CC TW Familial Myth

## Familial Myth

To a large degree in modern times, Wolfen have contextualized their interaction with Human society through the lens of a mythologized story told about a significant interaction one of their ancestors had with Humans. It is unclear how true these apocryphal tales are, or if they are meant to be allegorical in nature. Yet there are very real differences between Wolfen based on the story they ascribe to. This has lead to the belief that these instances of folklore act as an oral tradition to track a genetic or spiritual lineage despite the high frequency of Wolfen-Human interbreeding.

### Selection Methods

There are three methods to determine your Familial Myth:

* **Intentional**: Choose your Familial Myth
* **Creative**: Create your own Familial Myth following the listed Effects below, pending GM approval
* **Random**: Roll a d10

### Effects

Increase three Attributes by 1, and one Skill by 1.

## Myth Details

### 1. A Sheep Feud

A shepherd boy tasked with protecting the village's flock of sheep found his charges being picked off by an enormous gray wolf. He attempted to scare it off but three times in a row it got away with a lamb. Finally, he set a trap for it, a wolf pit that it fell into. But upon running up to the hole, he found a naked woman in the pit, begging him to help her out. After refusing until she admitted that she was a Wolfen, the shepherd did actually help her out, but only on the condition that she work with him to protect the sheep instead of eating them. She agreed, and they later married.

### 2. The Bear Attack

A horrible, demon-possessed bear attacked a Wolfen living in the wilderness. The Wolfen fought back in his Brute form but the bear proved too powerful and the Wolfen had to flee. He made it to a road before collapsing in front of the wagon of a traveling trader in his Wolf form. Thinking this silver wolf dead, the trader got out to investigate, only to be confronted by the frenzied bear galloping toward him. The merchant raised his Planted Sword necklace and prayed for salvation, and the bear fled. The Wolfen survived, and the two became good friends after that, traveling together between remote villages.

### 3. Brothers Divided

A pair of brothers worked as woodcutters, felling trees and hauling the lumber to the nearby town. One of the brothers was a Wolfen, taking after their father, while the other was a Human like their mother. The Human brother did not know the nature of his sibling and father, but one day the Wolfen brother felt overwhelmed with hunger. He slipped off into the woods to hunt in his Wolf form, but forgot to change back when returned to their camp. The Human brother struck the Wolf with his axe, injuring his left foreleg severely before the Wolf could flee. Later that night, the Human brother came home to find his brother there with his left arm bandaged from a terrible axe wound. Realizing what it meant, the Human brother attacked the Wolfen, who was forced to flee, becoming a disowned fugitive as a result.

### 4. Grief and Consolation

After a farmer killed a she-wolf on his field, the village where he lived experienced a sudden surge in wolf attacks. Their dogs, cats, and livestock were killed with increasing frequency by a pack of gray Wolves prowling from the woods. This culminated in the farmer fighting the largest of the Wolves to the point of both being mortally wounded. While dying, the Wolf turned into his Hybrid form and cursed the farmer for killing his wife. After hearing this, the wife of the farmer went into the forest, and some time later came back with three Wolfen children who she raised as her own to atone for the bloodshed and bring about peace.

### 5. Grateful Acceptance

A pair of middle-aged Human farmers became distraught as they realized they were incapable of having any children. They prayed for a child every night, until one day the man went into the forest to gather firewood. While there, he came across a young, orphaned Wolfen boy, whom the pair adopted and raised as their son. The realm grew more dangerous after a terrible war, and a group of deserters turned bandits attacked their farm. The man tried to resist then but was overwhelmed, but when the soldiers were about to execute him, the Wolfen boy transformed into his Brute form and killed them all. Then he ran away in shame and fear. The husband and wife chased after him, and later found him in the forest where they embraced him in thanks for saving them. When they died, he inherited their farm and became a pillar of the community.

### 6. Fierce Courtship

A young Hunter found himself in frequent competition for quarry with a fierce gray Wolf in the mountains. The two would compete to be the first one to bring down a deer, they would fight with flashing dagger and sharp fangs over a kill, and yet neither would back down or avoid the other. Finally the Hunter had a silver dagger prepared for him and after killing a doe he waited until the Wolf appeared to abscond with the carcass. When it did appear, he leapt out from behind a bush and brandished the silver blade menacingly. To his surprise, the Wolf transformed into a beautiful young woman with gray ears and a tail, irate that he'd bring such a deadly weapon to their completion. The Hunter promised he would not use it against her if she would take his hand in marriage. Despite her annoyance, she swore an oath to be his loyal wife until he died. Several decades later when he died after his horse accidentally kicked him in the head, she fled back into the woods and her children never saw her again.

### 7. A Trapped Hunter

A young Wolfen man worked as a trapper on the outskirts of a village, catching animals for their pelts and giving them to a Human maiden for her to treat and sell. One day after many attempts to get him to talk to her and spend more time in town, she became curious how he acquired so many pelts, and followed him. After seeing him transform into a large silver wolf to catch a fox, she ran back to town to wait for him to bring it to her. At that point, she confronted him with his secret and demanded he marry her or else she would inform the village of his nature. He agreed, and they lived long, happy lives with many children.

### 8. Repaid Charity

There once was a poor Wolfen family that lived in a small village far to the North, where Winter had left the rivers frozen and ground covered in snow. Even for a Wolfen it was too cold to venture out, and so three Wolfen children waited in their cabin for the snow to thaw. A traveling Cobbler visited their home to see if he could get any business. But when noticed how distraught the children were being cooped up inside all day, he decided to make them all shoes for free so they could venture out. After a day's work he brought them their new shoes and they rejoiced and ran around in the yard. But as the Cobbler left he ran into some thieves on the road who held him up with crossbows and demanded everything he had. To his surprise, a trio of young grey Wolves leapt to his rescue, tackling the robbers and scaring them off. Certain he was about to be eaten, the Cobbler cowered in fear, but instead the trio of shoe-clad children lifted him to his feet and thanked him again.

### 9. Divine Chastisement

A landowner who employed many farmhands to work his fields had a wife who was a Wolfen. Despite her reclusive nature she would do her best to prepare meals to reward all the workers for their efforts during the day. She started off going out into the woods in her Wolf form to hunt deer and rabbits to put in the stew for them. But over time her own hungers grew and she began to eat more and more of what she caught before bringing it back to cook, resulting in stingier meals with smaller portions. At the same time she felt more isolated than ever, her hungry husband lacking the strength to pay enough attention to her and her heart weighing heavy for giving in to her gluttony. She prayed to hear from the Living God, to know how to get back into His good graces. A powerful voice deep in her mind told her to stop taking the food He had provided her from the mouths of the workers. She obeyed and returned to preparing hearty meals for everyone, earning back the love and respect of everyone.

### 10. A Cleared Name

A Wolfen living on the outskirts of a village was wrongly accused of being responsible for a series of murders that had been plaguing the town. A mob gathered to confront him, but he turned into a Wolf and ran away from them. Seeking to prove his innocence by finding the true guilty party, he used his sharpened senses to follow the scent of death, going slow enough for the Human mob to pursue. At last he lead them to a cabin where a witch had the corpses and was studying necromantic magic on their bodies. The mob burned the witch and apologized to the Wolfen, recognizing him as the village's guardian.

## Next Step

With your Familial Myth selected and your lineage's influences added to your stats, move on to **Traits**.