The idea of walking upright and having use of hands can confuse and frighten Lupus cubs. Lupus have more Gnosis, but are often baffled by the human world. They also have more Gnosis than Homid cubs, giving them a spiritual advantage. Their natural form is crinos, so they are naturally better at combat than their brethren. Advantages and disadvantagesĭespite their deformities, metis do enjoy some advantages. These metis are sometimes augmented with technofetishes to make their life easier, but most merely find a place in the tribe dealing with humans or computers, activities that do not require sound bodies. They have a higher than normal number because they keep virtually all of their metis, even ones that are so sickly they could never fight. The Glass Walkers have occasionally been accused of advocating the production of metis so as to ensure a constant number of Garou, but this is likely a rumor. Accepting unwanted metis from other tribes has also helped bolster their ranks, so they are two of the largest tribes. So their reputation for producing an unusually high number of metis is not entirely deserved, since many are adopted. The Children of Gaia and Bone Gnawers will accept metis cubs from other tribes and raise them as their own. The Children of Gaia, Bone Gnawers, and Glass Walkers tend to have the highest numbers of metis. The Red Talons frequently kill metis because they are unable to keep up with the pack, but bear them little personal malice if they are strong enough to survive.

They treat even homids and lupus with minor physical flaws as lesser creatures. The Fianna are known to be particularly unforgiving of metis, considering any physical deformity a sign of spiritual weakness and inferiority. Unofficially, metis still have to work much harder than Homid or Lupus to gain respect. Other tribes require the parents to raise the cub as punishment for their sins, but do not officially punish the child itself. Some tribes kill their metis outright or treat them so cruelly they might wish for death. Metis are generally looked down upon by most Garou as they are a result of two Garou breaking one of the tenants of the Litany: Garou Shall Not Mate With Garou. This caused a significant problem for the Garou Nation in upholding the Litany as slain Metis would leave Crinos corpses where deceased Homid and Lupus Garou would leave behind only human or wolf corpses, respectively, regardless of what form the Garou was in at the time of death. Metis where born in the Crinos form and that was their primary form. This deformity may be a physical deformity such as a withered limb, a mental deformity such as insanity or retardation, or a spiritual deformity such as always reflecting their Crinos form in mirrors. The metis are the deformed and sterile offspring of two Garou.

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