Werecoyotes

**Werecoyotes** are a species of coyote shape-shifters that have the ability to shift into a humanoid coyote creature with coyote-like traits. They are like werewolves and they lose control on the full moon and can shift into a bipedal coyote-like creatures with increased body hair, canines and blue eyes. Werecoyotes are humans that are able to transform into coyotes.

They are the smaller much more violent/deadlier version of werewolves. They can be as big as a full grown adult in coyote form, but are smarter and faster. The beginning of the werecoyote race is unknown but they are as old as the werewolves. They as well as the werewolves have existed long before vampires. Yes werewolves are older than vampires believe it or not. Werecoyotes are strong and aggressive and do not hesitate to kill if necessary. Werecoyotes travel in packs just like werewolves.

Much is still unknown about werecoyotes. They are similar to werewolves in the sense that they share many of the same traits, and follow similar supernatural rules. When a werecoyote takes an innocent life their eyes turn blue. When they join a pack, following an alpha, they become stronger.

## Relationships

Some werecoyotes will communicate with werewolves. Some don't. But for some unknown reason they hate vampires. Most people will say it's because vampires, regardless of sent will look at them as a mini version of a wolf. And mostly because there's no cure for a werecoyote bite.

## Mating

Werecoyotes do mate they prefer to mate with their own. However some werecoyotes have been known to mate with werewolves. This however is a rare occurrence, but it is possible. If a regular werewolf were to mate with a werecoyote then that hybrid would be very unique. Now if a werecoyote were to mate with a primordial werewolf, then the child would develop not only immortality but the werecoyote offspring would be strong. This would be known as a primordial werewolf/werecoyote hybrid, or primordial werecoywolf.

## Diet

A werecoyote's diet consists of meat. Meat for werecoyotes is very high in protein, fiber and nutrients.

## **Hunting**

Werecoyotes hunt in packs rather than travel alone because the prey would be easy to catch. When a werecoyote is weak or is dying the rest of the pack will either watch it die and then eat it, or they would bury it some where. They would rather eat it or hide the body then letting something else get to it.

## **Personality**

Werecoyotes are deadlier and more ruthless than a werewolf. However they can be nice and respectful and sometimes noble, but they can also be a bit manipulative like a trickster. They are also very very smart and intelligent. They are smarter than werewolves. They can revert back to their true nature anytime they feel threatened.

## Physical Appearance

A werecoyote is the same as a werewolf. They can pass for human if they want but it requires practice and concentration. When they shift, they grow fangs and their face shape will slightly change. Their eye color will also change.

### Eye Color

So far, there is only one known eye color: steel blue

## Abilities

Because they hare half human half coyote, werecoyotes are stronger than regular humans. They possess enhanced agility, heightened senses and stamina. Once they join a pack, all these abilities and their skill in using them will improve.

### Teen Wolf

Once Malia joined Scott's pack, her skill and physical capabilities, her agility and stamina enhanced in that she is able to take on opponents. In The Dark Moon, Malia was able to incapacitate a Calavera hunter that was twice her size with enhanced reflexes and power, in Dreamcatchers she took on then subdued a kanima/werewolf chimera with expert combat prowess, and in Required Reading, she took on the posthuman the Pathologist, exhibiting her reflexes with a high-jump kick.

Similarly to her natural skills, Malia, in The Dark Moon has trouble focusing her enhanced senses, possibly also due to Scott's roar, deadening her coyote side. She attempts to locate Scott, Lydia and Kira from the inside of a holding cell through multiple walls. After kissing Stiles, the emotional stimuli results in her succeeding in "turning on" her hearing, and she's able to hear Scott being tortured at the hands of the Calaveras.

## Abilities

Werecoyotes, like werewolves' shifting, can come in any combination; eye colour, fangs, claws. A werecoyote shifts in morphology can be involuntarily triggered by strong emotions such as anger or fear. With practice, werecoyotes can learn to control their shifts, even on the full moon as well as the order in which the shifts happen, whether it being only eyes, claws or fangs.

**Advanced Shapeshifting**: Werecoyotes can transform, fully into coyotes. In Teen Wolf, Malia Tate transformed into a coyote for over 8 years. This demonstrates the transformation for a werecoyote is easier, more flexible than a werewolf's. This could be reflecting on the fact that the animal coyote is smaller and weaker, and more adapting than the predatory wolf.

**Heightened Senses**: Werecoyotes can smell, see and hear far better than humans.

**Enhanced Agility**: Werecoyotes can run faster, jump higher, react quicker and have much higher agility than the average human.

**Teeth**- A werecoyote's teeth are super strong. They can easily rip you limb from limb in seconds.

**Enhanced stamina** - They are able to run faster and longer than regular humans

## Weaknesses

* **Full Moon**: The full moon causes werecoyotes to want to transform, kill and mame, and to shapeshift more easily. A werecoyote's abilities are at their strongest during a full moon. With time, a werecoyote can learn to control themself with practice and concentration on an anchor.
* **Weaponized Canine Distemper Virus**: A werecoyote is suseptible to the virus and if not inoculated, it will slowly kill the infected. As long as the werecoyote has had at some point in their life, Reishi tea, the werecoyote will be unaffected.