Ok please forgive me if this seems stupid or annoying but I want to be sure that anyone who happens to read my werewolf stuff or anyone else's for that matter is able to understand what is going on so here is a brief run down of terms you might encounter and what they mean.

Gaia- in essence, mother earth. In werewolf world she created us and the werewolves and it's the werewolves' job to protect her.

Wyrm- This is corruption in its truest form, it is the absolute essence of evil and badness.

Alpha- Head werewolf. They are the leaders, the ones in charge

Beta- second in commands

Sept- kind of a holy meeting place for werewolves. This is where they commune, have meetings and hold any moots or rites that they need to perform.

BSD (black spiral dancer)- theses are werewolves that follow the Wyrm instead of Gaia. They are not nice, they are evil and have been tainted by the Wyrm. Are almost always driving black Mercedes and wear black Armani suits.

Brujah- these are one of the many clans of vampires. They are the rebels, they like to do things that are against the norm in what ever particular time period it is (So in our time it might be dog collars, leather, spiky hair, the whole gothic/biker/punk look).

Pentax- This is the BIG. BAD, NASTY of the werewolf world. If you are a werewolf and pentax gets a hold on you, kiss you fuzzy little tail good bye. Pentax is the major corporation of the werewolf world that had a hand in every form of production from chemicals to games (Think Wal-mart but bigger and more evil).

Bone Gnawer- These are one of the twelve tribes of werewolves. They are the street performers, the homeless, or the poverty stricken. They are also your average runaway. They are at home on the street and can survive very well.

Glass Walkers- another of the twelve tribes of the werewolf world. These are the technology oriented wolves. They love to work with anything that has wires in it one it or connected to it.

Tremere- These are another of the vampire clans. They are the powerful magicians of their kind and their powers can allow them to float, control the weather, ice, or fire.

Malkavian- Another of the vampire clans, these guys are absolutely shit nuts, just really out there. (If you've ever watched the show Buffy, think Drucilla.) when a potential Malkavian is picked they are usually picked either because they are already nuts or because the change will make them go nuts.

Bastet- these are were cats. They are the same basic concept except when they change forms they become cats instead of dogs and wolves.

Red Talons- Another of the werewolf tribes the red talons are VERY, VERY, VERY anti-humans. They think they are stupid, disgusting, slime of the land and have been known to hunt down humans and kill them (so all in all really not very nice guys).