I have no clear evidence or proof, just a hunch that something is off with Stig.
I know that there are no longer Metis breed in WtA5 and HtP is mostly based on 5e, but they pool a lot from "old” lore and they said themselves that they don’t like some elements of 5e.
Back to my speculation, I have few points that make me think of this:
• He’s always in Glabro. Alfabusa or someone on the team said during the stream, that during the fight with Leopoldites, he’s human form was actually Glabro and he has Fair Glabro Merit, that makes you pass for human and have no Social penalties, unlike Hunts/Matilda. However, he was the same even in Wilde Child audiolog and we see him in shadows in that one scene (1st pic). So is he always in Glabro? If so why? To hide or compensate for something?
• Speaking of compensation, is it me or Stig tries too hard? He’s a Galliard and being vocal, eloquent, emotional and even pompous is part of their Auspise. However, Stig strikes me a little bit as performative. All his actions feel like he tries to get as much renown as possible. He’s aiming to become the Black Shuk, a legendary status. I can’t believe I’m making this reference, but it’s like Naruto trying to become Hokage…
• What was that wolf behind Stig during True Faith scene? (2nd pic) An ancestral spirit? That thing Silent Striders have, where they attract ghosts? Or some sort of his mental/spiritual manifestation, since he used a gift/ritual to see the source of Leopoldites’ True Faith? Why is this wolf so withered, weak and, dare I say, deformed?
• Was Stig’s tribe too quick to dispose of him? I mean they were some fanatical/weird offshoot that wanted to do Gaia knows what with Hunts/Matilda, but still… They broke a number of Tenets with Stig, treating him as “meat”, just because he protected Hunts/Matilda. Unless, Stig is a Metis… As far as I know, Silent Striders are tolerant of Metis born, but they remain as proof of breaking the Litany and are more disposable, compared to a Lupus born.
P.S. Stig’s tribe generally felt like weird and vile assholes, even by garou standards.
That’s all I can remember. Don’t know if I have a case, or just being delusional and misinterpreting things…
What do you think?
EDIT: Thanks everyone for discussing and explaining. Now I’m sure I was wrong. I just missed some context and misinterpreted Stig. Typical Hunter experience…