Totem (WOD)

A totem is a potent spirit that lends its power to a group of mystically inclined individuals (usually Garou or other fera) in exchange for some token service or tribute.

Overview
Among the Garou and most other Changing Breeds, the totem is one of the fundamental binding aspects of the pack. Additionally, each of the tribes of the Garou has its own distinct tribal totem, as do many of the individual Changing Breeds.

Not all of those who have totems are shapechangers. A group of kuei-jin (a wu) is often bound by a totem called a nushi. As well, a number of supernaturals bind totems to individuals instead of groups, among them the Bastet, the Nunnehi changelings, and many Dreamspeakers and shamanistic sorcerers.

In general, only Incarnae can acts as totems. Jagglings are too weak and Celestines need to create Incarnae as avatars for the simple act of communication with any petitioner.

Known Totems
Totems are divided into aspects. It is not known how Nushi, the Totems of the Nunnehi and other entities that can act as patrons are classified. Some Incarnae, like Raven, Coyote and Sphinx, have multiple aspects that act as separate Totems.

Aspect Unknown

 * Angler
 * Beaver
 * Bonyscrap
 * Caribou
 * Chung Kuel
 * Citlacoatl, the Feathered Serpent King
 * Crab
 * Dog
 * Goose
 * The Grandfather
 * Hatii the Thunderer
 * Hurricane
 * Ika-Ika the Monkey King
 * King-of-Beasts
 * King of Cats
 * Kishijoten
 * Kokopelli and Pan
 * The Last Ones
 * Loki
 * Loon
 * Manta Ray
 * Mantis
 * Mistress of Catkind
 * Mongoose
 * Moray
 * Moose
 * Oghma
 * Old Snapjaw
 * Opossum
 * Ox
 * Porcupine
 * Prince Inari
 * Ptah
 * Rabbit
 * Red - Cockaded Woodpecker
 * Rutma
 * Salamander
 * The Smiling Happy Buddha
 * Sturgeon
 * Ti Malice
 * Tiger
 * Tin Hau
 * Tzinzie
 * Whispers
 * Xochipilli
 * Zarok

Corruption
Totems of Corruption are always Wyrm-aligned.
 * The Dark Fungus, "His Mycological Majesty"
 * G'louogh, "The Dance of Corruption"
 * Relshab, "The Faceless Eater"
 * Qyrl (as totem)

Cunning
Totems of Cunning can be Gaian or Wyrm-aligned.
 * Butterfly
 * Coatimundi
 * Crow (also exists as a Totem of War)
 * Cuckoo
 * Fox
 * Genbu, the Black Tortoise
 * Goat
 * Gull
 * Hawk
 * Horseshoe Crab
 * Hyena
 * Kirijama, "The Hidden Foe" (Bane)
 * Machine Messiah
 * Mitanu
 * Moodai the Possum
 * Ngadu-dagali, the Brolga (Bane)
 * Racoon
 * Roadrunner
 * Sphinx (other Aspects include War, Wisdom and Respect)
 * Tammang Hall
 * Termite
 * Tezcatlipoca
 * Tick
 * Tulu, the Kookaburra
 * The The Whippoorwhill

Nunnehi

 * Birch
 * Cottonwood
 * Dogwood
 * Fir
 * Firewood
 * Granite
 * Ice
 * Magnolia
 * Maize (Corn)
 * Saguaro Cactus
 * Sandstone
 * Tobacco
 * Whitewater
 * Willow

Others

 * Elephant (Glory)
 * Feng-Huang, Emperor of Birds (Jade Sentai Unique Totem)
 * Kanau the Wedge-Tailed Eagle (Lost Totem)
 * Mu-ru-bul Tu-ru-dun the Bunyip (Lost Totem)
 * Ngalyod the Rainbow Serpent (Lost Totem)

Respect
Totems of Respect are always Gaian aligned.
 * American Dream
 * Bison
 * Chhi-Lin
 * Digital Eye
 * Dragon
 * Falcon
 * Father Mule
 * Father Peyote
 * Finch
 * Frog (also exists as a Totem of Wisdom)
 * Glooscap
 * Grandfather Thunder
 * Harpy Eagle
 * Horse
 * Hyperion
 * Lion
 * Mammoth
 * Mir-Herta
 * Mokihani
 * The Muses
 * North Star
 * Old Wolf of the Woods
 * Osprey
 * Pegasus
 * Phoenix (Unique Totem Only Silver Pack)
 * Quetzal
 * Sable
 * Scarab
 * Snake Doctor
 * Snow Queen
 * Sodals
 * Sokta / Phoebe
 * Sphinx (also exists as a Totem of Wisdom and Cunning)
 * Stag
 * Stourbridge Lion
 * Sulis
 * Suzaku, the Red Bird
 * Tambiyah
 * Thunderbird
 * Turtle
 * Volcano
 * Wild Turkey

Strength
Totems of Strength are Wyrm-aligned (with one questionable exception). Most consist of fallen Gaian spirits that were turned or sold themselves to the Wyrm.
 * Bat (corrupted, formerly Wisdom)
 * Green Dragon (corrupted, formerly War)
 * Hakaken, "The Heart of Fear"
 * Kendi, the Frill-Necked Lizard (Bane)
 * Minotaur

War
Totems of War are Gaian aligned.
 * Adder
 * Anaconda
 * Aray
 * Badger
 * Bear
 * Black Unicorn
 * Boar
 * Bull
 * Buzzard
 * Bya-akko, the White Tiger
 * Clashing Boom Boom
 * Cobra
 * Coyote (also exists as a Totem of Cunning)
 * Crocodile
 * Eagle
 * Earth-burrowers
 * Earthquake
 * Easy Credit
 * Euryale
 * Fenris
 * Firedrake
 * Flea
 * Gila Monster
 * Griffin
 * Helena
 * Herne, the Hunter
 * Hummingbird
 * I'wai the Crocodile
 * Isthmene
 * Jaguar
 * Jgaluk, the Hunter
 * Medusa
 * The Medusae
 * Momentum
 * Morrigu
 * Nerigal
 * O' Mighty Dolla'
 * Panther
 * Panthesilea
 * The People
 * Piggi-Billa, the Echidna
 * Rat
 * Rhino
 * Rorg
 * Seadrake
 * Shark
 * Sphinx-of-War (other aspects include Wisdom, Cunning and Respect)
 * Stheno
 * Tasmanian Devil
 * Thunderbird
 * Tsetse Fly
 * Typhon
 * Walrus
 * Weasel
 * Wendigo
 * The Winter Manitous (Negakfok, Tomanik O'ha'a)
 * Wkinyan Tanka, Thunderbird
 * Wolverine
 * Wyvern
 * Yongar the Kangaroo

Wisdom
Totems of Wisdom are Gaian aligned.
 * American Dream
 * Ayahuasca
 * Bacchus
 * Boobook the Owl
 * Bougoodoogahdah the Lyrebird
 * Brigid
 * Buffalo
 * Chameleon
 * Chimera
 * City Parent
 * Cockerel
 * Cockroach
 * Corn Maiden
 * Dana
 * Danu
 * Dolphin
 * Dragonfly
 * Epona
 * Eshtarra
 * Fog (Aeolus)
 * General Lee
 * Hare
 * Harrier
 * Heron
 * Hrafn, the Raven
 * Ibis
 * Invisible Hand
 * Jackal
 * Kiunik, Otter
 * Lava
 * Lu-Bat
 * Merlin (Respect)
 * Meros
 * The Monkey King
 * Mouse
 * New World Trinity
 * Owl
 * Peregrine Falcon
 * Peyote
 * Queen Ananasa
 * Ratatosk
 * Rattlesnake
 * Raven
 * Rooster
 * Salmon
 * Sea Otter
 * Seiryuu, the Azure Dragon
 * Shantar
 * Sirius, the Dog Star
 * Skaia Salmon
 * Soma
 * Sphinx (also exists as a Totem of War, Respect and Cunning)
 * The Spirit Without Name
 * Themis, the Dream Weaver
 * Toad
 * Trash Heap
 * Trout
 * Twister
 * Uktena
 * Unicorn
 * Whiptail Lizard
 * Whisky Jack (Jaybird)
 * Wild Raven
 * Wind Incarna
 * Winter Wolf