Fera: Changing Breeds (Archive)

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=Introduction=
While the Lycan were created by Gaia as her fangs and claws, to keep her safe, they were not her only children. She created many other breeds of shapeshifters and gave them each a task. Some have lost their way with time; others were forced from their roles by the Lycan; and some have turned to serving only one aspect of the Trait, instead of Gaia as a whole.
Fera is the term most commonly used by the Lycan themselves, to mean shapechangers of other races: other breeds have similar terms. The Lycan used to use the Mokolé term Bete, but now only Lycan who have contact with the Mokolé use that word - the Werecats use the word Killi instead, and the Wererabbit refer to other changing breeds as Ovid. Likewise, the Weresnakes tend to employ the term Khurah.
Most Fera have at least a strong distrust of the Lycan. Due to types of Lycan that worship Malar instead of Gaia, whereas all other Fera worship only Gaia.
=Fera List=
Werewolves
Werebulls
Werecats
Werebats
Wereravens
Werebears
Wereboars
Werecrocodiles (Mokolé)
Weresnakes
Wererats
Weresharks
Wererabbit
Wereferret
==Werewolf==
Summary:
Earthblood Werewolves were created by two divine deities, Gaia and Malar. Malar wolves being those of full blood descent and Gaia wolves being those of halfblood descent. They are intelligent and capable of speaking both common and beast speech. In current time, Earthblood Werewolves remain relatively sparse and much of their cultural history wiped out due to slavery and war. While some werewolf worshippers of Malar and Gaia still exist, their whereabouts are currently unknown.
Location: Valendor
Roles: Independent
Weakness: Silver, Wolfsbane, Magical Weaponry, Chocolate
==Werebulls==
Summary:
Werebulls, or “Moon-bulls,” were in charge of cultivation and agriculture and known as the “Matchmakers of Gaia.” Much of the Werebulls’ existence focused on the cycle of birth, reproduction, and death. Werebulls mystics had magic to find a person’s destined mate, and if they had difficulty conceiving, the were bulls could aid that process as well. Werebulls oversaw the rituals that accompanied puberty, adulthood, and partnership, as well as those of aging, maturing and death. For the Werebulls, there was no greater honor than to bring a person into the world, advise him during his life, and then escort him out of it, acting as their charge’s midwife, teacher, and pallbearer.
Roles: Life Guide
Weaknesses: Gold, Plures, Cinnamon
==Weresharks==
Summary:
Even the sea has its protectors. The weresharks patrol the depths of the sea and are rarely seen by land dwellers. Members of this species within the Beast Courts are referred to as Same-Bito, and the corrupted Weresharks are known as Balefire Sharks.
Location: The Ocean
Roles: Ocean Guardians
Weakness: Silver, Coral, Pineapple
==Wererabbits==
Summary:
The Wererabbits are Gaia’s teachers, though they prefer to teach exclusively through pranks. Thanks to a prank they pulled on Lycan, they no longer have any Rage.
Location: Northern Hemisphere
Roles: Teachers
Weakness: Gold, Foxgloves, Oatmeal
==Werecats==
Summary: The werecats have many different tribes, though each claims a different species of wild cat. They are obsessed with secret knowledge and are always pursuing and hoarding it. Many are great magicians, others are great warriors, but they rarely are pack animals and generally work alone. Some of their tribes suffered greatly during the Dark War.
Wyrm-corrupted werecats are known as Histpah. One such tribe is known as the Hellcats.
Roles: Independent
Weakness: Gold, Skooma, Catnip
==Werebats==
Summary:
Werebats, Gaia’s nocturnal and southern hemisphere messengers, counterparts to the Wereravens. They were almost wiped out during the Dark War. Not many exist as their creation rites success rate has dropped significantly since the war.
Roles: Messengers
Weakness: Silver, Garlic, Almonds
==Wereravens==
Summary:
The wereravens are Gaia’s messengers, spies, and scouts who patrol the skies, always on the lookout for danger. They are terrible chatterboxes and will tell what they have seen to anyone who cares to listen. They escaped persecution in the Dark War by aiding the Lycan and maintained the most cordial relations with the werewolves of all Fera.
Wyrm-tainted wereravens are known as Buzzards and are created via the Rite of the Broken Wing.
Roles: Messengers
Weakness: Gold, Sulfur, Berries
==Werebears==
Summary:
The werebears are Gaia’s healers, tied to the Earth with a stronger bond than any other Lycan. Many Lycan believe the Werebears to be extinct, killed during the War of Rage when they would not give up the secret of restoring life to the dead. In truth, they entered a long sleep using a trick taught to them by the Mokolé, and have awoken in the modern world.
Roles: Healers
Weakness: Silver, Urplem, Honey (Addictive)
==Wereboars==
Summary:
The wereboar’s task is to cleanse land. They are called Gaia’s groomers. They were almost driven to extinction during the Dark War. Their ancestor-spirits fell to the Wyrm and became the monstrous Skull Pigs.
Roles: Cleansers
Weakness: Silver, Latex, Peppers (High Scoville Food)
==Werecrocodiles (Mokolé)==
Summary:
The werecrocodiles remember the age of the Titans, when the world began to take shape. They remember everything that has ever happened and keep that knowledge to themselves, only speaking to the properly respectful. Their Crinos forms more closely resemble dinosaurs or dragons than crocodiles, sometimes leading to them being called weredragons.
Fallen Mokolé are referred to as Mnetics and are perverting the memories of their kind.
Roles: Memory Keepers
Weakness: Silver and Gold
==Weresnakes==
Summary:
Weresnakes originated in Duat. Most (if not all) of the other changing breeds believe them to be dead, but they are very much still around. Serving as the “Judges of Gaia,” the Weresnakes fill the role of both silent judges and hidden executioners for the Changing Breeds. Only Lycans present in the Beast Courts are likely to know otherwise. Xuan-ti are commonly mistaken for these.
Roles: Judges/Police
Weakness: Silver and Gold
==Wererats==
Summary:
The wererats watch over humanity, keeping their numbers from ever becoming too great. However, the Cross Allied Forces (All of Mankind) usurped that role, and the Ratkin have hated them ever since. They fight firmly for the world and take every opportunity to undermine technology.
Fallen Ratkin are referred to as Mad Destroyers and are generally associated with the Maeljin Thurifuge.
Roles: Population Controllers
Weakness: Silver, Redtop, Onion
==Wereferret==
Summary:
They roam the land and collect goods, Usually take interest in a specific genre and focus on just that.
Location: Random Cities/Travel
Roles: Merchants
Weakness: Silver, Hydrangea, Oysters
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