History WMG / WerewolfTheApocalypse

[[WMG: Lion is either partially corrupted by the Wyrm.]]

Auspice, referring to the way that the phase of the moon on the day you were born affects your personality and role in society (much like zodiac signs in real life), is generally treated as a specific aspect of werewolf society, but there are shades of it throughout the World of Darkness. In ''[[VampireTheMasquerade VtM]]'', there's a flaw called "Lunacy", which makes it more difficult to resist frenzy during the full moon; this is not unlike the mechanics regarding Auspice. The inherent qualities of one's Auspice, while not as readily apparent and cultivated as in Garou society, likely pervade human society, too.

[[In the 5th edition Garou Nation will ally with the Wyrm]]

Auspice, referring to the way that the phase of the moon on the day you were born affects your personality and role in society (much like zodiac signs in real life), is generally treated as a specific aspect of werewolf society, but there are shades of it throughout the World of Darkness. In ''VtM'', there's a flaw called "Lunacy", which makes it more difficult to resist frenzy during the full moon; this is not unlike the mechanics regarding Auspice. The inherent qualities of one's Auspice, while not as readily apparent and cultivated as in Garou society, likely pervade human society, too.

In 1983, Pentex showed obeisance to Grammaw, the colossal thunderwyrm worshiped by the Trinity Hive in Alamogordo, so that Grammaw would not disturb their projects. Through one of its video game companies, Pentex made an offering of the most twisted, disgusting material it could find: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_video_game_burial bad video games]]. Buried in the ground as an oblation, the games pleased Grammaw.

In 1983, Pentex showed obeisance to Grammaw, the colossal thunderwyrm worshiped by the Trinity Hive in Alamogordo, so that Grammaw would not disturb their projects. Through one of its video game companies, Pentex made an offering of the most twisted, disgusting material it could find: bad video games. Buried in the ground as an oblation, the games pleased Grammaw.

-->'''Frater I.I.:''' According to the professor, Flavio's original description of the Labyrinth takes the form of an embedded narrative. In it, a wandering hero enters an evil and corrupt kingdom; determined to end its evil reign, he fights, tricks and cajoles his way into the king's private quarters. There, the aging king greets the hero cordially and offers him a choice. Holding out his royal scepter in one hand, and his sword in the other, he says, "You may take the sword and kill me now, then wait for my kingdom to crumble and disperse. Or you may take the scepter and rule in my name." Naturally, the hero chooses the scepter, thinking that he can rule wisely and justly, leading the kingdom back to righteousness. As years pass, however, he finds himself dragged into the kingdom's intrigues and becomes as corrupt as the old king.

Already insane due to its confinement in the Weaver's web, the Wyrm's various aspects gained full sentience and autonomy. Beast-of-War became Khorne, Eater-of-Souls became Nurgle, and Defiler splintered into Slaanesh and Tzeench. Wyrm spirits, now called Chaos Daemons, thrive in the Umbra, now referred to as the Warp.

The Gaia Garou and other changing races failed in their attempt to defeat the Wyrm, who proceeded to subjugate Earth and the rest of the galaxy. The Space Wolves are kinfolk descendants of the few Garou who survived, but they are ignorant of their true heritage. The Kroot are descendants or a few surviving Corax who fled to far-flung planets, where evolution made them capable of normal biological reproduction and evolutionary cannibalism.

-->'''Frater I.I.:''' According to the professor, Flavio's original description of the Labyrinth takes the form of an embedded narrative. In it, a wandering hero enters an evil and corrupt kingdom; determined to end its evil reign, he fights, tricks and cajoles his way into the king's private quarters. There, the aging king greets the hero cordially and offers him a choice. Holding out his royal scepter in one hand, and his sword in the other, he says, "You may take the sword and kill me now, then wait for my kingdom to crumble and disperse. Or you may take the scepter and rule in my name." Naturally, the hero chooses the scepter, thinking that he can rule wisely and justly, leading the kingdom back to righteousness. As years pass, however, he finds himself dragged into the kingdom's intrigues and becomes as corrupt as the old king.

''Book of the Wyrm'' and ''Chronicles of the Black Labyrinth'' state that anyone who reaches the ninth and final circle of the Black Spiral Labyrinth must fight the "little wyrm" to the death. What if the "little wyrm" is actually the Triatic Wyrm, a mere shadow of the original Wyrm of Balance?

In the final circle, a Black Spiral Dancer realizes that the true Wyrm of Balance is imprisoned in the fabric of reality, and that the Triatic Wyrm has taken its place as a demiurge. The Triatic Wyrm makes a deal with the Dancer: accept its illegitimate rule and become a powerful spirit, or reject its rule and die. Hakaken and Number Two did the former.

Rebuilding After the Apocalypse . Think about it, the Kitsune are supposed to survive until the Wheel of Ages goes full circle. And the world is supposed to improve After the Apocalypse.

But the other Changing Breeds aren't part wolf, they are all part human. Their existence is a reminder that the Red Talons' claims of wolves being Gaia's Special Favorites is a load of self-aggrandizing lies. The solution? Wipe out all the other Changing Breeds, eliminating the proof that if one species is Gaia's chosen, it's humans.

Conversely, some of the Changing Breeds made up stories about their Gaia-given missions to justify their actions. For example, the Ratkin made up stories about their duty to cull excess humans to justify their savagery and hatred toward human society. Nuwisha dislike the Garou and enjoy giving them a hard time, so they made up stories about their supposed cosmic role as {{trickster mentor}}s.

When the Wyrm went insane, it couldn't perform its duties properly. In a misguided attempt to maintain balance in the cosmos, the Wyld is trying to carry out the Wyrm's destruction duties itself. Wyld has thus assigned tasks that involve killing large numbers of humans to Wyld-aligned races such as the Rokea, Ratkin, and Red Talon Garou. However, because the Wyld is acting outside of its M.O., it executes these tasks imperfectly and just makes the cosmic imbalance worse.

This makes situation even worse.

Already insane due to its confinement in the Weaver's web, the Wyrm's various aspects gained full sentience and autonomy. Beast-of-War became Khorne, Eater-of-Souls became Nurgle, and Defiler splintered into Slaanesh and Tzeench. Wyrm spirits, now called Chaos Daemons, thrive in the Umbra, now referred to as the Warp.

The Gaia Garou and other changing races failed in their attempt to defeat the Wyrm, who proceeded to subjugate Earth and the rest of the galaxy. The Space Wolves are descendants of the few Garou who survived, but they are ignorant of their true heritage. Evolution has now enabled them to reproduce among themselves, much like the parents of the Perfect Metis, without the need for kinfolk humans or wolves. The Kroot are descendants or a few surviving Corax who fled to far-flung planets, where evolution made them capable of normal biological reproduction and evolutionary cannibalism.

[[WMG: [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Warhammer 40,000]] is the world that emerged after Gaia's forces lost to the Wyrm]]