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 ."
Legend질 of 질he Garou
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 cap-
질ured 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
Legend질 of 질he Garou
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 Prin-
ce질질, 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 ap-
poin질ed 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 .


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 7


Credi질
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
Type질e질질ing and Layou질 : Sam Chupp
Logo and Back Cover De질ign : Michelle Prahler
© 1993 by Whi질e Wolf, Inc . All righ질질 re질erved . Repro-
duc질ion 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 copy-
righ질ed by Whi질e Wolf, Inc .
The men질ion of or reference 질o any companie질 or prod-
uc질질 in 질he질e page질 i질 no질 a challenge 질o 질he 질rademark질 or
copyrigh질질 concerned .
Map질 : Some graphic elemen질질 ©1993 by Brian J . Blume .
8 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
Special Thank질
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 .
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.
/177 7/7J~'
 Con질en질질

Legend질 of 질he Garou :

질he Tale of 질he Firebird, T질arevich )van
and 질he Gray *Wolf 2
The 질ru질h behind a Ru질질ian folk질ale

In질roduc질ion : Mo질her Ru질질ia 10

Chap질er One : Hi질질ory 18

From 질he 질ime of 질he T질ar질 질o modern day질

Chap질er Two : Geograph 40

Fac질질 abou질 질he land and i질질 ecological peril

Chap질er Three: Tribe질 of 질he Moon 52

The Garou of Ru질질ia

Chap질er Four : Enemie질 80

Tho질e who oppo질e Gaia'질 Way

Chap질er Five: problem질 & plo질질 102

Major problem질 in Ru질질ia and 질ome 질질ory idea질

Appendix: Spiri질질 of Field and S질ream, Hear질h and Home 120

Ru질질ia'질 re질iden질 질piri질질

9
 For 질he Mo질herland'질 Sake, Go Forward,
- I . Toidze, Sovie질 Ru질질ian Poli질ical Po질질er
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 .
In질roduc질ion
Heroe질
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 de-
질질royed 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 .
11

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
only 질질ump질 where 질he men have pa질질ed . The land i질질elf i질
now burned and de질poiled where 질he Wyrm-born chemi-
cal질 are poured, and 질he folly of human 질cience make질 i질질elf
known.
When Gaia 질uffer질, 질he Garou 질uffer a질 well . The pride of
질he Children of 질he Mo질herland i질 known by 질he o질her질 of
our kind . Even 질he Wyrm know질 . I질 질emp질질 질he mo질질
prideful of our kind and of질en lead질 질hem from 질he 질rue
Way . A질 Kinfolk, you mu질질 help u질 guard again질질 질hi질 .
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 .
Even now, our pride 질eem질 질o have no end, for we lo질e
face if we a질k help ou질질ide our 질ep질 . Even wi질hin our 질ep질,
질he fooli질h laugh a질 질ho질e who require a질질i질질ance ou질질ide
질heir own pack .
The wyrm Ri질e질
Beginning in 질he 1800질, agen질질 of 질he Wyrm began
질owing 질he 질eed질 of di질con질en질 in Ru질질ia . Even질ually, 질hi질
di질con질en질 bred rebellion . In 1917, any hope질 we migh질
have had for main질aining our hold on Ru질질ia 질hrough 질he
Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
royal family were da질hed . The Bol질hevik Revolu질ion wa질
many 질hing질 질o many people, bu질 질o 질he u질, i질 wa질 질he fir질질
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,
and we were forced underground.
A질 Ru질질ia modernized, we found i질 harder 질o ac질 . Tie질
wi질h Kinfolk were broken, and many of our children were
never 질augh질 질he Way질 . The grea질 wolf pack질 질ha질 once
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
were en질ombed in 질he gla질질 and 질질eel of 질heir Wyrm-ridden
ci질ie질 . For 질he fir질질 질ime in our hi질질ory, we looked upon 질he
face of fear.
Human expan질ion de질poiled 질he land . Wyrmhole질 fe질질er
in 질he land, and crea질ure질 creep for질h 질o bring 질he age-old
ba질질le 질o our home질 . Grea질er and more ferociou질 crea질ure질
hun질 질he wild land질 each nigh질, and a powerful force draw질
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
of our ancien질 enemy, 질he one we 질hough질 wa질 de질질royed . If
질hi질 enemy i질 back, if Baba Yaga once again walk질 질he Ear질h,
we may be 질he fir질질 질o know 질he 질rue meaning of 질he
Apocalyp질e . Where 질he 질read질, we can be 질ure 질ha질 질he
Ko질hchie, 질he Talon of 질he Wyrm, will 질oon follow .
Hope
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 charac-
질er질, 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 .
Ou질질ide of Ru질질ia, 질he majori질y of Garou 질eem 질o have
given up on ever re질cuing 질he land from 질he clu질che질 of 질he
In질roduc질ion
O질her "Werewolf Book질
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?
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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 .
.Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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 .

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 unde-
질ec질ed 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 .
In질roduc질ion
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 hu-
man질 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 de-
veloped 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 ammuni-
질ion, 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 .
Book질
The New Ru질질ian질, by Hedrick Smi질h, i질 a good back-
ground 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 Bol-
질hevik 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 indu질질ri-
aliza질ion 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 .
16 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
Fic질ion :
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 in-
dep질h 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 lac-
quer boxe질 .
Publica질ion질
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 질ran질-
la질ion질 of 질he major 질질orie질 in variou질 Sovie질 new질paper질 .
There are al질o a number of Ru질질ian or Sovie질 publica-
질ion질, 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 cer-
질ainly 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 .


Ru질질ian Film질 and direc질ing 질echnique질 . Thi질 one i질 a film 질chool peren-
nial .
Ivan 질he Terrible and Alexander Nev질ky, direc질ed by Sergei
Der질u Uzala, direc질ed by Akira Kuro질awa, i질 a movie 질e질
Ei질en질질ein. Excellen질 black and whi질e film질 depic질ing leg-
in 질he Siberian wilderne질질 in 질he early par질 of 질he Sovie질
endary Ru질질ian질 . A mu질질 for anyone u질ing hi질질orical Pa질질
Regime . I질질 accoun질 give질 a feel for 질he 질erri질ory . The main
Life fla질hback질 in 질heir game .
charac질er, Der질u Uzala, 질ell질 a compelling 질질ory abou질 질he
Ba질질le질hip Po질emkin, direc질ed by Sergei Ei질en질질ein . Thi질
way of life of Siberian hun질er질 and 질he dying of 질heir cul질ure .
film abou질 질he revol질 of 질ailor질 on 질he Po질emkin wa질 a
While i질 i질 direc질ed by Kuro질awa, one of 질he grea질e질질
질질irring revolu질ionary 질질a질emen질 for Ru질질ian질 . One of 질he
Japane질e film direc질or질 (and one of 질he grea질e질질 direc질or질 of
cla질질ic early film질, Ei질en질질ein revolu질ionized film edi질ing
all 질ime), 질he film wa질 funded by 질he Sovie질질 .

In질roduc질ion 17


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

During 질hi질 질ime of nomad질, and 질he 질ub질equen질 질ime of

질he 질ime of 질he 질질ar질
During 질he 질ime of 질he Impergium, and for many year질
질hereaf질er, Ru질질ia'질 people were nomadic 질ribe질 of wander-
ing 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 migra-
질ion질 . 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 .
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 com-
merce 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 a질질en-
질ion 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 Em-
pire . 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 be-
came 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 influ-
ence 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

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia

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 in-
질pired 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 질질reng질h-
ened 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
Chap질er One : Hi질질ory
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 be-
came 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 . Agricul-
질ure 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
k-
crucial 질o Kiev Ru질, e질pecially during 질he Imperial Ru질질ian
period, which empha질ized 질hi질 ancien질 connec질ion . The
r
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 grandfa-
질her ."
During 질he질e 질ime질, Garou and vampire질 would occa-
질ionally 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 encroach-
men질 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 Arch-
bi질hop 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 .
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 approxi-
ma질ely 1240-1480 . Under 질he Ta질ar질, however, 질he Church
wa질 given nearly full pro질ec질ion from raid질 and wa질 ex-
emp질ed 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 .
- 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 (1462-
1505) 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 e질질ab-
,4 li질hed 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" .
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 .
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 Ter-
rible- 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 Sibe-
ria in 질earch of fur. Thi질 angered 질he re질iden질 Red Talon질
and Uk질ena, who cu질 질hem질elve질 off from 질he Garou coun-
cil질 . 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 Or-
질hodox Church 질o crea질e a Ru질질ian Pa질riarch in Mo질cow in
1589 . Mo질cow 질hen became 질he only independen질 Or질ho-
Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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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 Ca질holi-
ci질m 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
Chap질er One : Hi질질ory
announcemen질 of hi질 marriage 질o Marina, which 질candal-
ized 질he Or질hodox Clergy .
The Silver Fang질 could no질 under질질and why 질heir Kin-
folk 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 be-
lieve 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 de-
질질royed 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 expan-
질ion 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 knowl-
edge 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 .
24 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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 elimina-
질ion of dangerou질 ma질erial from 질chool 질ex질질 . Nichola질
began a campaign again질질 educa질ion program질 and in질ellec-
질ual질 . 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 Kin-
dred 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 .


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), Au질obio-
graphical 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 re질pon-
질ibili질y 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, ari질질o-
cra질ic 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 질enu-
ou질 gra질p of 질he Brujah, bu질 질he Bone Gnawer질 were no질
craf질y enough 질o 질econd-gue질질 or ou질maneuver 질he vam-
pire질 .
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 ac질u-
ali질y, 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 .
26 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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 con질e-
quence질 . 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 .

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 Anglo-
American 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
Chap질er One : Hi질질ory
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 .
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 . One-
질en질h 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
-0
질omewhere be질ween 15 and 20 million people . The Uni질ed
S질a질e질 lo질질 350,000.
Af질er 질he heavy lo질질e질 of 질he "Grea질 Pa질rio질ic War",
r
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 .
Garou (During 질he
Grea질 Pa질rio질ic war
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 con질ri-
bu질ion 질o 질he war wa질 mainly in aiding par질i질an opera질ion질 .
Regardle질질 of Garou involvemen질, 질he 질acrifice질 and vic질o-
rie질 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 1941-
1944, 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
28 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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 prac-
질ice질 wa질 질he a질질i질질ance 질he Bone Gnawer질, who u질ed 질heir
Gif질질 질o proce질질 질he non-nouri질hing and of질en poi질onou질
i질em질 in질o real food .
The Shadow Year질
Garou divi질ion a질 질he on질e질 of 질he revolu질ion and oppo-
질i질ion 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 .
Many Sovie질 leader질, de질pi질e wha질 질hey proclaimed pub-
licly, 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 exi질질-
ence 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 divi-
질ion 질pecifically crea질ed 질o deal wi질h 질uperna질ural 질hrea질질,
an organiza질ion 질imilar 질o 질he F .B .I . Special Affair질 . "Super-
na질ural 질hrea질질" included Garou . Backed by vampire질 and
o질her 질hadowy force질, 질he KGB began hun질ing 질he Garou .
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 environ-
men질 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, e질pe-
cially 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 .


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 질hem-
질elve질 질o work wi질hin 질he 질y질질em, educa질ing 질he powerful of
질he Sovie질 Union o preven질 질he 질pread of 질uch Wyrm-
ridden 질echnologie질 a질 a질omic reac질or질 and nuclear weapon질 .
They failed . Reac질or질 were buil질 and weapon질 were de질o-
na질ed 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 re질pon-
질ible for 질hi질 deci질ion . The Shadow Lord질 goaded 질he Red
r
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 Wyrm-
ridden 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 over-
run 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 -Karl Marx publi질he질 질he "Communi질질 Mani-
fe질질o" in London .
1861 -The beginning of 질he "Era of Grea질 Re-
form질," in which all Ru질질ian 질erf질 are freed
from bondage .
-The Bone Gnawer질 become more ac질ive in
질he poli질ic질 of 질he Garou .
1902 -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 .
1905 -Af질er a popular upri질ing in S질 . Pe질er질burg,
T질ar Nichola질 II e질질abli질he질 질he Duma, 질he
fir질질 Ru질질ian parliamen질 .
1914 -Augu질질 : Beginning of World War I .
1917 -March 2 : Abdica질ion of Nichola질 II .
-The Silver Fang질 and 질he o질her ari질질ocra질ic
clan질 move 질o 질질op 질he impending revolu-
질ion, 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 Gnaw-
er질 .
-November 7 : Bol질hevik질 질eize power.
-December 7 : Crea질ion of 질he Cheka, la질er
known a질 질he KGB .
1918 -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 ex-
ecu질ed .
-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 Com-
muni질질 Par질y .
-December : Founding of 질he U .S .S .R .
1924 -January 21 : Dea질h of Lenin.
1929 -January : S질alin'질 rival Leon Tro질질ky i질 ex-
pelled from 질he U .S .S .R .
Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
-April : The beginning of S질alin'질 Five Year
Plan질 .
1930 -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 .
1933 -November 16 : Diploma질ic rela질ion질 e질질ab-
li질hed 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 ."
1940 -Augu질질 20 : A질질a질질ina질ion of Tro질질ky in
Mexico .
1946 -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 .
-Children of Gaia begin a질질emp질ing 질o pre-
ven질 질he Sovie질 governmen질 from
developing a질omic weapon질 .
1948 -Oc질ober 10 : Launching of 질he Sovie질'질 fir질질
guided balli질질ic mi질질ile .
1949 -April 4 : N .A .T .O . formed .
1953 -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 Spu질-
nik, 질he world'질 fir질질 ar질ificial 질a질elli질e .
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 .
1964 -Oc질ober 14 : Kru질hchev ou질질ed from Com-
muni질질 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 .
-Sep질ember 11 : Kru질hchev die질 .
1975 -Sovie질 - Cuban in질erven질ion in Angola.
1979 -December : Sovie질 질roop질 invade Afghani-
질질an .
1981 -December : Variou질 demon질질ra질ion질 lead 질o
질he declara질ion of mar질ial law in Poland .
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) be-
gin .
--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 Com-
mi질질ee of hard-liner질 .
-May 26 : Yel질질in win질 Mo질cow 질ea질 in 질he
elec질ion for 질he new Congre질질 of People'질
Depu질ie질 .
Chap질er One : Hi질질ory
-Fall : Popular revolu질ion질 ou질질 Communi질질
regime질 in Ea질질ern Europe .
-November : The Berlin Wall fall질 .
-Sovie질 질roop질 are wi질hdrawn from Afghani-
질질an .
1990 -Li질huania, E질질onia and La질via declare inde-
pendence .
-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.
1991 -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 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 di질in질egra-
질ion of 질he U .S .S .R .
-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 mo질h Dar 11 on 질he Ea질질ern Fron질
1939 -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 .
1940 -March 12 : Sovie질-Finni질h war end질 ; Fin-
land cede질 질erri질ory .
-June 15 : Sovie질질 occupy Bal질ic S질a질e질 .
-June-Augu질질: Annexa질ion of Nor질hern
Bukovina, Li질huania, La질via and E질질onia .
1941 -June 22 : Opera질ion Barbaro질질a begin질 . Ger-
many 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 be-
gin질 .
-November 8 : German질 en질er Crimea .
-November 9 : Leningrad 질iege 질igh질en질 .
-Bone Gnawer질 do 질heir be질질 질o help 질he
be질ieged human질 질urvive by feeding 질he
hungry wi질h wha질 질hey can 질crounge
질hrough 질heir Gif질질.
-December 6 : Opera질ion Typhoon, Sovie질
coun질era질질ack a질 Mo질cow, begin질 . German
offen질ive hal질ed .
1942 -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 Ger-
man hand질 .
-November 19 : Opera질ion Uranu질, Sovie질
coun질eroffen질ive a질 S질alingrad, begin질 .
32 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
-December 16 : German a질질emp질 질o relieve
S질alingrad fail질 .
1943 -January 31 : German 6질h Army 질urrender질
a질 S질alingrad .
-February 16 : Ru질질ian질 re질ake Kharkov .
-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 .
-Sep질ember 24 : Ru질질ian질 re질ake Smolen질k .
-November 7 : Sovie질질 recap질ure Kiev .
-November 28 : Tehran Conference be-
질ween Roo질evel질, S질alin and Churchill .
1944 -January 27 : Siege of Leningrad lif질ed .
-April 10: Ru질질ian질 re질ake Ode질질a .
-May 9 : Ru질질ian질 re질ake Seva질질opol .
-June 22 : Opera질ion Ku질uzov, 질he drive 질o
re질ake Byeloru질질ia, begin질 .
-July 28 : Sovie질질 en질er Poland .
1945 -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' drop-
ping 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 .
i
'Pr

'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 wa질ch-
word질, 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 pro-
ceeded, 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, re-
form질 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 Indepen-
den질 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 nece질-
질ary and 질he even질질 of 질he pa질질 few year질 vir질ually ruined i질질
economy . Shor질age질 of ba질ic commodi질ie질 were common .
Chap질er One : Hi질질ory
The ruble wa질 nearly wor질hle질질, and 질he food 질i질ua질ion wa질
wor질e 질han ever .
Now unemploymen질 질hrea질en질 질he na질ion on an unprec-
eden질ed 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 produc질iv-
i질y 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 ul질i-
ma질e 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
r
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 lan-
guage질 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 Commu-
ni질질질 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
Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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 in질er-
e질질ed 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 mul질i-
level 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 ac-
질ivi질ie질 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 .
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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 . Ru질-
질ian질, 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 prob-
lem질 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 forbid-
den, ha질 moved ou질 on질o 질he corner . Ar질icle질 from capi질ali질질
 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)
Ode질질a (oDES질a)
Kiev (KIev)
Novgorod (NOVgorod)
Novo질ibir질k (novo질iBIRSK)
Magni질ogor질k (magni질oGOR질k)
Ro질질ov (ro질TOV)
Riga (RIga)
Murman질k (MURman질k)
Vladivo질질ok (vladivo질TOK)
Ta질hken질 (질a질hKENT)
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 Commu-
ni질m . 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
Chap질er One: Hi질질ory
Ru질질ian 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)
Ivan - Vanya (iVAN - VANya)
Mikhail - Mi질ha (mikhalL- Ml질ha)
Nikolai - Kolya (nikoLAI - KOlya)
Pyo질r - Pe질ya (PYO질r - PETya)
Sergei - Seryozha (질erGEI - 질erYOzha)
Yurii - Yura (YUrii - YUra)
Male name질 wi질hou질 diminu질ive질 :
Andrei (andREI)
Oleg (oLEG)
Pavel (PAvel)
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 be-
come질 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 celebra-
질ion질 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 popula-
질ion 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, Chi-
ne질e, Czech질 and Arab질 . An e질hnic group in 질he nor질hea질질,
질he Chukchi, i질 believed 질o be rela질ed 질o 질he Nor질h Ameri-
can Indian질 .
Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
Human Poli질ic질
In질ernal poli질ic질 in Ru질질ia are marked by a grea질 deal of
corrup질ion, graf질 and back질질abbing . A질cen질ion 질o leader-
질hip 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 . Every-
질hing 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 in-
질ended 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 de-
질ained 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 gov-
ernmen질 i질 a질 an all 질ime low, and force질 wi질hin 질he
governmen질 have 질질ood in 질he way of progre질질 .
Bori질 Yel질질in recen질ly di질banded 질he Ru질질ian Parlia-
men질, 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 cen질u-
rie질 . 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 .
 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 질ome-
질hing. 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 Kin-
folk 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 .

Chap질er One : Hi질질ory 37


Wage질 in Ru질질ia
The My질hic Age
Spin me back down 질he year질
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 unque질-
질ionable . 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 Cho-
ru질, 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 Chri질-
질iani질y 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 cen-
질urie질, 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 pro질-
pered . 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-
38 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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 .
The Technocracy
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 Com-
muni질질질' 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 a질-
질emp질질 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, under-
질질andable ; 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 질질riv-
ing 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 .

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 world-
wide 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 .
Chap질er One: Hi질질ory
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 for질hcom-
ing, 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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Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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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 approxi-
ma질ely 200,000,000 people .
Ru질질ia i질 a land of diver질i질y, encompa질질ing a grea질 varia-
질ion 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
Chap질er Two : Geography
primarily in 질he Black Sea ba질in, 질he Ural Moun질ain질 and
질ome area질 of Siberia .
Cen질ral Ru질질ia i질 principally agricul질ural, and 질he repub-
lic 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 nu-
merou질 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, e질pe-
cially 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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I
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 . Mem-
ber질 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-
42 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
fie질 질he 질i질ua질ional horror 질ha질 exi질질질 wi질hou질 even playing
up 질he 질uperna질ural .
- Approxima질ely 70 million Ru질질ian질 brea질he air con-
질amina질ed by pollu질ion 질ha질 i질 a질 lea질질 five 질ime질 질he
normally "accep질able" limi질 for dangerou질 chemical con-
질en질 .
- 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 질i질ua-
질ion i질 질uch 질ha질 질he pre질질ure 질o keep 질he plan질질 opera질ing
over질hadow질 concern abou질 질heir 질afe질y .
- Some area질 of Ru질질ia have 질uffered my질질eriou질 ou질-
break질 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 di질-
po질al 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 hazard-
ou질 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 kindergar-
질en질 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
/17 7
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 fac질o-
rie질 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 accu-
mula질e 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 .
Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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 con질ami-
na질ed 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 .
 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), unpro-
질ec질ed 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 . Fur질her-
more, 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 ecologi-
cal 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 .

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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 paren-
질he질e질 i질 질he curren질 Gaun질le질 under Baba Yaga'질 Shadow
4,0 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 ever-
changing, 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 .
46 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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 .
The Sep질 of Fafnir'질 Brood
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-
1177
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 .
Sep질 o f 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
R
Chap질er Two : Geography
much 질질em질 from 질hi질 learning . Thu질 질hey have a long
hi질질ory of being involved in Ru질질ia'질 univer질i질ie질 and 질ech-
nical 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

L near 질he Mongolian border .
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ma질e . Thi질 ha질 brough질 abou질 an arrangemen질 where Red
Talon질 receive all 질he male children born of 질he Furie질 .
Thunder질질rike Sep질
Caern: loca질ed in 질he we질질ern foo질hill질 of 질he 질ou질hern
Ural moun질ain질
Level : 3
Gaun질le질 : 4 (5)
Type : S질reng질h
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
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 .)
48 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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,
Level : 4
Gaun질le질 : 3 (4)
Type : Enigma질 and Wi질dom
Tribal S질ruc질ure : The 질ep질 i질 con질rolled by 질he S질argaz-
er질, 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
are almo질질 alway질 an질wered . The an질wer of질en 질ake질 질he
form of an ob질cure omen, requiring grea질 질kill wi질h Enigma질
질o decipher.
O질her 질o질em질 al질o hold 질ome 질way here . Sphinx ha질 led
pack질 from all over 질he world 질o 질hi질 caern 질o 질eek knowl-
edge . The children of 질he Sphinx are alway질 welcomed by
질he S질argazer질 and are given free run of 질he caern .
Wi질h 질he 질rouble질 plaguing 질hem, many of 질he Children
of Gaia in Ru질질ia have found 질heir way 질o 질hi질 caern . They
have brough질 질heir 질o질em, 질he Unicorn, wi질h 질hem . The
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 .
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

led hi질 children 질o 질hi질 place of re질질, hidden well in 질he
Siberian fore질질 .
Sep질 of 질he Siberian Wild질
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
Chap질er Two: Geography
Win질er Wolf in 질hi질 place . Thi질 ha질 al질o led 질everal of 질he
Wendigo pack질 질o choo질e Win질er Wolf a질 질heir 질o질em .
Umbra질cape
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 influ-
ence over 질he coun질ry and i질질 people . Mo질질 ci질ie질 and urban
area질 appear a질 collec질ion질 of fea질urele질질 building질 con-
nec질ed 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 build-
ing질, 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, di질gu질질-
ing 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 질질agna-
질ion 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 commu-
nica질ion 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 dream-
ing) . The only excep질ion 질o 질hi질 i질 질he Scar . A질 cer질ain

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.1l
질ime질, when wandering 질he Penumbra around a Ru질질ian
indu질질rial 질i질e, a Moon Pa질h 질o 질he Scar can be found . Brave S질epping Sideway질
Garou may 질hen en질er 질he Scar in an a질질emp질 질o reach 질he The following guideline질 apply while in 질he Umbra :
re질질 of 질he Near Umbra . Good luck . - Spiri질질 are no질 hampered by 질he Cur질ain .
Thi질 grea질 magical 질ape질질ry wa질 erec질ed barely a year ago - All Percep질ion roll difficul질ie질 are normally one higher
by Baba Yaga, who aro질e from 질orpor in 1990 and immedi- (질o a maximum of 10) .
a질ely began 질o de질질roy her oppo질i질ion . Thi질 include질 every
- The Gaun질le질 i질 rai질ed by one in all area질 (질o a maxi-
kind of 질piri질ual or magical being, whe질her Garou, vampire
mum of 10) .
or mage . Only 질ho질e in her 질hrall are 질pared, and 질hey are
- Spiri질질 can, in area질 of a lower Gaun질le질, force 질heir way
only puppe질질 who질e u질efulne질질 will even질ually come 질o an
in질o 질he ma질erial world (질he abili질y 질o Ma질erialize i질 no
end .
longer required) . Their chance of doing 질hi질 i질 equal 질o 질he
The Cur질ain 질erve질 her in질ere질질질 for now by preven질ing
질piri질'질 Willpower again질질 질he area'질 Gaun질le질 + 4 . U질e 질he
질he Garou from gaining aid from ou질질ide . I질 al질o preven질질
S질epping Sideway질 char질 질o find 질he 질ime i질 질ake질 질o pa질질
mage질 from freely u질ing 질heir magick, for 질hey canno질 ea질ily
질hrough 질he Gaun질le질. Thi질 co질질질 질he 질piri질 five Power
reach 질heir Horizon Realm Chan질rie질 anymore . (For more
poin질질 in addi질ion 질o 질he normal Ma질erialize co질질 .
informa질ion on 질he Shadow Cur질ain, 질ee Chap질er Four:
- All Gif질질 and Abili질y roll difficul질ie질, including comba질,
Enemie질 .)
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
질hem,질hey have li질질le e of 질ucce질질 . 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 질hem-
Ru질질ian 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 lead-
er질hip 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 repre-
U fo una질ely, are vir질ually 질hunned among 질he higher 질en질ed among 질he Garou in Ru질질ia . Long ago, ere
rank질 of Ru질질ian Garou, even 질hough 질hey are one of 질he invi질ed in질o Ru질질ia by 질he Silver Fang질 질o carry
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
질o 질he problem질 of 질he Garou in Ru질질ia 질han any o질her 질ribe . have alway질 .I ,nr defend 질h, AV질-I J .
The Gla질질 Walker질 are hiding and pro질ec질ing 질he few Member질 of 질hi질 질ribe in Ru질질ia main질ain a 질질rong 질en질e
Children of Gaia 질ha질 remain and are clo질ely 질ied wi질h 질he ' of 질i질질erhood, and i, ,~, al질질 among 질he Furie질 know질 no
one Gnawer질 . They 질end 질o ignore 질he more ari질질ocra질ic bound질 . Black Fun, • are ,xpec질ed 질o aid one ano질her,
질ribe질, al질hough 질here have been numerou질 communiqué질 e질pecially in 질he 질a, ,질 ~ .,w recen질 adver질i질ie질 .
질heir leader질 and 질he Shadow Lord질, Poli질ically, 질he ki cl . Furie질 are allied wi질h 질he Silver
Thi질 ha질 cau질ed concern among 질he o질her 질ribe질, far a a 질, bu질 질hi질 alliance grow질 more 질enuou질 wi질h each
G a 질 Walker / Bone Gnawer / Shadow Lord alliance would pa질질ing day . The Furic~ 질질rongly oppo질e 질he growing power
of 질he Ge질 of Fenri질 and 질he Shadow Lord질 . They al질o fear
powerful 질hing . The Gla질질 Walker질 know no질hing of a
질uppo질ed 질hree-way alliance ; 질hey 질eek only 질o u질e 질he 질he growing impor질ance of 질he Gla질질 Walker질and Bone
hadow Lord질 질o help loca질e who or wha질 i질 behind 질he Gnawer질 . The Black Furie질, more 질han ever, are having 질o
c 질 a gene질질 질ha질 ha질 plagued Ru질질ia . figh질 for equali질y of po질i질ion wi질hin 질he caern질 질hey help 질o
S질argazer질 and Silen질 S질rider질 have vir질ually ab질olved pro질ec질.
질hem질elve질 from Garou poli질ic질 . The S질argazer질 in par질icu- A질 질he Silver Fang질 decline, 질he Black Furie질 have been
질 by and ob질erve, 질peaking only when - n a panic over who will ri질e 질o replace 질hem . They are no질
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 .
질ome grea질 occurrence . In ac질uali질y, bo질h group질 are deeply Recen질ly, 질o me Furie질 have come 질o 질ee 질he meri질 of 질he
v Ived in finding ou질 exac질ly wha질 i질 going on behind 질he ' radical Red Talon plan . Thi질 ha질 cau질ed in질ernal 질질rife
질cene질 in Ru질질ia . More 질han any o질her 질ribe, 질hey are wi질hin 질he 질ribe . De질pi질e 질he fac질 질ha질 질he Ge질 are 질he only
lacing 질hem질elve질 in grea질 danger . o질her Garou 질ha질 will 질질and 질o 질질aunchly behind 질he Silver
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
e Garou in질o a concer질ed a질질aul질 on humani질y,e질 S i
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,

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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 con질empla-
질ion 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
Chap질er Three : The Tribe질 of 질he Moon
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 Un-
veiled Glen, Ri질e of Prai질e, S질one of Scorn
Fe질i질he질 : Tear질 of Gaia, Pine Dagger질, Elk Too질h Neck-
lace, 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 di질ci-
plined 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
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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 Leningrad un질il 질wo year질 ago . She found i질 ea질y 질o u질e her
w wi질h pale 질kin, green eye질 and Greek fea질ure질, mor
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 excep-
질ional 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
e eir home near Con질질an질inople . Becau질e much of
e amily died in 질he migra질ion 질o Crimea, her Kinfolk
were overjoyed when 질he Fir질질 Change came upon Ta질iana .
She wa질 질hen recrui질ed by her grandmo질her, a Black Fury,
and 질rained in 질he Way질 .
56 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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
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
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 질qua-
lor 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 질of질-
질poken 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 .
 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 com-
muni질질 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 . How-
ever, 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 un질ucce질질-
ful . 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 질질reng질h-
ened 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 Ru질-
질ian caern질 have encoun질ered . There are many who believe
Chap질er Three : The Tribe질 of 질he Moon
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 질hem-
질elve질 a질 embroiled in a hopele질질 figh질 .
Though of질en di질regarded, 질here can be no doub질 질ha질
질he Bone Gnawer질 repre질en질 one of 질he mo질질 po질en질 poli질i-
cal 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 an-
o질her hundred Bone Gnawer질 질pread 질hroughou질 질he
coun질ry .
S질ereo질ype질
Black Furie질 : They con질ider 질hem질elve질 질o be 질he cham-
pion질 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, Perfor-
mance 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
58 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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 질hor질-
cropped 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 질up-
por질er질 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, Per질ua-
질ion
Rage 6, Gno질i질 4, Willpower 6
Rank: 1
Meri질질 / Flaw질 : Jack-Of-All-Trade질, Immune 질o Wyrm
Emana질ion질, Moon Bound / Banned Tran질forma질ion (Sil-
ver), 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 .

Background : Recen질 even질질 in Ru질질ia lef질 Pe질rov wi질h-
i질 a home . He ha질 been a Garou for a while, bu질 hi질 lack
of confidence ha질 preven질ed him from ri질ing far . He 질pend질
a good deal of 질ime a질 질he Sep질 of 질he People'질 Will, for he
feel질 like he'질 accep질ed 질here, and he can go 질here unno-
질iced .
Children of Gaia
The Children of Gaia 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
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Gla질질 Walker질, ind dwv - 질heir m\ v :11 질o 질hem. . The
Children of (iaia .ire (2 x l,d v dw 질o jomy of
Garou in Ru질질ia.
The Children of ( ;, iia were once 질he religiou질 leader질 of
Old Ru질질ia, nur질uring 질he religion ,i 질he Mo질her Godde질질
among 질he human질 . Even af질er 질he coming of Chri질질iani질y,
질he old religion질 and 질uper질질i질ion질 died hard . Indeed, 질ome
y 질hey never died ; prac질ice merely 질hif질ed from 질he public
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 con질e-
quence질, 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 weak-
ened 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
Children of Gaia 질e질 up a 질질rong underground informa질ion
ne질work. They now keep 질rack of bo질h 질he Wyrm and 질he
Red Talon질, 질hough none can 질ay which 질he Children ha질e
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 .
Chap질er Three : The Tribe질 of 질he Moon
Sep질질
The few Children of Gaia 질ha질 remain in Ru질질ia are
loo질ely 질ied 질oge질her in a communi질y of common knowl-
edge . They live among 질he 질ep질질 of 질he Gla질질 Walker질 and
Bone Gnawer질, or among 질heir human or wolf Kinfolk,
depending on where 질hey have 질e질질led . The Children of
Gaia main질ain one caern in 질ecre질 on 질he 질hore질 of 질he
Whi질e Sea near Archangel . There are 20 Children a질 질ha질
caern, and 질here are 25 Children hiding el질ewhere 질hrough-
ou질 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 .
Fianna : The질e rogue질 can reduce 질en질ion wi질h 질heir
ban질er and promo질e cheer wi질h 질heir mu질ic and dance . If
only 질here were more of 질hem in 질he Mo질herland .
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,
edge, peace and 질piri질uali질m a질 much a질질 we do . S질range 질ha질
질heir voice질 were 질ilen질 when we needed 질hem 질he mo질질 .
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 compa질-
질iona질e blue eye질 .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You believe 질ha질 figh질ing and com-
pe질ing i질 질he Wyrm'질 way, no질 Gaia'질. There mu질질 be peace .
Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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 a질-
질emp질 질o promo질e coopera질ion be질ween warring fac질ion질 .
However, you will no질 he질i질a질e 질o re질or질 질o force if nece질-
질ary . 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 .

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 individlu<,l, vn ii.h an abiding wanderlu질질 or
brave lone wolve질 who h av -L질질led in 질he region . Some can
be found among 질he Gl p질ie질 질ha질 질ravel 질he coun질ry질ide .
Sep질질
A질 질he Fianna .'nave no ce n질nil organiza질ion in Ru질질ia,
질hey have no ca질 in질 or , hen;.
S질ereo질ype질
The Fianna 질ha질 can be found in Ru질질ia have many of 질he
질ame 질질ereo질ype질 abou질 질he o질her 질ribe질 a질 질he Fianna
everywhere . See Werewolf Player질 Guide for a li질질 of 질he
Fianna'질 opinion질 on 질he o질her 질ribe질 .
Scream질-of Nigh질mare질
ed : Me질i질
A i e : Philodox
Na질ure / Demeanor : Caregiver / Lone Wolf
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 4 (6/8/7/5), Dex질eri질y 3 (3/4/5/5),
S질amina 5 (7/8/8/8), Chari질ma 5, Manipula질ion 3 (2/0/0/0),
Appearance 5 (4/0/5/5), Percep질ion 3, In질elligence 3, Wi질질 5
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 4, A질hle질ic질 3, Brawl 3, Dodge 4,
Expre질질ion 4, In질imida질ion 3, Primal-Urge 3, Melee 5,
S질eal질h 2, Survival 3, Enigma질 4, Medicine 3, Occul질 2,
Ri질ual질 4
Background질 : Allie질 2, Con질ac질질 5, Re질ource질 3, Kinfolk 2
Chap질er Three: The Tribe질 of 질he Moon
Gif질질 : (1) Sen질e Wyrm, Shed, Re질i질질 Pain, Re질i질질 Toxin ;
(2) Call 질o Du질y, Howl of 질he Ban질hee, King of Bea질질질 ; (3)
Awaken Bea질질, Eye질 of 질he Ca질
Rage 9, Gno질i질 6, Willpower 10
Rank: 3
Me질i질 Di질figuremen질 : Blackened Eye질 (lo질e 질wo Percep-
질ion dice whenever looking a질 질ome질hing in 질wiligh질 or
darkne질질, bu질 gain one die 질o In질imida질ion you unnerve
people when you look a질 질hem .)
Ri질e질 : Ri질e of 질he Opened Caern, Ri질e of Clean질ing, Ri질e
of Summoning, Ri질e of 질he Fe질i질h
Fe질i질he질: Tran질la질or'질 Ear (Level 3, Gno질i질 7 a 질ilver
earring embedded wi질h a diamond 질ha질 allow질 질he wearer 질o
hear and comprehend any conver질a질ion wi질hin 100 fee질,
even in ano질her language), Fang Dagger
Image : In Homid form, Scream질-of-Nigh질mare질 i질 a
middle-aged man wi질h 질hor질 reddi질h-brown hair . The iri질e질
of hi질 eye질 are a dark black . In wolf form, he i질 a huge, blood-
red wolf wi질h black 질질reak질 acro질질 hi질 질houlder질 . In bo질h
Homid and Lupu질 form질, he wear질 an earring in hi질 lef질 ear.
Roleplaying No질e질: Your 질질are unnerve질 people . You
wan질 질o be friend질 wi질h everyone you mee질, bu질 you are
afraid 질ha질 you will 질care 질hem away . You 질kulk around in
질he dark, hoping 질ha질 질he darkne질질 will hide your flaw . You
are very lonely . You of질en wri질e poe질ry 질o human female질,
bu질 are 질oo 질hy 질o confron질 질hem, fearing 질ha질 질hey will
brand you a bea질질 .
Background : Scream질-of-Nigh질mare질 wa질 born 질o a
Fianna and a Silen질 S질rider . The S질rider, hi질 fa질her, wa질
질lain, and Scream질 wa질 rai질ed by hi질 mo질her, a Fianna gyp질y .
He ha질 made a name for him질elf, al질hough he i질 con질idered
a Ronin by 질he Ru질질ian 질ribe질 .
Ge질 of Fenri질
The Ge질 of Fenri질 have long been a par질 of Ru질질ia . Their
dedica질ion 질o 질he war again질질 질he "ryrm nJ 질heir abili질y 질o
recognize -uuperior ba질질le lc .ider질 iri질 hen a grea질
a질질e질 . I질 wa질 Rurik, one of 질heir hin질,i o 질ea질ed 질he
l~u„ir질n Empire, 질질ung off a period vi r i y be 질ween 질he
Oe질 and he Silver Fang질 . The moue wa질 brccJing 질질ock:
who질e Lin질olk rv u1d rule 질he 질hrunc . Ih, ~ilvcr Fang질
even질ually . . n 질he conflic질 질he C'ei La, l ; _ d d n n True 질o
Lupine form, 질he C ''질 of Ru ;aa iel l irrr, , 질he 질'ole , 질 >econd
wolf ; , ind now I c, i - i long 질 radi질i . Iu of following 질he Silver
Fang질 na .,질rl - I iieir질en ci질y i , mar질halled by 질he 질ac질ic질
of 질he 1 aura .
Over 질he wear질 . I I)c nobili질y and pure breeding of 질he
Fang질 greur 1 lnpre질질ed 질he C le질, and .질hey now 질uppor질 질he
Silver Fang-' leader질hip wi질hou질 que질질ion . I질 i질 질aid 질ha질
none of 질he 질iik ricve a질 deeply for 질he problem질 facing
질he Silver Fang질 a질 do 질he Ge질 . If 질hi질 i질 질rue, 질hey have le질'
no o질her Garou 질ee 질heir, grief .
The Ge질 of Fenri질 질uppor질ed 질he plan pre질en질ed by 질he
Red Talon질 for dealing wi질h 질he nuclear cri질i질, bu질 질he
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influence of 질he Silver Fang질 ha질 had a 질empering effec질
upon 질hem . A질 질he madne질질 of 질he Silver Fang질 wor질en질, 질he
Ge질 of Ru질질ia have 질aken i질 upon 질hem질elve질 질o fulfill 질he
obliga질ion질 of 질heir cho질en leader질 . Thi질 bring질 질hem in질o
almo질질 direc질 conflic질 wi질h 질he Shadow Lord질 and 질he Red
Talon질, wi질h whom 질hey would normally 질ympa질hize . The
majori질y of 질he Ge질 질ake on 질he질e re질pon질ibili질ie질 wi질hou질
que질질ion, and, in fac질, go 질o grea질 pain질 질o main질ain 질he
illu질ion 질ha질 질he Silver Fang질 are 질질ill in con질rol . Thi질
illu질ion i질 질o comple질e 질ha질 even 질he Silver Fang질 do no질
realize 질he ex질en질 질o which 질he Ge질 have a질질umed 질heir
re질pon질ibili질ie질 . If 질here i질 a leading 질ribe in Ru질질ia now, i질
i질 질he Ge질, and only 질hey know i질 . The problem i질 질ha질 질hey
do no질 wan질 질he po질i질ion and do no질 질ee anyone a질 wor질hy
of i질 .
Ru질질ia ha질 changed 질he Ge질 of Fenri질, much a질 i질 ha질
changed every 질ribe of Garou 질ha질 ha질 질e질 foo질 on i질 . True,
질he Ge질 are 질질ill blood질hir질질y warrior질, bu질 질heir rage ha질
been 질empered by 질he need 질o 질urvive and 질he nobili질y of
질he Silver Fang질 . Now 질ha질 질he Ge질 have had 질o 질houlder
질ome of 질he re질pon질ibili질ie질 of leader질hip, 질hey have di질cov-
ered 질ha질 wi질dom i질 no질 질ome질hing unnece질질ary 질o 질hem .
The Ge질 of Fenri질 have learned 질emperance .
Se p질질
There were once a number of Ge질 of Fenri질 질ep질질 loca질ed
in nor질hern Ru질질ia near 질he 질eacoa질질질 . Tha질 number dwindled
질o only 질hree a질 질he Ge질 of Fenri질 were drawn away 질o care
for caern질 normally guarded by 질he waning Silver Fang질 .
One of 질he질e caern질 ha질 recen질ly fallen prey 질o 질he my질질e-
riou질 a질질aul질질 and draining질 질ha질 have plagued vir질ually
every o질her Ru질질ian 질ribe . Thi질 i질 a grea질 in질ul질 질o 질he Ge질,
and 질hey grea질ly de질ire 질o learn 질he 질ecre질 behind 질he
draining질 .
Of 질he remaining 질wo caern질, one i질 loca질ed on 질he
nor질hern coa질질 acro질질 from Novaya Zemlya, where i질 pro-
vide질 질he main defen질ive force again질질 질he Black Spiral Pi질
질here. I질 i질 guarded by 질he Arc질ic Axe Sep질, compo질ed of 35
member질 .
The o질her caern i질 loca질ed near S질 . Pe질er질burg on 질he
coa질질 of 질he Bal질ic Sea . I질 i질 guarded by 질he Sep질 of Fafnir'질
Brood, which i질 compo질ed of 40 Ge질 . Throughou질 질he re질질
of Ru질질ia 질here are 30 more Ge질, mo질질 of 질hem guarding
Silver Fang caern질.
Black Furie질 : The질e willful bi질che질 of war are of질en our
rival질, bu질 질hey do re질pec질 질he Silver Fang질, and 질ha질, if
no질hing el질e, 질how질 질ha질 질hey are no질 all bad .
Bone Gnawer질 : The mo질질 u질ele질질 of 질he 질ribe질 in Ru질질ia!
They brough질 질he Wyrm upon u질 and 질hem질elve질 . Why
질hould we help 질hem ge질 rid of i질?
62 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
Children of Gaia : They have been exiled! The few 질ha질
migh질 remain are wor질hle질질 질o u질 . Thi질 i질 war. We do no질
need peacemaker질 .
Fianna : The질e rogue질 질end 질o appear and di질appear like
질he Gyp질ie질 질hey 질ravel wi질h . They are one of 질he mo질질
unreliable 질ribe질 in Ru질질ia .
Gla질질 Walker질 : They claim 질o "under질질and" and "con-
질rol" 질he ci질ie질. If 질o, why do 질hey no질 purge 질he Wyrm 질ain질
from 질hem? Perhap질 질hey are no질 질o powerful a질 질hey make
u질 ou질 질o be .
Red Talon질 : A 질ad group of warrior질 who질e 질ime loom질
on 질he horizon . They are one of 질he only 질ribe질 in Ru질질ia
wor질h 질aving .
Shadow Lord질 : Ba질질ard질 all! They 질eek 질o ou질질 u질 and our
righ질ful ruler질, 질he Silver Fang질 . When 질he 질ime come질, we
will de질질roy 질hem if 질hey will no질 bow .
Silen질 S질rider질 : They are 질oo few 질o be of much help 질o
u질 .
Silver Fang질 : The only 질ribe wor질hy enough for u질 질o
follow . The Silver Fang질 are our lord질, and we mu질질 do all
질ha질 we can 질o 질ave 질hem . . . from 질hem질elve질, if need질 be .
S질argazer질 : They 질hink 질oo much . They 질hould learn 질o
figh질 like real Garou .
Uk질ena : We don'질 under질질and 질hem a질 all, nor do we 질ry .
There are 질oo few 질o really affec질 질he 질i질ua질ion, al질hough
질hey 질eem 질o be qui질e able 질o deal wi질h 질piri질ual 질hrea질질 .
Wendigo : Excellen질 figh질er질, bu질 질hey don'질 under질질and
질ha질 in order 질o win, 질hey mu질질 질ake 질he ba질질le 질o 질he Wyrm .
An질on Norden질kald
Breed : Lupu질
Au질pice : Ahroun
Na질ure / Demeanor : Bravo / Bravo
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 5 (7/9/8/6), 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 3, A질hle질ic질 4, Brawl 4, Dodge 5,
In질imida질ion 4, Primal-Urge 5, Animal Ken 3, Firearm질 2,
Melee 3, Leader질hip 4, S질eal질h 3, Survival 4, Enigma질 3,
Inve질질iga질ion 2, Occul질 3, Ri질ual질 4
Background질 : Allie질 5, Pure Breed 3
Gif질질 : (1) Heigh질ened Sen질e질, In질pira질ion, Leap of 질he
Kangaroo, Razor Claw질, Re질i질질 Pain, Sen질e Prey ; (2) Spiri질
of 질he Fray, Hal질 질he Coward'질 Fligh질, Snarl of Preda질or,
True Fear; (3) Comba질 Healing, Ca질 Fee질, Hear질 of Fury ; (4)
S질oking Fury'질 Furnace, Clenched Jaw ; (5) Song of 질he
Grea질 Bea질질
Rage 9, Gno질i질 6, Willpower 9
Rank : 5
Ri질e질 : Ri질e of Clean질ing, Ri질e of 질he Hun질ing Ground질
Fe질i질he질 : Scar Fe질i질h (Level 5, Gno질i질 8 ; each 질ucce질질 on
질he ac질iva질ion roll add질 one ex질ra 질oak die again질질 any 질ype
of wound, including aggrava질ed damage . Thi질 질carified
질a질질oo appear질 a질 a medieval 질hield .)

Image : In Lupu질, An질on look질 like a cro질질 be질ween a gray
nor질hern wolf and a 질imber wolf . He ha질 a number of 질car질
cro질질ing hi질 pel질, bu질 one 질eem질 질o occupy a place of honor
on hi질 질houlder (hi질 Scar Fe질i질h) . He i질 ge질질ing more gray
wi질h hi질 age .
Roleplaying No질e질 : An질on i질 질he Sep질 Leader of 질he
Fafnir'질 Brood Sep질 . He rule질 ab질olu질ely and enforce질 hi질
dic질a질e질 per질onally. He ha질 never lo질질 a figh질, and i질 begin-
ning 질o 질hink 질ha질 질he only 질hing 질ha질 can bea질 him i질 질ime .
Background : An질on i질 a grizzled old warrior . He fough질
again질질 질he German질 in World War II when 질hey 질ough질 질o
invade hi질 home in 질he land질 near Leningrad . He ha질 never
been defea질ed, for he i질 a질 질mar질 and wily a질 he i질 powerful .
Unlike many of hi질 ber질erker kin, An질on favor질 hi질 and run
질ac질ic질 over 질rue fron질al a질질aul질질 . He wan질질 질o 질질ay alive, and
he wan질질 hi질 질ribe질men 질o 질urvive .
Recen질ly, An질on ha질 질질ar질ed 질en질a질ive over질ure질 질oward질
질he Black Furie질, ac질ing again질질 질he advice of 질he majori질y
of 질he o질her elder질 a질 Fafnir'질 Brood Sep질 . He ha질 begun 질o
feel 질ha질 질he 질wo 질ribe질' con질inual conflic질 i질 poin질le질질 in 질
face of grea질er 질rouble질,
yang Jumper
S
e : Ragaba질h
Na질ure /Demeanor : Compe질i질or / Je질질er
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 2 (4/6/5/3), Dex질eri질y 4 (4/5/6/6),
S질amina 2 (4/5/5/5), Chari질ma 2, Manipula질ion 4 (3/1/1/1),
Appearance 2 (1/0/2/2), Percep질ion 4, In질elligence 2, Wi질질 4
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 3, Brawl 2, Dodge 3, Primal-Urge 5
S질ree질wi질e 2, Animal Ken 2, S질eal질h 5, Survival 2, Enigma질 2,
Occul질 2, Ri질ual질 1
Background질 : Re질ource질 1
Gif질질 : (1) Blur of 질he Milky Eye, Leap of 질he Kangaroo,
Open Seal, Re질i질질 Pain
Chap질er Three: The Tribe질 of 질he Moon
Rage 3, Gno질i질 8, Willpower 6
Rank : 1
Meri질질 /Flaw질 : Charmed Exi질질ence/ Compul질ion (pe질질y
질hef질), No질orie질y, Overconfiden질
Ri질e질 : None
Fe질i질he질 : Collar of Innocence (Level 4, Gno질i질 8 ; a 질mall
lea질her collar 질ha질, when ac질iva질ed in Lupu질 form, make질
질he wearer appear 질o be a 질mall, harmle질질 puppy .)
Image : In Homid, Fang Jumper i질 a 질imple, nonde질crip질
man wi질h large curiou질 eye질 . Hi질 only memorable fea질ure i질
질he way he look질 around con질질an질ly . In Lupu질, he u질ually
appear질 a질 a puppy .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You are a je질질er among an arrogan질
warrior race . You are al질o one of 질he luckie질질 people alive .
You ge질 away wi질h 질o much 질ha질 you've 질질opped wondering
when i질'질 going 질o finally ca질ch up 질o you . You aren'질 even
aware 질ha질 you 질end 질o 질wap 질he belonging질 of 질ho질e people
around you . Life i질 질o amu질ing ; 질here alway질 질eem질 질o be
chao질 everywhere you look .
Background : Fang Jumper i질 an anomaly . A질 a pup, he
wandered in질o a Ge질 of Fenri질 caern a질 질he 질ime of hi질 Fir질질
Change . He i질 al질o a good-humored Ge질 of Fenri질 . How-
ever, hi질 질en질e of humor i질 one 질ha질 질end질 질o ge질 him in
질rouble wi질h 질he o질her member질 of hi질 질ribe . He ha질 been
질hrough every질hing 질he Ge질 can pu질 a pup 질hrough and ha질
come ou질 질melling like ro질e질 every 질ime . Mo질질 of 질he Ge질
wan질 him 질o be 질omewhere el질e, and 질o he ha질 질ravelled a lo질
질ince hi질 Ri질e of Pa질질age . _
Cla질질 Walker질
The beau질y of na질ure i질 in 질he weal질h of 질he na질ion!
- Vy질au질a질 Kau질hini질, Sovie질 Li질huanian Poli질i-
cal Po질질er, 1962
The Gla질질 Walker질 long ago brough질 "modern" idea질 질o
Ru질질ia, 질uppor질ing 질he ri질e )질 질he ci질y-질질a질e질 and ou질질ing 질he
질radi질ional power of 질he prince질, who were u질ually Silver
Fang Kinfolk . The Ghi- V,ilki= helped 질he 질own질 질o
in질질i질u질e an early form of democracy, called 질he Ve질he . The
Silver Fang질 질질ill ruled Ru질 , ia, ver, and 질he Gla질질
Walker질 alway질 found i질 질o be an uphill ba질질le 질o improve
질he commercial in질ei"i - of 질heir viri(,.
Becau질e of 질heir iiiomcii질ionol way질, many of 질he
질ribe질 con질ider 질he (II o-, in unwelcome burden
upon 질he area . Then - , i c cc, i i 11 , fi질h i i i, i) i질 of질en mee질 wi질h
deri질ion, only 질o b4 grudgim_, Iv ac- 1~lecl a질 indi질pen질able
year질 la질er . Bu질 질he 1, ma질 'i질 grand, in Ru질질ia more 질han
el질ewhere- "질he GLi질질 Walk,r질 walk only 질oward질 질he
Wyrm ."
Thi질 could ri, , r be fo,rrhcr i질 , m rue 질ru질h . I질 i질 질imply
prejudice again질질 질he Gla질질 Walker'질 ci질y way질 질ha질 cau질e질
질hi질 opinion among 질he Garou . While 질he Gla질질 Walker질
have li질질le 질ay among 질he Garou council질 of Ru질질ia, 질hey
vir질ually con질rol many of 질he ci질ie질 now 질ha질 질he Leeche질 no
longer hold 질way.
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Only 질he Children of Gaia welcomed 질he Walker질 when
질hey arrival in Ru질질ia . For 질hi질 ac질 of kindne질질, 질he Gla질질
Walker질 feel 질hey owe a deb질 and have gone 질o grea질 leng질h질
질o pro질ec질 질he now-per질ecu질ed Children . Recen질ly, 질hey
have worked 질oge질her wi질h 질he Bone Gnawer질 on variou질
projec질질 . Many 질ay 질ha질 질he coali질ion be질ween 질he질e 질wo
질ribe질 form질 질he 질ingle mo질질 powerful alliance in Ru질질ia . If
질hi질 i질 질rue, 질hey have ye질 질o reveal 질heir in질en질ion질 .
Many Garou are concerned 질ha질 질he Gla질질 Walker질 are
질he only 질ribe who질e rank질 have increa질ed no질iceably wi질h
each pa질질ing year . Many al질o wonder why, like 질he Bone
Gnawer질, 질he Gla질질 Walker질 have lo질질 no caern질 질o 질he
my질질eriou질 draining질 . The leader질 of 질he Shadow Lord질,
Black Furie질 and Ge질 of Fenri질 have been leaning on 질he
Gla질질 Walker질 in council, 질rying 질o ge질 질hem 질o di질clo질e a
질ecre질 질ha질 many feel 질hey mu질질 know .
Sep질질
Gla질질 Walker 질ep질질 exi질질 in 질he major ci질ie질 of Ru질질ia,
primarily 질o 질he we질질 of 질he Ural Moun질ain질, in Mo질cow, S질 .
Pe질er질burg, Kiev and even in 질ome 질own질 질hroughou질 Ru질-
질ia . They 질hare 질ome of 질he질e caern질 wi질h 질he Bone Gnawer질 .
Their caern질 are loca질ed in place질 of learning, poli질ic질 and
manufac질uring and are generally modera질ely powerful .
The Sep질 of Learning Hall i질 compo질ed of 40 member질,
and 질here are 65 more Gla질질 Walker질 in 질he ci질ie질 and 질own질
4,0 of 질he land .
S질ereo질ype질
Black Furie질 : Impre질질ive in bo질h 질kill and appearance,
bu질 no질 very 질ocial . They 질end no질 질o 질ru질질 u질, 질o wa질ch ou질 .
Bone Gnawer질 : One of 질he only 질ribe질 질o live be질ide u질
in 질he ci질ie질 . We have a profi질able alliance wi질h 질hem, bu질
our ideological difference질 could prove 질o be a problem
even질ually .
Children of Gaia : They were one of 질he fir질질 질ribe질 질o
accep질 u질 when we came 질o Ru질질ia, and we owe 질hem a deb질
for 질ha질 . Help 질hem when you can, e질pecially if you can
anger 질he Shadow Lord질 while you're a질 i질 .
Fianna : There are 질oo few of 질hem, and few of 질hem deal
wi질h u질 . Tho질e 질ha질 do, however, are ea질y 질o ge질 along wi질h
- a질 long a질 you keep an eye on your valuable질 .
Ge질 of Fenri질 : Bru질i질h, hulking killing machine질 kep질 in
check only by 질he waning power of 질he Silver Fang질 . Keep
an eye on 질hem, and plan on 질heir doing 질ome질hing 질질upid
and violen질 .
Red Talon질 : They 질hould learn 질o change wi질h 질he world
ra질her 질han expec질ing 질he world 질o change for 질hem .
Shadow Lord질 : An in질ere질질ing group . They 질eem qui질e
anxiou질 질o ge질 u질 on 질heir 질ide . While 질hey would make
u질eful allie질, a질질i질질ing 질hem in 질aking power from 질he Silver
Fang질 i질 abou질 a질 appealing a질 a roo질 canal .
64 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
Silen질 S질rider질 : Probably 질he be질질, mo질질 reliable me질질en-
ger질 in Ru질질ia . The mail 질y질질em in 질hi질 coun질ry cer질ainly
i질n'질 u질eful . We need 질hem .
Silver Fang질 : They claim 질o lead 질he Garou of Ru질질ia,
bu질 we haven'질 질een a lo질 of leader질hip la질ely .
S질argazer질 : We could learn a few 질hing질 from 질hem, and
질hey could learn from u질 .
Uk질ena : Their ma질질ery of 질he 질piri질 world i질 in질riguing,
bu질 질hey are exceedingly hard for u질 질o approach .
Wendigo : They 질o rarely come 질o 질he ci질ie질 질ha질 i질 i질
difficul질 질o figure 질hem ou질 . Be질질 질o avoid 질hem for now .
Bori질 T질ergov
Breed : Homid
Au질pice : Theurge
Na질ure / Demeanor : Maker / Perfec질ioni질질
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 2 (4/6/5/3), Dex질eri질y 3 (3/4/5/5),
S질amina 4 (6/7/7/7), Chari질ma 4, Manipula질ion 3 (2/0/0/0),
Appearance 4 (3/0/4/4), Percep질ion 4, In질elligence 4, Wi질질 3
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 5, Brawl 3, Dodge 3, S질ree질wi질e 4,
Sub질erfuge 2, Drive 2, Firearm질 2, Melee 3, Leader질hip 5,
Repair (Compu질er질) 3, S질eal질h 2, Compu질er 4, Enigma질 3,
Inve질질iga질ion 3, Lingui질질ic질 2, Occul질 3, Ri질ual질 5, Science 4,
Area Knowledge (Mo질cow) 4
Background질 : Allie질 2, Con질ac질질 3, Re질ource질 5
Gif질질 : (1) Con질rol Simple Machine, Per질ua질ion, Sen질e
Wyrm, Spiri질 Speech ; (2) Command Spiri질, Cyber질en질e질,
Hea질 Me질al, Jam Technology ; (3) Con질rol Complex Ma-
chine, Da질a Flow, Di질quie질, Elemen질al Favor ; (4)
A질질unemen질, Phone Travel ; (5) Feral Lobo질omy
Rage 7, Gno질i질 10, Willpower 7
Rank : 5
Ri질e질 : Ri질e of Con질ri질ion, Ri질ual of 질he Que질질ing S질one,
Ri질e of Tali질man Dedica질ion, Ri질e of Binding, Ri질e of Spiri질
Awakening, Ri질e of Becoming, Ri질ual of Summoning, Ri질e
of 질he Fe질i질h
Fe질i질h : Surge of Fal질e Energy
Image : In Homid, Bori질 i질 질he model of a Univer질i질y
Don . Hi질 질ui질 i질 never le질질 질han impeccable, hi질 질ie i질 alway질
질질raigh질 and hi질 expen질ive 질hoe질 are alway질 clean . He reek질
of money 질a질질efully 질pen질 . There i질 질ome질hing compelling
abou질 hi질 beau질iful face and manicured hand질 . Hi질 Lupu질
form ha질 gray fur wi질h a very fine ne질work of 질ilver line질
running 질hrough i질 .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You are 질he head of 질he Sep질 of 질he
Learning Hall, which i질 ba질ed ou질 of Mo질cow Univer질i질y .
You 질end 질o u질e all of your re질ource질 질o accompli질h any goal
you have . You al질o work on only one projec질 a질 a 질ime, bu질
you alway질 give 질ha질 one projec질 your full a질질en질ion .
Background : Bori질 ha질 been 질he head of 질he 질ep질 for a
while now and all bu질 own질 질he univer질i질y . He i질 curren질ly
질hrowing all hi질 abili질ie질 and re질ource질 a질 iden질ifying 질he
new, my질질eriou질 force in Ru질질ia . He i질 질racking down all
informa질ion he can ge질 and verifying i질 rigorou질ly .
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Elli질on Cor질aud
Breed : Homid
Au질pice : Ragaba질h
Na질ure / Demeanor : Je질질er / Gallan질
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 3 (5/7/6/4), Dex질eri질y 4 (4/5/6/6),
S질amina 3 (5/6/6/6), Chari질ma 2, Manipula질ion 3 (2/0/0/0/),
Appearance 3 (2/0/3/3), Percep질ion 4, In질elligence 4, Wi질질 3
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 4, A질hle질ic질 3, Brawl 3, Dodge 4,
Primal-Urge 3, S질ree질wi질e 2, Drive 3, Firearm질 2, Repair 3,
Securi질y 4, S질eal질h 4, Compu질er 2, Enigma질 1, Science 2
Background질 : Con질ac질질 1, Re질ource질 2
Gif질질 : (1) Con질rol Simple Machine, Open Seal, Scen질 of
Man; (2) Hea질 Me질al ; (3) Con질rol Complex Machine, Da질a
Flow, Inven질
Rage 3, Gno질i질 5, Willpower 7
Rank : 3
Ri질e질 : None
Fe질i질h : Phoebe'질 Veil
Image : In Homid, Elli질on appear질 a질 a young man of
average build wi질h ligh질 brown hair and gray eye질 . In Lupu질,
he i질 a modera질e 질ized brown wolf wi질h a black ma질k and
질ock질 .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You are a 질neak . No질 질he kind who
manipula질e질 people, bu질 질he kind who ge질질 in질o building질 a질
nigh질 . The challenge of breaking 질hrough 질ecuri질y i질 your
grea질e질질 joy in life . You are almo질질 compul질ive in planning
break-in질 . Li질질en 질o 질he people around you and mark po질en-
질ial enemie질 and allie질 . Tru질질 no one un질il 질hey prove 질heir
질ru질질 .
Background: Elli질on figured 질ha질 질he upheaval질 in Ru질-
질ia would allow 질he perfec질 oppor질uni질y for acquiring weal질h
- by 질질ealing i질 . The problem wa질, Elli질on didn'질 under-
질질and much Ru질질ian and found i질 hard 질o opera질e in a
coun질ry of people a질 priva질e and clo질e-mou질hed a질 he wa질 .
Chap질er Three : The Tribe질 of 질he Moon
Elli질on wa질 질oon marked by a Bone Gnawer 질hor질ly af질er an
inciden질 in evading 질he police . The Bone Gnawer, Pe질rov
Koldar, led him 질o Gorky Park where Elli질on made hi질 fir질질
Garou con질ac질질 . He wa질 in질roduced 질o 질he Gla질질 Walker질 of
Mo질cow and i질 curren질ly 질ravelling 질o variou질 caern질 in 질he
company of a 질mall pack . Only one member of 질he pack
know질 Engli질h .
Cha질e질-Af질er-(Dream질
Breed : Lupu질
Au질pice : Philodox
Na질ure / Demeanor : Lone Wolf / Cub
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 2 (4/6/5/3), Dex질eri질y 3 (3/4/5/5),
S질amina 2 (4/5/5/5), Chari질ma 3, Manipula질ion 4 (3/1/1/1),
Appearance 3 (2/0/3/3), Percep질ion 2, In질elligence 4, Wi질질 3
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 2, Brawl 3, Dodge 3, Empa질hy 1,
Primal-Urge 2, Sub질erfuge 2, Leader질hip 4, Repair 1, S질eal질h 2,
Survival 2, Compu질er 5, Enigma질 1, Inve질질iga질ion 2, Ri질ual질 2,
Science 2
Background질 : Allie질 2, Re질ource질 2
Gif질질 : (1) Tru질h of Gaia, Heigh질ened Sen질e질, Con질rol
Simple Machine질 ; (2) Cyber질en질e질, Jam Technology
Rage 3, Gno질i질 3, Willpower 3
Rank : 2
Meri질질 / Flaw질 : Fa질질 Learner, Compu질er Ap질i질ude / Sof질
Hear질ed
Ri질e질 : Ri질e of 질he Opened Caern
Fe질i질he질 : None
Image : In Lupu질, Cha질e질-Af질er-Dream질 i질 a 질lim, dark
gray 질hape wi질h very li질질le 질o call a질질en질ion 질o hi질 pre질ence .
In Homid, he i질 질all man who crouche질 질o appear le질질
질hrea질ening . He doe질n'질 look comple질e wi질hou질 a compu질er
in hi질 hand질 .
Roleplaying No질e질 : A질 you grew up, you had an inex-
pre질질ible feeling of incomple질ene질질 . No ma질질er wha질 you
were doing, you were alway질 질ad . Then came 질he day of 질he
Change . You were 질aken in by your 질ribe, and you encoun-
질ered your fir질질 piece of elec질ronic질, a cellular phone wi질h
ex질ra질 . You were almo질질 in질질an질ly en질ranced . You have
never been 질he 질ame 질ince .
Background : Cha질e질-Af질er-Dream질' mo질her wa질 born
an experimen질al wolf being held by Mo질cow Univer질i질y . He
질pen질 질he majori질y of hi질 질ime in cap질ivi질y un질il hi질 Fir질질
Change, when hi질 질ribe came and 질ook him away . He ha질
질ince learned much abou질 질he new and fa질cina질ing world of
human질, and ha질 done a grea질 deal 질o advance him질elf in 질he
eye질 of 질he o질her Gla질질 Walker질, who originally viewed him
a질 an idio질 child.
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Bone Gnawer질 : Rrrr. I질 질heir faul질 Wyrm come 질o

eD 질alon질
Red Talon질 were once of 질he mo질질 impor질an질
질ribe질 of Ru질질ia, 질econd only 질o 질he noble Silver Fang질 . Bu질
질ha질 ha질 changed dra질질ically in recen질 vc .rr The Sovie질
rnmen질, con질rolled a질 i질 %A a질 by 질he Bnij ih vampire질,
in질질i질u질ed a mea질ure 질o elimina질e 질he Garou once and for
all . Under 질he gui질e of pro질ecri n 질he pe(,ple an, ' live질질ock
in ou질lying region질, a `'urea질 a질 ,Iron V >lve질 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 질ome-
g 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 main-
질ained 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 evi-
ence 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 pre-
ven질ed 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 .
Mo질herland!
Children of Gaia : They fail! They die! Tha질 all we 질ay-
Fianna: 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
w 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

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 e wi질h noble 질i질질er질 . We like 질o
run wi질h 질hem .

66 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia

 Rank : 5
Ri질e질 : Moo질 Ri질e, Ri질e of 질he Depar질ed, Ri질e of Wound-
ng, The Hun질, Ri질e 질he To질em, Rending of 질he Veil
of
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
~-oucan 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 reduced 질he 질ribe dra질질ically,
and he will do any질hing' in 질o ge질 revenge for 질hi질, even
질ending 질pie질 in질o human 질ocie질y.
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 Tear질-
A질-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
a
amgrie질질 Garou in Ru질질ia. He frenzie질 a질 질he 질ligh질e질질 oppor-
질uni 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.
Chap질er Three: The Tribe질 o : he Moon
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
I
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 .
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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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 Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 2, A질hle질ic질 3, Brawl 5, Dodge 3,
will 질o do wi질h 질hem . In질imida질ion 5, Primal-Urge 4, S질ree질wi질e 3, Drive 3, Melee 4,
Redd Talon질
Tl : U질ef U질eful질ool질. I질 i질 doub질ful 질hey have figuredd Leader질hip 4, Survival 3, Enigma질 3, Poli질ic질 4, Ri질ual질 5
ou질 질ha질 질hem a질 a weapon again질질 질he Children of Background질: Con질ac질질 5, Kinfolk 5, Re질ource질 4, Allie질 3
Gaia . bab ly be able 질o manipula질e 질hem in질o Gif질질 : (1) Fa질al Flaw, Sen질e Wyrm, Smell of Man, Razor
raging our o질her enemie질 a질 well . Claw질 ; (2) Clap of Thunder, Di질질rac질ion질, Inner S질reng질h,
S질rider질 : Th ey know 질ome질hing 질hey are hiding . S질aredown ; (3) Paralyzing S질are, Re질hape Objec질 ; (4) Bridge
ome질hing
Some질hing
S o be one ne 질o en질ure 질heir loyal질y . Walker, Open Wound질 ; (5) Obedience, Shadow Pack
Fang질
ang질 : Our Oival질,
r 질he one질 who질e power we mu질질 Rage 7, Gno질i질 9, Willpower 8
break in orderorder 질o a질질ume
질o a질질ume con질rol and lead 질he Garou again질질 Rank : 5
our enemie질
ene .. Their adne질질 make질 질hem a질 dangerou질 질o
Ri질e질 : Ri질e of 질he Opened Caern, Ri질e of To질em, The
a 질 질o
a질 r질, 질ome질hing 질ha질 can work in our
Rending of 질he Veil, Ri질e of 질he Phoenix
favor.. 질ofavr
Fe질i질h : Sword of Grani질e (Level 5, Gno질i질 6 ; 질hi질 i질 a
S질argazer질 : They Thre a my질질ery 질o u질, bu질 our 질질and i질
질wo-handed 질word made of grani질e ; when 질hru질질 in질o 질he
will u질 or be de질질royed .
ground, all per질on질 wi질hin 15 fee질 질ink in질o 질he ground 질wo
Uk질ena : 질ery of 질he 질piri질 world i질 질ome질hing fee질 per ac질iva질ion 질ucce질질 . For every 질wo fee질, 질he vic질im
질ha질 ned,질hm ye질 질hing we have done ha질 convinced need질 four 질ucce질질 on an ex질ended S질reng질h roll 질o break
질o 질heir
질hwledge on . They refu질e 질o even a질질i질질 ou질 . Vampire질 wi질h Ear질h Meld can exi질 any질ime 질hey wan질,
.
US .
bu질 mu질질 질pend a full round doing 질o .)
Wendigo : In order er 질o ge질 질he질e gho질질질 of 질he cold wa질질e질 Image : In Homid, Sa질ha 질질and질 질ix fee질 질all and walk질
질o mu질질 fir질질 lure 질hem from 질he deep fore질질질 and
mu질질 wi질h a mild limp . He ha질 long black hair, green eye질 and an
earn . elderly look. He appear질 wi질er 질han hi질 phy질ical year질 . In
Lupu질, he i질 a large black wolf wi질h a mul질i질ude of minor
Alexander "'.ga질
Sa질ha" Volkau, "Fa질her- 질car질 and five major 질car질 질ha질 appear 질o have been made by
nigh질-
N~gh질 a 질ingle 질la질h from 질ome ungodly huge mon질질er .
Po질i질ion
o질i질iep질: Sep질Leader Roleplaying No질e질 : You are 질ired. When you were a cub,
Homid you fough질 well and 질aw your friend질 die . When you reached
Au질pice : Galliard
Ga d middle age, you were cho질en a질 par질 of 질he Silver Pack, bu질
again your friend질 died . You are pa질질 your prime, and you
Na질ure / D r: Confidan질질 / Direc질or
know i질 . The problem i질 질ha질 no one el질e doe질 . You will
A질질ribu질e질 :: S질reng질h 4 (6/8/7/5), Dex질eri질y 4 (4/5/6/6),
질each 질he young 질he way질 of ba질질le and lead for now, bu질 질he
S질amina 5Furie질
S질amina (7/8/8/8) Chari질ma 2, Manipula질ion 5 (4/2/2/2),
질ime approache질 when you will 질질ep a질ide 질o le질 a new pack
(2/0/3/3), Percep질ion 3, In질elligence 4, Wi질질 4
lead 질he figh질.

68 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 di질cour-
age 질hem . The par질 he played in 질he exile of 질he Children
of Gaia 질질ill haun질질 hi질 dream질 .
Eduard, "Sun-Cur질er"
Breed : Homid
Au질pice : Philodox
amp : Socie질y of Nidhogg
ure / Demeanor : Preda질or / Survivor
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 2 (4/6/5/3), Dex질eri질y 2 (2/3/4/4),
S질amina 2 (4/5/5/5), Chari질ma 2, Manipula질ion 5 (4/2/2/2),
Appearance 3 (2/0/3/3), Percep질ion 2, In질elligence 3, Wi질질 4
Abili질ie질 : Awarene질질 1, Brawl 2, Dodge 3, In질imida질ion I,
Primal-Urge 2, Sub질erfuge 1, Drive 2, E질ique질질e 1, Firearm질 3,
Leader질hip 1, Performance 2, Compu질er 1, Inve질질iga질ion 2,
Law 1, Lingui질질ic질 2, Occul질 4, Poli질ic질 1, Ri질ual질 2
Background질 : Pa질질 Live질 4
Gif질질 : (1) Aura of Confidence, Fa질al Flaw, Per질ua질ion,
Scen질 of 질he True Form
Rage 3, Gno질i질 3, Willpower 5
Rank : 1
Meri질질 / Flaw질 : Lack of Scen질, Bad Ta질질e, Common
Sen질e, Eide질ic Memory / Overconfiden질, Shor질 Fu질e, One
Eye (righ질), Mark of 질he Preda질or, No Par질ial Tran질forma-
n(,n
a 질 : Tali질man Dedica질ion, Ri질e of Clean질ing, Ri질e of
B riding, Ri질e of Summoning
Fe질i질he질 : None
Image : In Homid, Sun-Cur질er 질por질질 a black goa질ee and
ha질 pene질ra질ing gray eye질 . In Lupu질, he i질 an impre질질ive
black wolf wi질h ma질질ive 질houlder질 .
o eplaying No질e질 : You wan질 질he 질un ou질 of your life . I질
break질 up 질he cloud질 and weaken질 your power. You con질ider
,111 o질her질 a질 being below you and manipula질e 질hem in an
offhand manner . You are all 질ha질 really ma질질er질. Tho질e
Wyrm crea질ure질 are 질질ill an uppi질y lo질; be질질er 질end 질ome
more pawn질 질o ge질 rid of 질hem .
Background : Eduard i질 a young bu질 impre질질ive Garou .
ha질 alway질 ha질ed 질he ligh질 of 질he 질un and believe질
I 질elf 질o be inex질ricably linked 질o 질he nigh질 . Since before
hi질 Fir질질 Change, he ha질 loved 질he velve질 blackne질질 질ha질
cover질 질he land when 질he 질un drop질 below 질he horizon . He
underwen질 hi질 Ri질e of Pa질질age a질 질he Thunder질질rike Sep질 in
질he Ural Moun질ain질 and quickly became 질he leader of a
ly-formed pack . I질 i질 almo질질 hi질 질ime 질o advance
u질 he ha질 done a few 질hing질 질ha질, if di질covered, could hur질
i질 re질pec질ed repu질a질ion . Some질ime질 a crea질ure come질 in질o
hi질 dream질 and whi질per질 of a world wi질hou질 ligh질 . He ha질
질old her 질hing질, and 질he ha질 promi질ed him reward질 .
Chap질er Three : The Tribe질 of 질he Moon
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
I' I), (,
'Ill질 질ribe been rep r질 ', and i질 i질 } e-hee,,l
III- , 11,질Trhc
Silen질 S~rnler, h ; r , reed undergr .,und_
h .c11 ,
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 .
Se p질질
The Silen질 S질rider질 mee질 once a year, during 질he-celebra-
질ion of 질he fall equinox a질 a random loca질ion de질ermined a질
질he prior year'질 mee질ing . They do no질 main질ain ac질ual 질ep질질
in Ru질질ia, nor do질] ey con질rol any caer 질 i질 doub질ful 질ha질
any S질rider will appear a질 질he,elecrcd 질i i질 year, for 질he
ri질k i질 질oo grea
There
Now, 20
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 .
69
 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 .
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 .
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 adap질a-
질ion 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
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
70 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
Op
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
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, Sum-
mon Tali질man ; (3) The Grea질 Leap, Silence
Rage 6, Gno질i질 8, Willpower 8
Rank : 3
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
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

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 nigh질-
mari질h 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 .
Silver fang질
The-ail,,, 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 질i, 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
1
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- -
Caon?
Then di질a질질er 질질r c any 질 . Wi e 질o
elea,a질e 질hem, 질he Silv ang질 had far 질o all . The ob질e질질ion
Chap질er Three: The Tribe질 of 질he Moon
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 de-
질질ruc질ion 질hi질 unlea질hed . Wha질 wa질 once 질he grea질e질질 질ucce질질
of 질he Garou 질oon became 질he world'질 large질질 environmen-
질al 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 re질pon-
질ibili질y 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 pro질ec-
질ora질e질 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
72 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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 overbear-
ing . 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 inexpe-
rienced 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

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 cry질질al-
line blue eye질, powerful and 질leek in appearance .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You 질rea질 everyone, human and
Garou, even elder질, wi질h a 질of질-질poken, angry, con질emp질u-
ou질 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 .
Chap질er Three : The Tribe질 of 질he Moon
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 ad-
vance 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
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 cul-
질ured, 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 embar-
ra질질ed 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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Shadow Lord질 : There i질 li질질le place for arrogance i ligh질

he S질argazer질 ha e a a par질 of Ru질질ia 질ince 질he
mpergium . They have Ion:, by en 질he advi질or질 질o 질he grea질-
질질 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
of 질he 질rouble질 .
Silen질 S ey have di질appeared from council,
and I wonder why. I ha질 alway질 been 질heir way 질o leave .
Silver Fang질 : They are 질oo 질ied 질o 질he Li질any . Only 질r
can break 질heir apa질hy, bu질 where will 질hey find i질?
Uk질ena : Inn 질heir 질ojourn질 질o 질he 질piri질 world, 질hey have

major power, none Joiihr 질heir'i -dom . lo질질 질igh질 of our 질rouble질 here .
Poli질ically, 질he ` rga_ r질 ~C •질 ve ,,- idvi질or질 and council-
질.
Wendigo : In 질heir re질rea질 from 질he world, 질hey have
or질 질o 질ho질e who nnike do ci질i, They do no질 con질ider i질
n< .
re질rea질ed from 질he 질ru질h.
질heir place 질o do ; I dune 1, a질 advi질e . Al질o, while 질hey
con질ider i질 digi질a질질eful, m,in~ r~r, i_rr are of질en called Chien Sun, "floun질ain Wind"
upon 질o judge c n,fl 질 meon, 질he uaar질 , a.
Breed : Horrid
The Ru질질ian ,질ar'aze, - > arc rni .질e<6, for질une질eller질 and
Au질pice : Galliard
philo질opher질 . T},,, arc af질er 질ru질h and 질olver질 of
,,ek(i,

Na질ure / Demeanor : Confidan질 / Vi질ionary

my질질erie질 . They Ir:rv ( 1, ken chi pi :ice of 질he Children of
i

i질 a질 질he voice of 질emp질; anceon 질he council . The Silver
Fang질 univer질ally re질pec질 질i a for 질heir wi질dom, bu질 nowa-
ler
hey are ju질질 a질 likely o ignore 질heir council a질 질o
r
n.
I질 ha질 become an ob질e질질ion among 질he S질argazer질 질o find
wha질 i질 질ruly going on behind 질he 질cene질 in Ru질질ia, bu질
feel 질hey mu질질 find incon질rover질ible evidence before
e질en질ing 질heir finding질 질o 질he Silver Fang질 . If no질, 질he
Fang질 will ignore i질, and 질he Apocalyp질e will come 질ha질
h clo질er. The S질argazer질 are one of 질he only 질ribe질 in
Ru질질ia 질ha질 질ee질 질he curren질 even질질 in Ru질질ia a질 질ign질 of a
질질orm 질o come . They are of질en di질mi질질ed a질 pe질질imi질질질 .
TheS질argazer질 main질ain a 질ingle caern in 질he Ru질질ian Far
질 , near 질he Mongolian border . I질 i질 loca질ed wi질hin a
cry질질al gro질질o benea질h a moun질ain질op 질emple . There are 15
S er질 a질 질hi질 caern . There are 질even more S질argazer질
oughou질 질he coun질ry . They live among 질he o질her 질ribe질
질 질he mo질질 powerful or impor질an질 caern질 . Recen질ly, 질hree
S질argazer질 from 질he Uk질ena Evergreen Sep질 were killed
when 질ha질 caern wa질 drained .
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 3 (5/7/6/4), Dex질eri질y 5 (5/6/7/7),
S질amina 4 (6/7/7/7), Chari질ma 4, Manipula질ion 3 (2/0/0/0),
Appearance 1 (0/0/1/1), :Percep질ion 5, In질elligence 3, Wi질질 3,,
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 5, A질hle질ic질 3, Brawl 4, Dodge 4,
Expre질질ion 2, In질질ruc질ion 4, Primal-Urge 3, Animal Ken 3,
Drive 3, Medi질a질ion 5, Melee 4, Repair 3, Survival 3,
Kailindo 5, Enigma질 4, Ri질ual질 3
Background질 : Allie질 3, Kinfolk 4
Gif질질 : (1) Balance, The Falling Touch, Per질ua질ion,
Sen질e Wyrm ; (2) Inner S질reng질h, jam Technology, Sen질e
Silver, Surface A질질unemen질 ; (3) Clari질y, Di질quie질, Hear질 of
Fury,, Merciful Blow, Whi질pering Wind ; (4) Que질질ioning;
(5) Wi질dom of 질he Seer
Rage 6, Gno질i질 8, Willpower 10
Rank: 5
Meri질질 / Flaw질 : Calm Hear질, Ambidex질eri질y / In질oler-
ance (of figh질ing be질ween 질he 질ribe질)
Ri질e질 : Ri질e of Opened Caern, Ri질e of Fe질i질h
Fe질i질h : S질ick질 of 질he Sea Wind (Level 3, Gno질i질 8 ; a
of comba질 질질ick질 질ha질 mu질질 be wielded in 질andem ; if 질he e

Black Furie질 : Their u질ele질질 bickering wi질h he Ge질 only

e cerba질e질 all our problem질 .
Bone -Gnawer질 In 질rying 질o achieve equali질y, 질hey have
only 질ucceeded in dividing u질 fur질her.
Children of Gaia: In 질heir 질earch for 질he 질ru질h, 질hey
rlooked human na질ure. I hope 질hey can 질oon re질urn.
Fianna: They mu질질 be judged a질 individual질, for 질here are
질oo few Fianna in Ru질질ia .
Ge질 of Fenri질 : One who e a질 a eapon can have
i질 질urned back a질 him질elf.
Gla질질 Walker질 : They have impri질oned 질hem질elve질 a
Weaver'질 web, bu질 do no질 recognize 질heir peril .
Red Talon질: They will die ha질ing, and 질hey will be
ourned .

74 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia


wai질질 질ill 질he end of 질he round 질o 질질rike, he receive질 a bonu질
질질rike wi질hou질 a reduc질ion of hi질 Dice Pool or an expendi-
질ure of Rage . The u질er ha질 hi질 normal Dex질eri질y + Melee
Dice Pool for 질hi질 a질질ack . Rage canno질 be 질pen질 in 질he 질ame
round 질ha질 질hi질 power i질 u질ed . Damage i질 S질reng질h + 2, bu질
e amage i질 no질 aggrava질ed .)
Image : In Homid, Chien Sun i질 a 질mall orien질al man
질질anding ju질질 under five foo질 질ix, Hi질 righ질 eye i질 milky due
질o a hi질 질o 질he head long ago and hi질 righ질 ear i질 frayed from
a bi질e 질ha질 never healed . He wear질 minimal dre질질, lacking
질howy decora질ion or unnece질질ary fea질ure질 . In Lupu질, he i질 a
질leek gray wolf of 질hin 질질a질ure wi질h black paw질 .
Roleplaying No질e질: The calm warrior, ready 질o de질질roy
if nece질질ary, bu질 more ready 질o 질each 질he young and 질he ill-
informed . You 질each 질ha질 pa질ience i질 질he key 질o life and
질ucce질질 . Only 질hrough clearne질질 of 질he mind i질 질rue vic질ory
po질질ible .
Background : Chien Sung 질rained in 질he way질 of 질he
mar질ial ar질질 before hi질 Fir질질 Change . Shor질ly before hi질
Change, a group of my질질eriou질 men and women arrived and
질ook him from 질he mona질질ery . They explained 질o him 질ha질
he wa질 질o be a warrior for 질he world 질piri질, one who would
in질erpre질'질he질ong질 of Gaia 질hrough 질he dance질 of comba질 .
Chien accep질ed hi질 new role and welcomed hi질 abili질y 질o
change 질hape.
He ro질e 질hrough 질he rank질 of 질he Garou 질hrough dedica-
질ion and in질en질e work . Now he lead질 질he Sep질 of 질he Cry질질al
Mind . He i질 질he chief 질eacher 질here and i질 one of 질he mo질질
qualified in질질ruc질or질 of Kailindo 질o be found .
The recen질 developmen질질 in Ru질질ia have been brough질
질o hi질 a질질en질ion, and 질hey worry him . He i질 curren질ly
working very hard 질o 질rain 질he new warrior질 질en질 ou질 질o 질py
and fi h질 for 질he Garou .
uk질ena
The majori질y of Ru질질ian Uk질ena ,ire 질질rongly 질ied wi질h
질he Yaku질 and Mongolian peop by 질ha r dwell wi질hin Ru질질ia,
mainly wi질hin Siberia and 질i cR i ; ianFarEa질질.TheUk질ena
are nei질herprol 질ic nor poh질ica Iv _ic질O.c a Ru질질ia . They are
질oo few and 질oo diver질e u1 질hci, - inrcrc<r질 Ic band 질oge질her
a질 ye질. In 질he -&I fiuc질r of Sib(-, - i, hL ,florid ha질 no질 ye질
fully caugh질 111) 질o 질he Uhrena .
They are in olJ 질ribe rlia질 i, recoLnized ;질nd re질pec질ed,
bu질 질hey mal c li질질le- e •질for질 질o furrhcr rbeir pulrical end질 .
Occa질ionally, 질hci질 handin- , >rk c .un he Je질ea질cd a질 variou질
caern질 . The Uk질ena 질Ecn 질질iu : of _'-~beria are generally
young and ideali질질ic, big 질 v, ell ver질ed i n 질hL way질 of 질he 질piri질
world by 질heir men질o r
Of all 질he 질ribe질, 질he Uk 질, i i질 Theurge질 ha e lea질질
질rouble piercing 질he Sh :idow C u rain 질o reach 질he Umbra .
None of 질he o질her 질ribe _aider질rand질hi질, bu질질o질heUk질ena,
i질 질imple 질heir 질o질em, Uk질ena him질elf, allow질 질hem 질hi질
acce질질 . The Gaun질le질 i질 질rea질ed a질 normal for 질he Uk질ena .
However, 질here i질 a dark 질ide 질o 질hi질 ; any질ime an Uk질ena
질질ep질 질ideway질, 질he ce of de질ec질ion by one of Baba
Chap질er Three : The Tribe질 of질
Yaga'질 질piri질 minion질 ncrea질e질 . Arbi질ra질ion of 질hi질 i질 lef질 질o
질he S질ory질eller, bu질 질hould 질질ill be a ri질ky 질hing for an
Uk질ena 질o bray 질 iri질 world .
Sep질질
The Uk질ena n Ru질질ia are rumored 질o con질rol a질 lea질질 one
and po질질ibly more caern질 loca질ed in 질he wilderne질질 of
Siberia and 질he Ru질질ian Far Ea질질 . Their 질alen질질 in dealing
wi질h ma질질er질 of 질he 질piri질 world are of질en 질ough질 ou질 by o질her
질ribe질, 질uch a질 질he Shadow Lord질 .
There are 35 Uk질ena a질 질heir major caern, 질he Spiri질
S질one, and 25 more Uk질ena 질pread 질hroughou질 Siberia and
upper Mongolia .
The Uk질ena have recen질ly lo질질 a caer e Evergreen
Sep질, 질o 질he draining질. Fif질een Uk질ena and 질hree S질argazer질
were killed . Only one Garou e질caped 질o 질ell 질he 질ale of i질질
de질질ruc질ion.
S질ereo질ype질
Black Furie질: They walk 질he Wyld pa질h질 and are a질질on-
i질hing in 질heir righ질eou질 rage .
Bone Gnawer질 : Ei질her 질hey have re질i질질ed 질he Wyrm well
or i질 ha질 con질umed 질heir 질oul질 질o 질hroroughly 질ha질 none can
질ell of 질heir corrup질ion .
Children of Gaia : Poor, lo질질 children . They 질ough질 an
enemy wi질hou질 and were brough질 low by 질he Wyrm wi질hin .
Fianna : Though 질hey are differen질, 질hey bring a fre질h
poin질 of view 질o 질he old way질 .
Ge질 of Fenri질 : They 질hould learn 질o con질rol 질heir rage
before i질 bring질 질hem low . We would do well 질o avoid 질hem .
Gla질질 Walker질 : Their new approach 질o 질he Umbra i질
fa질cina질ing, bu질 질heir clo질ene질질 질o 질he Wyrm i질 po질en질ially
dangerou질, bo질h for 질hem and for 질he re질질 of Garou .
Red Talon질 : They are like angry children, our bro질her질
of 질he 질undra, bu질 질hey mu질질 be 질hwar질ed, for 질hey will bring
질he re질질 of u질 down wi질h 질hem .
Shadow Lord질 : The Shadow Lord질 are 질he mo질질 openly
corrup질 of u질 . They mu질질 be wa질ched, for 질he Wyrm wai질질
deep in 질heir hear질질 .
Silen질 S질rider질 : The질e Garou are knowledgeable in
ny 질ecre질질, 질ecre질질 we mu질질 convince 질hem 질o reveal .
Silver Fang질 : De질pi질e 질heir nobili질y, 질he Silver Fang질
walk a pa질h 질ha질 lead질 질o 질질agna질ion and ruin . If 질hey are no질
질hown 질he way ou질, 질hey will be lo질질 .
S질argazer질 We 질hare much in common wi질h 질he질e i질e
0 e질, 질hough our 질radi질ion질 are differen질.
Wendigo : They are 질he clo질e질질 질o u질 in bo질h or g and
질piri질, bu질 질heir i질ola질ion can only lead 질o 질orrow .
Moon 75

Breed : Lupu질
Au질pice : Theurge
Na질ure / Demeanor : Maker / Vi질ionary
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 3 (5/7/6/4), Dex질eri질y 5 (5/6/7/7),
S질amina 5 (7/8/8/8), Chari질ma 4, Manipula질ion 4 (3/1/1/1),
Appearance 3 (2/0/3/3), Percep질ion 5, In질elligence 5, Wi질질 4
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 5, A질hle질ic질 2, Dodge 3, Empa질hy 5,
Expre질질ion 1, In질imida질ion 3, Primal-Urge 5, Sub질erfuge 2,
Animal Ken 2, E질ique질질e 2 (Garou), Leader질hip 2, Medi질a-
질ion 4, S질eal질h 2, Survival 4, Enigma질 4, Occul질 4, Ri질ual질
5, Herbali질m 2, Spiri질 Lore 3, Wyrm Lore 1
Background질 : Pa질질 Life 2
Gif질질 : (1) Find Wa질er, Spiri질 Speech, Sen질e Magic ; (2)
Command Spiri질, Name of 질he Spiri질, Sigh질 from Beyond ;
(3) Umbral Sigh질
Rage 6, Gno질i질 9, Willpower 9
Rank : 3
Ri질e질: Ri질e of Clean질ing, Ri질ual of Tali질man Dedica질ion,
Ri질e of 질he Open Caern, Ri질ual of Summoning, Ri질e of
Becoming, Ri질e of 질he Fe질i질h, Ri질e of 질he Shrouded Glen
Fe질i질he질 : Spiri질 Tracer (Level 2, Gno질i질 5), Spiri질 Whi질질le
(Level 4, Gno질i질 8)
Image : In Lupu질, Speaker-질o-Moun질ain질 i질 a 질mall dark
gray wolf wi질h almo질질 runelike whi질e pa질질ern질 on her back .
In Homid, 질he i질 a 질mall, 질lender young woman of Tibe질an
ance질질ry wi질h a long, luxuriou질ly 질hick black braid .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You are re질erved in expre질질ing your
feeling질, bu질 질hi질 doe질 no질 mean 질ha질 you are quie질 . You
질eem 질o have a way of making your feeling질 known wi질hou질
all 질he u질ele질질 blabber and 질creaming 질ha질 mo질질 of 질he Garou
u질e . Since your prac질ice of 질piri질 weaving ha질 질augh질 you
질ha질 uncon질rolled behavior can be ex질remely de질질ruc질ive,
you 질질rive 질o remain calm in every 질i질ua질ion .
76 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
You 질ake your po질i질ion a질 pack leader of 질he caern
guardian질 very 질eriou질ly . Your pack ha질 pro질ec질ed 질he Ural
Caern 질ucce질질fully, and you are willing 질o do any질hing 질o
main질ain 질hi질 flawle질질 record . You hone질질ly believe 질ha질
wha질ever ha질 been a질질acking 질he o질her caern질 will 질질rike 질he
Sep질 of 질he Cre질cen질 Moon wi질h grea질 force .
Background : Speaker-질o-Moun질ain질 came 질o 질he Ural
Moun질ain caern a few year질 back and approached 질he
Warder, Grimfang, in hope질 of gaining hi질 질u질elage .
Grimfang 질aw 질he po질en질ial wi질hin 질he young lupu질 and
placed her in charge of a pack . Her pack con질i질질질 of five
lupu질 and a homid Silen질 S질rider Ahroun . They are charged
wi질h pro질ec질ing 질he Umbral Glen 질ha질 corre질pond질 wi질h 질he
loca질ion of 질he Ural Caern .
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Breed : Homid
Au질pice : Theurge
Na질ure / Demeanor : Reluc질an질 Garou / Cub
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 4 (6/8/7/5), Dex질eri질y 3 (3/4/5/5),
S질amina 2 (4/5/5/5), Chari질ma 2, Manipula질ion 2 (1/0/0/0),
Appearance 2 (1/0/2/2), Percep질ion 3, In질elligence 3, Wi질질 4
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 1, Brawl 2, Dodge 2, Primal-Urge 1,
Drive 3, Firearm질 3, Repair 2, S질eal질h 3, Survival 2, Com-
pu질er 1, Inve질질iga질ion 2, Medicine 3, Ri질ual질 1, Science 2
Background질 : Pa질질 Live질 4
Gif질질 : (1) Per질ua질ion, Sen질e Magic, Sen질e Wyrm, Spiri질
Speech
Rage 2, Gno질i질 6, Willpower 7
Rank : 1
Meri질질 /Flaw질 : Mercury Ri질ing, Na질ural Channel, Mixed
Morph / Foe from 질he Pa질질 (Gangrel), In질ane Pa질질 Life
(come질 ou질 in 질he pre질ence of hi질 foe), No질orie질y (in질ani질y)
Ri질e질 : Ri질e of Con질ri질ion, Ri질e of Clean질ing, Ri질e of
Wounding
Fe질i질h : None
Image : In Homid, Ivan look질 powerful, wi질h corded
mu질cle질 질ha질 질질and ou질 well from hi질 질houlder질, neck and
leg질 . He i질 alway질 in jean질 of 질ome 질or질 (he wear질 cu질off질 질o
질wim or work ou질), and he al질o like질 질o wear 질ank질op질 . He
ac질질 like a rebel becau질e he refu질e질 질o accep질 wha질 i질 going
on around him . In Lupu질, he alway질 appear질 confu질ed, a질 if
he would ra질her be el질ewhere .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You refu질e 질o be a werewolf . You
were rai질ed hearing 질he 질radi질ional 질질orie질, and you ju질질
don'질 wan질 질o be one of 질he "bad guy질". Unfor질una질ely, 질here
are 질he질e voice질 in your head, and 질hey refu질e 질o leave you
alone . The wor질질 one i질 ab질olu질ely nu질질, bu질 you can'질 do
any질hing abou질 i질 . They 질ay you are a "Theurge", bu질 you
don'질 wan질 질o deal wi질h i질 . Too bad you 질eem 질o be good a질
i질 . When you wa질ch ano질her "Theurge" perform a ri질ual, 질he
new knowledge burn질 in질o your memory like a branding
iron 질earing a mark in질o 질of질 fle질h .

All in all, 질hi질 i질 a very painful life ; you came 질o Siberia
질o ge질 away from i질, bu질 질he voice질 are 질질ill here . There i질
질ome o질her p질ycho 질ha질 keep질 질rying 질o kill you ; he 질ay질 질ha질
you be질rayed him cen질urie질 ago .
Background : Ivan wa질 no질 mean질 질o be a Garou . He
en질ered 질he Red Army before hi질 Fir질질 Change and wa질
kidnapped by 질he Uk질ena 질oward질 질he end of hi질 fir질질 year
of 질ervice . He wan질ed 질o be a 질oldier and have a normal life,
bu질 all of 질ha질 ha질 changed now . Normalcy i질 impo질질ible .
One of hi질 pa질질 live질 i질 a rea질onably powerful Theurge
who cro질질ed a powerful vampire . The Theurge even질ually
ied. The vampire did no질 . Now 질he vampire, who i질 one of
질he lieu질enan질질 in Baba Yaga'질 Army of 질he Nigh질, i질 af질er
hi질 old rival'질 de질cendan질질 .
Ivan'질 elder질 feel 질ha질 질hey have done all 질hey can in
질rying 질o adap질 him 질o Garou life . If he can no질 질urvive, 질hen
질o be i질 .
질 when i질 wa질 질질ill po질질ible 질o ea질ily cro질질
L질w, cn Nor질h America and Eura질ia via 질he Bering S질rai질
land bridge, a amber of C,arou from 질he Wendigo 질ribe
re질urned 질o 질he by mJ< of Siberia . They 질pread mro die
1 ad,hreCdin-,A jrhih 질he YakurNana질heChukchi
Theev h,Iv e neckr icni,iily con질ended wi질h 질he Silver
F ac질 for ,by, m -- 질he 질wo group질 were 질epara질ed by
n once, for
Ural V( un질ain,- During 질he 질ime of Ru질질ian indu질질ri-
alila질ion, 질he Wendigo re질rea질ed far from any human
habi질a질ion and were 질he lea질질 affec질ed by 질he change질 질ha질
marked 질he beginning of 질he 질wen질ie질h cen질ury . La질er
developmen질질, and 질he expan질ion in질o 질he Siberian land질
by 질he Sovie질 indu질질rial machine, led 질o 질uch developmen질질
a질 질he hun질ing of wolve질 u질ing helicop질er ba질ed gun pla질-
form질-질pecial ammuni질ion wa질 질upplied, of cour질e, by 질he
"people" in power who knew 질he real rea질on for 질he hun질ing
of 질he wolve질 . Since 질he Wendigo had been ou질 of con질ac질
wi질h civiliza질ion for 질o long, 질hey had no idea of wha질 질hey
were up again질질, and 질he hun질ing 질ook a far grea질er 질oll on
hem 질han on any o질her 질ribe excep질 질he Red Talon질 .
There are few Wendigo lef질 in Ru질질ia, bu질 질here i질 a
rumor circula질ing among 질he more learned Garou of a
hybrid line rela질ed 질o bo질h 질he Silver Fang질 and 질he Wendigo .
Nei질her 질he Wendigo nor any hybrid 질ribe are poli질ically
ac질ive in Ru질질ia . The Wendigo keep 질o 질hem질elve질, fiercely
guarding 질heir land질 and caern질 from human and Garou
alike . If 질uch a hybrid 질ribe exi질질질, i질 i질 질mall, ha질 li질질le power
and i질, a질 ye질, unrecognized by 질he Garou popula질ion .
Ru질질ia'질 Wendigo are a 질mall, very po질en질 force . They
con질rol one 질mall area of Siberia, and woe be질ide any who
질ry 질o en질er i질 wi질hou질 질heir permi질질ion . They are adep질 a질
질urvival in 질he icy wa질질e질, ma질질er질 of animali질질ic comba질
and con질roller질 of powerful 질piri질질 of 질he 질now and ice .
Chap질er Three : The Tribe질
Se p질질
The Wendigo ha e one caer omple i질h 질ep질 and
pro질ec질ora질e, loca질ed near 질he 질hore질 of 질he Bering Sea .
There are 30 Wendigo 질here . From here, 질hey will a질질ack
any minion of 질he Wyrm or, indeed, anyone who ge질질 질oo
near . They have no질 been a질질acked a질 ye질, nor do 질hey know
of 질he a질질ack질 on o질her caern질 . I질 i질 po질질ible 질ha질 질heir
i질ola질ioni질m will prove 질o be 질heir downfall .
S질ereo질ype질
Black Furie질 : A질warrior질 of 질he Wyld, 질hey are wi질hou질
peer and are wor질hy of our 질ru질질 . Bu질 질heir di질re질pec질 for men
could prove 질o be 질heir weakne질질 .
Bone Gnawer질 : They adop질 human philo질ophie질 in an
a질질emp질 질o crea질e equali질y among 질he Garou. They only
crea질e 질heir own doom .
Children of Gala : While 질hey are 질he mo질질 open-
hear질ed of Ru질질ia'질 Garou, 질hey are unable 질o 질ee 질he
enemie질 질ha질 lurk in our own caern질 . Tha질 i질 why 질hey were
brough질 low.
Fianna : We barely know 질hem, bu질 질hey are a happy
people .
Ge질 of Fenri질 : We do no질 질ruck wi질h 질he Ge질. They are
질oo belligeren질 for 질heir own good .
Gla질질 Walker질 : The Gla질질 Walker질 walk 질oward질 질he
Wyrm.
Red Talon질 : We, 질oo, 질eek revenge for our hur질질, bu질
질he질e wolve질 are 질oo reckle질질 . Their rage 질ake질 질hem in질o 질he
maw of doom .
Shadow Lord질 : No질hing good come질 from 질hem . They
are darkhear질ed conqueror질 who 질eek 질o exploi질 u질 all .
Silen질 S질rider질 : We have become friend질, a질 질hey are one
질he few 질ribe질 who are willing 질o vi질i질 our caern질 . S질ill, we
haven'질 질een 질hem for a long 질ime .
Silver Fang질 : Their failure i질 clear . Why 질he o질her질 질질ill
follow 질hem i질 a my질질ery.
S질argazer질 : They 질pend much 질ime in con질empla질ion,
and 질heir 질piri질질 are noble .
Uk질ena : They are our bro질her질, bu질 where we walk 질he
pa질h of war, 질hey walk 질he pa질h of 질piri질 .
B1ood-on-질he 'Win?
Breed : Lupu질
Au질pice Galliard
Na질ure / Demeanor : Survivor / Direc질or
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 4 (6/8/7/5), Dex질eri질y 4 (4/5/6/6),
S질amina 5 (7/8/8/8), Chari질ma 2, Manipula질ion 3 (2/0/0/0),
Appearance 3 (2/0/2/2), Percep질ion 5, In질elligence 3, Wi질질 4
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 3, A질hle질ic질 4, Brawl 5, Dodge 3,
In질imida질ion 4, Primal-Urge 4, Sub질erfuge 4, Animal Ken 2,
Melee 4, Ri질ual질 4, Survival 3,
Background질 : Familiar Spiri질 4, Pa질질 Live질 4
of 질he Moon 77

Gif질질 : (1) Call of Wyld, Camouflage, Leap of Kangaroo,
Sen질e Prey ; (2) Cur질e of Aeolu질, Dream질peak, Eye of Eagle,
Sen질e 질he Unna질ural ; (3) Ca질fee질, Chill of Early Fro질질 ; (4)
A질질unemen질, Bridge Walker; (5) Song of 질he Grea질 Bea질질
Rage 7, Gno질i질 8, Willpower 7
Rank : 5
Meri질질 / Flaw질 : Huge Size
Ri질e질 : Ri질e of 질he Opened Caern, Ri질e of To질em, Ri질e of
질he Fe질i질h
Fe질i질he질 : Fang Dagger
Image : In Homid, Blood-on-질he-Wind i질 a 질all, dark-
haired man wi질h pale fea질ure질 . In Lupu질, he i질 질질ark whi질e
wi질h gray 질질ripe질 leading from hi질 ear질 질o hi질 질ail .
Roleplaying No질e질: You are calm and collec질ed, alway질
ready and alway질 cau질iou질 . S질upidi질y rule질 질he fooli질h who
would ra질her figh질 질han 질hink, and you will no질 be par질 of i질.
he enemy come질 in many form질 and 질urround질 you from all
질ide질. They mu질질 be 질augh질 질heir error질 . Order will prevail,
and when i질 doe질, 질o will Gaia.
Background : Blood-on-질he-Wind became 질he leader of
질he Sep질 of 질he Siberian Wild질 질everal year질 ago when he
challenged and bea질 질he former leader . He ha질 brough질 a
new vigor 질o 질he Wendigo, bu질 i질 i질 a vigor 질ied 질o main질ain-
ing 질heir i질ola질ion from 질he re질질 of 질he world .
alk질-for-질he .Co질질
Breed : Homid
Au질pice : Theurge
Na질ure / Demeanor : Alpha / Reveler
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 2 (4/6/5/3), Dex질eri질y 4 (4/5/6/6),
S질amina 3 (5/6/6/6), Chari질ma 3, Manipula질ion 2 (1/0/0/0),
Appearance 2 (1/0/2/2), Percep질ion 3, In질elligence 4, Wi질질 3
78 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
Abili질ie질: Aler질ne질질 3, A질hle질ic질 2, Brawl 4, Dodge 4
Primal-Urge 3, Drive 2, Melee 3, S질eal질h 1, Survival 1,
Enigma질 3, Inve질질iga질ion 1, Occul질 3, Ri질ual질 3
Background질: Pa질질 Live질 3
Gif질질: (1) Call 질he Breeze, Per질ua질ion, Sen질e Wyrm,
Spiri질 Speech
Rage 4, Gno질i질 9, Willpower 7
Rank : 1
Meri질질 /Flaw질 : Mercury Ri질ing, Na질ural Channel, Con-
cen질ra질ion/ Driving Goal (find 질he Croa질an질), Sof질 Hear질ed,
Overconfiden질, No Par질ial Tran질forma질ion
Ri질e질 : Ri질e of Tali질man Dedica질ion, Ri질e of Binding
Fe질i질h : None
Image : In Homid, Walk질-for-질he-Dead 질 fi질 young
man . In Lupu질, Walk질 i질 a lean 질imber wolf.
Roleplaying No질e질 : You know you've go질 a grea질 de질질iny
ahead of you and can'질 help bu질 be overjoyed . So many
around you are ju질질 wai질ing for 질he Apocalyp질e, bu질 you
know 질here i질 a way ou질 . There'질 go질질a be You lead a whole
pack who you have convinced 질o believe a질 you do .
Background : Walk질-for-질he-Lo질질 ha질 abandoned hi질
human name in favor of hi질 new Garou one . He i질 fa질cina질ed
by 질he lo질질 Croa질an 질ribe and i질 convinced 질ha질 he can 질olve
질heir my질질ery . He believe질 질ha질 질he Croa질an mu질질 have lef질
Kinfolk in Ru질질ia on 질heir march 질o 질he Pure Land질 long
ago, and if he can find 질hem, he i질 질ure he can revive 질he
질ribe.
질he Siberakh
The Siberakh ar, a hybrid bloodli nc ;,f Silver Fang질 and
Wendigo . They an , ,byc,:cen,icd 질rop ih r Fang질 who 질aw
folly in 질rying 질o a ln질ain 질hcc peri질, A_ di, , ir bloodline and
bred in질질ead vii 질h.c Av; , ndigo'o 1l .xk . They main질ain
질e질질leme질a질 in il,c wil,P of Siberia 질lr.i r ,Ipe r much like
human villa e질 , , r com laune질. They : fre질 질o 질hem질elve질 a질
질he Ou질질ider, an .I •r ric질l . gular질c or질reci be질ween 질hem-
11
질elve질 an,l 질in o질her 질ribe질 .
Officially, 질he Lcrakli ,1o u e 질 hey have no
influence on . iar, ci poli질ic질 in Ru, ,ia,,excep질 wi질hin 질heir
own area질 . Inde, cd, ~ lie only o질her ; ri I, ,_:질 who are fully aware
of 질heir exi _ nc re die Silver hang질 and Wendigo . The
Silver Fang질 deny r , rea질ing hem a질 Ronin . They do
질
no질 men질ion 질hem, fear 질ha질 i질 would reflec질 badly on
질heir lineage 질o 질he o질her Garou . The Wendigo under질질and
질he Siberakh'질 de질ire 질o re질rea질 from 질ribal poli질ic질 and keep
질heir 질ecre질 질afe .
Some among 질he Gla질질 Walker질, Children of Gaia and
Silen질 S질rider질 who have heard 질he rumor질 of 질he질e ou질질 -
er질 believe 질ha질 질hey may repre질en질 a hope for re질질oring 질he
Silver Fang 질ribe. The u r질 질ay 질ha질 질he Siberakh are


paragon질 of 질he legendary Silver Fang vir질ue질 : nobili질y, could be 질he be질질 chance for a ruling 질ribe in Ru질질ia, one
vir질ue and bravery . I질 i질 believed 질ha질 질he na질ive 질질ock from 질ha질 will lead 질he Garou 질o vic질ory over 질he Wyrm . If only
질he Wendigo flock invigora질e질 질he lineage of 질he질e Fang질 . 질hey could find 질hem . . .
A few of 질he Children of Gaia believe 질ha질 질he Siberakh

Chap질er Three : The Tribe질 of 질he Moon 79

Ilk"k
Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia

&9en질ex ana 질he
Governmen질
Di질a질질er 질eache질 you a lo질 - 질ha질 i질 질rue . Bu질 질he질e 질ime질
demand differen질 me질hod질 of learning.
- Geydar Aliyev, chairman of 질he Acciden질
Inve질질iga질ion Commi질질ee
Un질il a few year질 ago, Ru질질ia had no corpora질e ba질e of i질질
own . The corpora질ion질 ac질ive wi질hin 질he coun질ry could be
질raced 질o ou질질ide money, and mo질질 of 질ha질 money could be
질raced back (only by 질he mo질질 re질ourceful inve질질iga질or질) 질o
Pen질ex . For many year질, Pen질ex, 질hrough i질질 holding corpo-
ra질ion질, helped 질he governmen질 of Ru질질ia remain financially
질ecure while running a vir질ual bu질ine질질 monopoly wi질hin
질he coun질ry, allowing 질hem 질o do bu질ine질질 a질 질hey 질aw fi질 .
The reigning Brujah council didn'질 realize 질ha질 질he numer-
ou질 corpora질ion질 질hey were dealing wi질h were all ju질질
질en질acle질 of one oc질opu질 .
For 질he Garou, 질he re질ul질 wa질 an ongoing war 질he like질 of
which were 질een nowhere el질e in 질he world . Wolve질 were
hun질ed by helicop질er gun질hip질, and 질he land wa질 de질poiled
a질 a ra질e difficul질 질o believe . All of 질hi질 wa질 질anc질ioned by
질he governmen질 .
I질 wa질 질oo much for 질he Garou 질o 질질op . Pen질ex wa질
winning a질 질hey expanded 질heir con질rol of Ru질질ian indu질질ry .
Under 질he blanke질 of ab질olu질e unaccoun질abili질y, 질he Wyrm-
Chap질er Four: Enemie질
Mizk
A&~Op
질ain질ed corpora질ion helped 질he Black Spiral Dancer질 e질질ab-
li질h Pi질 af질er Pi질 all over 질he coun질ry . Some of 질he 질질range질질
Wyrm caern질 in 질he world are found in Ru질질ia now, and 질hi질
plea질e질 bo질h 질he Black Spiral질 and Pen질ex . The company
fel질 질ecure allied wi질h 질he na질ive Black Spiral Dancer질 .
Wi질hou질 질heir 질uppor질, 질he opera질ion would have fallen
apar질 under Garou pre질질ure .
In la질e 1990, i질 all came apar질 . For 질ome rea질on 질ha질
Pen질ex could no질 under질질and, 질he Black Spiral질 rebelled .
Thi질 i질 질he fir질질 질uch ca질e in 질he company'질 hi질질ory, and no
one could comprehend i질 . All con질ac질 wi질h 질he leader질 of
질he 질ribe wa질 cu질 off. Me질질enger질 질en질 질o 질he caern질 ei질her
never re질urned or were 질o comple질ely in질ane 질ha질 질here wa질
no poin질 in li질질ening 질o 질hem .
A질 if i질 wa질 an omen, 질he governmen질 질질ar질ed 질o lo질e
질질abili질y a질 질he 질ame 질ime . In a de질pera질e a질질emp질 질o 질alvage
질he governmen질, 질he ruling council increa질ed oppor질uni질ie질
for 질rade, opening many of 질he door질 Pen질ex had held 질hu질
for 질o long . In 질ome ca질e질, o질her companie질, many of which
were run by vampire질 of variou질 질or질질, were invi질ed in질o 질he
coun질ry . Pen질ex found i질질elf in economic compe질i질ion for
질he fir질질 질ime in Ru질질ia .
Sen질ing 질he weakne질질 in 질heir opponen질질, 질he Garou of
Ru질질ia rallied and began pu질질ing more and more pre질질ure
again질질 Pen질ex 질ub질idiarie질 . The질e problem질 cau질ed Pen질ex
질o 질ake a 질emporary leave of ab질ence from Ru질질ia .
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Wi질h 질he wi질hdrawal of Pen질ex money, 질he governmen질
began 질o collap질e fa질질er, and Baba Yaga 질질epped for질h 질o pu질
down 질he ailing 질y질질em . Many companie질 lo질질 every질hing in
질he chao질 질ha질 en질ued, and life became very hard for people
in Ru질질ia . Pen질ex wa질 glad 질o be ou질 of 질he war zone for once,
bu질 질hey 질질ill do no질 know who or wha질 wa질 behind 질he
governmen질al collap질e and 질he 질reachery of 질heir mo질질
po질en질 allie질 . The only lead 질hey have i질 a per질on calling
him질elf "The General ." They would dearly love 질o remove
질hi질 "General'질" head .
Pen질ex i질 no질 wi질hou질 fore질hough질, however, and ha질
cho질en 질o bide i질질 질ime for now . They 질u질pec질 질ha질 when
Ru질질ia 질질abilize질, i질 will once again be in need of po질en질
inve질질or질, and Pen질ex will be 질here . The megacorp질 질hink
질hey will face li질질le re질i질질ance when 질hey 질ake up where 질hey
lef질 off.
They are mi질질aken .
질lack Spiral (Dancer질
The Black Spiral Dancer질 of Ru질질ia never held much
power un질il 질he revolu질ion . When 질he Brujah council came
질o power, 질hey cau질ed 질o many problem질 for 질he Garou 질ha질
질he Thir질een Tribe질 could no longer devo질e 질ime 질o 질heir
con질inual war wi질h 질he Black Spiral Dancer질 . When Pen질ex
en질ered Ru질질ia, 질hey did 질o wi질h 질he aid of 질he Black Spiral
Dancer Kinfolk in 질he governmen질 .
The Black Spiral질 are re질pon질ible for 질he 질e질질ing of
nuclear weapon질 on Ru질질ian 질oil . In a brillian질 piece of
manipula질ion, 질he Black Spiral Dancer질 질ucce질질fully
"plan질ed" 질ome of 질heir Kinfolk a질 re질ainer질 질o 질he Brujah .
The질e Ghoul질, who occa질ionally had 질he ear of 질he council,
convinced 질he Brujah 질ha질 if 질hey did no질 질e질질 질he weapon질,
o질her vampire질 would con질inue 질o develop 질hem over질ea질
and one day u질e 질hem again질질 질he council . The normally
paranoid vampire질 wondered why 질hey had no질 질een 질hi질
질ooner and promp질ly en질ered 질he Cold War .
Nuclear 질e질질ing, accompanied by 질he environmen질al
deva질질a질ion of 질he Pen질ex corpora질ion질, provided 질everal
prime loca질ion질 for Pi질질. The popula질ion of Black Spiral
Dancer질 began 질o climb 질질eadily . When 질heir number질 had
reached a 질ufficien질 level, 질hey again 질ook up 질heir war wi질h
질he Thir질een Tribe질 . Thi질 질ime, 질hey had 질he advan질age .
The Black Spiral질 were happy wi질h 질he 질i질ua질ion a질 i질
wa질, ye질 질hey could feel 질ome질hing more wa질 질o come . In
1990, i질 did. The elde질질 Theurge of 질he Black Spiral질, an old
lupu질 called Poi질on Too질h, wa질 vi질i질ed in hi질 dream질 . The
vi질i질or wa질 none o질her 질han a Wyrm 질ervan질 . Wha질 el질e
could produce 질uch a mon질질er?
Poi질on Too질h wa질 in a hu질, an impo질질ibly large hu질, which
질eemed larger in질ide 질han ou질질ide . He 질a질 a질 질he 질able, and 질he
ca질 on 질he floor 질old him 질o make him질elf comfor질able . The
mi질질re질질 would 질ee him 질hor질ly, a질 질oon a질 질he fini질hed her re질질 .
Then he no질iced 질he Hag . She 질lep질 on 질he 질질ove, 질hough 질he could
hardly fi질 upon i질 . Her head hung down on one 질ide and one leg
82 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
draped over 질he o질her 질ide . The o질her leg wa질 folded up, and 질he
covered her질elf wi질h her foo질 .
A질 he looked upon her, 질he opened her eye질 and 질lowly began
질o unfold her ugly limb질 . Her hand질 dug groove질 in질o 질he me질al
of 질he 질질ove a질 질he ro질e, and he could 질ee 질he 질harp prong질 of
jagged me질al where 질he had been laying . She ro질e 질o full heigh질,
and he knew 질ha질 even in hi질 mo질질 warlike form, he would ea질ily
fi질 in질o her ma질질ive jaw질 .
A질 질ha질 질hough질 cro질질ed hi질 mind, 질he 질miled, and he 질aw 질질eel
질ee질h dripping wi질h blood and 질pi질질le . Hi질 courage fal질ered . Hi질
hear질 flu질질ered . She 질poke :
"You look a질 me wi질h 질uch awe . Do you find me plea질ing?"
The voice carried wi질h i질 all 질he malice of a raging Nexu질
Crawler . The bi질질erne질질 crep질 in질o hi질 질oul, forcing him 질o
an질wer before he had 질ime 질o lie . Hi질 voice made him 질ound like
a pup ra질her 질han 질he mo질질 re질pec질ed of hi질 질ribe in Ru질질ia, ye질 he
질poke . He had no choice .
"I find you gloriou질 ." And he knew 질he would loa질he him
how could 질he no질, a질 weak a질 he wa질 in her pre질ence? She 질miled
again, and her fang질 came clo질er 질o him . She 질poke again, and
질hi질 질ime he wa질 cer질ain 질ha질 질omewhere, 질omeone had died
horribly 질o produce 질he power of 질hi질 voice .
"Bring your children 질o me, all your children, and we will
revel wi질h your children in a celebra질ion of my glory ." Having
질aid 질hi질, 질he allowed him 질he bli질질 of her fang질 .
He awoke, knowing he would never forge질 wha질 happened .
He al질o knew wha질 had 질o be done . Leaving 질he chicken hu질, he
질ough질 ou질 ano질her elder of hi질 질ribe and brough질 him 질o 질he Hag .
Soon, ano질her Spiral fel질 질he bli질질 of 질he Embrace . The Black
Spiral질 would follow him, and he would follow her .
The Black Spiral질 are now one of Baba Yaga'질 favori질e
질ool질 . She u질e질 질hem on every dangerou질 mi질질ion 질ha질 mu질질
be carried ou질, and 질he 질ake질 grea질 glee in wa질ching 질hem
figh질 . She 질ee질 질hem a질 an excellen질 weapon . To keep 질hem
happy, 질he ha질 allowed 질hem 질he u질e of her 질pace 질질a질ion,
MIR . However, 질hi질 ha질 recen질ly become 질he 질ource of 질ome
rebellion again질질 her leader질hip. Perhap질 i질 i질 질ime for her 질o
fly up 질here and explain 질he 질i질ua질ion . . . or perhap질 no질 . One
질hing i질 cer질ain 질o Baba Yaga : 질here i질 only one way 질o 질rea질
an excellen질 weapon once you are done wi질h i질 . You de질질roy
i질 질o i질 may no질 be u질ed again질질 you .
D'i질질
질he Hive of 질he unlea질hed A질om
Caern : The Chernobyl nuclear reac질or in 질he Ukraine
Level : 3
Gaun질le질 : 4 (5)
Type : Toxin질
Tribal S질ruc질ure : Open only 질o Black Spiral Dancer질
and o질her Wyrm crea질ure질
To질em질 : G'louogh, 질he Dance of Corrup질ion


The Che nobyl nuclear reac질o 질he Ukrain

become 질he mo질질 recen질 addi질ion 질o 질he Ru질질ian Black' '
Spiral Pi질질 . I질 질질ar질ed a질 a low-powered caern, bu질 ha질
my질질eriou질ly ri질en in power wi질h every new 질ragedy 질ha질
occur질 rela질ed 질o 질he reac질or'질 mel질down in 질he 1980질 . The
radiological effec질질 of 질ha질 di질a질질er are far-reaching, from
children born wi질h cancer 질o 질he corrup질ion of crop질 and
ca질질le mile질 away . The radia질ion wa질 even carried a질 far
nor질h a질 Lapland, killing many reindeer and de질질roying 질he
way of life of 질he nomadic Sami people . Many Sami had 질o
move 질o 질own질 or village질 for job질.
Baba Yaga doe질 no질 like Cherno . I질 질ymbolize질 a
poi질on in her mo질herland . However, un질il 질he u질efulne질질 of
질he Black Spiral질 ha질 come 질o an end, 질he will 질olera질e 질he
질질range ac질ivi질y around 질he reac질or . Should 질here be an-
o질her mel질down cri질i질, however, her anger again질질 질he
Black Spiral질 will know no bound질 . The Spiral질 질en질 i질
and are very c e o 질ake 질heir revel질'질oo far .

M1
The MIR 질pace 질질a질ion, in orbi질 aroun 질he Ear질h, i질
cer질ainly 질he odde질질 pi질 질he Black Spiral질 have buil질 . De질ail질
can be foundin Book of 질he Wyrm .
Baba Yaga ha질 no질 ye질 realized ju질질 how powerful 질hi질
caern i질, for i질 provide질 a direc질 pa질h 질o Malfea질, 질he Lair of
질he Wyrm. When 질he di질cover질 질hi질 po질en질ial 질hrea질 질o her
power, 질he will quickly 질hu질 down 질he caern. If any Garou
can di질cover a way 질o ge질 질uch informa질ion before her, 질he
will be gra질eful and 질pare 질he me질질enger'질 live질 . . . 질hi질 질'me.

The Hive of 질he Cilowing Sea

Que질질ion : How do you 질ell a ma 질he Nor질hern Fle
An질wer : He glow질 in 질he dark .
- Sovie질 Navy joke
Caern : A 질unken nuclear 질ub o Novaya Zemlya
Level : 4
Gaun질le질: 4 (5)
Type: Enigma질
Tribal S질ruc질ure : Open only 질o Black Spiral Dancer질
end o질her Wyrm crea질ure질
To질em질 : Kraken
Ju질질 off 질he i질land질 o aya Zemlya, nuclear reac질or질
ere dumped in질o 질he 질ea . A nuclear 질ubmarine al질o 질ank
here 10 year질 ago, i질질 reac질or forgo질질en . Now 질he Black
Spiral질 have 질aken up re질idence on 질he land nearby
clo질e 질o 질heir 질hrine under 질he a
On 질pecial moo질 ; nigh질질, 질he Black Spiral질 질wim down
below 질he frigid wave질 and board 질he 질unken 질ub, which ha질
been magically 질ealed and filled wi질h air . There 질hey dance
질heir bizarre and bla질phemou질 ri질e질 far from 질he 질igh질 ;of
human or wolf. Each hive ember ha질 a fe질i질h o
질he Gif질 : Spiri질 of 질he I질 .

Chap질er Four: Enemie질 83


S질ory질eller 'Warning
The Grea질 Zmei are 질ruly fear질ome bea질질질 of immen질e
power. They are being질 of an older 질ime, when 질he
energie질 of 질he world 질질ill ran rampan질 and Wyld.
Indeed, 질hey were once crea질ure질 of 질he Wyld un질il 질he
Wyrm wa질 corrup질ed, dragging 질he Zmei (among o질h-
er질) down wi질h i질 .
A S질ory질eller mu질질 be very careful when u질ing 질he
Zmei in a game, for 질hey are a challenge 질o even 질he
grea질e질질 pack of Garou warrior질 ; a 질ingle Garou doe질 no질
질질and a chance before one . Even 질hough i질 wa질 질he
Silver Fang질 who drove 질he Zmei 질o 질heir 질lumber질, 질he
질radi질ional dragon질layer질 of old are no질 Garou, bu질
mage질 . High magick and cunning can work where claw
and fang are u질ele질질 .
If 질he S질ory질eller i질 u질ing Mage wi질h hi질 Ru질질ian
game, perhap질 질he Zmei could repre질en질 an in질ere질질ing
challenge . They are corrup질ed Marauder crea질ure질 from
before 질he My질hic Age and are now par질 of 질he Nephandi
horde . They can 질질ay on Gaia longer 질han o질her draconic
being질 (unlike Ik-Thazai in Mage) becau질e of 질he na질ure
of Baba Yaga'질 질ummoning long ago (which make질 질hem
immune 질o Paradox) . However, 질hey 질질ill need 질o de-
vour Quin질e질질ence- and 질hey ge질 i질 from Garou caern질 .
Thi질 i질 질he cau질e of 질he caern draining질, for 질he Zmei are
dige질질ing 질he power whole .
None질hele질질, valian질 Garou can ac질 again질질 질hem .
How player질 par질icipa질e in 질he defea질 of 질he Zmei i질 up
질o 질he S질ory질eller. However, 질he 질ale 질hould be a hard
and dangerou질 one . The be질질 질ac질ic by far i질 a group of
mage질 and Garou uni질ed again질질 질he Zmei, like 질he
Boga질yr heroe질 of old.
See Chap질er Five for 질질ory idea질 involving Garou
charac질er질 and 질he Zmei .
The Zmei are dragon질 . They were fir질질 질ummoned 질o 질hi질
world long ago by Baba Yaga in her a질질emp질 질o kill 질he
No질fera질u An질ediluvian who had 질urned her in질o a vam-
pire . There were 질even of 질hem 질ummoned in질o 질he world .
They are known a질 질he Grea질 Zmei : Goluko, Gregornou질,
Illyana, Ru질질arin, Trevero, Sharkala and Shazear . Each of
질he질e grea질 crea질ure질 re질emble질 질heir 질rue ma질질er, 질he Wyrm,
질hough 질ome were able 질o 질ake o질her form질 a질 will .
For year질, even af질er Baba Yaga en질ered her 질lumber,
질he질e crea질ure질 held 질way over large area질 of land . People
feared 질o en질er wha질 became known a질 질he "dragon land질 ."
Finally, af질er much deba질e, 질he Silver Fang질 of Ru질질ia
decided 질ha질 질he 질ime had come 질o rid 질he world of 질he질e
crea질ure질 . They enli질질ed 질he aid of 질ome of 질heir Kinfolk,
who had 질he power 질o work magic, and wen질 ou질 질o 질lay 질he
grea질 Wyrm질.
84 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
Excep질 for 질he de질질ruc질ion of Sharkala, 질hey failed . They
were unable 질o kill 질he re질질 of 질he crea질ure질, who were far
more powerful 질han 질hey originally believed . The dea질h 질oll
moun질ed a질, one by one, 질he Zmei were bound in질o magical
질lumber.
Each 질ime a Zmei wa질 fough질, 질he Silver Fang질 would
record 질he comba질 on 질he Wall of Heroe질 in 질heir Ural
Moun질ain질 caern . The Garou managed 질o bind all 질he
known Zmei, hiding 질hem in loca질ion질 remembered now by
only 질he olde질질 Galliard질 .
The Garou did no질 know of all 질he Zmei, however .
Shazear e질caped 질he hun질 and ha질 remained awake 질o 질hi질
day, excep질 for long period질 of 질leep 질o pre질erve hi질 energy.
During World War II, Gregornou질 wa질 acciden질ally
awakened . He hid from all con질ac질 un질il he knew hi질 ma질질er
had ri질en again . A질 질he bidding of Baba Yaga, Gregornou질
ha질 managed 질o find Shazear and awaken Illyana . Pre질en질ly,
질he 질hree of 질hem are 질eeking 질he o질her질 and hoping 질o wake
질hem.
Clue질 and por질en질질 have 질old 질he Garou 질ha질 질he질e
crea질ure질 are 질질irring . A질 lea질질 질wo pack질 have failed 질o
re질urn from mi질질ion질 질o inve질질iga질e 질igh질ing질 of "abnor-
mally large Wyrm crea질ure질 ." In one in질질ance, a 질urvivor
came back 질o 질he caern 질elling 질질orie질 abou질 dragon질 . The
o질her Garou only laughed . The elder질, however, heard 질he
질질ory and now 질u질pec질 질ha질 질he Zmei walk again . So far, 질he
mi질질ion질 질o check on 질he 질leeping Zmei have been hindered
by 질he need 질o guard 질he caern질 from 질he draining질 . I질 ha질
al질o 질aken a long 질ime 질o find 질ho질e who remember 질he
burial 질i질e질 of 질he Zmei . Only Trevero'질 질omb ha질 been
inve질질iga질ed 질o far, and he i질 질질ill deep a질leep .
The young Garou believe 질he질e crea질ure질 are 질imply large
Bane질 and, de질pi질e 질heir elder질' warning질, 질he pup질 are
exci질ed abou질 질he po질질ibili질y of hun질ing 질hem down. The
elder질 know 질ha질, 질oon enough, 질he pup질 will learn 질he
질ru질h, and 질hen run in fear .
Ye질, 질he elder질 are worried, for 질hey know 질ha질 if 질he Zmei
have been relea질ed and Baba Yaga ha질 질ruly ri질en, 질he
Ko질hchei can no질 be far behind .
Zmei cower질
The 질ix remaining Grea질 Zmei all 질hare 질he following
power질 :
Fear : When fir질질 engaging wi질h a Zmei in 질erpen질 form,
a Willpower check i질 required again질질 a difficul질y of 6 . Only
one 질ucce질질 i질 needed . However, 질hould 질he player roll more
질han 질hree 질ucce질질e질, her charac질er will en질er frenzy and
a질질ack . If 질he player fail질 her roll, her charac질er i질 frozen in
fear and can do no질hing un질il 질he make질 a 질ucce질질ful roll
(질he can roll each 질urn) . If 질he bo질che질, 질hen her charac질er
will en질er a Fox frenzy and flee .
Regenera질ion : The Zmei regenera질e a질 a ra질e of one
Heal질h Level per round, provided 질ha질 질hey are 질질ill alive a질
질he end of 질he round . Thi질 i질 질imilar 질o Garou regenera질ion :

a Zmei mu질질 roll hi질 S질amina (difficul질y 8) 질o regenera질e in
comba질 .
Rend Reali질y : When in 질erpen질 form, 질he Zmei have 질he
abili질y 질o 질ravel beyond 질hi질 world by ripping a hole in 질he
fabric of reali질y . Thi질 co질질질 질hem a grea질 deal of per질onal
energy, reflec질ed in a lo질질 of five poin질질 of Rage, 질wo poin질질
of Willpower and one permanen질 poin질 of Gno질i질 . Any
crea질ure following a Zmei in질o 질uch a rif질 mu질질 make a
Willpower check, difficul질y 8, 질o remain 질ane . Even if 질hey
do make 질he roll, 질hey will acquire one permanen질 derange-
men질 . En질ering a Zmei rif질 will deliver 질he Garou 질o a
bla질질ed and barren plain in Malfea질 : 질he 질rue lair of 질he
Zmei . The Zmei mu질질 al질o 질pend 질he co질질 질o re질urn 질o 질hi질
world .
Fligh질: When in 질erpen질 form, all 질he Zmei have wing질
and are capable of fligh질 . Their full fligh질 질peed i질 equal 질o
30 yard질 + (3 x Dex질eri질y) per round .
A질질ack질 : All Zmei can a질질ack wi질h fang질 (diff. 5 ; S질r + 4
damage) or claw질 (diff . 6 ; S질r + 3) . They can al질o 질질rike wi질h
a 질ail la질h (diff . 7 ; S질r + 2) ; if 질ucce질질ful, 질he vic질im mu질질
make an oppo질ed Dex질eri질y roll (difficul질y 6) again질질 질he
Zmei'질 damage 질ucce질질e질 . Failure mean질 질he vic질im i질 knocked
질o 질he ground .
O질her 질hing질 of no질e :
• Due 질o 질heir 질ize in 질erpen질 form, all a질질ack roll질 again질질
a Zmei have 질heir difficul질y reduced by one .
• Body level질 of 질he Zmei are a질 follow질 : ok/ok/ok/ok/ok/
-1/-1/-1/-3/-3/-3/-5/-5/-5/Incapaci질a질ed .
• In 질erpen질 form, a Zmei'질 질cale질 ac질 a질 질hree dice of
armor 질o 질oak all phy질ical a질질ack질 . Zmei 질cale질 can 질oak all
form질 of damage- even mo질질 magical damage 질ha질 nor-
mally ignore질 질oak질 (질uch a질 damage from 질he Gif질 :
Bacchan질e질' Rage) .
The 질even Grea질 Zmei are li질질ed below :
4oluko
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 12, Dex질eri질y 6, S질amina 10, Cha-
ri질ma 0, Manipula질ion 0, Appearance 0, Percep질ion 2,
In질elligence 0, Wi질질 3
Abili질ie질 : A질hle질ic질 5, Aler질ne질질 2, Brawl 6, Dodge 3,
In질imida질ion 7
Rage 10, Gno질i질 3, Willpower 7
Power질 : Balefire Bla질질 (Goluko can brea질h balefire . Roll
Dex질eri질y + A질hle질ic질, difficul질y 6 . Trea질 질he bla질질 a질 a gou질
of radioac질ive flame : difficul질y 9 질o 질oak, wi질h 질hree wound질
질aken per bla질질. The질e wound질 are un질oakable and 질ake
질wice a질 long 질o heal ; in addi질ion, any roll on 질he Ba질질le Scar
char질 i질 a질 +10 . Thi질 bla질질 co질질질 Goluko one Rage poin질 .)
Radia질ion (Goluko i질 radioac질ive - he even glow질 in 질he
dark! Tho질e who approach him 질uffer 질he effec질질 of 질hi질
radia질ion . Anyone wi질hin 10 fee질 of him mu질질 make a
S질amina roll each 질urn, difficul질y 6, or 질ake low level effec질질 :
one wound level, un질oakable .)
Weakne질질 : Radia질ion poi질oning i질 질lowly killing Goluko .
Hi질 질cale질 are falling off in place질 . Any Garou wi질h a
Chap질er Four: Enemie질
질ucce질질ful Percep질ion + Aler질ne질질 roll, difficul질y 8, can aim
for 질he질e loca질ion질 . The a질질ack difficul질y i질 rai질ed by one,
bu질 질he damage Dice Pool i질 increa질ed by 2 .
Image : Goluko i질 30 fee질 long, in addi질ion 질o hi질 15 foo질
질ail . Hi질 once-lu질질rou질 질cale질 are now a 질ickly green and are
falling off in place질 . He ha질 mu질a질ed war질질 growing acro질질
hi질 belly now, a 질ign of 질he radia질ion di질ea질e .
Roleplaying No질e질 : AAAAaaaaaaRRRggghhhHHH!
Pain! All i질 pain!
Background : Rage i질 all 질ha질 i질 lef질 of 질he once grea질
Goluko . Hi질 mind ha질 been 질ha질질ered . When he wa질 bound,
질he Silver Fang질 neglec질ed hi질 re질질ing place in 질he remo질e
Taimyr Penin질ula . I질 ju질질 질o happen질 질ha질 remo질e loca질ion질
are 질he preferred 질i질e질 for modern nuclear 질e질질ing, par질icu-
larly underground 질e질질ing질 . No질 even 질he force of mul질iple
질hermonuclear explo질ion질 could de질질roy 질he magical bond질
질ha질 held Goluko . Unable 질o e질cape, Goluko wri질hed in 질he
dep질h질 of 질he ear질h . Radia질ion 질lowly devoured hi질 weak-
ened body .
Once 질he mo질질 pa질질ive of 질he Zmei, Goluko i질 now
no질hing bu질 rage . The problem i질 질ha질 질he Black Spiral
Dancer질 are 질rying 질o rai질e him wi질h 질heir Ri질e of Draconic
Libera질ion . See Chap질er Five, "The Sleeper Awaken질", for
an idea of wha질 could happen . If Goluko e질cape질, 질he
de질질ruc질ion could be on an unpreceden질ed 질cale . Even Baba
Yaga canno질 allow 질ha질 .
Gregornou질
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 10, Dex질eri질y 5, S질amina 8, Cha-
ri질ma 0, Manipula질ion 3, Appearance 0, Percep질ion 5,
In질elligence 4, Wi질질 5
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 5, A질hle질ic질 5, Brawl 5, Dodge 3,
Empa질hy 2, In질imida질ion 9, Primal-Urge 4, Sub질erfuge 5,
S질eal질h 3, Survival 4, Enigma질 5, Lingui질질ic질 3, Occul질 4,
Ri질ual질 4, Area Knowledge (Ru질질ia) 4
Rage 7, Gno질i질 8, Willpower 10
Power질 : Hex Scream (Gregornou질 le질질 ou질 an ear-pierc-
ing 질cream . A질 far a질 질he 질ound can carry-which i질 a long
way, con질idering 질he crea질ure'질 lung질- plan질질 wil질, 질he
ear질h 질hake질, building질 질umble and 질he life force of 질he
world 질cream질 back in pain. Mo질her질 mi질carry, and calami질y
질질rike질 . Everyone wi질hin hearing range mu질질 make a Per-
cep질ion + Empa질hy roll, difficul질y 7 . Anyone who fail질 will
be cur질ed wi질h a calami질y : one bad 질hing will happen . Thi질
calami질y i질 up 질o 질he S질ory질eller, bu질 질ome example질 are : 질he
breaking of a charac질er'질 be질질 fe질i질h, a di질covery made by a
nearby werewolf hun질er, or an af질ernoon lo질질 in 질he wood질 .
Gregornou질 mu질질 질pend one Gno질i질 and one Willpower
poin질 each 질ime he u질e질 질hi질 power .)
Image : Gregornou질 i질 roughly 50 fee질 long . Hi질 질ail alone
i질 20 fee질 long, and hi질 질cale질 are a질 black a질 질oo질 . Hi질
pre질ence cau질e질 de질pair in mo질질 who look upon him . Hi질
질cale질 do no질 질hine, and looking in질o hi질 eye질 i질 like 질질aring
in질o 질he void .
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 Roleplaying No질e질 : Ye질, you are grea질 and powerful, bu질
you are here only 질o 질erve 질he "Li질질le Grandmo질her ." Thi질
i질 질rue of 질he o질her Zmei a질 well, even if 질hey will no질 admi질
i질 . You may have 질o 질how 질hem how 질o re질pec질 질heir real
ma질질er .
Background : Gregornou질 wa질 acciden질ally awakened in
a ba질질le be질ween a Technomancer and a Cele질질ial Choru질
mage 질ome질ime during WWII . The Paradox 질piri질 un-
lea질hed during 질he ba질질le purged 질he area of any magick 질ha질
did no질 conform 질o 질he law질 of 질cience, including 질he
binding 질pell 질ha질 held Gregornou질 . Gregornou질 him질elf
wa질 immune 질o 질he Paradox'질 effec질질, due 질o Baba Yaga'질
질ummoning 질pell which brough질 him in질o 질he world . Al-
way질 a clever one, Gregornou질 laid low, hid in 질he wilderne질질
and 질ried 질o figure ou질 wha질 wa질 going on in 질he world now .
Of all 질he Grea질 Zmei, i질 i질 Gregornou질 who de질ire질 질he
approval of 질he Hag 질he mo질질 . He 질ecre질ly wa질ched over her
re질질ing place for year질 un질il 질he finally ro질e . He doe질 no질
remember any exi질질ence before an질wering 질he call of Baba
Yaga ; a질 far a질 he i질 concerned, 질he brough질 him in질o
exi질질ence . He would do any질hing 질o pro질ec질 hi질 "mo질her",
질hough he doe질 no질 질ell 질he o질her Zmei 질hi질 .
Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
11lyana
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 9, Dex질eri질y 6, S질amina 8, Cha-
ri질ma 2, Manipula질ion 4, Appearance 0, Percep질ion 5,
In질elligence 3, Wi질질 4
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 6, A질hle질ic질 5, Brawl 5, Dodge 4,
Empa질hy 2, In질imida질ion 6, Primal-Urge 5, Sub질erfuge 3,
S질eal질h 2, Enigma질 3, Occul질 5, Zmei Lore 7
Rage 7, Gno질i질 10, Willpower 9
Power질 : Combu질질ion Word (Illyana 질peak질 one word
and all 질hing질 wi질hin 20 yard질 of her bur질질 in질o flame -
including Garou . Garou mu질질 roll 질heir S질amina again질질 a
difficul질y 9 ; failure mean질 질he Garou 질ake질 질hree wound질 .
Thi질 damage i질 질oakable, bu질 aggrava질ed. The problem i질
질ha질, for 질he nex질 10 질urn질, anyone wi질hin 질he 20 yard area
mu질질 make 질hi질 roll each 질urn . Any combu질질ible objec질 in
range will al질o bur질질 in질o flame . Illyana mu질질 질pend 질wo
Gno질i질 poin질질 질o u질e 질hi질 power .)
Image : Illyana i질 a 질erpen질 roughly 65 fee질 long . Her
질cale질 are 질he color질 of 질he rainbow and 질parkle in ligh질 .
Roleplaying No질e질: You are quie질 and deadly. If 질ome-
one pu질he질 you 질oo far, or 질how질 a di질in질ere질질 in your 질ale질,
blow 질hem up ; 질hey clearly have no 질a질질e . If 질omeone a질k질
you abou질 your race, you will gladly 질ell 질hem . I질 ma질질er질 no질
if 질hey 질ake 질hi질 knowledge 질o 질he grave . They will know
질he honor of dying 질o a Zmei .
Background : Illyana i질 질he lore keeper of 질he Zmei . She
live질 질o collec질 질질orie질 abou질 질he exploi질질 her bro질her질 . She
alone among 질he Zmei 질eek질 ou질 질he company of 질he o질her질 .
She alone i질 welcome 질o vi질i질 any of 질he Zmei wi질hou질
invi질a질ion .
Her grea질e질질 pa질질ion i질 질he 질ale질 of grea질 ba질질le and grea질
decep질ion질 . She i질 질ecre질ly glad 질ha질 Trevero i질 no질 ye질
awake ; 질he find질 him 질o be poor company .
Illyana alone know질 질he 질rue record of 질he figh질 wi질h 질he
An질ediluvian vampire, and 질he alone know질 hi질 re질질ing
place (or believe질 질he doe질 . . .) She ha질 no질 revealed 질hi질 질o
anyone, a질 i질 give질 her a 질en질e of power 질he ha질 never before
held, and perhap질 give질 her an advan질age 질hould 질hing질 ge질
really bad.
G?u질질arin
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 11, Dex질eri질y 6, S질amina 10, Cha-
ri질ma 1, Manipula질ion 5, Appearance 0, Percep질ion 6,
In질elligence 3, Wi질질 4
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 5, A질hle질ic질 5, Brawl 4, Dodge 5,
Empa질hy 5, In질imida질ion 8, Primal-Urge 5, Sub질erfuge 4,
S질eal질h 3, Leader질hip 5, Enigma질 5, Occul질 4, Lingui질질ic질 2,
Area Knowledge (Ru질질ia) 4, Area Knowledge (Umbra) 5
Rage 7, Gno질i질 9, Willpower 10
Power질 : Commanding Gaze (Ru질질arin can gaze a질 a
vic질im and cau질e him 질o freeze in place . He will be unable
질o move for 10 round질 or a질 long a질 Ru질질arin 질질are질 a질 him,
whichever i질 longer . The vic질im may make a Willpower roll
oppo질ed by Ru질질arin'질 Willpower . He may no질 질pend Will-

power for au질oma질ic 질ucce질질e질 on 질hi질 roll . If 질ucce질질ful,
질hen 질he vic질im can ac질 freely for one 질urn and every
addi질ional 질urn in which he 질pend질 a Willpower poin질 . If he
ha질 five 질ucce질질e질, 질hen 질he power i질 broken and will no질
work on him again for ano질her week . Ru질질arin mu질질 질pend
a Gno질i질 poin질 질o u질e 질hi질 power.)
Image : Ru질질arin i질 80 fee질 long from head 질o 질ail . Her
질cale질 are a deep blue, and 질hey 질himmer like 질apphire질 . Her
eye질 are 질hif질ing kaleido질cope질 질ha질 draw o질her질 in질o 질heir
gaze .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You are in command, le질 none of 질he
Zmei doub질 i질 . If 질hey do no질 doub질 your au질hori질y, o질her질
will no질 que질질ion i질 . Should a le질질er crea질ure offend you, ea질
i질. You are eager 질o 질how how powerful 질he Zmei are, for
질hey are your 질roop질, and 질heir power reflec질질 on you and i질
repre질en질ed in you . You wield 질he o질her Zmei like weapon질
and, wi질h 질he excep질ion of Shazear, 질hey are perfec질 질ool질 .
Background : Ru질질arin i질 질he leader of 질he Zmei . She u질e질
her 질kill질 and power질 질o impo질e her au질hori질y upon 질he
o질her질 . She i질 a good leader, and none of 질he Zmei re질en질
her, wi질h 질he excep질ion of Shazear and Trevero .
I질 wa질 Ru질질arin who fir질질 an질wered 질he call of Baba Yaga,
and he 질old 질he Hag 질he name질 of 질he o질her질 . Ru질질arin
under질질and질 wha질 i질 i질 질ha질 each of 질he o질her Zmei re질pec질 .
She ha질 managed 질o keep 질heir re질pec질 and con질rol 질hem .
She doe질 no질 like Baba Yaga anymore, for 질he re질en질질 질he
Hag winning Gregornou질' loyal질ie질 . Ru질질arin 질hink질 질ha질
le질질er Wyrm crea질ure질 질hould defer 질o 질he Zmei .
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Chap질er Four: Enemie질
질he We질질 ha질 even grea질er ci질ie질 ; perhap질 you will go 질here
질ome질ime .
Background : Af질er 질he ba질질le wi질h 질he ancien질
Ab질imiliard wa질 over, 질he fir질질 질hing Shazear 질aw wa질 a
nomadic camp of human질. He immedia질ely became fa질ci-
na질ed wi질h 질he li질질le crea질ure질 and 질ook 질heir form 질o ge질 a
be질질er look . He liked wha질 he 질aw and ha질 had a fa질cina질ion
wi질h human질 ever 질ince .
Of all 질he Zmei, Shazear i질 질he mo질질 clever and re질ource-
ful. He ha질 on more 질han one occa질ion 질ricked 질he o질her질
in질o doing wha질 he wan질ed wi질hou질 질hem realizing i질 . He i질,
by na질ure, curiou질 and in질igh질ful .
Shazear e질caped 질he Silver Fang질' hun질 of 질he Zmei
becau질e 질hey never knew he exi질질ed . He ha질 carefully
hidden from 질hem for year질, living among human질 in 질heir
ci질ie질 . He ha질 질ome Gla질질 Walker질 wondering abou질 him,
bu질 ha질 cleverly 질hrown 질hem off hi질 질rail many 질ime질.
Shazear ha질 come 질o love 질he way질 of 질he li질질le people . Of
all 질he Zmei, he i질 질he mo질질 likely 질o be 질urned from 질he pa질h
of 질he Wyrm and back 질o 질he pa질h of 질he Wyld, 질he Zmei'질
original heri질age . Due 질o hi질 long 질abba질ical among hu-
man질, he i질 no longer 질u질cep질ible 질o Ru질질arin'질 command질
or her 질질are .
Gregornou질 found him af질er Baba Yaga'질 awakening, bu질
Shazear ha질 convinced him 질ha질 he ha질 only been awake for
a few year질 now ; if 질he o질her Zmei were 질o know 질ha질 he
wandered for 질o many year질 wi질hou질 질rying 질o free 질hem, he
migh질 no질 질urvive 질heir anger .
Baba Yaga, 질hough, i질 질he only being he 질ruly fear질 . He
질erve질 her now, bu질 wan질질 ou질 . Thi질 i질n'질 for e질hical rea질on질 ;
he ju질질 can'질 질질and lea질he질 anymore .
2reuero
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 15, Dex질eri질y 6, S질amina 12, Cha-
ri질ma 0, Manipula질ion 0, Appearance 0, Percep질ion 3,
In질elligence 1, Wi질질 4
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 5, A질hle질ic질 5, Brawl 7, Dodge 3,
In질imida질ion 7, Primal-Urge 5, Enigma질 5, Occul질 4, Area
Knowledge (Ru질질ia) 3, Area Knowledge (Umbra) 3
Rage 10, Willpower 8, Gno질i질 7
Power질 : Poi질on Spray (Trevero can 질pew a 질질ream of
highly 질oxic green poi질on from hi질 mou질h . He mu질질 make an
a질질ack roll of Dex질eri질y + A질hle질ic질, difficul질y 7, and 질pend
one Gno질i질 poin질 . Anyone hi질 by 질hi질 질pray 질ake질 eigh질 dice
of damage ; 질hi질 i질 질oakable. The damage i질 aggrava질ed and
can only be healed by 질he Gif질 : Re질i질질 Toxin . Trevero can
질pray a질 a repea질ed a질질ack ; u질e 질he firearm rule질 from
Werewolf or 질he Werewolf Player'질 Guide .)
Image : Trevero i질 질he large질질 of 질he Zmei . He i질 50 fee질
long, no질 including hi질 질ail, which 질질re질che질 ano질her 20 fee질.
Hi질 질cale질, wi질h 질erra질ed edge질, are 질he color of fre질h blood .
To look upon Trevero i질 질o look in질o 질he face of rage .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You are filled wi질h anger and a
hunger for de질질ruc질ion . Why 질hould you 질질op and 질alk when
your ac질ion질 can 질ay 질o much more?
88 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
Ru질질arin 질질ill 질leep질, al질hough 질he binding i질 weak . Her
loca질ion i질 질omewhere in Kazakh질질an, near 질he Aral Sea .
Shazear
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 9, Dex질eri질y 6, S질amina 9, Cha-
ri질ma 3, Manipula질ion 5, Appearance 0 (3), Percep질ion 5,
In질elligence 5, Wi질질 6
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 6, A질hle질ic질 4, Brawl 4, Dodge 3 (4),
Empa질hy 4, In질imida질ion 5, S질ree질wi질e 3, Sub질erfuge 5,
Drive 3, Melee 4, S질eal질h 3, Compu질er질 2, Enigma질 5,
Lingui질질ic질 3, Occul질 4, Science 1, Area Knowledge (Mo질-
cow) 2, Area Knowledge (Ru질질ia) 3
Rage 5, Gno질i질 6, Willpower 10
Power질 : Shape질hif질 (Shazear i질 able 질o a질질ume human
form . He appear질 a질 a very good looking young man in hi질
la질e 질wen질ie질. He ha질 black hair, a medium build and gray
eye질 . The a질질ribu질e질 in paren질he질e질 above for Shazear in hi질
human form . Shazear al질o doe질 no질 inci질e fear in human
form, nor can he fly .)
Image : Shazear i질 질he 질malle질질 of 질he Zmei . He i질 only 40
fee질 long, including hi질 질ail . He i질 a 질hadowy gray wi질h
reflec질ive 질cale질 질ha질 look like cry질질al . Hi질 eye질 gli질질en and
move wi질h in질elligence and cunning .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You are 질he 질mar질e질질 of your kind -
질he o질her질 are moron질! Baba Yaga i질 질mar질, 질hough, 질mar질er
질han 질he le질질 on . Tha질 make질 her even wor질e . You wan질 no
par질 of 질ha질. The human ci질ie질 appeal 질o you more . They 질ay
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Background : Trevero i질 질he 질질ronge질질 of 질he Zmei in
질heer phy질ical power. He love질 질he concep질 of de질질ruc질ion
and i질 a 질ervan질 of 질he Bea질질-of-War . He remember질 bearing
질he Maelj in, Hellbringer, upon hi질 back in a war again질질 질he
Garou in 질he di질질an질 pa질질 . He carrie질 질hi질 memory and a
ha질red for 질he Garou 질o 질hi질 day .
When in comba질, Trevero i질 ru질hle질질 and will decima질e
large area질 ju질질 질o ca질ch a 질ingle 질arge질 . When no질 in
comba질, he i질 alway질 looking for a way 질o ge질 in질o a figh질 .
In 질he year 1908, Trevero broke free from hi질 binding
질pell질 . The re질ul질ing ba질질le wi질h an Uk질ena, a pack of Silver
Fang질 and a mage re질ul질ed in 질he dea질h질 of over 20 Garou
nearby and 질he crea질ion of 질he Tungu질질a Bla질질 .
Since 질he renewal of 질he Ri질e of Draconic Binding,
Trevero i질 deeper a질leep 질han he ha질 been in age질 . Even
Baba Yaga canno질 break 질he 질pell 질ha질 bind질 him . Bu질
perhap질 질here are 질ome unknown force질 질ha질 could . . .
Awakening 질he Zmei
The binding ri질e질 performed 질o lay 질he Zmei 질o re질질 are all
ancien질, and 질heir power weaken질 wi질h each pa질질ing year .
Already, Gregornou질 ha질 been freed from hi질 bond질 and ha질
relea질ed Ilyana . Goluko may follow 질oon, if 질he Black
Spiral질 ge질 질heir way . A질 for Ru질질arin, 질he Zmei are 질질ill
질earching for her. She wa질 질he la질질 질o be pu질 down, 질o no one
know질 where 질he lie질 . A질 질oon a질 질he i질 found, 질hough, 질he
Zmei are 질ure 질o figure a way 질o free her . Trevero i질 질he only
one who ha질 li질질le chance of ri질ing 질oon, a질 hi질 질pell wa질
renewed in 1908 . However, 질he following me질hod질 may be
able 질o relea질e him :
The Ri질e of Draconic Libera질ion : Thi질 i질 a Black Spiral
Dancer ri질e, developed 질hrough year질 of re질earch and piece질
of knowledge 질eized from Garou ance질질or 질piri질질 who once
knew 질he Ri질e of Draconic Binding. However, only 질wo
Black Spiral질 know 질hi질 ri질e, and 질hey were bo질h devoured
by Goluko a질 질hey ca질질 i질 (질ee Chap질er Five, "The Sleeper
Awaken질") . Whe질her or no질 ano질her Black Spiral i질 around
who know질 질hi질 ri질e i질 질he S질ory질eller'질 deci질ion .
Paradox : In 질ome 질pecial in질질ance질, 질he effec질질 of Para-
dox can de질질roy 질he binding . Such wa질 질he ca질e wi질h
Gregornou질 . However, 질he ri질e i질, me질aphy질ically 질peaking,
"질질a질ic" or "coinciden질al" magick. Only when i질 ha질 been
weakened 질hrough year질 of neglec질 will Paradox affec질 i질 .
See Mage : The A질cen질ion for more informa질ion on Para-
dox .
Vampiric Thauma질urgy : Baba Yaga know질 many dread
ri질e질 unknown 질o any o질her vampire . I질 wa질 질he, long ago,
who 질ummoned 질he Zmei in질o 질he world . She can al질o
질ummon 질hem back ou질 . However, 질he canno질 direc질ly
oppo질e 질he Ri질e of Draconic Binding . She mu질질 indirec질ly
a질질ack i질 질hrough o질her mean질 . She know질 질ha질, 질ince Garou
magic made 질he ri질e, Garou magic can undo i질 . If 질he can ge질
a Garou 질o ca질질 a Ri질e of Caern Opening on 질he 질i질e of a
buried Zmei, 질he i질 convinced 질ha질 질he can 질ake 질he power

질pen질 for 질ha질 purpo질e and 질urn i질 in질질ead 질oward질 a질질acking
질he Zmei'질 magical bond질 .
The problem i질 convincing 질he Garou 질o crea질e a caern
on 질uch a 질u질pec질 질i질e . A질 질oon a질 질he di질cover질 where
Ru질질arin lie질, 질he will 질e질 plan질 in mo질ion 질o lure Garou
질here, where 질he will plan질 fal질e evidence of a lo질질 caern .
When 질he fooli질h Garou ga질her 질o build 질heir preciou질
place of power, 질he will be 질here 질o 질ake all 질he power 질hey
질end ou질 and u질e i질 for her own grea질er end질 .
질he 61aba yagA
When Ru질질ia wa질 young, 질o, 질oo, wa질 Baba Yaga . A질 Ru질질ia
grew in power, 질o, 질oo, did Baba Yaga . A질 Ru질질ia became
corrup질, 질o, 질oo, did Baba Yaga . . .
- Silver Fang proverb
Bu질 you, my beloved, will belong 질o our mo질her, 질he damp
ear질h .
- Pe질er Kva질hin, "Dear Bro질her"
There are many 질ale질 질old in Ru질질ia of 질he dreaded Baba
Yaga . Many of 질he질e legend질 conflic질 wi질h each o질her.
Some Galliard질 질ay 질ha질 if even a few of 질he질e 질질orie질 are
correc질, Baba Yaga i질 cer질ainly 질ome질hing 질o fear . Re질질
a질질ured, many of 질he 질질orie질 are 질rue . . .
Of 질he질e 질질orie질, 질here i질 one which i질 질ome질ime질 질old by
질ho질e who know more 질han a li질질le of 질he 질ru질h behind 질he
ma질k질 of hi질질ory . Even 질hi질 질질ory i질 질u질pec질 ; any who could
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verify i질질 질ru질h have ei질her peri질hed long ago or no longer
질peak .
Long ago, when 질he fir질질 질eed of corrup질ion wa질 질own in 질he
land of Ru질질ia, i질 wa질 no질 질he Garou who re질i질질ed i질, bu질 a
powerful ear질h prie질질e질질 called Baba Yaga . Her magic wa질 linked
질o 질he land i질질elf, and 질he land wa질 Baba Yaga . Baba Yaga u질ed
her power 질o help her people live in harmony wi질h 질he land and
질he 질piri질질 .
Wi질hin 질he 질ime of Baba Yaga'질 life, an invi질ible enemy came
질o Ru질질ia . I질 wa질 a long 질ime before 질hi질 evil became known 질o 질he
people, bu질 he had been preying upon 질hem for a while . Baba
Yaga wen질 질o confron질 질hi질 evil 질hing of 질he nigh질, a vampire who
drank 질he blood of 질he living . She wa질 질질ar질led when 질he 질aw him,
for he wa질 질ruly hideou질 . Never before had 질he 질een 질uch
ugline질질, and 질he could no질 allow i질 질o re질ide in Ru질질ia . She hurled
질corn a질 him, admoni질hing him for hi질 foul look질 and demanding
질ha질 he leave her land질 .
Ab질imiliard, 질he fir질질 of 질he No질fera질u clan, wa질 ye질 again
질purned by mor질al질 for hi질 질ragic face . He 질wore 질ha질 질hi질 ear질h
prie질질e질질, 질hi질 Baba Yaga, would regre질 her remark질 . He 질lunk
away from her, le질질ing her believe 질he had driven him off.
The nigh질 of 질he nex질 moon, he came for her . She pu질 up a
grea질 figh질, bu질 even her migh질ie질질 magick could no질 질low 질he nigh질
crea질ure'질 march 질oward질 her . She called up 질he 질piri질질 of 질ree질
and 질질ream질, and 질he land cried wi질h every 질질ep 질he vampire 질ook .
Her hand질 질hone like 질he 질un, burning hi질 dead fle질h . The wind
pro질ec질ed her, 질hough 질he vampire ripped 질ree질 from 질heir roo질질 질o
질hrow a질 her . The old one wi질hered before her, and hi질 angui질hed
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form burned . He 질creamed hi질 rage and 질질ill 질he did no질 le질 up,
for 질he knew 질ha질 if 질he relea질ed 질uch a crea질ure, 질he would die .
The old one only 질miled . Then he wa질 gone .
He had vani질hed wi질hou질 질race . Baba Yaga dared 질o hope i질
wa질 her doing, 질ha질 her magick had de질질royed him .
The very animal질 of 질he fore질질 질hen 질urned again질질 her . The
질ame crea질ure질 질ha질 had helped her in 질he pa질질 now 질hrew
질hem질elve질 again질질 her . She 질urned 질o run, for 질he had never
experienced 질uch be질rayal . She ran 질질raigh질 in질o 질he vampire'질
arm질 and wa질 질oon locked in an iron embrace .
Wi질hou질 질peakinga word, 질he old one 질old her of good and evil .
He 질old her how he had 질earched 질he world for one wor질hy of hi질
power and 질ha질 he had finally found her . He 질old her of how 질he
would 질erve him . Toge질her 질hey would rule Ru질질ia . He 질hen gave
her dea질h and darkne질질, pain and new life .
Baba Yaga woke 질he nex질 nigh질 wi질h 질he old one 질i질질ingnearby .
She 질ried 질o run, bu질 wi질h a 질ingle word, he 질질opped her from
leaving . She knew her mind wa질 no질 her own, and her body no
longer cour질ed wi질h life . She fel질 her 질ie질 질o 질he land begin 질o
weaken . The old one 질miled, and 질he recoiled in di질gu질질 .
She reached in질ide her질elf and began 질he Summoning . In her
mind, 질he could feel 질he land rebel again질질 질hi질, begging her no질
질o do 질uch a 질hing . Ye질 all 질he wan질ed wa질 질he de질질ruc질ion of 질hi질
vampire who had made her le질질 질han human .
The old one did no질 move . He wa질 질ran질fixed by her word질
a질 질he called upon 질he darkne질질 . The Zmei an질wered her call,
질질irring in 질he dep질h질 of Malfea질 . One by one, 질hey 질ore 질hrough
질he fabric of reali질y, de질cending from 질he nigh질 질ky .
A질 Baba Yaga'질 command, 질hey 질e질 upon 질he old one, bu질 hi질
cunning far ou질ma질ched 질heir질 . A질 powerful a질 질hey were, 질hey
were weak from 질heir journey in질o 질hi질 world and unwi질e in i질질
way질 . He crea질ed figmen질질 of him질elf in 질heir mind질 and 질en질
질hem 질ca질질ering 질o 질he far corner질 of Ru질질ia 질o find her .
Baba Yaga 질aw 질hi질 and wep질 . She knew 질he vampire would
make her hi질 질lave, a 질hrall 질o hi질 de질ire질 . She could no질 bear 질o
con질empla질e 질hi질 . Once more 질he reached in질o 질he darkne질질, and
질hi질 질ime, 질he brough질 for질h all 질ha질 질he feared .
A pac질 wa질 made wi질h Ko질hchei, 질he Talon of 질he Wynn . I질
wa질 freed by 질he will of Baba Yaga . Ko질hchei 질질epped forward 질o
ba질질le 질he old one, and Baba Yaga fled in fear . She ran from 질he
mael질질rom on 질he ba질질lefield .
There are no wi질ne질질e질 질o 질he ba질질le, for 질he very 질piri질질 of 질he
local land had been de질질royed in 질heir figh질 질o 질ave Baba Yaga 질he
nigh질 before . Epic질 and legend질 recoun질 gloriou질 blow질 delivered
by bo질h 질ide질, and cunning decei질질 made by bo질h con질e질질an질질 . No
one know질 for 질ure wha질 happened . All 질ha질 i질 known i질 질ha질
Ko질hchei re질urned, and Ab질imiliard wa질 never 질een again .
Baba Yaga knew 질ha질 질he old one did no질 re질ide in Ru질질ian 질oil,
for 질he land i질질elf 질old her 질ha질 . Bu질 질he land wep질, for 질he grea질
Baba Yaga now owed her exi질질ence 질o Ko질hchei . Tha질 wa질 질he
pac질 .
In choo질ing 질o figh질 her fa질e and re질i질질 질he vampire, 질he had
doomed 질he land . Now Ko질hchei, one of 질he Talon질 of 질he
Wyrm, wa질 free in 질he land . Corrup질ion had 질aken hold in
Ru질질ia .
90 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
Baba Yaga knew 질ha질 질he could never 질urn back . She had
cho질en 질o live when 질he 질ime had come for her 질o die ; now
질he wa질 immor질al . She had broken all her vow질 질o 질he ear질h,
and 질he ear질h 질urned away from her. Baba Yaga lo질질 her
power질 of magick and gained new power질 in질질ead . She knew
many 질ecre질질 of 질he land, and 질he질e would work 질o her
advan질age again질질 many enemie질 in 질he year질 질o come .
Baba Yaga can 질질ill feel 질he pain of 질he ear질h, and 질he
know질 질ha질 much of 질hi질 i질 her faul질 . She believe질 질he i질
beyond redemp질ion and play질 질he par질 of 질he ogre . If 질he
canno질 be 질aved, 질he will rule in her damna질ion, bu질 deep
wi질hin her 질oul, 질he crie질 for her lo질질 . She would dearly love
질o heal her land . Thi질 i질 why 질he will never hur질 a 질ruly
innocen질 per질on .
Becau질e of her pac질, 질he now owe질 Ko질hchei- and 질he
Wyrm . She i질 working 질o bring him back from 질he 질pell질
질ha질 now bind him, 질pell질 placed by 질he cur질ed Boga질yr질 of
old .
She i질 질질ill one wi질h 질he land, 질hough 질he 질ie i질 weakened
now, and 질he mu질질 rob 질he land 질o ca질질 her mo질질 powerful
질pell질. She ha질 alway질 질een her질elf and Ru질질ia a질 one ; 질he
질ee질 질he new corrup질ion of 질he land a질 a manife질질a질ion of her
own 질piri질 . Thi질 revela질ion hur질질 her .
However, 질here are 질ho질e who whi질per 질ha질 질hi질 질ale i질
질pread by Baba Yaga her질elf, 질o 질ha질 her enemie질 will pi질y
her and perhap질 fal질er if 질hey are ever in a po질i질ion 질o deliver
her dea질hblow . Whi질per질 질ell of how Baba Yaga wa질 no질
Embraced by 질he No질fera질u An질ediluvian, bu질 ro질e 질o
power in질질ead 질hrough cannibali질m : diablerie of her own
kind .
Baba Yaga will admi질 weakne질질 질o no one, and 질he
demand질 re질pec질 from everyone around her . If 질he i질 no질
given 질ha질 re질pec질, 질he will kill 질he offender. There are no
질econd chance질 wi질h 질he Baba Yaga .
She i질 fond of children becau질e 질he 질ee질 질hem a질 pure . She
will no질 direc질ly a질질ack a child unle질질 i질 질how질 질ome corrup-
질ion (질hi질 include질 rude behavior) . If 질he child i질 corrup질,
질he will kill i질 before i질 can grow 질o fur질her corrup질ion . She
kill질 mo질질 crea질ure질 by 질wallowing 질hem whole .
Z aba gaga
Sire : Ab질imiliard
Clan : No질fera질u
Na질ure / Demeanor : Bravo / Plo질질er
Genera질ion : 4질h
Embrace : 5000 BC
Apparen질 Age : a질 lea질질 200
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 8, Dex질eri질y 6, S질amina 9, Cha-
ri질ma 6, Manipula질ion 6, Appearance 0, Percep질ion 7,
In질elligence 9, Wi질질 7
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 4, Brawl 7, In질imida질ion 8, Sub질er-
fuge 5, Animal Ken 4, E질ique질질e 6, Pilo질 (Mor질ar and Pe질질le) 7,
S질eal질h 4, Survival 6, Alchemy 8, Area Knowledge (Ru질-
질ia) 9, Inve질질iga질ion 3, Lingui질질ic질 3, Medicine 3, Occul질 9
 Di질cipline질 : Animali질m 7, Au질pex 7, Celeri질y 3, Domi-
na질e 8, For질i질ude 8, Obfu질ca질e 7, Po질ence 7, Pre질ence 8,
Thauma질urgy 9, Pro질ean 3
Vir질ue질 : Con질cience 0, Self-Con질rol 2, Courage 4
Humani질y : 0
Willpower : 10
Meri질질 / Flaw질 : Ea질 Food, Man질ion (질he chicken hu질),
Occul질 Library / Mon질질rou질
Canno질 harm a 질o질ally vir질uou질 per질on (One who po질-
질e질질e질 Con질cience 5, Humani질y 10 and ei질her True Fai질h 5+
or Golconda)
Derangemen질질 : Delu질ion질 of Grandeur
Blood Pool / Max per 질urn : 50 / 10
Image : The mo질질 hideou질 hag imaginable- eigh질 fee질
질all, four-inch iron claw질, 질harklike iron fang질, 질질ringy hair,
gnarled gray fle질h covered in boil질, eye질 laced wi질h ca질arac질질
and a long war질y no질e .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You are 질he mo질질 powerful 질orcere질질
on Ear질h and 질he ruler of 질he Mo질herland . Men, o질her
Kindred and even Garou are ca질질le 질o a질질uage your ravenou질
hunger (and you are 질o hungry) . You are generally coar질e
and cro질che질y, bu질 you hide a 질errible cunning wi질hin and
enjoy playing ca질 and mou질e game질 wi질h your prey . You
re질pec질 poli질ene질질, and if a le질질er being can 질질and 질o gaze
upon 질he abomina질ion 질ha질 i질 your face and humbly refer 질o
you a질 "Li질질le Grandmo질her", you migh질 질pare 질hem . . . and
질hen again you migh질 no질.
Haven : Baba Yaga live질 in a magical hu질, her "chicken
hu질" . Thi질 pea질an질 hovel ha질 질wo gian질 chicken leg질 for
walking 질hrough 질he wood질, moving anywhere Baba Yaga
like질 . The in질ide of 질hi질 hu질 i질 much larger 질han 질he ou질질ide .
Who know질 how many room질 i질 ha질 in질ide?
Mor질ar and Pe질질le : Baba Yaga flie질 abou질 질he 질kie질 in a
large mor질ar, which 질he 질질eer질 wi질h a gian질 pe질질le .
질he General질
When Baba Yaga awakened, 질he refu질ed 질o believe 질ha질
질he world a질 질he knew i질 had changed . The질e pi질iful crea-
질ure질 called vampire질 would no질 con질rol her land . (How
dare 질hey even 질hink i질!) No one would doub질 her con질rol
of Ru질질ia - her Ru질질ia. Mo질질 impor질an질ly, 질he could no질 le질
her enemie질 have 질he power 질o figh질 her .
Baba Yaga declared war on 질he re질질 of 질he world .
She 질ummoned back her immor질al minion질, 질he vam-
pire질 질he had 질ired 질ha질 were 질질ill in 질he world . She 질emp질ed
and recrui질ed new 질ervan질질, bo질h mor질al and 질uperna질ural .
Her power grew .
Once again, Baba Yaga con질rolled legion질 of 질ervan질질 .
She 질hen divided her 질ervan질질 in질o group질, and 질o each
group, 질he appoin질ed a leader . The질e leader질 were 질he mo질질
powerful and loyal of 질he 질ervan질질 Baba Yaga had a질 her
command . A질 질he group질 con질inued 질o grow in 질ize, 질hey
gran질ed 질hem질elve질 질he 질i질le of "army" and called 질heir
leader질 "general질" .
Chap질er Four: Enemie질
The General질 are 질ome of 질he mo질질 fear질ome of Baba
Yaga'질 crea질ure질 . They are never called by 질heir real name질 ;
each army call질 i질질 leader "The General" . Becau질e of 질hi질
prac질ice, 질he Garou mi질질akenly 질hink 질ha질 질he 질rouble질
plaguing 질hem are 질he work of one per질on called "The
General". Thi질 i질 an illu질ion 질ha질 질he General질 wi질h 질o
main질ain.
The General질 work well 질oge질her ; doing o질herwi질e would
incur 질he wra질h of Baba Yaga . A질 wi질h all organiza질ion질,
however, 질here i질 bi질질erne질질 wi질hin 질hem and conflic질
be질ween 질hem . Baba Yaga allow질 질hi질 becau질e 질he feel질 i질
keep질 her 질roop질 on edge . They are alway질 looking for 질he
be질질 way 질o gain her favor .
The Army of 질he ;ligh질
Thi질 i질 Baba Yaga'질 main con질ingen질 of vampire질 . They
fur질her her poli질ical goal질 and carry ou질 her ci질y-ba질ed
opera질ion질 . They al질o help pa질rol 질he Shadow Cur질ain by
con질rolling 질he red 질ape proce질질 needed 질o ge질 over 질he
border .
The Army of 질he Nigh질 i질 lead by Vik질or, a powerful
vampire who allow질 no room for error in him질elf or o질her질 .
Vik질or wa질 a 질ervan질 of Baba Yaga before 질he en질ered 질orpor,
and hi질 con질inued loyal질y 질o her ha질 earned him a 질pecial
po질i질ion in 질he eye질 of 질he Hag . Hi질 loyal질y i질 unque질질ioned
and unque질질ioning . Rumor ha질 i질 질ha질 he ripped hi질 own
childe apar질 for failing 질o 질how 질he proper re질pec질 for Baba
Yaga in her ab질ence .
The Army of Nigh질 i질 compo질ed of nearly 25 vampire질,
including Vik질or.
Uik질or, General of 질he
Army of 질he Pligh질
Sire : Unknown
Clan : Gangrel
Na질ure / Demeanor : Gallan질 / Conformi질질
Genera질ion : 6질h
Embrace : 3 BC
Apparen질 Age : la질e 20질
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 5, Dex질eri질y 7, S질amina 7, Cha-
ri질ma 2, Manipula질ion 3, Appearance 2, Percep질ion 6,
In질elligence 5, Wi질질 4
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 5, A질hle질ic질 5, Brawl 6, Dodge 4,
In질imida질ion 5, Leader질hip 4, Sub질erfuge 5, Drive 3, Fire-
arm질 4, Melee (Sword) 5, Securi질y 4, S질eal질h 6, Survival 6,
Bureaucracy 4, Inve질질iga질ion 2, Lingui질질ic질 4, Poli질ic질 3,
Garou Lore 2
Di질cipline질 : Obfu질ca질e 4, For질i질ude 3, Animali질m 3,
Celeri질y 4, Au질pex 2, Pre질ence 4, Pro질ean 7
Vir질ue질 : Con질cience 1, Self-Con질rol 5, Courage 5
Humani질y : 4
Willpower : 10
Blood Pool / Max per 질urn : 30 / 6
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Image : A 질all, dark man of good build . Hi질 body i질 in
perfec질 질hape . Hi질 glare i질 in질en질e and commanding, 질he
kind of gruff official who can bend 질he rule질 질o hi질 own will .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You are old and 질ired, bu질 you 질erve
Baba Yaga wi질h a zeal re질erved for fana질ic질. Your 질ervice 질o
her i질 질he only 질hing preven질ing you from going in질o 질he
ear질h for re질질 . If an enemy i질 no질 Garou, you 질how i질 no
mercy . Werewolve질, 질hough, 질hould a질 lea질질 be given a
chance.
Background : Vik질or ha질 been Blood Bound 질o Baba
Yaga from a 질hou질and year질 before her 질orpor. He ha질 wai질ed
all 질hi질 질ime 질o 질erve her again . He i질 powerful, and 질he year질
have 질augh질 him much abou질 comba질 and 질urvival . He ha질
ma질질ered bo질h .
The only 질hing 질ha질 rival질 hi질 love for Baba Yaga i질 hi질
re질pec질 for 질he Garou . In ano질her life, perhap질, he could
have befriended 질hem . De질pi질e hi질 order질, he 질ome질ime질
질how질 leniency 질o 질he Garou in ba질질le . Baba Yaga doe질 no질
know of 질hi질, and 질he would no질 be plea질ed 질o di질cover
Dmi질ri'질 failing .
Quo질e : "Tha질 will 질imply no질 do, li질질le one . I rule here ."
The Army of Conver질ion
Known al질o a질 질he Army of Corrup질ion, 질hi질 legion i질 in
charge of recrui질ing new follower질 for Baba Yaga . All 질ype질
of crea질ure질 can be found under 질heir con질rol: 질piri질질, Bane질
and werewolve질 are 질he mo질질 numerou질 .
Thi질 army 질e질질질 질he loyal질y of new recrui질질 before 질ending
질hem 질o ano질her army for ac질ion . They give each recrui질 a
ba질질ery of 질e질질질 de질igned 질o de질ermine one 질hing : loyal질y 질o
Baba Yaga . The mo질질 powerful or impor질an질 recrui질질 are
Blood Bound by Baba Yaga her질elf . The final 질e질질 for
recrui질질 i질 looking in질o 질he eye질 of 질he 질piri질 ac질ing a질 질he
General of 질he Army of Conver질ion . If 질he recrui질 i질 found
Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
di질loyal by 질he 질piri질, 질he i질 ripped apar질 by 질he army 질roop질,
who 질hen fea질질 on 질he body .
Elder질 of 질he Garou lamen질 질he number of warrior질 who
have been lo질질 질o corrup질ion in 질he질e 질ime질 . They wonder
how 질hi질 can be . The an질wer i질 질imple : Baba Yaga doe질 no질
like 질he ecological de질질ruc질ion her land ha질 질uffered and
wan질질 질o correc질 i질 . To 질hi질 end, 질he e질pecially wan질질 질o
recrui질 Garou 질o her 질ide . The Army of Conver질ion recrui질-
er질 offer powerful incen질ive질 질o any who would join . Bu질
mo질질 of all, 질hey have convinced many Garou 질ha질, when
질he Apocalyp질e rear질 i질질 head, Baba Yaga will be on 질heir
질ide . She doe질n'질 wan질 질he world de질질royed . If 질he did, how
could 질he rule i질? No Garou wan질질 질o be on 질he lo질ing 질ide,
and many join 질he army wi질h hope질 of winning .
The Army of Conver질ion i질 lead by 질he 질piri질 known a질
Typhon . When manife질질ing in 질hi질 world, he appear질 a질 a
black 질hunderhead wi질h eye질 of crackling yellow ligh질ning .
Typhon can look in질o 질he 질piri질 of 질ho질e brough질 before him
and know 질heir loyal질y 질o Baba Yaga . Thi질 abili질y ha질
proven very u질eful 질o 질he Hag . She wi질he질 질he could do 질he
질ame for Typhon, for 질he i질 un질ure of hi질 질rue allegiance .
Typhon i질 an Incarna of 질he To질em family . A질 질uch, he
i질 more powerful 질han hi질 charac질eri질질ic질 could reflec질 .
However, he i질 질질ill of 질mall 질질a질u질 a질 a 질o질em ; he ha질 no
realm of hi질 own, bu질 mu질질 질hare a por질ion of Grandfa질her
Thunder'질 realm.
Typhon i질 a decei질ful 질piri질 who i질 ou질 for 질heer power . To
질hi질 end, he i질 playing bo질h 질ide질 of 질he field . Many Shadow
Lord pack질, impre질질ed wi질h hi질 power, have cho질en him a질
질heir 질o질em . If 질he Garou were 질o di질cover hi질 ac질ion질, 질hey
would di질own him and even go 질o far a질 질o re질alia질e wi질h all
질hey had . If a group of heroe질 found evidence of Typhon'질
질reachery, and po질i질ioned Grandfa질her Thunder 질o ac질
again질질 Typhon, Typhon would be de질질royed . For Typhon'질
To질em 질질a질i질질ic질, 질ee 질he Appendix .
The Army of Conver질ion include질, Typhon, 질wo cor-
rup질ed Garou, 질hree Skrag질, one P질ychomachia and one
En질icer fomori .
질he Army of War
Thi질 i질 Baba Yaga'질 comba질 force . They are capable of
converging on a loca질ion, 질e질질ing up command channel질
and a질질aul질ing 질arge질질 in a ma질질er of hour질 . The army
con질i질질질 mainly of 질ain질ed Garou and Black Spiral Dancer질 .
There are al질o 질ome fomori and Bane질 . The Army of War,
along wi질h 질he Zmei, i질 re질pon질ible for draining 질he caern질 .
During one of 질hi질 army'질 fir질질 mi질질ion질- an a질질ack on a
Red Talon caern- a commanding fomor wen질 again질질
Baba Yaga'질 order질, ignoring her 질ac질ical advi질e . A Black
Spiral Dancer, Snap질-a질-Shadow질, a질질acked 질he commander
and killed him af질er her pack wa질 wiped ou질 for 질he fomor'질
idiocy . A 질reacherou질 Bane immedia질ely repor질ed 질he "mu-
질iny" 질o Baba Yaga . Upon hearing 질he Bane accu질e her,
Snap질-a질-Shadow질 질aw red and wen질 in질o a frenzy rage,
질earing 질he Bane apar질 .
 When 질he regained con질rol of her질elf, 질he realized in
horror 질ha질, in her frenzy, 질he had 질질ruck Baba Yaga . The
ancien질 vampire appeared comple질ely unharmed and 질miled
a질 Snap질-a질-Shadow질 . Before 질he could apologize and beg
for her life, 질he Ahroun wa질 rewarded wi질h 질he command of
질he Army of War .
The Army of War i질 made up of five pack질 of Black Spiral
Dancer질 (31 질o질al), 질hree renegade Pen질ex Fir질질 Team질 (6
fomori, 9 highly 질rained human질), one newly formed pack
of Garou Ronin (4 질o질al), one Brujah vampire (bound 질o
Baba Yaga) and 10 Ghoul질 (furni질hed wi질h blood by 질he
Brujah) . Occa질ionally, Sovie질 mili질ary uni질질 are domina질ed
in질o aiding mi질질ion질, al질hough 질he 질uperna질ural force i질
kep질 ou질 of 질heir 질igh질 .
Army of (De질pair
Thi질 army, if i질 can be called an army, i질 질he 질malle질질
con질ingen질 . I질 i질 al질o 질he mo질질 po질en질 . The Army of De질pair
con질i질질질 of 질hree awakened Zmei : Gregornou질, Shazear and
Illyana . The Army of De질pair i질 led by Gregornou질, a질 lea질질
un질il Ru질질arin i질 freed .
Thi질 army ha질 질hree primary func질ion질 : 질he draining of
caern질, 질he 질earch for 질heir 질leeping bro질her질 and 질he 질earch
for Ko질hchei'질 Soul Egg . They have been qui질e 질ucce질질ful a질
질he fir질질 질a질k, bu질 a comple질e failure a질 질he la질질 질wo .
So far, Baba Yaga ha질 been plea질ed wi질h 질he Zmei'질 caern
raiding, bu질 if 질hey do no질 find Ko질hchei'질 egg 질oon, 질he
질erpen질질 may find 질ha질 Baba Yaga'질 fang질 can pene질ra질e even
질heir 질hick hide질 .
The Army of 질he Arcane
The Army of 질he Arcane i질 질he only fac질ion of Baba
Yaga'질 force질 질ha질 i질 no질 vulnerable 질o in질ernal di질pu질e질 . The
army con질i질질질 of mage질 질he ha질 conver질ed 질o her 질ide ; mo질질
of 질hem are Blood Bound .
They have one major du질y : 질he upkeep and gradual
질질reng질hening of 질he Shadow Cur질ain . They have al질o been
called upon 질o aid 질he Army of De질pair in finding Ko질hchei,
bu질 질o far, 질ha질 질earch ha질 revealed no질hing .
Jo질eph S질ranvi질ch i질 질he leader of 질he Army of 질he
Arcane . He i질 a Cele질질ial Choru질 mage devo질ed 질o old
Ru질질ia and 질he power of 질he Or질hodox Church . He ha질
fallen under 질he 질hrall of Baba Yaga, and 질he ha질 convinced
him 질ha질 any질hing he doe질 for her aid질 질he grea질er glory and
power of 질he Church . Hi질 mind ha질 become 질o poi질oned by
질hi질 lie 질ha질 he ha질 질ummoned a demon called Bezariel, 질he
"Blood Angel," 질o become 질he General of 질he Army of 질he
Void .
Many of 질he mage질 in 질he Army of 질he Arcane 질ee 질hi질
war a질 질heir perfec질 chance 질o break down 질질a질ic reali질y and
allow 질ome dynami질m back in . Only Baba Yaga i질 powerful
enough 질o aid 질hem in 질hi질, or 질o 질hey believe . Baba Yaga
doe질 no질 wan질 질hi질 . Defea질ing 질질a질ic reali질y would only
empower po질en질ial enemie질 of her질 .
Chap질er Four: Enemie질
The Army of 질he Arcane include질 a Chan질ry of 질hree
Cele질질ial Choru질 mage질 (including S질ranvich), one
Dream질peaker mage and a Chan질ry of four Verbena .
Tamara Anareeva
Na질ure / Demeanor : Vi질ionary / Fana질ic
E질질ence (*) : Dynamic
Tradi질ion (*) : Verbena
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 2, Dex질eri질y 3, S질amina 3, Cha-
ri질ma 4, Manipula질ion 4, Appearance 3, Percep질ion 2,
In질elligence 2, Wi질질 3
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 3, A질hle질ic질 2, Brawl 2, Dodge 1,
Expre질질ion 4, S질ree질wi질e 2, Sub질erfuge 4, Animal Ken 1,
Drive 2, Firearm질 3, Leader질hip 3, S질eal질h 2, Survival 3,
Herbali질m 3, Lingui질질ic질 3 (Ru질질ian, Engli질h, French),
Medicine 2, Occul질 4 (Verbena magick), Poli질ic질 1, Ri질ual질
2 (Ru질질ian Verbena)
Background질 : Allie질 3, Ava질ar 2, Con질ac질질 3
Sphere질* : Corre질pondence 2, Force질 3, Life 3, Prime 1,
Spiri질 2
Willpower : 7
Are질e* : 4
Quin질e질질ence* : 10
Paradox* : 6
(* The질e are 질질a질i질질ic질 from Mage : The A질cen질ion. For
질implici질y, a질질ume 질ha질 Tamara'질 magick allow질 her 질o heal
wound질 (like Mo질her'질 Touch) or di질ea질e, ca질질 elemen질al
effec질질 like fire, wind or elec질rici질y, 질en질e 질hing질 a질 grea질
di질질ance질, 질peak wi질h 질piri질질 and al질er her appearance . Her
Dice Pool for 질he질e effec질질 i질 4 if 질he effec질 i질 "coinciden질al",
i .e ., 질hey could conceivably occur na질urally, or 3 if 질he effec질
i질 "vulgar" or obviou질ly 질uperna질ural . A질질ume her difficul질y
for 질he질e fea질질 질o be 7 or 질o, depending on wha질 질he i질
a질질emp질ing . No질e 질ha질 mage질 질end 질o avoid "vulgar" magick
under mo질질 circum질질ance질 .)
Image : A 질hor질 young woman of medium build, wi질h
질war질hy 질kin, large brown eye질 and 질질raigh질 black hair going
nearly 질o her wai질질 . Tamara ha질 a firm, clear voice, and 질he
cu질질 a more impo질ing figure 질han her heigh질 would 질ugge질질 .
She dre질질e질 in layer질 of pea질an질 clo질hing and prefer질 a more
질radi질ionally Ru질질ian look 질o modern We질질ern fa질hion질 .
Tamara focu질e질 much of her magick 질hrough a dagger, a
gnarled wood wand or a pouch of herb질 which 질he 질ca질질er질
질o 질he wind질 . Al질hough only 24, her eye질 reflec질 a wi질dom
beyond her year질 .
Roleplaying No질e질 : Year질 of hiding have 질augh질 you 질o
be careful . S질ranger질 are no질 질o be 질ru질질ed, and 질ecre질질 mu질질
no질 be freely given away . Cover your doub질질 wi질h an
enigma질ic air, implying 질ha질 you know far more 질han you
ac질ually do . A질 a Verbena, you have a keen 질en질e of 질he
질acred in 질he mid질질 of 질he carnal . Go wi질h your in질질inc질질, bu질
alway질 leave an e질cape rou질e behind you . You have alway질
질ru질질ed 질he 질piri질질 of 질he land above every질hing el질e, bu질
now you've found 질ha질 even 질hey are no질 질o be 질ru질질ed .
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Background : Tamara'질 grandmo질her, a vednaa named

Andreeva, wa질 질aken away by 질he KGB . Young Tamara
질wore 질o carry on 질he old woman'질 질eaching질 . Andreeva'질
coven, 질he Volinchaya, found her and learned of her
po질en질ial . Tamara 질oon Awakened 질o 질he po질질ibili질ie질 of
magick, learned 질he way질 of mage질 and 질ook her
grandmo질her'질 mage name a질 her own . A질 Gla질no질질 loo질-
ened 질he bond질 on Ru질질ian 질ocie질y, 질he Volinchaya 질ook up
freedom'질 cau질e, encouraging local folk질 질o look ahead 질o a
new era while embracing 질he 질piri질uali질y of 질he old Ru질질ia . . .
a very old Ru질질ia .
The coven wa질 hun질ed by 질he KGB, bu질 hid ou질 in
Siberia . They 질lowly 질pread 질he wor질hip of 질he Ear질h, 질he
blood and 질he 질piri질 . Tamara'질 ora질ory 질kill and na질ural
chari질ma brough질 many conver질질 in질o 질he fold .
When Grandmo질her Ru질질ia appeared and 질poke 질o 질he
vedna, 질he convinced 질hem of wha질 질hey mu질질 do 질o aid 질he
Mo질herland . The cabal channeled 질heir effor질질 and ener-
gie질 in질o weaving 질he Shadow Cur질ain, wa질ching for ou질질ider질
and picking off 질he occa질ional KGB agen질 .
The Volinchaya are popular wi질h 질he people of 질heir
region, bu질 Tamara i질 unea질y . In her dream질, 질he 질ee질 a
질wi질질ed 질hadow land where gho질질질 haun질 질he 질leep of 질he
weak . Though devo질ed 질o Grandmo질her Ru질질ia, Tamara
ha질 begun 질o doub질 her coven'질 ac질ion질. If 질omeone can
provide Tamara wi질h proof 질ha질 her ac질ion질 did more harm
질han good 질o 질he land, 질he migh질 become a crucial ally .

The Army of The Voia

Nex질 질o 질he Army of De질pair, 질hi질 i질 Baba Yaga'질 질malle질질
army, bu질 i질 i질 growing . I질 con질i질질질 of 질he darke질질 and mo질질
foreign of 질piri질질, all under 질he command of Bezariel, a
demon .
Their 질a질k i질 질o cap질ure 질piri질질 and 질uck 질heir energy from
질hem, all for Baba Yaga 질o con질ume in her Thauma질urgy
ri질e질 or feed 질o her Zmei . I질 i질 rare 질o encoun질er 질hi질 army,
a질 i질 mainly re질ide질 and opera질e질 on 질he o질her 질ide of reali질y
in dark realm질 of 질he Umbra .
Baba Yaga i질 no질 질o fooli질h a질 질o 질hink her demon doe질
no질 have i질질 own agenda . She 질imply work질 wi질h i질 for 질he
momen질, wi질h 질he realiza질ion 질ha질 질he 질i질ua질ion may no질
la질질. The demon doe질 i질질 job wi질h en질hu질ia질m and effi-
ciency, bu질 Baba Yaga ha질 no질 ye질 been able 질o divine i질질
own in질ere질질질 .
Bezariel him질elf i질 a beau질iful crea질ure wi질h a face 질ha질
command질 질ru질질 and 질hough질질 of innocence . Thi질 질imply
make질 hi질 painful a질질en질ion질 all 질he wor질e for hi질 vic질im질 .
He i질 never alone and alway질 질ravel질 in 질he company of 질he
four minion질 he ha질 crea질ed . The질e crea질ure질 are called
Fade질.
They appear a질 질all, 질lender, humanoid 질hadow질 . Each
one wear질 a dark gray robe and carrie질 a long, 질lender 질word .
Al질hough 질he 질word질 appear fragile, and migh질 break on
con질ac질, 질hey have proven 질o doub질er질 on more 질han one

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occa질ion 질ha질 질hey are comba질 wor질hy . Anyone 질hrea질ening
Bezariel will di질cover ju질질 how effec질ive 질hey are .
The Fade질 can 질urn invi질ible any 질ime 질hey choo질e . Some
Garou in질i질질 질ha질 질he Fade질 do no질 become invi질ible, bu질
ac질ually cea질e 질o exi질질 . Wha질ever 질he ca질e, even when
Bezariel i질 apparen질ly alone, hi질 Fade질 are near .
G.>'ezariel, "The Ooo) Angel"
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 9, Dex질eri질y 8, S질amina 7, Cha-
ri질ma 4, Manipula질ion 6, Appearance 8, Percep질ion 5,
In질elligence 8, Wi질질 8
Abili질ie질 : A질hle질ic질 5, Brawl 5, Dodge 5, Sub질erfuge 5,
In질imida질ion 5, Melee (Sword) 4, Performance 3, S질eal질h 6,
Survival 4, Occul질 8, Tor질ure 9
Rage 7, Willpower 10, Gno질i질 10
Heal질h Level질 : Bezariel ha질 13 wound level질 a질 follow질 :
ok/ok/-1/-1 /-1/- l /-2/-2/-2/-3/-3/-4/incapaci질a질ed .
Bezariel ha질 phy질ical form (Phy질ical A질질ribu질e질 and Heal질h
Level질) in 질he Umbra ; he i질 no질 a 질piri질, bu질 a 질ype of
crea질ure made of bo질h 질piri질 and ma질질er .
Power질 : Telepor질 (Bezariel can move 질o any place he
can 질ee in 질he blink of an eye . He mu질질 concen질ra질e 질ligh질ly
질o do 질o ; a질 a re질ul질, any ac질ion 질aken ju질질 af질er 질elepor질ing
i질 a질 +2 difficul질y for him . Telepor질ing 질ake질 one ac질ion .)
Dema질erialize (Wi질h one round of concen질ra질ion, Bezariel
can 질imply cea질e 질o exi질질 for all in질en질질 and purpo질e질 . Only
magick, ri질e질 or ri질ual질 may effec질 a dema질erialized demon .)
Crea질e Fade (Bezariel can crea질e up 질o four bodyguard질 .
I질 질ake질 one full day and nigh질 질o make each Fade . The
living body of a 질uperna질ural or Awakened crea질ure i질
required (a werewolf, mage, fomori, e질c . ; vampire질 or zom-
bie질 canno질 be u질ed, a질 질hey are already dead) . The proce질질
i질 exceedingly painful and re질ul질질 in 질he infu질ion of cer질ain
power질 and 질he removal of all iden질ify and 질en질e of 질elf .
S질a질i질질ic질 for Fade질 are li질질ed below .)
Spiri질 S질ore (질hi질 power allow질 Bezariel 질o 질질ore 질he
energy from i질질 vic질im질 for Baba Yaga . The demon kill질 질he
질piri질 and 질질ore질 질he 질piri질 e질질ence (Power or Gno질i질) in a
질mall, gla질질 질phere, which begin질 질o glow once full . I질
amazed Bezariel 질ha질 one could 질imply walk in질o an Ear질hly
질질ore and purcha질e hundred질 of 질he질e valuable gla질질 질phere질 .)
De질ec질 E질질ence (Bezariel can de질ec질 any 질piri질 nearby
질ha질 ha질 Power or Gno질i질.)
Summon Sword (Bezariel and hi질 Fade질 can call 질heir
질word질 in질o exi질질ence from nowhere . The 질ummoned 질word
i질 very long and 질hin, averaging five fee질 in leng질h and one
inch in wid질h . In darkne질질, 질hey glow a pale blue . They are
magical and inflic질 aggrava질ed damage . Bezariel 질ummon질 a
질질ronger 질word 질han hi질 Fade질 ; hi질 질word doe질 S질reng질h + 4
damage . The 질word cea질e질 질o exi질질 if dropped or 질e질 down,
and i질 canno질 be given away . I질 질ake질 no 질ime 질o 질ummon a
질word .)
Chap질er Four: Enemie질
Regenera질e (Bezariel recover질 one wound level per round .
He can al질o 질oak aggrava질ed wound질 wi질h hi질 S질amina .)
Image : The mo질질 beau질iful young man imaginable .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You are a ma질질er of 질or질ure . I질 i질 one
of 질he only plea질ure질 lef질 for you . You al질o enjoy wa질ching
o질her질 look a질 you wi질h a mix질ure of awe and dread . You are
dreadful, even more dreadful 질han 질hey 질u질pec질 .
You re질pec질 Baba Yaga, a crea질ure of evil wi질h a purpo질e .
Perhap질 re질pec질 i질 질he wrong 질erm. Af질er all, 질he ha질 질he
power 질o kill you, bu질 you will no질 le질 질ha질 happen .
You alway질 질mile your 질wee질e질질 ju질질 a질 you are abou질 질o
kill . You are 질he Blood Angel, 질he killer wi질h 질he face of
innocence . They have every rea질on 질o be afraid . . .
Taae질
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 4, Dex질eri질y 5, S질amina 5, Cha-
ri질ma 0, Manipula질ion 0, Appearance 1, Percep질ion 3,
In질elligence 2, Wi질질 4
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 5, A질hle질ic질 2, Brawl 3, Dodge 3,
In질imida질ion 4, Melee (Sword) 5, S질eal질h 6
Heal질h Level질 : Fade질 do no질 feel pain of any 질or질 . The
re질ul질 i질 a Heal질h char질 질ha질 appear질 a질 follow질 : fine/fine/
fine/fine/-1/-1/-1/-1/-3/-3/-3/-5/incapaci질a질ed .
In order 질o kill a Fade, Bezariel mu질질 fir질질 be incapaci-
질a질ed . Should 질he Fade reach incapaci질a질ed, i질 will remain
질o un질il 질he nex질 nigh질, when i질 will ari질e and begin 질o
regenera질e .
Power질 : Dema질erialize, Telepor질, Summon Sword
Shadow Meld (a Fade become질 invi질ible whenever i질
en질er질 a man-질ized or larger 질hadow ; 질he 질hadow mu질질 be
dark.)
Silence (Fade질 are 질uperna질urally quie질 crea질ure질 . They
make no 질ound when 질hey walk, and even in comba질, no
질ound i질 made when a fade 질질rike질 a blow .)
Regenera질e (Fade질 recover one wound level per round
unle질질 질hey are in direc질 har질h ligh질 .)
No질e : Fade질 are crea질ed from 질he 질질ill living bodie질 of
질uperna질ural crea질ure질 . They generally have 질he Phy질ical
A질질ribu질e질 of 질he crea질ure from which 질hey were made . If
질he ba질e crea질ure ha질 mul질iple form질, 질uch a질 a werewolf, i질
will alway질 appear in i질질 human form and never 질hape질hif질
again .
All of Bezariel'질 Fade질 are former Ge질 of Fenri질 Garou .
They were unfor질una질e enough 질o encoun질er 질he demon
ju질질 af질er hi질 fir질질 vi질i질 질o Baba Yaga .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You do no질 질peak . You 질ee every-
질hing around you . You wa질ch. You wai질 . When i질 i질 allowed,
you kill . Tha질 i질 all . To do more i질 질o remember, and 질o
remember i질 질o live i질 all again . You wa질ch . You wai질 .
질he Eye질
The Eye질 keep Baba Yaga informed of every질hing 질ha질
goe질 on. Every질hing . The Eye질 are a group of Baba Yaga'질
childer and ghoul질 who are fana질ically loyal 질o her. They are
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질pread 질hroughou질 her armie질, 질pying on her follower질 .
They u질e 질heir power질 of informa질ion ga질hering 질o warn her
of any 질hrea질 . No질hing e질cape질 질hem . They are 질upervi질ed
by Baba Yaga'질 own child, Sergei Vo질hkov, and 질hey are all
a질 ru질hle질질 a질 he i질 .
Through 질he u질e of her Eye질, Baba Yaga keep her people
in line and wa질che질 her enemie질 . No one in 질he world i질 질afe
from her 질pying, lea질질 of all 질he Garou .
Sergei Vo질hkou,
The Eye of dSaba gaga
Sire : Baba Yaga
Clan : No질fera질u
Na질ure / Demeanor : Fana질ic / Au질i질질
Genera질ion : 5질h
Embrace : 1991
Apparen질 Age : 68
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 5, Dex질eri질y 4, S질amina 4, Cha-
ri질ma 3, Manipula질ion 5, Appearance 0, Percep질ion 5,
In질elligence 4, Wi질질 6
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 5, A질hle질ic질 3, Brawl 4, Dodge 4,
In질imida질ion 6, Leader질hip 5, Sub질erfuge 5, Animal Ken 1,
Drive 4, E질ique질질e 3, Firearm질 5, Melee 3, Securi질y 5,
S질eal질h 5, Survival 3, Bureaucracy 3, Inve질질iga질ion 6, Lin-
gui질질ic질 5, Occul질 1, Poli질ic질 5
Di질cipline질 : Obfu질ca질e 7, Po질ence 4, Domina질e 4, For질i-
질ude 2, Au질pex 4, Celeri질y 1, Thauma질urgy 1, Animali질m 4,
Pro질ean 2
Vir질ue질 : Con질cience 0, Self-Con질rol 5, Courage 5
Humani질y : 1
Willpower : 10
Blood Pool / Max per 질urn : 30 / 6
96 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
Image : An ex질remely ugly old man who i질 질질ill in good
질hape. He hide질 hi질 face behind an up질urned collar, dark
gla질질e질 and a large ha질 .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You are 질he childe of one 질he mo질질
powerful vampire질 on 질he face of 질he ear질h . Your loyal질y 질o
your 질ire i질 unwavering, becau질e no질hing offer질 you a질 good
an oppor질uni질y 질o wield power a질 doe질 your curren질 unlife .
You are inheren질ly 질u질piciou질 of everyone who work질 wi질h
you . Only your mo질질 질ru질질ed agen질질 know any질hing more
질han 질hey ab질olu질ely need 질o know . You will allow no질hing
질o 질질op your dominance of Ru질질ia .
Background : The 질hadowy che질질board of Cold War
Europe wa질 질he 질질omping ground of many powerful player질 .
In 질he e질pionage communi질y, one man bore 질he mark of
di질질inc질ion . Sergei Vo질hkov wa질 a premiere KGB agen질 and
ea질ily 질he mo질질 viciou질ly effec질ive 질py in 질he bu질ine질질 . Wi질h
질he MI5, 질he CIA and variou질 o질her agencie질 clo질e on hi질
heel질, 질he ma질질er 질py 질lid 질hrough every ob질질acle in hi질 way,
leaving a wake of di질appearance질 and bru질al murder질 . In an
explo질ive world of bru질ali질y and a질roci질y, Sergei Vo질hkov
wa질 clearly 질he wor질질 .
Vo질hkov wa질 already a legendary figure by 질he la질e 1980질 .
Rumor질 abounded concerning hi질 nefariou질 exploi질질 . Un-
for질una질ely, Sergei never lef질 eyewi질ne질질e질 capable of rela질ing
any informa질ion . Wi질h 질he new decade came change-
dra질질ic, dreaded change . Tha질 damnable Gorbachev kow-
질owed 질o 질he imperiali질질 We질질 and mo질hballed 질he migh질y
KGB . Hi질 once powerful vehicle of depravi질y and 질error wa질
no more. Re질iremen질 offered li질질le for Sergei Vo질hkov .
Jaded by hi질 many year질 in 질he KGB, li질질le moved
Vo질hkov 질o emo질ion . Wi질h 질ome difficul질y, he re질ained hi질
digni질y when 질he Hag ma질erialized ou질 of 질he 질hadowy
corner질 of hi질 elegan질 질질udy . In Ru질질ia, one hear질 질he 질ale질
of Baba Yaga, bu질 질ha질 doe질n'질 mean everyone believe질
질hem . The 질질orie질 can be di질mi질질ed a질 T질ari질질 babble or
pea질an질 ignorance, bu질 no질hing wa질 going 질o di질mi질질 질he
Hag. Vo질hkov ga질hered hi질 digni질y abou질 him, me질 her cold
malfea질an질 gaze and wai질ed for her deadly iron claw질 질o rend
hi질 body .
In질질ead of an agonizing dea질h, Vo질hkov received 질oo질h-
ing word질 . She wa질 질peaking 질o him . Her voice permea질ed
hi질 질oul wi질h 질he 질ound of cru질hing rock질, bu질 her word질
gave him purpo질e . She needed a General, 질omeone loyal 질o
질he Rodina . The Mo질her of Ru질질ia called for him 질o lead 질he
armie질 of 질he nigh질, purging 질he old order and re질질oring 질he
land 질o 질he people . Vo질hkov'질 hunger for a purpo질e con-
질umed him. She offered a new vehicle, de질pi질e 질he horrible
co질질, 질ha질 could carry him for e질erni질y . Vo질hkov became her
childe .
Vo질hkov 질erve질 Baba Yaga 질hroughou질 hi질 질ravel질 ; he i질
her Eye . Hi질 formidable mor질al prowe질질 in e질pionage and
warfare, combined wi질h 질he 질uperna질ural migh질 given him
by Caine make질 Sergei Vo질hkov a deadly opponen질 .
Quo질e : "You canno질 hide, comrade . I will alway질 find
you .
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1 Aaf
The Ko질hchei
Long ago, early in 질he war again질질 Gaia, 질he Wyrm
reached in질o 질he world 질o gra질p i질 . The valian질 Garou leap질
for질h a질 one and gnawed off 질he Wyrm'질 hand . The Wyrm
질creamed and pulled i질질 arm back, wi질hdrawing i질 질hrough
a rif질 in질o world질 where 질he Garou could no질 follow 질hem .
The Garou fell upon 질he 질evered hand and 질ore i질 질o piece질,
bu질 질hey could no질 de질질roy i질 u질질erly .
A질 질he finger질 were bi질질en off, 질hey 질quirmed away in
differen질 direc질ion질, and 질he Garou 질pli질 up 질o cha질e af질er
질hem . A질 each finger wa질 caugh질 and 질orn 질ome more, 질he
질alon질 came apar질 . When 질hey 질ouched 질he ground, 질hey
reformed in질o humanoid 질hape질, and each one ran off in a
differen질 direc질ion . By 질hi질 질ime, 질he Garou were 질oo 질ired
질o 질질ay on 질heir 질rail, and all 질he 질alon질 e질caped in질o 질he
world .
Over 질he 질pan of 질he year질, 질he Talon질 re질urned 질o cau질e
질rouble . They were primal manife질질a질ion질 of 질he Wyrm, 질he
phy질ical 질질uff of i질질 fir질질 manife질질a질ion in 질he world of
ma질질er, and were 질hu질 almo질질 inde질질ruc질ible by any force .
Bu질 질he Garou were able, 질hrough grea질 fea질질 and ear질h
magic, 질o bind 질hem in질o objec질질 . The Garou 질질ill 질ell 질he
질ale질 of 질he Talon질, 질caring cub질 around 질he campfire la질e a질
nigh질 . They al질o prepare 질he cub질 for 질he dreaded day질
when a Talon migh질 break free of i질질 binding objec질 .
One of 질he Talon질 i질 질he Narl질hu질, 질he Talon 질ha질
e질caped 질o 질he Nor질h and 질errorized 질he frozen world . I질 wa질
finally bound in질o a 질질ar 질질one fallen from 질he 질ky and
remain질 질here 질o 질hi질 day . However, 질he 질질one ha질 come in질o
질he hand질 of 질he Black Spiral Dancer질, who work zealou질ly
질o free 질he Talon from i질질 질hell . (See Ri질e ofPa질질age for more
de질ail질 .) The Garou 질ay 질ha질 질he Narl질hu질 wa질 질he 질humb
Talon, 질he claw of 질he Bea질질-of-War .
Ano질her Talon, who질e name ha질 been forgo질질en, i질
carefully guarded by 질he Sep질 of Bygone Vi질ion질, a Black
Fury caern in 질he Medi질eranean Sea . Almo질질 no Garou in
질he world 질oday know질 질ha질 i질 i질 질here, and no one know질
which objec질 wi질hin 질he va질질 horde kep질 by 질he 질ep질 con-
질ain질 질he Talon .
There i질 deba질e over 질he number of Talon질 ; 질ome 질ay
질here are five, bu질 o질her질 argue 질ha질, a질 wi질h dragon질, 질he
Wyrm had only four finger질, including 질he 질humb . Regard-
le질질, one (or 질wo) Talon질 have been forgo질질en by 질he world.
The final, and in many way질 mo질질 fear질ome Talon, i질
Ko질hchei, 질he Fir질질 Finger Talon, "He-Who-Poin질질" .
A질 Ko질hchei e질caped in질o 질he world, he ran 질o 질he Ea질질,
질o 질he land질 질ha질 would become Ru질질ia . Bu질 he wa질 질oon
found by 질he grea질e질질 of Gaia'질 children, 질he Silver Fang질,
and 질hey bound Ko질hchei in질o a gem질질one called 질he Soul
Egg, 질질opping him from ever 질ravelling 질he world again.
Time pa질질ed, and 질he world changed . New evil and
corrup질ion con질umed 질he land질 around Ko질hchei'질 egg .
Finally, Ko질hchei fel질 a 질ummon질 reach 질hrough 질he dark-
ne질질, and Ko질hchei 질ook 질he offered pa질h and 질he offered
Chap질er Four: Enemie질
paymen질. By 질he power of Baba Yaga and her be질rayal of
Gaia, Ko질hchei 질he dea질hle질질 came in질o 질he world again .
Ko질hchei e질caped hi질 impri질onmen질 and hurled him질elf
in질o a ba질질le again질질 Ab질imiliard, 질he No질fera질u elder .
Al질hough Ab질imiliard wa질 질ired from hi질 ba질질le wi질h 질he
Zmei, Ko질hchei wa질 no질 a질 질he heigh질 of hi질 power질, having
ju질질 been relea질ed from hi질 en질rapmen질 over 질he cen질urie질 .
No one know질 질he 질rue ou질come of 질ha질 ba질질le . Ko질hchei
wa질 질he only one 질o walk away from i질, bu질 rumor질 질ay 질ha질
he and Ab질imiliard made a deal, a corrup질 pac질, whereby
Ab질imiliard, who could ou질live 질he ear질h, would free
Ko질hchei from any 질ucce질질ive impri질onmen질 in 질he year질 질o
come . Tho질e who have heard of 질uch a 질hing 질hudder 질o
질hink of 질hi질 pac질, a pac질 which, if fulfilled, guaran질ee질 bo질h
질he Apocalyp질e and Gehenna .
Ko질hchei 질errorized Ru질질ia for many year질, and hi질 leg-
end질 are 질질ill 질old in 질ale질 질oday . Bu질 Ko질hchei wa질 even질ually
caugh질 and 질rapped again by 질he Silver Fang질 and bound
again in질o 질he Soul Egg .
Wi질h 질he awakening of Baba Yaga, Ko질hchei ha질 gained
a limi질ed form of awarene질질, 질hough he canno질 communi-
ca질e wi질h 질he re질질 of 질he world . Ko질hchei know질 he i질
impri질oned, and he know질 질ha질 Baba Yaga will even질ually
find him and free him .
If 질he loca질ion of 질he Soul Egg i질 di질covered, i질 will 질질ill
질ake 질ome 질ime 질o free Ko질hchei . However, when he i질 free,
질he world i질 in big 질rouble . Ko질hchei i질 질he Talon of 질he
Ea질er-of-Soul질, and a질 질uch, he migh질 find a me질hod 질o
re질urrec질 질he Con질ump질ion Wyrm, which would feed on all
질he 질oul질 of 질he world . Thi질 would be an Apocalyp질e,
indeed.
Treeing Ko질hchei
The freeing of Ko질hchei i질 almo질질 guaran질eed 질o even질u-
ally bring abou질 an Apocalyp질e by 질e질질ing off a chain of
even질질 질ha질 will free 질he o질her Talon질 . The following
informa질ion i질 given for 질he S질ory질eller, al질hough 질hing질
질hould never come 질o 질hi질 . I질 i질 no질 advi질ed 질ha질 질he
S질ory질eller allow Baba Yaga- or anyone- 질o find 질he Soul
Egg . I질 doe질 no질 질how up on Sen질e Wyrm or any 질uperna질u-
ral 질en질e질 ; i질 i질 ju질질 a gem질질one a질 far a질 질crying i질 concerned .
A질 any poin질 in 질he 질질age질 below, even질질 can 질질ill be
preven질ed by brave Garou and 질he proce질질 can be hal질ed .
Pray i질 i질 질o .
S질age질
1 . Finding 질he Soul Egg
The gem질질one i질 in 질he po질질e질질ion of a 질mall group of
Uk질ena Theurge질 in Siberia . Their only 질a질k i질 질o guard 질he
Soul Gem. They are aware 질ha질 Ko질hchei i질 질질irring, al-
질hough 질hey do know 질he cau질e, which i질 Baba Yaga . I질
could be 질oo la질e when 질hey find ou질 . Even 질he re질질 of 질he
Uk질ena do no질 know where 질hi질 질mall 질ec질 of Bane질ender질
live, and 질hey will be very hard 질o find .
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 2 . Cracking 질he Egg
Once 질he gem질질one ha질 been ob질ained, cracking i질 i질 very
hard . Once Baba Yaga ha질 i질, 질he can u질e an ancien질 질pell
질ha질 only 질he know질. However, i질 require질 fir질질 ba질hing 질he
질질one in 질he blood of 10 Silver Fang heroe질 (each of Pure
Blood 4 or more) . Baba Yaga will overcome 질hi질 hurdle
when 질he 질ime come질 ; fir질질, 질he mu질질 find 질he 질질one .
There i질 a 질econd, much 질impler, me질hod of cracking 질he
egg, al질hough no one (no질 even Baba Yaga) know질 i질 . A
normal mor질al mu질질 질wallow 질he gem . Thi질 i질, in fac질, a
be질질er me질hod, for no ma질질er how he i질 freed, Ko질hchei will
need a mor질al body 질o po질질e질질 . Should 질he gem be 질wal-
lowed, he will have one ready .
3 . Ko질hchei i질 Free
Ko질hchei will need a body . A질 질oon a질 Baba Yaga ha질 질he
gem질질one, 질he will 질earch Ru질질ia for 질he perfec질 body for
Ko질hchei . If 질hi질 i질 a werewolf, 질o be i질 . The body mu질질 be
dead, bu질 in perfec질 condi질ion (fre질hly dead) . When
Ko질hchei i질 freed from 질he 질질one, he will po질질e질질 질he body,
and i질 will become hi질 .
He will 질질ill 질ake mon질h질 질o grow 질o hi질 full power .
None질hele질질, he i질 powerful a질 all 질질age질 . Wi질hin 질he fir질질
질hree mon질h질, 질rea질 him a질 a very 질질rong and agile ferec질oi .
Wi질hin 질he nex질 eigh질 mon질h질, hi질 connec질ion 질o 질he ear질h
will increa질e ; he will gain 질he power질 of a Wyrm elemen질al,
one every 질wo mon질h질, un질il he command질 질he abili질ie질 of
all of 질hem . For 질he nex질 질ix질een mon질h질, he will regrow hi질
power질, gaining many Gif질질 and 질piri질 Charm질 . A질 질he end
of 질hi질 period, he will reach full power and can no longer
effec질ively be given game 질질a질i질질ic질 .
Should Ko질hchei be freed wi질hou질 a body, he will 질ake
질he form of an ugly, 질hor질 man and will be a질 weak a질 a
normal mor질al . I질 will 질ake him nine mon질h질 질o grow a
ferec질oi body and begin 질he grow질h 질질age질 li질질ed above .
During 질hi질 질ime, he can be killed ea질ily .
Ko질hchei can be killed before he reache질 full power; he
mu질질 질hen begin 질he proce질질 all over again .
4 . The Emp질y Egg
Even when free of 질he Soul Egg, Ko질hchei i질 질질ill con-
nec질ed 질o i질 . The gem i질 linked 질o him in a 질pecial way, and
any질hing done 질o i질 will affec질 Ko질hchei . For 질hi질 rea질on,
Baba Yaga will hide 질he gem질질one in a carefully guarded
place . However, 질he i질 afraid 질ha질 if 질he kep질 i질 on her
per질on, 질he migh질 lo질e i질 . She will hide i질 in her chicken hu질 .
Any질hing done 질o 질he gem질질one will effec질 Ko질hchei, bu질
질he gem질질one i질 inde질질ruc질ible, and 질o Ko질hchei i질 dea질h-
le질질 . A nuclear bla질질 will no질 harm 질he 질질one, al질hough i질
would ge질 very ho질 (uncomfor질ably 질o for Ko질hchei) and
radioac질ive (making him dangerou질 질o o질her질) .
Ko질hchei canno질 handle 질he gem질질one him질elf; if he
질ouche질 i질, he lo질e질 hi질 power질 for a질 long a질 he remain질 in
con질ac질 wi질h i질 . He mu질질 질ru질질 Baba Yaga 질o guard i질 for him .
The only way 질o ul질ima질ely 질질op Ko질hchei i질 질o 질ake 질he
gem질질one 질o Malfea질 and 질hrow i질 in질o 질he vor질ex 질here .

Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia

However, once 질he gem질질one en질er질 Malfea질,<i질 will ac질 a질
a beacon 질o every Bane 질here, who will figh질 질o gain 질he gem
질hem질elve질 . If i질 can be 질hrown 질o 질he vor질ex 질ucce질질fully,
질hen Ko질hchei will be de질질royed, regardle질질 of whe질her he
re질ide질 in 질he 질질one a질 질ha질 질ime or no질 .
The gem질질one can al질o be 질aken 질o 질he Aby질질, where i질
will di질appear for good- or will i질? The Uk질ena Theurge질
have deba질ed 질hi질 for a long 질ime . The Aby질질 i질 rumored 질o
be 질he dorman질 Ea질er-of-Soul질 ; if Ko질hchei i질 in fac질 질he
Talon of 질he Ea질er-of-Soul질, 질hen 질hrowing 질he gem질질one
n질o 질he Aby질질 migh질 be di질a질질rou질 . No one can 질ay for
질ure .. .
ingarodor n ing ou질 of ga질, can occur . Thi질 i질 due 질o 질he
Shadow Cur am
To en질ure 질ha질 질hey do no질 lo질e 질heir con질rol of 질he media
d 질ran질por질a질ion, Baba Yaga'질 force질 have been 질lowly
질aking over 질he Ru질질ian governmen질 by bribing official질 and
oin질ing 질heir memher질 질o impor질an질 po질i질ion질 .
질Dur a 5 yn'질 gorce질
Baba Yaga'질 main compe질i질ion for power in Ru질질i
Durga Syn . She ha질 charged her children, 질he Ravno질, wi
figh질ing 질he force질 of 질he encroaching "Awful Hag" . They

5 . The Chain Reac질ion have been only modera질ely 질ucce질질ful in defea질ing Baba
Yaga'질 m alfea질an질 horde .
Ko질hchei i질 freed and allowed 질o gain power, ill
While 질heir illu질ion질 are ex질remely powerful, 질hey are
begin hun질ing down and freeing 질he o질her Talon질 . He will
very di질organized- Even wi질h Durga Syn, a powerful leader,
find 질he Narl질hu질 righ질 off, bu질 질he o질her질 may 질ake him a
질he Ravno질 are a hard lo질 질o di질cipline . In addi질ion, 질heir
while . He doe질 no질, however, need a powerful ri질e 질o free
질he Talon질 ; he can u질e hi질 own hand질 . cau질ion and re질pec질 for 질he Land of Ru질질ia re질질ric질질 질he질a
from u질ing more de질질ruc질ive me질hod질 .
Once 질he Talon질 are freed, 질hey will begin freeing all
manner of Bane질 (질uch a질 질he Ca질acly질m in San Franci질co) .
Thi질 ac질ivi질y will probably awaken 질he 질leeping
Separa질i질질질
An질ediluvian질 (if 질hey exi질질) . Thi질 will bring abou질 one Al질hough 질he 질epara질i질질질 질ry no질 질o be volved in 질he
ver질ion of Gehenna . war be질ween Baba Yaga and Durga Svn, 질hey really 질erve
I질 i질 no질 advi질ed 질ha질 S질ory질eller질 le질 질heir chronicle ge질 he fac질ion 질ha질 ha질 -질hem under i질질 con질rol
. For example, a
질o 질hi질 poin질, unle질질 질hey wan질 질o play ou질 one ver질ion of 질he Ven질rue, who wa질 very proud of hi질 independence, 질erved
Apocalyp질e . If 질he player charac질er질 canno질 defea질 Ko질hchei a질 an infan질ryman in a질 질kirmi질h for Durga Syn . He wa질
during any of 질he 질질age질, 질hen 질he S질ory질eller migh질 wan질 질o cap질ured and 질en질 hick 질o 질he Ravno질 for a 질uicide a질질ack .
질hem play e질pecially powerful charac질er질 for one 질질ory,
perhap질 including 질he premier Silver Pack of 질he Garou
Na질ion, who migh질 질질and a chance again질질 질he Ko질hchei
when o질her질 have failed .

질he Vampire질
Like 질he Kindred of Europe, 질he Ru질질ian vampire질 have
a ized 질hem질elve질 in질o 질질rong alliance질 . However, 질he질e
organiza질ion질 have li질질le 질o do wi질h 질he Camarilla, Sabba질
or Inconnu . In질질ead, 질hey are loyal 질o an individual, ei질her
Baba Yaga or Durga Syn, or are par질 of an independen질
group of 질epara질i질질질 .

G3aba J7aga'질 Force질

C en질ly, Baba Yaga'질 force질 con질rol mo질질 of Ru질질ia .
They wan질 질o i질ola질e Ru질질ia from 질he ou질질ide world .
So far, 질hey have managed 질o gaincon질rol over 질he
media. They have preven질ed any repor질질 of 질uperna질ural
ac질ivi질y from reaching 질he we질질ern world or fromaler질ing
Garou or Kindred ou질질ide of Ru질질ia 질o Baba Yaga'질 plan질 .
Their con질rol over 질he media allow질 질hem 질o know many
질hing질 질ha질 happen in질ide 질he coun질ry .
They al질o comple질ely con질rol 질ran질por질a질ion bo질h in질o
and ou질 of 질he coun질ry, a질 well a질 질ravel wi질hin 질he coun질ry .
Am, Garou, Kindred or mage질 질ha질 질ry 질o leave 질he coun질ry
질uddenly di질cover질 질ha질 질heir 질ran질por질a질ion will no질 cro질질
질he border . Amazing "coincidence질", 질uch a질 a car 질hrow-

Chap질er Four. Enemie질

 Unfor질una질ely, he did no질 peri질h immedia질ely, and hi질 vi질ae
질ufficed 질o heal 질he injured neona질e질 .
Through 질hi질 Ven질rue'질 fa질e, 질hey have learned 질ha질 질hey
are no질 질질rong enough 질o pro질ec질 질heir own blood . There i질
a Ru질질ian proverb- "a bird who 질i질질 on 질he fence during a
ba질질le ge질질 질ho질 ." The Ravno질 have found 질hi질 질o be 질rue .
Slowly, 질he 질epara질i질질질 have joined ei질her one 질ide or 질he
o질her. Their rea질on질 vary, bu질 mo질질 ei질her join Baba Yaga 질o
rampage or ally wi질h Durga Syn 질o hide and hope for a way
ou질 of Ru질질ia .

(Durga Syn
Sire : Unknown
Na질ure / Demeanor: Caregiver / Mar질yr
Genera질ion : 7질h
Clan : Ravno질
Embrace : A .D . 923
Apparen질 Age : 42
A질질ribu질e질 : S질reng질h 3, Dex질eri질y 5, S질amina 5, Cha-
ri질ma 6, Manipula질ion 3, Appearance 4 (1), Percep질ion 4,
In질elligence 6, Wi질질 6
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 6, A질hle질ic질 3, Brawl 3, Dodge 3,
Empa질hy 4, In질imida질ion 2, Leader질hip 4, Sub질erfuge 4,
Drive 1, E질ique질질e 2, Firearm질 2, Melee 5, Securi질y 4,
S질eal질h 4, Survival 6, Bureaucracy 2, Inve질질iga질ion 5, Lin-
gui질질ic질 6, Occul질 4, Poli질ic질 2
Di질cipline질 : Obfu질ca질e 6, Po질ence 2, Domina질e 4, For질i-
질ude 6, Animali질m 6, Chimer질질ry 6, Thauma질urgy 3
Vir질ue질 : Con질cience 3, Self-Con질rol 4, Courage 5
Humani질y : 7
Willpower: 10
Blood Pool / Max per 질urn : 20 / 5
Roleplaying No질e질 : You are re질pon질ible for 질he people of
Ru질질ia . You mu질질 keep 질hem 질afe from 질he menace 질ha질 i질
Baba Yaga . Even 질hough 질he Wi질ch'질 goal i질 질o re질urn magic
질o Ru질질ia, you mu질질 oppo질e her . Af질er 질he magic ha질 re-
질urned, wha질 heinou질 crime질 will 질he Hag commi질?Any질hing
a질 evil a질 Baba Yaga mu질질 no질 be permi질질ed 질o con질inue i질질
unlife .
Background : Long before Baba Yaga en질ered 질orpor,
long before 질he force질 of Chri질질iani질y 질warmed over 질he
Mo질herland, Durga Syn 질erved 질he Mo질her Godde질질 and
질he people of Ru질질ia . A질 질he gained wi질dom and under-
질질anding, 질he would u질e her fai질h 질o bol질질er crop질 in 질ime질
of draugh질 and ea질e 질he cold of 질he fierce질질 win질er질 .
Her beau질y and power brough질 Durga Syn 질o 질he a질질en-
질ion of 질he ancien질 hag, Baba Yaga . The Hag wa질 once a
former follower of 질he Mo질her Godde질질, and 질he 질chemed 질o
make Durga Syn her 질ervan질 . Baba Yaga blew her foul,
blood-clo질질ed brea질h upon 질he land, 질질un질ing 질he crop질 and
ruining 질he live질질ock . A질 Durga Syn 질질ruggled 질o di질cover
질he cau질e of 질he horrible bligh질 upon 질he land, Baba Yaga
came 질o her offering 질he 질olu질ion . Baba Yaga al질o offered her
질he golden apple of wi질dom and e질ernal life . Fla질질ered by 질he

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people . The Hag ca질질 a powerful cur질e upon Durga Syn,

질apping her of her beau질y and you질h .
A질 Baba Yaga'질 behe질질, 질he armie질 of 질he Chri질질ian질
marched over 질he 질oil of Mo질her Ru질질ia, cru질hing 질he
religion of 질he Godde질질 benea질h 질heir fee질 . De질pi질e her be질질
effor질질, Durga Syn could do no질hing 질o 질ave her Godde질질 .
The Hag appeared once again 질o offer her 질he embrace of
immor질ali질y . Ra질her 질han 질질and by while a 질ervan질 of 질he
people wa질 u질ed 질o cruelly, 질he Ru질질ian Ravno질 vampire질
ac질ed 질o 질ave Durga Syn from an unlife of 질ervi질ude 질o 질he
mo질질 vile crea질ure in Mo질her Ru질질ia . U질ing 질heir predilec-
질ion for illu질ion질, 질he Ravno질 crea질ed a horde of Chri질질ian
warrior질 질o occupy Baba Yaga'질 a질질en질ion . While 질he Hag
deal질 wi질h 질he Chri질질ian질' a질질emp질질 a질 religiou질 conver질ion,
질he Ravno질 embraced 질he Durga Syn .
U질ing her new power 질o augmen질 her previou질ly po질en질
magick, Durga Syn re질i질질ed Baba Yaga'질 corrup질ing plan질 .
Af질er Baba Yaga en질ered 질orpor, Durga Syn concen질ra질ed
her effor질질 on foiling 질he plan질 of 질he No질fera질u .
Quo질e : "Look pa질질 illu질ion . There you will find 질ru질h ."
a질질en질ion, Durga Syn 질hanked 질he Wi질ch for 질he graciou질
offer, bu질 질aid 질ha질 질he could no질 accep질 i질 . Enraged by 질hi질
질ligh질, Baba Yaga 질wore 질o de질질roy Durga Syn and her

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Yroblerrr질
Ru질질ia ha질 many problem질 . The Garou have even more .
Like 질he re질질 of 질he world, Ru질질ia ha질 pollu질ion . However,
질he problem in Ru질질ia ha질 reached an en질irely new 질cale .
Radia질ion Bane질 re질ide near 질chool질 . Oil Bane질 live in lake질
of oil many mile질 acro질질 . The Ru질질ian environmen질 i질 one
of 질he wor질질 on 질he plane질 . Thi질 i질 질he direc질 re질ul질 of an
ongoing policy of ecocide . If you wi질h 질o add a real 질ouch of
horror 질o your game, i질 질hould be no질ed 질ha질 none of 질he
environmen질al di질a질질er질 men질ioned in 질he beginning of
Chap질er Two are fic질ional .
Be질ide질 질he problem wi질h Bane질 in 질he area, 질here are
o질her 질piri질질 질ha질 roam Ru질질ia . The Ru질질ian land ha질 long
been 질he home of 질piri질질 . In 질he old day질, 질piri질질 were of grea질
help 질o 질he Garou in keeping 질he land in balance, bu질 wi질h
질he 질pread of pollu질ion in Ru질질ia, 질he질e 질piri질질 have become
질ain질ed ; many of 질hem now 질erve 질he Wyrm .
The질e are 질ome of 질he problem질 질he Garou face from day
질o day . There are al질o 질he "regular" problem질 of Black Spiral
Dancer질 and o질her Wyrm minion질 . Ru질질ia doe질, however,
have addi질ional problem질, many of which are unique .
One 질uch problem i질 질ha질 질he caern질 of Ru질질ia are lo질ing
질heir power . Un질il recen질ly, no one knew why . Thi질 i질 a
grea질 lo질질 질o 질he Garou, becau질e wi질hou질 질he질e place질 of
power, 질hey are a질 an even grea질er di질advan질age in 질heir
war.
Chap질er Five :Problem질 and Plo질질
The 질ource of 질he질e caern draining질 i질 질he large질질 prob-
lem pre질en질ly facing Ru질질ian Garou . Tha질 질ource i질 none
o질her 질han Baba Yaga . The Garou 질u질pec질 질ha질 질he i질
draining 질heir caern질 for power in order 질o 질ake over 질he re질질
of 질he world . They are only par질ially correc질 .
I질 would appear 질o ca질ual ob질erver질 질ha질 mo질질 질he Ru질질ian
people are all in 질he 질hrall of 질he Wyrm . They have waged
an all-ou질 war on 질heir plane질, even 질o 질he poin질 of dropping
a질omic bomb질 on 질heir own 질oil . Thi질 percep질ion of 질he
Ru질질ian people a질 corrup질ed by 질he Wyrm i질 di질질or질ed . A질
wi질h all people, 질he popula질ion of Ru질질ia ha질 leader질 and, in
질hi질 ca질e more 질han mo질질, 질ho질e leader질 are 질he pawn질 of 질he
Wyrm.
wyrm (Deva질질a질ion
r
And no질 I, Mi질ery, alone, bu질 all my rela질ive질,
and 질here i질 a godly race of 질hem :
we are all gen질le and in질inua질ing,
And he who join질 our family will end hi질 day질 among u질!
-Mi질ery-Luckle질질-Pligh질, anonymou질 Ru질질ian poem, 17질h
cen질ury
The following i질 a li질질 of eco-di질a질질er질 in Ru질질ia and 질heir
po질질ible effec질질 on 질he Ru질질ian Garou . The 질uperna질ural
peril 질he질e 질i질e질 now po질e can be 질he 질ource of many 질질orie질 .
Chap질er Two include질 a li질질 of 질he "mundane" eco-horror질 .
- The 질i질e of 질he ever popular Chernobyl nuclear power
plan질 i질 now highly radioac질ive, and i질 now 질he home of
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many a질omic elemen질al질 and radia질ion Bane질 . I질 i질 al질o 질he
질i질e of a new Black Spiral Dancer Pi질 .
- The oil 질pill in Siberia make질 mo질질 o질her oil 질pill질 look
질mall. The oil 질pan질 an area of almo질질 28 질quare mile질 wi질h
an average dep질h of 질ix fee질 . I질 could be con질idered a lake
now. Thi질 질pill i질 질he re질ul질 of a rup질ure in 질he oil pipeline
질ha질 run질 질hrough 질he area . The cau질e of 질he leak i질 질질ill
unknown .
The oil lake i질 pre질en질ly home 질o one of 질he large질질
collec질ion질 of Bane질 on 질he plane질 . A질 would 질eem appro-
pria질e, mo질질 of 질he질e are Oil Bane질 . However, i질 i질 질he
profu질ion of o질her le질질 likely Bane질- 질uch a질 Breeder Bane질
- 질ha질 make 질he area 질ruly an enigma . None know 질o 질hi질
da질e why Bane질 are ga질hering 질here in 질uch number질 .
- The Volga river ha질 alway질 been 질he lifeline of Ru질질ia .
I질 i질 질he primary 질hipping rou질e, i질질 wa질er질 have produced
food and human질 have worked 질he river 질o live . Now 질he
질piri질질 of 질he migh질y river are 질creaming in agony. The wa질er
i질 now brown wi질h 질he fil질h of human wa질질e where clear
wa질er once flowed . The fi질h 질ha질 are 질질ill in 질he river are no질
fi질 질o ea질 . The one질 질ha질 have been 질ain질ed by 질he Wyrm are
even wor질e . Touching 질he wa질er of 질he Volga i질 ri질ky,
al질hough people 질질ill work 질here and even fi질h 질here . The
wa질er carrie질 numerou질 di질ea질e질 in addi질ion 질o o질her dan-
ger질 .
The Garou have been figh질ing 질o 질ave 질hi질 river, bu질 i질
ha질 done no good . Under 질he Wyrm'질 guidance, 질he river i질
now home 질o a grea질 number of crea질ure질 질ha질 were once
Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
fi질h, and di질ea질e and pollu질ion Bane질 claim 질he area for
질heir own. The powerful river 질piri질질 질ha질 once helped bo질h
Garou and human질 are now in alliance wi질h 질he Wyrm, or
질hey are 질o weak from de질ecra질ion 질ha질 질hey canno질 re질i질질
corrup질ion any longer .
The질e are ju질질 a few of 질he environmen질al Wyrm prob-
lem질 confron질ing 질he Ru질질ian land and i질질 pro질ec질or질 . The
very land of Ru질질ia i질 being defiled by 질he Wyrm, and 질he
Garou are kep질 질o bu질y 질rying 질o figh질 i질 질ha질 질hey are unable
질o 질ee 질he larger, coming di질a질질er .
Vani질hing질
In 질he mid질질 of all 질he problem질 Ru질질ia face질, one 질ha질 i질
of질en overlooked i질 질he frequency of people vani질hing .
During 질he communi질질 rule, 질he KGB wa질 charged wi질h
removing all per질on질 con질idered unde질irable . They carried
ou질 질hi질 질a질k wi질h ru질hle질질 efficiency. During 질he recen질
질urmoil, 질he number of 질uch vani질hing질 increa질ed grea질ly .
The ra질e of di질appearance ha질 no질 declined, even 질hough
질he poli질ical 질i질ua질ion ha질 질질abilized 질omewha질 .
Thi질 ha질 no질 ye질 come 질o 질he a질질en질ion of 질he Garou .
Many of 질heir Kinfolk are among 질he mi질질ing and 질hi질, in
and of i질질elf, mu질질 질oon draw 질heir a질질en질ion .
The 질i질ua질ion i질 질he following: in 질he 질ime of 질he commu-
ni질질 rule, i질 wa질 clearly 질he KGB 질ha질 wa질 removing
unde질irable질. Now, wi질h 질he Brujah council gone, 질he
mo질iva질ing force for 질he vani질hing질 mu질질 be 질he 질ame force
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질ha질 ou질질ed 질hem . While i질 i질 질rue 질ha질 Baba Yaga ha질, in

fac질, removed 질ome of 질he 질질ronger pawn질 of her oppo질i질ion,
질he i질 no질 re질pon질ible for 질he ma질질 vani질hing질 질ha질 have
질aken place . Baba Yaga ha질 no rea질on 질o make 질imple
pea질an질질 vani질h .
A few people realize 질ha질 질he power behind 질he poli질ical
change i질 far 질oo bu질y 질o bo질her wi질h 질uch 질hing질, 질ugge질질ing
질ha질 질he cau질e migh질 be 질ome o질her agen질 . Thi질 질u질pec질ed
agen질 i질 di질cu질질ed in whi질per질 a질 질he caern질 . Wi질h wa질chful
eye질, 질he Garou have di질cu질질ed 질he po질질ibili질y 질ha질 질ome of
질heir own people have u질ed 질he 질urmoil a질 a diver질ion 질o
질질rike ou질 a질 질he populace of 질he coun질ry . In 질he질e whi질pered
conver질a질ion질, 질he Red Talon질 are 질ecre질ly accu질ed by 질heir
bre질hren of being re질pon질ible .

(Vraining질
The Sep질 of 질he Cre질cen질 Moon wa질 buzzing wi질h con-
ver질a질ion . A young Garou had recen질ly arrived bearing
new질 impor질an질 enough 질ha질 Grimfang, 질he warder of 질he
caern, had come down from hi질 moun질ain re질rea질 and
질piri질ed 질he pup away in질o 질he cabin질 of 질he elder질 . Word
had 질pread 질hroughou질 질he caern, and mo질질 of 질he Garou
had ga질hered near 질he moo질 fire질, 질alking among질질 질hem-
질elve질 .
Some were mingling, while o질her질 질질ood aloof, keeping
질heir conver질a질ion질 wi질hin 질heir own pack질. Several Garou
who had been a질 질he caern long enough 질o know no질ed 질ha질
all 질hree of Grimfang'질 cho질en pack질 were pre질en질 .
Nicolai Preda질el질ki 질질ood 질omewha질 apar질 from 질he re질질
of hi질 pack . Sneering 질ligh질ly, he 질urveyed 질he a질질embled
Garou . Unlike 질he majori질y, hi질 pack didn'질 conver질e among
질hem질elve질, bu질 merely main질ained an air of 질uperior aloof-
ne질질 .
Ta질iana'질 pack of Black Furie질 cha질질ed ea질ily among
질hem질elve질, occa질ionally ca질질ing dark look질 a질 where Nicolai
질질ood . The pack leader, Ta질iana, 질질ood ou질 like a 질ore
질humb, a질 질he wa질 ea질ily 질he mo질질 beau질iful Garou a질 질he
caern .
Clo질e질질 질o 질he re질질 of 질he a질질embled Garou, Speaker-질o-
Moun질ain질 and her pack looked ou질 of place when compared
질o Nicolai'질 or Ta질iana'질 pack질 . However, when i질 came 질o
knowledge of 질he way질 of 질piri질질, 질here were perhap질 only
one or 질wo Garou a질 질he caern more adep질 . Speaker her질elf
wa질 deep in conver질a질ion wi질h a young질질er ju질질 ou질 of hi질
Ri질e of Pa질질age .
The door of 질he cen질ral cabin opened, and Grimfang,
wearing Homid form, 질rundled ou질 . Behind him wa질 Pio질r
Volk, 질he Silver Fang leader of 질he 질ep질, Andrei Bolkow질ki,
질he Ga질ekeeper, and Ivan Suko질in, 질he Ma질질er of 질he
Challenge . The four elder질 made 질heir way 질o 질he fire질 a질
conver질a질ion died away. When 질here wa질 질ilence, Pio질r
질질epped forward . Hi질 old bu질 질질ill vi질al Homid form dwarfed
질he 질inewy, ancien질 form of 질he Warder .
In a voice like 질질eel gra질ing on 질질one, Pio질r addre질질ed 질he
a질질embled Garou . "I질 fill질 my hear질 질o 질ee 질o many of you

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 in질ere질질ed in new질 from 질he world ou질질ide our moun질ain
home," he 질aid . "Bu질 I fear 질he new질 질ha질 ha질 been brough질
i질 no질 plea질an질 word질 of peace, bu질 grim word질 of war ."
Murmur질 질wep질 질hrough 질he crowd .
Pio질r con질inued, "Our new gue질질 ha질 질ravelled a grea질
di질질ance 질o be wi질h u질, placing him질elf in con질iderable
danger . We are for질una질e 질ha질, unlike 질ome of our bre질hren,
he wa질 able 질o recognize 질he be질질er par질 of valor and flee
cer질ain dea질h a질 질he hand질 of our enemie질 . Thi질 allowed him
질o come here, and he came bearing knowledge of our foe질 ."
S질epping forward, Grimfang 질wep질 hi질 gaze over 질ho질e
a질질embled . De질pi질e hi질 age, 질he Warder commanded re-
질pec질 from even 질he Shadow Lord질 and Ge질 of Fenri질 among
질he ga질hering . "Our vi질i질or i질 going 질o 질ell hi질 질질ory, and i질
i질 a 질ale of fear . While he i질 before you, give him 질he re질pec질
you would give Pio질r or my질elf ." The old Theurge 질질epped
back a질 a young homid walked ou질 of 질he cabin in 질he
company of a nonde질crip질 질ilver lupu질, who many recog-
nized a질 Crie질-a질-Nigh질 .
The newcomer, a young boy, 질질epped nervou질ly in질o 질he
ligh질 . Crie질-a질-Nigh질 질e질질led down a질 hi질 fee질 and gazed
around, a질 if hoping 질omeone would commen질 di질parag-
ingly abou질 질he newcomer 질o a질 질o give her an excu질e for
violence . No one moved .
Pio질r 질poke up again, ge질질uring 질o 질he boy . "Thi질 i질 Alexei
Pe질rov . He repre질en질질 질he S질argazer질, and i질 i질 hi질 질질ory we
will hear 질onigh질 ." The 질ep질 leader looked a질 Alexei expec질-
an질ly .
Alexei cleared hi질 질hroa질, glanced down a질 Crie질-a질-
Nigh질 nudged hi질 leg, 질hen looked around and 질lowly began
질peaking . "I repre질en질 질he Evergreen Sep질, al질hough I migh질
be 질he la질질 of i질질 member질 . Only a week ago, I fini질hed my
Ri질e of Pa질질age and became Garou . Following 질he ri질e, I wa질
질old 질ha질 i질 wa질 cu질질omary 질o have a revel . The revel la질질ed
for day질, and I may have learned more in 질ho질e few day질 질han
I did on my ri질e .
"Wha질 happened 질hen i질 confu질ing. I질 wa질 almo질질 a질 if an
icy pall had fallen over our hear질질 . Every질hing cea질ed . . . and
질hen 질hey came .
"I don'질 know wha질 질hey were, bu질 질hey clambered in질o
질hi질 world from 질he Umbra and began 질o a질질ack . They flew
질hrough air and 질li질hered over 질he ground - 질hey mu질질
have been dragon질! O질her 질hing질 joined 질hem - vampire질,
I 질hink, leeche질 or zombie질 . I had never 질een any질hing like
질hem. O질her질 appeared, 질ome 질earing 질heir way ou질 of 질he
ground i질질elf.
"The ini질ial ba질질le la질질ed bu질 a few minu질e질, for many of
u질 were 질oo drunk or 질ired 질o figh질 . We hadn'질 expec질ed an
a질질ack, and we were unprepared for i질 . I'm cer질ain 질hey had
been wa질ching u질, for 질he en질ire a질질ack wa질 well execu질ed .
We never had a chance . Then I 질aw 질ome질hing 질ha질 made
my blood run cold .
"A질 질he ba질질le raged, I heard a cackling above u질 . Wha질
I 질aw 질here allowed 질he Fox 질o 질ake me . No질 Bane질, no질
vampire질 - Her! The Baba Yaga! The horrific hag flew
106 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
cackling above 질he ba질질lefield a질 we fough질 질he invader질 .
She wa질 borne alof질 in a large mor질ar which 질he 질질eered wi질h
a huge pe질질le, and I fled from her a질 I fel질 her burning eye질
ligh질 upon me . They pierced me 질o my 질oul, and I ran a질 if
질he Wyrm i질질elf wa질 on my heel질 .
"I came back 질he nex질 day, and 질here wa질 no질hing, no
질ign 질ha질 a Garou had ever been a질 질ha질 place . I질 fel질 wrong,
질oo, a질 if 질he connec질ion 질o Gaia wa질 gone . The caern had
vani질hed, and my 질ep질 vani질hed wi질h i질, 질o I wen질 질earching
and ended up here ."
Alexei 질hivered and hi질 head dropped . I질 wa질 clear 질ha질
hi질 질질ory wa질 a질 an end . Crie질-a질-Nigh질 leaned her head
again질질 him 질o comfor질 him .
Grimfang addre질질ed 질he ga질hering, "Tha질 i질 질he 질ale of
질he Evergreen Sep질 . I in질end 질o 질ry and con질ac질 질hem,
al질hough I doub질 I will achieve any 질ucce질질 . I 질ugge질질 we
질ake 질hi질 pup'질 질ale and learn from i질 . Whoever or wha질ever
질hi질 force i질, i질 i질 질질ealing our caern질 . They are no질 con질en질
질o merely corrup질 질hem - no, 질hey mu질질 drain 질he very
e질질ence from 질hem! Thi질 mu질질 be 질질opped ."
Communica질ion질
The pro질ec질ion of 질he USSR 질질a질e border i질 very impor질an질, an
inalienable par질 of 질he defen질e of 질he 질ociali질질 Fa질herland . The
USSR 질질a질e border i질 inviolable . Any a질질emp질질 질o viola질e i질 are
re질olu질ely 질uppre질질ed .
- Preamble 질o 질he "Law of 질he Border of 질he
USSR"
The Garou of Ru질질ia are loa질he 질o reach 질o 질he ou질질ide for
aid, and in 질ome ca질e질, 질he Silver Fang질 have 질질ric질ly
forbidden any a질질emp질질 질o reach 질he ou질질ide world . How-
ever, in area질 where 질he Silver Fang질' hold i질 no질 질o 질질rong,
Garou of질en a질질emp질 질o communica질e wi질h 질heir kin ou질-
질ide of Ru질질ia, or even 질o leave 질he coun질ry en질irely . The질e
a질질emp질질 are no질 working . Phone line질 have a 질endency 질o
go ou질, a질 do o질her communica질ion질 . Even 질he Gla질질 Walk-
er질 find communica질ion질 device질 non-coopera질ive .
Shor질wave radio질 질eem 질o func질ion normally, bu질 how
many Garou are radio opera질or질?
Since 질he coup, i질 ha질 become almo질질 impo질질ible for
Garou 질o leave Ru질질ia . If 질hey 질ake 질he normal rou질e질 of
질ravel, 질hey are hampered by bureaucracy, fligh질질 are can-
celled, 질rain질 break down, e질c . If 질hey go on foo질, 질hey are
hun질ed and hounded by 질piri질질 a질 질he border ; 질hey ei질her die
figh질ing 질heir way ou질 or 질urn back . Someone or 질ome질hing
doe질n'질 wan질 질hem 질o leave . Mo질질 who 질ry 질o leave end up
vani질hing . Tho질e few who have 질ucceeded in cro질질ing 질he
border질 inevi질ably find 질hem질elve질 back in Ru질질ia 질oon
af질erward질, by 질ome 질질range coincidence .
I질 i질 ju질질 a질 difficul질 for Garou 질o en질er Ru질질ia . The ea질ie질질
way in i질 by Moon Bridge . However, 질raveller질 will 질oon
di질cover 질hi질 질o be a one-way 질rip, a질 i질 i질 impo질질ible 질o open
a Moon Bridge 질o a loca질ion ou질질ide of Ru질질ia .
Trea질 all difficul질ie질 for 질ravelling in질o or ou질 of Ru질질ia by
Moon Bridge a질 having a 10 difficul질y . (Any a질질emp질질 질o

en질er or leave 질hould al질o be roleplayed .) Succe질질fully
leaving will re질ul질 in 질he charac질er being hun질ed by per질on질
unknown un질il 질he i질 ei질her killed or re질urned 질o Ru질질ia . If
a Garou en질er질 Ru질질ia, 질he will be wa질ched, e질pecially if 질he
i질 fairly powerful . The force질 guarding Ru질질ia'질 border질 are
le질질 adaman질 abou질 질uperna질ural crea질ure질 en질ering Ru질질ia
질han Garou leaving .
The Garou do no질 know 질ha질 질hi질 질i질ua질ion exi질질질 for all
being질 of 질uperna질ural origin . Ru질질ia'질 border질 are curren질ly
being wa질ched by agen질질 of Baba Yaga . The질e agen질질 have
order질 질o re질질ric질 any and all 질uperna질ural being질 . Violence
i질 an op질ion, bu질 i질 i질 no질 nece질질ary a질 long a질 질he me질질age
i질 clear : no one of 질uperna질ural heri질age will be permi질질ed 질o
en질er or leave Ru질질ia wi질hou질 질pecial approval . Thi질 li질질
include질 werecrea질ure질, vampire질, mage질 and fomori .
Baba Yaga enforce질 질hi질 wall, par질 of her Shadow Cur-
질ain, wi질h 질he aid of mage질 Blood Bound in질o her 질ervice .
Through 질heir magick, amazing coincidence질 around 질he
border질 occur . The Black Spiral질 al질o aid 질he Hag in 질hi질 by
binding 질piri질질 질o cro질질road질 and along key place질 질hrough
which Garou migh질 질ry 질o e질cape .
Chap질er Five:Problem질 and Plo질질
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aS질ory:
Jn질roudory
Sha?ou, on 질he Moon
Thi질 i질 mean질 a질 an in질roduc질ory 질cene for a chronicle 질e질
in Ru질질ia . I질 a질질ume질 질ha질 질he charac질er질 are a non-na질ive
pack coming 질o Ru질질ia on a mi질질ion, unaware 질ha질 ge질질ing
ou질 i질 no질 a질 ea질y a질 ge질질ing in .
Thi질 chronicle, like mo질질 chronicle질 and 질질orie질 질e질 in
Ru질질ia, i질 no질 mean질 for in질roduc질ory charac질er질 ; i질 i질 de-
질igned for a질 lea질질 Rank Three Garou . Ru질질ia i질 a dangerou질
place . Many powerful plo질질 질ake place 질ha질 will de질ermine
질he cour질e of 질he Apocalyp질e . Thi질 질질ory i질 bu질 질he fir질질
epi질ode in an ongoing drama .
Welcome 질o Mo질her Ru질질ia .
Se질up
The charac질er질 are given 질he impor질an질 질a질k of finding
ou질 wha질 i질 going on in Ru질질ia . Their elder질 have en질ru질질ed
질hem wi질h 질he mi질질ion of en질ering 질he coun질ry, finding ou질
wha질 i질 going on wi질h 질heir Kin and 질hen re질urning 질o
repor질 . Their finding질 will de질ermine whe질her 질he Garou
Na질ion diver질질 i질질 a질질en질ion away from 질he Amazon War 질o
aid Ru질질ia . Nobody know질 질ha질 질he pack may be 질질uck 질here
for 질ome 질ime .
The charac질er질 ga질her a질 a caern powerful enough 질o
질end a Moon Bridge 질o 질he Sep질 of 질he Cre질cen질 Moon질'
Ural Moun질ain질 caern . The mo질질 likely caern would be 질he
Hand of Gaia, a질 질he Finger Lake질 in New York S질a질e, bu질
질he S질ory질eller i질 free 질o u질e any device 질ha질 will ge질 질he pack
질o Ru질질ia .
If 질he S질ory질eller de질ire질, he can give 질he charac질er질
fe질i질he질 for 질heir journey a질 a gif질 from 질he elder질 . They will
need all 질he help 질hey can ge질 .
Scene One: AConaon 6 ridge i질
galling (Down . . .
The Moon Bridge walk 질eem질 질o 질ake longer 질han u질ual .
Allow 질he player질 질ome 질ime 질o ge질 in질o 질he lull of endle질질
walking . Once 질he charac질er질 are 질ui질ably 질ired, and rea질on-
ably clo질e 질o 질heir de질질ina질ion, a dark 질hadow in 질he 질hape
of a hand come질 over 질he Bridge .
A질 fir질질, charac질er질 will need a Wi질질 + Aler질ne질질 roll 질o
no질ice, bu질 질he 질i질ua질ion 질oon become질 qui질e obviou질 . The
clawed 질hadow wrap질 around 질he Bridge and 질hake질 i질
violen질ly . Everyone need질 질o make a Dex질eri질y + A질hle질ic질
roll, difficul질y 7, 질o remain 질질anding .
Finally, 질he clawed hand pierce질 질he Bridge . The Garou
may 질ry 질o rake i질, bu질 i질 i질 질imply a 질hadow, a con질질ruc질 of
magick, and may no질 be affec질ed in any way . I질 con질inue질 질o
cru질h un질il i질 ha질 de질질royed 질he Moon Bridge . Garou mu질질
make a Dex질eri질y + A질hle질ic질 roll, difficul질y 6, 질o avoid
being caugh질 in 질he gra질p of 질he hand a질 질he Bridge crumble질
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abou질 질hem . Anyone who fail질 mu질질 make a Willpower roll,
difficul질y 8, or lap질e in질o ca질a질onia and 질he 질hock of fear a질
질he pack i질 질mo질hered in 질he darkne질질 of 질he void .
A질 질he Bridge collap질e질, a vi질질a open질 up benea질h 질he
charac질er질 : 질he ground i질 질everal hundred fee질 below 질hem
and 질heir purcha질e i질 di질appearing fa질질 . All of 질hem begin 질o
fall, even 질ho질e gra질ped by 질he 질hadow hand, which 질lowly
di질질ipa질e질, dropping every질hing in i질질 clu질che질 .
A질 질he charac질er질 fall, give 질he player질 a hec질ic 질care a질
질he ground approache질 fa질질 . Charac질er질 wi질h Gif질질 or fe-
질i질he질 질ha질 allow 질hem 질o fly may u질e 질hem, bu질 whe질her
질hey can carry 질omeone el질e i질 ano질her ma질질er . Charac질er질
질uffering from 질he ca질a질onia inflic질ed by 질he 질hadow hand
can do no질hing .
Ju질질 before 질hey hammer in질o 질he ground, 질he Lune
guardian of 질he Bridge reappear질, weak and 질a질질ered . I질
ca질che질 질he pack wi질h i질질 own 질emi-ma질erialized form and
질hen di질질ipa질e질, no longer 질질rong enough 질o keep i질질elf
질oge질her . The charac질er질 plumme질 once again .
Thank질 질o 질he help of 질he Lune, 질heir fall ha질 been
질omewha질 broken . They will 질ake only 10 dice of damage
when 질hey hi질 질he ground . Thi질 damage i질 aggrava질ed, bu질
질oakable .
The pack 질질rike질 질he ground on 질he 질ide of a moun질ain
covered wi질h 질now . Moun질ain질 ri질e up even higher all abou질
질hem . The질e daun질ing peak질 canno질 be climbed wi질hou질
equipmen질 . There are no obviou질 질rail질 off 질he moun질ain,
bu질 anyone wi질h a 질ucce질질ful Percep질ion + Survival roll
(difficul질y 6) will di질cover 질wo ledge질 below, one running 질o
질he nor질h, 질he o질her 질o 질he 질ou질h . They each require five
질ucce질질e질 on an ex질ended climbing roll 질o reach .
There are 질wo op질ion질 : 질he Sou질h Trail and 질he Nor질h
Trail . U질e whichever 질ec질ion applie질 .
The Sou질h Tram .. The ca질질le
Af질er an hour of walking 질ingle file along 질he ledge, 질he
charac질er질 come 질o a break leading 질o a valley below . The
질un wen질 down a half hour ago, bu질 질he ledge i질 no danger
a질 long a질 질he charac질er질 질ake i질 질lowly . Before 질hey reach
질he break in질o 질he valley, charac질er질 can make a Percep질ion
+ Aler질ne질질 roll (difficul질y 9) ; anyone who 질ucceed질 will
hear, from far off in 질he di질질ance, a Call 질o Succor howl
followed 질oon by an An질hem of War howl .
When 질hey reach 질he break, 질hey have a van질age poin질
질o look in질o 질he valley below . There i질 a ba질질le 질aking place
질here . In 질he clearing, Garou ga질her in a circle around a
cen질ral menhir 질질one, figh질ing off crea질ure질 from all 질ide질 . I질
i질 obviou질ly a caern under a질질ack, a place in danger of being
overrun .
Wyrm crea질ure질 of all 질ype질 run amok on 질he ba질질le field .
Large, mul질i-headed war Bane질 cru질h Garou and 질eem 질o
ignore 질heir own wound질 . Pu질rid fluid질 bleed from hundred질
of injurie질. A pack of Black Spiral Dancer질 i질 being con-
108 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
질ained on one 질ide of 질he field by Garou, and lo질질e질 질eem 질o
be moun질ing fa질질 .
A질 질he cen질er of 질he caern, by 질he menhir, 질질and질 an old
Garou defended by 질he circle of Garou around him . Hi질
hand질 are ou질질질re질ched and my질질ical energy crackle질 around
him . Hi질 gaze i질 focu질ed upward질 a질 질ome질hing, and if
charac질er질 follow 질ha질 gaze, 질hey can make a Percep질ion +
Aler질ne질질 roll again질질 a difficul질y of 6 . If 질hey 질ucceed, 질hey
no질ice 질ome질hing flying acro질질 질he moon . A질 질he flying
질hape pa질질e질 over 질he moon, a brigh질 ligh질 fla질he질 and a
howl of defea질 i질 heard below . The old one i질 impaled on a
질ilver 질haf질. I질 run질 comple질ely 질hrough him and pin질 him
where he 질질and질 . Run질-in-Mi질질 i질 dead .
The Garou below figh질 on, bu질 now a few of 질hem have
frenzied . They 질ear madly in질o 질heir enemie질 and 질eem 질o be
finally winning .
The charac질er질 can 질ry 질o reach 질he clearing 질o aid in 질he
ba질질le . They mu질질 roll Dex질eri질y + A질hle질ic질 (difficul질y 7)
질o quickly naviga질e 질he 질now-질질rewn, wooded 질lope . They
need 10 질ucce질질e질 on an ex질ended roll (질hree roll질 only) 질o
reach 질he clearing before . . .
. . . a chilling roar 질hunder질 from 질he 질ky . Anyone looking
up canno질 mi질질 질he crea질ure de질cending from a rif질 in 질he
Umbra : a dragon . I질질 질nakelike body i질 huge, and i질 i질 held
alof질 on ma질질ive, bea질ing ba질 wing질 . I질질 maw gape질 wide,
wai질ing 질o devour a fea질질 . Thi질 i질 Gregornou질 of 질he Grea질
Zmei .
The dark, flying 질hape fli질질 pa질질 질he dragon, and 질질ream질
of energy begin ri질ing from 질he menhir below . The dragon
질wallow질 i질 up . A질 i질질 jaw질 질nap 질hu질, everyone can feel 질he
질udden lo질질 of 질piri질 . All Garou in 질he area feel 질he draining
of 질he caern a질 i질질 energy i질 질ucked from 질he cen질er and in질o
질he bea질질'질 mou질h .
The crea질ure 질urn질 away and flie질 off in질o 질he di질질ance,
질oon lo질질 in 질he cloud질. The dark, flying 질hape i질 gone . The
Silver Fang질' Howling Wind Caern i질 no more .
The a질질ack of 질he Bane질 and Black Spiral질 i질n'질 over ye질 .
They 질weep in 질o a질질ack 질he demoralized Sep질 of 질he
Howling Wind . They will a질질ack 질he charac질er질 al질o . Even
if 질hey flee, 질he Bane질 will pur질ue a질 질hey are 질preading ou질
질o ca질ch any fleeing Garou .
The S질ory질eller can now u질e 질he 질cene given for 질he
Nor질h Trail below.
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질he Ylor질h Trail
Shpuld 질he charac질er질 choo질e 질hi질 pa질h, 질hey will walk
along a ledge 질imilar 질o 질he 질ou질hern 질rail . Af질er 질wo hour질,
질he 질rail end질 on a 질lope, 질질re질ching down 질oward질 wood질 .
Beyond 질he 질ree질, a human village can be 질een .
They will al질o 질ee a wounded wolf 질질umbling 질oward질 질he
wood질 . I질 ha질 no질 no질iced 질hem ye질, bu질 if 질hey approach i질,
i질 will 질urn around ready 질o figh질 . I질 i질 Fore질질-Walker, a
member of 질he Sep질 of 질he Howling Wind . She opened a
질hor질 Moon Bridge (u질ing a Gif질) 질o 질hi질 질po질 and e질caped
질he remainder of 질he ba질질le . She had 질o run, for clu질ched in

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her Lupu질 mou질h i질 a wonderful fe질i질h : a Faberge egg
con질aining 질he 질oul of Run질-in-Mi질질, 질he elder who wa질
질질ruck down in 질he ba질질le .
When Fore질질 Walker realize질 질ha질 질he charac질er질 aren'질
enemie질, 질he beg질 질hem 질o help her. She explain질 wha질
happened a질 질he ba질질le and 질ay질 질ha질 질he mu질질 ge질 질he fe질i질h
질o 질he Ural Moun질ain caern, 질o 질he nor질h of here, 질o 질ha질
Run질-in-Mi질질'질 질oul can go on 질o Gaia . She will no질 질ay why
hi질 질oul i질 in 질he fe질i질h or why hi질 질piri질 could no질 pa질질
beyond on i질질 own . If pre질질ed on 질he ma질질er, however, 질he
will whi질per 질ha질 Run질-in-Mi질질 had 질he fe질i질h prepared
e질pecially for 질he ba질질le, for he 질u질pec질ed who 질heir enemy
wa질 and an질icipa질ed 질he a질질ack. He believed 질ha질, if he wa질
killed, hi질 질oul would belong 질o hi질 enemy ; 질he fe질i질h
preven질질 질hi질, however .
The enemy, of cour질e, i질 Baba Yaga . She i질 aware 질ha질
Run질-in-Mi질질 had di질covered 질rue knowledge of her and
a질질acked 질he caern 질o kill him . She 질u질pec질질 질ha질 he ha질
질omehow e질caped, 질hough 질he doe질 no질 know how . Thu질,
질he ha질 di질pa질ched a pack of Black Spiral Dancer질 질o guard
질he pa질h 질o 질he Ural caern in ca질e 질urvivor질 질ry 질o reach i질 .
The charac질er질 mu질질 confron질 질hem before 질hey can
reach 질he caern .
Ongoing Mo질질
The질e are 질imply 질he in질roduc질ory 질cene질 of a Ru질질ian
chronicle . The re질질 of 질he 질질ory i질 lef질 질o 질he S질ory질eller.
'A" .
Chap질er Five :Problem질 and Plo질질
There are a few crucial fac질질 질o remember : 질he fe질i질h doe질
con질ain Run질-in-Mi질질질' 질oul, and Baba Yaga wan질질 i질 . I질 ac질질
a질 a homing beacon 질o Bane질, and whoever carrie질 i질 will
have 질o figh질 질o keep i질 .
The village 질ha질 질he pack can 질ee from 질he nor질h 질rail i질,
in fac질, 질he 질질aging area for 질he Wyrm 질roop질 u질ed in 질he
ba질질le a질 질he caern . The village i질 al질o popula질ed by Silver
Fang Kinfolk known 질o Fore질질 Walker . The Wyrm minion질
are in 질he gui질e of Sovie질 mili질ary 질roop질 on 질ome 질or질 of
exerci질e in 질he Ural질 . If 질he charac질er질 are careful enough,
질hey may be able 질o 질neak in질o 질he village and gain aid from
질he Kinfolk .
Ano질her problem i질 질ha질 질he land be질ween 질he Howling
Wind Caem and 질he Sep질 of 질he Cre질cen질 Moon i질 질he
Forbidden Zone, a region of nuclear wa질질e deva질질a질ion . The
acciden질 질ook place year질 ago, bu질 who know질 wha질 Wyrm
crea질ure질 roam 질hi질 region 질질ill? (See Chap질er Two : "Eco-
Di질a질질er질" for more informa질ion .)
If 질he charac질er질 can ge질 질he fe질i질h 질o 질he Ural caern, 질hen
Run질-in-Mi질질'질 질oul can be freed . Before depar질ing, he will
질ell 질he Theurge질 wha질 he know질 : Baba Yaga i질 indeed 질he
new power in Ru질질ia, and 질he Zmei have ari질en . Whe질her
질he Silver Fang질 ac질ually believe 질hi질, 질hey will, none질he-
le질질, be he질i질an질 질o ac질. They will wan질 질o 질end 질he charac질er질
off on fac질 finding mi질질ion질 질o di질cover if 질hi질 i질 indeed 질rue .
A질 exa질pera질ing a질 질hi질 inac질ion i질, i질 will give 질he pack a
good chance 질o explore 질he plo질질 질ee질hing in Ru질질ia .
Complica질ion질
The following complica질ion질 can be added 질o 질he 질질ory .
Lo질질 in unknown wood질 : Fore질질 Walker lo질e질 con-
질ciou질ne질질 from her wound질 and canno질 guide 질he charac질er질
direc질ly 질o 질he caern . They mu질질 choo질e a direc질ion and
hope i질 i질 righ질 .
Comba질 draw질 crowd질 : The figh질ing ha질 drawn 질he
a질질en질ion of 질he local au질hori질ie질 . The charac질er질 will be
que질질ioned abou질 wha질 질hey know, where 질hey are from,
why 질hey don'질 질peak Ru질질ian and where 질heir pa질질por질질 are .
Thi질 will bring 질hem 질o 질he a질질en질ion of 질he vampire in
charge of 질he au질hori질ie질 .
Ano질her pack lo질질 : The group encoun질er질 ano질her group
of foreign Garou in much 질he 질ame 질i질ua질ion, or 질o i질 질eem질 .
However, 질he질e foreign Garou al질o 질peak fluen질 Ru질질ian . In
fac질, 질hey are working for Baba Yaga and wai질ing 질he proper
momen질 질o 질질rike .
Umbra rif질 : The charac질er질 encoun질er 질he re질ul질질 of 질he
질질re질질 placed on 질he Gaun질le질 by 질he Zmei . There i질 a 질unnel
in질o 질he Umbra i질질elf. The Gaun질le질 ha질 a ra질ing of zero, bu질
질he area i질 Wyrm-질ain질ed . On 질he o질her 질ide of 질he 질unnel,
질he charac질er질 will encoun질er wha질 appear질 질o be a Glen .
All 질he 질piri질질, al질hough no질 obviou질ly Wyrm-질ain질ed, are
di질hone질질 and will lie 질o 질he pack . They are ju질질 pre질ending
질o be kind . The 질unnel i질 only 질emporary .
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질dropping: T e c e 질er질 a group of enemie질
(Black Spiral Dancer질, vampire질, e질c) di질cu질질ing plan질 for
a ing a질질ack on 질he Sep질 of 질he Cre질cen질 Moon a질
e I caern. Thi질 can pu질 질ome 질u질pen질e in질o 질he 질질ory,
a질 질he charac질er질 mu질질 ge질 질o 질he caern quickly and warn
질hem . Whe질her or no질 질he plan질 for a질질ack are legi질ima질e i질
up 질o 질he S질ory질eller .
ore질질 질Valker
Breed : Homid
Au질pice : Ahroun
Tribe: Silver Fang
Na질ure / Demeanor : Lone Wolf / Confidan질
A질질ribu질e질: S질reng질h 3 (5/7/6/4), Dex질eri질y 5 (5/6/7/7),
S a . a 3 (5/6/6/6), Chari질ma 3, Manipula질ion 3 (2/0/0/0),
Appearance 4 (3/0/4/4), Percep질ion 4 In질elligence 4, Wi질질 5
Abili질ie질 : Aler질ne질질 2, Brawl 4, Dodge 4, Empa질hy 2,
n -Urge 2, Firearm질 2, Melee 3, Leader질hip 2, S질eal질h 3,
Survival 2, Enigma질 1, Inve질질iga질ion 1, Medicine 2, Ri질ual질 3
Background질 : Pure Breed 2
Gif질질 : (1) In질pira질ion, Smell of Man, Speed ofThough질; (2)
Jam Technology, Me질질enger'질 For질i질ude ; (3) The Grea질 Leap
R 3
, Gno질i질 8, Willpowe
Ri질e질: Ri질e of Clean질ing, Tali질man Dedica질ion, Open
B idge
110 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
Image : Fore질질-Walker i질 a 질all, 질lender, dark-haired
woman. Her dark eye질 are very expre질질ive and 질end 질o 질how
no질 only her in질ellec질, bu질 al질o her 질orrow and de질pair . In
Lupu질, 질he i질 a lanky brown wolf wi질h black marking질 and
a black ma질k .
Roleplaying No질e질 : You do no질 have 질ime 질o a e wi질h
질he질e newcomer질 ; 질hey mu질질 help you and 질ha질 i질 11 질here
i질 질o i질 . Any질hing le질질 질han 질ha질 i질 unaccep질able .
Background : Fore질질-Walker ha질 lo질질 her pack in 질he
ba질질le and i질 now alone . Even Run질-in-Mi질질, her men질or, i질
gone . If her life ha질 any purpo질e now, i질 i질 질o en질ure 질ha질
Run질-in-Mi질질'질 질oul i질 delivered 질afely 질o 질he Theurge질 of
질he Cre질cen질 Moon Sep질 .
S질ory Sprinboar질 ga
Pre질en질ed here are 질ome 질질ory idea질 for u질e in an ongoing
Ru질질ian chronicle . They can be adap질ed for play wi질h new
charac질er질 or experienced Garou .
Suffering School
The pack encoun질er질 a child obviou질ly 질uffering from a
Wyrm-orien질ed afflic질ion . The child i질 질ickly and mi질-
질hapen, wi질h 질ign질 of a beginning deformi질y . She lack질
energy - 질he doe질n'질 even laugh - and if viewed from 질he
Umbra, 질he will appear 질o be riddled wi질h 질iny worm질 .
Af질er inve질질iga질ion, and a li질질le leg work, 질he pack w
find 질ha질 질he child'질 질chool i질 loca질ed on a wa질질e dump .
Chemical and radia질ion Bane질 ri질e o y 질heir corrup-
질ive 질eed질 in질o 질he children . Several chi n have already
been infec질ed .
To 질ave 질he children, 질he pack mu질질 journey in질o
Umbra and comba질 질he Bane질 질urrounding 질hem . Howe
even 질hi질 will no질 comple질ely cure 질heir afflicrio
ha질 been plan질ed deep in 질heir 질piri질질 .
Only a journey 질o 질he A질roci질y Realm, in 질he Near
Umbra, can ul질ima질ely 질ave 질hem . However, ge질질ing from
Ru질질ia 질o 질ha질 realm i질 almo질질 impo질질ible ; 질he Scar mu질질 he
reached fir질질 (질ee Chap질erTwo : S질epping Sideway질) . In 질he
A질roci질y Realm, 질here i질 an emana질ion reflec질ion of 질he
children'질 질chool . I질 i질 a di질gu질질ing place, where cla질질e질 are
질augh질 by cruel Bane질 ra질her 질han kind 질eacher질 . Emana-
질ion질 of children cry a질 질he Bane 질eacher질 질wa질 질hem wi질h
ruler질 .
The Breeder Bane 질ha질 laid 질he 질eed질 of corrup질ion re질질질
in질 pond of chemical 질lop in 질he ba질emen질 of 질he 질chool . If
i질 can he de질질royed, 질hen he corrup질ion will leave 질he
children .
Bu질 질he corrup질ion will no질 lea e e 질chool, for re질질질
-I질-rd
OD corrup질 ground, I u질질 be 질he ground
mu질질 he hurn질 before 질he bligh질 will ly leave 질he area .
The corrup질ion con질inue질 even deeper, 질질re질ching back
질o 질he governmen질 level, where 질he deci질ion wa질 made o
build 질he 질chool on 질he wa질질e dump . . If 질he charac질er질 are


craf질y enough, 질hey can find file질 in 질he A질roci질y Realm

질chool office 질ha질 will lead 질hem 질o 질he real perpe질ra질or질 .
Bu질 even 질hi질 will ul질ima질ely lead 질hem 질o more level질 of
질hadowy evil, and even질ually 질o 질he 질ource i질질elf : 질he
Seven질h Genera질ion. (See Umbra : The Velve질 Shadow for
de질ail질 on 질he A질roci질y Realm, and Rage Acro질질 New York
for de질ail질 on 질he Seven질h Genera질ion .)

I질n'질 Tha질 ...?

The Garou are minding 질heir own bu질ine질질 for once
when 질hey 질ee a group of people 질hey recognize a질 Shadow
Lord질 . The질e Shadow Lord질 are known follower질 of Typhon .
The Shadow Lord질, no질 no질icing 질he pack, 질hif질 질o Crino질,
a질 do 질heir previou질ly unrecognized 질raveling companion질 :
질wo Black Spiral Dancer질 .
A질 질hi질 poin질, 질he pack ha질 질everal op질ion질 . If 질hey 질i질 and
wa질ch, 질hey 질ee 질he Shadow Lord질 and Black Spiral질 en질er
a building where poli질ical reform 질alk질 are 질aking place .
Soon, 질cream질 and panic en질ue a질 질he Delirium cau질e질 질he
human질 질o go nu질질 . The Shadow Lord질 u질e 질he confu질ion 질o
kill a known and popular reform figure .
If, a질 any 질ime, 질he pack choo질e질 질o involve 질hem질elve질,
질he Shadow Lord질 will re질pond by welcoming 질hem or, if 질he
charac질er질 a질질ack 질hem (righ질ly 질o), 질hey will a질질emp질 질o kill
질hem . Somewhere in all 질he confu질ion, 질he Black Spiral질
di질appear .
If 질hey wai질 and 질ell o질her질 wha질 happened, 질he Shadow
Lord질 will have only one 질hing 질o 질ay in defen질e, "Typhon
질old u질 질o do i질 ." Any fur질her accu질a질ion질 will have 질o be
re질olved a질 질he Thunder질질rike Sep질 . The Shadow Lord
judge질 of 질ha질 질ep질 accep질 질he Typhon excu질e a질 valid, and
cri질icize anyone who doe질n'질 agree, claiming "질piri질ual
per질ecu질ion" . The "guil질y" pack will be found wi질hou질
Wyrm 질ain질 .
If 질he charac질er질 fur질her inve질질iga질e, 질he Black Spiral질
will 질ry 질o kill 질hem, a질 will 질he Shadow Lord pack . If 질hey
질urvive 질hi질 gaun질le질 of a질질ack질, 질hey may di질cover clue질
질ha질 Typhon ha질 been corrup질ed and i질 질erving 질he enemy .
Wha질 질he pack doe질 질hen i질 up 질o 질hem, bu질 질rying 질o ge질 질he
re질질 of 질he Garou 질o believe 질hi질 wi질hou질 proof will be almo질질
impo질질ible .
If 질he pack can provide defini질ive proof of Typhon'질
corrup질ion, 질hen 질he re질alia질ion again질질 질he Shadow Lord질
will be dire indeed, ruining 질heir poli질ical fu질ure in Ru질질ia
for 질ome 질ime 질o come . However, 질ince many Shadow Lord질
who are no질 allied wi질h Typhon are joining 질he hun질, 질he
ruina질ion will be mi질iga질ed 질omewha질 .

The Sleeper Awaken질

The charac질er질 are 질en질 질o check on 질he re질질ing place of
a powerful Wyrm crea질ure, 질ome질hing 질he elder질 called a
Zmei. The elder질 were awfully clo질ed mou질hed abou질 i질 ;
질hey ju질질 질aid 질o check on i질 .
The pack 질ravel질 pa질질 질he arc질ic circle 질o 질he Taimyr
Penin질ula and arrive질 in 질ime 질o 질ee 질he end of 질he ri질e

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which waken질 질he 질leeping body of Goluko, one of 질he

Grea질 Zmei . I질 immedia질ely devour질 질he 질wo Black Spiral
Dancer질 who led 질he ri질e . The o질her 질ix Black Spiral질 all
flee . I질 질hen no질ice질 질he pack of charac질er질 . Now i질'질 질ime
for de질질er질 .
Luckily, Goluko i질 weak . De질cribe how 질he Zmei i질
질hrugging off 질he effec질질 of hi질 long 질leep . Hi질 질질a질질 are all
halved for 질he nex질 five 질urn질 . For five 질urn질 af질er 질ha질, hi질
difficul질ie질 will all be a질 plu질 질wo . Af질er 질hi질, 질hough, he will
be fully awake and po질질e질질 hi질 full power질 and abili질ie질 .
The window of oppor질uni질y allow질 질he pack an oppor질u-
ni질y no o질her Garou will have : 질he chance (al질hough 질lim)
질o kill a Zmei . The problem질 are a질 follow질 : Goluko i질 60
yard질 away ; i질 will 질ake charac질er질 a질 lea질질 a 질urn or 질wo of
running 질o reach him . Charac질er질 can, of cour질e, u질e ranged
weapon질.
If 질he charac질er질 can even knock Goluko down 질o half hi질
Heal질h Level질 by 질he 질ime 10 질urn질 have pa질질ed, he will flee
ra질her 질han figh질 . In 질hi질 way, 질he charac질er질 may a질 lea질질
질urvive and have one hell of a 질ale 질o 질ell .
Renown for Killing 질he Zmei :
If 질he charac질er질 can ac질ually kill a Zmei, 질hey will
become qui질e famou질 among 질he Ru질질ian Garou . Renown
award질 are a질 follow질 :
Goluko - 8,000 Glory
Gregornou질 - 6,000 Glory (po질질ible Wi질dom if any
cunning or 질rickery wa질 involved)
Illyana - 5,000 Glory
Ru질질arin - 7,000 Glory
Shazear - 5,000 Glory
Trevero - 9,000 Glory

bu질질ing (Down 질he Zmei

The only o질her chance 질o 질질op 질he Zmei i질 질o perform 질he
질ame ri질e on 질hem 질ha질 wa질 done long ago by 질he Silver Fang
heroe질 . However, 질hi질 ri질e i질 largely forgo질질en (even by 질he
Uk질ena, who u질ed i질 a질 la질e a질 질he 질urn of 질he cen질ury) .
The pack di질cover질 a clue leading 질o one who know질 질he
ri질e : a Siberakh . They mu질질 find her and convince her 질o
질each 질hem 질he ri질e . Her village i질 in a far ea질질ern 질ec질ion of
Siberia and may 질ake a long 질ime 질o find . The pack'질 only
hope 질o ge질 a Wendigo 질o lead 질hem 질here, bu질 fir질질 질hey
mu질질 convince 질he Wendigo of 질heir ju질질 in질en질ion질 . Thi질
will require undergoing a 질e질질 for 질hem, 질uch a질 re질rieving a
fe질i질h in 질he Umbra, which would mean ri질king a confron-
질a질ion wi질h one of Baba Yaga'질 or 질he Wyrm'질 minion질 . If
질hey can 질ucce질질fully re질rieve 질he fe질i질h, 질he Wendigo will
lead 질hem 질o 질he Siberakh village .
From 질here, 질hey mu질질 convince 질he Siberakh 질o help
질hem. She, 질oo, will require a 질e질질 of 질ome 질or질, bu질 질hi질 one
will be more men질ally 질rying . They mu질질 질olve a riddle or
puzzle before 질he will reward 질he ri질e . Once 질hey ge질 질he ri질e,
질hey mu질질 질wear no질 질o 질ay where 질hey learned i질 . They mu질질
no질 even 질peak of 질he exi질질ence of 질he Siberakh .

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 Now, 질he pack mu질질 confron질 a Zmei and perform 질he
ri질e . Thi질 i질 질he really hard par질.
The O i질e of (Dragon ainaing
Level : 5
Thi질 ri질e require질 a질 lea질질 질hree par질icipan질질 : a Warrior,
a Defender and a Ri질ema질질er . The Warrior (질here can be
more 질han one) a질질ack질 질he Zmei 질o di질질rac질 i질 while 질he ri질e
i질 being performed. The Defender (again, 질here can be more
질han one) defend질 any a질질ack질 again질질 질he Ri질ema질질er 질o her
concen질ra질ion i질 no질 broken ; 질he Ri질ema질질er mu질질 pu질 질o질al
fai질h for her 질afe질y in질o 질he Defender'질 hand질 .
Finally, 질he Ri질ema질질er (질here can be only one) perform질
질he ri질e . She mu질질 make an ex질ended roll of Wi질질 + Occul질
again질질 a difficul질y of 7 . She need질 23 질ucce질질e질 . One roll can
be made every 질urn if 질he Ri질ema질질er i질 undi질질urbed . A
bo질ch a질 any질ime mean질 질he ri질e mu질질 be 질질ar질ed all over
again (of질en fa질al, con질idering 질he enemy) . If 질he Ri질ema질질er
i질 wounded a질 any질ime, 질he ri질e can 질질ill con질inue, bu질 질he
Dice Pool i질 lowered a질 per 질he Heal질h char질 .
During 질he ri질e, 질he Zmei, who know질 very well wha질'질
going on, will 질ry 질o 질ake ou질 질he Ri질ema질질er, devo질ing all i질질
ac질ion 질oward질 ge질질ing 질o her . Thi질 i질 why 질he Warrior질 and
Defender질 mu질질 be willing 질o give up 질heir live질 질o pro질ec질
her .
One 질hing which would aid grea질ly in 질hi질 질a질k i질 질he
blood of heroe질: a Silver Fang wi질h a high Pa질질 Life . If one
Chap질er Five:Problem질 and Plo질질
of 질he charac질er질 fi질질 질hi질 de질crip질ion, 질he S질ory질eller may
allow her 질o channel an ance질질or who pu질 질he Zmei down
long ago . The S질ory질eller 질hould only allow 질he roll when
in 질igh질 of 질he Zmei, and 질hen 질he difficul질y i질 9 . The
S질ory질eller mu질질 decide which role 질he ance질질or played :
Warrior, Defender or Ri질ema질질er . Each 질ucce질질 will allow
질he charac질er one ex질ra die for variou질 ac질ion질 again질질 질he
Zmei :
Warrior : add dice 질o Brawl, Melee or damage (you know
a weakne질질 in 질he Zmei'질 질cale질) .
Defender : add dice 질o S질amina or Ini질ia질ive (you can
an질icipa질e i질질 ac질ion질 and ac질 fir질질) .
Ri질ema질질er: add dice 질o Occul질 .
The질e ex질ra dice can increa질e a charac질er'질 A질질ribu질e질 or
Abili질ie질 pa질질 질heir normal maximum질 .
If 질he ri질e i질 질ucce질질ful, 질he Zmei will howl a 질cream of
rage and fru질질ra질ion, only 질o be cu질 off in mid-howl a질 i질
질ink질 deep in질o 질he ear질h, frozen in a magical 질lumber .
No질hing (질hor질 of a nuclear bla질질) can relea질e i질 ; even Baba
Yaga'질 magic canno질 undo 질he ri질e un질il. "질en genera질ion질
have pa질질ed from 질he ear질h" (a질 lea질질 500 year질) .
I질 i질 impor질an질 질o choo질e 질he 질i질e of 질he ri질e carefully, for
i질 will become 질he burial 질i질e of 질he Zmei .
Luring 질he Zmei
The charac질er질 will probably have 질o lure a Zmei 질o 질he
de질ired 질i질e . Thi질 can be 질ough, a질 질hey are rarely encoun-
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질ered wi질hou질 one of Baba Yaga'질 o질her armie질 (질uch a질 질he
'Who'질 G5uriea in Lenin'질 Tomb?
Black Spiral질 of 질he Army of War) .
The pack hear질 a 질질range rumor from a Gla질질 Walker :
If 질he S질ory질eller decide질 질o run 질hi질 질질ory, 질hen he 질hould
Lenin i질 allegedly a vampire . The Gla질질 Walker i질 normally
give 질he pack 질ome help, in 질he form of o질her Garou who
a reliable 질ource, and cer질ain fac질질 make 질en질e in 질hi질 ligh질 .
will di질질rac질 질he Armie질 while 질he player질 질ake on 질he Zmei .
Why doe질n'질 Lenin'질 body decay? Oh, 질hey claim 질here i질 a
(The ma질질 comba질 rule질 from Rage Acro질질 질he Amazon can be
"질ecre질 po질ion" which pre질erve질 him, bu질 no one ha질 질een
u질eful for 질질aging a ba질질le in 질he background .)
질hi질 po질ion or 질he formula . Doe질 질he pack inve질질iga질e?
If i질 i질 질질ill 질oo 질ough, 질hen one op질ion i질 for Grimfang, 질he
Ge질질ing in질o Lenin'질 질omb a질 nigh질 will be 질ough, a질 i질 i질
elder of 질he Ural질 caern, 질o 질ake 질he par질 of Ri질ema질질er,
loca질ed in Red Square and guarded . If 질he charac질er질 man-
allowing 질he player질 질o ge질 down and dir질y wi질h 질he Zmei .
age 질o find 질heir way down 질he grani질e 질질air질 in질o 질he red and
Al질hough 질he pack'질 ri질uali질질 질hould even질ually learn 질he
gray mau질oleum, 질hey can 질ee 질he remarkably pre질erved
ri질e, 질he final le질질on migh질 be a demon질질ra질ion by Grimfang .
body of Lenin enclo질ed in a cry질질al ca질e .
Renown for Binding a Zmei :
They will 질ee a man in a lab coa질 walk 질o 질he ca질e . In hi질
In addi질ion 질o 질he Glory award질 below, charac질er질 can
hand i질 a bo질질le : 질he famou질 "질ecre질 po질ion" u질ed 질o pre질erve
al질o gain Wi질dom or Honor, depending on 질heir ac질ion질
Lenin'질 body . If 질he pack i질 hiding, he will proceed 질o open
during ei질her luring 질he Zmei or binding i질 .
질he ca질e and apply 질he 질alve 질o Lenin'질 expo질ed hand질 and
Goluko - 5,000 Glory
face . When he i질 질hrough, he will leave 질he way he came .
Gregornou질 - 4,000 Glory
If he no질ice질 질he pack, he i질 질질ar질led and 질rie질 질o hide 질he
Illyana - 3,000 Glory po질ion . If 질he charac질er질 are in Crino질, he i질 immune 질o 질he
Ru질질arin - 5,000 Glory Delirium . He will 질ell 질he werewolve질 질ha질 he ju질질 wan질질 질o
Shazear - 3,000 Glory be lef질 alone . If pre질질ed, he will 질ell 질he following 질질ory : he
Trevero - 7,000 Glory i질 Andrei Zenkov질ky, a member of 질he Socie질y of Leopold,
an organiza질ion devo질ed 질o de질질roying vampire질 . He ha질
infil질ra질ed 질he vampire power 질질ruc질ure and managed 질o
become a 질ru질질ed re질ainer of one of 질he vampire질 . He i질

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en질ru질질ed wi질h 질he du질y of applying 질he po질ion 질o Lenin'질 Inve질질iga질ing 질he 질rail fur질her will require ei질her an exper질
body, a po질ion which i질 made from vampire blood, along 질hadowing of Andrei over a period of day질 or a good 질py
wi질h o질her pre질erva질ive질 . ne질work . If ei질her of 질he질e are po질질e질질ed, 질he Garou can
He 질hen realize질 질ha질 질hi질 chance mee질ing wi질h 질he pack 질race Andrei back 질o hi질 Toreador ma질질er, an old Boyer
i질 질he oppor질uni질y he ha질 been wai질ing for, 질he chance 질o prince .
de질질roy 질he ruling vampire질 . He will 질ry 질o gain 질he pack'질
aid in an a질질aul질 질he following nigh질 on a Ven질rue . He will f-upu질 My질질erie질
give 질he charac질er질 질he addre질질 질o 질he vampire'질 hou질e
The va질질, unexplored fore질질질 of Siberia offer many chance질
ou질질ide of Mo질cow, where a dinner par질y will be 질aking
질o di질cover my질질erie질 of na질ure a질 ye질 undi질covered . Much
place . He will help 질hem 질o infil질ra질e 질he hou질e and kill 질he
of 질hi질 region i질 un질ouched by humankind ; who know질 wha질
vampire .
질hing질 of old may 질질ill re질ide here, un질ouched 질ince 질he
However, Andrei i질 ac질ually 질he ghoul of ano질her vam- world wa질 young? Wha질 law질 of na질ure are differen질 here?
pire, a Toreador who now 질erve질 Baba Yaga . He ha질 been
The Red Talon질 live clo질e질질 질o 질he질e wood질, and 질hey
wai질ing for an oppor질uni질y 질o kill 질he Ven질rue, a po질en질ial
may know many lupu질 my질질erie질 unknown 질o o질her 질ribe질 .
enemy of Baba Yaga . Andrei and hi질 Toreador ma질질er will
Thi질 i질 a good 질e질질ing for an all-lupu질 game, where charac-
bo질h be a질 질he par질y, and Andrei will make 질ure 질ha질 hi질
질er질 can adven질ure in질o 질he primeval fore질질 질o unravel
Toreador ma질질er ha질 a rea질on 질o leave 질he room (and hi질
enigma질, uncover wonder질 or figh질 off humankind'질 en-
hou질e) before he help질 질he Garou in 질heir a질질aul질 . croachmen질 in질o 질hi질 질ecre질ive land .
If 질he charac질er le질 Andrei leave Lenin'질 Tomb wi질hou질 Way질 of 질he Wolf give질 질ome idea질 for lupu질 chronicle질 .
confron질ing him, he will no질 re질urn 질o reapply 질he liquid for
ano질her mon질h . If 질hey follow him, 질he pa질h lead질 질o 질he All Hi질질orical 질ale질
Union Scien질ific Re질earch In질질i질u질e of Medical and Aro-
Ru질질ia'질 medieval hi질질ory i질 rich wi질h legend, epic and
ma질ic Plan질질 . There, in Andrei'질 guarded office, 질hey can
royal pagean질ry . I질 would be a 질hame no질 질o u질e i질 in a game .
di질cover 질he ingredien질질 which make up 질he 질ecre질 po질ion .
There are many po질질ibili질ie질 :
There i질 a veri질able alchemical work질hop . In a refrigera-
질or, in질ide a jar marked "V", i질 질he vampire blood .

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 Hi질질orical Chronicle : Thi질 chronicle 질ake질 place en-
질irely in 질he pa질질, where charac질er질 질ry 질o en질ure 질he Wyrm
doe질n'질 ge질 in질o Ru질질ia. They can be Silver Fang heroe질,
Bone Gnawer질 질erf질, Gla질질 Walker merchan질질, e질c.
My질hic Chronicle: Thi질 can 질ake place in 질he far pa질질 of
Ru질질ia, even back 질o 질he Impergium . The charac질er질 can be
질he fir질질 heroe질 질o 질질op 질he Zmei, or 질hey can be Boga질yr질
figh질ing again질질 Baba Yaga .
Pa질질 Life S질orie질 : Pa질질 Live질 in질rude on 질he Garou when
질hey lea질질 expec질 질hem . Pa질질 Live질 can be u질ed 질o provide
fla질hback질 in 질he game, allowing 질he charac질er질 질o play 질heir
ance질질or질 in vi질al momen질질 of hi질질ory, giving 질hem a vi질-
ceral feeling for 질he pa질질. Figh질 wi질h your ance질질or질 again질질
질he Zmei, ride in 질he army of Alexander Nev질ky, ru질h
질hrough 질he 질질ree질질 wi질h your fa질her'질 Bol질hevik friend질 in
질he Revolu질ion, or a질질ack Nazi horde질 wi질h your mo질her'질
par질i질an figh질ing force . The op질ion질 are endle질질 .

The Tinal Word

Ou질maneuvered, Ou질numbered
and Ou질cla질질ed
by George "Hucky" Neal
I have experienced 질he following 질cenario mul질iple 질ime질,
and each 질ime i질 ha질 re질ul질ed in 질he di질rup질ion of an
o질herwi질e very good game .
Player 1 : "Wai질 a 질econd, I ju질질 hi질 질ha질 질hing for more
damage 질han I can 질ake, and you 질ay i질'질 no질 hur질?!"
Player 2 : "Yeah, 질he 질ame 질hing ju질질 happened 질o me . We
can'질 hur질 i질 - wha질'질 질he poin질? We go 질hrough all 질hi질
질rouble and we're gonna die"
Player 3 : "Yeah, 질hi질 질uck질 ." (Followed by laughing)
S질ory질eller: "Look guy질, 질ho질e are 질he 질질a질질 질he 질hing ha질 .
Tha질'질 질he way i질 work질, and 질ha질'질 how I'm running i질 ."
The problem질 here are 질oo numerou질 질o coun질, bu질 질he
bigge질질 one i질 a problem wi질h fru질질ra질ion . When charac질er질
feel fru질질ra질ed for long period질 of 질ime, 질hey of질en 질질ar질 질o
di질like 질he game . Thi질 can be a po질en질ial problem wi질h
Werewolf, where 질he mood of 질he game i질 질e질 deeply in a
질en질e of fu질ili질y even in 질ucce질질 .
There are a number of way질 질o deal wi질h i질, bu질 in my
game질 I have found 질he following me질hod질 work excep질ion-
ally well . I pre질en질 질hem for you 질o look over . Find 질he one질
질ha질 질ui질 you be질질 .
One 질rick i질 질o 질imply reward people who don'질 ge질 질o
wrapped up in 질he 질i질ua질ion 질ha질 질heir fru질질ra질ion over-
whelm질 질hem . If you aren'질 질rying 질o 질e질 a very 질eriou질 질one
for your game, 질hi질 me질hod work질 well . However, i질 can lead
질o abundan질 질illine질질 if everyone finally 질ay질 "ah, wha질 질he
hell, i질'질 ju질질 a game," followed by really 질illy ac질ion질 on
behalf of player and/or charac질er.
If you wi질h 질o main질ain 질he flavor and 질eriou질ne질질 of 질he
game, 질ome질hing a li질질le more complica질ed i질 of질en nece질-

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질ary . One 질hing you may wi질h 질o 질ry i질 질o keep 질he 질hing질 질he
charac질er질 wan질 질o figh질 away from 질hem . I질 add질 질o 질he
fru질질ra질ion, ye질 i질 keep질 질hem from feeling 질ha질 you wan-
질only 질laugh질ered 질hem. If 질hey keep having 질o pur질ue i질 질o
figh질 i질, 질hen clearly 질hey wan질 wha질ever i질 can di질h ou질 .
Along 질he 질ame line질 i질 질he concep질 of 질he recurring
powerful bad crea질ure . Thi질 i질 fairly 질질andard 질질uff, bu질 i질
work질 . The impor질an질 par질 here i질 질o give 질he charac질er질
질ome 질ay in wha질 happen질 . For example, if all 질he 질hing ever
doe질 i질 a질질ack 질hem, wai질 for 질hem 질o a질질ack i질, and 질o on, i질'질
no fun . However, if 질hey deal wi질h i질 for a long 질ime only 질o
find ou질 i질 질ha질 i질 be질rayed 질hem, in질ul질ed every질hing 질acred
질o 질heir pack and 질ho질 질heir dog . . . 질hen 질ha질'질 a villain!
The poin질 i질, when dealing wi질h powerful charac질er질
con질rolled by 질he S질ory질eller, make 질he player질 ha질e 질he
crea질ure enough 질ha질 질hey'll go 질o 질he end질 of 질he ear질h ju질질
질o find ou질 how 질o hur질 i질 . En질ire 질질orie질 can be buil질 around
질rying 질o find a way 질o kill one 질hing (질ee "Pu질질ing Down 질he
Zmei" in 질he 질질ory idea질 above) .
I질 i질 impor질an질 wi질h 질he recurring villain 질o have him do
ju질질 질ha질- recur . Periodically, i질 질hould 질how up and me질질
wi질h your group, preferably a질 a 질ime when 질hey feel high
and migh질y . Have 질hem re질urn home af질er killing 질he 질hird-
in-command of 질he bad guy질 only find a dead body (a
girlfriend, men질or, dog, e질c .) and a no질e form 질heir foe
질aying, "You may have won 질hi질 round, bu질 I will exac질 my
price ." Wha질ever work질 i질 fine, ju질질 make 질ure 질hey never
feel apa질he질ic abou질 your villain .
Chap질er Five :Problem질 and Plo질질
AkV
I am al질o ra질her fond of planning my 질질opping poin질질 . No
ma질질er wha질 happen질 in my game질, I end a 질e질질ion in a
질i질ua질ion where 질he charac질er질 are foaming a질 질he mou질h 질o
find ou질 wha질 happen질 nex질 . The cliffhanger ending i질 a bi질
질ri질e, bu질 i질 produce질 re질ul질질.
Le질 player질 have 질ome kind of clue wha질 질hey're ge질질ing
in질o . If you have a powerful charac질er 질ha질 질hey are going 질o
run in질o 질ha질 i질 ho질질ile 질o 질hem, give 질hem 질ome kind of
no질ice . Have 질hem walk up on i질 a질 i질 rip질 off 질he arm질 of 질he
local Ge질 of Fenri질 Ahroun or 질ome질hing like 질ha질 . Sub질le
me질hod질 like 질질orie질 around 질he fire and wha질no질 will work
a질 well, ju질질 a질 long a질 질hey don'질 go in질o 질he 질i질ua질ion feeling
like you bai질ed 질hem in질o a dea질h 질rap . If 질hey don'질 질ake 질he
hin질, 질hen 질heir charac질er'질 dea질h질 are no질 on your hand질 .
The la질질 piece of 질wo-bi질 wi질dom i질 질ha질 powerful crea-
질ure질 질hould be con질i질질en질 and believable . A ma질질er che질질
player i질 no질 likely 질o go head-질o-head wi질h a pack of
werewolve질 he know질 he can'질 bea질 . I질 i질 fru질질ra질ing 질o have
opponen질질 handed 질o you on a 질ilver pla질질er . Clearly, on
occa질ion, 질he "god in 질he machine" ha질 her momen질질, bu질
질hey 질hould be few and far be질ween, never eclip질ing 질he
charac질er질 . Should 질he charac질er질 ge질 질hem질elve질 in질o a
po질i질ion where you feel like you 질hould pull 질hem ou질, even
질hough 질hey did i질 질o 질hem질elve질 - make i질 hur질!
For example, imagine you're in 질he mid질질 of ba질질le,
질urrounded by 질he member질 of your pack . You're heavily
wounded, and your pack i질 lo질ing . An evil 질o질em 질piri질
hover질 above your head . A질 your warrior질 are falling, 질he
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 질o질em decide질 질o revel in i질질 power . A voice call질 질o you .
"For your help, 질hough i질 wa질 unknowingly given, I 질hall
keep you alive 질hi질 질ime, bu질 when nex질 we mee질, no quar질er
질hall be a질ked or given ." Then 질he 질o질em 질uck질 질he life force
from an ally of your질 질o u질e a질 energy for keeping you alive .
You've been pulled ou질 of a deadly 질i질ua질ion . . . bu질 a질 a price .
There are a lo질 of powerful crea질ure질 in Ru질질ia, and mo질질
of 질hem are ho질질ile 질o your charac질er질 . Providing your
charac질er질 wi질h a goal, no ma질질er how 질mall, and a 질en질e
질ha질 질hey can po질질ibly achieve i질 (even if 질he odd질 are
impo질질ibly long) will u질ually be enough 질o keep 질he player질
going. If i질 i질 no질, well, 질ry 질ome질hing new!
Safe질y i질 for 질ho질e afraid 질o live and afraid 질o die .

질he final, final Wora

by David Key
There i질 much afoo질 in Ru질질ia . The Wyrm rear질 i질질 head
in place질 once believed 질o be free of corrup질ion . Baba Yaga,
질he grea질 wi질ch of legend, 질질alk질 질he Mo질herland, con질um-
ing 질ho질e who would oppo질e her . All 질eem질 hopele질질, for
how can 질he Garou figh질 again질질 질uch a menace?
I질 i질 impor질an질 질ha질 질he horror of 질hi질 질i질ua질ion i질 fel질 .
Wi질hou질 질ha질, 질he 질질ory become질 no질hing more 질han a
comba질 game . Tha질'질 no질 wha질 질hi질 book i질 abou질, al질hough,
a질 fir질질, 질ha질 i질 how Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia migh질 appear . Mo질질
of 질he villain질 in 질hi질 book are epic in 질cope ; defea질ing even
one of 질hem i질 질he 질ubjec질 of a chronicle, or a질 lea질질 a long
질질ory . They are powerful, and direc질ly a질질aul질ing 질hem
질hould be poin질le질질 . The majori질y of 질hem mu질질 be ou질wi질-
질ed or 질ricked, and only 질hen can 질he charac질er질 pa질질 on 질o
질he nex질 level 질o confron질 질he evil lurking even deeper
below 질he 질urface .
Con질ider al질o 질ha질 no질 all of 질he질e charac질er질 are nece질-
질arily enemie질 . For example, 질he Gangrel Vik질or i질
질ympa질he질ic 질o 질he pligh질 of 질he werewolve질, even 질hough
hi질 loyal질ie질 lie wi질h 질he Hag . An in질ere질질ing 질질ory could
deal wi질h 질rying 질o conver질 him, or a질 lea질질 질ricking him in질o
질inking in질o 질orpor and ge질질ing ou질 of everyone'질 hair .
Back 질o 질he concep질 of 질i질ua질ional horror : how would you
feel 질질anding on 질he befouled bank of 질he Volga River, or
wa질ching cancerou질 fi질h 질wim in 질he Bal질ic Sea? Wha질
would cro질질 your mind a질 you 질aw 질he vic질im질 of Ru질질ia'질
질errible pollu질ion? Sickly children and dying adul질질 are 질he
legacie질 of 질he rapid indu질질rializa질ion of 질he Communi질질
Era. There i질 no 질uperna질ural villain di질hing ou질 질oxin질 질o
질he haple질질 world like a cook in a cafe질eria line, bu질 질here i질
horror . True, i질 i질 no질 질he horror of confron질ing 질he Grea질
Old One a질 질he culmina질ion of a Lovecraf질 S질ory, bu질 i질 i질,
in 질ome 질en질e, more real .
A 질en질e of 질i질ua질ional horror may be found in 질he
following 질cenario : in an area where 질he 질oxin질 of 질he Wyrm
질end 질o kill ra질her 질han corrup질, and where 질he Bane질 have
long 질ince depar질ed, a pack of Garou find 질hem질elve질
a질질i질질ing a group of human질 질rying 질o eke ou질 a living . A질 질he
human질 die wi질hou질 질he Garou being able 질o 질ave 질hem, or

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even figh질 질he force 질ha질 i질 killing 질hem, 질he horror of 질he
질i질ua질ion become질 obviou질 . The Garou are figh질ing a hope-
le질질 ba질질le . Or i질 i질? Wha질 could 질he pack do 질o help 질he
human질?
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The 질olu질ion질 질o 질i질ua질ional horror are generally far le질질
obviou질 질han 질he player질 expec질 . The key i질 질o build 질he
질i질ua질ion 질o 질ha질 질ucce질질 appear질 질o be impo질질ible wi질hou질
ac질ually being impo질질ible .

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120 Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
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"I질 i질 be질질 질o a질k 질he chair for permi질질ion before 질i질질ing down ."
-Old Ru질질ian Proverb
The Ru질질ian people have long believed in 질piri질질 . Their
lore i질 질ome of 질he riche질질 in 질he world for 질질orie질 abou질
질piri질질, and wi질h good rea질on . Ru질질ia i질 질질rong in magic, and
질hi질 my질질ic 질질reng질h i질 linked 질o i질질 질piri질질 . Ru질질ian 질piri질질
inhabi질 every질hing from 질ree질 and 질질ream질 질o ba질h hou질e질 .
The Ru질질ian 질piri질질 are 질질rong and, in many ca질e질, are able
질o effec질 질he world around 질hem . The질e 질piri질질 have no질
alway질 been kind and helpful, bu질 질hey have alway질 been
질here .
The curren질 질질a질e of many of 질he질e 질piri질질 deeply bo질her질
Garou Theurge질 . Where once 질hey could call upon grea질
wa질er 질piri질질 질o a질질i질질 질hem, now 질heir call질 go unan질wered,
or Wyrm-질ain질ed 질piri질질 ri질e in질질ead. Where once 질he Um-
bra 질hook wi질h 질he power of moving elemen질al질, now 질ho질e
질ame 질piri질질 are harried or unre질pon질ive . A질 질he land wa질
질질ripped of i질질 power, 질o were 질he 질piri질질 질ied 질o i질 .
On 질he few occa질ion질 when a powerful 질piri질 i질 found, i질
i질 clear 질he price of i질질 power wa질 질ub질ervience 질o 질he Wyrm .
Now powerful wa질er 질piri질질 move 질o drown unwary Garou,
Appendix : Spiri질질
and pup질 are 질old of 질he danger질 of 질he Umbra, no질 of 질he
allie질 질o be found 질here .
The Ru질질ian Garou know and deal wi질h many 질ype질 of
질piri질질 . Mo질질 of 질he질e 질piri질질 are more neu질ral 질han friendly
or ho질질ile, a질 lea질질 in 질he ca질e of 질ho질e 질ha질 have no질 been
질ouched by 질he Wyrm . Tho질e 질ha질 have been 질ain질ed,
e질pecially 질he Le질hii and 질he Morozhko, are capable of
wreaking a grea질 deal of deva질질a질ion . A crea질ive S질ory질eller
can have a grea질 deal of fun fooling 질he player질 when 질hey
have 질o deal wi질h a Ru질질ian 질piri질 . Few 질hing질 are wha질 질hey
really appear 질o be, and any질hing can be corrup질ed by 질he
Wyrm . The world i질 unpredic질able : many 질hing질 believed 질o
be corrup질ed by 질he Wyrm are ac질ually un질ain질ed.
The질e are no질 질he only 질piri질질 in 질he Umbra over Ru질질ia .
Bane질, Weaverling질 and Wyldling질 may be found a질 well .
(No질e : Some of 질he질e crea질ure질 can be u질ed a질 gho질질질 or
faerie질, bu질 for ea질e of play, all mechanic질 are li질질ed for
Werewolf. The Occul질 abili질y migh질 be u질eful for predic질-
ing 질he behavior of 질he질e "질piri질질" .)
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(Domovoi
Rage 5, Willpower 8, Gno질i질 8, Power 20-40 (depending
on 질he 질ize and cleanline질질 of 질he hou질ehold i질 pro질ec질질) .
Charm질 : Ma질erialize, Reform, Air질 Sen질e, Invi질ibili질y
The Domovoi i질 a hou질e 질piri질, 질he over질eer of dome질질ic
ac질ivi질ie질 . I질 i질 generally beneficial . The Ru질질ian질 believed
질ha질 keeping 질he Domovoi happy wa질 e질질en질ial 질o 질he good
working질 of 질he hou질ehold (질hey are occa질ionally 질he gho질질질
of former family head질) . A Domovoi live질 in an oven, and
will leave if 질he fire in 질he oven goe질 ou질 . He u질ually appear질
a질 an ancien질 pea질an질 wi질h a long gray beard, or a wre질ched,
gray old man wearing a blue 질hir질. A female Domovoi i질
known a질 a Domikha and i질 질he wife of 질he Domovoi .
;0001 Familie질 would of질en 질ake 질he ember질 from 질he oven of an

4 I)
old hou질e when 질hey moved, 질o a질 질o bring along 질he
Domovoi . In질ruder질 in a hou질e occupied by a Domovoi will
alway질 be a질질acked .

G5annik

43annik
Rage 5, Willpower 8, Gno질i질 8, Power 20
Charm질 : Ma질erialize, Air질 Sen질e, Invi질ibili질y, Prophe질y
In Ru질질ian folklore, 질he Bannik were 질piri질질 of 질he ba질h
hou질e질; 질hey regula질ed ba질hing 질ime질 and 질he number of
ba질her질 in질ide . They were 질killed a질 prophe질y . When ma질e-
rialized, a Bannik, much like o질her 질piri질질 of 질he hou질ehold,
appear질 a질 a 질mall, dark, hairy crea질ure . Generally, 질hey are
a질질ired in pea질an질 garb . Bannik질 will of질en be found in 질he
company of a Le질hy, e질pecially if ba질hing 질ime질 have been
viola질ed . If 질hi질 i질 질he ca질e, 질he Bannik and 질he Le질hy will
ma질erialize and a질질ack 질he unfor질una질e viola질or.

o olo질n yi
Rage 8, Willpower 8, Gno질i질 9, Power 40+
Charm질 : Air질 Sen질e, Ma질erialize, Swamp Sen질e (질imilar
질o Fore질질 Sen질e, bu질 work질 only in 질wamp질), Clean질e 질he
Bligh질, Shape질hif질, Con질rol Swamp (질ee 질he new Charm :
Con질rol Fore질질), Reform
In Ru질질ian folklore, 질he Bolo질nyi i질 질he 질piri질 ma질질er of Ce질l ii
질he 질wamp질 and of질en live질 in 질he 질aiga . They are vir질ually
iden질ical 질o 질he Le질hii in power and appearance . However,
질he Bolo질nyi are more 질wampy in appearance .

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Ovinnik
(Dvorovoi
Rage 7, Willpower 8, Gno질i질 8, Power 30
Charm질 : Ma질erialize, Shape질hif질 (질he Dvorovoi can
질urn in질o a ca질 a질 a co질질 of 3 Power poin질질), Invi질ibili질y,
Paralyze
The질e are 질imilar 질o 질he Ovinnik, bu질 inhabi질 yard질 or
barn질 . The Dvorovoi wa질 capable of changing in질o a ca질 and
paralyzing in질ruder질. I질 appear질 a질 a 질mall, dark-haired man
wi질h burning red eye질 . De질pi질e appearance질, 질he Dvorovoi
i질 one of 질he variou질 질piri질질 질ha질 pro질ec질질 hou질ehold질 from
질hieve질 or in질ruder질 .
Le질hii
Rage 8, Willpower 8, Gno질i질 9, Power 40+
Charm질 : Air질 Sen질e, Ma질erialize, Reform, Fore질질 Sen질e,
Clean질e 질he Bligh질, Shape질hif질, Con질rol Fore질질
A Le질hy (plural : Le질hii) i질 질he 질piri질 ma질질er of a fore질질 . I질
can 질hape질hif질 and al질er i질질 질ize from only a few inche질 in
heigh질 질o 질he 질ize of a gian질 . A Le질hy'질 appearance varie질
wi질h 질he area i질 guard질 . I질 can appear a질 a big walking 질ree
in a fore질질 (like one of Tolkein'질 En질질), a질 a brown-질kinned,
green-haired be질질ial man on a plain (like a Glabro), or even
a질 a gian질 on a moun질ain.
Appendix :
They po질질e질질 a number of power질 over 질he fore질질 a질 well
a질 any advan질age a par질icular 질hape migh질 give 질hem . The
Crino질 form of 질he Garou i질 no질 beyond 질heir abili질y .
A female Le질hy i질 known a질 a Le질ovikha .
Lugovik
Rage 6, Willpower 7, Gno질i질 9, Power 40
Charm질 : Air질 Sen질e, Ma질erialize, Prophe질y
The Lugovik are 질he 질piri질 ma질질er질 of Ru질질ian meadow질 .
They are vir질ually iden질ical 질o 질he Polevoi ; 질hey are ac질ually
질ligh질ly weaker, 질ran질plan질ed ver질ion질.
Nl질 orozhki
Rage 10, Willpower 8, Gno질i질 6, Power 30
Charm질 : Air질 Sen질e, Ma질erialize, Frozen Brea질h (co질질 1
per die of damage)
The Morozhki are Fro질질 Demon질 . They are of질en 질ouched
by 질he Wyrm, bu질 no질 alway질 . When ma질erialized, 질hey
appear a질 15 질o 20 foo질 질all crea질ure질 wi질h fro질질ed, mangy
whi질e fur . A Morozhko ha질 red eye질 and lip질, long ivory
claw질 a질 질he end of gnarled finger질, and large canine질 ju질질ing
from hi질 lower jaw . When ma질erialized, hi질 질ee질h and claw질
do aggrava질ed damage . They are a질 prone 질o frenzy a질 Garou
are . They can al질o 질pend Rage for ex질ra ac질ion질 .
Ovinnik
Rage 7, Willpower 8, Gno질i질 8, Power 30 (+1 per gif질
received in 질he pa질질 mon질h)
Charm질 : Ma질erialize, Shape질hif질 (질he Ovinnik can 질urn
in질o a ca질 for 3 Power poin질질), Invi질ibili질y, Paralyze
Ovinniki 질ypically inhabi질 barn질 or grain 질질ore질, pro질ec질-
ing 질hem from 질hieve질 and in질ruder질 in re질urn for gif질질 .
In질ruder질 are 질ubjec질 질o a gaze a질질ack 질ha질 induce질 paraly질i질 .
A ma질erialized Ovinnik can 질hape질hif질 in질o a ca질 a질 well a질
i질질 normal form . An Ovinnik generally appear질 a질 a 질hor질,
dark, hairy humanoid being . They ha질e whi질e hor질e질, and if
one i질 ever brough질 in질o i질질 barn, 질he hor질e and ma질질er
would immedia질ely be 질ubjec질 질o a violen질 a질질ack .
O7olevoi
Rage 7, Willpower 7, Gno질i질 9, Power 40
Charm질 : Air질 Sen질e, Ma질erialize, Prophe질y (질he Polevoi
can 질ee more clearly in질o 질he fu질ure 질han mo질질 질piri질질 and
can deliver more accura질e predic질ion질) .
The Polevoi were 질he 질piri질 ma질질er질 or guardian질 of 질he
field질 . They are oracle 질piri질질, able 질o perform divina질ion질 of
po질질ible fu질ure질 . They appear a질 humanoid질 formed of rich,
blackened 질oil and have gra질질 or weed질 growing from 질heir
head질 and bodie질 . They will a질질i질질 anyone who pay질 질hem
질ribu질e : 질imply give one a crowle질질 cock and 질everal egg질 .
They are 질o fond of 질hi질 gif질 질ha질 질hey will a질질ack anyone
who would harm 질he per질on giving 질ribu질e .
Polevoi'질 pic질ure on page 124
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They grow older or younger wi질h 질he waning or waxing of

질he moon .

yua Hua
Rage 3 (7 during full moon), Willpower 7, Gno질i질 6,
Power 25
Charm질 : Open Moon Bridge (power co질질 10), Air질
Sen질e
The Yua Hua (pronounced "youA HOOwah") are
Gaffling질 of Luna, po질질e질질ing power질 질imilar 질o a Lune, bu질
no질 a질 po질en질 . They look like 질mall ribbon질 of moonligh질
wi질h blue and gold aura질 . They are very 질en질ien질, bu질 are
질ubjec질 질o 질he 질ame lunar madne질질 a질 all a질pec질질 of Luna .
During 질he full moon, a Yua Hua'질 Moon Bridge will
connec질 질o a Bane'질 home 90% of 질he 질ime .

llemen질al질 (Major)
Mo질질 of 질he질e Ru질질ian elemen질al질 are combina질ion질 of
elemen질질 ra질her 질han pure elemen질질 .

Gryaznik
Rage 5, Willpower 9, Gno질i질 7 Power 40
Charm질 : Hold (engulf질 opponen질 in mud), Air질 Sen질e,
Ma질erialize
The질e are mud elemen질al질 . They appear a질 large, vaguely
humanoid agglomera질ion질 of mobile mud .
OOolevol

O u질al a
Rage 8, Willpower 8, Gno질i질 8, Power 30 (+ 5 per vic질im)
Charm질 : Siren Song, Air질 Sen질e, Ma질erialize, Reform,
Life Drain
The Ru질alki are powerful, dangerou질 gho질질질, u질ually from
질he 질piri질 of a drowned maiden. Much like a 질iren, a Ru질alka
will lure men 질o i질 wi질h 질ong . They are 질ome질ime질 bound 질o
a 질ree near 질he wa질er'질 edge where 질hey died . They appear
a질 young female human질 who obviou질ly died from drown-
ing . Ru질alki are of질en clo질hed in wa질er-damaged pea질an질
garb . Their eye질 be질ray 질heir hunger for 질he life 질hey have
lo질질 . The majori질y of Ru질alki are crea질ure질 of 질he Wyrm.

Voaianoi
Rage 8, Willpower 7, Gno질i질 6, Power 40 (+ 5 per vic질im)
Charm질 : Ma질erialize, Reform, Shape질hif질, Air질 Sen질e
The Vodianoi of folklore were half-demon질 . However,
질he Garou know 질hem a질 foul-질empered wa질er 질piri질질, of질en
질ain질ed by 질he Wyrm . They require fle질h for 질u질질enance.
Vodianoi will 질ome질ime질 ma질erialize 질o drown vic질im질 . In
i질질 na질ural form, a Vodianoi appear질 a질 a be질질ial humanoid
covered in hair, wi질h long horn질, clawed paw질, a 질ail and
huge 질oe질 . I질질 vaguely human face ha질 eye질 질ha질 glow like
ember질. They are qui질e capable 질hapechanger질, however,
and are able 질o a질질ume 질he appearance of vir질ually any질hing .
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ice Man
Rage 4, Willpower 10, Gno질i질 7, Power 40
Charm질 : Freeze, Ice Shard질, Air질 Sen질e, Ma질erialize
The질e are walking ice elemen질al질 . They appear a질 large
men apparen질ly chi질eled from ice .
O ock Mou질h질
Rage 6, Willpower 8, Gno질i질 8, Power 45
Charm질 : Gnaw (co질질 4 Power poin질질 ; func질ion질 a질 질he
Garou Gif질), Ma질erialize, Air질 Sen질e
Rock Mou질h질 are Ear질h elemen질al질 . When ma질erialized,
질hey appear a질 large humanoid질 compo질ed of 질질one and dir질 .
Smolnik
Rage 5, Willpower 9, Gno질i질 7, Power 40
Charm질 : Hold (질he Smolnik can impri질on an opponen질
wi질h i질질 질질icky ma질질), Ma질erialize, Air질 Sen질e
The질e bizarre elemen질al질 are con질질ruc질ed from 질ar or
pi질ch . Smolniki appear a질 large, vaguely humanoid agglom-
era질ion질 of mobile 질ar or pi질ch . People and 질hing질 can
become 질질uck in 질hem .
Sinolnik
Appendix : Spiri질질
질o질em질
In Ru질질ia, 질he 질o질em of 질he Silver Pack i질 known a질 질he
Firebird, or 질he Zhar P질i질질a, ra질her 질han Phoenix . The
Legend질 질질ory a질 질he beginning of 질hi질 book i질 a 질ale
concerning Phoenix .
Typhon
Type : War
Co질질 : 5
Typhon i질 a darker, more violen질 reflec질ion of Thunder.
He i질 alway질 boiling, 질질orming and hurling ligh질ning from
질he 질kie질 . Ye질 he i질 more inclined 질oward질 질piri질 ma질질er질
질han mere rage . Typhon al질o under질질and질 질he darker 질ide of
in질erper질onal rela질ion질 and 질he 질질orm질 of pa질질ion . He 질eache질
hi질 follower질 질hi질 a질 well a질 he can . Children of Typhon can
lower 질he difficul질ie질 of 질educ질ion or a질질rac질ion roll질 by 질wo .
Thi질 make질 Typhon'질 children 질ome of 질he mo질질 fer질ile . Hi질
under질질anding of darker na질ure질 al질o allow질 hi질 children
질wo poin질질 of Sub질erfuge .
The mo질질 impre질질ive 질hing abou질 Typhon i질 hi질 willing-
ne질질 and even de질ire 질o 질ake par질 in comba질 . Any follower
of Typhon can 질pend 질wo permanen질 Gno질i질 poin질질 and call
upon him . The follower mu질질 roll hi질 Chari질ma plu질 To질em
(질heir own ra질ing, no질 질he pack 질o질al) ver질e질 a difficul질y of
8 . If even one 질ucce질질 i질 achieved, Typhon will 질ake par질 in
질he ba질질le . The more 질ucce질질e질, 질he grea질er hi질 par질icipa-
질ion . Wi질h five 질ucce질질e질, Typhon will appear and 질질ar질
hurling 10 dice ligh질ning bol질질 a질 hi질 foe질 .
Ban : Typhon i질 질질ill young a질 질o질em질 go ; he i질 질질ill 질rying
질o gain power . He require질 all of hi질 follower질 질o give him
one permanen질 poin질 of Gno질i질 .
(Typhon play질 an impor질an질 par질 in Baba Yaga'질 hierar-
chy- 질ee Chap질er Four : "The Army of Conver질ion" .)
"Win질er
n질er wolf
Type : Wi질dom
Co질질 : 7
Win질er Wolf i질 질he ma질질er of 질urvival in har질h condi-
질ion질. Hi질 domain con질i질질질 of 질ome of 질he har질he질질 land in
질he world, and 질here he ha질 managed 질o live a질 a king . He
i질 very in 질ouch wi질h 질he Wyld ; hi질 animal na질ure i질 질질rong
r
and cunning . He i질 a질 fierce a질 any crea질ure can be, ye질
know질 when a hun질 질hould be lef질 질o more fooli질h crea질ure질 .
He 질eache질 hi질 children how 질o endure in har질h condi-
질ion질, gran질ing 질hem a plu질 one 질o 질heir S질amina and 질wo
poin질질 of Survival . He al질o 질how질 hi질 children 질he Wyld
wi질hin 질hem, gran질ing 질hem an ex질ra level of Primal-Urge
and Animal Ken. The grea질e질질 gif질 of Win질er Wolf, how-
ever, i질 질질reng질h of will . He give질 hi질 follower질 acce질질 질o
질hree ex질ra poin질질 of Willpower per 질질ory . To gain 질hi질 ex질ra
Willpower, however, 질he child mu질질 gran질 Win질er Wolf 질he
질emporary gif질 of one Gno질i질 poin질 .
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 Ban : Win질er Wolf a질k질 질ha질 during 질he har질h mon질h질,
food 질hould be lef질 ou질 for 질ho질e of hi질 kin who did no질 find
질he proper rock under which 질o dig .
Con질rol Fore질질 : Thi질 Charm i질 질imilar 질o 질he Children
of Gaia Gif질 : The Living Wood . The 질piri질 can anima질e one
질ree per 2 Power poin질질 질pen질 .
Freeze : The 질piri질 can dra질질ically lower 질he 질empera질ure
in 질he immedia질e area. The co질질 i질 3 Power poin질질 for every
10 yard질 radiu질, and 3 Power poin질질 per die of damage ;
anyone in 질he area 질uffer질 질hi질 damage .
Frozen Brea질h : The 질piri질 exhale질 a brea질h of bi질질er cold
air . The co질질 i질 1 Power poin질 per die of damage .
Ice Shard질 : The 질piri질 can fling 질harp 질hard질 of ice a질 a
질arge질 . The co질질 i질 5 Power poin질질 per 3 dice damage .
Invi질ibili질y : Wi질h 질hi질 Charm, a 질piri질 can make i질질elf
invi질ible in 질he Umbra or 질he phy질ical world (if ma질erial-
Rage Acro질질 Ru질질ia
ized) . The Gif질질 : Umbral Sigh질 and Pul질e of 질he Invi질ible
will no질 de질ec질 질he 질piri질, bu질 Sen질e 질he Unna질ural and
Sen질e Wyrm will . If 질he 질piri질 a질질ack질 질omeone, 질ha질 per질on
can make a Percep질ion + Enigma질 roll ver질u질 질he 질piri질'질
Gno질i질 질o perceive i질 . The co질질 i질 2 Power poin질질 .
Life Drain : The 질piri질 can drain one Heal질h Level from
a 질arge질 for every 3 Power poin질질 질pen질 . The 질piri질 mu질질 be
in phy질ical con질ac질 wi질h 질he vic질im .
Paralyze : Thi질 Charm ac질질 like 질he Shadow Lord Gif질 :
Paralyzing S질are . The 질piri질 질질are질 in질o 질he eye질 of i질질 질arge질
and roll질 i질질 Willpower ver질u질 질he 질arge질'질 Willpower ; 질he
질arge질 canno질 move for one 질urn per 질ucce질질 . The co질질 i질 5
Power poin질질 .
Prophe질y : The 질piri질 can peer in질o 질hing질 질o come and
질ell a que질질ioner one fac질 abou질 질heir near fu질ure . Generally,
질he질e will be mundane even질질, 질uch a질 a marriage or inher-
i질ance . The co질질 i질 5 Power poin질질 .
Siren Song : Thi질 i질 질imilar 질o 질he Charm : Sugge질질ion,
bu질 질he 질piri질 can only lure a 질arge질 질o i질 질hrough 질ong, no질
질ugge질질ing any o질her command질 . The co질질 i질 5 Power poin질질 .
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