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Personal totems are totems that are for individual instead of a pack. We are allowing personal totems for Garou with the following restrictions:

• the personal totem is your tribal totem

• To buy a dot in personal totem you must have at least twice as many in the pack totem

• Must be a Fostern or higher

For Fera, there’s some confusion about pack and personal totem, as well, this is to allow more interaction with spirits and characters as well:

• Bastet: as cats, they are more individualistic then Garou are, they can be a part of pack but personal totem toward your bastet totem comes first. Must spend 2 x as many as personal as on pack totem (so for every 1 point in totem on pack must have at least 2 points on personal). Also, you can’t be a part of a pack that violates your Yava.

• Ananasi: can be a part of pack but must be allowed by queen Ananasi and within lines with your duties. Queen Ananasi comes first and can force you to leave a pack. Must spend 3 x as many as personal as on pack totem (so for every 1 point on pack must have at least 3 points in personal)

• Corax can be a part of pack but personal totem toward Raven comes first. Must spend 2 x as many as personal as on pack totem (so for every 1 point on pack must have at least 2 points on personal)

• Gurhal can be a part of pack but personal totem toward there aspect of Bear comes first. Must spend 2 x as many as personal as on pack totem. (so, for every 1 point on pack must have at least 2 points on personal) as well they can’t be a part of a pack that hurts their duties.

• Ratkin: same as Corax with difference being Rat instead of Raven

• Nwisha: same as corax with difference being coyote instead of raven

All aspects of Bear give +1 Survival, as well as the additional benefits associated with that particular face of the totem. (Unlike Garou who follow Bear, Gurahl face no Honor loss from their association with their patron spirit.)

The First Cub, Ursa Minor, is the discoverer and questioner, and is most often the patron of Arcas Gurahl. Those who follow Ursa Minor are the most playful and curious of the werebears, with outgoing and engaging personalities. Gurahl who follow Ursa Minor receive +1 Expression and +1 Larceny, in addition to the Survival granted to all.

The Great She-Bear, Ursa Major, is the healing and nurturing aspect of the totem, and most often appeals to Kojubat and Rishi Gurahl. Those who follow Ursa Major are fiercely protec-tive of those they consider their own, rivaling Mangi’s followers in lethality when their wards are threatened.

Gurahl who follow Ursa Major receive +1 Empathy and +1 Medicine, in addi-tion to their Survival bonus.Mangi, the Death Bear, is both warrior and mystic, drawing Uzmati and Kieh to him. Those who are entrusted with the Gifts to bring the dead back to life often follow Mangi, as he is the aspect with whom they must wrestle in order to retrieve the slain from his realm. Those who follow Mangi receive +1 Brawl and +1 Enigmas, along with their additional Survival.