Lodge of the Lone Wolf

Thomas Coldfire, Blood Talon Elodoth founder of the Lodge of the Lone Wolf

The Lodge of the Lone Wolf is a Lodge of the Blood Talons. Members cannot become pack members and must work alone.

The spirit patron of the Lodge of the Lone Wolf is Ya-Dumu, "the Fifth Son", who claims to be the fifth-born offspring of Father Wolf.

Overview

The Lodge of the Lone Wolf is a loose, informal organization of these usu-ur (literally "alone wolf") across much of North America and Europe. Since many lone wolves are nomadic, the lodge has no real geographic presence, but members can be encountered along the highways and back roads of the world.

The lodge is watched over by a patron wolf-spirit that calls itself Ya-Dumu, "the Fifth Son." Ya-Dumu claims to be the fifth-born offspring of Father Wolf, who was driven from the Firstborn's pack for being smaller and weaker than his brothers. Thomas Coldfire encountered the spirit in the Rocky Mountains five years ago, and convinced it to serve as the totem of a lodge that would look out for others like themselves.

Membership

Only usu-ur may be members of the Lodge of the Lone Wolf. Joining the lodge is difficult, only inasmuch as it's difficult to find an established member to learn about the lodge from. Ya-Dumu is known to roam the Shadow of the world's great mountain ranges - the Rockies, the Alps, the Andres and the like - and a lone wolf traveling through such territory may chance upon the totem and be initiated.

Membership in the Lodge of the Lone Wolf is fluid: new members join occasionally, old members die out or, much less frequently, decide it's time to rejoin society and forge a new pack. While former members who have rejoined a pack are no longer considered to be part of the Lodge of the Lone Wolf, they often maintain contact with other members and tend to be favorably disposed toward aiding their former lodge brothers.

Lone Wolves occasionally travel together in groups, especially through hostile territory, bit they do no (and cannot, if they wish to maintain the benefits of membership) take the step of binding a totem and formalizing a pack bond. As far as lodge membership is concerned, the binding of a totem is what makes a "group" of werewolves into a pack.

Game Mechanics

The following are an overview of the game mechanics.

Prerequisites

Cannot be a member of a pack.

Benefits

Ya-Dumu teaches his lodge members to be self-reliant and alert, as they have no brothers to watch their backs. All lodge members receive a free dot in Survival and a +1 bonus on Wits + Composure rolls made for perception.

References

    Werewolf: The Forsaken Lodges
    First Edition
    Blood Talons Lodge of Cerberus • Lodge of the Einherjar • Lodge of Garm • Lodge of the Lone Wolf • Lodge of Night • Lodge of the Shield • Lodge of Swords • Lodge of Wendigo
    Bone Shadows Lodge of Baital • Lodge of Death • Lodge of Doors • Lodge of Hallowed Halls • Lodge of Harbingers • Lodge of the Hundred Days • Lodge of the Hungry Ghosts • Lodge of Prophecy • Lodge of the Reaping • Lodge of Voices
    Hunters in Darkness Lodge of Ashes • The Brotherhood of Eshu's Cap • Lodge of Carrion • Lodge of the Empty Den • Lodge of Harmony • Lodge of Ruin • Lodge of Seasons • Lodge of the Sleeping Bear • Lodge of Wrath
    Iron Masters Lodge of 66 • Lodge of Arms • Lodge of the Hidden Hunt • Lodge of Lightning • Lodge of Metal • Lodge of Scrolls • Lodge of Spires • Lodge of Stones • Lodge of Wires
    Storm Lords Lodge of Crows • Lodge of the Final Winter • Kshatriyas • Lodge of the Maelstrom • Lodge of Namarrkun • Lodge of Salvation • Lodge of the Shadow's Storm • Lodge of the Shadow Throne • Lodge of Thunder • Lodge of Winter
    Auspice Lodge of the Boundary • Lodge of the Broken Pledge • Eigner Lodge • Lodge of the Endless Horizon • Lodge of the Fury Choir • Lodge of the Hazzan • Lodge of Luna's Tears • Lodge of Lycurgus • Lodge of the Second Moonrise • The Secret Tribunal • Lodge of the Shadow Throne • Lodge of the Spirit Chains • Lodge of the Spoken Word • Lodge of the Starless Sky • Lodge of the Storm's Eye
    Pure Lodge of Absolution • Blood of Kings • Council of Eagles • Lodge of Kin's Blood • Lodge of Night's Fear • Lodge of Plague • Lodge of Sana'a • Lodge of Vermin's Shadow
    Others Lodge of the Adder • Lodge of Arkadia • The Armée Sauvage • Lodge of Avalon • Lodge of the Black Woods • Lodge of Bloody Spears • Brotherhood of the Crossed Swords • Lodge of Chemics • Lodge of the Coyote • Lodge of the Crossroads • Cult of Bones • Lodge of Echoes • Lodge of the Endless Moon • Lodge of the Fallen Idol • Lodge of the Feast • Lodge of Fevered Light • Lodge of the Firestick • Lodge of Grey Hunters • Lodge of the Grotto • Lodge of Howling Death • Lodge of the Hunt • Lodge of Ilia • Lodge of Kletby • Lodge of the Lake • Lodge of the Lion • Lodge of London • Lodge of the Lost • Lodge of Luna's Devotees • Lodge of Mammon • Lodge of Mania • Lodge of the Modernist • Lodge of the Morning Star • Lodge of the Nahual • Lodge of Praetors • Lodge of Quetzal • Lodge of the Red Sands • Lodge of the Rose • Lodge of the Sacrifice • Lodge of Saints • Lodge of the Savior • Lodge of Scars • Lodge of Scavengers • Lodge of the Shepherd • Lodge of Silence • Lodge of Songkran • Lodge of Tears • Lodge of the Thin Shadow • Lodge of Two Worlds • Lodge of the Union • Lodge of Unity • Lodge of the Willow Branch
    Mots Eiwaz • Valkyrja
    Second Edition
    Blood Talons Lodge of the Einherjar
    Bone Shadows Lodge of the Hundred Days
    Hunters in Darkness Lodge of the Hook Hand • Lodge of Sleepless Earth
    Iron Masters Lodge of the Shield
    Storm Lords Lodge of The Roman Ritual
    Ghost Wolves Eaters of the Dead • Lodge of the Field
    Auspice Lodge of the Chronicle • Lodge of Gargoyles
    Pure Lodge of Muspell
    Others Lodge of Garm • Dreaming Lodge • Lodge of Quicksilver Children • Lodge of the Screaming Moon • The Temple of Apollo • The Thousand Steel Teeth
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