Black-Mane-That-Breaks-The-Spiral is a homid Garou who used his personal story of youthful arrogance to explain to a younger Garou, Melody Wainright the need for Garou to run in packs. His human friends were tortured and killed and he was castrated in an attack by the Corelli brothers and their Fomori allies, but was rescued by Gaian Garou; Hops-Like-A-Bug, Sneak Thief, and Truck Basher. Melody Wainright is his adopted niece.Werewolf: Player's Guide, 1st edition, p.3-7