Lycanis-Albus

Lycanis-Albus is the rarest of all Lycanthrope species with only 204 instances ever being recorded. With fur white as snow and standing proudly taller than their cousins its no wonder as to why these Lycans are revered. Often Lycanis-Albus appear during times of great hardship for Lycan kind and are almost always swiftly lofted to a position of great power. It’s this reverence among Lycan kind that has historically lead to massive periods of civil unrest. Many Lycans take the word of a Lycanis-Albus as the word of god and will rally behind every word that leaves their lips.

### Lycanis-Albus Attributes and Appearance

Tall, Strong, Smart, and White are all words that perfectly describe instances of Lycanis-Albus. Most instances stand over seven feet tall whilst in their canine form. Their fur is white, so white that light reflects off of their coat making them appear to be almost ethereal beings. This is taken further with Lycanis-Albus retaining all of their intelligence whilst in their canine form, with some even being able to form rudimentary speech.

Given their inherent holy appearance its no wonder as to why they’re revered, shockingly though the power of Lycanis-Albus goes one step further. Unlike its cousins Lycanis-Albus have access to Arcana, specifically celestial Arcana, once more proving that they are indeed blessed by deities. Though not capable of casting amazing feats of magic like a well versed Thaumaturge this power Lycanis-Albus possesses is enough to make them a considerable threat. Though they can only cast what would be considered minor magic this still allows them to effectively use ranged combat. Even more threatening is that Lycanis-Albus is able to cast this magic whilst in their canine form. Fortunately given the magic being of Celestial Arcana the destructive power of Lycanis-Albus is limited. Most commonly though this Lycan magic is used to heal or resurrect living beings although with some side effects.

Given that Lycanis-Albus gains its power from a Lycan God of the celestial Arcana its no wonder that their magic has a degree of corruption. Given the inherent arcana of Lycan gods being Elemental its no wonder as to why the magic of Lycanis-Albus has extremely specific effects. The biggest way this Arcane corruption displays itself is within the healing magic employed by Lycanis-Albus. If this magic is used on a Lycanthrope it shall simply resurrect them, though it should be noted the individual must be recently deceased or else run the risk of becoming an instance of Lycanis-Mortis. Although if this magic is used on a fallen human it will ‘gift’ the individual with True Lycanthropy, a very distressing side effect to unwilling individuals.

Alone these attributes and abilities make Lycanis-Albus one of the most dangerous entities ever encountered. Unfortunately for Anomalous Security Agencies instances of Lycanis-Albus are also able to use Astral Projection. Even more terrifying is that unlike Astral Lycantrhopy individuals do not need to sleep or meditate in order to create their projection. This allows Lycanis-Albus to effectively fight as two Lycans at once as well as appear anywhere and see anything they wish. This leads to rogue instances of Lycanis-Albus to listed as top priority entities by the UN-ASC (United Nations - Anomalous Security Council). Fortunately Lycanis-Albus are the least likely of any subspecies to go rogue, with instances always seeking a peaceful resolution to conflict. This being said if a Lycanis-Albus develops extremist views they can pose an extreme threat to Anomalous Security. This is exactly what lead to the rise in terrorism during the Lycan Unrest as an instance of Lycanis-Albus holding extremist views found their way to the top of the FLA. Given that Lycans are inherently drawn to follow Lycanis-Albus all this individual had to do was simply give the order and his followers would zealously follow it.

### Lycanis-Albus Origin

Lycanis-Albus only appear during times of great hardship for Lycan kind and are directly blessed by Lycanthrope deities. Though the exact reasons as to why Lycan Deities create Lycanis-Albus instances are unknown there is one predominant theory. Much like other deities it is presumed that Lycanis-Albus work as a form of Herald (Abyssal) or Saint (Celestial) sent to our plain in order to further the goals of said deities. Though this could be true often in past the actions of Lycanis-Albus have sometimes contradicted the presumed goals of their deitiy.

### Lycanis-Albus Cultural and Religious Demigraphics

Given their chosen by god nature its common to see Lycanis-Albus always thrust to the top echelons of any Lycanthrope organisation. With there has only been 204 recorded instances there is no real average on where Lycanis-Albus sit in Society, almost every instance has held a position of high leadership. Religiously speaking there is a great deal of variety in the deities Lycanis-Albus instances chose to follow. Though practically speaking there is no choice, Lycanis-Albus can be created by any Lycan Deity and in return said deity will expect complete Loyalty.

### Lycanis-Albus Common Form

Lycanis-Albus is almost its entirely own form of Lycanthropy though is defined as True Lycanthropy. There is no way to obtain Lycanis-Albus other than being personally selected by a Lycan God. In turn Lycanis-Albus are only created during times of great hardship leading to new instances being exceedingly rare in the modern world. Often the appearance of one of the Lycans alone is enough to resolve any great issue plaguing the species.