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Responsibilities: The Master of the Howl is a largely cere-monial position, often given to a young Garou as a gateway to greater responsibilities. The Master of the Howl is responsible for leading the sept in howls and songs, including the howl that formally begins and ends every meeting. Young Garou also covet this position because its public nature gives them an opportunity to showcase their skills and earn the respect

of the community, but it is still a position that leaves them plenty of free time to pursue their own agendas.

Only Crinos, Hispo, and Lupus forms have the anatomy to make the sounds necessary to fulfill the Master of the Howl’s responsibilities. Human kin have the wrong bodies, and wolf kin lack the intellectual complexity. As a result, the Caller of the Wyld is always Garou.

Benefit: A character fulfilling this role reduces all difficulties to express himself through howls by 2, thanks to the constant practice. He also gains +1 die to Social rolls with anyone who attended a moot for three days afterwards, provided his performance was adequate, thanks to feelings of fellowship towards the Garou who led the community in howl and song.

Because the Master of the Howl has procedural duties, he also wields great power over the way the sept meets. A Master of the Howl can, in theory, convene a meeting at any time — or refuse to convene a meeting when called upon by the leaders. Abusing this power or using it politically will probably result in the Master of the Howl being replaced, but sometimes the sacrifice is worth it.