Werewolves
Basic Information
Anatomy
Werewolves have two forms the first is their human form which are bipedal and have four limbs, two legs and two arms, five digits on each hand and feet and have hairless bodies. They have hair on their heads and males are able to grow facial hair.
The second form, their wolf form, is also bipedal with four limbs, two legs and two arms, five digits on each hand and feet but they have hair covering their entire body, claws on their hands and feet, a wolf tail and a wolf head. They are also much larger in their wolf form.
Werewolves who have much experience are able to transform at will, however, when the light of the full moon shines on them it forces them to transform.
Biological Traits
Werewolves are quite distinct from the majority of other races with their distinctly canine appearance in there wolf form.
Compared to others, Werewolves are also typically much more bulky with a high amount of muscle mass and typically are not lithe.
Werewolves also have very little sexual dimorphism; although male werewolves do typically have more muscle and may be taller than females, they have few outward sexual markers.
Genetics and Reproduction
Werewolves reproduce sexually and are viviparous, they typically have a gestation period of 9 months because of their near kinship with humans.
Werewolves can create new Werewolf by biting a human or any over race who is NOT immune against lycanthropy, if the victim doesn't get treated before the next full moon, they will become a Werewolf.
Werewolves can breed with humans and other Werewolves, though they cannot breed with other types of lycanthropes. A Werewolf is not particularly fertile; they have a fraction of the "normal" chance of producing an offspring. This chance is even lower if the Werewolf is mating with a human.
Growth Rate & Stages
As the full moon reaches its apex, their bones will begin to snap and restructure themselves. The fingers will involuntarily snap out of place and shift, becoming much longer and tipped with claws. Their legs, as well, will lengthen and snap to form the hind legs of their animal form. Teeth will fall out and snap into place to make way for a set of fangs and their faces will experience horrific pain as it peels and sheds, turning into a canine maw.
This first transformation will take close to six hours, though this time is greatly shortened for subsequent transformations. Some Afflicted can make the change in minutes.
Inexperienced Werewolves will then act of the beast's own accord until sunrise, when the animal will contort back into human form. While more experienced Werewolves are able to keep their human consciousness. The human has no memory of their actions during this state.
Werewolves a are a long-lived race and reach physical maturity at a similar age like Humans. A Werewolf is traditionally considered an adult once he or she reached age 21. Werewolves age much like Humans but over a longer period of time, remaining vigorous well past 150 years.
Most Werewolves lived to see their bicentennial, and a few live to be over 400.
Ecology and Habitats
Werewolves can be found in almost any environment that supports Humans, although they seem to prefer areas near forests or marshland, possibly due to their abundance of food and area to roam when transformed.
Werewovles run a little hot, so they are better able to weather the elements than a human.
Werewolves are able to live anywhere in the world due to their abilities and biology. Werewolves are generally found in temperate, sub-artic, tundra or sub-tropical climates.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Werewolves in their human form are omnivores that procure their food by hunting and gathering for it.
Werewolves in their wolf form are carnivores and obtain their food by hunting, their prey can include other races.
Biological Cycle
As time progresses Werewolves age, eventually their bodies will reach a point where they can no longer sustain themselves and will eventually die.
However, they live much longer lives than some other races such as Humans.
Behaviour
Werewolves are a very cooperative species and will form communities to help each other, they are wary of other races but can ally with other races if they have earned their trust.
Werewolves resolve disputes generally without using violence, but they will turn into their wolf forms to solve issues through fights.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Werewolves live in packs where there is an alpha Werewolf that leads the others, the alpha who leads the pack is the most powerful member.
A Werewolf can become an alpha when either the original dies or if the Werewolf beats the alpha in a fight thus becoming the new alpha.
The moral and ethical outlook of the pack tends to follow that of the alpha.
Some Werewolves don't join packs and instead live solitary lives, these Werewolves are known as lone wolves.
Some werewolves even live among other races as humans or their born race in civilizations where they live a "normal" life and keep there beast side a secret.
Uses, Products & Exploitation
Werewolf claws and fangs are either used as a blade of knives, daggers, short swords or other weapons that use a short blade.
Werewolf fur is used to make clothes, carpest or as part to make very durable armors.
However, the fur and head of a werewolf are also very popular as a trophy among hunters, but it is considered repulsive, cruel and disgusting among many other species and also by some hunters.
Facial characteristics
Werewolves in human form have a pair of eyes, that come in various colours such as blue, green and brown, and ears with one nose and mouth, male Werewolves are able to grow facial hair.
Werewolves in wolf form have a wolf head with similar features that a wolf would have.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Werewolves can be found across the world of Nomardia but the mostly life either in forrest or marchlands in packs or in civilization under other races where they pretend to just be humans or their born race of their none-wolfform and keep their beast side to themselve because Werewolves have a really bad reputation amongs many other races because of their beastlike and animalistic traits.
Average Intelligence
Werewolves in their human form have the avarage intelligence of a human but can also be smarter because they are a diffrent race from Humans or are just highly gifted with intelligence.
Werewolves in their wolf form, are less intelligent and are mainly driven by their instincts, especially during a full moon, however, more experienced Werewolves are able to control these base instincts but this becomes quite harder during a full moon.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Werewolves mostly use sight to observe the world around them but can use other senses such as hearing to do so as well.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Werewolf names are influenced by Human culture with some bestial sounding names, those who become Werewolves gain a new name that is given to them by the one who turned them.
Beauty Ideals
Werewolf beauty ideals are based on the physical appearance of an individual and the personality of the individual.
Gender Ideals
In Werewolf society both sexes have equal rights and opportunities.
Courtship Ideals
Werewolves will try to court those they are attracted to by howling at them and/or by fighting rivals.
Relationship Ideals
Werewolves are monogamous and have one partner known as a soul mate. Werewolves are very protective of their partner and family; they will fight to the death to protect the ones they love. If a Werewolf is in love with a person who isn't a Werewolf, mostly they will try to turn that person but some also don´t do that without this persons approval or just because they don´t think they have the right to do something like this to this person. Same sex marriage is common in Werewolf society.
Average Technological Level
Werewolves who live away from civilization have a low level of technology and rely more on their wolf form, they have access to stone tools, basic metals and wooden tools.
Werewolves that integrated into civilization have a high level of technology, they have access to electricity, gunpowder, metal alloys and refined metals, steam power and machinery.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Bestial, Human Language, Language of animals
Common Etiquette Rules
Werewolves treat other Werewolves as family members such as siblings, children, parents etc.
The alpha of the pack is treated with respect and reverence.
Common Dress Code
Werewolves tend to wear clothing woven from the fur they shed when they transform from wolf to human
Culture and Cultural Heritage
Werewolf culture is based on familial bonds and their pack, Werewolves are very protective of their own kind and especially those that are members of their family either by blood or being adopted.
Lone wolves are also very protective of their own kind and will help Werewolves that are in trouble.
People who are turned into Werewolves were given a new first name by the one who turned them and adopted their last name becoming a member of that pack.
Tribal Werewolves live away from civilization and prefer to keep to themselves living off the land. Civilized Werewolves adopted the culture they live and are generally more friendly towards people from other races.
Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals
A common tradition for Werewolves is to hold a howling competition among members of their pack on the night of a new moon.
This howling competition is equivalent to a singing performance or an opera.
Common Taboos
In Werewolf society it is forbidden to betray your pack or cause them harm, this is punishable by death.
For most packs, the biting and transmitting of Lycanthropy is very much frowned upon on. One of the main reasons for this is concerns over relations with humans.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Werewolves are wary towards other races, but their trust can be earned by them.
Most other races view Werewolves as savage beasts that need to be hunted, though there are some others who view them as powerful allies.
Human: Humans and Werewolves tend to treat each other with caution, so much so that Werewolves tends to hide their features when trading to avoid issues.
Vampires: The relationship between Werewolves and Vampires is mostly a neutral if not negative one. Like many legends say, Werewolves and vampires have been feuding for generations, many unable to trace back how far. The main reason for this hatred is due to a Werewolf bite being able to sicken a Vampire. Along with this, and perhaps being the main reason, the two are known to habit the same territory. Werewolves usually seek out human areas to establish themselves but are known to not feed on humans regularly, so they can blend in and keep low but respectable profiles. Vampires, on the other hand, feed on the native population regularly, and if done too much, bring in hunters that run both groups out.
Other Were Creatures: History states that Werewolves and others were creatures that didn't always get along. There is evidence where wars have been fought due to close proximity and superiority. Though there is still tension between some groups, most have forgotten the past and are allies. It's not rare to see a group of different weres living in the same area, even sometimes being in the same pack.
Shifter Kinds: Similar to the relationship between Werewolves and Humans, Werewolves, and Shifters typically have no quarrel with one another.
Genetic Descendants
Scientific Name
Lycan
Origin/Ancestry
Eastern Forests, Unknown Lands
Lifespan
400 years
Average Height
The average female Werewolf height in human form is 1.5‒1.9 m and the average male Werewolf height in human form is 1.7‒2 m.
The average female Werewolf height in wolf form is 2.18m and the average male Werewolf height in wolf form is 2.34m.
Average Weight
The average female Werewolf weight in human form is 40‒111 kg and the average male Werewolf weight in human form is 56.2‒130 kg.
The average female Werewolf weight in wolf form is 252‒293 kg and the average male Werewolf height in wolf form is 270‒310 kg.
Average Physique
The average Werewolf physique in human form is lean and slightly muscular; however, their physique can vary from being fatter, thinner and/or muscular.
Werewolves in wolf form are mostly very muscular with long limbs but can also be thinner.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Werewolf skin colour ranges from pale to dark brown, Werewolf hair colour ranges from red, blond, brown, white, grey and black.
A Werewolf fur colour in wolf form matches their hair colour in human form.
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