Gifts

Making up the majority of the tribe, these Spirals are mostly self-directed and specifically not connected to Pentex, although they may moonlight as aristocrats. The Big Bad Wolf pursues his own pleasure and gain, regardless of whether it will hurt the Garou or not, though a wise Spiral recognizes that striking at the Garou when

the opportunity presents itself is far preferable to letting them attack in full force.

Hardline Bad Wolves that follow the will of the Wyrm usually fall into this category. They are the most dangerous of the Black Spiral Dancers, and the least pluralistic. Trying to reason with them is futile, and they often have little interest in material gain or in living as gods as many of their contemporaries do. Rather, they seek to hasten the end of the world by doing whatever harm they can, with the Garou as their first and foremost target. Such Spirals can be trusted to look down on their brethren who take a more cerebral, less spiritual approach to hurting the Garou, but it is a mistake to write them off as bullies and fiends. Some such wolves are quite charismatic, and stoke the Rage in their fellow Spirals white-hot, reminding them of the rightness of maiming and destroying Garou lives and ravaging their Kinfolk.

Less hardline Big Bads only wish to revel in their monstrosity. They might attack the Garou for hatred, for sport, or for some sick measure of vindication, be­ lieving themselves to be guiding the lost little wolves to the only correct conclusion. Failing that, they might enjoy giving them their errant cousins the mercy of the Apocalypse they are so willing to die for. If nothing else, such Spirals may simply enjoy killing something that thought itself mighty.

Overall, Big Bad Wolves focus less on the Garou than the accumulation of power. That power might come in the form of wealth, political prestige, or luxury — living in grand old houses, moving through lovers, and experienc­ ing all the thrills the world has to offer. Alternatively, it might come through the accumulation of spiritual might in service to the Wyrm, collecting fetishes and the dark blessings of mighty Banes. In either case, Big Bad Wolves don’t come by these things through honest hard work, so when the blood flows it always helps to be a monster the world doesn’t believe in.

There are no limits to what such Spirals might do.