The Tribe Fianna

The Fianna recall their origins from Ireland. They take their name frmo Fionn mac Cumhail, the first Fianna. These Irish Garou are known for their Galliards. Their songs and stories resonate in the legends of all the other tribes. They say that a Fainna Galliard can take one look at you and sing you your lineage back to the days of the Celts. The Fianna keep close ties with their kinfolk. It is not uncommon to see Fianna kinfolk attending Moots or even joining packs. For the Fianna, family is everything. Among that family, they count the Fey. The Fianna and the Fey have a formal agreement, refered to as the Pact, to live in peace and help each other. The enemies of the Fey are the enemies of the Fianna. There are three things that the Fianna love to fill their days with: drinking, singing, and fighting.

Fianna Camps:

• Grandchildren of Fionn

  The Grandchildren of Fionn want to live the legend of Fionn mac Cumhail. They travel in serach of a good fight. They don't care for politics, they just enjoy the fight.

• Eire Fundamentalists

  The Eire Fundamentalists want to control the human population. They believe the world should go back to the Imperigium, starting with Ireland. They don't believe to strongly in keeping the Veil, and that causes problems for the rest of the tribe. However, they do get support from the Red Talons and the Get of Fenris.

• Children of Dire

  The Children of Dire are a camp that really knows how to fight. They are all lupus and prefer to hunt in hispo. The Children of Dire are in the minority of Fianna in that they do not have a sense of humor.

• Whispering Rovers

  The Whispering Rovers trace their lineage to the Celts of ancient Gaul. They do not claim any land as their own, and travel in groups called bundles. They depend on each other for survival and are forever mobile like Gypsies.

• Brotherhood of Herne

  This camp is almost entirely British Fianna. They hold the ideals of British Imperialism close to their hearts. Siding with the British Provencial Army has made them an enemy of many Irish Fianna, and the war bewteen them and the Ganchildren of Fionn has become a great threat to Fianna society as a whole.

• The Tuatha de Fionn (The Children of Finn)

  The Tuatha de Fionn consider themselves distant relatives of the faeries. They travel every seven years to the Arcadia gateway in the Umbra to meet with the lords and ladies of the Fey, and are the best loved of all the Fianna by the faerie court. Some rumours tell of members of this camp being able to use faerie magic.

• The Songkeepers

  The Songkeepers are mostly made up of Fianna Galliards, but accept other auspices and tribes. They are dedicated to music in all it's forms. The usually travel between caerns adding to the Silver Record with what they see in the tradition of ancient bards. They are universally respected and no one refuses them hospitality, especially in exchange for a good drinking song.

   

The Litany:

• Garou Shall Not Mate With Garou
  • This has gotten a number of Fianna in trouble. It is natural for two Fianna to feel passion, or even love, for on another; however, it is wrong to bring a Metis into the world. If you must release your passions, go find a consenting kinfolk.
• Combat the Wyrm Wherever It Dwells And Whenever It Breeds
  • We were the first tribe the Wyrm tried to destroy, and we will sing the loudest at it's funeral. The Defiler tried to break our kinfolks spirit so that it may enter their hearts. The Wyrm twisted our brothers, the White Howlers, into the Black Spiral Dancers. Have we let these things get to us? Hell yes! Destroy the Wyrm wherever you find it and show no mercy to the tainted!
• Respect the Territory of Another
  • Every Garou should respect the territory of another. Even further than that, you should respect your own territory. Land is sacred, it is of the Mother. She feeds us and gives us strength while we live, and takes us back when we die. We are the caretakers of Gaia, and must care for the land as she cares for us. Remain ever vigilant against the predators from the Weaver or Wyrm.
• Accept an Honorable Surrender
  • We have a long tradition of fighting amongst ourselves. It comes from our Celtic background. This makes this part of the litany very important to us. There are too few Garou left to lose even one to our own hands. Each one we lose is one the Wyrm doesn't have to fight. We take this a step further than the other tribes. We treat our defeated foes as honored guests. There are many tales of lasting friendships coming from fights. Remember to fight the good fight. If you are going to lose, lose with honor, and buy the winner a round at the bar.
• Submission to Those of Higher Station
  • We have always respected our elders. If you do not give the otehrs around you respect, tehn you don't deserve theirs. However, don't forget to send them a good ribbing now and again.
• The First Share of the Kill for the Greatest in Station
  • We Fianna have a tradition of giving the first of the kill to the slayer. However, if you don't wait for the elders to offer it to you, expect a good thrashing.
• Ye Shall Not Eat the Flesh of Humans
  • We are part human and wolf, both are our Kinfolk. We don't eat our own flesh, so we don't eat theirs either. To do so is a sign of madness and Wyrm taint.
• Respect for Those Beneath Ye - All are of Gaia
  • We are remembered for what we do. If all you do is push around those beneath you and puff yourself up, then what songs will be sung of you when you're gone? Who will toast you at your wake?
• The Veil Shall Not be Lifted
  • We are very open with our Kinfolk, but we do see what humans do to caerns elsewhere. If humans are to find out about Garou, we will be hunted from the Isle like the wolf. Who then will protect Gaia? If you break this part of the Litany, your own packmates will tear out your throat.
• Do Not Suffer Thy People to Tend Thy Sickness
  • There's a time for everything. A time will come when it is time to return to the Well of Life, remember this: it is better to die fighting for something you believe in then to rot away slowly to a shameful grave. Most of our heros head into the Umbra when their time comes.
• The Leader May Be Challenged at Any Time During Peace
  • Strong leaders make for a strong tribe. No one may become a leader without winning a challenge, and anyone may challenge in times of peace. However, Garou that spend their time making challenges instead of winning renown do not stay leaders for long.
• The Leader May Not Be Challenged During Wartime
  • There is no time to settle arguments among ourselves when we'r e busy with our enemies. No pack may stand divided and yet triumph over the Wyrm. If somethign happens to our Righ, then the Tanaiste takes over, that way our prowess in not hampered by the loss of our leader in wartime.
• Ye Shall Take No Action That Causes a Caern to Be Violated
  • Caerns are the most sacred places upon Gaia. It is the sworn duty of every Fianna to protect the land and Gaia, so we must be willing to give our lives in their defense. Never let a caern be violated through your action or inaction, you might as well piss in your beer. If you break this part of the litany, your brothers and sisters will slay you where you stand.

Other Tribes:

• Black Furies
  • These lasses have the right attitude about a lot of things, and they keep the worship of Mother alive. But it does not take much to understand that men and women have different types of magic and one without the other cannot do half as much as they can together.
• Bone Gnawers
  • These guys have a bad rap. The understand friendship and loyalty as much as we do, and they can even find Gaia in the heart of the city. Do you know what the best thing about the city is? You can always find a Gnawer when you need one. Make friends with these lads and you need not fear entering the worst urban wasteland.
• Children of Gaia
  • These guys are too nice. If it looks like a snake, smells like a snake, and sounds like a snake, you don't reach down to pet it. We still look out for these guys, after all we would rather drink with them then the Get. Although they don't really appreciate a good ethnic joke.
• Get of Fenris
  • We gave them their name. They used to be called the Cubs of Fenris, but all they really deserved was to be called the Get of Fenris. They actually liked it, and that says a lot about them. However, they do know how to drink and a select few even know how to sing, for that reason we will drink with them. Although, a world without the Get would only be a nicer place.
• Glass Walkers
  • Another group we would be better off without. Most Glass Walkers are into crime, big business, and anything that turns a profit. Big business never did us or our kin any good, and it seems that everywhere you turn big business is pushing Gaia aside for the Weaver.
• Red Talons
  • The Talons need to lighten up. Killing humans will only stain the ground with more innocent blood. Although, you have to feel sorry for them. They have lost everything. If we lost our kin, well you only have to look to the Eire Fundamentalists to see what would happen. For the Talons, the Appocalypse has already come.
• Shadow Lords
  • These arses tried to take over Europe during the Dark Ages. Only one thing stopped them, they fell on their faces. If'n any of the other tribes ask us to help put these irritating whelps in their place, we will be more than happy to oblige.
• Silent Striders
  • A strange lot 'ere. The Rovers like them, and a few of them are like the Gypsies. They drop in all mysterious like and always seem to want to look into old burial mounds. When they do drop in, make sure to keep an eye on your stuff. The secret to the Striders is to keep on their good side - and keep your good eye on them.
• Silver Fangs
  • You have to wonder a bit about these guys. It seems that Tribes are either asking them for help or resenting the hell out of them. They respect our knowledge of the Silver Record, and they know their history. They also make a good drink, if you can get them to take off those ridiculous, pompous stuffed shirts of thiers.
• Stargazers
  • These guys are always looking for the world outside, while life surrounds themn waiting for them to experience it. They are a strange set, but reliabe with unusual wisdom and experience. Get them to loosen up and listen to what they have to say.
• Uktena
  • Creepy fellas 'ere. They are always puttering around with magic that any smart wolf would stay well away from. They seem jealous of our relationship with the Fey and would love the secrets of our Gifts. However, we do share a lot with them. We both have faced great oppression and have lost a brother tribe to the Wyrm. They could be great allies against the Black Spiral Dancers.
• Wendigo
  • If they want to fight about the New World, they should remember it was conquered long before we came over. We can understand how they feel, the Brits conquered Erin and have dominated her for 700 years! If they want a scrap though, let them bring it on.

Tribal Weakness:

Low Self-Control: (+1 difficulties for Willpower rolls)

The Fianna have a hard time ruling their passions, and tend to ride the emmotional wave. To someone who has not spent a lot of time around them, it may seem that Fianna may seem to only feel emmotions in the extremes. Most Fianna find it hard to govern themselves enough to shake off their emmotions.

Tribal Totem:

Stag

Other WoD Creatures:

• Other Shapeshifters
  • The Corax are our allies and our brethren. As for the rest, we keep our distance. The Moloké are the spitting image of the Wyrm. And no one can trust the Bastet, or anyone so afraid of getting dirty, for that matter.
• Vampires
  • Few things in this world are as vile and twisted as the Leeches. The best way to deal with a Leech is to shred it to pieces and let Gaia sort out the mess.
• Mages
  • We have strong ties to teh Verbena and count them among our strongest allies. As for the others, be wary. Some called the Marauders seem inspired by the Fey, but they do not care for the precious magicks of the land. There are some who worship the Weaver, and others that are pawns of the Wyrm. Many mages covet caerns, so be on the lookout for these. Most of their ilk are best left alone.
• Wraiths
  • As far as ghosts go . . . avoid them. The bards tell of a nasty habit of ghosts to appear in front of our leaders in time of crisis. Let the dead have their peace. I fyou happen to hear a long, thin wail in the night, beware, that's the call of the Banshee. Simply put, someone is going to die.
• Faeries
  • The faeries are our distant cousins. Those with human blood, called Changelings, are trapped here and are, in some ways, like us. If you ever meet a faerie remember that you owe him and he owes you. Stand by and protect them, but beware the Unseelie court and their dark minions.

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