Boris Thunderstrike

Boris Thunderstrike is a Shadow Lord.

Overview

The Thunderstrike Sept in Russia has been a stronghold of Shadow Lord alliance for generations. Over 25 Lords gathered there in the late 19th century as part of their resistance against the encroaching troops of the Russian Empire. Originally descended from emissaries to Catherine II, the dynasty of Shadow Lords who ruled there were a continual threat to the Russian Silver Fangs nearby. This was the heritage of Boris Thunderstrike.

While his family heritage would have ensured him a high-ranking position within the moots of his sept, Boris demanded the right to test himself through adversity by returning to the homelands. His wandering eventually brought him to the Sept of the Night Sky in Wallachia, where the Silver Fangs had held a tenuous hold over the caern for almost a century.

The local sept leader, Heart-of-Fury, was a well-known for his hospitality toward traveling Garou. To his great amusement, he was even more well-known among the Shadow Lords for gloating to his guests of how the Silver Fangs had brought stability to the region, just as the Soviets had brought their own "stability" to the region.

Since Heart-of-Fury was powerful, Boris Thunderstrike petitioned to act as his Beta. While this public display instantly earned Boris Thunderstrike shame within his tribe, Heart-of-Fury knew he would be a fool to refuse the offer. In private meetings with the local shadow moots, Boris argued that it was his duty to support a strong leader. By convincing these disparate conspiracies to support him, he built an elaborate shadow moot that stretched across four countries.

Heart-of-Fury was certain that it was only a matter of time before he unmasked the treachery of his Beta. Ego, nonetheless, continued to motivate him to show off his position of power to visiting Garou. His egomania grew even stronger, and more powerful and promising visitors to the sept were recruited into the shadow moot. Soon, under the very nose of the esteemed Silver Fang, the sept became the center of an elaborate shadow campaign. From this vantage point, the success of the campaign was assured.

Heart-of-Fury's forced abdication marked a turning point in Shadow Lord history. The rewards that this Lord of the Summit received after acting as a Beta to a Silver Fang were well worth the risk. The Sept of the Night Sky is now a focal point in Shadow Lord politics, and the shame served to the Silver Fangs is now celebrated as an elaborate act of revenge.

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