The Forsaken of Britain are no strangers to hearing tales of desperate last stands against the Pure or some hideous and alien creature from the Shadow. Though calling for aid can be considered the act of a coward and a weakling depending on the circumstances, sometimes a werewolf has no choice but to howl for help or die. Even then, if the situation is dire enough, a werewolf could be long dead before help arrives, and may need to communicate one last piece of information to other Uratha in the area. For this last breath attempt to send a message, the Forsaken created the Rite of the Final Howl.
Performing the Rite
The werewolf bites her tongue hard enough to bleed, and swills the blood around her mouth for a turn. The following turn, she roars out a single, long howl to the sky, containing rough details of the howler’s location, a message to any who hear the roar, and with an emotional undercurrent that she doesn’t expect to survive.
This is a gravely serious rite, and few werewolves would ignore the plea or the message within the howl. Even rival packs are likely to race to the howler’s aid to see what the danger is, or pass on a message if that is the focus of the roar — the Rite of the Final Howl is taken with solemn sincerity among the Forsaken of Britain who know of it.
