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The post Edwardian period, Yorkshire, England. Ridged class structures keep a huge distance between the wealthy and the poor. Wealthy noble families married off their children young, to other high class families. Disobedience was not tolerated, and marriage between high and low class was cause for disownment from the family. You married for money- not for love. The high class were expected to be perfect- they were trained from birth to not step a toe out of line. And if a child was to, they would be punished severely. Any fight in you was squeezed out at a very young age.
A war was coming, and men were being gathered to go off to battle. Although they were told that it was a simple scuffle between countries, it was really so much more. Werewolves were revolting against the humans. For so long, they had been hunted and killed to keep their existence to become known. And for a long time, it worked. The entire species was near extinction when they went on a massive spree, biting any human they came across. When they felt they were strong enough, they began to attack. It has become almost impossible to keep them hidden now, although they certainly try.
Werewolves have lived amongst the humans, unbeknown to them. Some have even married humans, and gotten to a powerful enough level where they can influence reporters, keeping the horrific stories of entire towns ripped to shreds out of the papers. But the wolves are coming, and they want blood.
Werewolves
Being a werewolf is not a pretty thing. They can work, raise a family just like any other human. But there's a catch. If they don't shift frequently, they become ravenous when the full moon is out. The wolf in them comes out, more hungry and cruel then ever.
The wolf gene is passed down from parents- even if just one parent is a werewolf, their child will have the same fate as them. Wolves abandoning their pack and having a child with a human is very, very rare. They are usually born into a pack. Werewolves can tell if another person is a werewolf or human, even before their first change. They usually change for the first time when they are about thirteen. Packs often have scouts that find packless werewolves that don't know who they are, and befriend them so when their first change comes, they take them to the pack and they are adopted in.
But werewolves can also be bitten. If a human is bitten by a werewolf, they will change immediately. The first change is very long and very painful, for Changlings and natural-born werewolves. It can take anywhere from four to ten hours. If another werewolf doesn't help them through their first change, they will likely die. When a werewolf bites a human and helps them through their first change, they are bound together. They can sense each others feelings, and speak to each other telepathically. Once a werewolf bites a human, they are completely responsible for the confused and overwhelmed Changling. They have a hard time controlling changing back and forth between human and wolf, and the world is now so bright it hurts their eyes, and every noise hurts their ears. Werewolves often take their Changling away from the rest of the pack until they have fully adjusted, which can take anywhere from weeks to months.
The post Edwardian period, Yorkshire, England. Ridged class structures keep a huge distance between the wealthy and the poor. Wealthy noble families married off their children young, to other high class families. Disobedience was not tolerated, and marriage between high and low class was cause for disownment from the family. You married for money- not for love. The high class were expected to be perfect- they were trained from birth to not step a toe out of line. And if a child was to, they would be punished severely. Any fight in you was squeezed out at a very young age.
A war was coming, and men were being gathered to go off to battle. Although they were told that it was a simple scuffle between countries, it was really so much more. Werewolves were revolting against the humans. For so long, they had been hunted and killed to keep their existence to become known. And for a long time, it worked. The entire species was near extinction when they went on a massive spree, biting any human they came across. When they felt they were strong enough, they began to attack. It has become almost impossible to keep them hidden now, although they certainly try.
Werewolves have lived amongst the humans, unbeknown to them. Some have even married humans, and gotten to a powerful enough level where they can influence reporters, keeping the horrific stories of entire towns ripped to shreds out of the papers. But the wolves are coming, and they want blood.
Werewolves
Being a werewolf is not a pretty thing. They can work, raise a family just like any other human. But there's a catch. If they don't shift frequently, they become ravenous when the full moon is out. The wolf in them comes out, more hungry and cruel then ever.
The wolf gene is passed down from parents- even if just one parent is a werewolf, their child will have the same fate as them. Wolves abandoning their pack and having a child with a human is very, very rare. They are usually born into a pack. Werewolves can tell if another person is a werewolf or human, even before their first change. They usually change for the first time when they are about thirteen. Packs often have scouts that find packless werewolves that don't know who they are, and befriend them so when their first change comes, they take them to the pack and they are adopted in.
But werewolves can also be bitten. If a human is bitten by a werewolf, they will change immediately. The first change is very long and very painful, for Changlings and natural-born werewolves. It can take anywhere from four to ten hours. If another werewolf doesn't help them through their first change, they will likely die. When a werewolf bites a human and helps them through their first change, they are bound together. They can sense each others feelings, and speak to each other telepathically. Once a werewolf bites a human, they are completely responsible for the confused and overwhelmed Changling. They have a hard time controlling changing back and forth between human and wolf, and the world is now so bright it hurts their eyes, and every noise hurts their ears. Werewolves often take their Changling away from the rest of the pack until they have fully adjusted, which can take anywhere from weeks to months.
