The first Lycanthians came
from Drakoria, at a time when there were no cities, only large villages,
and the Furres tended to live in wandering tribes. They are linked to
old rituals practiced by Furre Shamans. Some say that the power was
originally invoked in times of dire need to protect the tribe, and that
it has grown out of control. Lycanthians don't to think of themselves as
a "race." They don't have a special subculture or religion.
They are cursed to be alone, apart from each other as well as from
normal Furre society.
- There are three ways
to become a Were: 1) being bitten but not killed by a Werefurre with
"the mania", 2) being death-cursed by a Shaman, or 3)
being the child of one or more Weres and born during the full moons.
- If you cut off a
Werefurre's tail, they lose the power to shapeshift. The tail will
remain warm and fresh and alive so long as the Were is still living.
If it is placed back in its original place, the tail will grow back
onto the Werefurre's bottom in less than a minute.
- Werefurres all feel an
instinctive hatred for the sign of the Vinca. Unlike Vampfurres,
they are highly capable of destroying something marked with one, and
they will go out of their way to do so.
- Lycanthians take heavy
damage from silver or blessed weapons.
- Lycanthians make
riding-dragons very uneasy; they will at best refuse to carry a
Werefurre, and at worst, if in a group of dragons, attack.
- They are immune to all
damage from weapons wielded by a Vampfurre, even silver weapons.
Lycanthian WereForms
In addition to their "Furre"
shape, the player chooses two other wereforms, or "morphs".
One is the form which they must assume when the moons are full. (Treat
the real-life first of each month as this time!) The other is a form
that they can assume at will.
Furre
An upright bipedal form. Just like everybody
else, pretty much, except for an ability to heal more quickly. A Were
does not heal quickly enough for the effect to be visible. Werefurres do
not automatically Regenerate (regrow a lost eye, limb, etc.); this is a
Weres-only Advantage that must be bought separately. (see below.)
Bestial
These are four-legged versions of a Furre.
While in this form, the Were's ability to reason and think are very very
poor! They will remember their enemies, but they may or may not remember
their friends! Most Werefurres can assume this shape at will, but those
who are bound to take this shape when the moons are full are required to
murder a furre in order to assume their true form again. Bestial forms
normally inspire fear, and if one is seen in a city or village, they
will quickly try to track and kill it.
Abomination
This is a hulking monstrosity one and half
times the Furre's normal size. Its arms are longer and thicker; it moves
by loping on all-fours half the time. Its head is a cruel and savage
hideous parody of the original Furre. They attack by biting their prey,
then shaking it until it is torn apart or its neck or spine are broken.
Abominations inspire such blind terror that those seeing it will panic
and run, stricken by a supernatural emotion that can only loosely be
labelled "fear". (Upon seeing this creature, roll 2d10; on a
roll of 13 or higher, you will panic, and you will not remember what you
saw.) QuarterPrimes descended from good (not Dark) Primes are completely
immune to this special effect. An Abomination *must* murder a Furre and
eat their heart in order to assume their true form.
Kawaii
The Furre shrinks to a mere nine inches
tall! This Wereform is terribly vulnerable because of its size: the
Tinyfurre's strength is reduced as drastically as its size. Its
durability is equal to that of a full-sized Furre. A running or climbing
Kawaii can cover distances exactly as quickly as they could in Furre
shape, but can only leap twice their height: around 18 inches. Kawaii
Lycanthians are actually halfbreeds, a cross between a Lycanthian and a
Kitterwing Shee (an Ilk of FaerieFurre).
Giganti
When enraged, the Furre grows to three times
their normal Furre height. Their body is proportionally wider as well.
Their ability to cover ground is tripled. They have very very limited
ability to jump. Their paws are very clumsy; they severely lack manual
dexterity and thus cannot use tools or wield weapons. While in this
form, they are reduced in intelligence. This form usually reverts to
regular Furre shape when the emotion of anger has faded.
Serpenti
The Furre is two heads taller than their
normal Furre height, and powerfully built. Instead of fur, they are
covered with crusty harsh alligator-like hide. They grow foot-long
serrated bone spikes covered in a black horn from their knuckles, and
use them like punch-daggers or knives. Their claws are as long as their
fingers. Their necks are twice as long as normal although they may tend
to hunch over like a vulture. Their backs are broad; the muscles along
the flanks give the Serpentine's torso a cobra-like appearance. It is
not stronger or more durable but it is a little faster. The Serpenti
form leaves the Lycanthian so exhausted that they must sleep for three
days after they assume this shape!
Daimoni
This Lycanthian form is always one head
taller and nearly twice as wide as the original Furre. It is covered
with dark hairless skin marred by long raw red cuts where the hide burst
open during transformation. It has four horns like an oryx or gazelle's.
The Werefurre finds they have great trouble speaking while in this
shape: they can use words of only one syllable, except for proper nouns
such as names, which they speak by breaking it up into syllables. The
Daimoni is slow, strong, but not durable. It should not be thought of as
useful, and it has been nicknamed the "Bath of Pain." A child
of two Lycanthians will have Daimoni as one of their morphs.
Aviani
This is the most common moon-linked wereform
for those cursed by a Shaman. The Furre finds themself robbed of their
normal intellect, and forced into the shape of a Raptor, Ostrix, Kiwi,
or Diatryma. Unlike the other Wereforms, the Aviani is as easy to kill
as any normal bird
of that type.
Menalti
On the surface this seems an innocuous
change: the Furre takes on a different Type. For example, an Equine
might become a Rodent. They may or may not keep the same gender or
colors but they always keep the original Furre's clothing. This is
because the Menalti is a very, very evil being, very jealous of
"The Other One", and wants to wear the Furre's own clothes. It
is secretly determined to try to ruin the Furre's life. If a Lycanthian
with a Menalti form kills themself, then they come back as the Menalti--
permanently. The deeds done while in Menalti form are not remembered by
other forms.
WereFurre-Only
Advantages:
- Regenerate (2 Pts) Character will
regrow a lost digit, limb or sensory organ. This does *not* apply to
tails.
- Talisman of Control (1 Pt) With this
object, usually an amulet, the Furre may change into their other
Lycanthian forms and back. If it is ICly lost for some reason, the
player may choose to have the character find another after 30 RL
days have passed. They are custom-made for that particular Werefurre
by Dark Shamans, normally in exchange for some dark and evil act.
- Sense Other Lycanthian (1 Pt) You can
tell by sniffing from nearby when someone else is a also a Werefurre.
This smell is not pleasant; it is similar to the smell of sour milk
and sewage. It doesn't go away no matter how much they bathe. The
other Furre is probably aware that you have sniffed them; this is
not a subtle power (Sniffed Furre rolls 2d10 for 13 or less to
detect being sniffed.)
- The Mania (1 Pt, may be bought up to 3
times) This is the Out Of Character license to make another
character into a WereFurre. This power requires their OOC Consent to
work. They acquire a moon-form of their choosing, but their other
form *you* choose for them. They may not remake their character; the
change happens in-game and they do not gain or owe any points. They
may *not* buy any Were-furre Only Advantages.
- Third Shape (1 Pt) In addition to your
moon-form and your voluntary form, you have another
voluntarily-assumed shape.
- Fourth Shape (2 Pts) Weres who master
a fourth shape are very very rare. At this level of shifting
mastery, however, the Lycanthian gains control of their moon-form
and may resist the change!.
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