House Unbreakable Hearth

Glyph of Unbreakable Hearth.

House Unbreakable Hearth is a Silver Fang house from Canada and the American Midwest.

Overview

The Unbreakable Hearth was originally a European house, centered primarily in Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary and France. It fell on hard times in Europe and its members were among the first European Garou to emigrate to the New World. As Europeans settled the Midwest and Canada, the Unbreakable Hearth was at their forefront, carving out large territories for itself. This sometimes brought the foreigners into conflict with the native Red Talons and Wendigo, though this enmity apparently cooled with time. The Unbreakable Hearth's man purpose was to be a broker between the Fangs and the other tribes.

Many European Garou came to the Americas to get away from the Old World's kings. Others, however, recognized the need to uphold traditional Garou hierarchy in the New World. However, Unbreakable Hearth did the unthinkable by focusing its attention on urban centers. It now runs successful businesses in major metropolitan areas throughout Canada and the Midwest. It is an "earthy" house, but this has seemingly gained it the genuine respect of most other tribes.

Once the most solid and reliable of the Seven, the Unbreakable Hearth is now in grave peril. It recently suffered major setbacks in Chicago. Additionally, a series of attacks by unknown forces destroyed one of its four main caerns. Speculation about the attack runs wild. The house leader, Cyrus-the-Bald, has warriors abroad who are trying to learn what happened. His advisors speculate that Wyrm-corrupted mages, or even the Unseelie fae, may be responsible.

The Unbreakable Hearth has traditionally had strong alliances with House Wyrmfoe and House Wise Heart. Recently, however, the house has turned insular to protect itself from within.

The troubles in Chicago sorely tested their sept there, ruled by the king of the house, Cyrus-the-Bald. But he overcame the Leech-hatched plots to control his Kin and demarked territories that the Leeches dared not cross for fear of sparking another great war in that city.

The Unbreakable Hearth prides itself on its long-recognized role as a facilitator between other tribes, although they have done little of late to quell any of the inter-tribal conflicts raging across North America. Perhaps Cyrus' heir, Margaret Standing Stone, will prove better at this task, should he ever step down and let her rule.

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