Age Role Rites are a type of Rite from Werewolf: The Apocalypse. They were first introduced in the book, Tribebook: Black Furies, and are exclusive to the Black Furies. They consist of Maiden, Mother and Crone rites.
Overview[]
The following rites can only be used by Garou in the appropriate age roles: Maiden Rites can only be used before the gestation of the Fury's first child - even if, technically, she is no longer a maiden. Mother Rites can be used from the birth of the first child until the Fury can no longer bear children (due to menopause or injury); Crone Rites can only be used after that point.
List of Maiden Rites[]
- Level Two[1]
- Rite of Pure Breeding - The mysteries of breeding and reproduction can never be wholly eliminated. Gaia gives members of many species tools to discern good mates, and to attract them: cues from symmetry and obvious health to more subtle things, like pheromones, give animals an idea of which mate would be the best for them. In the dying days before the Apocalypse, however, the Black Furies use magic to help them discern the best possible mates; after all, time is short, and wasting time breeding with a male whose bloodline is weak is no longer acceptable. Through the Rite of Pure Breeding, a Black Fury can determine if a particular mate will help her produce Garou or strong-blooded Kinfolk children. To test a male, the Fury must acquire something meaningful to him, or part of his body (no, not a finger, unless she's of the Amazons of Diana and he's really patient - hair or fingernail clippings do just fine). The ritual requires a droplet of the Fury's blood, smeared on the stolen thing. She then breaks it (or cuts it, if too small to easily break) over a white sheet and views the pattern created by the bloodstains. Symmetrical of circular patterns mean that the male would be a good mate and more likely to produce Garou children. Wilder, angular patterns suggest a worse match.
List of Mother Rites[]
- Level One[2]
- Free the Wayward Child - This rite, a simple one, frees a male Garou child of a Black Fury from any spiritual ties to Pegasus and the Black Furies. it is a quick, emotional rite; the mother traces the Black Fury glyph on her son's forehead in tears, and then blows on the boy's forehead until the glyph dries up. This rite's popularity is relatively new as such things go; in the ancient days, a male child was often simply left out to die of exposure.
List of Crone Rites[]
- Level Two[3]
- Curse of the Crone - Curse of the Crone is reserved for philanderers; rapists deserve vengeance, not the mockery and numbness this rite creates. This rite renders a male target infertile and impotent, physically causing his member to shrivel into near-uselessness.
- Level Three[4]
- Find the Scythe - Crones are traditionally associated with learning and teaching, and also with the end of life. These two aspects both feed Find the Scythe, which allows a Crone to determine the means by which a given Garou will meet her end. This ritual does not work on humans. Find the Scythe can be performed on a willing or unwilling subject, but the subject must be present for the ritual to work properly.
Gallery[]
Rage Cards[]
Trivia[]
- Rite of Pure Breeding previously had no category and was a Lupus rite (Ways of the Wolf), before it was changed in the Black Furies Tribebook.
- One could also easily create a version of Male Age Role Rites. These would fall into the categories of: Bachelor, Father and Sage. And would be related to the riddle of the Grecian Sphinx.
References[]
- WTA: Ways of the Wolf, p. 52
- WTA: Werewolf Chronicles Volume 2, p. WotW: 52
- WTA: Black Furies Tribebook, p. 42
- WTA: Litany of the Tribes Volume 1, p. BF: 42
- Rage CCG: Rage Across Las Vegas: Phase 5 (Rite of Pure Breeding)
- WTA: Tribebook: Black Furies, p. 78-80
^ Level 1
| Mother, Black Furies: Free the Wayward Child | Tribebook: Black Furies | Pg. 79 |
^ Level 2
| Crone, Black Furies: Curse of the Crone | Tribebook: Black Furies | Pg. 79 |
| Lupus: Rite of Pure Breeding | Ways of the Wolf | Pg. 52 |
| Lupus: Rite of Pure Breeding | Werewolf Chronicles Volume 2 | Pg. 52 |
| Lupus, Black Furies: Rite of Pure Breeding | Black Furies Tribebook | Pg. 42 |
| Lupus, Black Furies: Rite of Pure Breeding | Litany of the Tribes Volume 1 | Pg. 42 |
| Maiden, Black Furies: Rite of Pure Breeding | Tribebook: Black Furies | Pg. 78-79 |
^ Level 3
| Crone, Black Furies: Find the Scythe | Tribebook: Black Furies | Pg. 79-80 |
| Werewolf: The Apocalypse Rites | |
|---|---|
| Garou and Fera Rites | Accord · Age Role · Ahadi · Astrological · Caern · Dark Umbra · Death · Frontier · Hengeyokai · Minor · Mystic · Punishment · Pure Ones · Renown · Seasonal · Wyld |
| Fifth Edition Garou Rites | Common · Legendary · Social |
| Kinfolk Rites | Accord · Caern · Homestead · Milestones · Minor · Punishment · Renown · Ritual of Sacred Rebirth |
| Unique Fera Rites | Ajaba - Ananasi: First · Triumvirate · Viskr - Bastet: Kuasha · Moon · Need · Taghairm - Corax - Gurahl - Kitsune - Mokolé - Nagah - Nuwisha - Ratkin - Rokea |
| Rites of the Lost Breeds | Apis - Camazotz - Grondr |
| Wyrm-Corrupted Fera Rites | Blood Rituals · Defiler Kings · Buzzards · Histpah |
| Miscellaneous Rites | 7th Generation - Fomori - Miscellaneous Rites |