Werewolf

[St. John]

The once vast wilderness of the world has always frightened man for the creatures that thrived within it. While the humans had to burn and chop and clear away the forests to make their own homes, one creature above all others has existed as one with nature. An apex hunter, possessing the instincts of the wolf and the ingenuity of man, the loup-garou, or werewolf as the legends named them, hunted the Great Wilderness since the first forest was grown in the garden. Originally, the packs of the loup-garou were created as guardians and protectors of all that lived within nature. As mankind slowly destroyed that nature, the werewolves were driven made by the unbelievable sins these apes committed and set themselves against humanity in order to save the rest of nature's creatures.

It was a war that mankind won. With the rise of the Golden Age of man, cities and pollution choked the final life out of the world until the only forests left were those kept within confine, special reserves. But nature cannot be confined. When the Horde arose and the great metropolises of man fell, nature escaped. Over the decades since the Final World War, vast wildernesses have returned, consuming the lands of fallen concrete jungles. And with the return of the wilderness has come its protector: the loup-garou. Proud and deeply spiritual people, the loup-garou are more in touch with their primal nature than any other of God's creature. As a result, they feel things much stronger; love, passion, anger and hate can turn from a passing thought to a deadly frenzy in mere seconds.

As a general rule, the loup-garou are not a great society or massive organization, these are contraptions of man. As it is with all creatures of nature, the loup-garou is a pack animal. Each pack claims its of territory and hunts and guards that land from all intruders, sometimes even from other packs. As creatures of nature, they abide by the one constant rule: everything most eventually return to the earth. Werewolves are long-lived, but not immortal. They age, grow old, and die. Nor are werewolves made, instead they are born through selective breeding with humans and wolves within a pack's sphere of influence. These kinfolk that give birth the the loup-garou rarely realize what the child is until it comes of adolescent age and the pack seeks out the new loup-garou to join its ranks.

[St. John]

All werewolves have the power to change form. As creatures of dual nature, they may take the shape of a wolf, a human, or in times of combat a mixture of the two, creating the bipedal monster of wolf and man combined that has littered the legends of humans for as long as can be remembered. The loup-garou can change form at will but on the night of a full moon, they are forced to take the monster-man-beast form. Their forms bring with them the traits of the creatures they take. Their senses are enhanced to that of an apex predator, their strength is unmatched by any other and their speed is bested only by that of the undead vampires. Above all of this though, is there healing abilities. So in touch are the loup-garou with nature that the ever-flowing energies of life make these "monsters" incredibly difficult to kill.

Silver? Yes, silver hurts a loup-garou and wounds created by silver weapons can be fatal - much more fatal them those created by weapons of lesser materials. Fire, the destroyer of nature so many times int he past also has a strong affect on werewolves. In fact, so painful is the touch of the flames, that the mere sight of it can sometimes drive a werewolf into a "flight or flight" frenzy.

[St. John]

The loup-garou may alternate among three forms, ranging from humand to wolf and the monstrous beast in the middle. Changing forms requires a moment's concentration for the human and wolf but more focus (and usually rage) to become the werewolf beast. When the moon is full, all werewolves feel to draw of the beast and at some point during the night they will be unable to stop the transformation into the large manifestation of the true loup-garou.

Human: The normal state of the humans, this form is identical to the sheep the wolves hide amoung. There sizes range in the complete spectrum of a regular human.

Wolf: The wolf form can be anything from a normal sized wolf to a large beast resemblign the prehistoric dire wolf with massive head and jaws. This form is the most instinct-driven of the loup-garou.

Werewolf: The monster of legend, the loup-garou gains an additional 50% height (yes, a six foot man becomes a nine foot monster) and another 100%-200% weight. The body necomes covered in fur, and the head becomes that of a snarling canine. Fangs and talons are now pronounced, and the arms become long and apelike, suitable for running on all fours.
This form is not for gentility or persuasion. It is the embodiment of the Beast and the protector of the wilderness. Human speech of any more than a few words ("I hungry!", "You die!") requires too much effort.

[St. John]

While the werewolves are pack animals by nature, they do have a few common ideals and goals that they all share and that bind them together. As mentioned, the loup-garou were meant to be the guardians and protectors of the garden of nature. This sacred duty involved keeping the peace of nature, ensuring that the laws of nature were kept and preventing intruders from destroying the wilderness that was eden.

Hell Hound: After the devastation that was mankind, many loup-garou turned to the idea that nature's greatest enemy was the humans. They felt betrayed by the species they had seen as brothers and now see the fall of humanity and rise of the Horde as justice well deserved by humanity. Packs who follow this ideal and serve the Horde are known as Hell Hounds. These loup-garou have throw in with the Horde, serving as elite warriors and relish in the violence and blood lust of the war against the Host and their human wards. To keep their numbers, the Hell Hound packs take violently from the humans in the Pens, forcing themselves on them in order to breed new wolves for their numbers. It may be that humanity deserves to be punished, but the path these wolves have taken has damned there souls and corrupted them from nature in a vile way that they do not yet see.
Password: "Blusher differs"

• Kestrel Enyo
  
• Calla Bryn Sturgis
  
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Eden Wolf: On the flip side, far more forgiving packs of loup-garou have seen that man has already paid the price for their ignorance and now serve with the Host to save and protect not only humanity, but the very world. These Eden Wolf packs, as they are known, follow the ancient traditions of the old wolves of the first garden. They roam the wilderness of Staten Island in search of humans to be escorted to the Sanctuary or Horde forces to be torn apart by there righteous teeth and claws. It is possible that these wolves have such a strong desire to forgive and rebuilt that they have blinded themselves to the evil that man is capable of.
Password: "Cause you didn't"

• Alexis Ward
  
• James Drakkon
  
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Fenrir Get: Between the islands of Staten and Manhatten, between the Empire of the Horde and the Sanctuary of the Host, remain many packs who choose to hunt and live in the wilderness without entangling themselves in the war. Humans have destroyed the garden, mages on either side continue to wreak destruction in their war, but these wolves, packs who hold to the ancient traditions are known only as the Fenrir Get, they maintain there duty to protect the ways of nature and keep the regrowing wilderness alive. They do not care so much for man or the mages, seeing either as just another force to endanger their beloved wilderness.
Password: "You govern"

• Michael Morning
  
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