Category:Wendigo

Setting
The Wendigo are often thought of as savages by the European Garou, ever since the colonial days wherein the European Garou first invaded the Purelands and the Wendigo were fiercely protective over their territory and killed any intruders that were not obviously part of the Three Tribes. While the Wendigo were spread from Siberia to the North Americas, the two halves of the tribe rarely spoke and almost never discussed the other tribes.

The Siberakh, as many Wendigo of North America referred to their Siberian Cousins, were part and parcel to the Silver Fangs, because they shared kin, wolf and human, but unlike other Silver Fangs these Siberakh were truly Wendigo. They may revere Falcon, but they revered Wendigo, Sasquatch before that, and Wolf in equal measure. On top of all that, for many generations they were not part of the Garou Nation, finding the Silver Fangs too untrustworthy to ally with, unlike the Red Talons who dwelled beside them.

In North America however, the Wendigo had a distinct hate for invading Europeans and the Garou who came with them, as they stole land, caerns, and brought the Wyrm with them. They viewed them as Wyrmbringers: they weren’t Garou, they were a plague. It took many hundreds of years, and the Croatan’s Sacrifice, as well as their losing the War of Tears, before the Wendigo begrudgingly allied with these Garou against greater threats. And it wasn’t until after the High King apologized to the tribe for the Silver Fang’s actions that the Wendigo began to truly side with anyone other than the Uktena. In doing so, the High King had convinced the Wyld tribe to side with the traditional Sanctum of Gaia faction in the Garou Nation.

The Battle of Crescent Moon
When the Dark Brigade attacked the Great Caern held by the Sept of the Crescent Moon, it was a hard fought victory for the Garou. All the tribes had representation present, even those who hated the Silver Fangs showed support for the Tribe and the High King’s Seat of Power. It would have been for naught had the Siberahk, the Wendigo of Siberia, not spoken in secret with their American Cousins and the Clan Gangrel’s representatives including the Elder Kindred known as White-Raven, who called in boons and blood bound numerous Gangrel to his service to ensure the betrayal went as planned. While this did not become common knowledge to the Silver Fangs, and even most Wendigo, until after the battle when the Clan Gangrel had abandoned the Camarilla and Sabbat by attacking their Vampire allies. It was this act that turned the battle in favor of the Garou and earned Clan Gangrel the begrudging respect of the Garou Nation, allowing those who were not twisted by the Wyrm to live in relative peace.

The Battle itself was bloody, many Garou perished on both sides. It proved too costly for the Dark Brigade, who called a retreat. This saved the lives of many of their leadership save the current, at that time, leader of the Brigade who was slain in battle by Jonas himself.

This treaty between the Gangrel and the Wendigo earned some skepticism from the High King Jonas, especially since it was kept secret from him and most other Garou. Afterward however, he officially on behalf of his Tribe apologized to the Wendigo for ever doubting their methods and for the atrocities his tribe had committed. This forced the Get of Fenris Tribal Councilor to follow suit, having seen their conviction; these acts formally cemented the Wendigo within the Sanctum of Gaia.