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   * werewolf DNA is just like human DNA; you can't tell the difference unless the sample is taken when in werewolf form—//then// it's different<sup>06</sup>   * werewolf DNA is just like human DNA; you can't tell the difference unless the sample is taken when in werewolf form—//then// it's different<sup>06</sup>
   * there's no way to use a blood test to see if someone is a werewolf or not<sup>06</sup>   * there's no way to use a blood test to see if someone is a werewolf or not<sup>06</sup>
 +  * a werewolf didn't mind the cold<sup>32</sup>
   * werewolves have two natures; the human part and the wolf part<sup>60</sup>   * werewolves have two natures; the human part and the wolf part<sup>60</sup>
   * the wolf isn't like a real wolf—it's a lot more angry than that<sup>60</sup>   * the wolf isn't like a real wolf—it's a lot more angry than that<sup>60</sup>
 +  * being a werewolf is not a panacea to death<sup>80</sup>
 +  * well-fed werewolves are easier to deal with than hungry ones<sup>140</sup>
 +  * werewolves could live forever, but on average lived far shorter lives than their human originally could have expected to<sup>142</sup>
 +  * it wasn't healthy for a werewolf to stay in wolf form for very long<sup>204</sup>
 +  * werewolf bodies were not exactly designed to climb ladders<sup>233</sup>
  
 ====Burn Bright==== ====Burn Bright====
 [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]] [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]]
 +  * there wasn't a werewolf on the planet fast enough to dodge a bullet<sup>55</sup>
 +  * werewolves can climb trees; like a grizzly, they could climb as far up as a tree would hold them<sup>64</sup>
 +  * werewolves were tough but not indestructible<sup>69</sup>
 +  * werewolves could probably stroll around carrying a VW Bug from the bumpers and not show much strain<sup>112</sup>
 +  * werewolves smell of musk and mint<sup>152</sup>
 +  * all the werewolves had a bit of multiple personality disorder—the human half and the wolf half sometimes existed in a state of conflict<sup>177</sup>
 +  * a werewolf doesn't need to worry about poison<sup>216</sup>
 +  * hunger tended to destabilize even the most controlled werewolf<sup>254</sup>
 +  * it was usual for an out-of-control werewolf to eat his victims<sup>254</sup>
 +  * wrestling with werewolves was complicated by the fact that weight didn't hold a werewolf unless his opponent was the size of an elephant, maybe; joint locks still worked though<sup>261</sup>
  
 ====Wild Sign==== ====Wild Sign====
 [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]] [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]]
 +  * hyperfit look most of the werewolves acquired<sup>03</sup>
 +  * werewolves can live a long time<sup>08</sup>
 +  * werewolves can smell lies<sup>26</sup>
 +  * werewolves are immortal<sup>33</sup>
 +  * even a werewolf had limits<sup>234</sup>
 +  * werewolf endurance and speed<sup>272</sup>
 +  * werewolves couldn't swim<sup>314</sup>
  
 ======Mercyverse Short Fiction====== ======Mercyverse Short Fiction======
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   * werewolves were not hounds, they did not need to make noise when they hunted<sup>295</sup>   * werewolves were not hounds, they did not need to make noise when they hunted<sup>295</sup>
   * can't be killed by a little cold<sup>300</sup>   * can't be killed by a little cold<sup>300</sup>
- 
- 
-=====Werewolf Different Forms===== 
-[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3:[[Iron Kissed]] 
-  * [[Adam Hauptman]] 
-  * like one of the between forms a werewolf takes on when he's changing<sup>255</sup> 
-  * more complete than that, as if the between form had become finished and useful<sup>255</sup> 
-  * covered from top to tail with black fur and his hands looked very functional—as did his teeth-laden mouth<sup>255</sup> 
-  * stood upright, but not like a man; his legs were caught halfway between human and wolf<sup>255</sup> 
-  * huge claws<sup>255</sup> 
-  * voice was guttural and oddly accented from speaking out of a mouth meant for howling rather than talking<sup>256</sup> 
-  * roared more like a bear than a wolf<sup>256</sup> 
-  * dropped to all fours and pulled the power of the pack to change; only took five minutes; either it was easier to change from a transitional stage, or the pack sped his way<sup>257</sup> 
- 
-[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] 
-  * [[Sherwood Post]] 
-  * his body caught halfway back to human; stuck in a bizarre mismatch of human an wolf limbs and features that looked incredibly painful and completely unsustainable<sup>112</sup> 
-  * caught-between-change shape of his mouth; words mangled<sup>112</sup> 
-  * couldn't change his whole body quickly enough for his purposes; just changed what he needed<sup>117</sup> 
-  * a few of the older werewolves can do this: [[Asil Moreno]] [[Bran Cornick]] [[Sherwood Post]] 
- 
-[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] 
-  * [[Adam Hauptman]] 
-  * his face a nightmare version of a werewolf's face<sup>228</sup> 
-  * massive lower jaw was undershot and more like a bulldog's than a wolf'; but it was wider than the upper jaw, too; the whole muzzle was too long for the width of his face<sup>228</sup> 
-  * teeth would have done credit to a T.rex; they were black<sup>228</sup> 
-  * his eyes were entirely human<sup>228</sup> 
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 =====Werewolves & Fertility===== =====Werewolves & Fertility=====
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   * it would eliminate problems if such a pregnancy does make her Change, if the child is a werewolf instead of human<sup>07</sup>   * it would eliminate problems if such a pregnancy does make her Change, if the child is a werewolf instead of human<sup>07</sup>
   * no one knows if carrying a werewolf baby and giving birth would infect the mother; or if so, when<sup>07</sup>   * no one knows if carrying a werewolf baby and giving birth would infect the mother; or if so, when<sup>07</sup>
 +
 ====Blue Jay Woman==== ====Blue Jay Woman====
 [[Blue Jay Woman]]\\ [[Blue Jay Woman]]\\
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   * she grew weaker and weaker; she was killing herself<sup>191</sup>   * she grew weaker and weaker; she was killing herself<sup>191</sup>
   * she held out until Charles' birth; weakened by the magic of fighting the moon's call, she did not survive it<sup>192</sup>   * she held out until Charles' birth; weakened by the magic of fighting the moon's call, she did not survive it<sup>192</sup>
 +[[Dead Heat]]
 +  * werewolves weren't genetic; Blue Jay Woman was a Flathead, one of the Salish tribes, a wisewoman with magic of her own<sup>60</sup>
 +  * werewolf woman can't have babies, but she did anyway<sup>60</sup>
  
 =====The Effects of Silver & Silver Nitrate Cocktail===== =====The Effects of Silver & Silver Nitrate Cocktail=====
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 [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]]
   * silver's bad for werewolves<sup>200</sup>   * silver's bad for werewolves<sup>200</sup>
 +
 +[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]]
 +  * silver didn't mushroom like lead; it was too hard; silver bullets, then, were not as deadly to werewolves as legend would have it<sup>71</sup>
 +  * the wounds they made were more like the wounds from arrows than from lead bullets: a neat an tidy hole<sup>71</sup>
 +  * werewolves mostly healed human slowly from such wounds—but as long as the hole wasn't in the wrong place they survived<sup>71</sup>
 +  * the silver bullet that killed [[Hester]] behaved more like a lead bullet than a silver one; it hadn't mushroomed exactly; instead it opened up like a flower with sharp-edged petals<sup>71</sup>
 +
 +[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Wild Sign]]
 +  * silver is purifying—which is why it works on werewolves<sup>258</sup>
  
  
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   * the Marrok built a pole barn about thirty years ago because he did not like Changing people in the school auditorium; too much blood and misery leaves a mark on a place<sup>301</sup>   * the Marrok built a pole barn about thirty years ago because he did not like Changing people in the school auditorium; too much blood and misery leaves a mark on a place<sup>301</sup>
  
 +====Werewolf Different Forms====
 +[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3:[[Iron Kissed]]
 +  * [[Adam Hauptman]]
 +  * like one of the between forms a werewolf takes on when he's changing<sup>255</sup>
 +  * more complete than that, as if the between form had become finished and useful<sup>255</sup>
 +  * covered from top to tail with black fur and his hands looked very functional—as did his teeth-laden mouth<sup>255</sup>
 +  * stood upright, but not like a man; his legs were caught halfway between human and wolf<sup>255</sup>
 +  * huge claws<sup>255</sup>
 +  * voice was guttural and oddly accented from speaking out of a mouth meant for howling rather than talking<sup>256</sup>
 +  * roared more like a bear than a wolf<sup>256</sup>
 +  * dropped to all fours and pulled the power of the pack to change; only took five minutes; either it was easier to change from a transitional stage, or the pack sped his way<sup>257</sup>
 +
 +[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]]
 +  * [[Sherwood Post]]
 +  * his body caught halfway back to human; stuck in a bizarre mismatch of human an wolf limbs and features that looked incredibly painful and completely unsustainable<sup>112</sup>
 +  * caught-between-change shape of his mouth; words mangled<sup>112</sup>
 +  * couldn't change his whole body quickly enough for his purposes; just changed what he needed<sup>117</sup>
 +  * a few of the older werewolves can do this: [[Asil Moreno]] [[Bran Cornick]] [[Sherwood Post]]
 +
 +[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]]
 +  * [[Adam Hauptman]]
 +  * his face a nightmare version of a werewolf's face<sup>228</sup>
 +  * massive lower jaw was undershot and more like a bulldog's than a wolf'; but it was wider than the upper jaw, too; the whole muzzle was too long for the width of his face<sup>228</sup>
 +  * teeth would have done credit to a T.rex; they were black<sup>228</sup>
 +  * his eyes were entirely human<sup>228</sup>
 +
 +[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]]
 +  * dangerous to stay half-shifted, though some of the most dominant wolves could do it for a while<sup>239</sup>
  
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