Weretigers

One of the most individually mighty of Skinchangers, the noble weretigers range throughout Asia. Driven by their Soulkin to be territorial and proud, weretigers frequently spend long periods away from others of their kind. They are one of the rarest Skinchanger breeds, respected and feared for their ferocious power and terrifying stealth.

## Skins

### Manskin

Weretigers in human form are mostly of East or South Asian descent, with the largest population being concentrated in the Indian Subcontinent and nearby regions. They tend to stick out in such regions, due to the fact that weretigers tend to be quite tall and well muscled, moving with grace and precision in casual settings and exploding with speed and power at the drop of a hat. Weretigers, like many feline Skinchangers, are also nearly universally attractive.

Of course, those who grossly neglect their bodies may still succumb to corpulence or starvation.

#### Skin Powers

Wereigers in their Manskin possess abilities common to most Skinchangers. They are almost immune to most diseases, and can heal completely from most nonlethal injuries within a matter of hours. The Manskin is also the only form which can be used to perform mystical rites.

### Nearskin

Weretigers are one of the Skinchanger breeds possessed of a Nearskin form, a shape partway between the human Manskin and the spiritual monster that is the Warskin.

The tiger Nearskin sees one gain about a foot to a foot and a half in height, with most Nearskin Weretigers standing between seven and a half to eight feet tall. A light covering of fur rises from their skin, patterned with tiger stripes, though the hair atop their head remains largely the same color as in human form, perhaps with a few stripes. Their pupils become feline slits, their ears growing larger, becoming maneuverable upon command.

A Nearskin’s limbs are elongated, covered in clean, powerful muscle. Their skeletal structure is altered, making their feet paw like, tipped with claws, their legs jointed like those of a feline. The weretiger’s canine teeth lengthen into fangs, several of their front teeth sharpening as well.

Their fingernails sprout short, retractable claws, which can be used as potent weapons without overly hampering their manual dexterity. They also possess a thin, twitching tail.

Despite these drastic changes, the weretiger remains alluring, with sharp, angular features that are appealing despite the thin coating of fur upon them. Yet even given their fair shape, the Nearskin of a Weretiger is notably inhuman, in form and in the speed and fluidity of its movements.

#### Skin Powers

The tiger Nearskin is extremely agile and dexterous, allowing those who assume it to vault and leap in displays of grace that would be the envy of the finest of human gymnast. The Nearskin regenerates with the same potency as the Warskin, and has enhanced nightvision and sharp hearing. They are also inhumanly strong, able to toss about bodies or pull off limbs without much effort.

### Warskin

The tiger’s warskin is terrifying to behold. Most stand over ten feet tall, their massive form rippling with dense, powerful muscles, visible through the coat of striped tiger form which covers them. Their physique is largely bipedal, though their arms are slightly longer proportionally than a human’s, and there is a bit of a hunch to their shoulders when they walk, enabling them to run on all fours when need be. The Warskin is not nearly so dexterous as the Nearskin, though it is still fast and precise, as its muscles are far heavier, adding bulk to their bodies that makes it harder to twist and turn as efficiently.

Their heads mimic near perfectly that of a tiger, grown to gigantic proportions, easily capable of swallowing a man’s head or biting him in two. Their hands are half paw, tipped with enormous talons. While they are retractable, the shape of their hands makes it difficult to manipulate small objects with any precision.

#### Skin Powers

The Warskin is the most physically strong of the Weretiger's forms, able to rip through metal and hurl cars. While frightfully quick in their running movements, their movements in combat are dazzlingly swift, enabling them to rip through foes with horrifying speed. The Warskin possesses keen nightvision as well as sharper touch and hearing, though not on par with the senses of their Beastskin form. Their claws and fangs both cause wounds that are supernaturally difficult to heal, and their own injuries mend within moments, allowing them to near instantly recover from cuts and gunshots, and survive horrific injuries, such as disembowelment, impalement, or even bullets to the head.

### Greatskin

Weretigers are possessed of a Greatskin form, which takes the shape from a monstrously huge tiger the size of a horse. The tiger Greatskin usually stands over five feet tall at the shoulder, and weighs over a thousand pounds.

Though Greatskin’s general form is that of an enormous tiger, its proportions do not match those of an ordinary feline. Weretigers in their Greatskin form have wider shoulders, forelimbs that are somewhat ape like, with their front paws being able to grasp better than a feline’s, while their hindquarters sit somewhat lower than their forelimbs. While usually quadrupedal, they are able to stand on their hindquarters, though walking on them is ponderous and slow.

#### Skin Powers

The Greatskin possesses the same regenerative powers as the Warskin, and its teeth and claws both inflict wounds that are supernaturally slow to heal. While slightly less physically strong than the Warskin, the Greatskin's quadrupedal form does allow for superior running speed, and its senses are also superior, though not quite on par with those of the Beastskin.

### Beastskin

The Beastskin of a weretiger is one that matches that of ordinary tigers. They tend to be larger and more robust, however, their coats glossed with a healthy sheen, their eyes gleaming with an intelligence uncharacteristic of any ordinary tiger.

#### Skin Powers

The Beastskin possesses all the abilities of a healthy tiger, and also has the same enhanced healing as the Manskin.

## Charms

### Minor Charms

* Darksight (Insight): This Charm allows a being to see with perfect clarity, even in the total absence of light. Once acquired, it is permanently active, though users can bestow the powers upon others with a touch. Gifted Darksight can last indefinitely, but can be disabled by the user at any time.
* Silent Passage (Cunning): The Silent Passage Charm ensures that its caster makes no sound as they move. Whether it be through swimming, running, climbing or flying, their movements produce no sound, regardless of what they are carrying or the terrain they traverse through. This Charm does not silence the effects of damage they cause to their environment or others, verbalizations, or other noises not related to movement.
* True Foot (Roaming): The True Foot Charm gifts those who possess it a superb sense of balance and equilibrium. They can effortlessly twist and contort their bodies without fear of falling over, and can balance on the most precarious of ledges if it is at all physically possible to do so. When they fall, they reflexively twist so as to land on their feet. Even if they are knocked down, they can roll and flip quickly back to their feet once more.

## Weaknesses

* Silver: The Bane Metal of Weretigers is silver.