History Headscratchers / WerewolfTheApocalypse

** As per at least the second edition the Uktena have recognised this issue and have begun adopting other cultures into the tribe so while they're still culturally very Native American they have members from all over the place (mostly from cultures that have been victims of European colonisation because the Uktena are kinda trying to make a point). The Wendigo are a dying tribe due to losing their Kinfolk and everyone knows it but unlike the Uktena they refuse to compromise even in the face of extinction. Same for the Red Talons. So you're not wrong but that's kinda the point; the Garou tribes are often screwing up as cultures. Not sure why you brought up the Gt though; sure they're not very racially diverse but it's not like Northern Europeans and their American descendants are rare and the whole "must be strong enough" thing generally acts more as encouragement than exclusion to those brought up among the Get Kin. They ''are'' werewolves, being violent and powerful comes naturally, trying to be otherwise is the hard part (just ask the Children of Gaia).

*** Also worth noting s that it's not like Lupus werewolves are like feral children, they get something of a boost from Gaia. A few things are just inherently ''known'' instantly by Garou upon their First Change, like the Garou language and Stepping Sideways. So Lupus essentially upgrade from "really intelligent wolf" to "undereducated Garou" once they Change, the rest is catching up on the education.

** The Litany applies: "Respect the Territory of Another." Other tribes Kin would be their "territory" by most Garou's definition. As such while the Furies are no doubt very unhappy about such incidents they can't really do anything about it Certainly not without starting major intertribal wars.

** While the rules were always a bit messed up in and of themselves, wolves HAVE been shown to have their own language (which all Garou can understand, and which is what "Garou" is based mostly upon, and to be intelligent in their own basic way. It isn't that they're stupid, it's that they see the world differently than humans do (naturally), and don't understand human things very well. Lupus Garou, as stated above, are of higher intelligence from the get-go, though of course they have to be taught what human things are really all about, how to speak any human language, and how to do technological things from scratch. However, the year or two of mentoring by a Homid aunt or uncle should take care of the training and cultural acclimation aspect. Yes, a lupus CAN learn how to drive a car if he's interested enough, he'll just be learning how later than most humans and Homid Garou might (in tribes or septs that include them), simply because they have more basic catching up to do during that mentoring period - such as learning their ABCs and numbers, as well as Garou culture and history. Inclination is also a big factor as to whether or not a Lupus _wants_ to learn to drive - a Glass Walker or Bone Gnawer Lupus would be more inclined to want to do so than most other Lupus, even non-Talons.

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* Maybe. Who'd notice? Or care?

** It has to do with the intertwined nature of Weaver and Wyrm. The Weaver is actually the Wyrm's real target, and Gaia is kind of a casualty in this (and of course, it's misinterpreted by the common Garou as the Wyrm attacking Gaia, with the Weaver as an incidental victim/sometimes minor problem. Book of the Weaver was not meant to alter the common knowledge of Garou, as it was written by three scholars that no one pays much attention to for being .. oddballs.) And because the Wyrm is trapped in web's of the Weaver's own devise, it's easier for him to act through/attack the Weaver's most important and cherised agents themselves - humans, the adopted children of the Weaver. To corrupt the Weaver's own minions and use them against Her (as well as Gaia or anyone else who opposes him)is just icing on the revenge-madness cake.