Shadow Lords Tribebook
The Shadow Lord Tribebook is the first tribebook regarding the Shadow Lords.
Summary
- A Veil obscures your memory by day.
- Behold a memory of what was once free.
- Betrayed by errand children led astray,
- We revile their false nobility.
- Our rivals have condemned us to their Fate.
- But dreams now dead to them inspire us still.
- We guard our memories on cloaks of hate.
- While vengeance still awaits through force of will.
- The dark surcease of memory refrain.
- The sound of Thunder echoes through the rain.
- "Memory's Veil", Dark-Heart-of-Thunder, Shadow Lord Galliard
- Shadow Lord Tribebook includes:
- The history and culture of the Shadow Lords.
- A "legends of the Garou" comic book.
- Five ready-made characters.
Contents
Broken Trust
An eight-page comic, written by Brian Campbell, illustrated by Alex Sheikman, lettered by Matt Milberger and colored by Lawrence Snelly.
Introduction: The Gathering
Chapter One: Beautiful Lies
A short overview over the history of the tribe.
Chapter Two: Tribal Politics
Introduction into the internal politics of the tribe
Chapter Three: Renown and Shame
The internal ranking system of the Shadow Lords.
Appendix One: Hidden Strengths
Rites and Totems of the Tribe.
- Tribal Weakness (Optional)
- Failure's Dagger
- New Abilities (Talents)
- Interrogation
- Backgrounds
- Cultist Allies
- Gifts
- Cold Voice of Reason (Level Two)
- Raven's Wings (Level Three)
- Seeds of Doubt (Level Four)
- Lords of the Summit Gifts
- Interrogator (Level Three)
- Mask Taint (Level Five)
- Children of Crow Gifts
- Perceptive Servant (Level One)
- Dark Aerie (Level Three)
- Bringers of Light Gift
- Purify Scent (Level One)
- Pure Identity (Level Two)
- Purity of Blood (Level Five)
- Lords of the Summit Gifts
- Rites
- Rite of Shame (Renown) - Level Two
- Communion with the Storm (Mystic) - Level Two
- Calling the Storm (Punishment) - Level Three
- Fetishes
- Cloak of Darkness - Level 2, Gnosis 2
- Blood Chalice - Level 2, Gnosis 4
- Assassin's Klaive - Level 5, Gnosis 5
- Talens
- Whisper Feather - Gnosis 5
- Merits and Flaws
- Political Mentor (2 pt. Garou Ties Merit)
- Diplomatic Immunity (3 pt. Garou Ties Merit)
- Original Sin (1 pt. Garou Ties Flaw)
Appendix Two: Conspirators
A list of five ready-made characters.
- Templates
- Egotistical Spy - Homid Ragabash
- Cryptic Shaman - Metis Theurge, Society of Nidhogg
- Diplomat - Homid Philodox, The Bringers of Light
- Romantic Poet - Homid Galliard
- Wandering Swordsman - Homid Ahroun
Appendix Two: Masters of Shadow
Famous Shadow Lords of the past and present.
Background Information
- The Shadow Lords Tribebook was re-printed in the Litany of the Tribes Volume 3.
- Author's Dedication is to Scarlet and Patsy (pet rats).
- Word from White Wolf Game Studio mentions Bill Bridges leaving.
Memorable Quotes
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Characters
Masters of Shadow
- Septumus Dio - Shadow Lord centurion serving under Emperor Trajan
- Alexandru ThunderRage
- Mikhail Dombrescu - Tzimisce voivode
- Rasputin
- Boris Thunderstrike - Shadow Lord, Lord of the Summit, Sept leader of The Night Sky
Others
- Lady Catherine - Shadow Lord, Comic
- Nikolai Chernenko - Garou Ahroun, Comic
- Katya - Child of Gaia, Comic
- Vaclav Stormcrow - Shadow Lord Galliard
- Vlad Tepes
- Tudor Vladimirescu - Past Shadow Lord Kinfolk
- Tongue-of-Acid - Shadow Lord Ragabash
- Veil-of-Darkness - Shadow Lord Theurge
- Andrei Night-of-Terrors - Shadow Lord, Lord of the Summit
- Rage-of-Darkness - Shadow Lord, Bringer of Light
- Carol Graycoat - Shadow Lord, Child of Crow
- Lord Nobunaga - Wraith
- Inui Storm-of-Kyoto - Hakken
- Skin-of-a-Thousand-Cuts - Shadow Lord, Mask
- Force-of-Silence - Shadow Lord, Society of Nidhogg
- Lost-Son-of-Gaia - Shadow Lord Metis, Lazarite
- Voice-of-Reason - Shadow Lord Philodox
- Heart-of-Fury - Silver Fang Ahroun, former Sept leader of the Sept of the Night Sky and toppled by Boris Thunderstrike
- Ynosh Snatch-Talon - Shadow Lord scribe and scholar
- Dark-Heart-of-Thunder - Shadow Lord Galliard
Terminology
Assamites, Bête, Camarilla, Camps: The Bringers of Light, The Children of Crow, The Hakken, Lords of the Summit; Corax, Crow, Dreamspeakers, Gangrel, Grandfather Thunder, Hengeyokai, Hollow Ones, Kitsune, Lasombra, Nictuku, Raven, Sabbat, Secret Societies: The Lazarite Movement, The Masks, The Society of Nidhogg; The Sept of Balance (Albania), Sept of Brooding Sky, Sept of Night Sky (Wallachia), Shadow Moot (Secret Moot), Status/Ranks: Alphas, Betas, Crows, Cultists, Outcasts, Ravens, Vultures (Shadow Lord Allies: Non-Garou); Thunderstrike Sept (Russia), Treaty of Tyre, True Sword of Vladmir, Tzimisce, Unseelie, Ventrue, Voivode,
References
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