Rites of Renown: When Will You Rage 2 is a fiction anthology for Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
Summary[]
From the Onyx Path catalogue:
- The Garou’s ancient struggle against the corruption of the world continues on, year after year, blow after blow. The names of the fallen outnumber the living. Their enemies are legion: vile subsidiaries of Pentex, Inc.; mutated Black Spiral Dancers; creatures warped beyond imagination by the taint of the Wyrm; and even, tragically, their own pride, long-held vendettas, and explosive rage.
- They are warriors, but they are also monsters, shadowing cities and forests. Born of humans and wolves, they are exiled from both worlds. They fight on, unheralded by human history. They have their own songs, tales of the mighty deeds and fearless trials of Gaia’s Own and their unyielding rage.
- Rites of Renown: When Will You Rage 2 is an anthology of 19 original short stories of savage horror and noble sacrifice in celebration of 20 years of Werewolf: the Apocalypse.
Contents[]
Preface - Bill Bridges[]
Throated - Devin Grayson[]
Unwind - Sam Inabinet[]
The Lost - Michael Lee[]
Scar Tissue - Teeuwynn Woodruff[]
Why Old Wyrm Devours His Tail - Rustin Quaide[]
Hairshirt - Matthew McFarland[]
The Magadon Job - Eddy Webb[]
Tears on a Tainted Blade - Sam Chupp[]
Straw Death - Ethan Skemp[]
That Kind of Kin - Jess Hartley[]
Moonshine - Jackie Cassada[]
Rhymes with Food Truck - Richard E. Dansky[]
A Gryphon, in Glass and Steel - Aaron Rosenberg[]
Tatters of Honour - John Kennedy[]
Cleanup - Stew Wilson[]
Things Seen - Bill Bridges[]
The Stone is a Mirror Which Works Poorly - Rick Chillot[]
Eyes Toward Heaven - Brian Campbell[]
Vigrid - James A. Moore[]
About the Authors[]
Kickstarter Backers[]
Background Information[]
- This collection was a stretch goal for the Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition kickstarter, and the PDF was released two weeks earlier to backers.
- The anthology was previously titled as Drums Around the Fire II in some W20th ads.
- The characters from Michael Lee's story, The Lost, are mentioned in his novel, The Poison Tree.
- The Magadon Job by Eddy Webb is connected to his other short story, A Nuwisha Walks Into A Bar, from Songs of the Sun and Moon: Tales of the Changing Breeds.
Memorable Quotes[]
"That's what kin are for." - Mrs. Pettimore, The Lost
"Let me get this straight... you're saying you're a werewolf? As in Lon Chaney and Teen Wolf?" Indria asked. "Where exactly did you get your MD? Are you sure I'm the crazy one here?" - Indria, Scar Tissue
"I was the seeker of the Garou slain,
Searching for wisdom in the Wyld's pain.
I was the fore of wolf desire - and I
Howled pure with the Talons through the northern sky...."
The ears of the Thirteen pricked up, and listened." - Aeden "Ear of Memory" MacGowan, Why Old Wyrm Devours His Tail
"The Unlidded Eye wondered where the "Amanda" part had come from, but then, he had little room to talk about odd names." - Hairshirt
"Remember rule number one: Never lose your cool on the job? Yeah, that just went out the window." - Claudius Vachon, Floating-Point-Error, A Nuwisha Walks Into A Bar
"I have failed people, but I did so for you. I have made my kin weep, but my tribe will sing in joy remembering what I did for you. I walk to you on a road of my enemy's bones and blood and terror!" - Selma Thundertalker, Straw Death
"I wasn't aiming for you; I was just getting my mark." I answered, slipping the next dart into the chamber without taking my eyes off of my target. "And I'm not that kind of Kinfolk."
"Not that kind, ssshe sssays..." - That Kind of Kin
"And that," I said, as much to myself as to the creature's corpse, "is the kind of Kinfolk I am." - Brianna Hyland, That Kind of Kin
"I can't promise somethin' like this won't happen again, but I swear by Gaia's Glory that what happens in Lick Skillet will stay in Lick Skille from now on." - Path of Redemption, Moonshine
"And the desk, which he still wants me to pay for. But fuck that. I mean, seriously. Swedish modern?" - Roadkill, Rhymes with Food Truck
"There is more to a story than what is simply spoken." - Enosh Tartarick, Tatters of Honors
Characters[]
- Throated
- Adine - Female Garou, Ari's Twin Sister
- Swayne Collard - Human
- Mr. Dennison - Human
- Celio Ruiz - Human
- Cordaro Ruiz - Human, Celio's Older Brother
- Jim - Human
- Dave - Human
- Sierra Open-Sky - Garou
- Ari - Adine's Twin Brother, Kinfolk
- Unwind
- Uncle Luke - Human
- Vice Principal Tunelson - Human
- Matt Rogers - Human
- Sally McClendon - Human
- Britney - Human
- The Lost
- Nick - Garou, Lost Cub
- Amélie - Female Garou, Lost Cub
- Sara - Female Garou, Lost Cub
- Mrs. Pettimore - Female Kinfolk
- Mr. Frost - Works for Harold and Harold Mining, Wyrm-tainted Human
- Tom - Wyrm-tainted Human
- Scar Tissue
- Kamaria Thimba, "Laughter-Curses-the-Darkness", "Kammy" - Kickstarter Backer; Female Ajaba, ally to Dr. Achak
- Indria - Female Homid Silver Fang, Snoqualmie Pack
- Callum Dean - Human, Indria's boss at Flashline
- Dr. Achak Editon - Silent Strider
- Archimedes, "Archie" - Great Horned Owl, pet to Dr. Achak
- Argon Fortaleza - Silver Fang Pack Leader of the Snoqualmie Pack, Wyrm-corrupted
- Why Old Wyrm Devours His Tail
- Charlie Corbet - Jenny's Grandfather, Wendigo
- Aeden "Ear of Memory" MacGowan - Fianna Galliard
- Jenny "Jenny Seeking Wisdom" Springwater - Female Wendigo
- Bobbie - Jenny's Cousin
- Annie Asiak - Human, Aboriginal Arts Office
- Alignak
- Rynn Ap Bleidd - Fianna Galliard
- Gil Cabot - Wyrm-tainted Human, works for Orpheus Oracles
- Red Douglas, "Night Prowler" - Black Spiral Dancer Galliard
- George - Charlie's friend
- Uncle Vic
- Great Singers - Ancestor Spirits
- Father of Song - Council of Legends member, Ancestor Spirit
- Finn MacCool
- Hairshirt
- Amanda-Laughs-Menacingly - Kickstarter Backer; Female Lupus, Master of the Rite
- The Unlidded Eye - Shadow Lord Philodox
- Sonny-Boy - Bone Gnawer Ragabash, Anna's Blood Pack Member
- Mustafa Spirit-Runner - Silent Strider Theurge, Pack Leader of Anna's Blood, Fostern
- Tessa - Female Sept Leader, Garou
- Breakwater - Metis Female Uktena Ahroun, Anna's Blood Pack Member
- Carl Smiles-Like-Fox - Fianna Philodox, Anna's Blood Pack Member
- Broken Ground - Ahroun Garou
- Sonja Free-Dancer - Female Children of Gaia Galliard, Anna's Blood Pack Member
- Anna - Garou Cub
- The Magadon Job
- Marek Oja, Kicks-At-Dirt - Glass Walker Ragabash, Cleaners Pack
- Liza Forakis, Until-It-Stops-Moving - Black Fury Ahroun, Cleaners Pack
- Amanda Butcher, Three-Steps-Ahead - Female Glass Walker Philodox, Pack Leader of the Cleaners
- Chase Reese, Greases-Palms - Glass Walker Galliard, Cleaners Pack
- Claudius Vachon, Floating-Point-Error - Glass Walker Theurge, Cleaners Pack
- Dr. Seraphina Sanderson - Magadon Regional Head, Female Fomori
- Simone Forakis - Liza's sister, Garou
- Tears on a Tainted Blade
- Uriah "Walks Softly" Izeksen - Kickstarter Backer; Silver Fang
- Runner - Ragabash Garou Cub
- Yard-Dog - Exiled Red Talon Ahroun
- Teach - Glass Walker Theurge, Teach & Argen (Law Firm)
- Sunkmanitu - Coyote Spirit
- Coroy - Human
- Cundrani
- Silverstri - Silver Fang
- Dances-with-Rain - Female Children of Gaia Galliard
- Sheen - Mirror Spirit
- Magnus - Shadow Lord Philodox
- Wind-howls - Runner's Past Life, Female Galliard Garou
- Straw Death
- Travels-with-the-Wind - Kickstarter Backer; Silent Strider
- Selma Thundertalker - Female Get of Fenris Galliard, Valkyria, Fisher Kings Pack
- Daryl - Bone Gnawer, Fisher Kings Pack
- Sturn Blood-On-His-Hands - Get of Fenris, Fisher Kings Pack
- Val Dollar-by-the-Dozen - Female Garou, Fisher Kings Pack
- Local Jobs - Spirit
- Jace - Black Fury, Fisher Kings Pack
- Ahmet - Garou, Fisher Kings Pack
- Orson - Selma's husband, Kinfolk
- Arn - Selma's son, Kinfolk
- That Kind of Kin
- Rowan McGregor - Kickstarter Backer; Female Fianna Theurge
- "Sorrow", His Father's Sorrow, His Mother's Shame - Metis Garou
- Brianna Hyland, "Bree" - Female Fianna Kinfolk
- Liam Hyland - Brianna's youngest brother, Kinfolk
- Moonshine
- Packy, "Defends the Pack" - Fianna Pack Leader of the Moonshine Warriors, Ahroun
- Dobro, "Singer of the Battle March" - Fianna Galliard, Moonshine Warriors Pack
- Giblets - Female Bone Gnawer Theurge, Daughter of Whistles, Moonshine Warriors Pack
- ATM - Glass Walker Ragabash, Moonshine Warriors Pack
- Zeena the Warrior Maid, "Rides the Thunder" - Female Fianna Philodox Metis, Moonshine Warriors Pack
- Trey - Three-legged one-eyed Pitbull, Moonshine Band Pack
- Whistles Down the Lightning - Bone Gnawer, Path's Uncle
- Path of Redemption - Bone Gnawer Galliard Metis, Moonshine Warriors Pack
- Travis - Human Barkeep of Nights Tale
- Smiley - Wyrm-tainted Human, "Smiley's Curiosities"
- Rhymes with Food Truck
- Roadkill - Corax
- Timothy Cho, "Wields-Big-Data" - Glass Walker
- Bernie - Human
- A Gryphon, in Glass and Steel
- Killian Deathfollows - Kickstarter Backer; Get of Fenris Ahroun
- Gryphon - Garou
- Linsey Harper - Human, Teacher
- Tatters of Honors
- Vykos Kincaid - Kickstarter Backer; Shadow Lord
- Toriq Crow's Warden - Philodox Shadow Lord
- Broken Nose - Wendigo
- Schweabe First-In-Battle - Wendigo, Sept of the Soaring Eagle
- Enosh Tartarick - Shadow Lord
- Boris Honor's-Biting-Edge - Shadow Lord from the past, Pack Leader of the Western Ranges
- Kalina Moonscarred - Shadow Lord from the past, Beta of the Pack of the Western Ranges
- Treeroot - Female Wendigo Theurge, Sept Leader of Sept of the Soaring Eagle
- Hespe Baneculler - Wendigo, Schweabe's father
- Regal One - Spirit, Servant of Eagle
- Cleanup
- Ian "Talks Past" Densford - Kickstarter Backer; Glass Walker Pack Leader
- Quire - Silent Strider Philodox, Pack Member
- Smokejumper - Female Lupus, Pack Member
- Sunita, "Vox Pop" - Black Fury, Pack Member
- Jane - Female Kinfolk
- John Maxwell - Human, Head of Security, Wilberforce Cross
- Matheson - Human, Wilberforce Cross
- Things Seen
- Lady Morgaine Lascelles, "Burns-through-the-rain" - Kickstarter Backer; Female Garou
- Tom Matzke - Kickstarter Backer; Get of Fenris
- Linda "Haint Caller" Riverhorse - Female Uktena Galliard, Pack Leader of the Strange Sightings Investigation Team
- Tom Radley, "Tom Cat" - Glass Walker Theurge, Cameraman, Strange Sightings Investigation Team Pack
- Sully "Ogma" Macready - Fianna Ahroun, Backwoods tracker, Strange Sightings Investigation Team Pack
- Clint Treadwell - Human
- Wog - Wyrm creatures, dogs
- Buster T. Rollins - Cryptid Hunter, Human
- Utluhtu, Spearfinger, "Mrs. Marha Wells" - Spirit
- Bigfoot - Spirit
- Star People - Star Spirits
- The Stone is a Mirror Which Works Poorly
- Iris McCoy - Female Garou
- William - Wyrm-tainted Kinfolk, Fomori
- Brain - Human
- Johnny, "John" - Human, Hunter, Organ Donor
- Peter - Human
- Eyes Toward Heaven
- Alice - Female Black Spiral Dancer
- Vigrid
- Karl - Get of Fenris Ahroun
- Tori - Kinfolk, Karl's Daughter
- Lisa - Kinfolk, Karl's Daughter
- Lars - Kinfolk, Karl's son
- Olga - Kinfolk, Karl's Wife
- Jurgi-Wyrm-Reaper - Get of Fenris, Karl's Second-in-Command
Terminology[]
Aboriginal Arts Office, Abyss, Ahousaht First Nation, Akashic Record, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Alpha, Amazon, Ancestors, Ancestral Lands (Umbral Realm), Anchorage, Anna's Blood Pack, Arizona, Asheville, Aspen Commonsoffice Park, Athabasca, Atlanta, Auerbach High School, Austria, Balefire, Balsam Ridge Caern (Tennessee), Baltimore, Banetender, Big Brother, Black Dog Game Factory, Black Dog Game Factory Forums, Blight People, Blur of the Milky Eye, Board of Directors, Britian, British Columbia, Bunyip, Burnaby, Caern of Boiling Steel (Pittsburgh), Cairo, California, Calley's Dinner (Licksillet), Call of the Wyld, Canada, Canis Alert, The Chalk Hill Sept, China, Cincinnati, Circle of Elders, The Cleaners Pack (Monkeywrenchers), Cleveland, Coat of Seasons (Fetish), Columbus, Compact, Connemara, Council of Legends, Croatan, Cry of the Wyld (Howl), Darkshard (Magnus' Klaive), DARKWAVE (Event), Deed-Name, Delerx Lupus-12, Delirium, Developmental Neogenetics Amalgamated, Dignity Diapers, Duel, Eater-of-Souls, Fetish, The First Klaive, Fisher Kings Pack, Flashline (Tech Startup), Flight (Gryhon's Car), Florida, Fostern, Fremont, Fremont Troll, Full Moon Bar and Grill, Gaia's Glory (Moonshine Talen/Fetish), Gangrel, Garou Nation, Garou Tongue, GenDiv, Georgia, Gift, Glade Child, Glory, Glyphs, Gorza Cola, Great Failing (First Klaive Name), Great Lakes, Harold and Harold Mining, Helios, Hellholes, Hell Hounds, HMP Blackmoor (Former Prison), Honor, Houma, Humboldt, India, Inverin, Iqaluit, Ireland, Iron Bridge Runners Pack, Jersey, JM Glass & Door LTD, Jormangundr, Kentucky, Kin-Fetch, King Lite (Beer), Klaive, Knoxville, Kokopelli Tours, Lab 7, Lake Sammamish, Lake Washington, Leeches, Lick Skillet Creek, Little Brother, Little Scarecorn Creek Stone (Binding Stone, Petroglyph), Louisiana, Magadon, MagNet, Makah Reservation, Malfeas, Malone's (Bar), Marktosis Indian Reserve No. 15, Master of the Rite, Memphis, Mental Health Research and Crisis Response Pavilion (Magadon), Middle Brother, Mississippi, Monkeywrench, Montana, Monterey, Moonbeam, Moon Bridge, Moonshine Warriors Pack (aka Moonshine Band), Murderous Harlequin Clique (Parody Music Band), Nashville, Nazco First Nation, Night Soil (Pentex soil "recycling center"), New York, Niagra Falls, Nights Tale (Licksillet Bar), Nodoroc (hellhole), North Carolina, Nunatsiaq News, Oklahoma, Old Kaca•yak, Olympic Peninsula, Oregon, Orpheus Oracles (Pentex subsidiary), Orpheus II (Program), O'Tolley's, The Pack of the Western Ranges (Past, Shadow Lord Pack), Pact, Paris, Past Life, Pattern Spiders, Pentex, Pentex First Team, Pemberton, Periphery, The Pig Deal (Food Truck), Pineville, Project: Jane Doe, Qualla, Red Rock Country, Reform (Charm), Regal One's Crest (Fetish), Renown, -rhya, Richmond, Rite of the Caern, Rite of Contrition, Rite of Dedication, Rites of Cleansing, Roadway Motor Lodge, Rust Paint Pack, Seattle, Second War of Rage, Sedona, Sending, Sept Elders, Sept Leader, Sept of the Soaring Eagle (Seattle-Tacoma), Silver, Skindancers ("Those Without Memory"), Skull Pigs, Skybreakers Pack, Smiley's Curiosities (Warehouse and Hive), Snoqualmie Falls, Snoqualmie Pack, Soul, Spain, Spiral Labyrinth, Spirit, Spirit Speech, Spirit World, Squamish, Step Sideways, Stonehenge, S.S.I.T. "The Strange Sightings Investigation Team" (www.ssit.me), Swnahee River, Taint, Teach & Argen (Law Firm), Tears of Gaia (Talen), Tele-mon, Tellus, Tellus 270, Throated, Thunderwyrm, Tir na nO'g, Toledo, Tucson, Turpan, Twin Rivers Industrial Park (Wyrm-tainted), Ur-Tale (First Wolf Song), Valkyria, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Veil, Victora, Virginia, Vortex, Wales, Ward, Warder, Wilberforce Cross (Private Detention Center), White Howlers, Wisdom, Wyrmcomers, Wyrm Creature, Wyrm Ichor, Wyrmspawn,
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