LYCAON
THE BEGINNING
QUICK INFO
RP TITLE
LYCAON
AU
MEDIEVAL ABO
OPENS
010119
UALITY
ALL ORIENTATIONS
ACCEPTS
ALL NATIONALITIES
STYLE
SEMI TO LIT
PACE
SELF-PACED
COADMINS
NEEDED
FANTASY -- VIXX
As you've probably seen, a new abo au is coming to rpr. The reservation blog is already out so go here to reserve your face claim if you wish. Make sure to read this lore blog completely as well, as it gives good insight into the rp itself. All this information will be available in the rp itself too.
LYCAON OF ARCADIA
In Greek mythology, Lycaon was a king of Arcadia who tested Zeus' omniscience by serving him the roasted flesh of Lycaon's own son Nyctimus, in order to see whether Zeus was truly all-knowing. In return for these gruesome deeds, Zeus transformed Lycaon into a wolf, along with his offspring; Nyctimus was restored to life. Despite being notorious for his horrific deeds, Lycaon was also remembered as a culture hero: he was believed to have founded the city Lycosura, to have established a cult of Zeus Lycaeus and to have started the tradition of the Lycaean Games, which Pausanias thinks were older than the Panathenaic Games. According to Gaius Julius Hyginus, Lycaon dedicated the first temple to Hermes of Cyllene.
WEREWOLVES
A true "werewolf", according to most legends, is a human being that uncontrollably transforms into a wolf during a full moon. The original werewolf curse transformed a Shapeshifter Wolf into a Werewolf, effectively taking away the ability to control the shift but also taking away the ability to think as a human while in wolf form. Werewolves, when in wolf form, have uncontrollable rage and hunger. They are driven to kill everyone and everything they encounter, regardless of their relationship as humans. The curse causes these wolves to lose all control of their minds, and when they wake up in human form in the morning, they don't remember anything (though they may revisit certain memories in dreams). It is this form of werewolf that can transfer their condition through a bite, assuming of course that the human being bitten survives the attack.
THE BLACK COATS
Though still a part of the werewolf family, the black werewolf is genetically different from "normal" werewolves. All normal werewolves share similar traits. During the day they all take human form, unable to take the form of a wolf. By night they all take wolf form, unable to regain human form until the transformation wears off. All normal werewolves, when in wolf form, have coats that range from brown to gray, some lighter or darker than others. They all enter an insane rage when in wolf form, consumed by an uncontrollable anger and a need to kill. Black werewolves do not share these traits.
In human form they are just like any other werewolf - seemingly human but with wolf-like instincts. But by night they are different. Unlike regular werewolves, a black werewolf doesn't lose its mind in a psychotic rage. No, these werewolves retain their human mind at all times, making them considerably more clever and thus potentially more dangerous than the average wolf-man. Black werewolves are called such because they have all-black coats. This darkened pigment is due to a genetic condition caused by a mutation in the werewolf gene. This affects both the creature's pigmentation and the chemical change in the brain that causes the usual rage. Black werewolves don't have this chemical, and thus don't release the chemical during transformation as is usual. This condition resulting from this genetic mutation is called Human Werewolf Syndrome.
Black werewolves are not the only member of the werewolf family to be afflicted with Human Werewolf Syndrome. In extremely rare cases, this genetic mutation takes on a sub-mutation of its own. This sub-mutation causes the pigment darkening to fail completely resulting in a pure-white werewolf, unsurprisingly called "white werewolves". White werewolves have a special condition of their own.
In human form they are just like any other werewolf - seemingly human but with wolf-like instincts. But by night they are different. Unlike regular werewolves, a black werewolf doesn't lose its mind in a psychotic rage. No, these werewolves retain their human mind at all times, making them considerably more clever and thus potentially more dangerous than the average wolf-man. Black werewolves are called such because they have all-black coats. This darkened pigment is due to a genetic condition caused by a mutation in the werewolf gene. This affects both the creature's pigmentation and the chemical change in the brain that causes the usual rage. Black werewolves don't have this chemical, and thus don't release the chemical during transformation as is usual. This condition resulting from this genetic mutation is called Human Werewolf Syndrome.
Black werewolves are not the only member of the werewolf family to be afflicted with Human Werewolf Syndrome. In extremely rare cases, this genetic mutation takes on a sub-mutation of its own. This sub-mutation causes the pigment darkening to fail completely resulting in a pure-white werewolf, unsurprisingly called "white werewolves". White werewolves have a special condition of their own.
THE WHITE COATS
The term "white werewolf" requires a bit of an explanation. One might assume that white werewolves and black werewolves were the exact opposites of one another, however, this is not the case. In fact, black and white werewolves are the most genetically similar of the variations of the species. In reality, white werewolves ARE black werewolves, just with a twist. They both share the trait of having Human Werewolf Syndrome, a condition where the human mind is never lost to the violent rush of rage that plagues most of werewolf kind. Along with this they share the trait of having a pigment mutation in their skin and fur color, causing them to be all white or all black, respectively.
The core difference between the two is that a white werewolf can never take human form. One might wonder - so doesn't this just make them a 'wolf', not a 'werewolf'? The simple answer to that is 'No'. They differ from other werewolves in that they cannot take human form, but they differ from standard wolves in that they retain a human intellect. Though they look like (very large) wolves at all times, they are much more mentally advanced, and can even fully understand languages, though they cannot speak.
You could say that white werewolves are in every way human except physically. They are born to parents who carry the werewolf gene, but they are a genetic mutation OF the genetic mutation that creates a black werewolf. Normally, during childbirth, a mother werewolf always gives birth in human form. An expecting mother is often known to stop wolf-form transformation altogether during or soon after the first trimester. This is an internal survival mechanism designed to protect the fetus. As such, baby werewolves are normally born in human form as well, and don't begin the werewolf transformation until their teenage years.
White werewolves are the sole exception to this rule. They are the only werewolves born in wolf form. During labor, the mother will lose control of the transformation process and shift to full wolf form in order to give birth to a white werewolf. There are no known instances where a wolf-form child was born to a human-form woman. Though extremely rare, white werewolves have been around for centuries. Ancient werewolf tribes worshiped them as gods. Now they act as guides to werewolves when they shift, keeping them from harm, and a spell was discovered that if ingested, a white werewolf can shift into a human form on the night of a full moon.
The core difference between the two is that a white werewolf can never take human form. One might wonder - so doesn't this just make them a 'wolf', not a 'werewolf'? The simple answer to that is 'No'. They differ from other werewolves in that they cannot take human form, but they differ from standard wolves in that they retain a human intellect. Though they look like (very large) wolves at all times, they are much more mentally advanced, and can even fully understand languages, though they cannot speak.
You could say that white werewolves are in every way human except physically. They are born to parents who carry the werewolf gene, but they are a genetic mutation OF the genetic mutation that creates a black werewolf. Normally, during childbirth, a mother werewolf always gives birth in human form. An expecting mother is often known to stop wolf-form transformation altogether during or soon after the first trimester. This is an internal survival mechanism designed to protect the fetus. As such, baby werewolves are normally born in human form as well, and don't begin the werewolf transformation until their teenage years.
White werewolves are the sole exception to this rule. They are the only werewolves born in wolf form. During labor, the mother will lose control of the transformation process and shift to full wolf form in order to give birth to a white werewolf. There are no known instances where a wolf-form child was born to a human-form woman. Though extremely rare, white werewolves have been around for centuries. Ancient werewolf tribes worshiped them as gods. Now they act as guides to werewolves when they shift, keeping them from harm, and a spell was discovered that if ingested, a white werewolf can shift into a human form on the night of a full moon.
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EXTRA FACTS
You probably already know how to kill a werewolf, even if you don't realize it. Unlike vampires, werewolves don't have specific methods that need to be used to kill them. That doesn't mean it's an easy task, though. Werewolves can be killed through a various number of methods, much like humans. Falling from a high elevation or bleeding to death will all work just as well on a werewolf as they would on a human being. The challenge is not really figuring out how to kill a werewolf, it's figuring out if you're going to be able to kill that werewolf before it kills you.
Silver and wolfsbane are your best bet at subduing a werewolf. Unfortunately, silver bullets have not come into existence during this medieval time period, but if you're able to get your hands on anything purely silver to use as a weapon, you're better off than the average human.
We could cover other methods, such as drowning or fire, but you probably already get the idea. Killing werewolves is a tough business best left to a professional, but knowing how to kill a werewolf could save your life in a pinch. My advice? Run. Fast.
Silver and wolfsbane are your best bet at subduing a werewolf. Unfortunately, silver bullets have not come into existence during this medieval time period, but if you're able to get your hands on anything purely silver to use as a weapon, you're better off than the average human.
We could cover other methods, such as drowning or fire, but you probably already get the idea. Killing werewolves is a tough business best left to a professional, but knowing how to kill a werewolf could save your life in a pinch. My advice? Run. Fast.
FINAL NOTES
As this is a medieval setting that involves kings, queens, knights, peasants, outcasts, etc. so you're welcome to have any of these backgrounds. Species available to play are humans or werewolves (if you choose to be a black or white coat, understand the stipulation that comes with these breeds. and not everyone can be them so I will put a limit on it if need be). I'm excited to get this rp up and running!
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