Lyra A Setting Sourcebook for Werewolf: The Apocalypse’PAWORLD OF | [ A.WORED.OF | ve | | | By Bruce Baugh, Chris Ca vant Je ce Cassada, | Nicky Rea and Adal Poa a AIT,me ed AS Credits ‘Authors: Bruce Baugh, Chrix Campbell, Jackie Cassada, Nicky Rea, Adam Tinworth Developer & Additional Material Eilitor: Aileen E. Mies Ast Director: Aileen E Miles ‘ats Josey Jay Jo Rebreay Alex Sheth cer, Meliss Le Cover Art: William O'Conner Back Cover Art Jefi Reber Layout, Typesetting & Cover Design: Aileen E. Miles than Skemp LARASTON, CA 30021 USA GAME STUDIO (©2000 White Walf Publdhing, ne Al ighte nerd Reproduction withous the writen pemision of the publisher ssexpresily forbidden, except forthe purposes of reviews and for blank character chee's, which may be reproduced for tereonal we only. White Wolf, Vampire the Masquerade Nage the Ascension and Would of Daskness are regiered ‘aetnicksof White WolfPublahing, Ine Allrightseserved. 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If cx Healer, fthe annua ofliving tre portrayed isn notch eetwo below whatone wuld ‘expect, ust emember— its the Woridaf Darkness I's ‘out joben make the woeld look less hespitabe shan our town So don't hold any alterations that ae apparently rnade wit mood! in mind against us On theotherhand, if velvescrewed up geosmaphy Ie+okay to mil atus, We probably deserve it A World of Rage eam A yy,2 a A ET. Contents Chapter One: The Americas Chapter Two: Eurasia Chapter Three: Africa and the Middle East Chapter Four: India and Asia Chapter Five: Australia and the South Seas Contents erewerewolves mighe be ethat the world's abig place. There'san almost uncourable numberof tris in the fire around lefor South America’s rainforest reigm of Black Tooth, the ‘areas of concer Alezensof supplements, in some cases left withour an update for years, Une naw A World of Rage is your: of Darkness, specifically focusing on the areas and bia Specie wo di i other shapeshifters. Within these pages you'll find cut the latest word on the ongoing strugees such as the en they jdebook to the World thee ‘ideas within this book — all it takes to use them is little willingness to cake your chronicle outside the usual sept boundaries. Ws great, big, hostile world due thete. Have fun touring 0 of the World of Darkness J — one that tsn't particularly for. man. residents. The long winter righty souls Ghd quickly, and the suicide tite tle bitevery year: Everyso péten, nourint pilot dheir snowmobiles down ley, and never come hor Canadians resent each other just thar lirrle hit more, and violence between. various ethnic groaps flares up more frequently (and vieiously), When win: ter descends. on Cana outa little. Whon 2 chemical ra he highway and the surrounding ground, an effective ‘cleanup is all the slower in coming — if it comesatall, tsa harsh land, particularly away from the cities al Cas Canada is frankly jnnmense — Russia is the only ger country inal the world. Irstreeches more than, 500 kilometers (over 3,400 st to west, encompassing ax full tine sone, ty north miles to Americans) Chapter One: The Americas 5 Oe a eiSere ern riser ere er nae en renin are ome A LALA south axis is no less impressive; Canada's northern- most point is almost 2,000 km north of the Arctic Cirele. And for all his land, Canada's population is roushly a tenth of that of the United States and most of its people live within 160 km of the Canada/US border — nearly 90% of the counery is unsettled. At least, by humans. ‘vogrmphisally, Conidae abatit Rn — we prairies and lakesar the center, bounded by mountains ‘onthe west, east anc northwest To thenorth, chere'san ‘expanse of permanent snow and ice; to the south, the Interior Plams, a continuation of the United Seates ‘Great Plains. The Rocky Mountains and Appalachians both stretch up into Canada, and the land boasts a few mountain ranges solely itsown (such asthe Mackensie and Richarcson Mountains). The earth itself ranges from tundra and permafrost in the furches: north, 10 highly fertile soi that feds Canacl's breadbasker, There ae three mayer types of forest in the land — the eastern forests along the Appalachians, the tall-timber forest along the Pacific Coast, and the coniferous taiga that constitutes the majarity of nadla's woode. The natural grasthinds to thescuth have been mostly plowed under and tured into a region of heavy agriculture, And of coune, it’s cold. Those living along the Pociflc uunt receive die best uf i Uvete sunancs fairly cool and their winters mild. Everywhere else receives fairly long winters and short summers; every- where east of the Rockiesgetsplenty of snow for three tosix months every year. The farther north you go, the Jess hospitable it gets. The tundra regions experience wincers where che average temperature never erawls above freezing, and the summer temperature never really climbs above 10° Celsius (50° Fahrenheit) ‘Canada makes lot of its money from is narural resources; the land i rich in petroleum, coal and other minerals. and the lumber.paper and azticultural indus- «riesareparticularly robust. Most ofthe councry'spower comes from hydroelectric dams, which have become remarkably widespread. Regional governments seem peechoedly Uppy glove emnnnlitsror ey eam ee ing the rivers into sources of "clean" power — even if some ofthe landalong the banks suffers in the process, Canada is also without « doubt werewolf teritry. “Theecananry patina festsoupper wel populatins thua’salmosteernainly the moststable inthe New World (for whatever char’s worth), making it prime breeding grounds for dhe Garou. The buman population is ethni- Cally diversein the cities, butscattered anlalmost meager actoss the land itself. Canada's population of vampires is comparatively low, nd the Leeches that do call Canada home are ether immigrars or decidedly young (as vam : pre. Useful Tidbits Fo Stocytellers who've never been non of the frond (and shone whi've never beets ws Novi ‘America, peri, we've provided jusca few reind- ers about Canadian culture that add! a touch of verisimilitade toa chronicle. Canada son the metric system expectroad signs in kilamerers. The speed limicis usually 100 kph (60 mph), # Canada is officially bilingual, although En lish isthe language of choice throughout most of the country (excluding Quebec, raturdllement) Spelling end grammar tend to favor (or rather, faveur) the Besich srandare *# The country is 2 constitutional monarchy; the monarch of England is also Canada’s head of eave (Queer Hizaberh Il, asa 2000) actinethrough free appoinued Governor Ge al. Howevet, west of the actual legislation is dene through Parliament Guhich is in tum split into an elected Howse of Commonsand anappointed Senate; of the ovo,the House of Commons has much more power). The Tread of the governmers isthe Prime Minister. ‘© American citizens or permanent resents don’ need pusspeats cr visas to enter Canada, al though visitors from other countries need paspores [No visas are requited ef vistors from mast Banish Commorivealtt o¢ European Union countries * Canada’s customs requirements are fairly seraighforwand, Visitors ean bring in a hunting fifle or shorgun, with 200 rounds of ammunition, but handguns and automatic weapons are strictly forbidden, Packs with hipus members should note that bringing pers across the border wesquites & vetetinanian’s certificate of good health, vaccina- tions, and s0 on. * July 1s Canada Day. This tsrt a stretly vital bie of information, but some Canatian to use it as an excuse to do some drinking pires measure their years), There are, of course, few of the ancient undead whohave setled neo che country, bur forthe most par, t's nor the varapites that the local (Coie hein tert sot Buc the counery is far from perfect — like every where ese in the World of Darkness, the wild placesnre inder attack, Human companies log ancl dam and strip- ving litle bue reponitories af danger ‘industrial waste in their wake. Mon- stess out of darkest Native American myth skulk inthe isolated comersof the land. feastingson whomever they A World of Rage aaea a SS ‘can catch, Spirits of murder and vengeance haunt the sites of old battlefields and massacres. The werewolves of this country, paricularly towards the cold noch, must be strong to resist theirrivals and enemies, The Garou Most of Canada’s Garou are Fianna, Get of Fenris, Silver Fangs and Wendigo, The tint three aurived alongside the earliest European setelers, and found something of their old lands’ appeal in the northern woods. Of course, the Wendigo had al ready claimed Canada as nothing less than their tubal protectorate, and the result was all too pre dictable, The fires of hatred have dimmed down a little since — but werewolves are creatures of rage. and the anger stil smolders. The Wendigo are: stronger in Canada than they are anywhere else, seve perhaps Allmiley— noe dinky-ts the lund che hieore of eis ental pratetepetay Ba they find the harsh withers virtually.forrifying. They sul hld anumber of caemihete, calling cn their Gifts and spirit allies tw drive away or Kel Amycers with Iedhal old Unisrsumately)digmore einer ernsare centheirown hen iccomestadefensesaswell, Atleast ‘wo cazmsin the last two yenrs came unde air atrack from military-style helicopeers — only the power of mughty scorm-spint alles was ale to fleet he rais- siles and bring the helicopters ta the ground, The Wendigo know they were lucky, and don’t lodk for vward to the next attempts irdotin' help thar chey'te ‘not sure justwhich oftheir enemies futsled theassault Most of Canada's population fof Prench or Brite ish descent, and the Silver Fangshiave Kin representa- tivesin both, A few Fangs loin thartieleaneestorsset foot on the land when Samuel de Chataplain first founded Acadia, but others of their cribe are thore dubious. The Canadian Fangs’ pedigrees do gibi a though and the hours of che UNV le Hearth is firmly rooced Ip southern Canada, King (Cyrusthe-Baldcommonly reiveliitvorth from¢merica) inthe summersta discuss politicswith thelecal elders, i ork hasofieredhissuppertcotheUnbreabable Hearth —even if it wasn't in the courtliest language. ‘Canada's Fianna aresimilarly mixed; alchough the ratio of Brush to French descent is much steeper, Lhe (Canadian Fiannn have 9 slightly better reputation for dealing with the native Garou, although there are still plenty of blemishes on thelr econd. The tbe ispener- ally a little more given to urban caems in Canada, partly because theirKinblendscamletsly into the local population, and party because they don’tcare oi for the stoic ideal of surviving @ harsh winter in the (eine ae Chapter One: The Americas panera. Metis vs Metis Justin case you didn’t know, there's a signif ‘ant difforence hetween the mictis (MET-iss) and the Métis (mity-TEE), The former's, ofcourse, the Garou breed the latter isan ethnic group of mixed American Indian and European Hood, ‘Also on the subject of terminology, the ern “Eskimo” isn’tscmething that the Inuit ind plimentary — itmeans “eaters of raw meat, was given to them by other tribes, They prefer to call themselves “the only people.” on northernmostareas. (One waggish theory put forth by the Bone Gnawere sleo holds that the Fianna were mildly traumatized the frst time they tried to call stageapirit and got a moose-spirit instead) ‘The Get in thlivedtmostly arrived in the lase 300 YeSlb Gb ex, alts the tethe clnins hue some oF thee number wet here sincethe |Och century, Some of the local Fennie ean trace theit ancestry hack 10 the 1700s, wher the Germatsfininded town of ‘was becoming prominent anlocal maritime stairs, ces claim descent {rain British Get who arrived! else where. The Fenrir have been mipre succesful than most aropean tribes ac adapting te the colder climes; they apparently find it an excellent tes The dthértribesare also present w vuryinedegrees, of Goutse, The Ret Talons have a scrong presene in Canada, wherethey take fulladvancaze ofthe compar Hively Healthy wall populaiion, There's u slight een dency amongithess Talons to be more forgiving of hhumersin general (since chey have tare teritary to thenmyelves) and inare vengeful specifichhumaess (noe ‘Beingused tothe dattiage humamscando to thelarsdaynd ins Tife). Likewise, the Uktena are scarrered here and there, mostly sharing space at Wendig caems where they're welcomeingsidilsasy The tbe alos Patticulapsyeapathy forthe Mécs, whose mixes! blood gives thet soihething ie common with the Uktena The Black Funes, Chiliren of Gaia and Shulow Lordshave very tew cerns ot thetr cn in Canada i fact, each tribe probably hits no more than one tial ‘caetn to their name in the country, They tend to focis theirattention on the human population, which means that they spend most of their time around the more populated south ofthe country. The Shadow Lords a generilly the most outgoing of the three; the tnbe'y Crows have made some connections among the Red Talons, Fenrir and Wendigo of the northern areas, offering the tribe's help should it he needed Inthecities; the Ghiss Walkers are probably about nvenwiththe Bane Grawor at numbers jo. Although 7a A ASA the Ginawersare highly sympathetic tothe blue-collar population of most Canadian towns and cities, reli- tively few felr comfortable tagging along with the Gee, lanoa nnd Silver Fang 0 shar was clearly a hoetila tribe's territory. Most of Canada’s Bone Gnawers are scartered throughout the towns dnd cities long the corridor from Quebec City to Windscr —which is also ‘hate the enslorty of Candies’ Glass Wallets dell Both tribes ve attheir thickest in Toronto, where the Glass Walkers maintain at least two cocms, The Silent Striders and the Stargazersare the two ose discmet mmorimes among the country’s tribes; neither tribe is known to hold any caems in the area, or even gather in numbers of more than two at atime, The Maritime Provinces The Manitime Provinces account for very little of Canada’s overall an area, bur they are rich in petro- fury, natural gas and other resources. This makes them a prime target for mony of Pentex's activities, As svresul,industridizarion has heen rapilly working ies way into the easternmost provinces, bringing some jobs along with lt — but imperiing other jobs, and imnre hess, as it 200s New Brunswick New Brunswick percheson theeasrcoaseof North America, juscenth of Maine. The province isheavily forested, with mest of the human populatien concen trated along the coastand the Saint John River valley. Of course, the woods are considered quite the useful rewurce, and the logging industry (particulatly for pulp and paper) is imporcant to the local economy, Thi swe the local werewolf population ‘pack of Fenrir ts currently entertaining plans to severely monkeywrench Edmundstan, ane of the inj centers of the industry. About one third of New Brunswick's populations French-Canadian, laigely descended from the sectle- event of Acadia, established in 1604. Most of the province's lirger towns and cities are on the coast, whether that of che Bay of Fundy ar the Gulf of St Liwrence. The cxast also has a scattering of Acadian villages, often marked by lags resembling the French tricolor witha yellowstarin the upper partof the blue stripe. Rurnory persist among the neighboring sepes thar a few of these villages are hemes to a cult thae worships some sory of Wyrm-hease under the warers, ‘but the local packs haven't yer had the leisure to investigate these rumors in depth oesn't pl The Fundy Islands are a popular spot amon our- door typessuch as binkwatchers, whale-watchers, ceemen and the like: The world’s wcord-agese whl: A World of Rage a one a a HY, pool churnisoff the coast of Deer Istand, and the place is anexus for spirit energy. The plice would make an’ ‘excellent caern — if werewolves could breathe water, of coniie=A. romioe makings ite way around Caron cinstes (andsomeh eles aswel says that huge sharks have been seen in the whirlpools area, hinting thar the Rokea are aware of the site's significance. New Bnnnwick doesa'e tuive a large werewolf population, and most of the local Garou are Get of Fenris of mainly Saxon descent. OF them, the most notable is Jarl John Goklen-Boar, who's famous for single-handedly overturning six loxging sucks tn a single run, without so tnuch as breaking ste Newfoundland ‘This island province isan extension of the Appala- cians andisas rugged asthatwould imply. Onaverane, the island is home te less than four people per square mile [thas quite the local hismey — the fire Firopean settlers after failed Viking settlement were sailors who jumpedship preferringtoekc ouralivingon'the Rock” rather than spend another dayat sea, A number of bows sod hacehrasantin the mene poorly drained arson ofthe island, and at least one boasts a Fianna caem. The Fianna ate tarher content on the island; the locals’ penonality warks well with cheir own. Storytelling is a lonedlog, Gait wean “Newly” wel Uses speech isan unusual blendof West Country English and the dialect of southwest Ireland. Asmenticnal previoutly, she bland wasthe site ofa Loth century. Viking settlement, one that apparently included » few Fenrir in its number. The Wendigo and Gettellcanllictingstoriesefthesettlement the Wendi claim that the Fenrit were pace guests, and jmmlionely fell artacking the native peeple, while che Ger main tain chactheso-called "Pure Ones offered vicleneeso the newcomers, and shat the Fearit merely etaiated. What- ever the actual sty of thesetriement. tiin’t hat more than a few decides. However, there are persistent stories: thaca few ofthe Get remsinead behind and began so run with Wendigo and Uktena, becoming Fens by corem lon: Halianememomate nan SharaNne proto oemid on Newfoundland — although descendants of “Yimir’s ‘Sweat" might live on elsewhere. Despite the influence of the local Fianna, New- ‘ound edhe seeuftrcavy no mining ut feet se of which is overseen by Harold and Harold. Thenat aren't particularly happy about the province's iance for natural resources — what happens wher the wells sand mines run dry? — hueas long as miningand drilling provide jobs, ie'shard to tur away from them, The most significant change on the wind — at lease to Garau perspective mnvolves the ania vil