Ragabash: The New Moon, The Trickster
Tribe · Werewolf
Oh, what you’ve described is technically a plan, I suppose. The sort of plan a drooling, brain-dead savage might create, but still a plan. Hey, easy! I wasn’t talking about you — I was talking about the drooling, brain-dead savages
The Ragabash is the mythic trickster, the fool who is alternately foolish and wise. He plays the role of the contrary, questioning tradition in order to find the wisest path. Although the New Moon may seem disrespectful, his wry humor and incisive insights are meant to serve the greater good of the Garou. The clever Ragabash doesn’t question every decision — only those that need it. In the field, the New Moon is a cunning scout and unconven tional tactician, leading the enemy into ambushes and striking at their soft underbellies when they least expect it.
While other auspices have fairly set roles within their sept and tribe, the Ragabash is usually left to his own devises. He has the gift of flexibility: the opportunity to explore options usually off-limits to other Garou. His insights are sometimes unwelcome, but frequently worthy. When there’s tension in the air, the Ragabash is usually the one to lift it, even if it means putting himself at risk of violence at the hands of a humorless Ahroun. But the New Moon frequently risks it anyway — what sort of trickster would he be if he was afraid to do something unpopular?
Initial Rage: 1 Beginning Gifts: Blur of the Milky Eye, Infectious Laughter, Liar’s Face, Open Seal, Scent of Running Water
Stereotype: The Ragabash born under the waxing new moon is usually light-hearted and capricious, while one born under the waning new moon has a slightly more wicked and ruthless streak. It’s a rare Ragabash indeed that lacks a keen wit and the capacity to find some humor in any situation, no matter how bleak. Many other werewolves are slow to take the Ragabash seriously, though, as it’s difficult to tell the difference between a New Moon’s mockery that points out a grievous flaw in a plan and similar mockery that simply amuses him. Sometimes a Ragabash points out that the emperor has no clothes — but sometimes they’re the first to cry wolf, so to speak.
Quote: Oh, what you’ve described is technically a plan, I suppose. The sort of plan a drooling, brain-dead savage might create, but still a plan. Hey, easy! I wasn’t talking about you — I was talking about the drooling, brain-dead savages
massing on our border. I’ve overheard their plans, and they were largely the same as yours. Perhaps you might like to rethink your approach?