Dark Umbra Tribal Rites

Dark Umbra Tribal Rites are a type of Rite from Werewolf: The Wild West. They were first introduced in Ghost Towns.

Overview

The only way Garou may truly enter the Shadowlands is through the use of traditional rites. Each tribe has a different method and legend concerning passage into the wraiths' native realm, but all of these legends are united by one pervasive thread.

Rites intended to bestow passage into the Dark Umbra are always at least Level Three - inexperienced Garou have no business going there, for the most part. These rites are always Mystical in nature, and frequently must be learned from and empowered by death-related spirits. Garou in the Dark Umbra universally appear as dark patches in the Penumbra.

List of Dark Umbra Tribal Rites

What follows is a list of the names the tribes use for their rites of entry into the Dark Umbra. Persistent rumors indicate other, darker rites are available to those who would pierce the Shroud without the blessings of their tribes. No specific details are provided for the individual rites on question; each rite works with roughly the same mechanics.

• Black Furies – Passage to Golgotha
• Bone Gnawers – Dust to Dust
• Children of Gaia – Night’s Journey
• Fianna – Balor’s Cwm
• Get of Fenris – Taking Death’s Mantle
• Iron Riders – Rust Soul
• Red Talons – After the Blood
• Shadow Lords – Penance in Gaia’s Name
• Silent Striders – Descent into the Dark Umbra
• Silver Fangs – Enter into the Dark Umbra
• Stargazers – Cheating the Cycle
• Uktena – Passage to the Hunting Grounds
• Wendigo – Bone Dance

References

• WTWW: Ghost Towns, p. 100