Everything

In the time before time, the worlds of flesh and spirit were one. Mysticism and magic were everywhere, and all things were seemingly possible. Monstrous creations stalked their prey, and the Wyld spawned a thousand possible creations. Then the fabric of the world was torn asunder, separating sprit and matter. From one world, two were born: the Earth and the Umbra. Since then, the two worlds have slowly drifted farther apart. The Weaver erected a calcified barrier called the Gauntlet between the two worlds. In the physical world, reality solidified into laws and rules, time and distance. As the barrier solidified, magic slowly faded from the world. Gaia created the Garou as guardians of Her creation, but as the two realms drifted farther apart, we found it more difficult to protect them both. To aid us in our task, Gaia granted us the ability to walk between worlds, and since then, we have learned to survive as creatures of both flesh and spirit.

The farther a Garou travels, the more reality deviates from the one she knew in childhood. Every realm reflects a different aspect of reality, and accordingly, every one of them grants insights into the physical world, the only one humans share with the Garou. Of course, that knowledge is useless if a pack doesn’t return to the material world. Each time they do, they bring tales of glory and accomplishment. There are reasons why packs leap into the Umbra again and again, and they’re not solely limited to knowledge. As creatures of flesh and spirit, Garou must live in both worlds. Spending too much time in one realm or the other — the physical realm or the spirit world — is harmful to them. Werewolves know that every time they look up at the stars, worlds beyond their physical sight are waiting for them. Once a Garou has explored the spirit world, she knows that the sky is no longer the limit to her endless journeys into the Umbra. Infinity awaits.