Werewolf

• Rougarou

• Beasts

• Wolves

### Description

•Transform into hyper-aggressive bipedal wolf-like creatures and wolves on the night of a full moon.

### Related Species

•Humans•Wolf-shifters

•Vargulfs

•Ōkami

•Aswangs

**Werewolves** (also called **Lycanthropes**, **Children of the Moon**, **Loup Garou**, **Rougarou**, **Beasts**, or even just **Wolves** for short) are a supernatural shapeshifting species of individuals who unwillingly transform into large, fearsome, and extremely hostile wolf-like beasts on the night of the full moon.

## History

Werewolves have been around since what he calls the "beginning," which could be referring to the beginning of the werewolf race. Not much is known about the history of werewolves, except that they existed just as long as vampires, who were known to be created 10,000 years ago.

And like with the vampires, the origin of the werewolf race remained a mystery, but what is known is a Cro-Magnon (some 10,000 years ago BC) was hunting a large black wolf that killed his parents. The hunter, back then known only as No-Man, still had his siblings. And they went with him to find the wolf. And after they found that wolf, it turns out the wolf had a family of its own. So the wolfs and No-Man's family fought one another as No-Man and the Great Black Wolf fought in a bloody confrontation but the man eventually one and killed the wolf. But somehow, after all of the wolves were killed, the energy of the wolf transferred to the man and he became one with the wolf, and from that day, the werewolf species was born, creating what is called the Original Werewolves.

## Creation

There are a few different ways to become a werewolf:

* **Natural Werewolf Birth** - If someone is bitten by a werewolf, the gene then passed down through the bloodline of the infected person, though the children appear normal through childhood, they can trigger the werewolf gene when they .
* **Werewolf Bite** - Werewolves can turn humans by transmitting their saliva through wounds such as bites. If the human survives the attack, they will transform into a werewolf during the next full moon.
* **Werewolf Copulation** - If a woman becomes pregnant with werewolf children, she inherits their typical traits and, in the end, becomes a true werewolf. This transformation is faster than in those who are bitten.

## Characteristics

### Physical and Psychological Traits

Along with shapeshifting, all Werewolves possess super-human strength, speed, agility, healing, and senses, among other powers.

In human form, werewolves' appearance is entirely indistinguishable from humans', although they can be identified by a scar left from the werewolf attack that infected them. Werewolves also seem to tend to be muscularly-built in human form, most likely due to their bodies adapting to the massive physical trauma and healing it goes through during the werewolf's monthly transformation.

In their hybrid form, werewolves are large, bipedal, powerfully-built, wolf-like monsters; with yellow eyes, dark skin, long brown-grey hair, particularly powerful arms, wolf-like heads, hairy tails, and a hunched stance.

In their wolf form, they are indistinguishable from regular wolves.

In the supernatural community, being a Werewolf is considered a gift, but it is a gift that has a cost—because a Werewolf's powers are derived from the moon, the full moon will cause their abilities and emotions to be so heightened that many lose control of themselves, which can cause death and destruction if not handled properly. For this reason, all newly-turned Werewolves need to be trained in order to resist the urges that the moon forces upon them, which will allow them to remain in their human form unless it's absolutely necessary to change.

In order to be a Werewolf, one must either be born to at least one Werewolf parent or they must be bitten (or, in some rare cases, deeply scratched) by an Alpha Werewolf in order to change from a human to a lycanthrope.

A Werewolf is strongest when in a pack with one Alpha (who is the leader of the pack) and at least three Beta Werewolves total, which constitutes a basic pack; in most cases, there is usually a defined hierarchy within the pack. *("Ice Pick")* The Alpha draws power from their Betas, and vice-versa, which makes them stronger, more mature and more effective in battle. Werewolves without a pack are known as Omegas, who are generally regarded as weaker and easier to defeat and/or kill than their Beta and Alpha peers, who have packs to back them up, though this is not always the case; an Omega could be the sole surviving member of a pack that was decimated, a former Alpha who has been abandoned by his Betas or a Beta abandoned or kicked out of their former pack, or, in the rarest of cases, are lone wolves purely by choice.

### Food

Werewolves are predatory creatures who hunt and feed off of the flesh of humans or vampires. However, they tend to flee after killing their victims before they have the chance to fully devour their prey.

### Cure

Surprisingly, there is an actual cure for Lycanthropy, but it will only work for those who have been bitten or scratched, hence infected. It is a red substance that has to be injected into the bitten werewolf. Once injected, the werewolf will be cured. And the cure will work even on the full moon, but the human has to be in werewolf form and they injected with it before the 12th and final stroke of midnight. If they are not cured by then, the cure will not work and they will live with the curse forever.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Super Senses** - Werewolves have heightened, animalistic senses which allow them to hear, see, and smell better than that of regular canines.
* **Shapeshifting** - Werewolves can shapeshift from their human forms to a half-human/half-wolf beast form.
* **Super Speed** - Werewolves are very fast and they move with animal-like quickness and speed in both their human and wolf forms.
* **Super Strength** - Werewolves are a strong species: they can easily overpower and tear adult humans and animals to pieces. Their strength may rival that of vampires.
* **Alpha Voice** - The voice of an alpha werewolf can force the transformation of other werewolves against their will.

## Weaknesses

* **Decapitation** - The act of dismembering or removing the head of a werewolf will result in instant death.
* **Fire** - Fire can and will most likely kill a werewolf if the flames are not doused quickly.
* **Heart Extraction** - The act of removing a werewolf's heart will result in instantaneous death.
* **Silver** - If a werewolf is wounded by silver, it will cause the werewolf to become weak and wounded. However, if a silver knife or bullet penetrates a werewolf's heart, it will result in instant death.
* **Excessive Bodily Damage** - Excessive bodily damage or loss of tissue can slay a werewolf.

## Gallery

A werewolf roaring.A werewolf pack from the Boiling Isles.