The Kinseekers

A werewolf who looks for nascent, unknowing werewolves. Their search is called "Kinseeking".

Among the @Garou, the term @Kin carries a quietly ironic weight: it refers to @humans who unknowingly carry the potential for the Garou condition. Whether this potential is genetic, spiritual, or both, it is treated as a seed waiting for the right moment to sprout. In the midst of the @Apocalypse, with Gaia’s defenders stretched thin, entire packs sometimes dedicate themselves to finding these latent champions—humans who may yet awaken to their true nature.

The task of the @Kinseeker is delicate, yet dangerous. The @First Change, when the latent Garou transforms for the first time, rarely happens on its own. Trauma, fear, or mortal danger often catalyzes it, and Kinseekers exploit this fact. They might confront a potential Garou directly, shapeshifting in front of them, even feigning attack to force a desperate fight-or-flight response. Others engineer near-death situations or create spiritual provocations, all aimed at awakening the hidden wolf within. In essence, Kinseekers shepherd the unknowing into their destinies, guiding them toward Gaia’s service.

But the practice is not without risk or moral complexity. Those touched by a Kinseeker’s intervention who are not destined to become Garou rarely survive the encounter. A miscalculation, an overzealous attack, or the wrong kind of trauma can leave death or madness in its wake. Packs must weigh the urgency of finding new Garou against the ethical burden of their methods.

Even darker are the perversions of Kinseeking. Some mortals, driven by obsession or madness, attempt to claim the Garou gift through horrific means. Known as Stolen Moons, these false werewolves seize power by killing and flaying true Garou, performing grim rituals to merge their own bodies with the stolen skins. Universally despised, Stolen Moons serve as a warning: the Garou are not merely predators, and the path to becoming one is not a right to be stolen, but a destiny to be awakened.

In the end, Kinseekers walk a fine line between guidance and violence, between salvation and death. They hunt not just for bodies, but for souls yet untamed, hoping to bring new champions into Gaia’s fold before the world falls irrevocably to the Wyrm.