Lord of the Silver Sands
The Lodge of Night formed thousands of years ago, when a powerful moon-spirit offered its patronage to the Suthar Anzuth of Thebes. Stories tell of how Egypt during this era was a realm of turmoil, slavery and war — and the Shadow was gravely poisoned around the cities. The moonlight-spirit promised to illuminate the darkest reaches of the Uratha’s territory so the werewolves might hunt down and destroy their enemies. The promise has held for millennia, and the Blood Talons of the Lodge of Night still call upon the blessing of their patron as they hunt. With Khonsu’s light, the Uratha enter the darkness without fear; with his illumination, the werewolves see
into the blackest depths of the Shadow.
To be a member of the Lodge of Night is to take grave responsibility into your heart. Each of these self-titled “night hunters” knows it is his duty to lead the way into the darkest reaches of the Shadow. As a Blood Talon and as Khonsu’s child, a night hunter must be the strongest, the best-prepared and the first to face any horror that could emerge from the world’s sinister reflection. Upon swearing to the Lune totem, the Uratha of this lodge take an additional oath: “I vow to be the one who faces the darkness first.”
Prerequisites
Brawl or Weaponry ••••; Glory ••; Willpower rating of 7 or greater
Benefits
Members gain a number of blessings. A lodge member can make his vision adapt to any lighting conditions, seeing with preternatural clarity even in Hishu form and in pitch darkness. The character gains +2 to any rolls involving visual perception at night. Characters may also purchase the Rite of the Ghost Howl with experience points. Lodge members also train in several different areas. The experience costs of purchasing or raising these Skills — Brawl, Occult and Athletics — becomes new dots x2 instead of new dots x3. The final benefit of Khonsu’s Blessing is to heighten the instinctive hunter’s sense of a prey’s weakness. If a character spends a Willpower point to activate activate this powerful awareness, all foes suffer a –1 Defense against his attacks for the remainder of the scene.
However, these potent blessings are not without an additional price. All lodge members suffer a –1 penalty to all Harmony rolls made at night. This instability is one of the reasons many werewolves abandon the lodge’s teaching after years of membership, in order to protect their minds from degeneration.
