We are those who share our souls with wolves. The worlds calls us werewolves. They also say we're dangerous, uncontrollable, immortal...but they're wrong. We live in communities, integrated into human society, living and dying, working and raising families, just like them. With a few...complications that arise from our nature.

At some point in the life of a werewolf, the individual "recieves their wolf". This is usually around 8-10 years old for boys, 16-21 years old for girls. More details on why this is and what it means below.

From the age of about 12 up to about 20, young wolves live in the "pack house" under the care of the alpha and his mate. They form a microcosm of the wider pack community, and here they recieve instruction, mature, discover their identity within the pack and, quite often, discover their own mate.



For this RP, most of you will play one of the young wolves in the pack house. Males will already have their wolves, females will not (at first).

This RP takes place about 18 years after the events of MARKED (RP). You do not need to have read this to take part in this RP. These events involved the repelling of a dangerous pack of rogues by the alpha of the time, Cid Khöller. Cid is now retired, and his son, Adrian, oversees the pack with his mate, Tai. And with a new generation of young wolves finding themselves in the pack house, interesting times and challenges are ahead...

Character list (names in italics are HUMAN characters):

Plot driving characters - no reservations taken...you can compete for these roles!

Alpha: Adrian Khöller (39) - played by shmband
Alphas Mate: Tai Khöller (37) - played by shmband
Beta: Duncan Reidon (26) - played by nightwolf
Alpha's son: open (17-20)
Alpha's daughter: Raena Khöller (18) - played by horseygirl

The other young people of the pack house. They are termed "Omega's" but this is not a derogatory term, it just means they're not an alpha or a beta! New spaces can be created, boy/girl ratio does not have to be 50/50. Some but not all of you may discover who your mate is during the course of the RP. Age of Omegas is 14-20, but bear in mind than any characters younger than 16 will not be paired with someone!:

Female 1: Nancy Skar (18) - played by Meesha
Female 2: Erin Thorn (17) - played by Wild1
Female 3: Submission pending from fauxreality (14-20)
Female 4: Robin Wilde (18) - played by RadioFrequency
Female 5: Emily 'Midnight' Scarlet (17) - played by Bluewind_22
Male 1: Calvin Roseblade (18) - played by shmband
Male 2: Mark Bates (20) - played by alphawolf565
Male 3: Quinn Salius (18) - played by Bugbuster
Male 4: Harry Eden (14) - played by Meesha
Male 5: Carter Wilde (18) - played by RadioFrequency
Male 6: Isaac Powell (17) - played by Fruity_Loopsxx

Extra characters:

- To be revealed!


Character skeleton

Code: Select all

My Name is:

I am the: (eg, Alpha, Beta, Omega)

I am age:

My mate is/I hope my Mate is: (Delete as applicable.  Pick whoever you like the look of out of the selection- can be added in in later obviously)

In human form I look like:

Image:

As a wolf i look like: (verbal or image...female characters should provide this but bear in mind they have not started shifting yet.)

Personality:

Likes:

Dislikes:

How you feel about the pack: (sometimes added in later when you better know the others characters)

Other: This can include little snippets of history. Whatever you like.

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The Pack house


The Pack house is a large complex because it typically accomodates 8 - 20 people at any one time. It consists of: Everything a house is expected to have as well as a movie room, tennis court, basket ball court, pool, gym and a games room containing all the consoles and every board game under the sun!

Everyone has their own bedroom with a few of their own things depending on their interests, there is a boys washroom and girls washroom (the alphas have their own en suite).

Mates


Mates share a bond. At first it is not apparent but the female will always acknowledge who her mate is first. This is the first realisation that she is "recieving her wolf". The male must wait until his mate tells him who she is. This can frustrate many males because sometimes their mates are shy, scared of being rejected or just plain dont know yet- the greatest fear is not having a mate.

Mate are your other part. In a mushy way they complete you. In the real sense they honestly do. They become your best friend, your lover and the other side to your soul. The protection and attraction you feel to your other half is beyond imagining! The day you realise your mate you cant imagine a day when you didnt know.

How it works

A female will gradually develop an awareness of who her mate is. Sometimes it's a "flash of light in the dark", sometimes it's subtle. That is when the bond will begin to grow. They will feel an unearthly pull towards that male and will have an unchallenged love for them no matter whom they may be. You dont get to choose these things they just are as they are.

A male will remain clueless of whom his mate is until she tells him. However the longer the female knows about her mate and the more time they spend near eachother the stronger the bond will become ie. the pull will strengthen. Males will feel an unexplainable need to protect a female, they'll tell her things and wonder why on earth they did, they'll naturally bump into her more and more as their wolf naturally seeks her out.

A male's wolf will know who their mate is but the wolf wont utter a single word to him. He'll say things like "She's near" but to a clueless guy "she's near" could mean anything!

When a female comes round to telling the male that she is his mate he will have to claim her (wink wink) to make it completely clear to their wolves and themselves that they are most definitely mates and that the male has accepted the female as his other half! Yay.

Males will then have to help their mates through their first shift. You see the females will not shift until they have a mate.

You and Your Wolves


Males: Become aware of your wolves at age 8-10
As soon as you are aware of your wolf you will shift on the first full moon afterwards.
You'll grow up and you'll have the words of your wolf in your ears from then on helping you through life.

Females: You dont have quite the same luxury as the boys.
You will only receive your wolf when you recognise your mate and tell him. (So no voices for you till then)
Your mate must then help you through your first shift which will be on the first full moon from telling him.
If your mate fails at helping you in your first shift. You will die.
Your first shift is dangerous as you are releasing your inner wolf and by that i mean you turn into a wolf for the first time. Scary stuff.

Wolves are like a conscious muttering stuff in your ear. Sometimes it will telling you something it senses, danger, your mate. Othertimes it'll be giving you its unwanted opinion on something. You cant help acting in a more feral manor when you've got a wolf whispering in your noggin.


Shifting


Shifting isnt a walk in the park, otherwise why would there be risk of death?

First shift

On your first shift you recieve your wolf. You wont know what to expect on your first shift and therefore the pain tends to take you by surprise. You'll be experiencing bones, breaking, changing and dislocating in various places and that'll put the H in your Howl.

Males

When Males first shift anyone around them should try to help, usually your Alpha can sense when you're approaching your first shift so he'll be lingering close to you by instinct. Older males are called in around about the time young males are due to shift so that theres more help around when the time comes. Males tend to have a good resistance to the pain though it still hurts like something else!
Being at quite a young age you'd think you'd be more vulnerable to death but it seems in your youth you rely on adults more therefore you find it easier to take instructions from them and know that they're right without question.
Its even easier due to the fact that 90% of the time your alpha will be present and using his authority that ol' dog can save your life. (also helps with bonding and loyalty when your alpha aids your shift)

Are your wolves any help?

Surprisingly your wolves are of no help when you take your first shift, in fact in a way they hinder you and make the experience harder to handle. All they want is to be released and they'll be clouting in your ear to let them go regardless of whether you're ready or not. Thats why its so important to have others there to observe and help you, making sure you dont release your wolf before your body is ready. Releasing a wolf too early is like having a premature birth and it can and will kill you.

Females

When females first shift its all down to their mates to help them through it. Its all alittle more tramatic for a female and an almighty rush to the head to all of a sudden have your wolf's voice in your ear and the pain and pressure of shifting and having to trust your life into someone else hands, sometimes someone you hardly know! Their mates need to be strong and sturdy with them to make sure they dont cave in to the pain or their wolves inner voice in their ear.
Being older females can struggle to listen or pay attention to their mates, it helps if your mate is older because naturally instincts will suggest more experience but if your mate is the same age or younger even it can have a dramatic effect on whether or not you can accept their instructions when you feel like your spines being ripped out.

Females can easily turn quite selfish when they're going through their first shift. Due to pain and the suddeness their points of view can become one sided not to mention their wolves are very selfish when they first pop into existance- they cant even think what it might be like for their mates having to handle such a life-changing moment where if they fail the female rifling about in their arms, they'll be second in line for responsible of her death, and will lose their only partner after literally only having just met her.

Theres no sensing when a female will shift all you know is it will be on the full moon after she reveals herself to her mate, what time exactly on that date remains unknown so yeah...you'll be on tender hooks alittle. Just make sure she doesnt go into the bathroom and lock the door lads otherwise you'll be having a test of strength when you have to break it down.

The smartest, safest thing to do is tell your mate who he is as soon as possible before the next full moon so that you can prepare eachother alittle. Not always the case though with shy, reluctant females who let the little things worry them like: What if he'd rather have ''___'' as his mate?

Overall

For the first time you get weak, theres a bloodloss that seems alot to the eye but isnt essentially to the body though it will leave you feeling heady and light.
Guys your girls are going to be like puppies no matter how mature they seem usually theres no avoiding the refresh of being a wolf for the first time. They wont be small and fumbling around your paws like new borns but they'll be smaller than you (so careful), new to the world with heightened senses and well they wont know whats good for them unless you tell them.
Girls your guys are going to be pretty rowdy in their wolf forms, its natural so watch you back (literally)

A first shift always takes place on full moon. However in future shifting you may find you can shift slightly early from full moon if you wanted to but never later than full moon.

Future Shifts - your wolf form

Future shifts are still painful, but not to worry, being aware of what to expect takes away the stress and fear of the unknown, after a while your body will begin to numb towards the feeling out of being used to it but it will always involve pain- just a fact of life.

Shifting back and forth is voluntary and can be done at any time, but it's not something anyone would do lightly. Doing it for a parlour trick would be equivalent with someone deliberately slamming their shoulder into a wall to dislocate it, just to show people that they know hot to relocate it. You probably wouldn't do it unless there were dire consequences to not doing it, or lots of money up for grabs. :]

Full-moon shifts are initated as the moon emerges. So it will occur any time during the dusk-hour. For that reason when wolves are gathered, they won't all necessarily shift at exactly the same time. This occassion simply entails the wolf being forced to shift into wolf-form, they don't have to remain that way for as long as the moon's out.

Once a wolf has shifted, there's no minimum time they have to remain in wolf form, nor is there any maximum time they can remain shifted. Even if it's a full moon, they can shift back any time after the initial shift. Remaining in wolf form takes no more energy than remaining in human for! Only limitation is that the act of shifting itself (in either direction) is very exhausting, so at least a few minutes to regather strength might be necessary. (After a first-ever shift, the wolf will be very weak and unsteady on their feet for at least twenty minutes.)

When in wolf form they cannot talk or communicate telephatically. Oftentimes packs develope a system of 'signing' to be able to give rudimentary instructions whilst in wolf form, but these will be very limited and basic, and include things like "you wait here" or "take me to the others" or "is it safe to shift back?".

Injuries sustained whilst in wolf form remain in human form, and vice versa.

The house and the community

Mealtimes are always communal. Females tend to take care of the cleaning and cooking...though over the last generation that's gotten a bit lax and people's roles are less defined. There are lots of other house rules - most of the one's you'd except for communal accomodation - but naturally they are frequently broken. Some individuals break the rules more often than others! Wolf or no wolf, these are teens and young adults we're talking about.

All the young people attend the community school, which is down in town and is quite small because, unknown to the human population, it's for werewolves only. All the staff and students there are wolves. Not everyone has the same class schedule.

The wolf residents of Connorsworth are known as the "Khöller pack" even though they consist of many families and family names. This is simply because they are collectively identified with the alpha family; it's not like every member of the pack is related, there's a healthy gene pool! :)

There are other packs throughout the country, always located around a town and led and named after an alpha.

We've never defined a national setting; this story could be taking place just as easily in the US, Britain or most commonwealths (Canada, South Africa, Australia, etc). Packs are tight communities, but not impenetrable. They grow organically as males and females pair up and have offspring, but they also recieve migrants from other packs, or even lone 'outsiders' as long as they prove themselves to be of good character.

Have a think about how you character came into the pack. Ideally, most of you will be second or third generation, and your parents before you will have lived as part of the Khöller pack, and even spent time in the pack house when they were younger.

Rogues

Just because a wolf doesn't belong to a pack doesn't necessarily make them a 'rogue'. A rogue is someone who belongs to a 'pack' that operates outside the norms and structures of werewolf society. They usually have an 'alpha' who is generally the strongest or has proven themselves in some way, and they don't observe the normal manners of mating. More to the point they do not trade or cooperate with normal packs; they get what they need by hunting, stealing and usurping.

Will add more here as required.