Astral Lycanthropy

## Astral Lycantrhopy

Astral Lycanthropy is incredibly rare and is almost entirely unique among forms of Lycanthropy. Unlike the other more common forms Lycanthropy can take those blessed with this power do not have to undergo the normal transformation process. Bestowed with their Lycanthropy from a Deity of the Celestial Arcana this type of Lycanthropy displays itself as an astral projections. Where as other Lycans physical body transforms and bends to resemble that of a wolf individuals with Astral Lycanthropy instead project their canine form through ritual meditation. This projection will resemble what the individuals canine form would have looked like though it will be shrouded in a veil of arcane shadow and light. Rippling with Arcana these Lycanthrope Astral Projections are capable of interacting with our world as a physical being. The inherent power of this being an Astral Projection allows Lycanthrope individuals to walk between planes of existence at will. This means that an Astral Lycanthropes canine form can effectively appear any where and move in a way that a human would not be able to comprehend or track.

Fortunately Astral Lycanthropy is incredibly rare and instances of Astral Lycanthrope which aggressively attack innocent individuals is even rarer. Though there has been incidents in which Astral Lycanthropes will aggressively peruse their goals to the detriment of the local civilian population. Due to the nature of an Astral Projection conventional forms of assault against such an entity are entirely useless, the only effective way to deal with such an entity is to use magic. With Thaumaturge the only individuals within most anomalous security organisations that are effectively able to combat these entities its no wonder as to why they’re considered to be so high risk. Though fortunately for humanity Astral Projections can be tracked to their source by certain Thaumaturge, this means that in most instances any incident can be ended within hours.

This is where the only weakness of Astral Lycanthropy is exploited, due to this Lycanthropy working as an Astral Projection the individuals body is left in an unconscious state until their Projection returns. With an Astral Lycanthrope being rendered nothing more than human whilst awake finding the source of an aggressive Astral Projection is imperative. It should be noted that if a Astral Lycanthrope is killed before their projection can return to its body then it shall be permanently trapped in the realm it is currently within. This has lead many times to instances of “Ghost Lycans” which are trapped within a realm for the rest of eternity until their projection is destroyed.

Once more it is fortunate for humanity that the majority of Astral Lycanthropes are incredibly peaceful considering thier powers a gift from God which should only be used for good. This has lead to the formation of a pack and religion based off of a band of Lycan Monks in the mid 6th century. Though these Benedanti do only commit moral good actions the means to an end has been lost on some in the modern day. Many incidents involving Astral Lycanthropes revolve around said Lycan attempting to commit a morally good action though running into unforeseen trouble such as exposing themselves to a large crowd or coming across a thuamaturge.

It should also be noted that unlike other forms of Lycanthropy which one can acquire through begging, crafting, or contracting Astral Lycanthropy can only be bestowed. This is done at the discretion of whatever deity is involved, though the specific deities vary wildly being from all across the Celestial Arcana. Most often than not though Astral Lycanthropy is bestowed by the Abrahamic God, though this seems contrary to many Abrahamic teachings it may be due to Lycan belief in said Abrahamic God. With individuals gaining this form of Lycanthropy from Celestial Deities its no wonder as to why they’re often considered to be holy beings in many circles.