Not truly Lodge, nor House, nor camp, these philo­ sophical parties form yet another fault along which the Silver Fangs divide themselves. Not all Fangs belong to one mind-set or the other, and not everyone who believes in line with one of the parties self-identifies as a Renewal­ ist or a Royalist, but the division is significant enough to warrant mention.

Renewalists

Sometimes confused with the clandestine usurpers who call themselves “Renewal,” the Renewalists seek to “fix” what they believe to be a problem in the tribe: excessive adherence to ceremony and tradition in the face of urgent need for new solutions to modern problems. Some urge kings to rely not on past wisdom, but on present intel­ ligence. Others call for a spiritual reinvigoration, a return to times when ancient kings would consult the local spirit leaders before taking any action that would affect the area.

Royalists

Royalists look to the past to answer questions of the present; they believe that the Fangs’ ancient traditions provide an answer for any situation — if followed cor­ rectly. They abjure modern changes or adaptations to the tribe’s way of doing things, clinging to the past with fanatical devotion.

Nothing is perfect; reality is inherently flawed. Even a tribe such as the Stargazers is fractured into fragments that only catch part of the mirrored whole. Some are simply tribe members gathering together for a specialized purpose, focusing on a single Gaia-given task. Others organize themselves apart from the tribe in a spirit of divisiveness and collapse.