Tribal Fetishes are fetishes associated with a specific tribe of Garou. Tribal Fetishes are probably the most jealously guarded of the various sorts, as they are as much links between tribemates that reinforce their tribal society as they are spirit tools. Again, a werewolf might lend a tribal fetish temporarily to a packmate of a different tribe in times of need, but the practice is frowned upon.
Werewolves take pride in their tribes, and in the unbroken chain between ancestors and descendants. Keeping tribal fetishes in the tribe's hands is simply a manner of showing the proper respect. Obviously, only under remarkable circumstances should a Fera have a fetish that closely mimics a Garou tribal fetish.
Black Furies fetishes are some of the most elegant and simple throughout the Garou Nation. Pursuing the complicated and intricate is a hallmark of the Namer Weaver , and the staunchest defenders of the Wyld prefer their fetishes to mirror the Wyld's own ways. As a result, fetishes are often left as close to nature as can be done - Nature keeps her own intricate mysteries, and the Furies are not nearly so arrogant as to assume they can do better.
However, these fetishes that are clearly made on the forge or potter's wheel are typically designed to be function and aesthetically pleasing in equal measure; an amphora or labrys fetish is often a work of art in its own right.
One curious habit among the Furies is the practice of binding two or even three spirits of the same kind into the same fetish. While this has no demonstrated benefit above binding a single spirit of the same power, such multi-spirit fetishes have been with the tribe since before they can remember. Younger Theurges sometimes argue that single-spirit fetishes are the domain of men; Women are plural rather than singular.
