Post by Faie on May 9, 2010 8:03:12 GMT 1
"I heard the sound of twigs breaking, I did run in fear it was a huge bear or being in the way of a moose and his chase for a mating. But I couldn't realize, even understand what I would see. From the depth of the forest came a monster, a wolf too large to be real... I screamed and run and this beast after me..
I could feel the claws as they came down on me, giving a deep wound. This beast bite me.. over the chest and when I thought I was to die... the head swung around toward the pre-dawn light... and into the haze of seeping blood I fell... it was a dream I saw this beast twist in pain, fur shed to skin.... snout to face....
My parents was happy that they found me, the wounds healed quickly...
Too quickly... and I fear something didn't.. It became my obsession... to trace the tales, the paintings, the fears...
I think I'm infected...
The full moon rises tonight...."
..... Innis
OOC:
Lycanthropy is spread by the injection of infected saliva into the blood stream, usually a bite. It is unlikely for it to be given to another person by accidental means and especially unlikely to spread from an untransformed werewolf, though biting should nevertheless be avoided. Once infected, a person will transform into a wolf on the night of every full moon shortly after sunset and back into a person just before dawn. In general, the wolfish form looks like a real wolf but has a shorter snout and tail than a normal wolf and they are usually larger because the mass of the person is conserved. (True wolves average only 80 pounds/36 kilograms.) Injuries sustained as a wolf or person are maintained through transformation, as are scars, tattoos and deformities, though they may be distorted and/or covered with fur.
As a wolf, the werewolf has heightened senses akin to and sometimes greater than a true wolf. In human form, the werewolf’s senses are improved from the average and exponentially increase as the moon cycle progresses with near human sensitivity directly after transformation and near wolf sensitivity right before. In the days leading up to the full moon, the human often experiences mood swings, particularly increased aggression and a shortened temper. His or her strength and stamina increase toward that of the wolf form as well. The wolf itself has abnormally high strength and stamina and is possessed of a mania that does not allow it to concede a hunt or battle unless incapacitated or killed. It does not know fear nor does it have a sense of self-preservation.
Werewolves are generally immune to disease and heal at about four times the normal human rate, but both traits can deteriorate with severe physical strain on the individual. Resistance to poison exponentially increases, like everything else, toward the full moon. This also goes for drugs; for example, enough of a tranquilizer to affect the wolf is generally fatal if still potent once the werewolf transforms back to human. The effects of silver and certain herbs said to cause harm or ward off a werewolf are mere myths. Physical wounds made by any weapon or a poison normally effective on the person before infection may kill if severe or potent enough.
Upon transformation, the human mind is overtaken by feral instinct; the werewolf is driven to maim and kill in a crazed frenzy that does not subside until dawn. Most werewolves cannot be dissuaded by injury and will keep fighting until total incapacitation or death. Because of the strain of the transformation itself and this all-night mania, the werewolf is normally exhausted and often appears ill after the full moon. The time it takes to recover varies depending on the lycanthropic strain, individual attributes of the werewolf as well as what happened during the full moon. The long-term physical effects of lycanthropy include premature signs of aging, decreased immunity and healing ability as well as an increasing recovery period over time. Lycanthropy is ultimately fatal, usually the heart fails from being overworked every full moon, though most werewolves are killed long before that point.
I could feel the claws as they came down on me, giving a deep wound. This beast bite me.. over the chest and when I thought I was to die... the head swung around toward the pre-dawn light... and into the haze of seeping blood I fell... it was a dream I saw this beast twist in pain, fur shed to skin.... snout to face....
My parents was happy that they found me, the wounds healed quickly...
Too quickly... and I fear something didn't.. It became my obsession... to trace the tales, the paintings, the fears...
I think I'm infected...
The full moon rises tonight...."
..... Innis
OOC:
Lycanthropy is spread by the injection of infected saliva into the blood stream, usually a bite. It is unlikely for it to be given to another person by accidental means and especially unlikely to spread from an untransformed werewolf, though biting should nevertheless be avoided. Once infected, a person will transform into a wolf on the night of every full moon shortly after sunset and back into a person just before dawn. In general, the wolfish form looks like a real wolf but has a shorter snout and tail than a normal wolf and they are usually larger because the mass of the person is conserved. (True wolves average only 80 pounds/36 kilograms.) Injuries sustained as a wolf or person are maintained through transformation, as are scars, tattoos and deformities, though they may be distorted and/or covered with fur.
As a wolf, the werewolf has heightened senses akin to and sometimes greater than a true wolf. In human form, the werewolf’s senses are improved from the average and exponentially increase as the moon cycle progresses with near human sensitivity directly after transformation and near wolf sensitivity right before. In the days leading up to the full moon, the human often experiences mood swings, particularly increased aggression and a shortened temper. His or her strength and stamina increase toward that of the wolf form as well. The wolf itself has abnormally high strength and stamina and is possessed of a mania that does not allow it to concede a hunt or battle unless incapacitated or killed. It does not know fear nor does it have a sense of self-preservation.
Werewolves are generally immune to disease and heal at about four times the normal human rate, but both traits can deteriorate with severe physical strain on the individual. Resistance to poison exponentially increases, like everything else, toward the full moon. This also goes for drugs; for example, enough of a tranquilizer to affect the wolf is generally fatal if still potent once the werewolf transforms back to human. The effects of silver and certain herbs said to cause harm or ward off a werewolf are mere myths. Physical wounds made by any weapon or a poison normally effective on the person before infection may kill if severe or potent enough.
Upon transformation, the human mind is overtaken by feral instinct; the werewolf is driven to maim and kill in a crazed frenzy that does not subside until dawn. Most werewolves cannot be dissuaded by injury and will keep fighting until total incapacitation or death. Because of the strain of the transformation itself and this all-night mania, the werewolf is normally exhausted and often appears ill after the full moon. The time it takes to recover varies depending on the lycanthropic strain, individual attributes of the werewolf as well as what happened during the full moon. The long-term physical effects of lycanthropy include premature signs of aging, decreased immunity and healing ability as well as an increasing recovery period over time. Lycanthropy is ultimately fatal, usually the heart fails from being overworked every full moon, though most werewolves are killed long before that point.
