Lodge of Spires

Spirit/Totem	Hugin and Munin
Tribe	Iron Masters
Benefit	City Gifts Parkour Sacred Vigil
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The city offers many vantage points. Some are down low, hiding in sewers and alleyways, while others are up above the people and the noise, in the hidden places where the city itself lives. All Iron Masters are aware of the city in a way that the other tribes are not, but the Lodge of Spires goes further. They watch from above, safeguarding their territory and hunting from the rooftops. Their task takes them away from humans, but for many that’s the point: they honor the city; the germs that crawl upon its surface are nothing more than prey.

Members of the Lodge of Spires combine their affinity for urban areas and Father Wolf’s last request: they mark changes in the city. Other Farsil Luhal call lodge mem- bers “Witnesses,” and worry that they care more for seeing what occurs than actually taking action. Nothing could be further from the truth. Witnesses watch only until they know how a situation is going. As soon as they know, they hunt. Other werewolves see these hunts only rarely, but when they do, they’re hard to mistake. In preparation, Witnesses make their own weapons from whatever trash they find — as long as they find it above ground level. These strange trash-weapons often hit just as hard as a well-forged blade, at least for those who know the Rite of Permanence. Lodge members share an affinity for high places, and prefer leaping between rooftops and through windows. Many members practice parkour, and even those who don’t focus on free running know enough to hunt their victims from the rooftops. Members of the lodge ignore technology that doesn’t directly help their hunt. Though they make their own weapons, when watching a situation some Witnesses employ cutting-edge surveillance technology — they cannot be everywhere at once. Others rely on less modern means, intimidating minor spirits of the city to help watch. One member of the lodge claims to have persuaded a digital video camera to record goings-on in the Shadow.

Prerequisites

Glory ••, Wisdom ••, Athletics ••, Stealth •

Benefits

Witnesses may purchase City Gifts at the same rate as Tribal Gifts. In addition, a member of this lodge may purchases the Merit: Parkour at a rate of (new dots) rather than (new dots x 2). A Witness can also purchase the Rite: Sacred Vigil with experience points.