The werewolves born under the new moon, the children of the darkest skies, are born to the role of the Ragabash. The New Moons' task is to uncover secrets, to question and bend the traditional laws, to use trickery to teach others lessons of humility and patience, and even to kill with stealth when necessary. The Ragabash knows that nothing is what it seems, and that wisdom lies in the most unlikely of places - and he isn't afraid of getting paws dirty to prove it.

The crescent moon's children are also wise, but their insight comes from a different source entirely. The Theurge is the shaman of the tribe - the mystic who communes with spirits, the wisewoman who heals and purifies and the prophet who interprets the signs of coming dangers. She is her pack's link to the spirit world, equally capable of persuading neutral spirits to aid their cause or doing battle with the spirits of the Wyrm. Without the Theurge's occult powers, the Garou's ability to heal the ravaged spirit world would be as good as impossible.

The half moon of balance, perfectly divided between light and dark. The Philodox, those born under the half moon, are entrusted with the duty of preserving that very balance by serving the Garou as judges and lawgivers. A Philodox keeps laws of the werewolves close to her heart, and stands equally ready to support those who defend the Garou code or to punish those who commit crimes against their own people. It is no easy task, being ready to settle a dispute, interpret a ruling or mete out judgement at any point. But the Half Moons do not complain - they know full well that without their efforts, many more Garou would lie dead at the claws of their brethren, slain in pointless feuds that could have been avoided.