The Werecreatures - History of the Werecreatures

Werecreatures may be the youngest of the races, but they have been nightmare-worthy since the first full moon they stalked the earth. It is thought that shortly after the Fae hunters, along with their shifter companions, dealt with the Undead, that humans turned their sights on their next prize. The Fae no longer trusted the humans enough to ever bestow such a gift onto them as they had the first shifters. After the shifters were created, the Fae stopped turning humans into anything, keeping them far away from magic and the like, fearing that humankind might try to continue the sacrifices that led to creating vampires. But the shifters that already existed were still young, and naive to the trick of those that wanted their magic and power for their own.
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After the first vampires, humans might have failed to steal the power of the Fae, but surely an animal that was gifted powers would be different. The fiercest of the shifters were hunted, and like the Fae before them, were slaughtered in black magic rituals. Bears, canines, cats, dolphins, sharks, and others met their fate on the stone altars under the peak of the full moon. Bits of their flesh and bone were eaten and washed down with their blood. The magic that had flowed through the shifters was corrupted in a manner none could foresee. Bodies dropped to the ground twisting to become grotesque things that could not be called human nor animal. The strain on the bodies was too much for most, causing instant organ failure, and the most painful of deaths.
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Only a few survived - the ones who happened to have eaten the flesh of canines or felines. It is unknown why none of the other rituals worked despite how many times they were tried. There were not many attempts before the Fae and shifters realized what was happening, and the hunt for the misshapen beasts began. Those lycans that had learned to work with their new beastly sides survived to spread their curse on the next full moon.
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Werecreatures, unlike vampires, never grew to have a large population - partly due to being hunted by humans, Fae, and vampirekind alike, and the fact that they were rarely able to procreate naturally or by bite. They can be found anywhere humans or animals thrive, though are often considered nomads since it is rare for them to stay in a location for too long. If supernatural species had a scale of population, werecreatures would be considered endangered.
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In present times, some werecreatures have been able to adapt enough to human society to hold jobs and raise families, but many still find it challenging. Those who cannot thrive in a human-run world have taken to more illegal occupations that better suit them - like pit fighting, poaching, smuggling, and hunting. And for the small population of lycans who have found Haven and decided to make it home, it is obvious that their kind is not wanted in the town, and with the Fae and shifters mostly in control, and with the increase in vampire populations, it is assured that life for lycans in Haven will be easy.