Lodge of the Thin Shadow

The Lodge of the Thin Shadow is an elite espionage-focused lodge.

Overview

The Lodge formed during the French Revolution, when French Uratha banded together to use stealth and deception to protect themselves, their loved ones, and their territories. This group of like-minded werewolves originally called themselves the Friends of the Shadow (Les Amis d'Ombre) but in 1794 they formed a formal lodge, taking as their totem spirit Fox Master-of-Guile.

The Thin Men spread out across Europe and into North America, but the two world wars badly reduced their numbers. In 1951, all remaining members consolidated in East Berlin, and their staunch secrecy caused many werewolves to forget they even existed. When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, the Lodge gradually resumed contact with the rest of the world, though many Uratha are loathe to trust an organization with an unknown agenda.

They're right not to. Secretly, in the late 1980s, a group of Fire-Touched wiped out the original Thin Men and persuaded Fox Master-of-Guile to help them impersonate the lodge in order to infiltrate the Tribes of the Moon. They recruit (or kill) Forsaken werewolves and force them to turn against their packs and tribes. However, there are now more (ex-)Forsaken members than there are true Pure, and the lodge is riven by internal unrest as some members try to take their own lodge down from the inside.

Game Mechanics

Prerequisites

A combination of eight dots in Larceny and Stealth, plus Streetwise •

Benefits

When one of the Thin Men decides some information is meant to be secret, all members of the lodge become physically unable to reveal that information to non-members. This includes information they might want to reveal (such as 'Our lodge is a Pure front and we're planning to kill you') and extends to even indirect hinting. Most Uratha find Thin Men infuriating to talk to because this ability forces them to speak in riddles.

In addition, all members of the lodge gain access to Stealth Gifts.

Gifts and Rites

The Spirits’ Silence (• to •••••): This Gift is used at the same time as another Gift, rite, or fetish, allowing that other ability to be used in total silence.

Rite of the New Coat (•••): With this rite, the Pure can masquerade as members of the Tribes of the Moon even in the Hisil.

References

WTF: Lodges: The Splintered, p. 127-132

First Edition
Werewolf: The Forsaken Lodges
	Blood Talons	Lodge of Cerberus • Lodge of the Einherjar • Lodge of Garm • Lodge of the Lone Wolf • Lodge of Night • Lodge of the Shield • Lodge of Swords • Lodge of Wendigo
	Bone Shadows	Lodge of Baital • Lodge of Death • Lodge of Doors • Lodge of Hallowed Halls • Lodge of Harbingers • Lodge of the Hundred Days • Lodge of the Hungry Ghosts • Lodge of Prophecy • Lodge of the Reaping • Lodge of Voices
	Hunters in Darkness	Lodge of Ashes • The Brotherhood of Eshu's Cap • Lodge of Carrion • Lodge of the Empty Den • Lodge of Harmony • Lodge of Ruin • Lodge of Seasons • Lodge of the Sleeping Bear • Lodge of Wrath
	Iron Masters	Lodge of 66 • Lodge of Arms • Lodge of the Hidden Hunt • Lodge of Lightning • Lodge of Metal • Lodge of Scrolls • Lodge of Spires • Lodge of Stones • Lodge of Wires
	Storm Lords	Lodge of Crows • Lodge of the Final Winter • Kshatriyas • Lodge of the Maelstrom • Lodge of Namarrkun • Lodge of Salvation • Lodge of the Shadow's Storm • Lodge of the Shadow Throne • Lodge of Thunder • Lodge of Winter
	Auspice	Lodge of the Boundary • Lodge of the Broken Pledge • Eigner Lodge • Lodge of the Endless Horizon • Lodge of the Fury Choir • Lodge of the Hazzan • Lodge of Luna's Tears • Lodge of Lycurgus • Lodge of the Second Moonrise • The Secret Tribunal • Lodge of the Shadow Throne • Lodge of the Spirit Chains • Lodge of the Spoken Word • Lodge of the Starless Sky • Lodge of the Storm's Eye
	Pure	Lodge of Absolution • Blood of Kings • Council of Eagles • Lodge of Kin's Blood • Lodge of Night's Fear • Lodge of Plague • Lodge of Sana'a • Lodge of Vermin's Shadow
	Others	Lodge of the Adder • Lodge of Arkadia • The Armée Sauvage • Lodge of Avalon • Lodge of the Black Woods • Lodge of Bloody Spears • Brotherhood of the Crossed Swords • Lodge of Chemics • Lodge of the Coyote • Lodge of the Crossroads • Cult of Bones • Lodge of Echoes • Lodge of the Endless Moon • Lodge of the Fallen Idol • Lodge of the Feast • Lodge of Fevered Light • Lodge of the Firestick • Lodge of Grey Hunters • Lodge of the Grotto • Lodge of Howling Death • Lodge of the Hunt • Lodge of Ilia • Lodge of Kletby • Lodge of the Lake • Lodge of the Lion • Lodge of London • Lodge of the Lost • Lodge of Luna's Devotees • Lodge of Mammon • Lodge of Mania • Lodge of the Modernist • Lodge of the Morning Star • Lodge of the Nahual • Lodge of Praetors • Lodge of Quetzal • Lodge of the Red Sands • Lodge of the Rose • Lodge of the Sacrifice • Lodge of Saints • Lodge of the Savior • Lodge of Scars • Lodge of Scavengers • Lodge of the Shepherd • Lodge of Silence • Lodge of Songkran • Lodge of Tears • Lodge of the Thin Shadow • Lodge of Two Worlds • Lodge of the Union • Lodge of Unity • Lodge of the Willow Branch
	Mots	Eiwaz • Valkyrja
Second Edition
	Blood Talons	Lodge of the Einherjar
	Bone Shadows	Lodge of the Hundred Days
	Hunters in Darkness	Lodge of the Hook Hand • Lodge of Sleepless Earth
	Iron Masters	Lodge of the Shield
	Storm Lords	Lodge of The Roman Ritual
	Ghost Wolves	Eaters of the Dead • Lodge of the Field
	Auspice	Lodge of the Chronicle • Lodge of Gargoyles
	Pure	Lodge of Muspell
	Others	Lodge of Garm • Dreaming Lodge • Lodge of Quicksilver Children • Lodge of the Screaming Moon • The Temple of Apollo • The Thousand Steel Teeth