Werewolf

**Werewolves** re a human that has the ability to shapeshift into a ferocious wolf and wolf-like beast. They are one of the most common supernatural creatures found in both stone cities and forests. When the gravitational forces are at a certain point, the humanoid changes because I guess the moon means nothing anymore.

## Description

### Psychological Traits

Werewolves are known to be aggressive, even in human form. However if you were to write a character in that way, there would be no contrast in their character, and they would be very one dimensional and boring. It would be more interesting if the person was sickly and needed the werewolf curse to feel alive. Those with the werewolf curse still latent can exhibit some supernatural traits, which can be triggered by aggression, along with unusual physical strength for the person's given a size, but they cannot fully transform. Also, werewolves have a higher body temperature than humans, because once again everything I know about werewolves come from one movie I watched once. Tyler says this when he just activated his curse. He says that he feels as if his skin is on fire. With the curse activated their eyes turn yellow while enraged. Activating the curse is also painful. When there is a full moon after sunset, they will transform into canine form, looking very much like a timber-wolf, although larger. They can also be distinguished from regular wolves by their displays of supernatural strength and speed. A werewolf doesn't wear any clothes — not even undergarments, though in beast form it is not necessary. Although, they will face some problems when they turn back into humans.

### Infection

All werewolves were, in the past, once humans who were infected by the werewolf curse when they were bitten or scratched by a transformed or transforming werewolf. Werewolves are more common than other supernatural beings, as humans can be infected by methods more than just bite such as a scratch or uncommonly drinking from their paw print on a full moon.

Werewolves in their wolf form will not attack you, unless if feels threatened or can’t control their transformation yet. A werewolf will leave a lifelong scar or bite mark after infecting a victim. This makes werewolves relatively easy to identify whilst in their human state. It is thought that humans are much more vulnerable to lycanthropy during teenage years.

### Bloodline

Those werewolves that are born from both parents who are werewolves are the mainstay of werewolf society, the pure-bloods. Most Elders of tribes and those who perform the unglamorous tasks of making the tribe function are pure-bloods. A cross with a male human and female werewolf will cause the birth of a werewolf child only. Female humans are at much higher risk of death when giving birth. These baby werewolves are call half breeds. They generally are the “mutts” of the pack and are in constant bickering with the pure bloods.

### Awakening

Immediately or somewhat before puberty, the young werewolf will go through a second biological transformation where their ability to shapeshift will manifest. The time of awakening is always chaotic for the young wolf. Mental, emotional and biological changes engulf their world, much like puberty in that they often have little understanding of what is going on, but unlike puberty, the process culminates in a single explosive moment when transformation first occurs.

Most werewolves have a trigger that makes them transform. For example, if a werewolf is in human form and it gets too hyper, it will transform. Other triggers are: getting too angry, getting hurt, getting too much adrenaline, or to protect something or someone, and even fire. But if anyone triggers their curse through these ways, either way, once they have triggered their curse or gene, their eyes will change color and their powers will activate instantly, which is what would happen everytime they trigger their powers. A werewolf who has yet to trigger his or her curse will only exhibit increased aggression and overwhelming fits of rage during nights of the full moon.

### Transformation

A werewolf will be able to transform into a wolf anytime after their first transformation. Said first transformation is quite slow and the person is subjected to at least five hours of intense pain before transforming. After the first transformation, it will become painless. During the transformation, once will come a moment when any part of the skin with clothes on it will leave a burning sensation that will involuntarily cause the werewolf to remove the clothes ferociously tearing them away. The bones of the person will break and reshape in an unnatural manner as to shift to form a wolf skeleton, causing the person immense pain. Later, the person grows excessive body hair and becomes feral with huge glowing yellow or green eyes and fangs, then in minutes, the werewolf will become a wolf. A werewolf returns to their human form by the touch of sunlight. After the first transformation, the werewolf will experience muscle aches. Older werewolves can control themselves to some extent on the night of the full moon and are able to sleep through it. Werewolves generally strip down to remove their clothes before the time of transformation, so that their clothes don’t tear during the turn.

## Powers and Abilities

Werewolves are demi-humans who are granted superhuman abilities by their transformation. Werewolves' powers and abilities are enhanced and are at their peak during the time under a full moon. When angered, these abilities are temporarily enhanced; these abilities are common to all three types of werewolves. Even in human form, they appear to possess all of these abilities, though not as powerful as other supernatural creatures. Some werewolves have shown the ability to sense illness and, in one case, the onset of an epileptic seizure. This seems to be due to a combination of their "Heightened Senses" working in concert on a subconscious level.

* **Superhuman Strength** - The werewolf possesses superhuman strength. Their more wolf-like form, during a full moon, is more powerful and they are capable of lifting at least over 150 tons, enabling them to lift and throw a semi-truck a few blocks away. Their strength also extends into the muscles of their legs, allowing them to leap, from a crouch, roughly 18 feet into the air. Their strength is weaker than that of vampires while in human form, but in their wolf form, they can easily overpower young Vampires though older vampires will prove a significant challenge (Rebekah Mikaelson was able to handle an entire pack of turned werewolves by herself). Their strength also increase by how many other werewolves an Alpha has killed in its own pack and absorbing their power through the tips of their claws.
* **Superhuman Speed** - Werewolves can run and move faster than any non-supernatural creature and run at an extremely high speed, which causes them to become almost invisible to the naked eye to perceive their movements when they are sprinting or moving at full speed, which would be about over 38000 mph. In his wolf form, his speed is about the same as vampires, although the latter have the advantage thanks to their stature.
* **Superhuman Stamina** - The werewolf's musculature produces fewer fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of an ordinary human, granting him superhuman levels of stamina. They can exert themselves at peak capacity for several hours before fatigue begins to impair them.
* **Superhuman Agility** - A werewolf's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete. They can move, jump, climb, and run incredibly fast without difficulty or exhaustion.
* **Superhuman Durability** - A werewolf's body is physically tougher and more resistant to injury than the body of a normal human. They cannot be harmed by conventional weapons, as ordinary firearms and blades seem to do little more than annoy the beast. Only a silver bullet or blade can harm or kill a werewolf.
* **Superhuman Senses** - The werewolf has superhumanly the acute senses of sight, smell, and hearing similar to those of an actual wolf. They can see part of the infrared spectrum and thus detect the heat signatures of objects or people in total darkness. They can smell other living creatures within 100 feet (when upwind) and follow a scent over nearly any terrain. They can hear the sound of a heartbeat in a cave at a distance of 30 feet.
* **Claws and Teeth** - The werewolf's claws and teeth are extremely sharp and tough, enabling them to rend through a variety of substances including fabric, wood, cinder block, and even some metals. Werewolves can also use their claws to crawl along walls at great speed in pursuit of prey. Their claws can also be used to absorb the power and life energy of other werewolves and other therianthropes.
* **Infectious Bite and scratch** - Werewolves can turn another person into a werewolf by biting or scratching them. Their venomous bite is fatal to a vampire. The bite wound will begin to appear infected and will hurt when touched. The infection will spread throughout the body, producing unbearable pain. The vampire will have uncontrollable hunger, and will eventually develop delusions, hallucinations, rabid rage, and dementia before finally dying. Plus if their claws go deep enough their scratch can be infectious as well.
* **Regenerative Healing Factor** - Werewolves is capable of regenerating damaged or destroyed areas of their body with much greater speed and efficiency than an ordinary human. Injuries that result in massive tissue damage such as bullet wounds, slashes, punctures, blunt force trauma, and severe burns heal completely, without so much as a scar, in a short amount of time. Their ability to heal is at least 10 times that of a human.