Werewolf

""I'm a werewolf, not a Schnauzer, Nico. Fetch it yourself.""

- Caleb to Nico in Mystic Charm

Werewolves, sometimes simply referred to as wolves, are supernatural Natured Creatures who are able to transform or semi-transform their bodies into that of a wolf. They possess supernatural strength, speed, and healing, along with other abilities. A wolf without a pack is known as a lone wolf.

Appearance
While in their human form, werewolves are visually indistinguishable from humans. Although, when angered or even simply at will, they can take on some of their wolf characteristics - such as glowing eyes, fangs, and claws - without fully transforming.

Their appearances also differ from each other in their wolf forms. The color of their fur is based on genetics, but it's not hereditary. Full humans who are bitten have tan and black fur, half human-half werewolf hybrids have light gray and black fur, and full werewolves have a fully light gray coat. Mysteriously, Caleb has pure black fur in his wolf form, though no one - not even he, himself - can explain why this is. Upon asking his mother during his childhood, Caleb was merely told that he's always been special, and he'd realize why as he matured. As for their eye color, Alphas have blood red, born werewolves have icy blue, bitten werewolves have golden yellow, and werewolves who have killed another werewolf have yellow-orange.

Lycan wolves (born werewolves from the Lycan bloodline) have a birthmark underneath their right rib cage in the shape of a crescent moon.

Personality
Although werewolves all have their own individual personalities, there are certain constants that every werewolf shares.

The most prevalent trait is their anger. Born werewolves are naturally short-tempered and usually have intense anger in which they lash out violently. Most born werewolves have learned to keep their anger under as much control as possible, but they can be pushed far enough to where they break. Caleb's anger seems to be much more severe than other born werewolves, seeing as how he was diagnosed with IED, otherwise known as intermittent explosive disorder. This can most likely be attributed to the fact that his father was very violent towards him in the years following his mother's death, which could've led Caleb to develop violent tendencies as well. Bitten werewolves, along with their werewolf abilities, also receive anger issues, though usually not to the extent of born werewolves. However, if the werewolf in question had anger issues prior to being bitten, it's only amplified and they'll have a harder time controlling it.

Another constant with all werewolves is their large appetite. Because of the extraordinary feats they can accomplish, werewolves eat many times more than humans to retain their energy.

History
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Culture
Werewolves usually see their own packs as their family, regardless of whether they're blood-related or not. In addition, despite rivalries between certain packs, werewolves will always vouch for other werewolves and protect them from other species that mean to do them harm. Normally, when hearing about the death of a wolf at the hands of a hunter, vampire, or other such predator, a werewolf will be saddened or enraged. For example, even though the Grimcrest Pack had nearly killed not only himself but also his best friends Nico and Tara on the night of a full moon, Caleb was brought to his knees upon witnessing the aftermath of the slaughter done by the Sacred Light Hunters. When the rest of the Blood Moon Pack arrived after hearing Caleb's howl, they were devastated.

Imprinting is also a huge part of werewolf culture. When a werewolf imprints on someone, they become emotionally bound to that person for the rest of their life. Typically, the werewolf spends the rest of their life with the imprintee, but that's not always the case. For example, Thalia told Caleb that their mother imprinted on her packmate when she was 16 years old, but he was killed by a member of the Grimcrest Pack seven years later. Thalia said she was never the same afterwards, as if she had "lost a part of her own heart." A werewolf has to be at least 15 years old in order to imprint on somebody. During the actual act of imprinting, the werewolf's eyes turn purple, an unnatural color for a Natured creature, until the moment they take their eyes off of their imprintee.

Full Moons
Full moons heighten every ability/trait that a werewolf has. Their anger becomes more explosive, their speed and strength increase, their senses are heightened, etc.

On the night of a full moon, most wolf packs will travel to a remote location far away from civilization, usually in the mountains or woods, so that they can fully shift into wolves and run around freely. Caleb described this as "the best feeling in existence." He stated: "Running around unopposed and unafraid is amazing. And it's not like I get to do stuff like that every day, so I'll do anything to never miss a full moon in the mountains." This is also common among lone wolves, though most lone wolves don't only do this during a full moon. However, newly-bitten wolves usually have themselves chained down for the first few months until they learn to retain their conscience and humanity in their wolf form.

Even the most controlled werewolves avoid being around humans and other mortals during a full moon because their powers grow harder to control if they refuse to fully shift.

Hierarchy
Werewolves always fit into one of the following five categories. However, it's impossible to be more than one. For example, an Alpha without a pack isn't a lone wolf, they're simply considered an Alpha who hasn't built their pack yet.

Alpha
The Alpha werewolf is the leader of the pack. They make every decision and appoint Betas and Omegas. Alphas are the most physically gifted out of all werewolves, outranking the speed, strength, healing, etc. of other wolves by a substantial amount. Alphas also draw on the strength of their pack members, so the more wolves in a pack, the stronger the Alpha.

Alphas are the only wolves who can give a non-werewolf mortal The Bite, turning them into a werewolf as well. However, on very rare occasions, The Bite won't work as intended, and it will turn the bitten mortal into a normal wolf rather than a werewolf. When turned into a normal wolf, they lose their humanity, turning into a creature identical to a wolf in the wild.

Alphas are also the only werewolves that can roar or howl another wolf into submission, even if they're not in their pack. The roar and howl of an Alpha is so powerful that it can cause great damage to creatures who have supernatural hearing, such as werewolves, kitsune, vampires, and Cade.

Throughout the Series
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Abilities
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Known Werewolves
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Trivia
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