Number Two was once a Black Spiral Dancer who served the Wyrm so well that all of the Triatic Wyrms combined their power to transform him[1] into an Incarna.
Overview[]
The ruler of Malfeas is a unique and powerful Incarna known only as Number Two. A popular legend among Malfeas’ denizens holds that Number Two was the first Garou ever to walk the Labyrinth, though the truth of this story remains unknown.
His (or possibly her?) original name is allegedly lost to time, legends say that even Number Two does not recall it. As befits the ruler of Malfeas and overlord of its Central Duchy, he is a brutal tyrant who fears having his power usurped, and kills any whom he suspects of plotting betrayal. His guards consist of a dozen of the most powerful Black Spiral Dancers, aided by seven hideous and deadly Fomori. These guards are magically bound to him, and take any injury that would wound Number Two, leaving him unharmed.
He avoids the politicking of the Maeljin Incarna, instead sending intermediaries to deal with them. After all, they only really want his power. Number Two spends most of the Central Duchy’s resources defending against their plans, and launching deadly retaliation against anyone who thinks he is an easy target. Although he can appear in dozens of terrible forms, Number Two usually appears as a hideously scarred and blood-caked Glabro. He can also appear as a Scrag, or a Psychomachia with the mouth of a lamprey and scythe-blades for forearms.
Number Two is fearful that somebody may discover the secret of his past, which can be used against him. All his mortal associates died of old age long ago, and he has since tracked down and destroyed any other being once connected to him. Some speculate that his secret is hidden within the Chronicle of the Black Labyrinth (Footnotes 4 and 7 of Chapter Four), for he makes a special effort to track down any copy of that book he learns of, keeping them locked in a vault deep within Castle Cthonus.
Chronicle of the Black Labyrinth Footnotes[]
- "In my youth, I found that I could, through my Rage, change my shape and wear the face of Beast of War."
- 4. Prof. MacLish declares this to be Flavio's own statement, affirming him to be one of the True Dancers. The professor goes on to identify him with the ruler of Malfeas, the only possible source for the document's most secret degree of knowledge.
- "In the ninth and final circle, the Defiler acts through Itself to dispel the deception of separateness. Thus is the soul of one reunited with the Soul of All."
- 7. Professor MacLish discusses the trope of a hero trying to replace a king, only to become as corrupt as the old king. He then relates about an ancient Celtic custom of making fertilizer out of their king every seven years. This note also refers the reader to Chapter Six for a clearer understanding of the divisions of the Labyrinth.
References[]
- WTA: Book of the Wyrm Second Edition, p. 43
- WTA: Werewolf Players Guide, p. 130
- WTA: Book of the Wyrm First Edition, p. 60
- WTA: Chronicle of the Black Labyrinth, p. 43-52, 90-91
- WTA: The Last Battle, p. 130
- WTA: W20 Book of the Wyrm, p. 24-25
- ↑ WTA: Book of the Wyrm Second Edition, p. 43