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*** It may be an all or nothing kind of deal for a species, that Luna can't remove her blessing from the Spirals specifically without also removing it from all Garou generally.

** Yes and no. Likely some members of those cults do know some static magic rituals but that's different from Gifts. Gifts are just that, gifts from spirits (in this case Wyrm spirits) while static magic is effectively exploiting loopholes in reality. Notably though there are probably some actual mages in their rank from time to time as well, as some Nephandi explicitly serve the Wyrm.

** As to why the Black Spirals don't do manage similar they lack the imagination. The White Howlers were blunt instruments to begin with and they have spent centuries focussing on brawling with the other Garou tribes because that's all they know. Notice that Pentex has done far more than the Dancers ever did on a worldwide scale in merely a few decades because they think bigger than "Kill Garou and break things."

** As to why the Black Spirals don't do manage similar they lack the imagination. The White Howlers were blunt instruments to begin with and they have spent centuries focussing on brawling with the other Garou tribes because that's all they know. Notice that Pentex has done far more than the Dancers ever did n a worldwide scale because they think bigger than "Kill Garou and break things."

* The criterion is "Gaia wanted it that way." All the ChangingBreeds (except the Annasi) were the Goddess' direct creations. And Gaia, like many deities, is not inclined to explain herself.