House Wererathe

Rank:

Great House of Chaos

Moniker:

The Shadowmasters House

Colors:

Purple and White

Symbols

Bell, Spider Web

House Head:

Lady Jaelyn Wererathe

Ways Layout:

The Ways of Wererathe itself are arranged in a node and strand sort of arrangement. Detractors from other Houses have called it a “spider's web layout”, not least because many of the female members of Wererathe also do favor arachnid forms in their shapeshifting. The overall feel of Wererathe, then, is of warrens, tunnels connected to each other in small communal multilevel rooms with multiple entrances and exits. The “open air” rooms in Wererathe take the form of bowl shaped craters, the basic format of multilevel room that make up the nodes, but with an opening to the “outside” at its top. While most shapeshifting Wererathe can simply climb out of the top without difficulty, those without sufficient shapeshifting rely on the few stairs and ladders that allow access to the “outside” environments offered by such egresses. These outside environments are distinctly diverse, ranging from seaside beaches to rocky mountain valleys.

House Wererathe's arachnid flavor extends to their specialty as premier builders and constructors in Chaos. Members of Wererathe are well known for being able to forge Ways out of the fabric of the shadow itself. Wererathe Shadows in the Black Zone tend to be heavily fortified, and Wererathe does business selling their talents to other Houses.
Much to the surprise of both sides when the Chaosians invaded the Golden Circle, the nature of Ghenesh's fauna and the shadow itself suggest some sort of ancient relationship to House Wererathe which has not been completely uncovered.