Children of the War Spirit
The Lodge of Echoes is a lodge dedicated to under- standing and harnessing the lessons learned in war and battle. Britain is a land that has seen and endured much bloodshed over the millennia, and the spirits of war that still exist within the Shadow can be powerful, complex beings. Of all these, perhaps the most renowned (and ap- parently the most powerful) is the patron spirit of the Lodge of Echoes, the Horseman. It is immediately clear that the patron is not the true First Horseman of the Apocalypse, or the spirit of war all over the world — or even all of Britain. Instead, he is one of many spirits made up from Britain’s history of conflict. In truth, the Horseman is a frightening amalgamation of a thousand, thousand, thousand deaths over many centuries. It is the echo of 100 wars.
The Lodge of Echoes is named for this patron, for the lodge itself has a powerful reverence for the lessons learned in battle. Each werewolf takes what he can from the wars of Britain’s past and applies that knowledge to his own life in the modern age.
Prerequisites
Academics • with a specific Specialty (Celtic History, Roman Empire, Viking Culture, etc.) to reflect their knowledge of the ancient British cultures, Glory • , Honor •.
Benefits
Lodge members train in a number of areas, and pay new dots x2 instead of new dots x3 for the skills Academics, Brawl and Weaponry.
Members are also given the opportunity to inherit any fetishes or weapons that the Lodge of Echoes has been holding in trust, as lodge members traditionally pass heirlooms only to descendents that also enter the lodge. The weapons and fetishes of fallen members are also given new honors by being bestowed upon especially promising new members. Failing either of the above, it is common for an established member to create a fetish or weapon for the newcomer.
