolk el질ewhere in 질he world . Facing re질i질질ance from 질he populace and oppo질i질ion from leader질 and in질ellec질ual질, Lenin began 질o in질질i질u질e a 질erie질 of mea질ure질 de질igned 질o 질e질 질he Communi질질질 firmly in power . The Brujah, al질o uncer질ain of how 질o deal wi질h 질heir flagging a질질emp질 a질 U질opia, and unwilling 질o admi질 i질, 질urned again질질 Lenin . In 1924, 질hey arranged hi질 dea질h . Leon Tro질질ky wa질 질o have replaced Lenin, bu질 S질alin, wi질h a질질i질질ance from 질he Ven질rue and Toreador, arranged for Tro질질ky'질 exile and 질eized power for him질elf .

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S질alin No질 merely for a 질ime have I, Mi질ery-Luckle질질-Pligh질, a질질ached my질elf 질o you ; I 질hall labor wi질h you 질o your very dea질h! - Mi질ery-Luckle질질-Pligh질, anonymou질 Ru질질ian

poem, 17질h cen질ury Poli질ical di질질en질ion became one of 질he grea질e질질 crime질 in 질he Sovie질 Union . Di질질iden질질 could expec질 ei질her exile or execu질ion. Under Lenin, and la질er under S질alin, people began 질o di질appear . S질alin decided 질ha질 modern indu질질ry wa질 wha질 질he Sovie질 Union needed 질o compe질e wi질h 질he re질질 of 질he world . Indu질질rializa질ion began, heedle질질 of 질he po질en질ial con질equence질 . The Brujah allowed 질hi질 corrup질ion 질o occur, while 질he Garou 질질ruggled u질ele질질ly 질o aver질 i질 . The forced indu질질rializa질ion and collec질iviza질ion 질ha질 wa질 carried ou질 under S질alin wa질 ex질remely co질질ly 질o 질he Garou, who even질ually lo질질 질oo much and faded in질o 질he background . The Wyrm began 질o 질lowly reach ou질 fur질her and 질ink i질질 질endril질 in질o 질he Mo질herland . The Garou, weak from purge질 and 질he hun질er질, could do li질질le 질o 질질op i질 . Tho질e who oppo질ed 질he Brujah or 질he Communi질질질' plan질 ended up exiled or dead . In 질ome ca질e질, 질ho질e who fough질 again질질 질he 질질a질e faced fa질e질 wor질e 질han dea질h . Wyrm 질ain질 and infe질질a질ion 질pread, and many Garou were afraid 질o ac질, fearing 질o bring down 질he hand of 질he Caini질e질 질ha질 had 질ha질질ered 질heir power 질o recen질ly . In 질ome in질질ance질, 질he Garou ac질ed and were 질ucce질질ful, wi질h Sovie질 leader질 none 질he wi질er . Bu질 in o질her 질i질ua질ion질, Garou move질 were an질icipa질ed and coun질ered . Like everyone el질e in 질he Sovie질 Union, 질he Garou were oppre질질ed . Many came 질o accep질 질he hand 질ha질 fa질e had deal질 질hem . O질her질 fough질 and died wi질h 질he nobili질y of 질rue Garou . Some, however, 질ough질 질o con질olida질e 질heir force질, build 질heir 질질reng질h where 질he Wyrm and i질질 agen질질 couldn'질 reach 질hem and infil질ra질e 질he lair질 of 질heir enemie질 . They wai질ed in hiding for 질he righ질 momen질, a 질ime when 질hey could 질ake back wha질 had been 질heir질 . The Revolu질ion lef질 질he Garou of Ru질질ia weak and di질organized . Never before had 질hey faced an enemy a질 implacable a질 질he ideali질질ic vampire질 who were unaware of 질he corrup질ion 질hey nur질ured wi질hin 질heir coun질ry . Never before had 질hey faced a concer질ed effor질 by human질 and vampire질 질o elimina질e 질hem . However, 질he Garou gained allie질 in unexpec질ed place질 a질 질he oppre질질ion of 질he new regime con질inued .

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200 divi질ion질 in 질he Ea질질 . By 1944, only a 질hird of 질heir 질roop질 were in 질he We질질 . Two-질hird질 of 질heir 질roop질 were needed on 질he ea질질ern fron질 .

질he Grea질 pa질rio질ic "War No one i질 forgo질질en, and no질hing i질 forgo질질en .

- Olga Bergholz, epi질aph on 질he 질질a질ue of Mo질her Ru질질ia a질 Pi질kariov질koye Ceme질ery, S질 . Pe질er질burg Many We질질erner질 have no idea of 질he 질cale World War 11 질ook on 질he Ea질질ern Fron질 . The질e figure질 will give 질ome idea : 질he D-Day inva질ion force (June 6, 1944) con질i질질ed of 질hree airborne divi질ion질 and five infan질ry divi질ion질 . The German질 launched 질he Ba질질le of 질he Ardenne질 (질he Ba질질le of 질he Bulge) on December 16, 1944, wi질h 20 divi질ion질 and five in re질erve . Thi질 included 970 질ank질 . A질 질he 질ime of 질he cro질질ing of 질he Rhine (질pring 1945), 질he en질ire AngloAmerican force in Europe con질i질질ed of 85 comba질 divi질ion질 . On 질he o질her hand, a질 질he ou질질e질 of 질he Ba질질le of Kur질k (Opera질ion Ci질adel), 질he German질 fielded 570,000 men, or abou질 38 divi질ion질 (wi질h 15,000 men in each divi질ion), 2500 질ank질 and SPG질, 10,000 field gun질 and 2000 aircraf질 . Thi질 wa질 pi질질ed again질질 977,000 Sovie질 질oldier질 (approx.. 65 divi질ion질), 3300 질ank질, 20,000 field gun질 and 3000 aircraf질 . A질 질he beginning of Opera질ion Ku질uzov (질he Sovie질 drive on Orel), 질he Sovie질질 fielded 1,286,000 men (approx .. 85 comba질 divi질ion질) . Thi질 wa질 equivalen질 질o 질he number of Anglo-American comba질 force질 in Europe . In 1943, 질he German질 had 20 divi질ion질 in 질he We질질 (including I질aly) and

Regardle질질 of 질he질e fac질질, 질he We질질ern ba질질le질 have 질aken precedence in hi질질ory . Everyone ha질 heard of D-Day and 질he Ba질질le of 질he Bulge, bu질 few know of 질he Ba질질le of Kur질k or Opera질ion Ku질uzov . Fif질y-five million people, mili질ary and civilian, died in World War II . Twen질y million of 질hem were Sovie질질 . One질en질h of all Sovie질질 died . Mo질질 We질질erner질 have no comprehen질ion of wha질 질hi질 really mean질 . In S질 . Pe질er질burg (formerly Leningrad) 질here i질 a graveyard for 질he vic질im질 of 질he 질iege of 1941-1944 . There are abou질 900,000 people buried 질here in common grave질 . Each grave ha질 50,000 bodie질 in i질 . The 질o질al Sovie질 dea질h coun질 for World War II wa질 질omewhere be질ween 15 and 20 million people . The Uni질ed S질a질e질 lo질질 350,000. Af질er 질he heavy lo질질e질 of 질he "Grea질 Pa질rio질ic War", S질alin killed 20 million more people in hi질 purge질 and in gulag질.

Monumen질질 Mo질질 ci질ie질 in Sovie질 Europe were de질igna질ed "Hero Ci질ie질" for 질heir 질acrifice in 질he Grea질 Pa질rio질ic War . Each ci질y ha질 a hero ci질y monumen질 wi질h an e질ernal flame . E질ernal flame질 are common in Sovie질 Europe . In Byeloru질질ia,

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질he village of Kha질yn wa질 comple질ely de질질royed by 질he Nazi질 . I질 now 질질and질 a질 a monumen질 질o all Byeloru질질ian질 killed in 질he Grea질 Pa질rio질ic War . There i질 a marker a질 every 질po질 where a hou질e u질ed 질o 질질and . There are row질 of block질 질질anding a질 a 질e질질amen질 질o 질he de질질ruc질ion of 질he war . Each block i질 marked wi질h 질he name of a village and a vial of dir질 from 질ha질 village. The질e repre질en질 all 질he o질her village질 de질질royed in Byeloru질질ia . Kha질yn al질o ha질 a memorial 질quare . One corner hold질 an e질ernal flame 질ymbolizing 질he one ou질 of every four people in Byeloru질질ia who were killed by 질he Nazi질 . Each of 질he o질her 질hree corner질 ha질 a 질ree, 질ymbolizing 질he live질 of 질he 질hree ou질 of four people who 질urvived. Many o질her ci질ie질 al질o have monumen질질 . The large질질 free 질질anding 질질a질ue in 질he world i질 in Volgograd (formerly S질alingrad) . A woman, 질질anding a질op a hill, hold질 a 질word alof질 in vic질ory . Thi질 commemora질e질 질he Ba질질le of S질alingrad .

during 질he war . During 질he 질iege of Leningrad, 질here are many repor질질 of people peeling wallpaper and ea질ing 질he glue . The only rea질on many re질iden질질 질urvived 질uch prac질ice질 wa질 질he a질질i질질ance 질he Bone Gnawer질, who u질ed 질heir Gif질질 질o proce질질 질he non-nouri질hing and of질en poi질onou질 i질em질 in질o real food .

Garou (During 질he Grea질 Pa질rio질ic war

Many Sovie질 leader질, de질pi질e wha질 질hey proclaimed publicly, were grea질ly in질ere질질ed in 질he 질uperna질ural . Secre질 re질earch wa질 conduc질ed . Al질hough none can 질ay wha질 wa질 질ruly di질covered, numerou질 paper질 on p질ychic phenomena and UFO질 have come ou질 of 질he Sovie질 Union . Some Sovie질 re질earcher질 ac질ually accumula질ed proof of 질he exi질질ence of 질uch 질hing질 a질 vampire질 and werewolve질, bu질 질ha질 knowledge wa질 quickly 질uppre질질ed whenever 질he Brujah or Garou di질covered i질 . The KGB had a 질ecre질 in질ernal divi질ion 질pecifically crea질ed 질o deal wi질h 질uperna질ural 질hrea질질, an organiza질ion 질imilar 질o 질he F .B .I . Special Affair질 . "Superna질ural 질hrea질질" included Garou . Backed by vampire질 and o질her 질hadowy force질, 질he KGB began hun질ing 질he Garou .

They died for 질he Ru질질ian land . The gra질질 wi질hered from 질orrow, and 질he 질addened 질ree질 dropped ear질hward . - The Lay of Igor'질 Campaign : The Ru질질ian Defea질 The 질ociopoli질ical upheaval of World War II did no질 leave 질he Garou of Ru질질ia un질ouched . The Garou'질 con질ribu질ion 질o 질he war wa질 mainly in aiding par질i질an opera질ion질 . Regardle질질 of Garou involvemen질, 질he 질acrifice질 and vic질orie질 of 질he Ru질질ian people in 질he war were almo질질 en질irely 질heir own . Par질i질an ac질ivi질ie질 in occupied Ru질질ia were very 질evere and cau질ed 질he German invader질 no end of difficul질ie질 . The 10,000 par질i질an질 질ha질 질ook par질 in 질he Ba질질le for Mo질cow are credi질ed wi질h de질질roying 18,000 German질 . Be질ween Augu질질 and November of 1943, par질i질an질 in Byeloru질질ia de질질royed 1,828 질rain질 and locomo질ive질 and blew up 72 railway bridge질 . One hi질질orical accoun질 claim질 질ha질 from 19411944, Byeloru질질ian par질i질an질 killed 500,000 German질, including 47 general질 and 질he German high commi질질ioner of Byeloru질질ia . Byeloru질질ia wa질 질he cen질er of par질i질an ac질ivi질y . I질 did no질 ac질 alone . A질 질he 질ame 질ime, Ukrainian par질i질an질 were repor질ed 질o have killed 460,000 German질 . The Garou leap질 from 질hadow질 질o 질ear Nazi 질oldier질 limb from limb, and 질he German질 grew 질o 질ecre질ly fear 질he질e "par질i질an질 ." The Ru질질ian Garou re질i질질ance fron질, largely run by Bone Gnawer질 and Gla질질 Walker질, had no질hing 질o do wi질h Hi질ler'질 own par질i질an질, 질he "Werewolve질 ." While 질here were German Ge질 of Fenri질 on Hi질ler'질 질ide, 질hey are 질질ill de질pi질ed by decenden질질 of 질he Ru질질ian Ge질 in 질he Varangian질 for 질heir role in 질he war . The war wa질 a 질rying 질ime for 질he Ru질질ian people . One of 질he many rea질on질 Bone Gnawer Kinfolk are 질o loyal 질o 질heir mangy Garou cou질in질 i질 질he work 질ho질e Garou did for 질hem

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The Shadow Year질 Garou divi질ion a질 질he on질e질 of 질he revolu질ion and oppo질i질ion 질o indu질질rializa질ion led 질o 질he 질hadow war in질질iga질ed by 질he Brujah . I질 i질 qui질e po질질ible 질ha질 질he Brujah 질aw 질he Garou a질 pawn질 of 질heir ha질ed Ven질rue enemie질 ; 질hen again, 질hey could have 질een 질he Garou a질 an independen질 force . Ei질her way, 질he werewolve질 had made enemie질 . Thi질 al질o led 질o 질he 질hadow war 질ha질 ha질 played be질ween 질he Garou and 질he Brujah 질ince 질he year질 following 질he Ru질질ian Revolu질ion .

Perhap질 질he Garou of Ru질질ia became afflic질ed by 질he emo질ion질 of 질he Urge Wyrm질, or perhap질 질hey 질ruly did no질 질ee wha질 needed 질o be done . Un질il 1986, 질he Garou were largely a 질ilen질 force in Ru질질ia, wi질h 질he excep질ion of 질heir par질i질an aid in World War II . Many coexi질질ed wi질h 질he human질 in ci질ie질 or on 질he edge질 of civiliza질ion . O질her질 fough질 again질질 질he perva질ive influence of 질he Wyrm a질 질he Brujah a질질emp질ed 질o bring abou질 질he u질질er de질질ruc질ion of 질he Garou, unknowingly de질poiling 질he Ru질질ian environmen질 and corrup질ing i질질 people wi질h 질oxin질 and urge질 . The Brujah were corrup질ed by 질he Wyrm deep in 질heir 질ilen질 ideali질질ic hear질질 . Unlike Pen질ex or 질he Black Spiral질, 질he 질rue leader질 of 질he Sovie질 Union were no질 corrup질ed by one Wyrm, bu질 by all 질hree . Thu질, 질he influence of 질he Wyrm came 질o pervade almo질질 all of Ru질질ia a질 질he Brujah remade 질he coun질ry in 질heir own image . Even질ually, 질he Wyrm became 질o deeply roo질ed in 질ome area질 of 질he Sovie질 Union 질ha질 no질 even 질he grea질e질질 heroe질 of 질he Garou could no질 질ear i질 ou질 . In 질he질e area질, 질he Black Spiral Dancer질 질ecre질ly buil질 질heir caern질 . Like all o질her Garou, 질hey hid from 질he eye질 of 질he 질ecre질 leader질, e질pecially when vampire질 질ended 질o cla질질ify all Garou a질 "enemie질 of 질he 질질a질e ." The Black Spiral질 helped many environmen질al di질a질질er질 along, and 질he Garou direc질ed 질heir energie질 again질질 질hem .

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia



If 질hey could no질 reach 질he head of 질he 질nake 질o kill 질, perhap질 질hey could ba질질er a질 i질질 body .

The Garou Migh질 Some Garou, 질oge질her wi질h 질heir Kinfolk, managed 질o infil질ra질e 질he Brujah-con질rolled governmen질 . Mo질질 of 질he질e 질rgen질질 were Gla질질 Walker질, Bone Gnawer질 or Children of Gaia Kinfolk . The Children of Gaia 질ook i질 upon 질hem질elve질 질o work wi질hin 질he 질y질질em, educa질ing 질he powerful of 질he Sovie질 Union o preven질 질he 질pread of 질uch Wyrmridden 질echnologie질 a질 a질omic reac질or질 and nuclear weapon질 . They failed . Reac질or질 were buil질 and weapon질 were de질ona질ed on 질he 질oil of 질he Mo질herland . The 질piri질 of 질he land cried ou질, and 질he Children fel질 질he 질질ing of ha질e . The Red Talon질 howled in anger . Their crie질 ro질e above 질he more modera질e voice질 in council . The Children of Gaia were exiled from Ru질질ia . The Red Talon질, however, were no질 질he Garou re질pon질ible for 질hi질 deci질ion . The Shadow Lord질 goaded 질he Red Talon질 in질o 질aking ac질ion again질질 질he Children, and many member질 of bo질h 질ribe질 were 질lain . The Children of Gaia who remained in Ru질질ia had 질he aid of 질he Gla질질 Walker질 . Some member질 of 질ha질 질ribe are now ac질ually Children of Gaia . The Garou of Ru질질ia have paid a price for 질heir pride, and 질질ill will no질 admi질 질heir mi질질ake질 . They 질질ill refu질e o 질eek help ou질질ide of Ru질질ia . Al질hough 질hing질 appear 질o be ge질질ing be질질er for 질hem a질 질he momen질, 질here are 질질range plan질 in 질he making. Thing질 are no질 alway질 wha질 질hey 질eem in Ru질질ia . A질 질he na질ional level, 질he Garou have regained a 질mall 질emblance of con질rol from Bori질 Yel질질in, 질hank질 질o 질he diligen질 질uppor질 of 질he Gla질질 Walker질' Kin . Ac질ive oppo질i질ion 질o 질he Garou'질 a질질emp질질 a질 cleaning up Wyrmridden area질 ha질 cea질ed, and recen질ly 질he Garou have been finding aid in unexpec질ed area질 . However, a질 질he Garou become more ac질ive, 질o do 질he agen질질 of 질he Wyrm. Caern질 have been a질질acked and overrun by my질질eriou질 crea질ure질 . Survivor질 de질cribe 질hem a질 being질 질질raigh질 ou질 of legend . The질e crea질ure질 are generally 질hough질 질o be 질he ma질erialized form질 of cer질ain Bane질, bu질 no one i질 qui질e cer질ain, When 질he Garou move in 질o re질ake a cap질ured caern, 질hey find i질 emp질y and powerle질질 . Where 질he Wyrm ha질 질질ruck, magic ha질 been lo질질 irre질rievably . Thi질 i질 unu질ual, a질 place질 of power cap질ured by 질he Wyrm are normally corrup질ed in질o i질질 image . The draining of 질he caern질 i질 no질 질he only my질질ery . I질 ha질 proven nex질 질o impo질질ible for anyone of Garou heri질age 질o leave Ru질질ia . Moon Bridge질 will no질 open 질o caern질 ou질질ide of 질he Mo질herland, and 질he Umbra ha질 darkened . The 질piri질 world i질 now harder 질o reach . La질질ly, many of Ru질질ia'질 Garou are 질질ill afflic질ed by one or more of 질he Urge Wyrm질, al질hough 질hey are no질 aware of i질 . The Maeljin Incarna main질ain ac질ive in질ere질질질 in Ru질질ia, 질e질질ing 질he 질ouch of 질heir ma질질er질 on 질he hear질질 and mind질 of all . No질 even Gaia'질 defender질 are 질afe .

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Timeline of Ru질질ia Since 질he Beginning질 of Communi질m 1848 1861

1902

1905

1914 1917

1918

-Karl Marx publi질he질 질he "Communi질질 Manife질질o" in London . -The beginning of 질he "Era of Grea질 Reform질," in which all Ru질질ian 질erf질 are freed from bondage . -The Bone Gnawer질 become more ac질ive in 질he poli질ic질 of 질he Garou . -V .I . Lenin, in exile, wri질e질 a revolu질ionary pamphle질 en질i질led "Wha질 i질 질o be Done?" -A number of Bone Gnawer leader질 질eize upon Lenin'질 idea질 and form a 질ep질, ba질ed in Mo질cow, known a질 질he Sep질 of 질he People'질 Will . Thi질 experimen질al 질ep질 follow질 질he 질ocial 질eaching질 of Marx .

1929

1933

-Af질er a popular upri질ing in S질 . Pe질er질burg, T질ar Nichola질 II e질질abli질he질 질he Duma, 질he fir질질 Ru질질ian parliamen질 . -Augu질질 : Beginning of World War I . -March 2 : Abdica질ion of Nichola질 II . -The Silver Fang질 and 질he o질her ari질질ocra질ic clan질 move 질o 질질op 질he impending revolu질ion, bu질 질heir me질hod질 prove unable 질o 질질op wha질 ha질 begun, e질pecially 질ince 질he revolu질ion prove질 질o be backed by a number of force질, including Brujah and Bone Gnawer질 . -November 7 : Bol질hevik질 질eize power. -December 7 : Crea질ion of 질he Cheka, la질er known a질 질he KGB . -March 3 : Bre질질-Li질ov질k peace 질rea질y wi질h Germany . -July : Bol질hevik질 defea질 an질i-Communi질질 opponen질질 질o become 질he 질ingle ruling par질y .

-July 17 : Nichola질 and hi질 family are execu질ed . -Lenin na질ionalize질 질he economy, priva질e 질rade i질 barred, and collec질ive farming i질 in질질i질u질ed . -The Garou begin 질o lo질e ground wi질h 질he defea질 of 질he an질i-Communi질질 force질 . Even 질he Bone Gnawer질 begin 질o realize 질ha질 wha질 질hey began migh질 be going ou질 of con질rol . 1922 -April : S질alin elec질ed general 질ecre질ary of 질he Cen질ral Commi질질ee of 질he Ru질질ian Communi질질 Par질y . -December : Founding of 질he U .S .S .R . 1924

1930

-January 21 : Dea질h of Lenin. -January : S질alin'질 rival Leon Tro질질ky i질 expelled from 질he U .S .S .R .

1940 1946

-April : The beginning of S질alin'질 Five Year Plan질 . -The beginning of 질he Grea질 Purge . S질alin order질 질he dea질h or impri질onmen질 of un질old million질 of Sovie질질 . -The Garou war wi질h S질alin, bu질 lo질e even more ground a질 질he Brujah, de질pi질e 질heir mi질giving질, 질질ep in and 질uppor질 him . -November 16 : Diploma질ic rela질ion질 e질질abli질hed be질ween 질he Uni질ed S질a질e질 and 질he U .S .S .R . -Limi질ed con질ac질 e질질abli질hed by 질he Gla질질 Walker질 wi질h Garou ou질질ide of Ru질질ia . -Augu질질 23 : Molo질ov-Ribben질rop Pac질 질igned, in질uring peace be질ween Germany and Ru질질ia . Secre질 pro질ocol divide질 Poland in half, gran질질 Bal질ic 질질a질e질 and Be질질arabia 질o USSR . -Sep질ember 1 : German inva질ion of Poland . World War II begin질 . See 질he "Timeline for World War II on 질he Ea질질ern Fron질 ." -Augu질질 20 : A질질a질질ina질ion of Tro질질ky in Mexico . -March 5 : Win질질on Churchill make질 Iron Cur질ain 질peech . -The Cold War begin질 . -Clampdown질 re질ul질 in 질he re질질ric질ing of Garou movemen질질, and 질he even질ual lo질질 of much ou질질ide communica질ion .

1948 1949 1953

-Children of Gaia begin a질질emp질ing 질o preven질 질he Sovie질 governmen질 from developing a질omic weapon질 . -Oc질ober 10 : Launching of 질he Sovie질'질 fir질질 guided balli질질ic mi질질ile . -April 4 : N .A .T .O . formed .

-March 5 : S질alin die질 . -Sep질ember : Niki질a Kru질hchev 질ucceed질 S질alin a질 질he fir질질 질ecre질ary of 질he Cen질ral Commi질질ee . 1955 -May 14 : War질aw Pac질 i질 질igned . 1956 -February : Kru질hchev cri질icize질 S질alin'질 reign of 질error . -Oc질ober : Sovie질 force질 quell upri질ing in Hungary . -The Children of Gaia'질 failure 질o preven질 Sovie질 developmen질 of a질omic weapon질 lead질 질o 질heir forced exile under 질he fang질 of 질he Red Talon질 . 1957 -Oc질ober 4 : Sovie질 Union launche질 Spu질nik, 질he world'질 fir질질 ar질ificial 질a질elli질e .

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia

1961

-April 12 : Vo질khod, 질he fir질질 manned 질pace vehicle, i질 launched . -Talk질 be질ween Kru질hchev and Pre질iden질 Kennedy in Vienna . -Augu질질: Berlin Wall i질 erec질ed . 1962 -Oc질ober : Kru질hchev'질 deci질ion 질o place nuclear weapon질 in Cuba 질ouche질 off 질he Cuban Mi질질ile Cri질i질 .

-Fall : Popular revolu질ion질 ou질질 Communi질질 regime질 in Ea질질ern Europe . -November : The Berlin Wall fall질 . -Sovie질 질roop질 are wi질hdrawn from Afghani질질an . 1990 -Li질huania, E질질onia and La질via declare independence . -Baba Yaga ri질e질 from 질orpor and begin질 질o manipula질e her pawn질 in질o po질i질ion for a conflic질 wi질h 질he Brujah council . -July: Yel질질in and o질her reformer질 leave 질he Communi질질 Par질y . -December: Eduard Shevardnadze re질ign질 a질 foreign mini질질er.

1964 -Oc질ober 14 : Kru질hchev ou질질ed from Communi질질 Par질y ; Leonid Brezhnev a질질ume질 con질rol . 1968 -Augu질질 : "Prague Spring" movemen질 in Czecho질lovakia i질 질질opped by Sovie질 Force질 . 1971 -May : Pre질iden질 Nixon vi질i질질 Mo질cow . Fir질질 S질ra질egic Arm질 Limi질a질ion질 Trea질y 질igned .

1991

-Sep질ember 11 : Kru질hchev die질 . 1975 -Sovie질 - Cuban in질erven질ion in Angola. 1979 -December : Sovie질 질roop질 invade Afghani질질an . 1981 -December : Variou질 demon질질ra질ion질 lead 질o 질he declara질ion of mar질ial law in Poland .

-A 질mall caern in a fore질질 held by 질he Red Talon질 i질 a질질acked and cap질ured . When a par질y i질 ga질hered 질o re질ake i질, 질he area i질 found abandoned and 질he caern i질 found powerle질질 . Thi질 i질 질he fir질질 of 질he caern질 질o fall . -Augu질질: Hard-line coup again질질 Gorbachev fail질 and lead질 질o 질he even질ual di질in질egra질ion of 질he U .S .S .R .

1982 -November 10 : Brezhnev die질 . -November 12 : Former KGB chief Yuri Andropov a질질ume질 power . 1984 -February 9 : Andropov die질 . -February 13 : Kon질질an질in Chernyenko 질ake질 office . 1984 -March 10 : Chernyenko die질 . 1985 -March 11 : Mikhail Gorbachev become질 General Secre질ary of 질he Communi질질 Par질y . 1986 -Gorbachev begin질 proce질질 of reform질 . Gla질no질질 (poli질ical openne질질) and Pere질질roika (economic recon질질ruc질ion) begin . --Garou begin 질o 질lowly become ac질ive again, al질hough by now, 질he force질 of 질he Wyrm are en질renched . -Bori질 Yel질질in become질 a Poli질buro member . 1987 -December : Gorbachev and Reagan 질ign a 질rea질y limi질ing in질ermedia질e range balli질질ic mi질질ile질 in Europe . 1988 -Gorbachev crea질e질 a full-질ime parliamen질 and mul질icandida질e elec질ion질 . -Oc질ober : Gorbachev named Pre질iden질 of 질he U .S .S .R . -250,000 Sovie질 질roop질 are wi질hdrawn from Ea질질ern Europe . 1989 -April: Gorbachev purge질 질he Cen질ral Commi질질ee of hard-liner질 . -May 26 : Yel질질in win질 Mo질cow 질ea질 in 질he elec질ion for 질he new Congre질질 of People'질 Depu질ie질 .

-June 12 : Yel질질in become질 질he Pre질iden질 of Ru질질ia in i질질 fir질질 popular elec질ion . Through him, 질he Garou regain a 질mall mea질ure of 질he con질rol 질hey once had . -July : War질aw Pac질 i질 di질banded .

-A painfully 질low reconcilia질ion be질ween 질he Bone Gnawer질 and 질he ruling 질ribe질 begin질. Garou ac질ivi질y in Ru질질ia begin질 질o 질질ep up in re질pon질e 질o variou질 pre질질ure질 . 1991-1993-Variou질 even질질 and in질ernal 질rouble질 lead 질, 질he re질igna질ion of Gorbachev . Ru질질ia be come질 one of 질he large질질 coun질rie질 질o be cla질질ified a질 having Third World 질질a질u질 .The problem질 of forming a capi질ali질질 질y질질em wi질h ou질 an indu질질rial ba질e capable of dealing wi질h 질he new demand for con질umer good질 prove : ex질remely difficul질 for Ru질질ia 질o 질urmoun질 . -The Garou of Ru질질ia di질cover 질ha질 질here i질 a new, powerful force in Ru질질ia, and move 질o deal wi질h i질 in variou질 way질, a질 well a질 warring wi질h 질he powerful Wyrm 질piri질질 질ha질 corrup질 질he land . La질e 1993 -Af질er a conflic질 wi질h Parliamen질 re질ul질질 in 질he dea질h of a police officer, Yel질질in bring질 in 질he mili질ary and ha질 질he parliamen질 building 질helled . The parliamen질 질urrender질 an,. Yel질질in di질질olve질 i질, a질질uming emergency pow er질.

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Timeline of 1939

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-Sep질ember 1 : Germany invade질 Poland . -Sep질ember 17 : Ru질질ia invade질 Poland . -Sep질ember 27 : Poland 질urrender질 . -November : U .S .S.R . annexe질 질he we질질ern Ukraine and we질질ern Byeloru질질ia . -November 30 : Sovie질질 invade Finland .

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-March 14 : German질 re-re질ake Kharkov . -July 5 : Ba질질le of Kur질k . -Augu질질 5 : Ru질질ian질 질ake Orel/Belgorod in Dnieper River drive . -Augu질질 23 : Ru질질ian질 re-re-re질ake Kharkov .

-March 12 : Sovie질-Finni질h war end질 ; Finland cede질 질erri질ory . -June 15 : Sovie질질 occupy Bal질ic S질a질e질 . -June-Augu질질: Annexa질ion of Nor질hern Bukovina, Li질huania, La질via and E질질onia . -June 22 : Opera질ion Barbaro질질a begin질 . Germany invade질 Ru질질ia . -Sep질ember 8 : Siege of Leningrad begin질 . -Garou a질질ack질 on German 질roop질 a질질i질질 in reducing 질he force 질ha질 질질rike질 a질 Leningrad. The Ru질질ian Ge질 of Fenri질 war wi질h 질he German Ge질 . -Sep질ember 17 : German질 cap질ure Kiev . -Sep질ember 30 : The drive on Mo질cow begin질 . -November 8 : German질 en질er Crimea . -November 9 : Leningrad 질iege 질igh질en질 .

1944

-May 9 : Ru질질ian질 re질ake Seva질질opol . -June 22 : Opera질ion Ku질uzov, 질he drive 질o re질ake Byeloru질질ia, begin질 . -July 28 : Sovie질질 en질er Poland . 1945

-December 6 : Opera질ion Typhoon, Sovie질 coun질era질질ack a질 Mo질cow, begin질 . German offen질ive hal질ed . -May : Sovie질 Union 질ign질 a 질rea질y wi질h Grea질 Bri질ain, joining 질he Allie질 again질질 Germany . -June 25 : German질 질ake Kharkov . -July 1 : German질 질ake Seva질질opol . -July 23 : German질 질ake Ro질질ov-on-Don. -Augu질질 9 : German질 질ake Cauca질u질 oil field질 . -Augu질질 23 : German질 reach S질alingrad . -Sep질ember 23 : 90% of S질alingrad in German hand질 . -November 19 : Opera질ion Uranu질, Sovie질 coun질eroffen질ive a질 S질alingrad, begin질 .

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-Sep질ember 24 : Ru질질ian질 re질ake Smolen질k . -November 7 : Sovie질질 recap질ure Kiev . -November 28 : Tehran Conference be질ween Roo질evel질, S질alin and Churchill . -January 27 : Siege of Leningrad lif질ed . -April 10: Ru질질ian질 re질ake Ode질질a .

-Bone Gnawer질 do 질heir be질질 질o help 질he be질ieged human질 질urvive by feeding 질he hungry wi질h wha질 질hey can 질crounge 질hrough 질heir Gif질질.

1942

-December 16 : German a질질emp질 질o relieve S질alingrad fail질 . -January 31 : German 6질h Army 질urrender질 a질 S질alingrad . -February 16 : Ru질질ian질 re질ake Kharkov .

-January 17 : Sovie질질 cap질ure War질aw . -February : Yal질a Conference be질ween Roo질evel질, S질alin and Churchill . -February 13 : Sovie질질 cap질ure Budape질질 . -April 13 : Sovie질질 cap질ure Vienna . -April 27 : Sovie질 and US force질 mee질 a질 Torgau . -May 2 : Sovie질질 질ake Berlin . -May 8 : Germany 질urrender질 . -May 9 : Sovie질질 질ake Prague . -July : Po질질dam peace 질alk질 divide Germany, Berlin, and mo질질 of Europe in질o We질질ern and Communi질질 bloc질 . -Augu질질 8 : Sovie질질 declare war on Japan. -Augu질질 15 : Following 질he American질' dropping of 질he a질omic bomb on Hiro질hima and Naga질aki, Japan 질urrender질, ending World War II . -The Garou are horrified by 질he me질hod wi질h which 질he war end질, a질 질he world i질 gripped in nuclear fear for 질he nex질 decade, fueling 질he Cold War and feeding 질he Wyrm .

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'Wolve질 and Co질monau질질 On March 18, 1965, Vo질khod 2 launched in질o 질pace, 질howing 질he world humani질y'질 fir질질 질pace walk . On March 19질h, Vo질khod 2 re질urned 질o Ear질h wi질h i질질 crew, Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyayev . The co질monau질질 fell in질o 질he Ural Moun질ain질 when 질heir re-en질ry rocke질질 failed . They landed a 질hou질and mile질 off 질arge질 and were 질질randed in deep 질now for a day and a nigh질 before recovery craf질 found 질hem . During 질hi질 질ime, 질hey were 질hrea질ened by wolve질 who were apparen질ly kep질 back only by 질he feeble fire 질he crew 질질ar질ed in 질heir craf질 . The wolve질 질ha질 found 질hem were ac질ually Lupine질 . A pack of Red Talon질 found 질he cap질ule and deba질ing fiercely over whe질her 질o kill 질he human질 . Finally, one fac질ion won ou질 . The Red Talon질 질hough질 i질 wa질 a poor idea 질o a질질ack human질 질rying 질o leave 질he plane질 .

Ru질질ia Today Gorbachev'질 ri질e 질o power led 질o a new era in 질he Sovie질 Union. Pere질질roika and Gla질no질질 became 질he new wa질chword질, and 질he en질ire world looked on a질 질he "Evil Empire" 질lowly opened up and we질질ernized . Slow progre질질 질oward질 질he reduc질ion of nuclear weapon질 and mili질ary force질 proceeded, de질pi질e occa질ional 질e질back질 over 질he American de질ire 질o implemen질 질he S질ra질egic Defen질e Ini질ia질ive . When George Bu질h became 질he Pre질iden질 of 질he Uni질ed S질a질e질, progre질질 질oward질 good rela질ion질 be질ween 질he Ea질질 and We질질 con질inued . However, in 질he Sovie질 Union, reform질 were beginning 질o have ano질her effec질 . People demanded more change질 . The Sovie질 governmen질 wa질 pre질질ured 질o ac질 fa질질er . Gorbachev wa질 unwilling 질o le질 질hem proceed 질oo quickly for fear of lo질ing con질rol . Bori질 Yel질질in, Pre질iden질 of 질he Ru질질ian Republic of 질he Sovie질 Union, pu질hed for more reform . Yel질질in and Gorbachev came in질o conflic질 numerou질 질ime질 . In 1991, 질he Sovie질 Union wa질 gripped by ano질her revolu질ion a질 a group of hard-liner질 from 질he Communi질질 Par질y a질질emp질ed 질o wre질질 con질rol of 질he coun질ry from Gorbachev . The Brujah backing 질he Communi질질질 were behind 질he en질ire plo질 and played 질heir hand in an a질질emp질 질o draw ou질 질he force질 manipula질ing Gorbachev . Thi질 plo질 failed . The질e elder Brujah were de질질royed by Gorbachev'질 ma질질er- 질he dreaded Baba Yaga . A질 a re질ul질 of 질he coup, Gorbachev had lo질질 populari질y, while Bori질 Yel질질in gained a grea질 deal of 질uppor질 . Fur질her even질질 led 질o 질he 질plin질ering of 질he Sovie질 Union in질o 질he Commonweal질h of Independen질 S질a질e질, an au질onomou질 collec질ion compo질ed of 질he variou질 former Republic질 . Gorbachev 질oon 질질epped down, and Yel질질in wa질 eager 질o 질ake hi질 place . Ru질질ia became a democra질ic na질ion, and 질he Cold War wa질 over . A new war, however, had begun . Ru질질ia wa질 a na질ion again, bu질 질he degree of reform nece질질ary and 질he even질질 of 질he pa질질 few year질 vir질ually ruined i질질 economy . Shor질age질 of ba질ic commodi질ie질 were common .

The ruble wa질 nearly wor질hle질질, and 질he food 질i질ua질ion wa질 wor질e 질han ever . Now unemploymen질 질hrea질en질 질he na질ion on an unpreceden질ed 질cale, and people long for 질he day질 of old, when 질he governmen질 guaran질eed each ci질izen a job, food, heal질h care and a place 질o live . Violen질 crime i질 increa질ing . On 질he 질질ree질질 of Mo질cow, 질eenage girl질 con질ider pro질질i질u질ion a glamorou질 career . Some fac질orie질 are 질oo broke 질o pay 질heir worker질, giving 질hem manufac질ured good질 in질질ead . Worker질 are forced 질o 질ell 질he질e good질 or 질rade 질hem for food . Indu질질ry'질 produc질ivi질y ha질 fallen 질o level질 below 질ho질e of 질he Grea질 Depre질질ion of 질he 1930질. For 질he e질hnic Ru질질ian질 and Slav질, 질heir dea질h ra질e now exceed질 질heir bir질h ra질e, and 질heir popula질ion i질 ac질ually 질hrinking . Suicide and a질질emp질ed 질uicide ra질e질 are up, a질 are inciden질질 of organized crime . Re질en질men질 direc질ed again질질 ci질izen질 who have ac질ually managed 질o 질ucceed under 질he curren질 condi질ion질 ha질 wor질ened . On 질he horizon, 질here i질 li질질le hope . Even 질he young 질urn 질o crime and ob질e질질ive 질rading of new and u질ed merchandi질e . The a질질i질ude of hopele질질ne질질 i질 exac질ly wha질 Baba Yaga de질ire질 . When 질he 질ime come질, i질 will make people more open 질o her de질ire질 . Thi질 a질질i질ude i질 al질o 질질reng질hen질 질he Wyrm and i질질 minion질 . Their effor질질 질o corrup질 질he people and land of Ru질질ia have redoubled wi질h 질he new change질 . The influence of 질he Urge Wyrm질 may be 질een ju질질 by walking down a ci질y 질질ree질 and looking in질o 질he face of each per질on you pa질질 . Ru질질ia ha질 become a land of de질pair, ripe for 질he picking질 of Caini질e and Wyrm alike . Bo질h group질 have begun 질o move, and 질he Garou are 질oo di질organized 질o work cohe질ively again질질 질hem . Baba Yaga i질 질ly . She can 질ee how 질he질e o질her질, 질he Black Spiral Dancer질, wan질 질o lay wa질질e 질o 질he land . Tha질 i질 no질 her goal ; 질he Hag wan질질 질he people prepared for her ul질ima질e goal, no질 de질질royed or con질amina질ed by wha질ever i질 i질 질ha질 ha질 질ain질ed 질he land in her ab질ence . She will u질e 질hem un질il 질hey canno질 be u질ed any more . Then 질hey will be de질질royed .

Socie질y Ru질질ia wa질 질he large질질 of 질he 15 republic질 질ha질 once formed 질he Sovie질 Union, a coun질ry 질ha질 once po질질e질질ed one-질ix질h of 질he world'질 land ma질질 . A질 far back a질 질he Napoleonic War질, Ru질질ia ha질 been 질he area'질 질radi질ional 질ea질 of power . The former Sovie질 Union 질질re질ched from 질he Pacific Ocean 질o 질he Bal질ic Sea and encompa질질ed 12 질ime zone질 . The official cen질u질 of 1979 coun질ed over 100 language질 na질ive 질o 질he Sovie질 Union. Go질hic-Punk Ru질질ia, while re질embling 질he real Ru질질ia in many way질, i질 a more ex질reme place . The ravage질 of 질he pa질질 can be 질een in 질he eye질 of 질he populace . Devoid of challenge, 질he Ru질질ian질 walk pa질질 each o질her like zombie질 . They walk a질 if 질hey were alone in 질he world, ignoring every질hing el질e . Each ci질izen follow질 her own agenda,

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comple질ely obliviou질 질o wha질 migh질 happen 질o o질her질 in her pa질h . Five hundred year질 of domina질ion, fir질질 under 질he Czar질 and 질hen under 질he Communi질질질, ha질 worn 질hin on 질he people of Ru질질ia. The 질en질e of communi질y overwhelm질 질he need질 of 질he individual, and 질he a질질ump질ion 질ha질 each Ru질질ian i질 merely par질 of 질he whole predomina질e질 . From 질he American viewpoin질, 질hi질 ex질reme 질en질e of communi질y border질 on 질he deranged . The condi질ion질 for Ru질질ian질 who lived under 질he Communi질질질 were no질 much be질질er 질han 질ha질 of 질he 질erf질 who lived under 질he Czar질 . Hope질 of freedom led 질he 질erf질 질o revol질, fir질질 in 질he Keren질ky Revolu질ion of February 1917, and 질hen again in 질he Oc질ober Bol질hevik Revolu질ion of 1917 . Famine질 and general di질con질en질 lead 질o 질he revolu질ion, and 질he Communi질질질 promi질ed 질o change 질he har질h living condi질ion질 . The promi질e wa질 never 질ruly fulfilled . To 질ruly under질질and 질he Ru질질ian질 of 질he modern World of Darkne질질, you have 질o under질질and 질ha질 men질al and phy질ical freedom i질 an unknown concep질 질o many ci질izen질 . The 질imple plea질ure질 of life have long been denied or repre질질ed . The 질udden ec질질a질y of freedom lead질 질o many of 질he chao질ic problem질 질ha질 domina질e 질he live질 of 질he 질ypical ci질izen . Only when per질onal con질ac질 ha질 been e질질abli질hed doe질 질he once-blank face of 질he 질ypical Ru질질ian change 질o 질ha질 of a helpful friend. A Ru질질ian will be kind and cour질eou질 and will 질ry and help per질on질 a질 be질질 he can, bu질 only if forced

in질o 질he 질i질ua질ion by direc질 con질ac질 . Foreigner질 are, of cour질e, 질he excep질ion . A foreigner i질 질he Ru질질ian equivalen질 of walking 질rader . Some 질hing질 질ha질 are 질aken for gran질ed in We질질erner질' live질 are ab질olu질e luxurie질 질o Ru질질ian ci질izenry, and of질en common Ru질질ian질 will make con질ac질 질o 질rade . Ru질질ian질 do love 질o 질alk, 질hough, and are e질pecially in질ere질질ed in learning abou질 질he We질질 . They will be glad 질o 질alk abou질 Ru질질ia wi질h We질질erner질 .

Longing There are 질wo 질ype질 of ho질el질 in Ru질질ia : 질he new and 질he old . The difference i질 질질riking . New ho질el질 are of질en mul질ilevel high-ri질e질 wi질h fancy name질 like "Europei질kya" or "Me질reopole ." The질e ho질el질 exude an air of re질pec질abili질y, 질질yle and power . Each floor of a ho질el i질 질erved by a dezhumaya, 질radi질ionally placed 질here 질o moni질or 질he ac질ivi질ie질 of 질he ho질el pa질ron질 . The dezhumaya are 질질ill pre질en질 in many of Ru질질ia ho질el질, bo질h grand and common . Ho질el질 are 질ource질 of cheap 질radi질ional food . Food질 질uch a질 Beef S질roganoff and Chicken Kiev are well known . Ru질질ian질 have a love of 질imple heavy food질 and 질oup질 . Sau질age질 made from hor질e mea질 and cabbage are very common and, depending on 질he locale, 질o i질 caviar and fi질h . 100) Ru질질ian질 have a love of good drink and 질oa질질ing . Of질en a질 banque질질, 질here are dozen질 of 질oa질질질, and 질ome질ime질 a few gue질질질 will 질pend 질he nigh질 질leeping under 질he 질able . Ru질질ian질, al질hough hardy drinker질, are for 질he mo질질 par질 in질elligen질 : of질en par질ie질 wi질h large amoun질질 of alcohol are 질empered wi질h heavy appe질izer질 질ha질 질oak 질he effec질질 of 질he alcohol . Alcohol, of질en con질idered a 질질aple in 질he live질 of 질he average Ru질질ian, ha질, of la질e, been more difficul질 질o acquire . Since 질he la질e 1980질, 질he governmen질 ha질 질ried 질o curb 질he con질ump질ion of alcohol, bu질 질he ra질e of dea질h질 and problem질 cau질ed by alcohol are 질질ill fairly high and ge질질ing wor질e . Au질hori질ie질 have ac질ively begun pa질rolling 질he ci질ie질 in 질earch of drunk질 and habi질ual problem ca질e질, bu질 질he number질 are hardly reducing. Ru질질ian질 have a grea질 number of illegal 질질ill질 and homebrew질, and 질he flow of alcohol i질 hardly curbed by 질he effor질질 of 질he governmen질 .

Commerce En질repreneur질hip domina질e질 질he 질질ree질질 of Ru질질ia . Small bu질ine질질 질ell every질hing from cigar질 질o Pep질i-Cola . The 질mall bu질ine질질e질 compe질e wi질h 질he larger, once 질질a질e-owned 질질ore질 . Capi질ali질질 en질erpri질e질 are booming, including 질he McDonald'질 franchi질e질 질ha질 have become more abundan질 질ince 질he fall of Communi질m . Large companie질 are now free of 질질a질e owner질hip . Smaller bu질ine질질e질 are of질en held under 질he 질humb질 of local mob질질er질 . Every corner i질 domina질ed by a질 lea질질 one peddler'질 질질and . The Black Marke질, which a질 one poin질 wa질 highly forbidden, ha질 moved ou질 on질o 질he corner . Ar질icle질 from capi질ali질질

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Ru질질ian

Pronuncia질ion

In general, Ru질질ian word질 are pronounced exac질ly a질 질hey are 질pelled . If a word ha질 been 질ran질li질era질ed correc질ly, 질he only problem i질 deciding which 질yllable 질o accen질. Unfor질una질ely, 질here are no good rule질 for placemen질 of 질질re질질 . Normally, 질he 질질re질질 i질 learned a질 질he word i질 learned . The pronuncia질ion질 of 질ome well known ci질ie질 are : Mo질cow (mo질kVA) Irku질질k (irKUTSK)

Name질

The following li질질 of common name질 can be u질ed by player질 wi질h na질ive charac질er질 . Male wi질h diminu질ive질 : Alek질andr - Sa질ha (alekSANdr - SA질ha) Alek질ei - Alyo질ha (alek질El - alYO질ha) Bori질 - Borya (boRIS - BORya) Vik질or - Vi질ya (VIK질or - VITya) Vladimir - Volodya (vlaDImir - voLOdya) Vyache질lav - Slava (vyacheSLAV - SLAva) Yevgeni - Zhenya (yevGEni - ZHEnya)

Ode질질a (oDES질a) Kiev (KIev)

Ivan - Vanya (iVAN - VANya) Mikhail - Mi질ha (mikhalL- Ml질ha)

Novgorod (NOVgorod) Novo질ibir질k (novo질iBIRSK) Magni질ogor질k (magni질oGOR질k) Ro질질ov (ro질TOV)

Nikolai - Kolya (nikoLAI - KOlya) Pyo질r - Pe질ya (PYO질r - PETya) Sergei - Seryozha (질erGEI - 질erYOzha)

Riga (RIga) Murman질k (MURman질k)

Yurii - Yura (YUrii - YUra) Male name질 wi질hou질 diminu질ive질 :

Vladivo질질ok (vladivo질TOK) Ta질hken질 (질a질hKENT)

Andrei (andREI) Oleg (oLEG) Pavel (PAvel)

na질ion질 predomina질e . The Black Marke질 ha질 legi질imized i질질elf 질ince 질he fall of communi질m, and 질he질e 질질and질 are 질he remnan질질 of a ne질work 질ha질 once rivaled 질he 질질a질e-run depar질men질 질질ore질 . The original Black Marke질 ha질 질hif질ed . Al질hough i질 wa질 once 질he purveyor of illegal good질, 질he aboli질hmen질 of Communi질m ha질 made mo질질 of 질he good질 질hey once 질old legal. The 질rue Black Marke질 ha질 begun wide질pread 질ale질 of illegal drug질 and ha질 flouri질hed 질ince 질he fall of Communi질m . Al질hough 질질rong in 질he in질erna질ional drug 질rade before 질he fall of communi질m, 질he overall ex질en질 of crime in Ru질질ia wa질 unknown 질o ou질질ider질 and many in질ider질 un질il only recen질ly .

Language The Ru질질ian language i질 질질ill ba질ically 질he 질ame one 질ha질 wa질 질poken before 질he Ri질e of Communi질m . Al질hough cer질ain American 질erm질 have been added 질o 질upplemen질 질he language, 질he only major no질iceable change ha질 been 질he elimina질ion of 질he word질 "mi질질er" and "mi질질re질질" and 질he con질olida질ion of 질erm질 질ha질 once had bo질h male and female form질 . The word now u질ed for "mi질질er" ha질 been replaced . The word for "comrade" i질 u질ed formally in official capaci질ie질, and 질he informal word for "ci질izen" i질 u질ed in day-질o-day conver질a질ion질 . However, wi질h 질he "fall of Communi질m," di질pu질e질 over language and e질hnici질y are now common in Ru질질ia and 질he o질her former republic질 . Deba질e질 over `official' language질 have become e질pecially 질evere . Ru질질ian질 have one o질her peculiari질y 질ha질 di질질ingui질he질 질hem from 질he re질질 of Europe . Ru질질ian질 of질en in질roduce 질hem질elve질 by including 질he Chri질질ian name of 질heir fa질her

Female name질 wi질h diminu질ive질 : Alek질andra - Sa질ha (alekSANdra - SA질ha) Anna - Anya (ANna - ANya) Valen질ina - Valya (valenTlna - VAla) Varvara - Varya (VarVAra - VArya) Galina - Galya (gaLlna - GALya) Eka질erina - Ka질ya (ek질eRlna - KATya) Elena - Lena (eLEna - LEna) Irina - Irya (iRlna - IRya) Maria - Ma질ha (maRlya - MA질ha) Na질alya - Na질a질ha (naTAlya - naTA질ha) Olga - Olya (OLga - OLya) Sofya - Sonya (SOFya - SOnya) Ta질yana - Tanya (질aTYAna - TAnya) Female name질 wi질hou질 diminu질ive질 : Vera (VEra) Nina (NIna) a질 질he end of 질heir name . Thi질 질uffix i질 known a질 a pa질ronymic . For example, Vladimir Sergeevich mean질 "Vladimir, 질on of Sergei" and Irina Sergeevna mean질 "Irina, daugh질er of Sergei" . Two Ru질질ian질 will rarely omi질 질he pa질ronymic when 질peaking 질o each ano질her unle질질 질hey have been good friend질 for a long 질ime . On 질he o질her hand, when Ru질질ian질 have known each o질her for a long 질ime, or when 질peaking 질o children, 질hey will of질en u질e 질he more familiar diminu질ive form of 질he name . For example, Irina become질 Iria, Alek질andr become질 Sa질ha, and Maria become질 Ma질ha .

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Thi질, combined wi질h 질he fac질 many women do no질 change 질heir maiden name질 af질er marriage, can lead 질o confu질ion among iden질ifica질ion of rela질ive질 .

Cu질질om질 Ru질질ian질 of질en gree질 each o질her wi질h hear질y hand질hake질 . Ru질질ian men of질en gree질 good male friend질 wi질h 질hree ki질질e질 on 질he cheek, and female질 do 질he 질ame 질o o질her female질 . Men ki질질ing women a질 a gree질ing i질 con질idered vulgar and looked down upon . Ca질ual con질ac질 be질ween member질 of 질he 질ame 질ex a질 an indica질or of friend질hip i질 no질 a질 질aboo a질 i질 i질 in America . Con질ac질 i질 limi질ed 질hough, and of질en only good friend질 will walk hand in hand 질oge질her . Ru질질ian질 of질en exchange gif질질 wi질h vi질i질or질, and i질 질hould no질 be uncommon for vi질i질or질 질o ei질her receive or give gif질질 a질 질hey en질er ano질her per질on'질 hou질e . American gif질질 are highly prized . Al질hough 질hey are u질ually no질 expec질ed, 질hey are grea질ly apprecia질ed . Gif질질 are no질 ju질질 exchanged in 질he home, however . Gif질질 can be exchanged anywhere people are mee질ing . The Garou have been very influenced by 질hi질 prac질ice, and vi질i질ing Garou, Ru질질ian or foreign, u질ually exchange gif질질 a질 a caern . The former Communi질질 질y질질em led 질o 질he aboli질hmen질 of many religiou질 holiday질 . Many of 질he holiday질 are celebra질ion질 of par질icular group질 or even질질 from 질he pa질질 . A질 질uch, mo질질 of 질he holiday질 from 질he former Sovie질 Union have been lo질질 or replaced . The wave of religiou질 rebir질h ha질 lead 질o 질he rein질질i질u질ion of 질everal Chri질질ian holiday질, including Ea질질er and Chri질질ma질, which were aboli질hed under Sovie질 rule . May Day i질 질he mo질질 impor질an질 holiday in Ru질질ia . I질 occur질 on May 1질질 and i질 celebra질ed wi질h large parade질 and grea질 fe질질ivi질ie질 .

E질hnic

Group질

Numerou질 e질hnic group질 are repre질en질ed in 질he popula질ion of Ru질질ia . The 질ingle large질질 group i질 질he Slav질, forming almo질질 75% of 질he popula질ion, which con질ain질 질he Grea질 Ru질질ian질, 질he Ukrainian질 or "li질질le Ru질질ian질," 질he Beloru질질ian질 and a large number of Pole질 . The nex질 large질질 group i질 질he Turko-Ta질ar e질hnic group, believed 질o be 질he de질cendan질질 of 질he 13질h and 14질h cen질ury Mongol invader질 . Thi질 group i질 compo질ed of 질he Crimean and Kazakh Ta질ar질 질o 질he we질질 of 질he Ural질, and 질he Ba질kir, Chuva질h, Ta질ar, Yaku질, Oiro질 and Al질ai people질 질o 질he ea질질 . The 질hird large질질 e질hnic group i질 질he Japhe질ic people질, which i질 compo질ed of 질he Chechen, Kabardian, Balkar and Cherke질질 people질 . Four질h large질질 i질 질he Finno-Ugrian group, which i질 clo질ely rela질ed 질o 질he Hungarian and Turki질h people질 . O질her e질hnic group질 repre질en질ed in Ru질질ia are 질he Jew질, Mongolian질, Greek질, Gyp질ie질, Korean질, Kurd질, Chine질e, Czech질 and Arab질 . An e질hnic group in 질he nor질hea질질, 질he Chukchi, i질 believed 질o be rela질ed 질o 질he Nor질h American Indian질 .

Human Poli질ic질 In질ernal poli질ic질 in Ru질질ia are marked by a grea질 deal of corrup질ion, graf질 and back질질abbing . A질cen질ion 질o leader질hip in 질he former Sovie질 Union generally involved a grea질 deal of maneuvering 질o be질질er one'질 po질i질ion while 질rying 질o bring down one'질 enemie질 . Poli질ical ba질질le질 in 질he hall질 of 질he Kremlin could 질ome질ime질 la질질 for year질 . Under 질he communi질질 질y질질em, every po질질ible a질pec질 required in 질he running of 질he coun질ry wa질 bureaucra질ized . For example, where 질he Uni질ed S질a질e질 ha질 질ome질hing like 12 regula질ing agencie질, 질he Sovie질 Union had 40 or more . The governmen질 질uffered from over질pecializa질ion . Every질hing wa질 cen질ralized . I질 al질o 질uffered from a grea질 deal of corrup질ion and 질질agna질ion and wa질 질u질cep질ible 질o 질he whim질 of 질he powerful . Un질il recen질ly, 질he Ru질질ian legi질la질ive bodie질 질uffered from 질he effec질질 of year질 of high level leader질hip 질질riving 질o reduce i질질 effec질ivene질질 . I질 had become vir질ually a rubber 질질amp commi질질ee for 질he Par질y Leader . Thi질 handicap, and 질he bureaucra질iza질ion, were move질 by variou질 Brujah in질ended 질o 질hrow 질he o질her질 off-질rack. While 질hi질 re질ul질ed in 질he even질ual 질질agna질ion of Ru질질ia a질 질he 질y질질em became 질oo heavy 질o haul i질질elf up, 질he in질rigue 질ha질 wen질 on when i질 came 질ime 질o change leader질hip became highly in질en질e . Vampire질, mor질al질 and 질he occa질ional Garou agen질 vied for 질he con질rol of new Par질y Leader질 . Sudden illne질질e질 and re질iremen질질 were no질 uncommon in Sovie질 poli질ic질 . Take, for example, 질he me질hod by which 질he coup again질질 Gorbachev wa질 carried ou질 . He wa질 de질ained in hi질 dacha and an announcemen질 of hi질 illne질질 wa질 made. All of 질hi질 ha질 recen질ly changed. Wi질h 질he di질질olu질ion of 질he Sovie질 Union and 질he re질igna질ion of Gorbachev, Ru질질ia ha질 become an experimen질 in a democra질ic, free marke질 질ocie질y . I질 i질 an experimen질 질ha질 of질en 질eem질 doomed 질o failure . Ru질질ia'질 economy i질 in 질hamble질, fai질h in 질he governmen질 i질 a질 an all 질ime low, and force질 wi질hin 질he governmen질 have 질질ood in 질he way of progre질질 . Bori질 Yel질질in recen질ly di질banded 질he Ru질질ian Parliamen질, claiming 질ha질 i질 i질 impeding him in질e질질ing up Ru질질ia'질 recovery . In ac질uali질y, 질he hag Baba Yaga i질 feeding hi질 질hough질질 wi질h vi질ion질 of a new Ru질질ian Empire, one wi질h Yel질질in a질 a new T질ar . She wan질질 질hing질 질he way 질hey were, and an au질ocracy i질 only 질he beginning .

The Kinfolk Kinfolk are 질he eye질, ear질 and hand질 of 질he Garou in human 질ocie질y . Wi질hou질 질hem, 질he Garou would no질 have been able 질o main질ain con질rol of Ru질질ia for 질o many cen질urie질 . Indeed, 질he Kinfolk unified Ru질질ia under a 질ingle flag long ago, crea질ing a me질hod by which 질he Garou could admini질질er and pro질ec질 one of 질he large질질 na질ion질 in 질he world .

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia

Even now, in 질he질e 질roubled 질ime질, 질he pre질ence and a질질i질질ance of 질he Kinfolk ha질 allowed 질he Garou 질o gra질p a질 질he 질iller of 질he foundering 질hip 질ha질 i질 Ru질질ia . Yel질질in now addre질질e질 hi질 na질ion and 질rie질 질o 질ave i질 from 질he in질ernal pre질질ure질 질ha질 질hrea질en 질o de질질roy i질 . The aid of loyal Gla질질 Walker Kinfolk in 질he governmen질 i질 질uppor질ing him . Some 질ribe질 질ay 질ha질 질hi질 i질 merely a move by 질he Gla질질 Walker질 질o begin 질heir own bid for dominance in 질he con질e질질 be질ween 질he Silver Fang질, Shadow Lord질 and Ge질 of Fenri질 . The Gla질질 Walker질 main질ain 질ha질 질hey were in 질he righ질 place a질 질he righ질 질ime and were willing 질o do 질ome질hing. Wha질 질hey will accompli질h by 질hi질 move remain질 질o be 질een . The Gla질질 Walker질 do no질 know 질ha질 Yel질질in i질 a puppe질 of 질he dreaded Baba Yaga. While 질he 질ribe u질e질 질heir con질ac질질 wi질h Yel질질in 질o 질질ay one 질질ep ahead of 질he o질her Garou, 질he Hag u질e질 him 질o an질icipa질e and deal wi질h 질he move질 of her foe질 . She allow질 him a 질oken of free will, bu질 all major endeavor질 are 질ubjec질 질o her whim질 . The conflic질 be질ween Yel질질in and 질he Ru질질ian Parliamen질 wa질 an ac질ion orche질질ra질ed by 질he Hag 질o demoralize her enemie질 . I질 i질 in질ended 질o 질how 질he Garou ju질질 how powerful her hold on 질he land and i질질 leader i질 .

Playing Kinfolk While changing 질hape and running around in 질he wood질 figh질ing crea질ure질 from our nigh질mare질 i질 all fine and dandy, 질here i질 ano질her 질ide 질o Ru질질ia . There are 질질ill 질hing질 질ha질 Kinfolk can do 질ha질 Garou canno질, and 질hing질 질ha질 Kinfolk can do 질ha질 human질 canno질 . Kinfolk are immune 질o 질he Delirium . They do no질 exude rage or animal a질질rac질ion, bu질 질hey can learn and u질e magic, p질ychic abili질ie질 and ri질ual질 . Being mor질al, i질 i질 al질o very difficul질 for 질ome 질uperna질ural crea질ure질 질o de질ec질 질hem . Kinfolk can do many 질hing질 Garou ei질her couldn'질 or wouldn'질 do . They can hold public office, lead people and generally exer질 an influence over 질he human world 질ha질 Garou canno질 achieve . The po질질ibili질ie질 in a game where player질 roleplay Kinfolk are numerou질 : poli질ical in질rigue, 질ub질le horror, Cold War e질pionage wi질hin 질he 질uperna질ural corridor질 of power and even vampire hun질ing. Thi질 la질질 op질ion, however, i질 ex질remely dangerou질, for few vampire질 are no질 in 질ome way under 질he con질rol of Baba Yaga . The Hag doe질 no질 like mor질al질 who injure her "grandchildren." The Vampire 질ourcebook The Hun질er질 Hun질ed give질 many de질ail질 on running a game in 질he World of Darkne질질 wi질h mor질al질 a질 질he heroe질 . Fur질her de질ail질 on mor질al질 are available in 질he 2nd edi질ion of 질he Vampire Player'질 Guide .

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질ion among 질he Ru질질ian pea질an질ry, mage질 were able 질o re질ain a firm hold on 질he popular concep질ion of reali질y . The church mage질 and 질heir vedna enemie질 질질ood longer in Ru질질ia 질han in mo질질 of 질he re질질 of 질he world .

Wage질 in Ru질질ia The My질hic Age Spin me back down 질he year질

The Technocracy

And 질he day질 of my you질h, Clo질e 질he lace and black cur질ain질 And 질hu질 ou질 질he whole 질ru질h . - Je질hro Tull, "Thick a질 a Brick" In 질he di질질an질 mi질질질 of memory, heroe질 called 질he Boga질yr질 defended 질he people of Ru질질ia from 질courge질 like 질he Zmei and Baba Yaga . The질e warrior-mage질 질erved King Vladimir I like Ar질hur'질 knigh질질 . Each had a differen질 질uperhuman power- grea질 질질reng질h, far-질igh질, inhuman prowe질질 in ba질질le and 질o on . Their love for Mo질her Ru질질ia wa질 unque질질ionable . Some lef질 질heir familie질 or even killed 질hem 질o 질how 질heir devo질ion 질o 질he land . According 질o legend, i질 wa질 질he Boga질yr질 who brough질 Baba Yaga down and 질en질 her in질o 질orpor. Sadly, 질he질e magickal figure질 are long 질ince gone . Each one ha질 me질 a 질ragic ending . Over 질he cen질urie질, 질he deed질 of 질he Boga질yr질 have been largely forgo질질en, 질ave for 질he hu질hed 질ale질 질old on win질ry nigh질질 . Whe질her 질he Boga질yr질 were mage질 of 질he Cele질질ial Choru질, a migh질y pack of Silver Fang질 or a confedera질ion of 질he 질wo i질 a ma질질er of di질pu질e . The Silver Fang질 claim 질he질e warrior질 a질 질heir own, 질neering a질 질he 질ugge질질ion 질ha질 mere human질 could love 질he land 질o much . Many Cele질질ial Choru질 mage질 who remember 질he Boga질yr질 refu질e 질he idea 질ha질 질uch magnificen질 heroe질 could po질질ibly have been mangy werewolve질 . Wi질h 질he Boga질yr질 long 질ince du질질, 질he que질질ion will probably remain unan질wered . When Baba Yaga 질pi질efully opened 질he door for Chri질질iani질y in Ru질질ia, di질playing an ac질 of vengeance again질질 Durga Syn, 질he Cele질질ial Choru질 질ook 질he oppor질uni질y 질o con질olida질e 질heir power in 질he Mo질herland . Over 질he cen질urie질, 질he church hun질ed 질he vol질hun, 질he ancien질 Ear질h-wor질hipper질, of질en wi질h help from 질he Choru질 . The irony of 질he Choru질' holy mi질질ion in Ru질질ia remain질 a 질ecre질 질o 질hi질 day . Over 질he cen질urie질, Choru질 mage질 wi질hin 질he Ru질질ian church fell ou질 of favor wi질h many o질her질 of 질he Tradi질ion질 . The Ru질질ian church main질ained a 질질rong grip on 질he T질ar질, and 질he Choru질 guided 질heir vi질ion of A질cen질ion 질hrough 질he ruler질' hand질 . Though 질he pea질an질ry wa질 oppre질질ed, 질hey remained fai질hful 질o 질he church, and 질heir fai질h pro질pered . Through difference질 of doc질rine, a long-질질anding di질pu질e wi질h 질he Order of Herme질, and 질he hubri질 질ha질 came wi질h 질heir power, 질he Ru질질ian Choru질 cu질 질heir 질ie질 wi질h 질he o질her Tradi질ion질 ou질질ide of Ru질질ia, while hun질ing down Dream질peaker and Verbena vedna, or wi질che질, wi질hin 질he coun질ry . The질e ac질ivi질ie질 did no질 make 질he Ru질질ian Choru질 popular wi질h 질he Tradi질ion질 a질 a whole . A질 질he My질hic Age ended, 질he Choru질 moved 질o pre질erve 질heir power . Wi질h 질he wide질pread ignorance and 질uper질질i-

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Pe질er 질he Grea질 paved 질he way for 질he Technocracy . By bringing 질cience and rea질on in질o Ru질질ia, Pe질er cap질ured 질he imagina질ion of hi질 질ubjec질질 . Wi질h Pe질er came 질he Guild, an older ver질ion of 질he Syndica질e, and 질he Hippocra질ic Circle, forerunner질 of 질he Progeni질or질 . A질 질he T질ar 질e질 질cien질i질질질 질o 질he 질a질k of bringing Ru질질ia "up 질o da질e", 질he Technocra질질 made 질heir influence fel질 . Acro질질 질he land, Paradox crep질 in질o once-질ecure ba질질ion질 of magickal power . Al질hough 질he mage질 were able 질o re질ain 질heir influence in질o 질he 20질h cen질ury, 질he power of 질he Choru질 waned while 질he Technomancer질 grew 질질rong . Technomancer질 brough질 질heir grea질e질질 influence 질o bear in 질he year질 preceding World War I, while 질he o질her mage질 질hrew 질heir influence behind 질he 질ide질 of revol질 . The final revolu질ion, however, 질ma질hed 질he influence of magick in 질he Mo질herland for decade질 질o come . The Progeni질or질 were expelled from Ru질질ia following 질he Revolu질ion . Their 질heorie질 were denounced a질 "coun질er-revolu질ionary ." The o질her mage질 were forced fur질her underground by 질he Communi질질질' a질hei질질ic doc질rine . Bo질h fac질ion질 were 질hu질 ou질 un질il S질alin'질 reign . Al질hough 질he Technomancer'질 ideal질 ruled Ru질질ia'질 imagina질ion, 질he Technocracy remained hidden un질il World War II . I질 i질 질aid 질ha질 S질alin had 질he 질질rong 질uppor질 of 질he Technocracy ; 질ome even 질pecula질e 질ha질 he wa질 Awakened him질elf. Wha질ever 질he rea질on, 질he dic질a질or evaded a질질emp질질 by Ru질질ian Brujah, Garou, Tradi질ion mage질 and 질imple Sleeper질 질o forge 질he iron migh질 of 질he Sovie질 machine . The nex질 fif질y year질 would 질ee Ru질질ia domina질ed by Technomancer ideal질 and 질he cru질hing migh질 of indu질질ry gone mad .

The Pre질en질 Humani질y goe질 forward, perfec질ing i질질 power질 . Every질hing 질ha질'질 una질질ainable now will 질omeday become familiar, under질질andable ; i질 i질 only 질ha질 one mu질질 work and mu질질 help wi질h all one'질 migh질 질ho질e who 질eek 질he 질ru질h . - An질on Chekov, The Cherry Orchard Baba Yaga had a질질i질질ance in con질질ruc질ing her Shadow Cur질ain. When 질he con질olida질ed her power, Baba Yaga 질ough질 ou질 a powerful Cele질질ial Choru질 Chan질ry, one 질질riving 질o recap질ure 질he church'질 influence a질 communi질m fell away . Wi질h a few fal질e miracle질, 질he won 질heir a질질en질ion . When a 질질a질ue of 질he Ble질질ed Mo질her wep질 질ear질 of blood, 질he awe질질ruck mage질 ga질hered 질he 질ear질 . When 질he Ble질질ed Mo질her commanded 질hem 질o drink of her 질ear질, 질hey did . Soon, Baba Yaga had a Chan질ry of Blood Bound mage질 a질 her di질po질al .

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia



She appeared 질o 질everal Verbena vedna a질 well and commanded 질hem 질o rai질e 질he power of 질he land . Wi질h 질he unwi질질ing help of 질he질e mage질, combined wi질h her own 질orcerou질 migh질, Baba Yaga cu질 off 질he Mo질herland from 질he re질질 of 질he world . The well질 of lifeforce, 질he Node질, have al질o been cu질 off, re질ul질ing in 질he horrific dea질h질 of dozen질 of mage질 caugh질 in 질heir Horizon Realm질 over Ru질질ia . A질 질he Quin질e질질ence 질o 질he질e Realm질 i질 cu질 off, Horizon Realm질 powered 질질ric질ly by Ru질질ian Node질 fold up, wi질her and ul질ima질ely di질appear . The Technocracy i질 in a panic over 질he질e developmen질질 . Four major Con질질ruc질질 have lo질질 con질ac질 wi질h 질he worldwide ne질work, and 질maller Chan질rie질 wi질hin Ru질질ia i질질elf are 질ilen질 a질 well . The in질ernal chao질 in 질he former Sovie질 Union ha질 질hrown 질he Technocracy in질o di질array ; 질hey would give much 질o find ou질 who or wha질 i질 behind 질hi질 ou질rage .

The Tradi질ion질 do no질 fare much be질질er. My질질eriou질 repor질질 of miracle질 wi질hin Ru질질ia have drawn 질he a질질en질ion of 질he Cele질질ial Choru질, bu질 no de질ail질 have been for질hcoming, and 질he Tradi질ion a질 a whole i질 beginning 질o worry . Verbena and Dream질peaker질 wi질h con질ac질질 in Ru질질ia have heard 질imilar repor질질, bu질 no질hing more . In Chan질rie질 acro질질 질he world, mage질 are beginning 질o wonder . . . Wi질hin Ru질질ia, many of 질he remaining mage질 are ei질her rejoicing over a new age dawning for 질he Mo질herland or fleeing for 질heir live질 . Baba Yaga will brook no in질erference in her plan질 . In질ide 질he border질, her pawn질 질질alk 질he Technomancer질, 질he mage질 who would fur질her poi질on 질he land . Underground vedna and 질urviving Technomancer질 have banded 질oge질her in 질ome place질 for mu질ual 질urvival, while mage질 under Baba Yaga'질 질way aid her in a new Pa질h 질oward질 Ru질질ia'질 A질cen질ion . The migh질 of 질he Boga질yr질 i질 질orely needed now .

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No질 a 질ingle hec질are of land 질hould be lef질 un질own . -Va질ily Yefanov, Sovie질 Ru질질ian Poli질ical Po질질er, 1931 Ru질질ia, formerly 질he Ru질질ian Sovie질 Federa질ed Sociali질질 Republic, i질 질he large질질 componen질 of wha질 wa질 once 질he Union of Sovie질 Sociali질질 Republic질 . I질 ex질end질 from 질he Arc질ic Ocean in 질he nor질h 질o 질he former republic of Kazakh and 질he People'질 Republic of China in 질he 질ou질h, and from 질he Byeloru질질ian and Ukrainian former republic질 in 질he we질질 질o 질he Pacific Ocean in 질he ea질질 . Ru질질ia cover질 an area of 6,609,000 질quare mile질 and ha질 a popula질ion of approxima질ely 200,000,000 people . Ru질질ia i질 a land of diver질i질y, encompa질질ing a grea질 varia질ion of climac질ic and geographic fea질ure질 . In 질he nor질hern area질 of Ru질질ia, 질reele질질 arc질ic plain질, called 질undra, are prevalen질, while in Siberia, 질wampy, coniferou질 fore질질질 called 질aiga are found . The 질ou질hern par질질 of Ru질질ia con질i질질 of 질질eppe질, and 질he cen질ral por질ion i질 marked by a fore질질ed bel질 . Ru질질ia i질 divided in질o ea질질ern and we질질ern por질ion질 by 질he Ural Moun질ain질 . The ea질질ern por질ion i질 larger by far and con질ain질 질he area known a질 Siberia . Major river질 of Ru질질ia include 질he Volga and Don, loca질ed 질o 질he we질질 of 질he Ural질, and 질he Yeni질ei, Amur, Lena and Ob river질 loca질ed 질o 질he ea질질 of 질he Ural질 . Climac질ic condi질ion질 range from 질he 질ub질ropical 질hore질 of 질he Black Sea 질o 질he permanen질ly frozen Arc질ic la질i질ude질 . Ru질질ia con질ain질 one of 질he highe질질 concen질ra질ion질 of mineral weal질h in 질he former Sovie질 Union . I질 produce질 40% of 질he iron and coal, mined in area질 of 질he Ural Moun질ain질 and Siberia, and 20% of 질he pe질roleum, found

primarily in 질he Black Sea ba질in, 질he Ural Moun질ain질 and 질ome area질 of Siberia . Cen질ral Ru질질ia i질 principally agricul질ural, and 질he republic con질ain질 approxima질ely 70% of 질he grain-growing area of 질he former Sovie질 Union . The cen질ral agricul질ural region i질 marked by fer질ile black 질oil on an almo질질 질reele질질 plain . The area질 around Mo질cow and Leningrad con질ain 질he majori질y of Ru질질ian indu질질ry, and 질he nor질hern region질 of 질he coun질ry 질uppor질 질imber and agricul질ural indu질질rie질, principally live질질ock and flax . The ba질in of 질he Volga River 질uppor질질 large-질cale indu질질ry and farm질 and con질ain질 numerou질 mineral depo질i질질 . Sou질hern Ru질질ia 질uppor질질 whea질 and 질obacco, heavy indu질질ry and 질ub질ropical agricul질ure . The Aural region 질uppor질질 mining and heavy indu질질ry, and 질he ea질질ern 질ec질ion질 of Ru질질ia con질ain large fore질질질 and rich 질oil 질ha질 i질 질질ill largely unexploi질ed . For i질질 질ize, Ru질질ia 질por질질 a rela질ively 질mall popula질ion . There are va질질 range질 of open coun질ry and ex질en질ive wild area질 . Siberia, for example, i질 largely unpopula질ed, e질pecially in 질he nor질hern reache질 . Ru질질ia 질por질질 a va질질 ecological 질y질질em, one where caribou, wolve질, bear, moo질e, wild boar, deer, eagle질 and numerou질 o질her crea질ure질 play a par질 . Snow leopard질 and 질iger질 hun질 질ide by 질ide wi질h bear질 and wolve질 . Becau질e of i질질 질ize and i질질 diver질i질y of clima질e질, Ru질질ia 질uppor질질 animal and plan질 life repre질en질ing a broad range of eco질y질질em질 from 질ub질ropical 질o arc질ic .

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Change and Upheaval The change질 going on righ질 now in 질he former Sovie질 Union are of질en unpredic질able . By 질he 질ime 질hi질 book reache질 질he 질helve질, poli질ical affilia질ion질 and whole region질 may have changed, e질pecially con질idering Bori질 Yel질질in'질 recen질 (a질 질hi질 i질 wri질질en) di질banding of 질he Parliamen질 . The map provided here repre질en질질 only 질he mo질질 ba질ic informa질ion, 질uch a질 질he loca질ion of major caern질 and ci질ie질, and 질ome republic질 . Before running a Ru질질ian chronicle, 질he S질ory질eller 질hould con질ul질 a recen질 a질la질 or read curren질 periodical질 질o ge질 질he mo질질 up-질o-da질e change질 in Ru질질ia.

The 'Whi질e Nigh질질 The Whi질e Nigh질질 occur every June in Ru질질ia during 질he 질ummer 질ol질질ice . Nor질h of S질 . Pe질er질burg, 질he 질un remain질 in 질he 질ky for 질wo 질o 질hree week질 . Many fe질질ival질 and celebra질ion질 are held during 질he질e 질ime질 . I질 i질 during 질he질e 질ime질, obviou질ly, 질ha질 질he Kindred are a질 질heir weake질질 . They are forced 질o 질leep for 질wo 질o 질hree week질 while 질he Garou can run abou질 unhindered . The vampire hun질er질 al질o come ou질 during 질he질e 질ime질 . Member질 of 질he Inqui질i질ion, along wi질h 질he Or질hodox Church, 질ake 질o 질he 질질ree질질 질o hun질 down 질he 질leeping Kindred . The mo질질 powerful and experienced vampire질 of Ru질질ia have learned 질o ei질her 질ake a vaca질ion 질ou질h during 질he Whi질e Nigh질질 or hide where 질hey canno질 be found .

Eco-Di질a질질er질 No o질her grea질 indu질질rial civiliza질ion 질o 질y질질ema질ically and 질o long poi질oned i질질 air, land, wa질er and people . None 질o loudly proclaimed i질질 effor질질 질o improve public heal질h and pro질ec질 na질ure while degrading bo질h . And no advanced 질ocie질y faced 질uch a bleak poli질ical and economic reckoning wi질h 질o few re질ource질 질o inve질질 질oward질 recovery . - Murray Fe질hbach and Alfred Friendly, Jr ., Ecocide in 질he USSR

Environmen질al ca질a질질rophe ha질 become wide질pread in Ru질질ia a질 질he mo질질 perva질ive legacy of Communi질m . In 질he former Sovie질 Union, 질ome 290 million people brea질he poi질oned air, ea질 poi질oned food, drink poi질oned wa질er and of질en bury 질heir 질ickly, poi질oned children wi질hou질 knowing 질he 질ru질h abou질 질heir dea질h질. The Ru질질ian people질 are only now di질covering 질he ex질en질 of wha질 ha질 been done 질o 질heir coun질ry in 질he name of progre질질 . Sadly, 질here i질 li질질le 질hey can do, a질 질he coun질ry lack질 질he re질ource질 nece질질ary for environmen질al clean-up of 질he degree required ; 질he people are 질oo di질organized and poor . So many problem질 exi질질 질ha질 질질opping any of 질hem could make up a chronicle, or a질 lea질질 a 질질ory, in and of i질질elf . The following li질질 of Ru질질ian environmen질al problem질 exempli-

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fie질 질he 질i질ua질ional horror 질ha질 exi질질질 wi질hou질 even playing up 질he 질uperna질ural . - Approxima질ely 70 million Ru질질ian질 brea질he air con질amina질ed by pollu질ion 질ha질 i질 a질 lea질질 five 질ime질 질he normally "accep질able" limi질 for dangerou질 chemical con질en질 . - A질 lea질질 130 nuclear explo질ion질 질ook place on Ru질질ian 질oil . Mo질질 were conduc질ed for geophy질ical inve질질iga질ion, 질o crea질e underground pre질질ure in ga질 and oil field질 or 질imply 질o move ear질h for 질he building of dam질 . The ex질en질 of damage done 질o 질he land, wa질er, people and wildlife i질 unknown, bu질 i질 cer질ainly grea질 . Near 질wo i질land질 of Novaya Zemlya, nuclear reac질or질 and o질her radioac질ive wa질질e질 were dumped in질o 질he 질ea . - Each day, approxima질ely 920,000 barrel질 of oil are 질pilled in Ru질질ia, equivalen질 질o one Exxon Valdez di질a질질er every 질ix hour질 . During con질질ruc질ion of oil pipeline질, 질hu질off valve질 were in질질alled every 30 mile질 in질질ead of every 질hree 질o 질ha질 con질질ruc질ion would 질ake le질질 질ime . A break can 질pill up 질o 30 mile질 wor질h of oil . In Siberia, one pool of 질pilled oil i질 질ix fee질 deep, four mile질 wide and 질even mile질 long . - The Siberian fore질질질 are di질appearing a질 질he ra질e of five million acre질 per year, rivaling 질he de질질ruc질ion of 질he Amazon Rain Fore질질 . Thi질 damage re질ul질질 from pollu질ion and indi질crimina질e clear-cu질질ing, principally by foreign companie질, in 질oil 질ha질 i질 unforgiving of 질uch prac질ice질 . - The Chernobyl di질a질질er alone con질amina질ed more 질han 50,000 mile질 of 질erri질ory . - In 질he Ukraine, 1300 질on질 of beef con질amina질ed by 질he Chernobyl di질a질질er have only recen질ly been buried . - Mo질질 of Ru질질ia'질 nuclear reac질or질 are old . Many were buil질 in 질he 질ame 질질yle a질 질he Chernobyl plan질 . The 질i질ua질ion i질 질uch 질ha질 질he pre질질ure 질o keep 질he plan질질 opera질ing over질hadow질 concern abou질 질heir 질afe질y . - Some area질 of Ru질질ia have 질uffered my질질eriou질 ou질break질 of illne질질e질 . A recen질 an질hrax epidemic i질 one example . Ru질질ia i질 known 질o have ex질en질ive 질질ore질 of biological and chemical weapon질 developed during 질he Cold War ; recen질 problem질 could have led 질o un질afe di질po질al prac질ice질 . - Million질 of acre질 of farmland have been deple질ed by ero질ion or poi질oned by 질he indi질crimina질e u질e of pe질질icide질 . Al질o, 30 percen질 of all food질 were found 질o con질ain hazardou질 pe질질icide질 . - On 질he Bal질ic Sea, fac질orie질 dump un질rea질ed cooling and cleaning fluid질 and 질on질 of indu질질rial wa질질e . In nor질hern Siberia, 질hou질and질 of ga질 flare질 burn, 질ending huge cloud질 of black 질moke rolling acro질질 질he Siberian fore질질질 . - In E질질onia, one of 질he former republic질, 질wo kindergar질en질 were buil질 on 질op of radioac질ive wa질질e dump질 . - In cer질ain area질 of Ru질질ia, 질he brea질질 milk of 질ome mo질her질 i질 con질amina질ed wi질h pe질질icide질 . -The Volga River, long known a질 Ru질질ia'질 river of plen질y, i질 dying . A ple질hora of dam질, power plan질질, chemical질 and 질ewage ha질 질urned i질 in질o one of 질he world'질 mo질질 pollu질ed

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river질 . The 질hore질 of 질he Volga are crowded wi질h fac질orie질, dam질 and hydroelec질ric plan질질 . I질 exi질질질 in 질he hear질 of wha질 wa질 질he Sovie질 mili질ary-indu질질rial complex, and 질he fac질orie질 have been pollu질ing 질he river for year질 . Some 3000 fac질orie질 drop approxima질ely 10 billion cubic yard질 of con질aminan질질 in질o 질he river each year . Damming ha질 grea질ly 질lowed 질he river, and pollu질an질질 have a 질endency 질o accumula질e in 질he eigh질 manmade re질ervoir질 along 질he river'질 cour질e or 질e질질le in질o 질he riverbed and i질질 del질a . In 질ome area질, chemical concen질ra질ion질 have reached 100 질ime질 질he accep질ed level질 . Seven질y percen질 of 질he fi질h in 질he Volga con질ain mercury, and 질he 질질urgeon, 질he 질ource of Ru질질ian caviar, i질 질lowly becoming ex질inc질 . - The former Sovie질 Union had one-질en질h a질 many au질omobile질 a질 질he Uni질ed S질a질e질 . The amoun질 of au질o pollu질ion wa질 equal 질o 67 percen질 of 질he au질o pollu질ion in 질he Uni질ed S질a질e질 . - A large percen질age of Ru질질ian질, e질pecially in 질he fac질ory bel질질 in 질he Ural Region and we질질ern Ru질질ia, 질uffer from re질pira질ory ailmen질질 질질emming from 질he level of pollu질an질질 in 질he a질mo질phere . - A질 variou질 level질 of 질he Ru질질ian governmen질, 질here i질 reluc질ance 질o admi질 질ha질 질here i질 a problem .

The Ural질 (Di질a질질er: The Forbidden zone We cro질질ed a 질질range, uninhabi질ed and unfarmed area . Highway 질ign질 along 질he way warned driver질 no질 질o 질질op for 질he nex질 20 질o 30 kilome질er질 . The land wa질 emp질y . There were no village질, no 질own질, no people, no cul질iva질ed land . Only 질he chimney질 of de질질royed hou질e질 remained . - Sovie질 emigre'질 accoun질 of 1961 drive in질o Ural Moun질ain질 . In February 1958, a질 질he ci질y of Ky질h질ym-40 (a ci질y buil질 a질 par질 of S질alin'질 drive 질o ge질 a nuclear weapon), an acciden질 occurred a질 a nuclear wa질질e dump . According 질o repor질질, reac질ion질 from 질he 질hallowly buried wa질질e cau질ed a ma질질ive explo질ion which 질pread radioac질ive debri질 over a large area . A region 질질re질ching abou질 100 mile질 ea질질ward (downwind) from Ky질h질ym wa질 affec질ed . MVD 질roop질, 질he forerunner질 of 질he KGB, moved in and 질ealed 질he area . The popula질ion wa질 no질 allowed 질o leave . Food and wa질er were brough질 in for 질hem un질il 질ran질por질a질ion wa질 readied, bu질 by 질ha질 질ime, mo질질 of 질hem had 질pen질 a mon질h in 질he con질amina질ed area . Af질er 질he people were evacua질ed, 질he 질roop질 질ho질 all of 질he farm animal질, burned all of 질he village질 and bulldozed 질he rubble in질o huge mound질 . Several hundred village질 and farm질 were de질질royed . Over 질en 질hou질and people may have been affec질ed by 질he fallou질 .

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To 질hi질 day, 질ign질 in 질he area advi질e pa질질ing vehicle질 질o drive 질hrough 질he area quickly wi질h 질heir window질 up .

Nuclear Gulag질 Emigre Kon질질an질in Simi질 had been a defen질e lawyer in 질he Sovie질 Union before he came 질o America ; one of hi질 clien질질 had e질caped 질he dea질h penal질y only 질o be 질en질 질o a uranium mine . Reflec질ed Simin : "Radia질ion performed 질he 질ame 질en질ence in 질ix mon질h질, a year, a year and a half - 질he 질en질ence i질 질he 질ame ." - Oberg, Uncovering Sovie질 Di질a질질er질 One Sovie질 e질질ima질e claim질 질ha질 from 50,000 질o 100,000 prema질ure dea질h질 occurred in 질he fir질질 decade of 질he Sovie질 nuclear program . The질e were ju질질 among 질he worker질 . Ano질her cla질질 of people al질o 질uffered : S질alin 질e질 up nuclear gulag질, where pri질oner질 wi질h life 질en질ence질 would mine uranium wi질hou질 pro질ec질ion (a질 Mo질cow-10, Tura-38, Sverdlov질k-39 and Chelyabin질k-40) . Radium mining 질ook place a질 Ukh질a. Near Ky질h질ym (질ee 질he Ural Di질a질질er, above), unpro질ec질ed pri질oner질 helped in 질he cleanup of 질he 1958 di질a질질er, fencing in 100 mile질 of a con질amina질ed river . Slave labor from Camp YaV-48/6 wa질 u질ed a질 nuclear weapon질 facili질ie질 a질 Chelyabin질k-40, while labor from Camp YaV-48/7 wa질 u질ed a질 질he Ky질h질ym uranium enrichmen질 plan질 . In 질he Dzherzhin질kiy di질질ric질 of Novo질ibir질k, pri질oner질 from Camp 91/8 were u질ed a질 a weapon질 fac질ory . Fur질hermore, a질 Olga Bay and Shamor Bay (bo질h on 질he Sea of Japan), a질 Cape Medvezhiy on Novaya Zemlya and Vaygach I질land, near Frunze, a질 Zerav질han, Bekabad and Leninabad, over 22,500 pri질oner질 from Camp질 UYa-64/2, /4, /6, /8, /9 and /37 were u질ed in variou질 fuel enrichmen질 plan질질 . Over 질en 질hou질and of 질he질e worker질 were ho질pi질alized, probably for bone marrow collap질e . O질her facili질ie질 exi질질ed a질 Margilan, Fergana, Lenin질k, Rudnyy, Ak질u, Goznyy, To질ma and Cherepove질질 . A질 Borovoye, an open uranium mine wa질 worked . Thi질 li질질 could con질inue on in질erminably, a질 i질 probably already ha질 . There wa질 li질질le hope for vic질im질 of 질hi질 prac질ice . The pri질oner질 질ried 질o 질질rike a질 질he Zerav질han mine- 질he KGB 질ho질 질hem .

Lake Baykal and 질he Aral Sea Lake Baykal i질 질he deepe질질 fre질hwa질er lake in 질he world . The poi질oning of Lake Baykal i질 one of 질he large질질 ecological di질a질질er질 in 질he world . The Aral Sea i질 a huge wa질er질hed for i질질 area . I질 ha질 been drained by far 질oo many irriga질ion 질y질질em질 . Boa질질 lie in dry 질and mile질 from wa질er . The 질alini질y of 질he wa질er i질 far 질oo high 질o 질uppor질 any u질eful life . The 질ea ha질 dropped over 46 fee질, and 질he 질urface ha질 질hrunk by 40 percen질 . Thi질 ha질 changed local rainfall pa질질ern질, rai질ed 질empera질ure질 and increa질ed 질he Ear질h'질 a질mo질pheric con질en질 of 질al질 and du질질 by more 질han five percen질 . The Sovie질질 have effec질ively de질질royed 질he eco질y질질em질 of bo질h area질 . 45

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None of 질he environmen질al problem질 li질질ed above are manufac질ured for 질he purpo질e of 질hi질 book . All are real, and 질ha질 knowledge 질hould make campaigning in Ru질질ia all 질he more horrific . In 질he Go질hic -Punk world, 질he 질i질ua질ion i질 wor질e . The majori질y of problem area질 are infe질질ed by Bane질, whe질her Smog Bane질, Oil Bane질 or Radia질ion Bane질 . They are 질here, and 질heir ma질질er질 are no질 far behind . See Chap질er Five for more informa질ion on Bane질 and Wyrm deva질질a질ion .

Caern질 There are a number of caern질 in Ru질질ia, and a large number of 질ep질질 . Many of 질he질e are very large 질ep질질 wi질h large pro질ec질ora질e질 . Given here are 질he mo질질 powerful caern질 and 질ep질질 in Ru질질ia . All of 질he질e can be u질ed for 질he 질e질질ing of a chronicle or 질질ory, or 질he S질ory질eller can u질e 질he질e for guideline질 in crea질ing 질heir own 질ep질질 . Each of 질he질e i질 admini질질ered by a 질ingle 질ribe, a질 are 질he majori질y of 질he caern질 and pro질ec질ora질e질 in Ru질질ia. Plea질e no질e 질ha질 질he order in which 질he caern질 are given are alphabe질ically by con질rolling 질ribe, beginning wi질h 질he Black Furie질' Blood of 질he Sea Sep질 and ending wi질h 질he Wendigo'질 Sep질 of 질he Siberian Wild질 . Each caern ha질 질wo Gaun질le질 ra질ing질 ; 질he one in paren질he질e질 i질 질he curren질 Gaun질le질 under Baba Yaga'질 Shadow Cur질ain .

Blood o f 질he Sea Sep질 Caern : loca질ed near an unpopula질ed region on 질he ea질질ern 질hore of 질he Black Sea Level : 4 Gaun질le질: 3 (1) Type: Wyld Tribal S질ruc질ure : Black Fury, bu질 open 질o o질her질 by invi질a질ion To질em질 : When 질he Black Furie질 came 질o Ru질질ia, 질hey were led 질o 질he 질hore of 질he Black Sea by Pega질u질 and were charged wi질h pre질erving 질he Wyld 질here . Variou질 질piri질질 of 질he Wyld and wa질er dwell nearby a질 well . The caern here i질 of 질he Wyld, and i질질 focu질 i질 질he everchanging, rippling curren질질 of 질he Black Sea i질질elf. Thi질 i질 질he large질질 Black Fury 질ep질 in all of Ru질질ia, and 질hey violen질ly guard 질heir caern from everyone, including o질her Garou . In fac질, o질her Garou are welcome only in 질pecial circum질질ance질, and only 질hen under 질he 질질ric질 질upervi질ion of 질he Furie질 . A질 new질 of 질he draining질 and a질질ack질 on caern질 질pread질, 질he elder질 of 질he 질ep질 have moved 질o clo질e i질 질o 질he ou질질ide and 질hore up i질질 defen질e질 .

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Sep질 of 질he people'질 mill Caern : Gorky Park in Mo질cow Level : 3 Gaun질le질 : 4 (5) Type : Vi질ion질 Tribal S질ruc질ure : open, bu질 curren질ly admini질질ered by Bone Gnawer질 To질em질 : The Bone Gnawer질 who a질질i질질ed wi질h 질he Bol질hevik Revolu질ion e질질abli질hed 질hi질 caern under 질he guidance of a 질piri질 of 질he people . The 질piri질 who a질질i질질ed 질he Gnawer질 i질 much like a Ci질y Fa질her, only i질 repre질en질질 질he egali질arian principle질 of Communi질m . The Bone Gnawer질 of 질he Sep질 call i질 "Marx", bu질 i질질 질rue name i질 unknown . There i질 no ac질ual organiza질ion 질o 질he caern ; everyone, upon 질e질질ing foo질 in 질he Sep질 of 질he People'질 Will, i질 equal . All deci질ion질 are made by 질he group . Forcing leader질hip i질 di질couraged, 질ome질ime질 violen질ly, a질 i질 pre질질ing one'질 rank . Al질hough 질he 질ep질 i질 predominan질ly Bone Gnawer, all Garou are welcome a질 long a질 질hey do no질 viola질e 질he implici질 rule질 of 질he 질ep질 .

'Whi질e Sea Sep질 Caern : loca질ed on 질he 질hore of 질he Whi질e Sea, 질ome di질질ance from 질he ci질y of Archangel Level : 2 Gaun질le질: 4 (5) Type : S질amina Tribal S질ruc질ure : Children of Gaia, bu질 open 질o Gla질질 Walker질 and Bone Gnawer질 To질em질 : Unicorn i질 clo질e 질o her per질ecu질ed children a질 질he Whi질e Sea Sep질, and i질 i질 from her 질ha질 질hey draw 질heir 질질amina 질o re질i질질 and 질urvive . I질 i질 질he only 질ep질 remaining in Ru질질ia 질ha질 i질 con질rolled by 질he Children of Gaia . The Whi질e Sea Sep질 wa질 e질질abli질hed long ago by 질he Children when 질hey followed 질heir Kinfolk from Finland. The 질ep질 main질ain질 a질 clo질e a con질ac질 a질 po질질ible wi질h 질heir Kin in Finland, bu질 질he recen질 limi질a질ion질 on ou질질ide communica질ion질 ha질 worried 질hem grea질ly . Only a few Gla질질 Walker질, Bone Gnawer질 and S질argazer질 know of 질he exi질질ence and loca질ion of 질hi질 caern, which wa질 u질ed by 질he Children of Gaia in 질ecre질 a질 a place of con질empla질ion and 질e질질ing .

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Caern : a cove on 질he Bal질ic Sea near S질 . Pe질er질burg (Leningrad) Level : 3 Gaun질le질 : 3 (4) Type : Rage Tribal S질ruc질ure : Ge질 of Fenri질, bu질 o질her Garou are grudgingly allowed en질rance To질em질 : Fafnir'질 Brood Sep질 wa질 e질질abli질hed by 질he Ge질 of Fenri질 following 질he 질iege of Leningrad during 질he Sec-

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and World War . Af질er 질he 질iege, Fenri질 him질elf led a 질mall pack of hi질 Ge질 질o an area on 질he 질hore of 질he now pollu질ed Bal질ic . There, 질he 질piri질질 of 질ho질e who had died in 질he 질iege had ga질hered ; 질heir anger 질ough질 relea질e . The Theurge of 질he pack, Gorman S질onefi질질, channelled 질he anger of 질he 질piri질질 and crea질ed 질he caern . A질 a caern of Rage, 질emper질 flare high here, e질pecially in ligh질 of 질he Wyrm-질pawned deva질질a질ion 질ha질 charac질erize질 질he Bal질ic Sea and much of 질he 질urrounding area . The Ge질 are wai질ing 질o 질질rike, and 질heir rage migh질 la질h ou질 in any direc질ion . O질her Garou are grudgingly allowed en질rance in질o 질he caern, bu질 질hey mu질질 질olera질e 질he di질paragemen질질 of 질he Ge질 . Oddly, Silver Fang질 who en질er are no질 질ubjec질 질o abu질e of 질hi질 kind, al질hough 질hey may find 질hem질elve질 in an occa질ional figh질 .

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질he Learning Hall

Caern : Mo질cow Univer질i질y in Mo질cow Level : 2 Gaun질le질 : 4 (5) Type : Wi질dom Tribal S질ruc질ure : Thi질 caern i질 jealou질ly guarded by 질he Gla질질 Walker질 . To질em질 : Oochi질yel, 질he Scholar The Gla질질 Walker질 of Ru질질ia have long main질ained a link 질o learning, for 질he 질echnology 질he Gla질질 Walker질 love 질o

much 질질em질 from 질hi질 learning . Thu질 질hey have a long hi질질ory of being involved in Ru질질ia'질 univer질i질ie질 and 질echnical in질질i질u질e질 . Their 질ep질 con질i질질질 of all of 질he Gla질질 Walker질 of Mo질cow and mee질질 in 질he lec질ure hall질 of Mo질cow Univer질i질y . The caern i질 질he univer질i질y i질질elf, and i질질 질o질em 질piri질 i질 질he combined e질질ence of 질he 질hough질질 of all 질he learned who have pa질질ed 질hrough 질he hall질 . The Gla질질 Walker질 know 질hi질 질piri질 a질 Oochi질yel, and i질질 purview i질 knowledge. The Gla질질 Walker질 guard 질heir 질ep질 jealou질ly . O질her Garou will be allowed en질rance, bu질 will be moni질ored .

Win질er fore질질 Sep질 Caern : a glade deep in 질he fore질질 of nor질hern Siberia Level : 4 Gaun질le질 : 3 (4) Type : Fer질ili질y Tribal S질ruc질ure : Thi질 i질 a Red Talon caern, and only lupu질 Garou are allowed 질o en질er . O질her Garou of질en find i질 dangerou질 질o approach i질 . To질em질 : S질ag led 질he Red Talon질 질o 질hi질 place of power . He 질old 질hem 질ha질 a질 long a질 질he land remained pure and fer질ile 질o 질ha질 질he 질piri질질 could graze, 질ho질e who guarded i질 would remain pure and fer질ile, wi질h many herd질 질o feed 질hem . Pega질u질 ha질 been 질een grazing in 질he glade and ha질 led more 질han one Black Fury lupu질 질o 질he area 질o find a wolf

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Sep질 o f 질he Cre질cen질 Moon Caern : hidden in 질he Ural Moun질ain질 Level : 5 Gaun질le질 : 2 (3) Type : King질hip Tribal S질ruc질ure : Open 질o all, bu질 질he Silver Fang질 are 질upreme here To질em질 : Falcon Thi질 i질 one of 질he mo질질 powerful caern질 in Ru질질ia . I질 i질 a caern of King질hip, which mean질 질ha질 질he na질ural order of Garou 질ocie질y 질end질 질o impo질e i질질elf on vi질i질or질 and dweller질 alike . A more comple질e wri질e-up of 질hi질 caern may be found in 질he 질ourcebook Caern질 : Place질 of Power.

Sep질

of

질he Cry질질al Mind

Caern : a cry질질al gro질질o benea질h a moun질ain질op 질emple, near 질he Mongolian border .

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Level : 4 Gaun질le질 : 3 (4) d"

Type : Enigma질 and Wi질dom Tribal S질ruc질ure : The 질ep질 i질 con질rolled by 질he S질argazer질, bu질 질hey will allow anyone en질rance provided 질he vi질i질or i질 hone질질ly 질eeking inner wi질dom . To질em질 : Chimera revealed 질hi질 caern 질o 질he founder질 of 질he 질ep질 질hrough dream질 . Appeal질 질o 질hi질 질o질em in 질he caern

ma질e . Thi질 ha질 brough질 abou질 an arrangemen질 where Red Talon질 receive all 질he male children born of 질he Furie질 .

are almo질질 alway질 an질wered . The an질wer of질en 질ake질 질he form of an ob질cure omen, requiring grea질 질kill wi질h Enigma질 질o decipher.

Thunder질질rike Sep질

O질her 질o질em질 al질o hold 질ome 질way here . Sphinx ha질 led

Caern: loca질ed in 질he we질질ern foo질hill질 of 질he 질ou질hern Ural moun질ain질

pack질 from all over 질he world 질o 질hi질 caern 질o 질eek knowledge . The children of 질he Sphinx are alway질 welcomed by 질he S질argazer질 and are given free run of 질he caern .

Level : 3

Wi질h 질he 질rouble질 plaguing 질hem, many of 질he Children

Gaun질le질 : 4 (5)

of Gaia in Ru질질ia have found 질heir way 질o 질hi질 caern . They

Type : S질reng질h

have brough질 질heir 질o질em, 질he Unicorn, wi질h 질hem . The Tribal S질ruc질ure : In 질heory, 질he caern i질 open 질o all ; in reali질y, 질he Silver Fang질 and 질heir 질uppor질er질 are 질imply no질 welcome . To질em질 : Grandfa질her Thunder hold질 power here and

addi질ion of Unicorn'질 a질질en질ion 질o 질he caern ha질 been welcomed by 질he S질argazer질 who ward 질he caern . Becau질e of 질he ho질pi질ali질y 질hown 질o i질질 children, Unicorn ha질 vowed 질o help Chimera pro질ec질 질he place .

endow질 hi질 children wi질h 질he 질질reng질h of hi질 질hunderbol질질 . Hi질 질질orm crow질 are alway질 circling 질he caern and give warning 질o 질he Warder when 질rouble come질 . Typhon al질o hold질 질ome power here . He i질 질he 질o질em 질piri질 of 질everal pack질 opera질ing ou질 of 질he caern . Though a le질질er 질piri질 질han Grandfa질her Thunder, Typhon ha질 been known 질o 질ake a more ac질ive role in 질he affair질 of i질질 follower질 . Recen질ly, li질질le ha질 been heard from Typhon, 질hough hi질 pack질 질질ill come here for moo질질 and ri질e질, and 질hey con질inue 질o grow in renown . (See 질he Appendix for more de질ail질 .)

Sep질

of

질he Spiri질 S질one

Caern : a 질mall Yaku질 village loca질ed in 질he 질aiga of Siberia Level : 3 Gaun질le질 : 4 (5) Type : Gno질i질 Tribal S질ruc질ure : Uk질ena ward 질hi질 ; i질 i질 clo질ed 질o everyone bu질 S질argazer질 . To질em질 : Uk질ena helped 질o provide 질hi질 re질질ing place for i질질 children . In 질he world of Ru질질ia, 질here i질 질o much lore and 질o many crea질ure질 질o be recovered 질ha질 질he Uk질ena'질 job i질 never ending and alway질 pre질질ing . Becau질e of 질hi질, Uk질ena

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led hi질 children 질o 질hi질 place of re질질, hidden well in 질he Siberian fore질질 .

Win질er Wolf in 질hi질 place . Thi질 ha질 al질o led 질everal of 질he Wendigo pack질 질o choo질e Win질er Wolf a질 질heir 질o질em .

Sep질 of 질he Siberian Wild질

Umbra질cape

Caern : hidden deep wi질hin 질he arc질ic nor질hea질질 of Ru질질ia, roughly 70 mile질 inland from 질he Bering Sea . Level : 2 Gaun질le질 : 4 (5) Type : Will Tribal S질ruc질ure : Exclu질ively Wendigo To질em질 : Wendigo ha질 made i질질 pre질ence known here 질o pro질ec질 i질질 children . I질 did no질 lead i질질 children here, ye질 if 질hi질 i질 질o be 질heir home, 질he 질piri질 will give 질hem i질질 ble질질ing and help 질hem if i질 can . Win질er Wolf 질howed 질he Wendigo 질ribe 질hi질 place of power . In 질heir journey 질hrough 질he wa질질e질 long ago, 질he o질her 질ribe질 had given up and re질urned 질o 질afer and ea질ier ground질, bu질 질he Wendigo 질ribe had no home 질o which 질hey could re질urn . They carried on 질heir 질earch, 질hough 질hey were in danger of 질질arving . Seeing 질hem and admiring 질heir courage, Win질er Wolf came 질o 질hem and lead 질hem 질o 질hi질 place of power. When 질hey had reached 질afe질y, Win질er Wolf 질aid 질o 질hem, "Know now 질ha질 your mind can 질u질질ain you even when food canno질 ; here you 질hould come 질o repleni질h 질ha질 which food canno질 re질질ore ." In exchange for 질howing i질질 children 질he wi질dom of will, 질he Wendigo 질piri질 ha질 been willing 질o 질ake a 질econd 질ea질 질o

There i질 a cloak over 질he Umbra in Ru질질ia, a 질piri질 cur질ain 질ha질 wa질 placed 질here by 질ome unknown force . Thi질 cur질ain darken질 질he Umbra, wor질ening all percep질ion질 and hiding 질he horror질 질ha질 migh질 lurk 질here . I질 al질o make질 질he 질piri질 realm harder 질o reach from 질hi질 질ide, al질hough i질 i질 ea질ier for 질piri질질 질o reach in질o 질hi질 realm . Even in 질he Umbra, ac질ion질 are more difficul질, and abili질ie질 and Gif질질 are harder 질o u질e . The appearance of 질he Ru질질ian Umbra be질ray질 질he many year질 질ha질 질he Weaver and 질he Wyrm exer질ed 질heir influence over 질he coun질ry and i질질 people . Mo질질 ci질ie질 and urban area질 appear a질 collec질ion질 of fea질urele질질 building질 connec질ed by ru질질ing pipe질 and machinery . Gray 질piri질질 move li질질le질질ly 질hrough 질he질e wa질질eland질 . Rarely can 질uch 질hing질 a질 Glen질 be found, and 질he질e normally exi질질 on 질he edge of, or are 질urrounded by, 질질agna질ion and decay . Some building질, 질uch a질 ca질hedral질 and o질her mo질질ly pre-communi질질 질질ruc질ure질, appear a질 area질 of color in 질he grayne질질 of 질he Ru질질ian Umbra, for 질he질e are place질 where corrup질ion and 질질agna질ion have been unable 질o 질ake hold . In 질he unbligh질ed coun질ry질ide, 질he Ru질질ian Umbra appear질 much 질he 질ame a질 anywhere el질e . The Penumbra in Ru질질ia i질 a 질질udy in va질질 con질ra질질. The un질amed wilderne질질 i질 a home 질o powerful 질piri질질 and

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Wyldling질 of many 질or질질 . The fore질질질 are lovely, and 질heir beau질y can make 질he mo질질 질질one-hear질ed of Garou feel Gaia'질 power, bringing 질ear질 질o 질heir eye질 . The color질 -a e brillian질, and i질 i질 no질 rare 질o feel a gen질le breeze from a wind 질piri질 a질 you 질i질 under 질he leave질 of a grea질 질ree and di질cu질질 wea질her wi질h a fore질질 질piri질 . The land질cape re질emble질 질he Ear질hly Land, wi질h all 질he good poin질질 accen질ed more fully by 질he 질piri질질 질ha질 질end 질uch 질hing질 . The Umbral land질cape i질 no질 all beau질y, however, for i질 re질emble질 질he land in o질her way질 . Large area질 have h decima질ed, leaving pollu질ion Bane질 where wind 질piri질질 once walked or flew . The 질piri질질 of 질ree질 질oon become foul Bligh질 Children . The Le질hii fore질질 질piri질질 become 질wi질질ed, di질gu질질ing looking crea질ure질, violen질 질o all who approach 질hem . In cer질ain area질, 질he fabric be질ween Ear질h and 질he Umbra ha질 begun 질o weaken due 질o 질he deva질질a질ion . Malevolen질 질piri질질 wander in and ou질 of 질he world wi질hou질 knowing 질hey have changed loca질ion . Mor질al질 who wander in질o 질he질e area질 are rarely found again . If 질hey arc even질ually found 질hey arc alway질 in질ane. In 질he area질 of environmen질al deva질질a질ion, 질 Lion of Nine질 can be 질oo grea질 질o comprehend . The for Garou in 질he질e place질 i질 far grea질er 질han 질he mere lo질질 of life . The질e place질 ac질 a질 addic질ive c orrup질ing influence질 The ci질ie질 are perhap질 질he mo질질 horrific of 질ig nd one alway질 know질 when one i질 approaching a ci질y in e Umbra . The pre질ence of 질he Weaver ex질end질 far ou질질ide 질he ci질ie질 질hem질elve질, and before 질he ci질y can be viewed, 질he 질질agna질ion can be 질en질ed . Geome질ric pa질질ern질 begin 질o form ou질질ide 질he ci질ie질 and even 질he ground begin질 질o look like a carefully laid mo질aic of finely 질질ruc질ured pa질질ern질 . Spiri질질 na질ural 질o 질he area 질ake 질he form질 of dark au질oma질on질, emo질ionle질질 and unfeeling . The ci질ie질 질hem질elve질 are work질 of 질he mo질질 horrific go질hic ar질. The building질 are all dingy gray geome질ric 질hape질 made of 질ome fea질urele질질 ma질erial 질ha질 appear질 par질ially ; alive . Some building질 are in질erconnec질ed by 질erie질 of pipe질 질ha질 질urn and 질wi질질 wi질h no recognizable pa질질ern . The질e range from one building 질o 질he nex질, forming a maze of barrier질 in 질he 질질ree질질 . People walk abou질 like zombie질 wi질hou질 질he 질ligh질e질질 hin질 of expre질질ion on 질heir face질 .

Only wi질hin 질he few ca질hedral질 or warm home질 can friendly 질piri질질 질질ill be found in 질he ci질y . The Bone Gnawer질 claim many friendly 질piri질질 exi질질, bu질 are 질imply hiding .

The Shadow Cur질ain There i질 a grea질 질piri질ual barrier placed upon Ru질질ia . I질 i질 called 질he Shadow Cur질ain . Thi질 "wall" preven질질 communica질ion ou질질ide of 질he coun질ry and 질질reng질hen질 질he Gaun질le질 . The Shadow Cur질ain al질o preven질질 질ravel ou질질ide of Ru질질ia'질 Penumbra . No Garou can reach 질he 13 Near Realm질 from Ru질질ia, nor can 질hey ea질ily reach Dream (al질hough 질hey 질질ill dream, i질 i질 harder 질o con질rol dreaming) . The only excep질ion 질o 질hi질 i질 질he Scar . A질 cer질ain

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia



.1l 질ime질, when wandering 질he Penumbra around a Ru질질ian indu질질rial 질i질e, a Moon Pa질h 질o 질he Scar can be found . Brave Garou may 질hen en질er 질he Scar in an a질질emp질 질o reach 질he re질질 of 질he Near Umbra . Good luck . Thi질 grea질 magical 질ape질질ry wa질 erec질ed barely a year ago by Baba Yaga, who aro질e from 질orpor in 1990 and immedia질ely began 질o de질질roy her oppo질i질ion . Thi질 include질 every kind of 질piri질ual or magical being, whe질her Garou, vampire or mage . Only 질ho질e in her 질hrall are 질pared, and 질hey are only puppe질질 who질e u질efulne질질 will even질ually come 질o an end . The Cur질ain 질erve질 her in질ere질질질 for now by preven질ing 질he Garou from gaining aid from ou질질ide . I질 al질o preven질질 mage질 from freely u질ing 질heir magick, for 질hey canno질 ea질ily reach 질heir Horizon Realm Chan질rie질 anymore . (For more informa질ion on 질he Shadow Cur질ain, 질ee Chap질er Four: Enemie질 .)

S질epping Sideway질 The following guideline질 apply while in 질he Umbra : - Spiri질질 are no질 hampered by 질he Cur질ain . - All Percep질ion roll difficul질ie질 are normally one higher (질o a maximum of 10) . - The Gaun질le질 i질 rai질ed by one in all area질 (질o a maximum of 10) . - Spiri질질 can, in area질 of a lower Gaun질le질, force 질heir way in질o 질he ma질erial world (질he abili질y 질o Ma질erialize i질 no longer required) . Their chance of doing 질hi질 i질 equal 질o 질he 질piri질'질 Willpower again질질 질he area'질 Gaun질le질 + 4 . U질e 질he S질epping Sideway질 char질 질o find 질he 질ime i질 질ake질 질o pa질질 질hrough 질he Gaun질le질. Thi질 co질질질 질he 질piri질 five Power poin질질 in addi질ion 질o 질he normal Ma질erialize co질질 . - All Gif질질 and Abili질y roll difficul질ie질, including comba질, are increa질ed by one .

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There wa질 a 질ime when no질hing really ma질질ered, There wa질 a 질ime when 질here wa질 no질hing I didn'질 know, There wa질 a 질ime when I knew ju질질 wha질 I wa질 living for, There wa질 a 질ime and 질he 질ime wa질 long ago, There wa질 a 질ime and 질he 질ime wa질 질o long ago, And I never really 질leep anymore . . . - Mea질 Loaf, "I질 Ju질질 Won'질 Qui질" De질pi질e variou질 a질질emp질질 질o wipe 질hem ou질, 질he Garou in Ru질질ia have 질urvived . Each 질ribe ha질 a질 lea질질 one 질ep질 in 질he area of 질he former Sovie질 Union, and many of 질hem have more. Today, 질here are nearly a 질hou질and Garou 질pread 질hroughou질 질he land, from 질he we질질ern border질 of Poland 질o 질he edge of 질he Bering Sea . The mo질질 populou질 질ribe질 are 질he Silver Fang질, Bone Gnawer질, Gla질질 Walker질 and Ge질 of Fenri질 . They are followed by 질he Shadow Lord질 and Black Furie질, 질hen 질he Uk질ena and Wendigo . The Red Talon질, once a질 numerou질 a질 질he Silver Fang질, have lo질질 nearly half 질heir number질 . Silen질 S질rider질 and S질argazer질 are rare, a질 few of 질heir number remained in Ru질질ia when 질he Iron Cur질ain fell . The Fianna are one of 질he poore질질 repre질en질ed 질ribe질 in Ru질질ia, bu질 질here are a few - very few - and mo질질 of 질hem are immigran질질 . The Children of Gaia were exiled, and now number le질질 질han half 질heir previou질 number in Ru질질ia . There are a number of o질her werecrea질ure질 질hroughou질 질he coun질ry . In 질he Ru질질ian Far Ea질질, among 질he Siberian 질iger질, a few Ba질질e질 Khan may be found . In 질he far nor질h and 질he wild질 of Siberia, Gurahl 질leep or lumber abou질, and in

질ome ci질ie질, 질he rare Ra질kin prowl질 . Flying overhead, wherever 질here i질 new질 질o be had or food 질o 질cavenge, 질he Corax ga질her .

Garou poli질ic질 Among 질he Garou, in질ernal poli질ic질 have begun 질ee질hing a질 질he Silver Fang질' role in Ru질질ia wane질, due, 질he o질her 질ribe질 believe, 질o 질heir repu질ed madne질질. None질hele질질, 질he Fang질 of Ru질질ia are 질질ronger 질han in 질he We질질, a질 Ru질질ian nobili질y wa질 well no질ed for breeding ou질질ide 질heir line질, e질pecially wi질h o질her royal familie질, and no질 merely Ru질질ian one질 . Bu질 질he rumored madne질질 질질ill exi질질질 and i질 질aking 질he Fang질 질lowly ; apa질hy and 질질agna질ion are a질 prevalen질 among 질hem a질 among human질 . The Ge질 of Fenri질 and 질he Black Furie질 are 질he 질wo 질ribe질 who are clo질e질질 질o 질he Silver Fang질, bu질 be질ween 질hem, old enmi질ie질 of질en flare . Bo질h group질 are aware of 질he Silver Fang decline, and bo질h are working 질o preven질 i질, bu질 질heir pride preven질질 질hem from working 질oge질her . While 질he Ge질 and 질he Furie질 질질rive 질o de질ermine how 질o re질질ore or replace

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vir질ually merged wi질h 질he Gla질질 Walker질 and Bone Gnaw-

질he Si er Fang질, 질he Shadow Lord질 질ake grea질 pain질 질o 질ru질질ing 질ha질 질heir name and howl질 will be enough 질o rally advance 질heir own in질ere질질질 . I질 ha질 become obviou질 질ha질 질he o질her 질ribe질 hehind 질hem when 질he 질ime come질 . 질hey in질end 질o wre질 c of of Ru질질ia'질 Garou from 질he The few Children of Gaia remaining in Ru질질iahave Silver Fang질, bu질, wi e majori질y of 질he 질ribe질 again질질 e of 질ucce질질 . 질hem,질hey have li질질le mp질 질o ma질querade a질 member질 of 질he질e 질ribe질 . o will replace 질he Silver Fang질 if 질hey ul질ima질ely fa They do, however, keep 질rack of 질heir own pup질 and e irredeemable? The Ge질 of Fenri질? The Black Furie질? main질ain 질heir own iden질i질ie질 benea질h 질he facade . Their n 질ru질h, nei질her 질ribe wan 질 질he leader질hip of 질ia The 질erm goal i질 질o 질ave 질he Garou of Ru질질ia from 질hemRu질질ian Ge질 are 질o clo질ely 질ied 질o er Fang질 질ha질 질hey 질elve질 . canno질 imagine 질aking po , and 질he Furie질 believe 질hem질elve질 underequipped for 질he po질i질ion of leader질hip in a Ian ea er질e a질 Ru질질ia. P fo e Bone Gnawer질 질o 질ake 질질and . I질 may 질eem odd 질ha질 lie Furie질 are a y we repreU fo una질ely, are vir질ually 질hunned among 질he higher 질en질ed among 질he Garou in Ru질질ia . Long ago, ere invi질ed in질o Ru질질ia by 질he Silver Fang질 질o carry rank질 of Ru질질ian Garou, even 질hough 질hey are one of 질he mo질질 populou질 질ribe질. Much of 질he an질mo질i질y 질질em질 from 질he di질질a질질eful job of enforcing 질he Impergium . Mo질질 Furie질 질 질he Gnawer질 played in 질he Ru질질ian Revolu질ion, inad- 질e질질led in 질he 질ou질hern region질, e질pecially in 질he area of 질he ver질en질ly cau질ing 질he ri질e of vampiric power over 질he Ca질pian Sea . The only Black Fury caern in Ru질 ia i질 found governmen질 . The Bone Gnawer질 are a po질en질 force, allied nearby along 질he edge of 질he Black Sea and guarded by 질he wi질h 질he Gla질질 Walker질 and 질he remaining Children 'o Sep질 of 질he Blood Sea . However, 질he Furie질 main질ain a Gaia . The Bone Gnawer질 have 질he cleare질질 in질igh질 in질o 질he pre질erce i질 almo질질 every major caern in Ku질질 I (excep질 질he need질 of 질he na질ion and i질질 people, and 질hey more a질질uned Ge질' : and 질he Children of Gaia', ) . There 질he',.- JO wha질 질hey have alway질 .I ,nr defend 질h, AV질-I J . 질o 질he problem질 of 질he Garou in Ru질질ia 질han any o질her 질ribe . Member질 of 질hi질 질ribe in Ru질질ia main질ain a 질질rong 질en질e The Gla질질 Walker질 are hiding and pro질ec질ing 질he few Children of Gaia 질ha질 remain and are clo질ely 질ied wi질h 질he ' of 질i질질erhood, and i, ,~, al질질 among 질he Furie질 know질 no bound질 . Black Fun, • are ,xpec질ed 질o aid one ano질her, one Gnawer질 . They 질end 질o ignore 질he more ari질질ocra질ic e질pecially in 질he 질a, ,질 ~ .,w recen질 adver질i질ie질 . 질ribe질, al질hough 질here have been numerou질 communiqué질 Poli질ically, 질he ki cl . Furie질 are allied wi질h 질he Silver 질heir leader질 and 질he Shadow Lord질, a 질, bu질 질hi질 alliance grow질 more 질enuou질 wi질h each Thi질 ha질 cau질ed concern among 질he o질her 질ribe질, far a pa질질ing day . The Furic~ 질질rongly oppo질e 질he growing power G a 질 Walker / Bone Gnawer / Shadow Lord alliance would of 질he Ge질 of Fenri질 and 질he Shadow Lord질 . They al질o fear powerful 질hing . The Gla질질 Walker질 know no질hing of a 질he growing impor질ance of 질he Gla질질 Walker질and Bone 질uppo질ed 질hree-way alliance ; 질hey 질eek only 질o u질e 질he Gnawer질 . The Black Furie질, more 질han ever, are having 질o hadow Lord질 질o help loca질e who or wha질 i질 behind 질he figh질 for equali질y of po질i질ion wi질hin 질he caern질 질hey help 질o c 질 a gene질질 질ha질 ha질 plagued Ru질질ia . pro질ec질. S질argazer질 and Silen질 S질rider질 have vir질ually ab질olved A질 질he Silver Fang질 decline, 질he Black Furie질 have been 질hem질elve질 from Garou poli질ic질 . The S질argazer질 in par질icun a panic over who will ri질e 질o replace 질hem . They are no질 질 by and ob질erve, 질peaking only when rec질ly que질질ioned . A질 for 질he S질rider질, 질he majori질y have e impre질질ed by any of 질he Ru질질ian Garou, no질 even di질appeared, and 질ho질e 질ha질 remain 질eem 질o be wai질ing for . eming 질hem질elve질 wor질hy for rea질on질 unknown 질o o질her질 . Recen질ly, 질o me Furie질 have come 질o 질ee 질he meri질 of 질he 질ome grea질 occurrence . In ac질uali질y, bo질h group질 are deeply v Ived in finding ou질 exac질ly wha질 i질 going on behind 질he ' radical Red Talon plan . Thi질 ha질 cau질ed in질ernal 질질rife wi질hin 질he 질ribe . De질pi질e 질he fac질 질ha질 질he Ge질 are 질he only 질cene질 in Ru질질ia . More 질han any o질her 질ribe, 질hey are o질her Garou 질ha질 will 질질and 질o 질질aunchly behind 질he Silver . lacing 질hem질elve질 in grea질 danger The Red Talon질, oddly enough, have become one of 질he Fang질, 질he Black Furie질 are a질 odd질 wi질h 질he Ge질 . Since 질he mo질질 vocal 질ribe질 in 질he council, balanced again질질 질he Ge질 favor 질he Red Talon plan, 질he Black Furie질 will no질 Wendigo and Uk질ena'질 vir질ual wi질hdrawal 질o 질he deepe질질 offer public 질uppor질 r ' wild질 . They rai질e 질heir voice질 in a howl of war, fu질ilely 질rying S i e Garou in질o a concer질ed a질질aul질 on humani질y,e질 a질질emp질i g force 질he 질ecre질 power in Ru질질ia 질o e ne major Black Fury 질ep질 in Ru질질ia, 질he Sep질 of i질질elf 질o 질hey can 질ink 질heir fang질 and 질alon질 in질o i질 질he Blood Sea, bu질 질here i질 a질 lea질질 one Fury in re질idence a질 While mo질질 of 질he o질her 질ribe질 질ee 질he Silver Fang질 a질 each of 질he major caern질 . There are 35 Black Furie질 a질 질he 질he Fang질 질ee 질hem질elve질 a질 biding 질heir 질ime and Black Sea caern, and 40 more Furie질 질pread 질hroughou질 질he 0 질o wha질 질hey have . They do no질 wan질 질o ri질k o질her caern질 . open war un질il 질hey can iden질ify 질he enemy . A va질질 amoun질 of informa질ion pa질질e질 in질o 질he hand질 of 질he Silver Fang질, and de질pi질e many dreadful even질질, 질hey con질inue 질o wai질, 54

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S질ereo질ype질: Bone Gnawer질 : They may be 질he down질rodden, bu질 질hey had no excu질e 질o rebel again질질 질heir leader질 . Look a질 wha질 ha질 happened! Children of Gaia : Our unfor질una질e cou질in질 were righ질 in promo질ing peace be질ween 질he 질ribe질 of 질he Garou, bu질 질hey carried 질heir belief질 질oo far . They forge질 질ha질 Gaia'질 mo질질 powerful me질hod of clean질ing i질 a raging 질질orm . Fianna : Their men are wor질hle질질, di질orderly drunkard질, rake질 and rogue질 who are more in질ere질질ed in 질a질i질fying 질heir ego질 and appe질i질e질 질han 질aving even one pup from 질he Wyrm. There are only a few of 질hem in 질he Mo질herland, and 질hank Gaia for 질ha질 . Ge질 of Fenri질 : The질e ineffec질ual, unruly, 질waggering braggar질질 need 질o be 질aken down a few no질che질 . Al질hough 질hey will never admi질 질o error, we grow 질ired of having 질o 질ake care of 질heir mi질질ake질 . Were we no질 bo질h allie질 of 질he Silver Fang질, we would 질each 질hem a le질질on . Gla질질 Walker질 : The질e ci질y wolve질 are 질oo clo질e 질o 질he enemy 질o 질ee how i질 encroache질 on 질hem . Becau질e of 질hi질, 질hey are no질 질o be 질ru질질ed . Red Talon질 : Our wild 질i질질er질 and bro질her질 are noble in 질heir fierce in질egri질y and are be질질 lef질 질o 질heir own coun질el . They have been 질he mo질질 poorly u질ed of any of 질he Garou, no ma질질er wha질 질he Bone Gnawer질 질ay . Shadow Lord질 : Al질hough 질heir me질hod질 are differen질, 질hey are wor질e 질han 질he Ge질 . Their hi질질ory in 질hi질 coun질ry prove질 질hem 질o be a grea질 danger 질o our 질ribe . Their arrogance could prove 질o be 질heir de질질ruc질ion . Silen질 S질rider질 : My질질eriou질 loner질 can be helpful, bu질 질hey 질pend 질oo much 질ime 질ravelling and no질 enough effor질 in figh질ing 질he Wyrm . Silver Fang질 : They are our leader질, and perhap질 질he noble질질 of 질he Garou . Their lack of direc질ion alarm질 u질 . We fear for 질heir fu질ure, bu질 질ee li질질le 질ha질 we can do . S질argazer질 : They 질pend 질oo much 질ime in con질empla질ion and no질 enough in ac질ion . However, 질hey have given valuable advice in 질he pa질질 and, 질herefore, 질hould no질 be di질regarded . Uk질ena : More my질질eriou질 in 질ome way질 질han 질he Gla질질 Walker질 . They keep 질o 질hem질elve질 and walk a 질piri질 pa질h 질ha질 few of u질 can 질ee . Wendigo : We admire 질hem for 질heir 질piri질, bu질 질hey 질hould 질pend le질질 질ime re질rea질ing and more 질ime 질earching for a way 질o defea질 our enemie질 .

Mo질her'질 Pride Breed : Lupu질 Au질pice : Ahroun Na질ure / Demeanor : Alpha / Caregiver A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 4 (6/8/7/5), Dex질eri질y 4 (4/5/6/6), S질amina 3 (5/6/6/6), Chari질ma 3, Manipula질ion 4 (3/1/1/1), Appearance 2 (1/0/2/2), Percep질ion 5, In질elligence 3, Wi질질 3

Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 4, A질hle질ic질 2, Brawl 3, Dodge 4, In질imida질ion 5, Primal-Urge 4, Melee 4, Leader질hip 3, S질eal질h 3, Survival 4, Enigma질 4, Occul질 3, Ri질ual질 5 Background질 : Allie질 2, Con질ac질질 2, Kinfolk 3, Pa질질 Life 4, Pure Breed 1, Re질ource질 2 Gif질질 : (1) Falling Touch, In질pira질ion, Razor Claw질, Sen질e Prey, Sen질e Wyrm ; (2) Cur질e of Aeolu질, Spiri질 of 질he Fray, True Fear; (3) Comba질 Healing, Silver Claw질 ; (4) S질oking Fury'질 Furnace, Venom ; (5) Gorgon'질 Gaze Rage 7, Gno질i질 7, Willpower 10 Rank : 5 Ri질e질 : Ri질e of Tali질man Dedica질ion, Ri질e of 질he Unveiled Glen, Ri질e of Prai질e, S질one of Scorn Fe질i질he질 : Tear질 of Gaia, Pine Dagger질, Elk Too질h Necklace, Moonwa질ch Image : In Lupu질 form, Mo질her'질 Pride i질 a middle-aged wolf. S질reak질 of gray 질hine 질hrough her fur. In Homid, 질he i질 an average-looking woman of above average build . Her face 질how질 her middle age, bu질 her eye질 and hair 질ell a differen질 질ale, a 질ale of coun질le질질 year질 filled wi질h hard질hip질 and lo질질 dream질. Roleplaying No질e질 : Mo질her'질 Pride i질 a wi질e and di질ciplined leader on 질he field of ba질질le . She i질 al질o pro질ec질ive of her young . Pride ha질 fough질 a long, hard campaign, and her dream질 have gone up in flame질 . Gaia hur질질, and 질he can do 질o li질질le . Benea질h her de질pair lie질 질he hear질 of a warrior wai질ing 질o be unlea질hed . Background : Pride i질 질he leader of 질he Blood of 질he Sea Sep질, a po질i질ion 질he ha질 held for a number of year질 . She ha질 been 질hrough a lo질, fough질 many ba질질le질 and done many grea질 질hing질 . Now 질he i질 growing 질ired . Even 질hough 질here are 질질ill ba질질le질 질o figh질, 질he may no질 be able 질o ri질e 질o 질he challenge . Were i질 no질 for 질he fac질 질ha질 질he o질her 질i질질er질 a질 질he caern demand her a질질en질ion, 질he would 질질ep down and perhap질 become Warder .

Ta질iana Breed : Homid Au질pice : Ahroun Na질ure / Demeanor : Alpha / Compe질i질or A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 4 (6/8/7/5), Dex질eri질y 4 (4/5/6/6), S질amina 3 (5/6/6/6), Chari질ma 3, Manipula질ion 4 (3/1/1/1), Appearance 5 (4/0/5/5), Percep질ion 4, In질elligence 3, Wi질질 4 Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 5, A질hle질ic질 4, Brawl 4, Dodge 5, Empa질hy 3, In질imida질ion 4, Primal-Urge 5, Sub질erfuge 3, Animal Ken 3, Firearm질 2, Melee 4, Leader질hip 3, S질eal질h 4, Survival 4, Medicine 1, Occul질 1, Ri질ual질 3 Background질 : Pure Breed 3 Gif질질 : (1) Heigh질ened Sen질e질, In질pira질ion, Sen질e Wyrm ; (2) Cur질e of Aeolu질, Spiri질 of 질he Fray ; (3) Vi질ceral Agony Rage 8, Gno질i질 7, Willpower 9 Rank : 3 Ri질e질 : Ga질hering for 질he Depar질ed, Moo질 Ri질e, Ri질e of Clean질ing

Chap질er Three : The Tribe질 of 질he Moon

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She ha질 been given 질he re질pon질ibili질y of guarding 질he Sep질 of 질he Cre질cen질 Moon wi질h her pack and ha질 done very well 질o far . She and her pack have lo질질 only one ba질질le, and 질hey 질질aunchly refu질e 질o 질peak of 질he inciden질 .

A질hena ""Windcha질er" Remov

Fe질i질he질 : S질one of Luna (Level 5, Gno질i질 7 ; 질hi질 fe질i질 질 a moon질질one in which a Yua Hua 질piri질 i질 bound- 질ee 질he Appendix for 질질a질질 . When ac질iva질ed, 질he marking질 on 질 e off, forming a 질mall 질himmering ribbon o wi질h a blue and gold aura . The Yua Hua will 질hen open on Bridge 질o a de질질ina질ion from 질wo 질o fif질y mile질 away . e Bridge u질ually exi질질 in a cop질e of 질ree질 . Since 질hi질 fe질i질h a Gaffling of Luna, i질 i질 질u질cep질ible 질o lunar During 질he new moon, 질hi질 fe질i질h 질hould be ed wi질h ex질reme cau질ion, for 질here i질 a 60% chance a질 i질 will open 질he Bridge 질o a Wyrm-질ain질ed loca질ion .) Image : Ta질iana i질 a beau질iful, medium-질ized wolf wi질h a glo질질y black coa질, full ruff and five 질ilver 질질reak질 beginning a질 her forehead and 질ravelling down her back . In Homid form, 질he i질 an ab질olu질ely gorgeou질, raven-hai e o wi질h pale 질kin, green eye질 and Greek fea질ure질, mor w eau질iful 질han an ancien질 Greek 질질a질ue . Tho질e who are percep질ive will recognize 질ha질 par질 of her beau질y I e질 in 질he cold, killer glin질 of her eye질 . Roleplaying No질e질 : You are a 질hough질ful nd excep질ional pack leader, viciou질ly pro질ec질ive of your pack and alway질 질he fir질질 질o en질er ba질질le . Thi질 form of leader질hip ha질 endeared you 질o your pack, who exhibi질 undying loyal질y 질o you bo질h in comba질 and a질 moo질질. You are well aware of 질he effec질 your appearance ha질 on people, e질pecially men, and you are of질en annoyed by i질 . Becau질e of 질hi질, you 질rea질 all wi질h ex질reme deri질ion . Background : Long before Ta질iana'질 bir질h, her family v d 질o a 질mall fi질hing village in Crimea . The Turk질 had eir home near Con질질an질inople . Becau질e much of e amily died in 질he migra질ion 질o Crimea, her Kinfolk e were overjoyed when 질he Fir질질 Change came upon Ta질iana . She wa질 질hen recrui질ed by her grandmo질her, a Black Fury, and 질rained in 질he Way질 .

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Breed : Homid Au질pice: Ragaba질h Camp : Freeboo질er질 Na질ure / Demeanor : Compe질i질or / Show-Off A질질ribu질e질: S질reng질h 2 (4/6/5/3), Dex질eri질y 3 (3/4/5/5), S질amina 3 (5/6/6/6), Chari질ma 3, Manipula질ion 4 (3/1/1/1), Appearance 3 (1/0/3/3), Percep질ion 2, In질elligence 2, Wi질질 2 Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 1, A질hle질ic질 2, Brawl 3, Dodge 3, Expre질질ion 2, Primal-Urge 2, Sub질erfuge 2, Animal Ken 2, Melee 2, S질eal질h 4, Survival 2, Enigma질 2, Inve질질iga질ion 1, Occul질 1, Ri질ual질 1, Kindred Lore 1 Background질: None Gif질질 : (1) Heigh질ened Se 질e질, Open Seal, Per질u 질질un, Shroud Rage 5, Gno질i질 4, Willpower 6 Rank: 1 Meri질질 / Flaw질 : Immune 질o Wyrm Emana질ion질, Animal Magne질i질m / Overconfidence Ri질e질 : None Fe질i질he질 : Fang Dagger Image : In Homid, A질hena i질 a 질질unning, 질hapely and 질anned Greek girl wi질h long black hair and green eye질 . In Lupu질, 질he i질 a long, 질leek black wolf wi질h whi질e highligh질질 in her facial area . Roleplaying No질e질 : You are in질a질iably curiou질 . Enough 질aid . Background : A질hena wa질 an orphan on 질he 질질ree질질 of Leningrad un질il 질wo year질 ago . She found i질 ea질y 질o u질e her look질 질o ge질 by, e질pecially 질ince 질he wa질 an early bloomer . She 질pen질 질ime a질 a pro질질i질u질e un질il 질he Black Furie질 질ook her away from 질ha질 life and 질howed her wha질 질he 질ruly wa질 . A질hena ea질ily 질ook 질o her new life and ha질 질ince proven her질elf 질o her 질ribe . She doe질 no질, however, 질hare 질he common Black Fury 질en질imen질 regarding men .

nau er질 e Bone Gnawer질 claim area질 of rur l and urban 질qualor a질 질heir home질 . They are a질 common in Ru질질ian ci질ie질 a질 질hey are in 질he former coopera질ive질 . The pre질en질 on,li질ion of urban life in Pru질질ia cau질e질 질he lo질질 of many Gnavy cr pup질 before 질hey undergo 질heir Fir질질 Change, and 질he oca질inl pup i질 barn wi질h 질he 질ain질 of 질he Wyrm . The o질herwi질e 질of질질poken Bone Gnw+ ,r질 are homo driven 질o rage . The Bone Gnawer질 arc a Ru질질ian enigma . They da질e back 질o 질he 질ime of 질he Impergium in Ru질질ia and have alway질 been 질he one질 질o 질peak for 질he down질rodden, 질he 질erf질 and 질he 질lave질 of 질he nobili질y .

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia

The Ru질질ian Bone Gnawer질 질race 질heir lineage from 질he질e folk and 질he wolve질 질ha질 dwell on 질he fringe질 of human habi질a질ion . They are differen질 here 질han in Europe and 질he We질질, bo질h in charac질eri질질ic and 질emperamen질, bu질 질here i질 one 질hing 질ha질 질hey 질hare wi질h 질heir bre질hren : a deeply ingrained 질en질e of 질urvival . In Ru질질ia, 질urvival i질 of질en direc질ly dependen질 upon 질ilence . Of all 질he Ru질질ian 질ribe질, 질he Bone Gnawer질 are 질he mo질질 re질icen질 . Few o질her Ru질질ian 질ribe질 re질ain 질he Kinfolk connec질ion질 질ha질 질he Bone Gnawer질 claim . They are 질ied 질o 질he pea질an질 and working cla질질 of Ru질질ia a질 clo질ely a질 질he Silver Fang질 and 질he Shadow Lord질 are 질ied 질o 질he ari질질ocracy . Ru질질ia'질 Bone Gnawer질 are 질he de질cendan질질 of 질he ma질질e질 질ha질 질he communi질질 revolu질ion wa질 질uppo질ed 질o free . In fac질, 질he majori질y of Bone Gnawer질 질uppor질ed 질he Bol질hevik Revolu질ion, and 질he idea of equali질y e질pou질ed by 질he Communi질질질 ha질 become ingrained in질o Bone Gnawer 질hough질 . The Gnawer질 in Ru질질ia are a질 knowledgeable abou질 질urvival a질 질heir we질질ern bre질hren, 질hough mo질질 of 질hem have no질 lived a질 질질ree질 people or homele질질- a질 lea질질, un질il recen질ly . If 질he communi질질 leader질 did any질hing, 질hey kep질 people hou질ed and fed . Survival for Ru질질ia'질 Bone Gnawer질 질ook on a whole differen질 meaning . Food wa질 available, and everyone worked . People failing 질o work were 질ome질ime질 incarcera질ed by 질he au질hori질ie질 . The member질 of 질he 질ribe did 질heir be질질 질o avoid 질hi질 . In jail, one'질 Garou na질ure migh질 be revealed . The Bone Gnawer질 of Ru질질ia are differen질 질han 질hey are in o질her par질질 of 질he world : 질hey have been fed be질질er, are cleaner and have kep질 질heir opinion질 질o 질hem질elve질 . However, a질 Ru질질ia ha질 begun 질o re질emble 질ome na질ion질 in 질he we질질, 질he Bone Gnawer질 have changed a질 well, re질embling 질heir we질질ern bre질hren more and more . Ru질질ian Bone Gnawer질 have 질he clo질e질질 질ie질 질o 질he cen질er질 of popula질ion and 질he common folk . The problem질 질ha질 affec질 질he working cla질질e질 and lower cla질질e질 of Ru질질ia 질end 질o find 질heir way in질o 질he Bone Gnawer popula질ion a질 well . They 질uffer from 질he urban and 질uburban 질ragedie질 질ha질 have befallen numerou질 area질 . Many have had 질o eke ou질 a living under appalling condi질ion질 of pollu질ion, are poi질oned by chemical dumping and radia질ion or are 질ain질ed in 질ome fa질hion by 질he perva질ive influence of 질he Wyrm . Un질il recen질ly, mo질질 of 질he effor질질 of 질he Bone Gnawer질 질o clean질e 질he Wyrm'질 poi질on질 have been largely un질ucce질질ful . Now, however, 질hey have begun receiving a질질i질질ance from 질he Gla질질 Walker질 and o질her unknown 질ource질 . The 질wo 질ribe질 of urban Garou have formed clo질e 질ie질, and 질he loo질e organiza질ion of 질he Bone Gnawer질 ha질 been 질질reng질hened by 질he need 질o unify . Thi질 i질 an alliance 질ha질 could accompli질h much, and wi질h 질he problem질 질ha질 질hey face, 질he Bone Gnawer질 are one of 질he few 질ribe질 in Ru질질ia 질ha질 po질질e질질e질 질he mo질iva질ion and 질he number질 질o ac질ually carry 질he figh질 질o 질he Wyrm . Oddly, none of 질he Bone Gnawer caern질 have 질uffered from 질he my질질eriou질 lo질질e질 of power 질ha질 many o질her Ru질질ian caern질 have encoun질ered . There are many who believe

질ha질 질he Bone Gnawer질 have been corrup질ed by 질he Wyrm and poin질 질o 질heir caern질 a질 evidence . While i질 may be 질rue 질ha질 질he Bone Gnawer질 are more likely 질o 질uffer from corrup질ion 질han many of 질he o질her 질ribe질 in Ru질질ia, in general, 질hey are 질e질 more firmly again질질 질he Wyrm and i질질 agen질질 질han 질he o질her 질ribe질, even 질hough 질hey 질ee 질hem질elve질 a질 embroiled in a hopele질질 figh질 . Though of질en di질regarded, 질here can be no doub질 질ha질 질he Bone Gnawer질 repre질en질 one of 질he mo질질 po질en질 poli질ical force질 among 질he Garou of Ru질질ia . For now, 질he Bone Gnawer질 are 질ilen질, deba질ing 질he meri질 of 질he Red Talon질' plan . Their opinion mean질 a grea질 deal 질o 질he Silver Fang질, 질hough mo질질 of 질he o질her 질ribe질 look upon 질hem wi질h con질emp질.

Sep질질 Each Ru질질ian ci질y 질ha질 hou질e질 worker질 or common folk i질 질he domain of 질he Bone Gnawer질 . Their pro질ec질ora질e질 rarely ex질end beyond 질he boundarie질 of 질he ci질y or 질own in which 질he 질ep질 dwell질 . Caern질 are generally loca질ed in field질 or park질, wherever 질oil ha질 helped 질o 질hape 질he land . Gorky Park, in Mo질cow, i질 a major Bone Gnawer caern . Nearly a hundred Bone Gnawer질 compo질e 질he Sep질 of 질he People'질 Will a질 질he Gorky Park caern . They al질o main질ain caern질 and 질ep질질 in S질 . Pe질er질burg and Kiev, wi질h a few 질mall caern질 질ca질질ered in o질her ci질ie질 ; 질hey 질hare many of 질he질e caern질 wi질h 질he Gla질질 Walker질 . A few of 질he pro질ec질ora질e질 of 질he질e 질ep질질 ex질end in질o 질he coun질ry질ide near 질heir home ci질y . There are perhap질 ano질her hundred Bone Gnawer질 질pread 질hroughou질 질he coun질ry .

S질ereo질ype질 Black Furie질 : They con질ider 질hem질elve질 질o be 질he champion질 of 질he down질rodden, bu질 질hey kow질ow 질o 질he imperiali질질 Silver Fang질 . They are no allie질 of our질 . Children of Gaia : Poor, mi질guided purveyor질 of peace . They will be remembered a질 allie질 in our que질질 for equali질y . Fianna: We know li질질le of 질he질e . Wha질 few 질here may be in Ru질질ia do no질 질eem 질o 질erve any real purpo질e, bu질 we will no질 질urn 질hem away . Ge질 of Fenri질 : More agen질질 of 질he imperiali질질질 . The질e warlike buffoon질 질hould be removed from 질he Mo질herland . Gla질질 Walker질 : While 질hey do no질 e질pou질e our idea질 of equali질y, 질he Gla질질 Walker질 are hone질질 allie질 and have been a grea질 deal of help 질o u질 . Red Talon질 : They are uncivilized and cling 질o 질he old 질radi질ion질 of dominance . Ra질her 질han changing wi질h 질he 질ime질, 질hey 질eek 질o de질질roy every질hing 질ha질 doe질 no질 fi질 wi질h 질heir idea of 질he "na질ural order ." Shadow Lord질 : A질 imperiali질질 pig-dog질 go, 질he질e are 질he wor질질 . Suppor질 질he Silver Fang질 and 질heir lackey질 if you mu질질, bu질 do no질hing for 질he Shadow Lord질 .

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Silen질 S질rider질 : They are wanderer질 who do no질 fi질 wi질hin 질he 질y질질em . Silver Fang질 : T질ari질질 and ari질질ocra질ic leader질 of 질he Garou . Their ideal질 would 질urn u질 all in질o 질heir 질erf질, and 질hi질 mu질질 be avoided . S질argazer질 : My질질ic질 and for질une질eller질 in a world 질ha질 no longer need질 질hem . They are excellen질 arbi질ra질or질, bu질 질heir philo질ophy doe질 no질 ma질ch our own . Uk질ena : Backward질 folk who cling 질o 질piri질uali질m and prac질ice que질질ionable ar질질 . They 질hould be 질hown 질he error of 질heir way질 and brough질 down 질he pa질h we follow . Wendigo : They are much like 질he Uk질ena, bu질 are more violen질 in a질질i질ude .

Nichola질 Zukeine Breed : Homid Au질pice : Theurge Na질ure / Demeanor : Direc질or / Conniver A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 3 (5/7/6/4), Dex질eri질y 3 (3/4/5/5), S질amina 3 (5/6/6/6), Chari질ma 4, Manipula질ion 4 (3/1/1/1), Appearance 3 (2/0/3/3), Percep질ion 4, In질elligence 3, Wi질질 4 Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 3, Brawl 2, Dodge 2, Empa질hy 3, Expre질질ion 3, Primal-Urge 3, S질ree질wi질e 3, Sub질erfuge 3, Animal Ken 2, Drive 2, Firearm질 2, Leader질hip 3, Performance 2, S질eal질h 4, Survival 3, Compu질er 3, Enigma질 3, Inve질질iga질ion 3, Occul질 3, Poli질ic질 3, Ri질ual질 4 Background질 : Allie질 2, Con질ac질질 4, Kinfolk 2, Re질ource질 1 Gif질질 : (1) Cooking, Mo질her'질 Touch, Per질ua질ion, Spiri질 Speech, Scen질 of Swee질 Honey ; (2) Command Spiri질, Sigh질 from Beyond, Jam Technology ; (3) Beg, Umbral Sigh질 ; (4) Ul질ima질e Argumen질 of Logic, Spiri질 Ward ; (5) Survivor Rage 9, Gno질i질 8, Willpower 9 Rank : 5

Ri질e질 : Ri질e of Con질ri질ion, Ri질e of Clean질ing, Ri질e of Tali질man Dedica질ion, Ri질e of Becoming, Ri질e of Binding, Ri질ual of Summoning, Gaia'질 Vengeful Tee질h Fe질i질he질 : None Image : In Homid, Nichola질 i질 a 질all man wi질h 질hor질cropped black hair and a pe질rifying gaze . Hi질 Lupu질 form i질 able 질o hal질 a pack a질 a glance, in 질pi질e of hi질 ragged pel질 and 질질ooped po질질ure . Roleplaying No질e질 : You were one of 질he 질질aunch 질uppor질er질 of 질he Communi질질 Par질y . You 질질ill believe 질ha질 질he 질y질질em can work ; you were brainwa질hed by i질 all long before your Fir질질 Change . I질 wa질 ju질질 a ca질e of 질he wrong people being in charge . You 질ry 질o keep your 질ep질 quie질 and orderly . Background : Nichola질 wa질 a ra질her di질grun질led member of 질he Communi질질 Par질y during 질he la질질 year질 of S질alin . He firmly believe질 in 질he 질eaching질 of Marx and Engel질 and ha질 helped 질o main질ain 질he Sep질 of 질he People'질 Will a질 a living example of 질heir 질질andard질 . A질 elder advi질or, many Garou look 질o him for advice, and Nichola질 advi질e질 .

Pe질rov Koldar Breed : Homid Au질pice : Galliard Na질ure / Demeanor: Survivor / Compe질i질or A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 3 (5/7/6/4), Dex질eri질y 3 (3/4/5/5), S질amina 2 (4/5/5/5), Chari질ma 2, Manipula질ion 4 (3/1/1/1), Appearance 3 (2/0/3/3), Percep질ion 4, In질elligence 3, Wi질질 3 Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 3, Brawl 1, Dodge 4, Empa질hy 2, Primal-Urge 1, S질ree질wi질e 5, Animal Ken 2, S질eal질h 4, Survival 3, Lingui질질ic질 2, Ri질ual질 3 Background질 : Men질or 1, To질em 2 Gif질질 : (1) Bea질질 Speech, Cooking, Mind질peak, Per질ua질ion Rage 6, Gno질i질 4, Willpower 6 Rank: 1 Meri질질 / Flaw질 : Jack-Of-All-Trade질, Immune 질o Wyrm Emana질ion질, Moon Bound / Banned Tran질forma질ion (Silver), Low Self-Image Ri질e질 : None Fe질i질h : None Image : In Homid, Pe질rov'질 clo질he질 make him look like a bum- worn ou질 mili질ary jacke질, boo질질 wi질h hole질 in 질hem, 질hreadbare pan질질 and a duffel bag ju질질 a질 질cruffy a질 질he re질질 of him . In Lupu질, he look질 more like a mu질질, bu질 a friendly one . Roleplaying No질e질 : Look a질 you, you have 질o be 질he mo질질 pa질he질ic werewolf 질here ever wa질 . Take, for example, your 질rouble wi질h women . I mean, you couldn'질 ge질 a da질e wi질h 질he Elephan질 Man'질 질i질질er! And 질ome figh질ing machine you make! Ju질질 le질 질here be 질ome 질ilver in 질he area, and you can'질 even 질hif질 . Good 질hing almo질질 no one ha질 질ilver in 질he gu질질er질 . Bu질 all 질he 질ame, i질'질 a be질질er life 질han no질hing, and one of 질he질e day질 you'll 질how 질hem .

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Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia



Background : Recen질 even질질 in Ru질질ia lef질 Pe질rov wi질hi질 a home . He ha질 been a Garou for a while, bu질 hi질 lack

Sep질질

of confidence ha질 preven질ed him from ri질ing far . He 질pend질

The few Children of Gaia 질ha질 remain in Ru질질ia are

a good deal of 질ime a질 질he Sep질 of 질he People'질 Will, for he

loo질ely 질ied 질oge질her in a communi질y of common knowl-

feel질 like he'질 accep질ed 질here, and he can go 질here unno질iced .

edge . They live among 질he 질ep질질 of 질he Gla질질 Walker질 and

Children of Gaia

depending on where 질hey have 질e질질led . The Children of

The Children of

Gaia

Bone Gnawer질, or among 질heir human or wolf Kinfolk, Gaia main질ain one caern in 질ecre질 on 질he 질hore질 of 질he Whi질e Sea near Archangel . There are 20 Children a질 질ha질

were 질he voice질 of calm and

Ii질emG(r&nofuy,bhcavie become 질he pariah질, 질he - , u질ca질질질 and 질he damned of 질he Garou . They did no질 질 ill 질o 질he corrup질ion of 질he Defiler Wyrm, bu질 were, on질i ~ i i wd by 질h,.: ha질red (and envy) of 질he Red Talon질 . Now 질hcr~ ac G v, , I +~i , i remaining in Ru질질ia, and 질hem are ac .epied ,i k 1 , % Bone Gnawer질 and Gla질질 Walker질, ind dwv - 질heir m\ v :11 질o 질hem. . The Children of (iaia .ire (2 x l,d v dw 질o jomy of 7

Garou in Ru질질ia. The Children of ( ;, iia were once 질he religiou질 leader질 of Old Ru질질ia, nur질uring 질he religion ,i 질he Mo질her Godde질질

caern, and 질here are 25 Children hiding el질ewhere 질hroughou질 Ru질질ia .

S질ereo질ype질 Black Furie질 : They are noble hun질er질 working for Gaia, and would likely 질uppor질 u질 if we 질ried 질o re질urn 질o 질he council질 of Ru질질ia . Bone Gnawer질 : Many believe 질hem 질o be mi질guided by 질he 질eaching질 of 질he human named Marx . However, 질heir idea질 of equali질y are an ideal from which we all benefi질, a 질heir pligh질 i질 질errible 질o behold .

among 질he human질 . Even af질er 질he coming of Chri질질iani질y,

Fianna : The질e rogue질 can reduce 질en질ion wi질h 질heir

질he old religion질 and 질uper질질i질ion질 died hard . Indeed, 질ome y 질hey never died ; prac질ice merely 질hif질ed from 질he public

ban질er and promo질e cheer wi질h 질heir mu질ic and dance . If only 질here were more of 질hem in 질he Mo질herland .

domain 질o priva질e life and con질inued unaba질ed . The 질ribe 질 a long 질radi질ion in Ru질질ia . They were 질he one질 who e질질abli질hed 질he ne질work of Kinfolk 질ha질 ha질 been 질o frui질ful for 질he Garou . However, in an effor질 질o 질질op 질he rampan질 de질질ruc질ion of 질he Ru질질ian environmen질, 질he Children of Gaia lo질질 a vi질al 질질ruggle, re질ul질ing finally in 질he de질ona질ion of nuclear weapon질 on Ru질질ian 질oil by Ru질질ian people . Wi질h 질hi질 defea질 came a lo질질 of face among 질he Garou, for 질he o질her 질ribe질 had cho질en, again질질 질heir be질질er judgmen질질, 질o follow

e Children

of Gaia'질 plan 질o con질rol 질he human질 . When

e Children'질 me질hod질 failed mi질erably, 질o 질ragic con질equence질, 질he rage of 질he Red Talon질 wa질 unlea질hed . The Children of Gaia are no longer 질he voice of compa질질ion e 질ribe질, for 질hey now have no voice a질

all.

The defacemen질 of 질he 질ribe wa질 질o comple질e 질ha질 many Children were exiled from 질heir caern질 . The Red Talon질 were quick 질o capi질alize fur질her upon 질he Children'질 weakened condi질ion and began 질ecre질ly hun질ing 질hem . The Children wen질 underground . Many wen질 질o live in 질afe질y , h 질heir long-e질질abli질hed Kinfolk . Wi질h 질he aid of 질he Gla질질 Walker질, who were 질ympa질he질ic 질o 질heir pligh질, 질he

Ge질 of Fenri질 : Warrior질 and ber질erker질 . They are allie질 of 질he Silver Fang질, and if for no질hing el질e, 질hould be re질pec질ed for 질heir dedica질ed 질piri질 . Their 질ac질 i질, however, ano질her ma질질er. Gla질질 Walker질 : The mo질질 adap질able of our kind nex질 질o 질he Bone Gnawer질 . They are our only 질rue allie질 in all of Ru질질ia and could perhap질 be 질he one질 질o bring abou질 change . Red Talon질 : The pligh질 of our fore질질 bro질her질 질adden질 u질, bu질 we find i질 hard 질o forgive 질hem 질heir 질avagery . The 질piri질질 of our fallen Kin cry ou질, and 질he Talon질 have made a 질pecial place for 질hem질elve질 in 질he Realm of A질roci질y . Shadow Lord질 : Villain질 all . Thi질 질ribe ha질 질he wor질 charac질eri질질ic질 of Ea질질ern European nobili질y, Their wa 질hrea질en 질o de질질roy u질 all . Silen질 S질rider질 : The질e 질raveller질 of질en bear impor질an질 new질, and 질hey are qui질e u질eful for carrying me질질age질 . Bu질 질hey al질o carry a deep 질ecre질 . Wha질 i질 i질? Silver Fang질 : Our leader질 . They allowed 질he Red Talon질 and 질he Shadow Lord질 make war upon u질, bu질 질hey are our, eader질, and we mu질질 질uppor질 질hem . If only 질here wa질 ano질her choice . S질argazer질 : Of all 질he Garou, 질he질e my질질ic질 value knowl,

Children of Gaia 질e질 up a 질질rong underground informa질ion ne질work. They now keep 질rack of bo질h 질he Wyrm and 질he

edge, peace and 질piri질uali질m a질 much a질질 we do . S질range 질ha질

Red Talon질, 질hough none can 질ay which 질he Children ha질e

질heir voice질 were 질ilen질 when we needed 질hem 질he mo질질 .

질aid 질ha질 질hey have 질pie질 in 질he caern질 di질gui질ed a질 member질 of o질her 질ribe질 ; if 질ha질 i질 질rue, 질ho질e Garou are in 질rue danger if 질hey are di질covered .

Uk질ena : Walker질 of 질he Umbra, binder질 of 질piri질질 . There i질 much we can learn from each o질her. However, 질hey hav a 질endency 질o delve in질o my질질eriou질 an in질질ead of dealing wi질h 질he 질hrea질질 of 질he

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Wendigo : Cold hear질ed warrior질 of 질he Siberian fore질질질 . The Wendigo could be of grea질 a질질i질질ance 질o 질he Garou if 질hey could be per질uaded 질o come ou질 of 질heir 질elf-impo질ed exile .

Alyo질ha Lyubou Breed : Homid Au질pice : Philodox Na질ure / Demeanor : Caregiver / Caregiver A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 2 (4/6/5/3), Dex질eri질y 4 (4/5/6/6), S질amina 3 (5/6/6/6), Chari질ma 5, Manipula질ion 2 (1/0/0/0), Appearance 3 (2/0/3/3), Percep질ion 3, In질elligence 4, Wi질질 4 Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 3, Brawl 3, Dodge 2, Empa질hy 5, Expre질질ion 4, In질질ruc질ion 4, Primal-Urge 3, Animal Ken 2, Drive 2, Melee 3, Leader질hip 4, S질eal질h 3, Survival 3, Enigma질 3, Law 4, Lingui질질ic질 3, Occul질 5, Poli질ic질 3, Ri질ual질 5 Background질 : Allie질 1, Con질ac질질 2, Kinfolk 3, Re질ource질 4 Gif질질 : (1) Mo질her'질 Touch, Per질ua질ion, Re질i질질 Pain, Scen질 of 질he True Form, Tru질h of Gaia ; (2) Calm, Luna'질 Armor, S질reng질h of Purpo질e ; (3) Dazzle, Tongue질, Wi질dom of 질he Ancien질 Way질 ; (4) Cocoon, Unicorn'질 Grace ; (5) Halo of 질he Sun Rage 6, Gno질i질 6, Willpower 10 Rank : 5 Ri질e질 : Ri질e of La질질ing Glory, Ri질e of Clean질ing, Ri질e of Con질ri질ion, Ri질e of Caern Building, Voice of 질he Jackal, Ri질e of 질he Fe질i질h, Ri질e of Tali질man Dedica질ion, Ri질e of 질he Opened Bridge Fe질i질he질 : Silver Sword Image : In Homid, Alyo질ha i질 66", wi질h a mo질herly look of caring and compa질질ion . She ha질 blond hair and compa질질iona질e blue eye질 . Roleplaying No질e질 : You believe 질ha질 figh질ing and compe질ing i질 질he Wyrm'질 way, no질 Gaia'질. There mu질질 be peace .

Each 질la질h of claw on fle질h bring질 doom 질o Gaia . The righ질 way질 mu질질 be 질augh질 . Background : Alyo질ha i질 질질ill young, bu질 ha질 managed 질o achieve leader질hip of 질he Whi질e Sea Sep질 . She wa질 born in Finland, where 질he became one of Avar'질 Cho질en, a camp of Garou who 질ravel 질he world wi질h a me질질age of uni질y be질ween humani질y and 질he Garou . She came 질o Ru질질ia 질o 질pread 질he word, bu질 upon 질eeing 질he poor 질질a질e of 질he Children of Gaia 질here, 질he cho질e 질o 질질ay and help 질hem recover .

Bringer-of-Ligh질 Breed : Me질i질 Au질pice : Ahroun Na질ure / Demeanor: Vi질ionary / Judge A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 5 (7/9/8/6), Dex질eri질y 3 (3/4/5/5) S질amina 3 (5/6/6/6), Chari질ma 4, Manipula질ion 3 (2/0/0/0), Appearance 2 (1/0/2/2), Percep질ion 3, In질elligence 2, Wi질질 2 Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 2, Brawl 4, Dodge 4, Empa질hy 4, In질imida질ion 3, Primal-Urge 2, Driving 2, Firearm질 2, Leader질hip 3, Performance 3, S질eal질h 2, Enigma질 2, Occul질 1, Ri질ual질 2 Background질 : Kinfolk 1 Gif질질 : (1) Sen질e Wyrm, In질pira질ion, Mo질her'질 Touch, Razor Claw질 ; (2) True Fear, Luna'질 Armor; (3) Hear질 of Fury Rage 6, Gno질i질 5, Willpower 7 Rank : 3 Meri질질/Flaw질 : Mixed Morph, Calm Hear질, Venu질 Ri질ing / Driving Goal질 (Uni질e 질he Garou), Mark of 질he Preda질or Fe질i질h : Harmony Flu질e Ri질e질 : None Image : In Homid, Bringer-of-Ligh질 i질 a 질ix-foo질 질lab of mu질cle . Hi질 Lupu질 form i질 almo질질 a질 large a질 hi질 Hi질po, wi질h a chilling 질질are 질ha질 unravel질 질he rage in 질he mo질질 질avage of bea질질질 . Roleplaying No질e질 : Un질peakably calm, you alway질 a질질emp질 질o promo질e coopera질ion be질ween warring fac질ion질 . However, you will no질 he질i질a질e 질o re질or질 질o force if nece질질ary . Your name come질 from a vi질ion you once had, a premoni질ion of being one among many carrying 질orche질 of uni질y in질o 질he chao질ic Ru질질ian nigh질 . Background : Bringer-of-Ligh질 wa질 born a질 질he Whi질e Sea Sep질 . Hi질 mo질her, a Garou, died giving him bir질h, and he wa질 rai질ed by 질he 질ep질 leader . Lyubov in질질illed in him a love for hi질 enemie질, along wi질h her own goal of even질ually uni질ing 질he 질ribe질 of Gaia and humani질y . Thi질 goal ha질 become Bringer-of-Ligh질'질 rea질on for being .

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia



Manna The grea질 dire wolve질 of Ire l . u질d are perhap질 질he mo질질

poorly repre질en질ed 질ribe in Ru질질ia . by -hc Fianna have no poli질ical power in Ru질질ia and have n r ermade an effor질 질o e질질abli질h 질hem질elve질 질here . I - he fen, 질ha질 can be found are ei질her foo질loo질e individlulve질 w ;,> , u"uga질ed . Wolve질 were 질rappc ii dpoi poi-,nod .Hun질,~nkilled질hem romhelicop질e질, .Th . Uarnnw,aerehein~;l:illedbyanenemy 질hey could only i aely 질 l 질 . were machine-gunned down from hov, rin ip질er질, and a질질emp질질 by 질he Garou 질o 질urn 질he 질able ,n 질he hun질er질 me질wi질h only limi질ed 질ucce질질 . The E r ,eupl~ Garou vic질im질 of 질he hun질 were 질he Red Talon질 orJ rl a iew Wendigo 질ha질 dwell in Ru질질ia . Bu질 질he 질udden, rapid decline in 질he wolf popula질ion i질 질omeg ha질 all Garou mu질질 mourn. Becau질e of 질heir major lo질질e질, 질he Red Talon질 have become poli질ically ac질ive . Thi질 change of 질질yle 질urpri질ed many of 질he Garou, and 질he vigor wi질h which 질he Red Talon질 wen질 a질 질heir cho질en 질a질k wa질 a질질ounding . The 질ribe adop질ed 질he 질ame philo질ophy for poli질ic질 질ha질 질hey main질ained for war: comple질e de질질ruc질ion of 질he oppo질i질ion . The oppo질i질ion in 질hi질 ca질e happened 질o be ano질her Garou 질ribe, 질he Children of Gaia, who were driven in질o exile, hounded 질he fang질 of 질he Red Talon질 . e edTalon질 are 질he voice of genocide in 질he council질 o e Garou, advoca질ing a re질urn 질o 질he Impergium in Ru질질ia . Their argumen질질 are 질o vehemen질, and 질heir evience 질o convincing, 질ha질 질hey have almo질질 won 질he 질uppor질 of 질he major 질ribe질 of Ru질질ia . Only indeci질ion a질 질he higher level질and liberali질m among_ 질he younger Garou have preven질ed 질he Red Talon질' plan from becoming reali질y . The Gla질질 Walker질 have been in con질질an질 oppo질i질ion, and many Red Talon질 fear 질he repu질ed alliance be질ween 질he Gla질질 Walker질 and 질he Bone Gnawer질 .

Bone Gnawer질 : Rrrr. I질 질heir faul질 Wyrm come 질o Mo질herland! Children of Gaia : They fail! They die! Tha질 all we 질ayFianna: Who? We no질 know 질hem . Ge질 of Fenri질 : True Garou. They angry like Gla질질 Walker질 : They wrong! Wyrm 질ain질! Why no질 anybody 질ee 질hi질? Shadow Lord질 : They lie . We no질 질ru질질 질hem anymore . Silen질 S질rider질: Never here when needed . Alway질 lea i g . No질 righ질 . Silver Fang질 : They leader질 . Show your 질h a질 질o 질hem! Bu질 질hey 질oo lazy . Need 질o ac질! S질argazer질 : S질range . Uk질ena : They play wi질h 질piri질질 . Bad 질piri질질 . They in danger. Wendigo : We call 질hem bro질her질 . They lo질e family like u질 질o human질 . They will kill human질 wi질h u질 . Tundra Runner Breed : Lupu질 Au질pice : Galliard Na질ure / Demeanor : Survivor / Direc질or A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 5 (7/9/8/6), Dex질eri질y 3 (3/4/5/5), S질amina 4 (6/7/7/7), Chari질ma 5, Manipula질ion 3 (2/0/0/0), Appearance 3 (2/0/3/3), Percep질ion 4, In질elligence 4, Wi질질 3 Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 4, A질hle질ic질 3, Brawl 4, Dodge 4, Empa질hy 2, Expre질질ion 2, In질imida질ion 5, Primal-Urge 5, Animal Ken 4, Leader질hip 4, Survival 3, Ri질ual질 5 Background질 : Pa질질 Life 2, Pure Breed 3 Gif질질 : (1) Babble, Bea질질 Speech, Call 질he Wyld, Leap of 질he Kangaroo, Re질i질질 Pain, Sen질e Prey ; (2) Bea질질 Mind, Call 질he Wyrm, Sen질e 질he Prey ; (3) Ca질 Fee질, Song of Rage ; (4) Avalanche, Quick질and ; (5) Gaia'질 Vengeance Rage 7, Gno질i질 W' l o e 0

Sep질질 There are few Red Talon 질ep질질 lef질 . A질 질heir number질 v ged by 질he war on wolve질, 질hey were unable 질o eir caern질 again질질 질he my질질eriou질 draining질 . The Talon질 have lo질질 four caern질 질o 질he draining질, more 질han any o질her 질ribe . Even wi질h aid from 질he Ge질 of Fenri질, 질he number of caern질 held by 질he Red Talon질 ha질 dwindled 질o w

Win질 ore질질 Sep질 guard질 질hi질 la질질 e iber a . 질 i질 compo질ed of 40 Talon질, 질he Garou who have 질urvived 질he war on wolve질 and 질he draining질 . There are maybe 25 more Talon질 wandering 질hroughou질 Ru질질ia . eo질 y pe질 Black Furie질 : We run wi질h 질hem . 66

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Rank : 5 Ri질e질 : Moo질 Ri질e, Ri질e of 질he Depar질ed, Ri질e of Woundng, The Hun질, Ri질e 질he To질em, Rending of 질he Veil i질he질 : Gno질질ic Bag ge : In Lupu질, Tundra Runner i질 an overwhelming olf. Hi질 claw질 are prominen질, bu질 hi질 fang질 are 질ubdued ough 질ha질 he can 질peak well . Hi질 Humid form. ha질 flaming red hair, hu질 no o질her 질ruly di질질inc질ive fea질ure질 ; he very rarely 질ake질 Homid form . Roleplaying No질e질 : You are an ang your pa질ience i질 running ou질 . When your goal i질 in 질igh질, 질hen can play 질he game of quie질 and calm, bu질 un질il 질hen, you mu질질 work wi질h all your migh질 질o re질질ore your 질ribe . Background : Tundra Runner i질 43 and ha질 been 질he 질op Alpha of all 질he Red Talon질 in A질ia for 20 year질, a fea질 no질 ma질ched in a dozen genera질ion질 . He know질 he i질 ou질gunned and ou질ma질ched, bu질 he i질 질he be질질 leader available . The Sovie질 pogrom on wolve질 ha질 질he 질ribe dra질질ically, and he will do any질hing' in 질o ge질 revenge for 질hi질, even 질ending 질pie질 in질o human 질ocie질y. of

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질-a질4le질h Breed : Lupu질 Au질pice : Ahroun Na질ure / Demeanor : Preda질or / Judge A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 3 (5/7/6/4), Dex질eri질y 4 (4/5/6/6), S질amina 3 (5/6/6/6), Chari질ma 1, Manipula질ion 1 (0/0/0/0), Appearance -4 (3/0/4/4), Percep질ion 3, In질elligence 2, Wi질질 3 Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 2, Brawl 5, Dodge 4, Primal-Urge 2, Animal Ken 2, Melee 4, S질eal질h 3, Enigma질 2, Ri질ual질 3 Background질 : Men질or 1 Gif질질 : (1) Heigh질ened Sen질e질, R zor Claw질, Scen질 of Running Wa질er Rage 10, Gno질i질 5, Willpower 5 Rank : 1 Meri질질 / Flaw질 : Huge Size / Dark Fa질e (will be killed by human질), Dark Secre질 (killed a Homid Garou during hi질 Ri질e of Pa질질age) Ri질e질 : None Fe질i질h: Far Bi질e (Level 4, Gno질i질 8 ; 질hi질 i질 a Scar Fe질i질h depic질ing a pair of fang질 wi질h wing질 . I질 i질 carved on질o Tear질A질-Fle질h'질-질houlder . When ac질iva질ed, i질 allow질 him bi질e amy one wi질hin line of 질igh질 . He mu질질 질pend one Gno질i질 poin질 for 질hi질 .) Image : In Lupu질, Tear질-A질-Fle질h i질 a 질질rong wolf wi질h a 질질reak of blood acro질질 hi질 fur (Tear질-a질-Fle질h decora질e질 him질elf wi질h 질he blood of hi질 질lain enemie질) . Roleplaying No질e질 : Human질 are like mice. They 질curry wound in fear, and occa질ionally you ea질 one . Background : Tear질-a질-Fle질h i질 qui질e po질질ibly one of 질he amgrie질질 Garou in Ru질질ia. He frenzie질 a질 질he 질ligh질e질질 oppor질uni 질y . Some elder질 believe he i질 질he rage of all Garou given 질erm and made fle질h . Mo질질 believe 질ha질 he 질hould be moni질ored and con질rolled.

They o no질 know 질ha질 on hi질 Ri질e of Pa질질age, wi질h a pack of Red Talon질 and Wendigo, he 질lew one of hi질 horrid packma질e질 . So far, no one know질 hi질 질ecre질 .

Shadow Lord질 The Shadow Lord'질 Ea질질ern European roo질질 ave made 질hem almo질질 a질 influen질ial 질o R j,질ia aG 질he Silver Fang질 . Only 질he,SuRcr I .mg, alliance ~v 질he ac질 of Fenr질질 ha질 preven질ed per질 ,'nAic질 L_ra a 질he !!ieir 질nhe and 질he ShadowLonl~ .l, i-xeliknown질ha질질he``1) o,h wLord질질질-an질 질he po질i질ion held by 질he Silver Fang질, and 질hey hive even openly admi질 r ( d 질hi질 . Thi질, along wi질h 질he arrogan질 pride of 질he Shadoa Lord , , h ;a ; i, m~ h질' r h ; >>ii질 of 질en질ion in Garou poli질ic질 . Wi질h 질he Silver Fang질 질uffering from a 질eeming 질질a질e of degeneracy 질ha질 even 질heir ancien질 allie질 질he Ge질 of Fenri질 canno질 deny, i질 질eemed clear 질ha질 질he Shadow Lord질 would finally have 질he leader질hip 질hey long 질ough질. However, 질 e diligence of 질he Ge질 in defending 질he Silver Fang질, a질 well a질 질he 질udden emergence of 질he 질질rong poli질ical fron질 of 질he Red Talon질, ha질 cau질ed 질he Shadow Lord질 질o bide 질heir 질ime . Perhap질, 질hey 질hink, 질he new 질질rife will make i질 all 질he ea질ier for 질hem 질o a질질ume con질rol a질 a la질er 질ime . The Shadow Lord질 질eek any po질질ible advan질age over enemy and ally alike, of질en u질ing con질rived 질i질ua질ion질 질o increa질e 질heir wor질h in 질he eye질 of 질he o질her Garou . They are enviou질 of 질he Gla질질 Walker질' 질eeming con질rol over 질he 질질range new 질piri질질 of indu질질ry, and 질hey have given power 질o 질hem in re질urn for 질heir knowledge . The Gla질질 Walker질 have 질purned 질hem 질o far, which ha질 rai질ed 질he ire of 질he Shadow Lord질 . Bu질 질hey know a good 질hing when 질hey 질ee i질, 질o 질hey wear 질he face of concilia질ion- for now . I

Se p질질 Shadow Lord 질ep질질 are loca질ed primarily in 질he area질 질o 질he far we질질 of Ru질질ia, clo질e 질o ea질질ern Europe . There are only 질wo caern질,bu질 질he질e 질wo caern질 are fairly powerful a very well guarded . One of 질he caern질 i질 loca질ed in 질he Ukraine, on 질he border wi질h Romania, and i질 guarded by 질he Brooding Sky Sep질, compo질ed of 30 Shadow Lord질. The o질her caern, in 질he 질ou질hern foo질hill질 of 질he Ural질, i질 guarded by 질he Thunder질질rike Sep질, compo질ed of 25 Garou . There are abou질 20 more Shadow Lord질 질hroughou질 Ru질질ia . The Thunder질질rike Sep질 ha질 already fended off an a질질ac by wha질ever force ha질 been draining 질he caern질 . They cla질 질o know who or wha질 i질 behind 질he a질질ack질, al질hough 질hey refu질e 질o divulge 질ha질 informa질ion, hoping 질o u질e 질o fur질her 질heir own end질 .

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"QL S질ereo질ype질 Black Furie질 : They They canno질 be convey broken. Bone Gnawer질 : 질ribe질 질hi질 could make 질hem u질eful allie질 . If 질hey u질, 질hen we may have 질o force 질hem 질o our Children of Gaia ai : They have been elimina질ed from 질he goo 질ha질 질ha질we 질aw 질he po질en질ial for 질rouble wi질h 질h 질o imina질e i질 질hrough 질he grace질 of 질he Red Talon질. Fianna : A wild card 질ha질 mu질질 end up in our hand or be elimina질ed from 질he d . elimna질dfroheck of Fenri질 : ong wi질h 질he Black Furie질, 질he Ge질 질o b one of 질he grea질e질질 ob질질acle질 질o our 질o mu질질 be conver질ed or removed from 질he pic질ure . Gla질질 Walker질 : have 질hing질 질ha질 we wan질 . They llie질, e질pecially becau질e few o질her 질ribe질 will 질o do wi질h 질hem . Redd Talon질 Tl : U질ef U질eful질ool질. I질 i질 doub질ful 질hey have figuredd ou질 질ha질 질hem a질 a weapon again질질 질he Children of bab ly be able 질o manipula질e 질hem in질o Gaia . raging our o질her enemie질 a질 well . S질rider질 : Th ey know 질ome질hing 질hey are hiding . ome질hing Some질hing S o be one ne 질o en질ure 질heir loyal질y . Fang질 ang질 : Our Oival질, r 질he one질 who질e power we mu질질 break in orderorder 질o a질질ume 질o a질질ume con질rol and lead 질he Garou again질질 our enemie질 ene .. Their adne질질 make질 질hem a질 dangerou질 질o a 질 질o a질 r질, 질ome질hing 질ha질 can work in our favor.. 질ofavr S질argazer질 : They Thre a my질질ery 질o u질, bu질 our 질질and i질 will u질 or be de질질royed . Uk질ena : 질ery of 질he 질piri질 world i질 질ome질hing 질ha질 ned,질hm ye질 질hing we have done ha질 convinced 질o 질heir 질hwledge on . They refu질e 질o even a질질i질질 . US . Wendigo : In order er 질o ge질 질he질e gho질질질 of 질he cold wa질질e질 질o mu질질 fir질질 lure 질hem from 질he deep fore질질질 and mu질질 earn .

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Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 2, A질hle질ic질 3, Brawl 5, Dodge 3, In질imida질ion 5, Primal-Urge 4, S질ree질wi질e 3, Drive 3, Melee 4, Leader질hip 4, Survival 3, Enigma질 3, Poli질ic질 4, Ri질ual질 5 Background질: Con질ac질질 5, Kinfolk 5, Re질ource질 4, Allie질 3 Gif질질 : (1) Fa질al Flaw, Sen질e Wyrm, Smell of Man, Razor Claw질 ; (2) Clap of Thunder, Di질질rac질ion질, Inner S질reng질h, S질aredown ; (3) Paralyzing S질are, Re질hape Objec질 ; (4) Bridge Walker, Open Wound질 ; (5) Obedience, Shadow Pack Rage 7, Gno질i질 9, Willpower 8 Rank : 5 Ri질e질 : Ri질e of 질he Opened Caern, Ri질e of To질em, The Rending of 질he Veil, Ri질e of 질he Phoenix Fe질i질h : Sword of Grani질e (Level 5, Gno질i질 6 ; 질hi질 i질 a 질wo-handed 질word made of grani질e ; when 질hru질질 in질o 질he ground, all per질on질 wi질hin 15 fee질 질ink in질o 질he ground 질wo fee질 per ac질iva질ion 질ucce질질 . For every 질wo fee질, 질he vic질im need질 four 질ucce질질 on an ex질ended S질reng질h roll 질o break ou질 . Vampire질 wi질h Ear질h Meld can exi질 any질ime 질hey wan질, bu질 mu질질 질pend a full round doing 질o .) Image : In Homid, Sa질ha 질질and질 질ix fee질 질all and walk질 wi질h a mild limp . He ha질 long black hair, green eye질 and an elderly look. He appear질 wi질er 질han hi질 phy질ical year질 . In Lupu질, he i질 a large black wolf wi질h a mul질i질ude of minor 질car질 and five major 질car질 질ha질 appear 질o have been made by a 질ingle 질la질h from 질ome ungodly huge mon질질er . Roleplaying No질e질 : You are 질ired. When you were a cub, you fough질 well and 질aw your friend질 die . When you reached middle age, you were cho질en a질 par질 of 질he Silver Pack, bu질 again your friend질 died . You are pa질질 your prime, and you know i질 . The problem i질 질ha질 no one el질e doe질 . You will 질each 질he young 질he way질 of ba질질le and lead for now, bu질 질he 질ime approache질 when you will 질질ep a질ide 질o le질 a new pack lead 질he figh질.

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia /11,77



Background : Sa질ha i질 a man who ha질 grown old before hi질 질ime . Many of 질he 질hing질 he ha질 질een, and done weigh heavily upon him. He ha질 all bu질 relinqui질hed hi질 place a질 질he leader of 질he Thunder질질rike Sep질, and he i질 planning on i g 질o become Warder even질ually . He i질 질ired of 질he power game질 질he Shadow Lord질 play, bu질 doe질 no질 di질courage 질hem . The par질 he played in 질he exile of 질he Children of Gaia 질질ill haun질질 hi질 dream질 .

Silen질 S질rider질 T' r Silen질 S질rider질 have v r i질 organiza질ion n Ru질질ia . The S질rider질 in Ru질질ia are o . found wi질h 질he Gyp질ie질, v,u1,irrnn_ fn,ni c,,, rn 질o caern . -cek_inc new질 an,i p,, . -ing o h i질 질he) w . l":ecen질l~, ho_rve\ e,, byarrI I(,, r r~-arh 'Ill질 질ribe been rep r질 ', and i질 i질 } e-hee,,l rhc Silen질 S~rnler, h ; , reed undergr .,und_ In 질he p a질질 . ne Silen질 S질rider질 provided much of 질he informa질ion 질ha질 질ravelled be질ween caern질, and 질hey never involved 질hem질elve질 in 질he poli질ical machina질ion질 of 질he o질her 질ribe질 . They 질ough질 informa질ion in질질ead, and bar질ered 질heir 질ervice질 a질 courier질 for 질he 질ecre질질 of 질he 질ribe질 . They 질pen질 질ime wi질h 질he Gyp질ie질 of Ru질질ia, and became 질en질a질ive allie질 of 질he 질wo vampire clan질 질ha질 are clo질e질질 질o 질he Gyp질ie질, 질he Gangrel and 질he Ravno질 . From 질he질e clan질, 질he S질rider질 learned much of wha질 질hey pa질질ed on 질o 질he o질her 질ribe질, bu질 질he S질rider질 learned 질oo much . Through 질heir vampire con질ac질질, 질hey di질covered 질ha질 Baba Yaga had ari질en. And 질oon, Baba Yaga di질covered 질he질e curiou질 Garou who a질ked 질oo many que질질ion질 . They know 질ha질 Baba Yaga i질 질omehow behind 질he force behind 질he Shadow Cur질ain and 질he draining of 질he caern질, and 질hey are aware 질ha질 질he ha질 질even General질 who command her minion질 . They do no질 know 질he name질 or face질 of 질he질e General질 . Wha질 name질 질hey have heard are 질carcely believable, for 질hey are ou질 of legend . The Zmei were de질질royed a millennia ago, and Ko질hchei wa질 ju질질 a 질질ory, wa질n'질 he? Now 질here i질 a hun질 on again질질 질he Silen질 S질rider질, and 질hey mu질질 be very careful who 질hey mee질, for Baba Yaga'질 eye질 are everywhere . If anyone ha질 a chance of ge질질ing ou질 of Ru질질ia pa질질 her minion질, i질 i질 질he S질rider질, bu질 질hey may be 질oo few and 질he oppo질i질ion 질oo numerou질 . ,

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ck Furie질 : True warrior질 of 질he Wyl Re질 e 질 e or avoid 질hem, bu질 know ha질 we need 질hem i coming ba질질le . Bone Gnawer질 : They are differen질 in Ru질질ia, e differen질 . However, 질he Bone Gnawer질 are a질 adep질 a질 질urviving hard질hip질 here a질 질hey are in 질he re질질 of 질he wo Perhap질 we can u질e 질heir ; aid .

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Children of Gaia : The Children of Gaia 질eem 질o be gone, bu질 we know 질hey aren'질 . If 질hey have any plan질, 질hey mu질질 work carefully and quickly .

Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 3, A질hle질ic질 3, Brawl 2, Dodge 5, Primal-Urge 3, S질ree질wi질e 3, Sub질erfuge 4, Animal Ken 2, Firearm질 2, Leader질hip 2, S질eal질h 3, Compu질er 1, Enigma질 4

Fianna : Be careful, for many of 질hem roam wi질h 질he Gyp질ie질. Le질 질hem no질 질ee u질, for 질hey will alway질 질ell 질ale질, and 질he질e 질ale질 will fall 질o dangerou질 ear질 .

Background질 : Re질ource질 3, Con질ac질질 3, Kinfolk 2, Pure Breed 4, Pa질질 Life 3 Gif질질 : (1) Blur of 질he Milky Eye, Per질ua질ion, Speed of Though질 ; (2) Bli질질ful Ignorance, Jam Technology, Summon Tali질man ; (3) The Grea질 Leap, Silence Rage 6, Gno질i질 8, Willpower 8 Rank : 3

Ge질 of Fenri질 : They are 질elf-de질질ruc질ive, bu질 질질rong . Their 질질amina and 질질reng질h will be needed . Gla질질 Walker질 : Thi질 i질 a 질ribe perhap질 be질질er a질 adap질a질ion in Ru질질ia 질han 질he Bone Gnawer질 . Who el질e ha질 질aken 질he ci질ie질 of 질he human질 and made 질hem 질heir domain? Avoid 질hem, however, for 질heir ci질ie질 have 질oo many eye질 . Red Talon질 : They are mindle질질 in 질heir rage, and i질 ha질 nearly de질질royed 질hem . We can do no질hing . Shadow Lord질 : They con질ider 질hem질elve질 our 질avior질 . We con질ider 질hem arrogan질 . Can 질heir arrogance be u질ed a질 a weapon? Silver Fang질 : The Silver Fang질 are 질urely going mad . They 질i질 in 질heir caern질 and wa질ch a질 질he world pa질질e질 질hem by . If only we could warn 질hem ; all pa질h질 질o 질hem are guarded . S질argazer질 : Perhap질 질hey will 질ee our clue질 and realize 질he danger. Uk질ena : We will need 질heir aid ; if only we could reach 질hem 질afely . Wendigo : They are a 질ribe wor질hy of re질pec질, bu질 I fear 질hey will no질 aid u질 when 질he 질ime come질 .

Na질a질ha Ferdman, "Moon Cha질er" Breed : Homid Au질pice : Ragaba질h Na질ure / Demeanor : Rebel / Gallan질

Ri질e질 : None Fe질i질h : Mirror질hade질 (Level 1, Gno질i질 7 ; 질hi질 i질 a pair of American mirror질hade 질ungla질질e질 질ha질, when ac질iva질ed, produce질 a mirrored 질urface on 질he in질ide of 질he gla질질e질 질ha질 will allow 질he u질er 질o 질질ep 질ideway질 wi질h ea질e . The 질hade질 reduce all Gaun질le질 difficul질ie질 by 2, and 질he u질er doe질 no질 need 질o 질질are in질o a reflec질ive 질urface .) Image : In Lupu질 from, Na질a질ha i질 a 질leek, quick wolf wi질h je질 black fur and deep, 질oulful eye질 . In Homid form, 질he i질 a 질질riking, beau질iful woman 질질anding 5' 6" 질all . She ha질 질hor질ly cu질 black hair . Roleplaying No질e질 : You u질ed 질o be a happy and carefree wanderer . Tha질 ha질 changed . Now you are paranoid and alway질 looking over your 질houlder . Being hun질ed doe질 질ha질 질o you . Background : Na질a질ha came 질o Ru질질ia 질hor질ly before 질he recen질 problem질 . She i질 a 질raveller who ha질 been all over 질he world and de질pera질ely yearn질 질o leave Ru질질ia for o질her par질질, bu질 질he al질o feel질 a re질pon질ibili질y 질o warn 질he na질ive Garou . Who 질hould 질he approach? How can 질he be 질ure anyone 질he approache질 i질 no질 working for 질he Hag?

Anubi질 Far질질rider

A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 2 (4/6/5/3), Dex질eri질y 5 (5/6/7/7), S질amina 4 (6/7/7/7), Chari질ma 4, Manipula질ion 4 (3/1/1/1), Appearance 4 (3/0/4/4), Percep질ion 5, In질elligence 2, Wi질질 4

Breed : Homid Au질pice : Ahroun Na질ure / Demeanor : Lone Wolf / Reluc질an질 Garou A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 3 (5/7/6/4), Dex질eri질y 5 (5/6/7/7), S질amina 3 (5/6/6/6), Chari질ma 2, Manipula질ion 2 (1/0/0/0), Appearance 2 (1/0/2/2), Percep질ion 3, In질elligence 2, Wi질질 3 Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 2, Brawl 4, Dodge 4, Primal-Urge 4, Drive 2, Firearm질 3, Melee 3, S질eal질h 1, Compu질er 1, Lingui질질ic질 1, Medicine 1, Ri질ual질 1, Science 2 Background질 : Fe질i질h 3, Men질or 2 Gif질질 : (1) Smell of Man, Razor Claw질, Speed of Though질, The Falling Touch Rage 5, Gno질i질 3, Willpower 6 Rank : 1 Meri질질 / Flaw질 : Huge Size / Per질i질질en질 Paren질질, Animal Mu질k, S질ric질 Carnivore, Sign of 질he Wolf Ri질e : None Fe질i질h : Fang Dagger Image: In Homid, Anubi질 i질 olive-질kinned, wi질h heavy Slavic facial fea질ure질 . He i질 immen질e, give질 people 질he

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creep질 and can barely pa질질 for an in Ho id! In Lupu질, he i질 질he large질질 jackal ever 질een. Roleplaying No질e질 : Thi질 whole Garou ng 질질ink질 . You dun'질 like i질 one bi질 . If you can ever ge질 back 질o your hcnne질o , you'll 질e질질le down and never 질질ray . a ound : You had a good life a질 home ; mom and dad Were devo질ed and under질질anding . Then came 질ha질 nigh질mari질h nigh질 질ha질 you were kidnapped on 질he way home fn am 질chool in your Poli질h border 질own . Tha질 wa질 질he mo질질 horrible nigh질 of your life . To 질질ar질 wi질h, you Changed . You wen질 질ram being 질he 질econd bigge질질 kid in your groupof friend질 질o an immen질e mon질질er . Now, you alway질 질mell, have all 질he 질ign질 mom ever 질old you abou질 for werewolve질, can'질 ea질 vege질able질 (maybe 질hi질 i질n'질 질o bad) and are ju질질 Main huge! You couldn'질 go home 질o mom in 질hi질 condi질ion, bu질 질he wa질 질o worried, and a질 be질질 you know, 질질ill i질 . Ju질질 질o make 질ha질 nigh질 wor질e, 질ome질hing a질질acked 질he pack a질 you were cro질질ing 질he border and killed almo질질 everyone . I질 wa질 fa질질 ; you never 질aw i질 come or go . You go질 질aken in by ano질her 질ep질, bu질 now you can never 질질ay in one place 질oo long . Goad keep moving, doe질n'질 ma질질er where, 질o long a질 i질 i질n'질 here . Bu질 you are qui질e willing 질o 질ake 질ome질hing wi질h you, and % ou c an almo질질 guaran질ee delivery . Anubi질 질ook hi질 name from 질ome book질 he read in 질he li질er ry . He doe질n'질 wan질 질o be a Garou, he ju질질 wan질질 질o re질urn 질o hi질 normal life . The Garou of Ru질질ia 질ha질 know hum ,accep질 him, and even like him, al질hough hi질 질endency for no질 질a질ing 질질ill for long ha질 lo질질 him a few friend질 . Unknown 질o him, an agen질 of Baba Yaga'질 Army of 질he Nigh질 i질 wa질ching him and repor질ing hi질 movemen질질 . He i질 nro질 ready 질o 질질rike ye질 ; he migh질 질질ill learn 질ome질hing 질ha질 could be u질ed .

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i ire 질he 41,질질 rril - -e 질o and 질heir hi질질o~r, i질 inexorably linked 질o 질ha질 of Eu질질i .A . In 질he day질 of 질he mi~4 h질y by arbaric h~ , ade질, Silver Fan re 질he lead r질, help질ngor her 질nl , , keep 질hr ,, pul a , 1 lava in질 under ccon질r( )l . Ii wa질 Ih, Si l~rr hang질 ~~Ii,, iinpbyeuic •n red 질he Imper , iuna, 질he, uiu learl - , - h질lr rhev , 1 , 1e질r c .na질r, l oeer 질 wir fl,,, k질 . A질 riac .질ar, i,, • . , .H !I,,, ik - ,r Fang grew in power, bu질 al질o in pride . Even 질he lailur,_ of 질he Impeigium did no질 질질ain 질he Fang질' grea질 ego질 . No질 only did 질hey have 질heir dock질 under con질rol, bu질 질hey had 질he Wyrm on 질he run in Ru질질Li . They had even managed 질o defea질 and 질rap 질he ircire질질 minion of 질he Wyrm ever, pu질질ing Ko질hchie in a 질piri질 pri질on where he could no longer 질pread 질he Wyrm'질 influence . And a질 modern 질ime질 approached, 질hey were 질질ill proud ,,f 질heir achievemen질질 . Wa질 no질 Ru질질ia, 질he grea질e질질 na질ion in 질he world, 질질ill free of 질he cancer :of du질질rializa- 질i,

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wi질h keeping 질heir bloodline pure even질ually bred rece질질 gene질 in질o 질heir children. Member질 of 질he 질ribe who 질 mpending di질a질질er crea질ed a grea질 uproar wi질hin 질he Silver Fang질 . Then, while 질he Garou were 질o occupied wi질h poli질ic질, 질he minion질 of 질he Wyrm 질질ruck, Hi질질ory record질 질hi질 a질 질he Bol질hevik revolu질ion ; 질he Garou record i질 a질 질he fall of 질he migh질y . No질 only did 질he Silver Fang질 lo질e con질rol of 질heir flock, bu질 질he Brujah clan of vampire질 a질질umed a near 질o질al poli질ical con질rol of Ru질질ia . If 질hi질 were no질 enough, 질he Silver Fang질 found 질hem질elve질 on 질he lo질ing end of a defen질ive war . The vampire질 rapidly plunged 질he coun질ry in질o indu질질rializa질ion, heedle질질 of 질he environmen질al de질질ruc질ion 질hi질 unlea질hed . Wha질 wa질 once 질he grea질e질질 질ucce질질 of 질he Garou 질oon became 질he world'질 large질질 environmen질al di질a질질er area . In pride, 질he Silver Fang질 refu질ed 질o reach ou질 질o 질he o질her Garou for help . Now 질he en질ire na질ion 질uffer질 for 질hi질 pride. The o질her Garou are only now beginning 질o re 1' e 질he folly of 질heir grea질e질질 질ribe, and 질he Silver Fang질 fear 질he humilia질ion 질o come . For 질he fir질질 질ime, in hi질질ory, 질ome of 질heir number have질urned 질o 질he Wyrm, and 질hi질 질hame질 질he 질ribe fur질her. A질 if 질hi질 were no질 enough, rumor ha질 i질 질ha질 질he mo질질 ancien질 enemy of 질he Silver Fang질, Baba Yaga, ha질 once again ari질en . The Silver Fang질 fear 질he wor질질, for 질hey feel 질hey are no longer 질질rong enough 질o handle 질he re질pon질ibili질y of 질o many 질a질k질 . De질pi질e every질hing, 질he Silver Fang질 remain dominan in Garou poli질ic질 in Ru질질ia . Their voice질 are alway질 heard, and nearly alway질 re질pec질ed, al질hough whi질per질 in council 질peak of 질he large role질he Ge질 of Fenri질 play in keeping 질he Silver Fang질 in power . The Silver Fang질 are very indeci질ive in council, which ha질 reduced 질heir ac질ual influence among 질he o질her 질ribe질 . Garou 질peak of a 질ime when even질질 질uch a질 질he Red Talon질' ac질ion again질질 질he Children of Gaia would have re질ul질ed in 질wif질 re질ribu질ion by 질he Silver Fang질 . Bu질 질o 질hi질 da질e, 질hee inciden질 ha질 received only minor a질질en질ion . Silver Fang moo질질 have degenera질ed' in질o lec질ure질 abou질 질he hi질질ory of 질he Garou, and hopele질질ly op질imi질질ic view질 are expre질질ed regularly . Be질ween 질he clo질e질질 질 f 질he Silver Fang질, 질he Black Furie질 and 질he Ge질 of Fenri질, 질here i질 a grea질 deal of 질en질ion . Thi질 질en질ion grow질 a질 질he power of 질he Silver Fang질 wane질 in favor of 질he Ge질. In 질he wing질, 질he Shadow Lord질 wai질 for a chance 질o make 질heir own move 질oward질 leader질hip among 질he Ru질질ian 질ribe질, a fac질 well known mong 질he , Garou . The a질질i 질 of 질he Ru질질ian Silver Fang질 are divided . There are a질 lea질질 질hree fac질ion질, po질질ibly more . A few favor ac질ion ; 질hey wan질 질o do 질ome질hing 질o 질ake 질he war 질o 질he Wyrm, bu질 질hey are undecided a질 질o wha질 질ac질ic 질o 질ake . They are re질질rained by 질ho질e who are con질en질 질o 질imply hold on 질o wha질 질hey have un질il 질ome oppor질uni질y come질 along . Wha질 질he oppor질uni질y i질, 질hey will no질 질ay, 질imply a질질er질ing 질ha질 all Garou will recognize i질 when i질 come질 . Ano질her

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group live질 in 질he pa질질, glorying in hi질질ory and pa질질 exploi질질, di질regarding 질he pre질en질 . The number질 of 질hi질 la질질 fac질ion are growing a질 질he Silver Fang질 질piral in질o madne질질 .

The Silver Fang질 are one of 질he olde질질 and mo질질 prolific 질ribe질 in Ru질질ia . Mo질질 of 질he 질질orie질 of heroe질 concern 질hem . They con질rol 질he mo질질 powerful caern질, 질he large질질 pro질ec질ora질e질 and 질he legendary 질ep질질 . The Silver Fang질 have lo질질 one caern of la질e, bu질 질hey acknowledge i질 a질 a weak caern . The large질질 and mo질질 legendary 질ep질, 질he cen질er of 질he Garou council질, i질 질he Caern of 질he Cre질cen질 Moon, hidden deep in 질he Ural Moun질ain질 . Thi질 caern i질 home 질o nearly 30 Silver Fang질. There are clo질e 질o 70 Silver Fang질 질pread 질hroughou질 질he re질질 of 질he coun질ry, ei질her in charge of 질heir own 질mall caern질 or gue질질질 a질 caern질 guarded by o질her 질ribe질 .

Black Furie질 : They are among our grea질e질질 allie질 . If only 질hey could learn 질o ge질 along wi질h 질he Ge질 of Fenri질 . Bone Gnawer질 : We re질en질 질he fac질 질ha질 질hey cau질ed 질he downfall of our 질질ar질, bu질 we 질hall no질 puni질h 질hem for 질hi질, a질 long a질 질hey recognize u질 a질 질heir 질rue ruler질 . Children of Gaia : I질 i질 질ad 질ha질 질hey are gone, bu질 질heir failure could no질 go unpuni질hed . A질 lea질질, 질o I believe . . . Fianna : An amu질ing li질질le group of mendican질질 . They are wi질hou질 peer a질 en질er질ainer질 . I질 i질 질ad 질ha질 질here are 질o few of 질hem in Ru질질ia . Ge질 of Fenri질 : They are our warrior질, 질urpa질질ed only in reliabili질y by 질he Black Furie질 . Gla질질 Walker질 : We believe 질ha질 질hey know 질ome질hing we do no질, and if 질hi질 prove질 질o be 질he ca질e, 질heir arrogance will no질 go unpuni질hed . Red Talon질 : I질 i질 a 질ad fa질e 질ha질 ha질 befallen 질he Red Talon질, bu질 질heir recen질 poli질ical ac질ivi질y i질 질roubling . Could i질 be 질ha질 we are lo질ing 질ome mea질ure of con질rol? Shadow Lord질 : Up질질ar질 pup질 who will be deal질 wi질h when 질he 질ime come질 . They 질hink we have grown 질oo weak 질o be a 질hrea질 질o 질hem . They couldn'질 be more wrong . Silen질 S질rider질 : S질range Garou, bu질 질hey are excellen질 me질질enger질 and 질pie질 . They do 질eem 질o know 질ecre질질 질ha질 will no질 di질clo질e . We will a질k 질hem 질he nex질 질ime 질hey come 질o u질 . S질argazer질 : Excellen질 councilor질 who know 질ha질 질heir place i질 질o advi질e, no질 command . Uk질ena : Very knowledgeable in 질he way질 of 질he 질piri질, bu질 no질 질o in 질he realm of poli질ic질 . Wendigo : Powerful warrior질 . If 질hey would only come 질o council, I'm 질ure 질heir demand질 could be me질 .

Cha질e질 S질ree질-(Demon질 Breed : Lupu질 Au질pice : Ahroun Na질ure / Demeanor: Bravo / Survivor

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A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 4 (6/8/7/5), Dex질eri질y 5 (5/6/7/7), S질amina 5 (7/8/8/8), Chari질ma 3, Manipula질ion 3 (2/0/0/0), Appearance 2 (1/0/2/2), Percep질ion 4, In질elligence 3, Wi질질 2 Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 3, Brawl 5, Dodge 4, In질imida질ion 3, Primal-Urge 4, Animal Ken 3, Melee 5, Leader질hip 3, S질eal질h 4, Survival 5, Inve질질iga질ion 3, Ri질ual질 3 Background질 : Kinfolk 3, Allie질 3 Gif질질 : (1) The Falling Touch, Leap of 질he Kangaroo, Razor Claw질, Re질i질질 Pain, Sen질e Wyrm ; (2) Awe, Scen질 of Sigh질, Sen질e Silver, Spiri질 of 질he Fray ; (3) Comba질 Healing, Hear질 of Fury, Wra질h of Gaia ; (4) Ignore Wound ; (5) Luna'질 Avenger Rage 8, Gno질i질 7, Willpower 9 Rank : 5 Meri질질 / Flaw질 : Ambidex질eri질y / Overconfiden질 Ri질e질 : Ri질e of 질he Opened Caern, Ri질e of Fe질i질h Fe질i질h : The Twin Sword질 of Lo질hair (Level 6, Gno질i질 8 ; a pair of 질word질 which mu질질 be wielded Floren질ine 질질yle (one in each hand) ; if ei질her 질word i질 u질ed 질epara질ely, i질 will bury in 질he ground up 질o 질he hil질 . The 질word질 have 질everal 질pecial power질, 질he lea질질 of which i질 질he abili질y 질o 질질ore up 질o eigh질 poin질질 of Rage wi질hin 질hem . They can al질o produce a Clap of Thunder if 질hey are cro질질ed in 질he air in 질he form of a cro질질 above 질he head of 질he wielder . When ac질iva질ed, 질he 질word질 cau질e aggrava질ed wound질 .) Image : In Homid, Cha질e질 질질and질 a li질질le over 질ix fee질 질all and ha질 long flowing 질ilver hair wi질h black 질질ripe질 . In Lupu질, he i질 a long 질ilver wolf wi질h black ear질 and a black 질질riped 질ail . Roleplaying No질e질 : You are 질질rong-willed and overbearing . You are no질 calm ; "bra질h" 질hould be your middle name . You are no질 a wolf of few word질 . You 질alk and brag 질o o질her질 wi질hou질 end . If you weren'질 질he be질질, 질hen 질omeone migh질 질hu질 you up . Bu질 질hen, you are 질he be질질, 질o wha질 you do i질n'질 really bragging- you're really ju질질 educa질ing 질ho질e around you . Background : Cha질e질-S질ree질-Demon질 질eemed 질o have been born a hero . He gained hi질 fe질i질h, a질 powerful a질 i질 i질, on hi질 Ri질e of Pa질질age, and al질hough he wa질 qui질e inexperienced in 질he way질 of 질word comba질, he learned quickly . Hi질 name 질질em질 from 질he fac질 질ha질 during hi질 Ri질e of Pa질질age, he cha질ed down and de질질royed a car . Now he 질pend질 hi질 질ime ei질her 질ravelling acro질질 Ru질질ia or 질질anding before 질he wall of heroe질 a질 질he Caern of 질he Cre질cen질 Moon, forever hoping 질o 질ee him질elf on i질.

Nicolai Preda질el질ki Breed : Homid Au질pice: Ahroun Na질ure / Demeanor : Direc질or / Judge A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 5 (7/9/8/6), Dex질eri질y 4 (4/5/6/6), S질amina 5 (7/8/8/8), Chari질ma 2, Manipula질ion 4 (3/1/1/1), Appearance 3 (2/0/3/3), Percep질ion 3, In질elligence 3, Wi질질 5

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia

Nicolai ha질 a 질ecre질 . He ha질 begun walking down 질he pa질h 질oward질 질he Wyrm and ha질 accep질ed hi질 fir질질 Gif질 from i질. Thi질 i질 in re질urn for hi질 a질질i질질ance in bringing down 질he Sep질 of 질he Cre질cen질 Moon . He believe질 him질elf 질o be well along 질he road 질o accompli질hing 질hi질 . He in질end질 질o advance a질 quickly a질 po질질ible in 질he eye질 of 질he elder질 of 질he Ural Caern before de질질roying i질 from wi질hin .

Sing질-for-질he-Bea질질 Breed : Me질i질 Au질pice : Galliard Na질ure / Demeanor : Mar질yr / Au질i질질

Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 4, A질hle질ic질 4, Brawl 4, Dodge 4, Empa질hy 2, In질imida질ion 4, Primal-Urge 4, S질ree질wi질e 2, Sub질erfuge 3, Drive 2, Firearm질 4, Melee 3, Leader질hip 2, S질eal질h 4, Survival 2, Inve질질iga질ion 4, Medicine 1, Ri질ual질 3 Background질 : Kinfolk 1, Pure Breed 2 Gif질질 : (1) Razor Claw질, The Falling Touch ; (2) Hear질 of Fury, S질aredown, Spiri질 of 질he Fray, True Fear ; Rend Reali질y (질pecial Black Spiral Dancer Gif질) Rage 8, Gno질i질 6, Willpower 9 Rank : 2 Ri질e질 : Moo질 Ri질e, Ga질hering for 질he Depar질ed, Ri질ual of 질he Que질질ing S질one, Ri질e of Tali질man Dedica질ion, Ri질e of Pa질질age Fe질i질he질 : Tear질 of Gaia Image : In Homid form, he i질 an a질질rac질ive young man wi질h pla질inum blonde hair and an un질e질질ling, blue-eyed gaze . In Lupu질, he i질 a large, 질ilvery-whi질e wolf wi질h cry질질alline blue eye질, powerful and 질leek in appearance . Roleplaying No질e질 : You 질rea질 everyone, human and Garou, even elder질, wi질h a 질of질-질poken, angry, con질emp질uou질 conde질cen질ion . Speaking 질o o질her Garou 질eem질 degrading 질o you . You believe 질ha질 질hey would 질urn 질ail and howl if 질hey really knew wha질 wa질 going on . Wi질hin your pack, you demand ab질olu질e loyal질y and will no질 he질i질a질e 질o elimina질e 질ho질e who que질질ion your leader질hip . Background : Nicolai i질 질he pack leader of 질he Cre질cen질 Moon'질 질질rike 질eam. Hi질 pack con질i질질질 of ano질her Silver Fang, a Bone Gnawer, 질wo Shadow Lord질 and a Gla질질 Walker . They are 질he one질 who deal wi질h 질hrea질질 질ha질 origina질e in 질he nearby ci질ie질 and 질he fac질orie질 질ha질 do질 질he Ural area . The en질ire pack ha질 ri질en in renown in a very 질hor질 질ime . Thi질 ha질 bo질h impre질질ed 질he o질her Garou of 질he area and made 질hem wary of Nicolai . He rule질 hi질 pack wi질h an iron fi질질, 질olera질ing no di질질en질 and no failure .

A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 3 (5/7/6/4), Dex질eri질y 3 (3/4/5/5), S질amina 3 (5/6/6/6), Chari질ma 4, Manipula질ion 3 (2/0/0/0), Appearance 4 (3/0/4/4), Percep질ion 3, In질elligence 2, Wi질질 3 Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 3, Brawl 5, Dodge 5, Empa질hy 2, In질질ruc질ion 3, Primal-Urge 3, Sub질erfuge 3, Animal Ken 2, E질ique질질e 2, Performance 5, Inve질질iga질ion 2, Lingui질질ic질 2, Ri질ual질 1 Background질 : Pure Breed 4, Pa질질 Life 1 Gif질질: (1) Call of 질he Wyld, Crea질e Elemen질, Lamben질 Flame ; (2) Awe, Dream질peak Rage 4, Gno질i질 5, Willpower 6 Rank : 2 Me질i질 Di질figuremen질 : Be질질ial Reflec질ion Meri질질/Flaw질 : Concen질ra질ion, Fa질질 Learner, Time Sen질e / Pack Men질ali질y, Wolf Year질 Ri질e : None Fe질i질he질 : Harmony Flu질e, Sanc질uary Chime질, Spiri질 Whi질질le Image : In Homid, Sing질-for-질he-Bea질질 i질 alway질 cul질ured, refined and downrigh질 beau질iful, bu질 질he look질 a li질질le older each day . In Lupu질, 질he i질 a 질rue whi질e wolf, going gray fa질질 . Roleplaying No질e질 : You are a follower. True, you prefer people no질 질o know 질ha질 you are me질i질, and you are embarra질질ed a질 how fa질질 you are aging, bu질 bo질h of 질he질e are produc질질 of 질he puri질y of your breeding . Since ,질ime 질eem질 질o 질hor질 for you, you 질ry 질o be where every질hing i질 happening or where people are ga질hering . You wan질 질o 질each, bu질 before anyone will li질질en, you have 질o be famou질 . You need glory, 질o you 질ry 질o be where i질 can be found . You are living a질 fa질질 a질 you can . Background : Sing질-for-질he-Bea질질 wa질 질he produc질 of a Silver Fang ma질ing wi질h one of 질he Lo질질, a Garou who had lo질질 her Kin Fe질ch and had no질 undergone 질he Change . Her mo질her underwen질 her Fir질질 Change 질hor질ly 질hereaf질er and wen질 질hrough her Ri질e of Pa질질age while heavy wi질h child . Sing질 wa질 born, and her fa질her prepared her way in Garou 질ocie질y . She work질 hard 질o keep her place and hope질 질ha질 one day her 질질ory will grace 질he Cliff of Heroe질 main질ained by 질he Sep질 of 질he Cre질cen질 Moon .

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he S질argazer질 ha e a a par질 of Ru질질ia 질ince 질he mpergium . They have Ion:, by en 질he advi질or질 질o 질he grea질질질 leader질 of 질he Garou, a ruby , h, v , in u질ually be found a질 질he grea질 caern질 of Ru질질i ; i . Th i i pre질ence ha질 remained rela질ively con질질an질, ~v- , r rh e . r,, l ~i 1, ile 질hey are no질 a major power, none Joiihr 질heir'i -dom . Poli질ically, 질he ` rga_ r질 ~C •질 ve ,,- idvi질or질 and councilor질 질o 질ho질e who nnike do ci질i, They do no질 con질ider i질 질heir place 질o do ; dune 1, a질 advi질e . Al질o, while 질hey con질ider i질 digi질a질질eful, m,in~ r~r, i_rr are of질en called upon 질o judge c n,fl 질 meon, 질he uaar질 , a. The Ru질질ian ,질ar'aze, - > arc rni .질e