The Fera or Changing Breeds are the races of shapechangers in the Classic World of Darkness, specifically Werewolf: The Apocalypse
While the Garou were created by Gaia as her fangs and claws, to keep her safe, they were not her only children. She created many other breeds of shapeshifters and gave them each a task. Some have lost their way with time, others were forced from their roles by the Garou. Some have turned to serving only one aspect of the Triat, instead of Gaia as a whole.
The Bunyip are sometimes mistakenly referred to as Fera. They are actually an extinct tribe of Garou.
The Children of Gaia, Silent Striders, Red Talons, Uktena, and Wendigo generally have the most contact with the Fera, and the most cordial relations with them. The Shadow Lords have regular contact with the Fera only through their Eastern branch, the Hakken.
Fera is the term most commonly used by the Garou themselves, to mean shapechangers of other races; other breeds have similar terms. The Garou used to use the Mokolé term Bête, but now only Garou who have contact with the Mokolé use that word.
Most Fera have at least a strong distrust of the Garou, due to the actions of the Garou during the War of Rage.
The Garou (from the French 'loup garou'), a word the werewolves of Apocalypse use to describe themselves, are considered the warriors of Gaia, the spirit of the earth itself. They are charged with protecting the things of the Wyld, the pure, generative forces of the universe, while preventing the Weaver, the organizer who spurs humanity to invent and build cities, and the Wyrm, a destructive and corruptive force from overstepping their boundaries.
While the Garou were created by Gaia as her fangs and claws, to keep her safe, they were not her only children. She created many other breeds of shapeshifters and gave them each a task. Some have lost their way with time, others were forced from their roles by the Garou. Some have turned to serving only one aspect of the Triat, instead of Gaia as a whole.
The Bunyip are sometimes mistakenly referred to as Fera. They are actually an extinct tribe of Garou.
The Children of Gaia, Silent Striders, Red Talons, Uktena, and Wendigo generally have the most contact with the Fera, and the most cordial relations with them. The Shadow Lords have regular contact with the Fera only through their Eastern branch, the Hakken.
Fera is the term most commonly used by the Garou themselves, to mean shapechangers of other races; other breeds have similar terms. The Garou used to use the Mokolé term Bête, but now only Garou who have contact with the Mokolé use that word.
Most Fera have at least a strong distrust of the Garou, due to the actions of the Garou during the War of Rage.
The Garou (from the French 'loup garou'), a word the werewolves of Apocalypse use to describe themselves, are considered the warriors of Gaia, the spirit of the earth itself. They are charged with protecting the things of the Wyld, the pure, generative forces of the universe, while preventing the Weaver, the organizer who spurs humanity to invent and build cities, and the Wyrm, a destructive and corruptive force from overstepping their boundaries.