Vrykolakas

## Vaewolf

The **Vrykolakas** also known as a **Vaewolf** is a werewolf sub-species.

## Physiology

**Human Form**: As a human a Vrykolakas resembles a large hairy man or a wild-looking woman, since they are capable of rational thought and restraint, they can infiltrate human villages or towns, where they'll take on work as bodyguards, thugs, or other jobs that can guarantee violence, a disguised **Vrykolakas** will happily take on the duty of getting rid of bodies as it means they will get a chance to feed off of the corpses, as most humans don't like this job a **Vrykolakas** among their ranks can go unnoticed for a very long time among gangs.

**Werewolf Form**: The **Vrykolakas** are a type of werewolf with some vampire-like characteristics, it is large around the six-foot mark standing on their hind legs and resembles a werewolf though with more muscle and size to them. Their spine does not connect at the base of their skull but further up, allowing for the development of a long, thick neck making decapitation next to impossible. Their face is more human-like, with long upper canines that protrude out of their mouths. They do not have fur like a werewolf but hairless skin which can range in color from an ashen grey to a pinkish color depending upon their health and last feed.

## Abilities

* **Werewolf Physiology**: The **Vrykolakas** is a type of werewolf with some vampire-like characteristics as such it has some abilities similar to a vampire.
	+ **Blood Consumption**: **Vrykolakas** have the power to gain power from blood usually by ingestion.
		- **Blood Absorption**: **Vrykolakas** have the power to absorb blood to temporarily increase their abilities.
		- **Blood Empowerment**: **Vrykolakas** possess the power to gain strength from the ingestion of blood.
			* **Blood Rage**: After drinking blood, a **Vrykolakas** will enter their berserker state marked by glowing eyes, in which they are faster and hit harder.
		- **Leaping**: A **Vrykolakas** can jump a large distance, knocking over objects that may be in its way.
		- **Natural Weaponry**: As a vampire and a highly advanced predatory species werewolves, the **Vrykolakas** have the power to utilize weapons that are a natural part of one's own body.
			* **Claw Retraction**: **Vrykolakas** possesses claws that are a foot and a half long, which are easily capable of piercing flesh and deflecting iron.
			* **Fang Retraction**: **Vrykolakas** possesses long and sharp retractable fangs for biting and feeding.
				+ **Powerful Bite**: A **Vrykolakas** has an incredibly powerful bite easily able to pierce flesh and access blood.
			* **Supernatural Condition**: A **Vrykolakas** possesses capabilities, attributes, and aspects drastically beyond what is naturally possible for a human.
				+ **Supernatural Senses**: A **Vrykolakas** possesses sense drastically beyond what is naturally possible for a human.
					- **Supernatural Hearing**: A **Vrykolakas** possesses a sense of hearing drastically beyond what is naturally possible for a human.
					- **Supernatural Smell**: **Vrykolakas** have an amazing sense of smell. They are able to smell blood from a mile away.
					- **Supernatural Vision**: A **Vrykolakas** possesses a sense of sight drastically beyond what is naturally possible for a human.
					- **Wallcrawling**: A **Vrykolakas** can fasten onto and climb vertical and horizontal surfaces without falling.
	+ **Vaewolf Physiology**: As a type of werewolf with vampire-like hybrid features, a **Vrykolakas** has the abilities of a Vaewolf.
		- **Predator Instinct**: **Vrykolakas** possesses predatory instincts, allowing them to become masters of hunting, manipulating, planning, and tracking. A calm **Vrykolakas** can instantly discern all factors of any situation and manipulate them so it's the most optimal and favorable for them. Making them a master of manipulation, pursuit, and capture.
			* **Hunting Intuition**: **Vrykolakas** possesses an extraordinary instinct for hunting things. They can easily track anything under any conditions, sense weaknesses in their prey and exploit them to finally kill or capture their prey.

## Resistances

### Iron

Iron does not cause as much damage as silver does to them so using a silver sword is preferable when fighting them.

### Steel

Steel does not cause as much damage as silver does to them so using a silver sword is preferable when fighting them.

## Weaknesses

### Silver

Wounded by the Silver swords usually carried by Witcher.

### Alchemy

The effects of the a Cursed One Oil-covered sword.

## Trivia

* **Vrykolakas** are free to use in stories and articles, all I ask is that you honor the lore present, and if you make one add their name and a link to this page.

## Notes

* The werewolf species known as **Vrykolakas** are a purely fanon creation as such there is no official proof of their existence in the Witcher works outside the fanon community.
* The existence of the **Vrykolakas** are a personal iteration inclusion for the fanon by Adalwulf of Aedirn, as such their existence in the fanon is not 'definitive' and is subject to the decision of inclusion in others head canons.