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Table of contents
Introduction 5
Cernunni 7
Ursuma 18
 IN TRODUC TION
“Endless forms most beautiful and most children of Urfarah also shift between
wonderful have been, and are being, their forms, and they constantly practice
evolved”- Charles Darwin, Origin of their cycle of hunters and hunted,
Species following the ancient mandate which was
gifted to their maker- and which their
A common saying is that the only ancestors took by force. However, just as
constant in the world is change. Nothing the moon slowly drifts away from Earth
stays in place for all eternity- people, and would eventually vanish into the
beasts, plants and even the celestial gaping maw of space, so too the cycles of
bodies all circle in an ever lasting dance, the hunt and change could be disrupted,
living and dying constantly. Most of corrupted, and eventually, devoured.
those changes seem to be cyclic, like the
rotation day and night or the changing In this book, two new types of
wheel of seasons. However, there is no shapeshifters are presented, one claiming
perfect cycle in our world- some energy is an ancient connection to the legacy of
always being lost to heat. Entropy always Father Wolf and another being the result
grows, and time propagates forwards. of denying the said legacy. Both represent
It may take millions of thousands of the failing of the old order and the results
lifetimes before a change will be noticed, of its corruption, as well as how they
but when it comes, it could shatter interact with the Uratha and force them
nations and consume whole worlds in its to face their place in the world, and the
wake. results of denying that ages old cycle.

The First Change is no different. As The first type of changers are the
the moon moves through its phases, the Cernunni. While not the children of

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Father Wolf, the Horned Ones claim an their internal Wolf chocked and eaten
ancient legacy to a companion god which by the aconite, the former werewolf
served as a Prey Supreme to the Great becomes a creature of vines and leaves
Predator. Chosen by Luna just as the called Ursuma, and while they lack
Uratha are, the Cernunni are creatures the five forms of the Uratha, plants are
of the Flesh yet sanctified by Spirit, and sturdy things, and the poisonous Essence
are forever torn between their desire to of the aconite is infectious. While the
live and place as a sacrifice. The greatest transformation into a Poisoned One
gift of the Prey Supreme to his chosen is could be horrifying, it does cure their
their blessing of resurrection- once dying lycanthropy, in some way- so at least they
through as a part of their sacrifice, the got what they wished for.
powers of the old god bring them back
from their grave. However, as the fall of The cycles now reset. Day and night,
Father Wolf has corrupted the eternal life and death, growth and withering
cycle, that blessing could be turned into a all stand in perfect balance. Yet as the
curse, for if a Cernunnos lack the proper wheel of heaven moves, change must
harmony between life and death, they are happen- and wherever changes come, the
in danger to become a monster of pure cycles start failing. Yet change propagates
hunger and desire incarnated in flesh. change, and from the ruins of the past a
The wendigo. new future will come. The predator turns
into prey, and evolution moves forward,
The second type of shapeshifter comes birthing new wonders and horrors. Those
from the Blood of the Wolf itself. For who are broken by it, may find a new
many years people told stories about place for themselves to survive. And
aconite, the beautiful Queen of Poisons, those who are not, well, they should
and how it could heal the curse of watch those strange changes closely, and
lycanthropy. While it is mostly just a stand guard against what the new cycle
folktale, there is a grain of truth to that has to offer.
superstition. Aconites, for some reason,
seems to have some connection to Hisil, Ignoring changes is how you get eaten,
and are sometimes imbued with spiritual after all.
Essence. While it usually just turns
them into just a better poison against
the Uratha, in case of Ghost Wolves
the lack of a protective Tribal Totem
brings unpredictable results. Having

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 THE PREY SUPREME
CERNUNNI
This story is true. too proud to serve as her prey- all except
one. Among the crowds of her suitors, the
During the time of Pangea, Luna Horned One stepped forward, bowing his
demanded a champion to serve as both head before her silvery light. He was not
her messenger and lover among the foreign to death, he said, and was aware
children of Earth. As the goddess of the of his role in the cycle, so it would be no
moon, many smaller gods have desired greater honor than offering his life to the
her- but her future champion had to brightness of the Moon. Impressed by
prove themselves before her. For many his humble nature, Luna sanctified the
nights she looked upon those who desired Horned One with her power, crowning
her, her mind changing as her phases, him with her light. Cloaked in silver and
until she finally came to a decision. Her white, the Prey Supreme was chosen- and
destined champion, she decided, would the hunt finally began.
have to be the greatest among hunters-
which means that they would have to Most gods saw themselves superior to
hunt the greatest among hunted. The the Horned One, and believed that they
value of a predator is only as great as the would easily pass the Changing Moon’s
value of its prey, and she had to make test- however, the Prey Supreme proved
sure that her lover would, indeed, be the them wrong. After all, the Horned One
Great Predator. was as fast as the wind, and he knew the
secret paths of Pangaea like no other.
And so she roamed the Shadow, calling He set his pursuers against one another,
for the god who was willing to serve as letting them tear each other apart while
her Prey Supreme. While many gods he escaped. He lured them to the darkest
wanted to serve as her predator, all were lands where they found their death. He

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drew them to places where they were returned to heavens smeared with blood,
trapped, unable to escape his great horns and Father Wolf went to fulfill his duty as
or shattering hooves. One by one, those the Moon’s chosen.
would-be-hunters fell before the Prey
Supreme, either giving up on the hunt Left behind, the torn body of the Horned
or dying in their chase. All have failed- One, Prey Supreme, was forgotten by
except one. both the Moon and Wolf after serving
his purpose. Slowly, the land and wind
One god was determined enough to claimed his remains, devouring them.
keep with the Horned One’s speed. One His flesh and bones and soul have been
god was focused enough to never let his swallowed to the depth of the earth,
eyes off his target, even when his rivals where cold rivers burned them and the
attacked each other instead. One god was Sea Below purified them from all memory
brave enough to cross the shores where of life. And when the spring came and
Sea licked the land, climb the twisted the Sun took the place of his sister in the
crevices of the sleeping Mountain, and heavens, the Horned One erupted from
pass through the shaded depths of the the earth, reborn in the shadows of the
Oldest Forest. One god was cunning Oldest Forest- challenging Father Wolf
enough to avoid being cornered by his to dare and chase him once more, only
prey. And when the final confrontation to fall at the end of summer, starting the
came as it was destined to be, only one cycle anew.
god was respectful enough to bow his
head before the Prey Supreme, right Where there’s a predator there is prey-
before he went for the killing. and it is the role of the last to test the
first.
Carrying the body of the chosen prey,
the god came before Luna and offered And if the predator fails his duty, well,
the lifeless corpse of the Horned One as it is only fair for the prey to serve as its
a sacrifice to her. The Moon cried that executioner.
night, shedding silver tears upon her
dead, beloved chosen prey, and accepted
the sacrifice from her chosen predator.
She crowned the god as her champion They always Change in the spring.
and lover, naming him the Great
Predator and God of the Borders. They No one really knows why- some old Bone
made love that night, and in dawn Luna Shadows tell tales about the Horned

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One, Prey Supreme of Pangaea, who Tribes sponsored by spirits claiming
was known for their endless cycle of heritage for the Horned One. Instead,
death and rebirth while being hunted the Change of the Cernunni seems to be
by Urfarah. Some old texts mention the almost random, their numbers rising in
ritual hunt and sacrifice, where a person places where the Resonance of lust and
was “crowned” as a king for a year, when desire burns strongly. Once, it mostly
at its end they would be sacrificed to happened in religious festivals and
awaken the “Old God of the Spring” from holidays. Today, it takes place in the
their death like sleep. Certain occultists, middle of parties and celebrations- and
both mortal, Uratha and otherwise, the more decadent the better.
have given the subject a deep research,
examining the shifts in the natural ley While lust is indeed important, there
lines as Earth rotates around the Sun, and is another requirement for the Change
how Helios’s spiritual pressure transforms to take place- a measure of innocence
the Shadow in order to create certain and selfishness. A bright point of purity
points of high Resonance. It is merely surrounded by desire. A person who is
a scientific phenomena cloaked with both part of the celebration and distant
mysticism. There was no Horned One, no from it at the same time. A sacrifice, so
“Prey Supreme”, unlike the Uratha who to speak. While the exact conditions are
still carry the lineage of their long dead murky at best, once they are set and the
ancestor. stars are right, the ritual takes place on an
almost instinctive level. The Resonance
The Horned One may have never starts feeding itself, as desire spins out
existed- but the Cernunni definitely do. of control- leaving the sacrifice in the
eye of the maelstrom, turning them into
Whatever the cause for their the anchor of the celebration. At this
transformation, the Horned Ones start point, things quickly go out of control.
showing up when the hold of the darkness Taboos break, boundaries shatter, the
finally starts to break during the winter veil between worlds is torn apart. Men
solstice, and up until the light finally become beasts, beasts become men.
triumphs at the spring equinox. Unlike Reality and dream meld into one another,
werewolves, the Horned Ones seem to as passion incarnates itself in flesh. And
lack any common ancestry- there are no when the ritual reaches its peak, the
families who carry the “Blood of Deer” sacrifice is given a choice. Accept their
or which tell stories about some great darkest, most primal desires, or deny it
“Mother Doe”, nor are there mighty forever.

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 entities start to be drawn to their special
Those who accept die. As simple as that. Resonance. That is especially true for
Their own passion devours them whole, the Uratha- the scent of the Cernunni
and whatever bloody remains left behind is sweet and alluring to the children of
are usually taken care off quickly and Father Wolf, and the instincts of the
quietly by the managers the morning Great Predator kicks in when the Prey
after. It has been noticed, however, Supreme is around.
that they make a great fertilizer, leaving
great crops and flowers wherever they Because of that special situation, the
find their final resting place. Those who Horned Ones are rare, even by the
refuse, however, are led through a strange standards of other shapeshifters. Not
experience where their primal selves take many survive their first year in the hunt,
form. Visions of a great horned beast but those who do are the strongest and
fills their minds. Hands forged of silver most cunning of their kind. Still, only
greet them with golden crown, and the a fool would think that the Cernunni
celebration turns from a wild orgy of would go down without a fight. After all,
passion and flesh into a sacred anointing it was the role of the Horned One to test
of the chosen king. Sanctified by Father Wolf, and it's the duty of his heirs
decadence and madness, the Horned One to test the children of his rival and lover
is being ritually reborn- granting that to show them worthy of his mandate as
strange form of First Change its name. the God of Boundaries.
The Crowning.
And those who fail their test? Well, they
After the Crowning takes place and would make a great fertilizer too.
the atmosphere is cleared, the new
Cernunnos discover their new place in
the world- to survive. Suddenly, they
Mechanics
start to draw unwanted attention, both
The weredeer are not the blood children
mundane and spiritual. They become
of the ancient Horned One, but they
foci of obsession and desire, as people
are still his adopted progrency. Birthed
see them as either a tool meant to fulfill
from the instinctive ritual embedded into
their desires or a sacrifice which could
the very fabric of Hisil, the Cernunni
be used to grant them their wishes. That
are shapeshifters represented through a
pull towards them becomes even stronger
modified Uratha template, as presented
in the spiritual world- Hisil marks them
below-
as a prey, and all kinds of spiritual

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Anchors- changed into monsters, the Free Spirit- while the Cernunni do find
Cernunni no longer think like mortals, comfort among each other, they are not
but their mentality is still closer to them bound together through spiritual oaths
than that of the Uratha. Instead of and taboos. As such, the Cernunni do not
Bone and Blood, the Horned Ones have form Packs as the Uratha do. They can,
Desire and Sacrifice. Desire represents however, be incorporated into a Pack
the selfish needs and carnal passions of temporarily by serving as the goal of their
the Cernunnos, while Sacrifice is the Sacred Hunt, as described in the Destined
more altruistic and willing side. While Hunter section.
those Anchors share similarity with
the mortal Virtue and Vice, like Bone The Cernunni also can not use Rites-
and Blood both of those Anchors are as but they can enjoy their benefit when
fulfilling. When the Cernunnos indulge under the effect of the Siskur-Dah, (see
in a small desire or offer a small sacrifice Destined Hunter section). Instead, they
of themselves, they regain a single can buy dots in Influences in the cost of
Willpower point. However, when they 3 exp per dot. The weredeer can not have
give themselves fully for their passion more dots in Influences than their Primal
or endanger themselves for the benefit Urge.
of another, their Willpower pool is
completely refreshed. Primal Urge- like the Uratha, the
Cernunni also have a Primal Urge.
Like the Uratha, the Horned Ones too However, they do not suffer from the
have Touchstones. However, while regular feeding restriction, do not perform
they are created from accumulation of a Sacred Hunt, and do not gain a bonus
spiritual Resonance, they lack any innate for tracking. Instead, they enjoy other
connection to the spiritual world. As benefits and suffer from other penalties,
such, instead of having spiritual and as detailed below.
physical Touchstones, the Cernunni
have their Touchstones bound to buried Regeneration- the Cernunni regenerate
and reborn. Buried Touchstones tie the as if they were werewolves, and hold
Cernunni to things which they have lost the same vulnerability to silver as
or sacrificed, while rebornTouchstones their hunters. Most who know about
connect them to the things they wish to them claim that the reason is that the
achieve, gain or allow them fulfil their Cernunni were marked as prey by Mother
desires. Moon, which raises some questions about

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the bane of the Uratha. Others say that naturally, forcing a -2 penalty on tracking
they did not suffer from that bane before attempts. In addition, as the Cernunnos’
Father Wolf was murdered, and that the Primal Urge rises, they become more and
bane is a result of the strange connection more difficult to track. Treat the tracking
between the weredeer and the Uratha, bonus from the Primal Urge as penalty for
or perhaps that the Horned One had anyone trying to track them.
some role in supporting the People when
they claimed the mantle of their maker Shapeshifting- the weredeer have three
through force and blood. forms- human, Horned King and Great
Deer. The Great Deer form is their
Prey’s Senses- Like the Uratha, the beast form, while the Horned King is
Cernunni also have enhanced senses in the majestic hybrid form, known as a
their Horned King and Great Deer form. two legged, horned monstrosity. Their
They enjoy the enhanced smell sense, just shapeshifting depends on their Harmony
like the Uratha, and they can use it to score as if they were Uratha. The
notice any supernatural creature through statistics for those forms are as follows-
Wits + Primal Urge in a radius of half a
mile, as well as if they are predatory in Human: Perception +1 when using their
nature or not, in addition to the regular prey’s senses.
uses. They can also hear as well as a
werewolf, and can add their Primal Urge Horned King: Strength +1, Dexterity
to attempt to notice things through sight. +3, Stamina +3, Size +2 (Health +5,
They do not enjoy an enhanced dark Initiative +3, Speed +4). Defense is
vision, however, can not track by tasting applied against Firearms. Perception +2
the blood of the target, and their senses for prey’s senses. Horns and hooves deal
do not extend to the Shadow, leaving +2 lethal damage, and can enforce one of
them vulnerable to attacks from beyond Weaken the Prey Tilts when they cause
the Gauntlet. damage. In addition, instead of Primal
Fear the Horned King grants Primal
Elusive Hunt- as mentioned in the Desire, granting +2 to any social roles
Primal Urge section, the Cernunni do performed in this form.
not gain a bonus for tracking. Instead,
they enforce a penalty upon those Great Deer: Dexterity +2, Stamina +1,
who track them. Unless they try to do Size +1, Composure -1, Resolve -1.
otherwise willingly, the weredeer are Species speed factor +4 (Health +1,
always considered to leave a weak trail Initiative +2, Speed +6). Perception +3

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for enhanced senses. Horns and hooves as if there are stigmatics in relation for
deal +1 lethal damage, and may spend buying Supernatural Merits. Also, the
1 Essence in order to force the Knocked Cernunnian Lunacy is a bit different from
Down Tilt. the one induced by the Uratha. Success
in the Lunacy roll grants the Captivated,
Essence- the Cernunni can gain Essence Emboldened or Swooned Conditions,
by harvesting it from a locus and while failure leaves them Enraptured,
destroying a fetish as if they were Uratha. Wanton or Obsessed towards the Horned
They also gain a point of Essence when One (the Wanton Condition shows
watching the sunrise the first time that up in Vampire: the Requiem 2e. Treat
day. By killing their “Destined Hunter” the Cernunnos’ Primal Urge as Blood
or causing them to break their hunt they Potency in relation for that Condition).
replenish their Essence pool fully. They
can also gain one point of Essence by Rage- unlike the Uratha, the Horned
eating humans as if they were werewolves. Ones’ wrath is slow to ignite- but when it
Werewolf flesh grants twice as much does, it burns everything to the ground.
Essence. However, doing so is a Harmony Weredeer have no passive triggers to their
breaking point towards Death, and risk Death Rage, and there are far less objects
with the weredeer turning into a wendigo. which may cause them rage, limiting the
list of potential triggers to the Other,
The Cernunni may spend Essence for Territory and Wounds. They still suffer
the same purposes as an Uratha, with from the general triggers, treating the
the exception of reaching across the Gauru as the Horned King form. In
Gauntlet. The spirit world is a foriegn addition, the Cernunni do not have
place for the Horned Ones, one which the option for Soft Rage, instead falling
they can’t naturally access. immediately to Hard Rage.

Lunacy- the Cernunni trigger Lunacy Harmony- like werewolves, weredeer

as if they were Uratha in their Horned follow Harmony between two polar
King form, forcing penalty as dictated powers: but instead of balancing Flesh
by their Primal Urge score. They do not, and Spirit, they stand between Life and
however, cause Wolf Blooded to rise Death. Breaking points towards Death
from that madness. Instead, the target are related to ruin, corruption, loss,
would get the Omen Sensitivity merit sacrifice, and killing. Breaking points
with a Persistent Obsession Condition towards Life are related towards lust,
towards the Cernunnos, and are treated passion, decadence, and desire. Example

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for breaking points towards Death (which Shifting.
are equivalent to Spirit, numerically wise)
are killing, eating meat (-2 if eating a Crowned With Gifts- while the spiritual
human, werewolf or another Cernunni), nature of the Horned One may power
losing a loved one, allowing another to some primal magic, their ability to
die in their place, visiting a graveyard, manipulate Essence and the spirit world
preserving the memory of the dead or is different than how the Uratha do, as
knowingly drawing a Destined Hunter. part of their Crowning. The Cernunni
Breaking points towards Life (equivalent do not have access to Moon Gifts,
to Flesh, numerically wise) includes but they can use Shadow Gifts. Each
breaking a social taboo, celebration, weredeer has a number of “Crowned
consumption of drugs, mating with a Facets” of any Shadow Gift equal to their
human, desecrating a grave, accepting Primal Urge + Wits. As the Cernunni
a gift or breaking a vow. Unlike the lacks any spiritual Renown, replace the
Uratha, the Cernunni gain bans when needed Renown score with Primal Urge
getting closer to both Life and Death as if whenever relevant. The Cernunni can
they are moving towards Spirit. not, however, buy any Facets beyond
those granted to them, for their Mandate
Auspices and Tribes- the Cernunni do over the Shadow is limited. Instead,
not have the ability to bind themselves the Cernunni may change one of their
to the spirit world, and lack Luna’s gift to Crowned Facets by taking part in an
her true children. They lack Auspices and event or meditating in a place which
can not join Tribes or Lodges. They are resonates with their Desire or Sacrifice.
known to form Mystery Cults, gathered They can only do such a change twice
from the people who grow obsessive per day, once for each Anchor. Note that
towards them. certain Facets affect packmates. As such,
those Facets may only be activated when
Merits- the Cernunni may access the the Horned becomes temporarily a part
following werewolf specific merits: of a Pack as a result of being targeted by
Anchored, Blood or Bone Affinity a Sacred Hunt (see the Destined hunter
(called Desire and Sacrifice Affinity), section). Effects which require forms
Dedicated Locus, Favored Form (Called which the Cernunni lack (that is, Dalu
Horned God Form, which may only and Urshul) can not be activated
relate to the Horned King form), Fortified
Form, Living Weapon (in relation to Wolf Gifts are too mostly inaccessible
their horns), Self Control and Tactical to the weredeer- with one exception.

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By killing and eating a werewolf, the the Cernunnos is considered to be a
Cernunni show themselves superior to packmate in the eyes of the spirit world.
the Uratha, and are able to temporarily The totem would recognize them as a
access the Gifts of Change and Hunting part of the Pack, as well as any rite or Gift
for a number of days equal to their Primal which targets the pack members. The
Urge. That is a breaking point towards Cernunnos himself can even try to draw
Death. upon the spiritual knowledge of their
Destined Hunter- once targeted by the
Destined Hunter- while the Horned Siskur-Dah, they may roll their Harmony.
Ones lack the ability to forge spiritual Doing so grants them access to a number
bonds in the same way that the Uratha of dots equal to their successes in rites
do, they do have the ability to manipulate which are available to the ritemaster.
them. Once a Cernunnos succeeds in
influencing a mortal through a social If the hunt is successful, however,
roll, they need to roll their Willpower the Cernunnos may gift the Uratha
score. In case of failure, they become with a Shadow Gift corresponding to
Obsessed towards the Horned One. one of their Crowned Facets (usually
That Condition can only be resolved in exchange for their life) as if they
by fulfilling their Vice in relation to were spirits. The Horned One can not
the Cernunnos (which is considered at access that Facet until they perform the
achieving their hunt) or by fulfilling their appropriate actions to regain or replace
Virtue (which is considered breaking it). it, as detailed in the Crowned With Gifts
section.
The effect is even stronger when
interacting with the Uratha- when a Font of Life- the weredeer are imbued
werewolf catches the scent of an Horned with the powers of Life, even to a greater
One for the first time, they must roll degree than the Uratha. The Cernunni
their Primal Urge. In case of success, they are immune to mundane diseases
gain the Obsessed Condition towards the and poisons. In addition, by causing
Cernunnos, which can only be resolved themselves one point of lethal damage,
by performing the Sacred Hunt towards they can feed their flesh and blood to
them. However, once a ritemaster names someone suffering from the Poisoned
a Cernunnos as their chosen prey, the or Sick Tilts in order to terminate
spiritual power of the Prey Supreme them immediately. Finally, the Uratha
rises to sanctify the hunt in unexpected can also benefit from that enhanced
ways. While the Siskur-dah is active, vitality. When feeding upon the flesh of

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a Cernunnos, they gain twice as much died and Pangaea collapsed, the cycle was
Essence as normal. broken- and the balance was shattered
forever. Like his rival and companion,
Resurrection- the cycle of life and death the Horned One died, and as always, he
is a constant fact for the Horned Ones, returned from his grave- but this time, his
one which is embodied in their flesh and return was damaged. Tainted by Death
spirit. While death is inevitable, so is life, which even Helios’ radiance could not
and one is meant to feed the other. If a have cleansed, the Horned One clawed
Cernunnos is killed by their Destined his way from the World Below as a
Hunter, as a part of a Sacred Hunt, horror which perverse the eternal cycle.
anyone having the Obsessed Condition No longer he was the Prey Supreme, for
towards them or as part of fulfilling their there was no longer a Great Predator.
Desire or Sacrifice, they roll their Primal He became something else- a murderer,
Urge + Harmony. In case of Success, they cannibal, selfish monster which devours
will be reborn in the place of their death all and leaves nothing behind. He became
in a number of days equal to their Primal the Wendigo.
Urge. In case of Exceptional Success, they
resurrect in half of that time. If, however, When the ancient Essence of the Horned
they fail, the powers of resurrection still One is weakened and tainted by Death,
work- yet take a darker turn. Death takes the Cernunnos discover that their
over the ritual instead of Life, and horror greatest gift, the resurrection, turns into
is being born from the broken power of a a curse. Instead of rising from their grave
long forgotten god. The prey turns into a purified from all taint, they come back as
predator, and the hunter becomes hunted. a diabolical parody of all that they held
A wendigo is being born, and woe to dear. Driven by desire alone, the wendigo
those who cross its path. is a skeletal horror of thorns and shadows
in the form of the Horned King, ever
shifting and forever motivated to devour
Those Devoured By everything that comes in its path- even
Death- Wendigo though it would always save a special
it is said that during the time of Pangaea, place for those who once claimed it as
the Horned One and Father Wolf their prey.
maintained the balance between the
powers of Life and Death through their Unlike the Cernunni they once were,
sacred hunt. However, as Father Wolf the wendigo are no longer motivated
by Primal Urge or follow Harmony.

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Instead, they are treated as spirits with The wendigo do not treat the claws and
a Rank equal to half of the Primal Urge fangs of werewolves who outrank them as
of the former Horned One, rounded up. banes.
They gain Numina, Influences, bans and
banes according to their Rank, as well Finally, unlike their living form, the
as Manifestations- even though unlike wendigo are creatures of horror. They
spirits, the natural state of the wendigo constantly invoke the Primal Fear
is Materialized, and can still freely move effect as if they were in Gauru form,
between their three forms- even though and constantly cause Lunacy towards
they are all unnatural and touched by any being which witnesses them. That
Death (trait changes are translated to includes the Cernunni and the Uratha,
the appropriate spirit traits). In addition, who for the first time may taste their
the wendigo gains access to all the Facets own medicine, forcing them to suffer
of the Gift of Changing and Gift of a breaking point towards Death/Spirit.
Hunting, as well as a number of Essence The role is only penalized by -2 from the
Shaping powers equal to their Rank. Wendigo’s form instead of depending on
the Rank of the monster, however. The
Unlike spirits, the wendigo still has an Wendigo themselves are immune to fear,
Anchor- its Desire. However, instead even if initiated by supernatural powers.
of gaining Willpower, the wendigo can They can not suffer from the Shaken or
indulge in their desire in order to regain Spooked Conditions, and are immune to
Essence. Any time they devour a human effects such as Primal Fear.
in a way which fits their Desire, they
replenish their Essence pool. Devouring
a human otherwise would grant just
one Willpower point per such life being
extinguished. While in the Flesh, the
wendigo do not suffer from Essence Bleed.
Eating werewolves, however, always
replenish their Essence.

As they are not true spirits, the wendigo

do not respect the honorary Rank granted
to the Uratha by their Renown- in fact,
they defy their claim as the hunters of the
Shadow, and attempt to usurp their place.

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THE POISONED FLOWER
URUMA
Can you heal lycanthropy? There is no relation between religion and
the Uratha- Christians are as likely to go
There are many folk legends about it. through the First Change as members of
Some say that exorcism is the cure. any other religion. While it is possible to
Others speak about converting the abjure or exorcise a spirit from a possessed
werewolf to Christianity, or perhaps person, the spiritual nature of the Wolf
invoking the Christian name of the is a part of the Uratha, and can’t be
lycanthrope three times, or even simply removed so easily. Cut a werewolf with
scolding them until the beast is tamed. a blade, and they will simply regenerate-
There are, of course, more “direct” unless it is silver, of course. That shit
approaches, like using some surgery to hurts. Skin thieves may require a pelt to
deal with the curse. Pierce the werewolf’s change, but that is just a low cost mimicry
hands with nails. Cut their scalp with of the Uratha’s gift. And of course, no,
a knife. Feed them silver powder, or simply letting a werewolf to drink a
perhaps iron. Burn the pelt which they highly poisonous brew will definitely not
use to transform. And of course, you heal them in any way, shape or form.
can never go wrong with brewing some
nice old wolfsbane potion. Still, some But it sure could seem like it.
occultists (especially mortal hunters) say
that the best way to cure a werewolf is to While aconite is usually just a poisonous
kill them, and make sure they stay dead. plant, it does have some interesting
interaction with the spirit world. When
None of those methods actually work. growing near a locus or a Verge, it tends
Well, except for the last one. to cultivate some Essence into its physical
structure, not unlike how the Uratha

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have their own Essence bound into their enough with being werewolf, and they
flesh. The blooming of those flowers is don’t need your help thank you very
exceptionally beautiful, and many agree much.
that the scent is just intoxicating. Of
course, most of those who come upon Of course, that attitude is common only
those plants do so by accident, and among the Forsaken and the Pure. They,
usually lack any deeper understanding after all, embrace their nature, and accept
for their nature. However, there are their place as the hunters of the world as
a few occultists who know about that they take oaths upon their totems, the
interesting property of the aconite, Firstborn.
and grow them on purpose, planning
to harvest the crystallized Essence and Ghost Wolves are another story.
use it to power their own rituals and
ceremonies. After all, those werewolves have refused
accepting any of the Firstborn- which
And of course, once some hedge magician means that, on some foundmential and
or wanna be a warlock discovered that spiritual level, they deny their nature
interesting coincidence, it was only a as Uratha. That may be the reason why
matter of time before they’ll try to heal a they are so likely to fall prone to all
werewolf with it. kinds of mutations, turning into Tyrants,
Devourers and other strange things.
Usually, that’s just useless. For most The Tribes offer protection, both social
werewolves, both Forsaken and Pure, the and spiritual, one which the Ghost
“spiritual aconite” is as poisonous as it is Wolves deny. And in search of a cure,
for mortals. Where the Primal Urge of the they may very well turn to the local
Uratha usually serves to reject the poison, occultist for help. Most likely that this
when mixed with Essence it easily solutes occultist is a fraud, of course. And if not,
into their spiritual system, spreading their medicine is probably useless. But
and breaking their bodies apart. Those sometimes, just sometimes, that occultist
werewolves which survive the poisoning accidently has a bunch of herbs they have
are usually very pissed off, which means harvested from their nearby locus which
that the occultist’s career has just come may “just do the work”.
to its end, if they are not quick enough.
The fact that the self proclaimed witch And at first glance, it works.
doctor wanted to heal them is of little
consequence- after all, they are happy Unlike those werewolves which accepted

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the Firstborn, the spirit bound aconite but that is probably just a side effect of
does not poison the Ghost Wolves. the medicine or something. There is
Oh, sure, they suffer from symptoms absolutely nothing to worry about. And
- sweating, confusion, paralysis, as a precaution, the aconite also borrows
hallucinations, screams about getting into their brain, just to make sure they
eaten from the inside and other nice would not try to cause any problem while
things - but when it is over, it’s over. The it is growing.
werewolf falls on the ground, weak and
vulnerable. If they were to test it, they All hell breaks loose when the vines
would discover that they can no longer break through the skin, of course.
regenerate, and that they can no longer
shift into their forms. As far as they are That’s when most of the Uratha come
aware, they are mortals. upon those poor beings. Many think them
as a strange form of an Host, or perhaps
At least, that’s what they think at first. a spirit Claimed of some kind. Called
as the Ursuma by those who managed
It takes a number of days, maybe a to investigate them, their new form is
week, for the process to complete. The strange enough that very few would ever
thing is, that plants are sturdy things, suspect any connection between them,
and that just like the Uratha, being and that rare herb which grows where the
spiritually infused just enhances it. Cut Flesh and Shadow touch one another.
them apart, boil them slowly, chew Still, for those of keen eye, there are two
them down, swallow them up, but those hints about their origin. Just like the
bastards just refuse to die. The aconite original aconite, their poison is deadly
does not remove the Wolf’s nature from for werewolves, and they bloom quite
the Ghost Wolf- it eats it. It replaces beautifully.
it. And without a powerful totem to set
that Wolf Essence into the flesh of the
Uratha, the plant easily feeds upon it as
Mechanics
As mutated Ghost Wolves, the Poisoned
it grows and regenerates inside the poor
Ones use a modified Uratha template, as
werewolf’s body. Eventually, there is no
presented below:
longer any room inside of the host- all is
already woven with roots and vines, but
Dead Wolf- the Ursuma had their
it still continues to grow. The werewolf,
spiritual connection to Father Wolf eaten
of course, is blissfully unaware of the
by the aconite. They can no longer access
process. Perhaps they feel a bit tingling,

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their five forms, lose their Auspice, Moon breaking points from using their own
and Wolf Gifts and can no longer initiate supernatural abilities.
Wolf Rites. They also no longer gain
Essence from watching the moon, but Queen of Poisons- the aconites are
they can still gain it through the other known for their toxicity, and the Ursuma
means available to the Uratha. are indeed true to their name. Eating the
viney flesh of the Ursuma is treated as a
Regeneration- plants are sturdy things: poison with Toxicity of 7. Werewolves
you can cut them to pieces, yet they can not add their Primal Urge to fight
would still grow. Like the Uratha, the that poison, as it easily solutes into their
Ursuma regenerate- yet even faster Essence, bypassing their natural defense
than the werewolves can imagine. They mechanism. The same is true for any
regenerate bashing damage twice as fast spiritual entity which tries to feed upon
as a werewolf with the same Primal Urge, the Ursuma’s flesh. They also gain the
lethal damage as if it were bashing and Poisoned Bite for two dots, Blinding
aggravated as if it were lethal. Silver Spray for one dot and Venomous Ichor
does not cause them aggravated damage, for free. A Ghost Wolf which eats the
and they are immune to toxins and Ursuma’s flesh must roll their Harmony
poisons of all kinds, as well as related score once for each day for the next 13 -
Conditions and Tilts. They also gain the Primal Urge days. If they fail three times
Discorporation Dread Power, where they in a row, they start transforming into
break into vines, leaves and flowers which Ursuma by themselves.
scatter quickly at the moment of “death”
and from which they can eventually grow Deadly Calm- with the Wolf dead inside
again. of them, the Ursuma can no longer feel
the Rage which once burned in their
Reversed Psychology- as the aconite hollow veins. They are not a subject for
devours the original Wolf Essence, it the Kuruth in any of its forms.
leaves behind a terrified human being
with vines crawling beneath their skin. Shifting Form- while the Poisoned One
The Ursuma have Integrity instead of loses their inner Wolf, they do maintain
Harmony, though they can use it to their mercurial nature. The Ursuma lose
activate rites. Once the Integrity of the access to all of their forms but Hishu,
Poisoned One hits rock bottom, their and regain a new form- Dhima. Unlike
former ego dies out, and the aconite the Uratha, however, the Hishu is not
takes over completely. They do not suffer the stable form- they can only stay in

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Hishu for a number of hours equal to the the Ursuma can use their Poisoned Bite
Primal Urge + Stamina, before reverting through their vines, as their thorns cut
to Dhima, and must expand one point of deep into their prey. They can produce
Essence to do so. a number of vines equal to 2 + Primal
Urge. They can also devour victims
While in Dhima, the Ursuma looks like through their vines for Essence, causing
a wild collection of vines, leaves and aggravated damage as if those were the
purple flowers, taking a humanoid shape. fangs of a werewolf.
They induce Lunacy as if they were in
Gauru form, and enjoy the benefits of In addition to those forms, the Ursuma
being in Basu-Im though they do not also gain access to the Skin Taker Dread
suffer from the madness of the Rage itself. Power for free, as their vines crawl and
They gain the trait enhancement that hollow the dead corpse. However, they
werewolves enjoy while in Gauru, as well can maintain that form only as if it was
as the Monstrous Resilience Dread Power. their Hishu, after which it breaks apart,
Finally, they can extend their vines to eaten by the roots of the aconite from the
reach out up to three meters away from inside.
them. Attack with those vines causes one
point of bashing damage, but they can use
it to establish a grapple. Once grappled,

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Summary
There is no perfection in this world, and
even the most consistent of cycles break.
Predator and prey, hunter and hunted.
Light and darkness wage an eternal war,
raging from equinox to solstice and back.
This is a world of cycles- and wherever
they break, when the delicate balance
is being distubed, the world changes,
growing stranger and stranger.

This book contains:

The Cernunni- elusive weredeer who

share an ancient bond to the Uratha
since the times of Pangaea, always in
danger of getting corrupted by their own
death into a cannibalistic wendigo

The Ursuma- plant shifters born from

mutated Ghost Wolves, who have
their Essence devoured by a poisonous
wolfsbane.