There are Five Auspices, representing a Garou's sacred duty to Gaia. A Garou's Auspice is determined by the phase of the moon when they are born. They will achieve Rank in accordance with their performance of these duties, so it's important a character is able to commit to their auspice. As such, in the event a PC is struggling with the execution of their auspice (whether a personal struggle with the character or an inability to find ways to engage auspicial duties), each auspice has an Auspicial Advisor on staff who you can turn to for help in playing that role.
Ragabash
Garou born under the New Moon. Their role is the Trickster and Questioner of the Old-Ways.
- Starting Points: All Ragabash start with Rage 1, and 4 additional Background dots at creation. These dots are placed on the sheet during creation while assigning their other creation Background dots.
- Auspicial Advisor: Jacob
- Common Roles:
- Scout - A spy or advanced scouting party who leans into stealth to bring back intel to the pack.
- Trickster - A source of levity and harsh lessons alike, focused on keeping people both uplifted and on their toes.
- Informant - A caller of scandals when a member of the garou nation is not acting as they should and needs correcting.
Garou born under a crescent moon. They are Shamans, more in contact with the spiritual world, the Umbra and the spirits.
- Starting Points: All Theurge start with Rage 2, and 3 additional Background dots at creation. These dots are placed on the sheet during creation while assigning their other creation Background dots.
- Auspicial Advisor: Jonathan
- Common Roles:
- Umbral Expert - A trusted diplomat between the Realm and Umbra: speaks to spirits, navigates realms, makes fetishes, etc.
- Healer - A source of healing powers, both mental and physical, to help with the trauma of being a garou.
- Ritualist - A ceremonial mastermind who explores the spirit-empowered rituals at the core of our society.
The Half-Moon are Judges and Mediators in Garou society. They usually are the leaders in time of peace.
- Starting Points: All Philodox start with Rage 3, and 2 additional Background dots at creation. These dots are placed on the sheet during creation while assigning their other creation Background dots.
- Auspicial Advisor: Travis
- Common Roles:
- Mediator - An impartial party to help resolve all issues between garou through conversation or Challenge.
- Diplomat - A well-spoken ambassador sent to establish/maintain dynamics between the sept and others.
- Judge - An objective adjudicator who punishes both crimes and garou who fall short of their expectations.
The ones who are born when the moon is Gibbous are the so-called Bards and Keepers of ancient Lore, who know of all the ancient legends and songs.
- Starting Points: All Galliard start with Rage 4, and 1 additional Background dots at creation. This dot is placed on the sheet during creation while assigning their other creation Background dots.
- Auspicial Advisor: Chrys
- Common Roles:
- Storyteller - The source of both entertainment and information, focused on sharing as much detail as possible.
- Hype Man - An inspiration to all of his brethren, keeping morale high and people excited to stay in the fight.
- Lorekeeper - A repository of information, focused on learning as much lore (garou and otherwise) as they possibly can.
The Full Moon represents the war aspect of Luna and these Garou are the most fierce Warriors. They usually step into leadership during war-time.
- Starting Points: All Ahroun start with Rage 5, and 0 additional Background dots at creation.
- Auspicial Advisor: Des
- Common Roles:
- General - A leader of the battlefield, focused on planning and the execution large-scale military excursions.
- Soldier - The rank and file grunt, focused on being the best they can be in the execution of their duties.
- Assassin - A trusted subtle operative, focused on discrete and effective execution of their target.