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| ====== Pack Magic, Ceremonies & Ritual Behavior ====== | ====== Pack Magic, Ceremonies & Ritual Behavior ====== | ||
| [[Werewolf Magic & Ritual Behavior]] | [[Werewolf Magic & Ritual Behavior]] | ||
| + | =====Challenge & Dominance Fights===== | ||
| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | ||
| + | * most werewolves died in dominance fights with other wolves< | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | ||
| + | * an Alpha can be challenged at any time< | ||
| + | * the [[Marrok]] doesn' | ||
| + | * not even fear of the Marrok can completely control the nature of the pack< | ||
| + | * there is no tradition that dictates dominance fights have to be done in human form< | ||
| + | * it is common though, because it makes the challenge more about skill and strength; when you are armed with fangs and claws, a lucky hit can take out a more skilled opponent< | ||
| + | * traditional for the family of the Alpha to have the equivalent of ringside seats for the fight< | ||
| + | * formality of running the challenge by the Marrok< | ||
| + | * women don't fight in challenge fights< | ||
| + | * the challenger must be within three ranks of the challengee< | ||
| + | * the official code of conduct; says challenge within "three men" of your rank; it does not say that the challenger has to be a man< | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | ||
| + | * outside Alpha challenges were so unusual as to be almost unheard-of< | ||
| + | * outside challenges usually came from lone wolves too dominant to be welcomed into a pack on their own< | ||
| + | * one Alpha only challenged another when two packs were too close together—or if an Alpha had a personal vendetta against another< | ||
| + | * such battles were supposed to be one-on-one, but, historically speaking, unless an Alpha was utterly useless, his pack would fight for him< | ||
| + | * quite often both Alphas and most of both packs would die in the fight< | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] | ||
| + | * at its heart, taking over a pack is simple: kill the Alpha in a challenge< | ||
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| =====The October Change===== | =====The October Change===== | ||
| - | =====Joining | + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] |
| + | * the last full moon of October, all of those who chose to try to become werewolves were allowed to come forward< | ||
| + | * in a formal ceremony they were savaged by [[Bran Cornick]], or by some other wolf who loved them, in the hopes they would rise Changed< | ||
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| + | =====Hunting Song===== | ||
| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | ||
| + | * instinct takes over when a wolf is on the hunt< | ||
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| + | ====The First Hunt==== | ||
| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | ||
| + | * the first hunt should not be interrupted< | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | ||
| + | * a basic question asked of new werewolves who were ready to go for their first hung; what do you do when you're out hunting and you can't find any tracks or scent? You go to places that will attract your prey< | ||
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| + | [[Roses in Winter]] | ||
| + | * no allowances are made for age or gender< | ||
| + | * half the business of the First Hunt is establishing how dominant the wolves are; it gets bloody< | ||
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| + | =====Flesh-and-Blood Ceremony===== | ||
| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] | ||
| + | * the Alpha' | ||
| + | * "From this day forward | ||
| + | * Mine to me and mine. Pack. | ||
| + | * "Yours to you, mine to me. | ||
| + | * Magic burns through, following the path of that bit of flesh; made you pack< | ||
| + | * it was more usual to do it in full pack meeting, but the pack wasn't required; just a bit of the Alpha' | ||
| + | * wolf packs were dictatorships, | ||
| + | * new members were generally announced as prospective rather than as faits accomplis< | ||
| + | * non-werewolf mates weren' | ||
| ===== Mating Bonds ===== | ===== Mating Bonds ===== | ||
| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] | ||
| + | * mate bonds, when they settle down, are different for different couples—and being Alpha adds a twist to it as well< | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | ||
| + | * mating bond is different from a pack bond; it originates in one mate and ends in the other; softer, stronger, and deeper< | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | ||
| + | * mating is a lot more permanent than marriage; it's usually if you find your mate he's not going to be someone you need to divorce< | ||
| + | * abuse is almost not possible when two people are connected by a mating bond, and it gives you insight into your mate that allows you to avoid the nastier fights that snowball into cold distance< | ||
| + | * the mating bond is pack magic< | ||
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| ===== Pack Bonds ===== | ===== Pack Bonds ===== | ||
| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] | ||
| + | * benefit of the pack bond; feel strong emotion of other pack members; Alpha gets things first< | ||
| + | * the trick is to join with the pack without losing yourself in them—it' | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | ||
| + | * pack existed before ceremonies; magic binds more obviously, more extensively, | ||
| + | * it is possible of pack being able to influence someone through the bonds< | ||
| + | * with the pack bond it's possible to suck energy from pack members< | ||
| + | * borrowing strength was one of those things that came with a pack bond< | ||
| + | * pack bonds are not so different from thrall magic< | ||
| + | * pack bonds are not built to subdue individuality to the Alpha or enforce behavior of any kind< | ||
| + | * a pack needs all its differences, | ||
| + | * when a bond is broken and the wolves can still feel that someone in the packs bonds, its been known to happen when people die< | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | ||
| + | * pack bonds could be a nuisance sometimes< | ||
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| ======Pack Laws====== | ======Pack Laws====== | ||
| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | ||
| + | * strongly discouraged telling anyone other than permanent mates that you were a werewolf< | ||
| + | * werewolves don't have jails; the people who break their laws are either punished physically or killed< | ||
| + | * werewolves take their secrecy very seriously; it's how they' | ||
| + | * disobeying a direct order from the Alpha; penalty is brutal< | ||
| + | * the laws have to be enforced or risk rebellion in a pack< | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | ||
| + | * werewolves' | ||
| + | * can't convince your pack Alpha you are less trouble to him alive than dead? Too bad< | ||
| + | * pack law; necessarily brutal< | ||
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