Bestiary

Memes are a type of Epiphling, spirits of the thoughts and ideas that take hold in the mind of people, and spread in a pattern very similar to an infectious disease. These conceptual spirits are often small and short lived, flitting from one thing to the next without much heed to anything but the information they feel they must convey. Most Memes are found within the Astral Umbra, unable to grow big enough to leave, sometimes so small and short lived as to barely gain notice. Some gain quite a bit of power and influence, pushing their idea into the minds of people across the world.

Each Meme spirit represents a single idea. They thrive on that idea being remembered and passed from one person to another. In the past, the growth of a Meme spirit was often slow and ponderous, taking years for a particular Meme to grow enough to reach beyond its original location, or to eventually spread influence across the world. Memes of old were content to grow in power and influence slowly, and did very little to actively push ideas forward, expecting word of mouth to be sufficient.

As the world enters the information age, Memes have the capability to grow and gain influence faster than ever. This also means a Meme can die just as fast as it grows, sometimes gaining worldwide influence, only to be forgotten within the year. The prospect of such a fast death scares most Memes. They take an active role in spreading ideas to people, pushing concepts and information into as many channels as they can in hopes to create a legacy that lasts. Some Memes fluctuate in power and influence as their ideas travel the globe and back again — their popularity rekindled sometimes without rhyme or reason.

Some of the most powerful Meme spirits have been able to adapt and evolve, conveying their information in new forms as a previous form loses traction and people forget it. These Memes urge people to share information through whatever medium possible. Some Garou find binding Memes to fetishes helps them retain large amounts of information to share later.

Rage: 4, Willpower: 7, Gnosis: 8, Essence: 19

Charms: Control Electrical Systems, Short Out

Image: When materialized, Memes take on the image of whatever bit of information they conveyed. Sometimes the information is so small and truncated, the spirit looks like nothing more than a photograph or scrawled word on a piece of paper. Otherwise, the spirit may take on the form of an animal or person to which the information pertains. In the Umbra, the spirits look like small pieces of the Pattern Web, etched into a defined space.