
Glyph of Austere Howl.
House Austere Howl is a Silver Fang house from Great Britain.
Overview[]
Once the most powerful and honorable of houses, but its power declined along with the British Empire. The house is in a state of civil war and is claimed to be Wyrm-tainted by House Gleaming Eye.
Two kings have died on the throne in the last three years, and their current leader, Queen Mary, is a young and inexperienced Scottish Ahroun. She is the daughter of the last king and is trying to rally her houses' loyal elements against several powerful Wyrm-corrupted nobles.
Both factions try to keep their power struggle quiet, but word is leaking to the rest of the tribe. Queen Mary is trying to enlist the aid of Silver Fangs from other houses. Few among the common tribes know about the blood bath occurring in Silver Fang manors throughout the protectorate.
Despite its division and dwindling numbers, the Austere Howl is still a potent force and has members throughout Great Britain. They live primarily in Dover, Bath, Edinburgh and Dublin. The house maintains a large caern near London and has a surprising number of them in Wales.
The House's Wyrm taint is believed to have come from their human Kinfolk, who were involved in terrible Wyrm cults hidden within the British noble families. They engaged in rites wherein they would sacrifice the children of commoners to an entity called "Red Jack." They were caught in the act by a mixed pack of Get of Fenris, Fianna and Glass Walkers. The scandal tore the house apart. Some of the current Austere Howl dignitaries had been born to some of these twisted Kinfolk families, and secretly aided them in their Wyrm worship.
Queen Mary tried to run them out of her house, but the scandal was too great by then. The Gleaming Eye fell in force upon some of their caerns and took them, claiming that they would investigate the Austere Howl and examine them for taint. The other tribes fell in with them, turning on their traditional rulers in the Austere Howl.
Queen Mary's court is now on the run, forced underground, ruling incognito, hiding from the hunt called upon them. They gained a temporary ally in the Fianna of Dublin, but disaster fell upon them when a manifestation of the Red Jack spirit attacked Fianna caerns. Most believed that Queen Mary brought it with her, or that she summoned it herself. Forced to flee even this scarce hospitality, none can say where she is now.
House Totem[]
References[]
- WTA: Silver Fangs Tribebook, p. 38
- WTA: Tribebook: Silver Fangs, p. 38, 68-69