Shadow Lords

Social Darwinists. No other label describes the Shadow Lords as well. They care for only one thing, and that is power; and the best way to achieve power is to rule. This has, understandably, brought them into conflict with the Silver Fangs more than once. The Lords claim that the Silver Fangs time has passed, and that their inbreeding is making them poor leaders, while the Lords are fresh and vigorous, and permit only the strongest of the Garou to be members of their tribe. Indeed, infighting in a tribe that believes only the strongest should rule is fierce indeed, and they are perhaps the most cunning of all the Garou. ---------- The Shadow Lords are a tribe of manipulative Garou, originally of Slavic origins, but the tribe's main focus is on ability rather than race. These black-pelted followers of Grandfather Thunder are masters of diplomacy and Machiavellian intrigue. The power-structure within the Shadow Lords tribe is a hierarchy where you can only climb higher through means of deceit and treachery. The Shadow Lords' lives are a constant struggle for power. They have great insights into psychology of their enemies and scrupulously exploit anyone's weak spots if needs be. Shadow Lords respect power and condemn weakness, any cub that's not strong enough in their eyes is banished from the tribe. The Shadow Lords' goal is simple: to push the Silver Fangs off the throne and obtain power over the Garou Nation; the Shadow Lords and the Silver Fangs have been bitter rivals ever since the ending of the Impergium. None of the other tribes like them very much, or at all, but even the ones who hate them most don't question their ability to get things done.