Whether cleaving their enemies’ skulls or smashing their bones clean through, speaking with the spirit of a skull or chilling the very marrow of whoever sees them, there is no doubt that the Uratha are tied to bone as a sign of fear and death. Some werewolves capitalize on this, learning Gifts that play upon their mythic links to the bones of their enemies. Spirits associated with death, including owl-spirits and raven-spirits, teach Gifts of Bone. These Gifts exploit the bone as a link to the dead as well as the integral part of a living person, giving a werewolf power over the full range of influence.
Strip Carcass (•)
Werewolves have many uses for the bones of their foes, from ritual aids to jewelry and fetish-making. Waiting for the flesh to decay can take too long, and the presence of a butchered corpse missing its skull often causes too many awkward questions. This Gift causes already dead flesh to decay, sloughing off the bones of the fallen in grey-brown puddles of rotten meat.
Dead Men's Bones (••)
Legends tell of a dead man’s eyes holding the last thing they saw long after the life had passed from the body. That may not be true, but an Uratha who knows this Gift can interrogate the bones of a dead creature to find out how he died. Note that this does not contact the creature’s ghost, if any; it is rather a method of divination based on the bones themselves.
Freeze Marrow (•••)
Even those who are not afflicted with Lunacy are often rightly frightened to see an Uratha in one of his mixed forms. This Gift allows the werewolf that same effect even in Hishu or Urhan forms, striking fear deep into his target’s bones with just a look. The fear that this Gift inspires lasts for at least a scene, and memories of it can scar weaker-willed people for life.
Fracture (••••)
The teeth and claws of a werewolf’s Gauru and Urshul form can cut through flesh and bone easily enough. When a werewolf finds herself unable to use those shapes, then this Gift is a useful alternative. An Uratha who knows this Gift can break the bones of any creature with little more than a touch. When backed with the force of a werewolf’s muscle, the target will often lose a limb even if he survives.
Bone Carapace (•••••)
The werewolf turns his mastery over bones back within himself, forcing his skeleton to extend spurs through his skin. These wickedly sharp plates not only turn aside attacks that would harm him, but the keen edges slice open anyone who manages to land a blow. Having parts of his bones burst out of his skin does hurt the werewolf, but his pain is often worth the extra protection.
