Inner Beast

> **"The Beast-It's always there, waitin' to take over. When it does, it's like a wild animal wearin' your skin...desperate, scared, reckless. He'll do anything to survive and it's you that has to deal with the consequences."**
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> -Smiling Jack (Vampire: The Masquerade-Bloodlines)
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"Inner Beast" is a term used for Ghouls, Werewolves, Vampires, and Hybrids that refers to the metaphorical beast all four supernaturals have. However, the beast, while similar for each, is not the same. The main similarity is uncontrollable aggression but the beast can be unleashed and still be controlled.

## Creation

The beast within came along with each supernatural when they were created, as a way to maintain order within the supernatural world. The beast would act as an uncontrollable monster that needs to be kept under lock and key or just for an extra means of survival.

## Ghouls

There are many forms the inner beast for Ghouls, but the main one is for feral Ghouls, who attack anything in their path. This beast in unleashed by the person's body not handling the transformation, or by a Ghoul not feeding for a long time, driving them to hunger and the beast takes over as a survival means. The naturally feral Ghouls lack the part of their brain that controls impulse control, motor skills, and emotions. The hungry Ghouls will act similar, but after returning to normal, will remember what they did and may live with guilt. The second form is when a Ghoul gives into the beast by either killing indiscriminately, or by just having a cruel nature before becoming a Ghoul. These feral Ghouls, or more know as the smart feral, who unlike naturally feral Ghouls, still have their brain functions and are well aware of what their doing. Unlike non-feral Ghouls, who could still act like this, they still lack impulse control, only having enough to plan out their kills but not enough to not wish to kill. Non-feral Ghouls can still be aggressive but they are in complete control, and can be considered plain psychopath's. They do the things they do without the help of their inner beast, and may be considered worse than the beast within.

## Werewolves

There are two forms the inner beast Werewolves have. The first is from new Werewolves, who will turn every full moon, and while in their Wolf form, have no control over what they do, meaning if they see someone or something, they will kill it, excluding Werewolves. The second form are Werewolves who willing turn after gaining control of their transformation and allow the beast to guide them, killing anything in sight, even other Werewolves. Like Ghouls, the second form can be viewed as a Werewolf being a plain psychopath. However, since Werewolves are usually pack creatures, they are taught from a young age to control this, something Ghouls lack since they are solitary creatures.

## Vampires

There are a few ways the inner beast can take over a Vampire. The first way is they shut off that part of their brain that controls impulse control and emotions. After doing that, they will only feel compelled to feed off the blood of humans and most likely kill them. These Vampire don't care about anything, only let their inner beast drive them, and it will take every bit of willpower to retake control of their body, given they desire to do so. The second way is lays more on the rare side but those are Vampires who are turned without that impulse control, meaning any human blood they consume, will act like an addiction, driving them to want more, but also forcing them to live with the guilt (or not, depending on the Vampire) of their killings. Then there are Vampires who just choose to let their beast take over, not caring at all. The only difference is, unlike the first type, they have full brain functions and are just ruthless.

## Hybrids

Depending on the kind of Hybrid they are, they will have many ways or letting the beast take over. The first type of Hybrid, a Werewolf-Vampire, have both ways from their individual counterpart of letting the beast take over. However, they won't suffer the first type of turning every full moon at all from their Werewolf side, and they are more resilient to feeling the need to shut off their impulse control and emotions. However, the possibility of just not caring is still there and blood addiction is always a possibility. A Ghoul-Werewolf Hybrid will never suffer from the natural "born" feral side but can still fall victim to choosing to let their beast take over. They also won't ever have the forced transformation on the full moons ever, but they may still choose to transform and let the beast guide them. A Ghoul-Vampire Hybrid will never suffer from the natural "born" feral side bu can still fall victim to choosing to let their beast take over. They are a little more resilient to feeling the need to shut off their impulse control and emotions, but the possibility of just not caring is still there and blood addition is always a possibility or an extreme hunger.

## Dangers of the Inner Beast

The Inner Beast has no rules, no boundaries, willing to do what ever it needs to survive. It doesn't care about past friendships, family, or relationships, it kills anything in it's sight. The only reason Werewolves, Vampires, and Hybrids aren't feared as much is because they do a better job at control it. Ghouls, however, can be "born" with the beast already in control, and since they are the strongest of all four, they are viewed as a larger threat. And while it is possible to convince a Werewolf, Vampire, and Hybrid to lock the beast away, naturally "born" feral Ghouls can't.

## Trivia

* It is only assumed what a Ghoul-Vampire Hybrid would act, since there has only been one, which was later cured of both.
* Natural "born" feral Ghouls are rare when turned by the first Ghoul or turned by a Ghoul the first Ghoul made. It gets more common the farther down it goes.