Werelion
Werelions, often called by their German name Löwenmensch, are a species of Shifters, most commonly found in North Africa, the Middle East, and South-Eastern Europe.
Like werewolves, they are considered the children of Kybele.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Werelions possess three morphs, referred to as shifts:
- Unshifted: an unshifted werelion is indistinguishable from a Human to the naked eye, although they still possess superhero abilities. They may choose to allow their true eyes to show when unshifted.
- Half-Shift: in a half-shift, a werelion's claws are visible and their skin takes on a golden hue. Their face becomes more animalistic, with fangs, increased hair growth, and glowing eyes.
- Full-shift: a fully shifted werelion is distinguishable from a normal wolf only in that they tend to be slightly smaller, but full-shifts are unknown outside a few specific families, who seem to possess a hereditary ability to full-shift not found in other bloodlines.
In a half-shift, a werelion's skin is gold and faitly reflective, creating a similar effect to woven silk. On darker-skinned individuals, this appears as a golden sheen to their skin, rather than their skin getting paler when shifted.
Unshifted, their skin will appear tanned if they are naturally lighter skinned, or appear to have a golden or orange warm undertone if they are darker skinned.
Unshifted, their skin will appear tanned if they are naturally lighter skinned, or appear to have a golden or orange warm undertone if they are darker skinned.
Genetics and Reproduction
Werelions can reproduce sexually. If both parents are werelions, the offspring will almost always be a werelion. Like other shifters, werelions can also interbreed with many other supernatural creatures, in which case the offspring may take after either parent, and rare cases may display characteristics of both.
Like other shifters, they can also reproduce by biting humans, but only female werelions possess this ability. This is believed to be due to werelion prides being primarily matriarchal.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Like true lions, werelions form Prides. These prides are most often family groups, but may be constructed prides made up of bitten individuals or nomadic lions.
Werelions without a pack, usually called nomadic lions, are common, especially among older teenagers, and it is normal for older teens to leave their pride of origin and spend several years as a nomad, either alone or with a single travelling companion (often a sibling or cousin of similar age), before joining a new pride.
Werelion prides are matriarchal, but usually do not have a strict heirarchy, with the older women in the pride acting as a kind of governing council.
Facial characteristics
Werelion eyes refract light in a way that makes them appear to glow orange, although like other shifters, they can control this if they choose to.
When half-shifted, their hair will grow to around shoulder-length, forming a mane, and will not return to its original length when returning to an unshifted form. As a result, werelions tend to wear their hair long, to avoid having to cut it again after every shift.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
They have enhanced hearing and sense of smell, and possess sharper eyesight than most humans, although their colour vision is somewhat limited compared to humans.
Civilization and Culture
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Werelion prides are often semi-nomadic, and do not maintain strict territory boundaries, meaning they meet and interact with members of the other supernatural species fairly freqently. Compared to other shifters, especially werewolves, it is much more common for werelion prides to include humans or other species.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Homo Panthera Leo
Related Organizations
Jackson Whittemore
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