These are the rules and the law that the Garou must live by. Those that break the Litany are often cast out and banished.
Garou Shall Not Mate with Other Garou
Because of the deformities and psychoses displayed by Garou, Garou are forbidden to mate with their own kind. Garou must instead seek mates around either human or wolf society.
Combat the Wyrm Wherever It Dwells and Whenever It Breeds
The Garou were spawned, say the Galliards, to fight the Wyrm(dark creatures, example: vampires, or a corruption of the mind.) and much of their history comprises battles between their heroes and the Wyrm's minions. Most Garou pay at least pay some attention to this rule.
Respect the Territory of Another
A Garou visitor must first ask permission by singing the Howl of Introduction, reciting name and tribe.
Accept an Honourable Surrender
A Garou combatant may end a duel by exposing her throat or presenting some other sign of formal surrender; the opponent is honor-bound to accept the surrender.
Submission to Those of Higher Station
Garou's wolf nature enforces this hierarchy structure within them. Garou with a low status, tends to obey any request by a Garou of higher rank, within reason.
The First Share of the Kill for the Greatest Station
This is a favored rule between the Garou elders, and such tribes as Silver Fangs and Shadow Lords, other Garou prefer not to follow such a rule, although do so. The rule also applies to the spoils of war.
Ye Shall Not Eat the Flesh of Humans
This rule was input due to that some Garou noticed that Garou who routinely consumed human flesh, grew Wyrm-tainted. The cannibals also had a hard time stalking and killing more challenging prey, Additionaly, in these modern times, modern humans' chemical laden diet makes their flesh bitter and unhealthy. Some Garou tribes despise the tenet, particulary because it does not include a rule on the consumption of wolf-flesh. Although, while the eating of wolf-flesh is not specifically outlawed in the Litany, the spirit of this tenet prohibits such cannibalism as well.
Respect for Those beneath Ye - All Are of Gaia
Garou tend to think of themselves in communal terms, they realize that most creatures have contribution tto make towards the whole. When all is said and done, Garou believe them selves to be the world protectors.
Do Not Suffer Thy People to Tend Thy Sickness
In the early days of Garou, an injured or aged Garou was simply torn to pieces by his tribe. As time went on, it came to be considered more dignified to let such Garou end there own lives. Although, this rule again softened, and those Garou who are aged and still sound of mind are often allowed to survive and mentor younger Garou.
The Leader May Be Challenged at Any Time During Peace
Though Garou are known for their pack mentality, this does not mean they must slavishly obey their leaders. If no immediate threat is pending, any Garou of sufficient standing may challenge another's position of leadership. A contest of some sort is usually staged. If the challenger wins, he assumes the mantle of leadership; if he loses, he must accept the leader's dictates with good grace.
The Leader May Not Be Challenged During Wartime
Certain creatures of the Wyrm are monstrous in size and power, and no one Garou can best them. Pack tactics are vital to the Garou's success against such creatures, and obedience is vital to successful pack tactics. In battle, the word of the leader is immutable law. A Garou who disobeys a superior will be punished as soon as circumstances permit, assuming that the Garou in question and those he disobeyed survive the encounter.
