Strain 4.0

## Lamiai Strain

**Variants**

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# **Strain 3.2. Andromosis-Virus;** *The Lamia Strain*

## **Summary**

Lamia is the name given to individuals that are infected with the Andromosis-Virus Strain 4.0. this is considered an enhanced version of the Strain 3.0. of the Andromosis-Virus. This is because individual that is infected with the Lamia Strain where always infected with the Vampyre Strain of the Virus. It should be noted that a individual can be infected directly with the Lamia Strain by bite or contact with blood, however the likelihood of them turning into Strain 1.). Infected are greatly increased.

## **Region**

Afflicted Lamia can be encountered in every part of the world. These are Lamia whom where bitten or infected with Strain 4.0 in other ways.

Trueborn Lamia are typical only for some region (See Below). These are Lamia whom where once infected of strain 3.0. or whom are born infected with the Strain 4.0) of the Virus.

***Large werewolf populace. Trueborn werewolves are numerous:***

* Southern Europe
* France
* Ukraine
* Romania
* Moldova
* Belarus
* Russia
* United States
* Mexico
* Central America
* Southern-South America
* Northern-South America

***Average/small werewolf populace. Trueborn werewolves are rare:***

* Central Europe
* Turkmenistan
* Afghanistan
* Pakistan
* Azerbaijan
* Georgia
* Armenia
* Uzbekistan
* Tajikistan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Kazakhstan
* Northern Europe
* Australia
* Canada
* Alaska

***Werewolves are very rare or not present at all:***

* Middle East
* Africa
* Southeast Asia
* North Korea
* Korea
* Japan
* Mongolia
* China
* India

## **About strain and Race**

Strain 4.0 is also known as the Lamia Strain and is one of the most resilient of the Andromosis-Virus Strains. Some simply consider them a Variant to the Vampyre Strain. This is because this strain of the Virus is an enhanced version of the Strain 3.0. This is due to most of them starting off as infected of 3.0. Strain and sharing in all it symptoms.

Additionally Lamia are more instinct driven then those infected with the 3.0. Strain, very much like Reavers. Strong and stubborn, they will often stop at nothing but death. However, their once human Origins do stand out somewhat in appearance, the characteristics of their parent strain is also strongly seen, within the Lamia Strain.

The Abilities of the Lamia mirror that of Vampyres, except taken to a whole new level. When you see an Vampyre tears a Human apart, that is how easy a Lamia can destroy a Vampyre.

## **Different types of Lamia**

* **Afflicted Lamia:** Is a human who is infected with the Lamia Strain though a bite more likely. Afflicted Lamia cannot control their transformations and have to assume their ‘bestial form’ while under the influence of heightened emotions which heightens Adrenaline. They usually see it as a vile curse and become Lamia either because of their enemies or by being simply bitten by an infected with the Lamia Strain.
* **Trueborn:** Only Lamia who are known as Trueborns ones can change their form at will and are not forced unto their bestial form though certain emotions. Usually both parents in that case were also Trueborns as well.
* **Feral:** Both Trueborn and Afflicted Lamia, if they become bloodthirsty killers rather than hunters. These Lamia often stay in their bestial forms.

## **Symptoms**

* This is a list of the symptoms of the Lamia Strain.
* Superhuman physical abilities
* Enhanced resilience
* Very dense bones
* The ability to heal from near fatal wounds, even without directly feeding
* Can regenerate lost limbs within a span of four months
* Severe sensitivity to sunlight as well as bright lights in general
* Reliance on blood consumption at lest monthly
* Restlessness and aggression
* Sensitivity to sounds

## **How individual infected with 4.0 Strain are effected by wounds**

* **How they are effected by bullet wounds:** A bullet wound can only be healed if the bullet is no longer in the body. The bullet is pushed out of the body naturally by the body. It can take a few seconds to a minute depending on where the bullet is. If the bullet hits the heart, the Lamia will not die, but be incapacitated for a few minutes before it is finally pushed out of the body and the Lamia then regenerates. Point blank range to the head would kill a Lamia. Due to their dense bones, the bullet would bounce off their head and stun them for a few seconds and hurt like hell.
* **How they are effected drown:** In regards to drowning, a Lamia can hold their breath for around fifteen minutes, but after that, they drown and cannot be resuscitated due to the brain shutting down after an extended period of time. Lamia, due to their dense bones and muscles do not float, but they can still swim. You can kill a Lamia by drawing them.
* **Fire:** Fire is no issue for a Lamia, but the brightness will also blind them for a short amount of time.
* **Pain Tolerance:** Lamia have increased pain tolerance due to the constant adrenaline pumping through their veins, but they can still feel pain. A bullet wound would still hurt like hell, but the moment the wound is healed, the pain is gone. Also, with extreme injuries, like humans, adrenaline is pumping through their veins making the pain less severe, because they still feel pain, a Lamia can still be incapacitated by pain. So take that time to run away. However, sometimes Lamia have exhibited cases of phantom pain. After an injury is healed, due to the brain not quite comprehending the rapid healing, they can still feel pain from that injury.
* **Body Language:** During confrontation aggressive self-assertive Lamia are characterized by their slow and deliberate movements, high body posture, while submissive ones carry their bodies low.

## **Physical Appearance**

Lamia tend to be muscular. Their build can make them physically imposing. They often are physically fit for these reasons; First their social groups revolves around training to hone their abilities, so conditions like overeating and slothfulness don’t persist for long in known bloodlines. Unfit males have almost no chance of reproduction, so only the fittest out of the bloodline attend to pass on their genes. Secondly, because they are so long lived and prefer unarmed combat as well as working with blades, they have a warriors who have a great deal of time more to train. Those Lamia with physical imperfections are often outcasted, if they survive at all.

They have very dense skin as well as a dense bone structure which combined with their enhanced musculature makes them weight more than they may appear. Their skin color is pale with slight tint of Grey or blue with what often appears to be veins of silver running all over their bodies. These veins stand out slightly from the skin and are very smooth in texture.

Like Vampyres, their eyes are Jet Black and they have large pupils, though this is not noticeable against their black eyes, it should be noted there are normally no whites in the eyes. They also have a special inner eyelid that sweeps across their gaze from the outer corners of their eyes to their inner tear ducts which cover their lenses and give them night vision when and where they desire it.

***There is a bestial form that each Lamia can assume:*** This bestial form combines more bestial traits with human traits, this comes in the form of dimly glowing eyes, large upper and lower fangs and deadly claws. All the injuries inflicted on werewolf in bestial form manifest on his human form and vice versa.

## **Transformation**

The transformation that Lamia undergo each time is always difficult and painful. Lamia’s fangs will grows on their lower and upper jaws, some bones shift and change their shape, sometimes moving so drastically that they rupture the skin.

A Lamia doesn’t easily swap between different forms, if circumstances force a Lamia to change from human to bestial form without much rest between, it costs Lamia a great amount of effort and internal damage to their body in some cases.

Afflicted Lamia are forced to transform into their bestial form when when strong emotions causes their adrenaline to increase greatly. While they can attempt to calm themselves and shift back, it would more likely take a long rest to shift back to their human form.

A Feral is forever locked into their bestial form, unable or in some cases just unwilling to shift back to their human form.

## **Common Traits**

For the most part, the Lamia are more instinct driven then the infected of the Vampyre Strain, in the same way Reavers are. They are quick to anger and once their temper has been unleashed, it is almost impossible to control it until their emotions have run their course. As they are normally fit, strong and large in stature Lamia are incredibly dangerous individual, tattering on the brink of losing control from moment to moment, this is perhaps due to how much more sensitive they are to the symptoms involved with the Lamia Strain and of course their instincts in general.

Though Lamia seem to be cold, withdrawn and difficult to get to know the Lamia remain passionate people. Every individual expresses this in different way however but it is still underlying nature of all Lamia. Also due to their day to day lives there is really no such thing as a lazy Lamia.

## **Behavior**

* **Sound and Scent:** Both in human and bestial form Lamia communicate, using not only words, but beast-like vocalization such as howl, growls and whines, body posture, scent, touch, and taste.
* **Family First:** Lamia can form family clans or packs, but can also remain alone. Single Lamia or mated pairs are often more successful in hunting than large packs. In any threats made toward them. Lamia are notoriously monogamous, mated pairs often remain together for life, though should one of the pair die, another mate is usually found quickly. During pregnancy, female Lamia try to remain indoors or in a protected den, unless they need to assist their mate or pack.
* **Predator Hunger:** Even in human for Lamia tend to consume more food, drink more booze and crave carnal pleasure more than average people. They are not very picky and exquisite in their tastes, but quite insatiable.

## **Psychology**

Lamia are cold, withdrawn and vicious by the standers of outsiders. However, Lamia attend to feel everything acutely. They are passionate and emotional. When it comes to their families though, they attend to carry fierce devotion, and there small groups are often like one family. Everyone is provided for and laziness is not tolerated what-so-ever. This is due to their culture revolving around honing their abilities and hunting in general. They do however, enjoy the finer things in life and are not ashamed to show off. Lamia are not modest and may even flaunt their physique in public by wearing only the barest of clothing essentials. They do however they do have a strong sense of personal honor and hold resentment at even the smallest slight.

Trueborn Lamia learn how to use their abilities and weapons from an early age. It is in fact part of their education, along with traps, combat tactics and some strategies.

They greatly dislike outsider, Outsiders are normally watched and trailed when they come around their territories and are treated with suspicion and distrust. Unless they are uninfected in which case they are more likely hunted.

## **Aging**

Lamia like the parent Vampyre Strain are very long lived compared to uninfected; living up to the point in which they are killed, because of this once they are done with puberty they start aging at roughly twice as slow as the average human with aging slowing to a near but not complete stop at around 50 years of age where they consider adulthood to began.

**Aging**
 12-15
 15-25
 25-50
 50-130
 130-200

## **Reproduction**

Lamia like Vampyres and Reavers attend to live longer then un-infected, considering themselves to be elders at around 150-200 years of age, because of this they seemingly slow their aging down as they hit 15-16 years of age, until around 200 years where aging appears to nearly stop completely.

Female Lamia pregnancy lasts 18 months. Morality is also high in Lamia gestation. The women frequently miscarry or produce stillbirths, which is perhaps why children that are Lamia is even more rare then seeing Vampyre and Reaver offspring. If an infant is born alive, the mothers survival is at 70%.

## **Religion**

Within Northern Europe the patron deity of all Trueborn Lamia is A----, rumored to be the first of the Lamia. According the some Lamia beliefs in North Europe A---- is the source from which all Lamia come from.

There are no ordained priest or priesthood dedicated to A---- in a general sense. However, her chosen champions, the ----, are dedicated warriors who wear the pelts when they enter battle. They are often Berserkers in human and even more so in bestial form.

There are no particular rituals connected to A----, except for the ---- to show ferociousness in battle to her glory. This often involves the ---- to hurl themselves into battle with bloodcraze in their eyes as they invoke her name with their characterstic blood-curdling howl. Both in mid-battle and during the aftermath of a skirmish they are commonly found drinking the blood and eating the steaming hearts of their fallen enemies, as offerings to A----.

Her most notable offspring is known as the W----- of A----, which are all Trueborn Lamia that are destined to play a crucial role during Regnarok. The Lamia that comprise the W---- of A---- are usually venerated by ---- Berserkers alongside her as patrons or role models. The Mightiest among the W---- of A---- are named ----’The moon-hound’, ---- ‘the dweller’ and, ----.

Lamia in other parts of the world often prefer to warship ----\_ associating him with the forest and the underworld that often choose to appear in their bestial form. ---- is a double nature that sometimes assists his worshipper and sometimes behaves in a malicious manner towards them, he cannot be entirely trusted.

The annual rite of ---- befell on the first day of spring- that is a bloody and peculiar one - is like many other rituals carried at a sacred grove. First, an animal is ritually painted and then slaughtered and skinned. The skin is then stitched to the back of a slave or some other expendable individual who then wears the skin while being chased though the woods by hunters. After getting a head-start the hunters then chase down and kill the expendable, bringing back both their head and the animal skill as an offering to ----. The offerings are then buried along with beverages and food. Should the victum being chased somehow escaped it is considered a very bad omen and a larger blood sacrifice needs to be carried out as compensation.

## **Society**

Most Lamia attend to be intertwined within Vampyre covens, hence take on many of their habits when it comes to social structure, with these differences.

An Lamia life revolves heavily around their family and their place in it. Hence the daily life for the Lamia is simple. The oldest surviving male member of a bloodline is the patriarch of that family and is often referred to as an Elder. The in the bloodline, the more prestige the family among their fellow Lamia and the more respect they earn.

Growing up as a Trueblood Lamia, an Lamia boy who survives to age fifteen undergoes the rite of Trial. During such he teams up with other fifteen year old boys and goes on a hunting trip with them in which they must hunt down and successfully kill a predatory animal without adult aid. The older and more ill tempered the animal, the more prestige a boy brings to his family. Properly trained Lamia boys, especially working in groups, have no trouble dispatching these predators if they paid careful attention to their lessons.

By the time they reach 50 year of age Lamia are expected to start seeking out a mate. Often they do start younger however, but it is absolutely expected that they have made some sort of arrangement by the age of 50

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Werewolves are humans who can — willingly or unwillingly — transform themselves into monstrous beasts driven by the power of ancient curse or blessing, depending on how it is perceived. In its natural form, a werewolf looks more or less like any normal human, though those who have lycanthropy from birth or were afflicted by curse for a long time tend to have or acquire features reminiscent of their bestial form. The forms and shapes it takes can vary from giant wolf to a monstrous humanoid, sporting beast-like hide and fur, sharp fangs and long claws, with eyes that often glow red or yellow in the dark.