The War of Rage

The War of Rage was an ancient war fought between the Garou and the other Fera. It happened before the start of recorded history. Sources differ on whether it occurred before or after the Impergium. Sources differ on why exactly the War of Rage started. All sources point to the Garou as being the aggressor. Some sources say they sought to make themselves the kingship of all Gaia's Children and force the other Changing-Breeds submit to their sole rule. Some Fera claim it is because the Garou demanded they show them secret powers granted them by Gaia that had not been meant for the Garou. There was not one single trigger for the War of Rage, but several circumstances that played into each other and resulted in massacres and genocide. While some of the Fera are physically or spiritually more powerful in a one-on-one fight with the Garou, the werewolves had the advantage of fighting in packs. They picked off the solitary Fera one by one, driving some entire Breeds to extinction.

Second War of Rage

Some races of Fera were largely spared from the War of Rage. The Fera native to the Americas were largely spared, as were the Rokea. The American Fera instead suffered through the Second War of Rage when the European tribes arrived and attacked them. The native Uktena and Wendigo often helped the native Fera evade the European Garou, which just resulted in the European Garou attacking the native Garou. The Camazotz were driven extinct in Europe during the first War of Rage, but survived in South America and Mesoamerica until the Second War of Rage. The Shadow Lords are generally blamed for killing the last Camazotz and have a camp dedicated to trying to make amends for driving the breed to extinction.