First Change

==First Change==
The first time a Garou shifts, they enter a state of uncontrolled frenzy. It is often but not always triggered by a traumatic or violent event shortly after puberty (12-16 in humans, 2-3 in wolves, 7-10 in metis). In homids and lupus, this is usually a shift to Crinos and for metis a brief shift to any of the other forms and then return to crinos. Sometimes, the trigger event is so traumatizing or terorifying that the cub shifts to lupus and flees in what's called a fox frenzy. First Changes is often excruciatingly painful and very traumatic. If an older Garou reaches the cub in time, they will protect the Veil at all costs, often ending the frenzy with their fists or claws.
As the number of urban-born Garou increases and kinfolk are lost or hide themselves from the Nation, the number of urban First Changes has risen dramatically. Most septs try to identify the nascent cub using the Baptism of Fire ritual and then binding a small gaffling spirit called a Kinfetch (typically of the brood of whatever tribe claims the kin) to facilitate a kidnapping (informally called a 'cubnapping'). Various tribes and septs will have their own traditions on how to deal with a cub's First Change before they Frenzy and get them under wraps.
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