WEREWOLVES & IMMORTALITY:
Werewolves are immune from aging and from most physical diseases
due to the constant regeneration of their physical tissue. They
can, therefore, be virtually immortal. However, they can be killed
by any wound that destroys the heart or the brain, or any form of
death that causes brain or heart damage (such as hanging or other
oxygen-deprivation methods).
THE MIND OF A WEREWOLF :
Though primarily a true wolf while in wolf form, there is some
proof that the werewolf retains enough knowledge to assist his
killing; recognition of victims, evation of traps, and human
cunning have all been seen on werewolf cases.
BECOMING A WEREWOLF:
There are several ways to become a werewolf. They include being
givin the power of shape shifting through sorcery, being cursed by
someone who you have wronged in some way (called Lycaeonia curse),
being bitten by a werewolf, and being born to a werewolf. In each
case, the blood becomes tainted or cursed.
DAMNATION:
A person who becomes a werewolf against his will (birth, curse, or
bite) is not completely damned until he tastes of human blood. Once
he does, his soul is eternally damned and nothing may redeem him.
Even without tasting of human blood, however, as long as the taint
lays upon the immortal soul, it cannot enter Heaven, and will
remain chained to the mortal plane upon death.
WEREWOLF PACKS:
Like real wolves, werewolves can live alone for many years, yet the
instinct for a pack often leads them away from their secretive
lifestyle, into revealing their nature to a priest or close
associate, or converting another to werewolfry for companionship.
This is when the otherwise cagey werewolf opens himself to dection!
Werewolf packs cause immense destruction. A pack consists of one
werewolf who became a werewolf through sorcery, birth, or curse -
in other words, his is the original tainted blood. This werewolf is
called the Alpha werewolf. The remaining werewolves in the pack are
called Beta werewolves because they became werewolves through the
bite of the Alpha and carry the Alpha's tainted blood.
ALPHA & BETA WEREWOLVES:
The relationship between Alpha and Beta werewolves is a complex
one. Once a subject is bitten by a werewolf, his or her life and
death are doomed to the werewolf curse. The victim does, however,
have some hope - as long as they themselves do not taste of human
blood, the curse is reversible. If the Alpha werewolf is killed -
through some action of the Beta - the Beta's curse is broken. It is
important to note that whether the Beta werewolf was bitten by the
Alpha werewolf himself or by another Beta, it is the Alpha who must
be destroyed - the source of the original tainted blood. It is also
an interesting note that since Betas and Alphas share common blood,
an Alpha cannot physically harm a Beta of his own bloodline by his
own hans without inflicting the same injury upon himself. However,
if a Beta is harmed or killed by another, it does not affect the
Alpha.
SYMPTOMS OF WEREWOLFRY:
When hunting for a werewolf it is important to remember that your
biggest clues will come through your suspects personalities.
Becoming a werewolf is not transparent, no matter how the victim
tries to hide it. The tainted, sub-human blood appearence.
Therefore, look for symptoms in your human suspects that include
increasing violence, increasing aggression, unprovoked rages,
insomnia, restlessness, and other bizarre behavior. Unfortunately,
over time these symptoms can be brought under control, so do not
rely on them exclusively.
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