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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—// | * werewolf DNA is just like human DNA; you can't tell the difference unless the sample is taken when in werewolf form—// | ||
| * there' | * there' | ||
| + | * a werewolf didn't mind the cold< | ||
| * werewolves have two natures; the human part and the wolf part< | * werewolves have two natures; the human part and the wolf part< | ||
| * the wolf isn't like a real wolf—it' | * the wolf isn't like a real wolf—it' | ||
| + | * being a werewolf is not a panacea to death< | ||
| + | * well-fed werewolves are easier to deal with than hungry ones< | ||
| + | * werewolves could live forever, but on average lived far shorter lives than their human originally could have expected to< | ||
| + | * it wasn't healthy for a werewolf to stay in wolf form for very long< | ||
| + | * werewolf bodies were not exactly designed to climb ladders< | ||
| ====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< | ||
| + | * werewolves can climb trees; like a grizzly, they could climb as far up as a tree would hold them< | ||
| + | * werewolves were tough but not indestructible< | ||
| + | * werewolves could probably stroll around carrying a VW Bug from the bumpers and not show much strain< | ||
| + | * werewolves smell of musk and mint< | ||
| + | * all the werewolves had a bit of multiple personality disorder—the human half and the wolf half sometimes existed in a state of conflict< | ||
| + | * a werewolf doesn' | ||
| + | * hunger tended to destabilize even the most controlled werewolf< | ||
| + | * it was usual for an out-of-control werewolf to eat his victims< | ||
| + | * 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< | ||
| ====Wild Sign==== | ====Wild Sign==== | ||
| [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]] | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]] | ||
| + | * hyperfit look most of the werewolves acquired< | ||
| + | * werewolves can live a long time< | ||
| + | * werewolves can smell lies< | ||
| + | * werewolves are immortal< | ||
| + | * even a werewolf had limits< | ||
| + | * werewolf endurance and speed< | ||
| + | * werewolves couldn' | ||
| ======Mercyverse Short Fiction====== | ======Mercyverse Short Fiction====== | ||
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| * werewolves were not hounds, they did not need to make noise when they hunted< | * werewolves were not hounds, they did not need to make noise when they hunted< | ||
| * can't be killed by a little cold< | * can't be killed by a little cold< | ||
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| - | =====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< | ||
| - | * more complete than that, as if the between form had become finished and useful< | ||
| - | * covered from top to tail with black fur and his hands looked very functional—as did his teeth-laden mouth< | ||
| - | * stood upright, but not like a man; his legs were caught halfway between human and wolf< | ||
| - | * huge claws< | ||
| - | * voice was guttural and oddly accented from speaking out of a mouth meant for howling rather than talking< | ||
| - | * roared more like a bear than a wolf< | ||
| - | * 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< | ||
| - | |||
| - | [[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< | ||
| - | * caught-between-change shape of his mouth; words mangled< | ||
| - | * couldn' | ||
| - | * 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' | ||
| - | * massive lower jaw was undershot and more like a bulldog' | ||
| - | * teeth would have done credit to a T.rex; they were black< | ||
| - | * his eyes were entirely human< | ||
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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< | * it would eliminate problems if such a pregnancy does make her Change, if the child is a werewolf instead of human< | ||
| * no one knows if carrying a werewolf baby and giving birth would infect the mother; or if so, when< | * no one knows if carrying a werewolf baby and giving birth would infect the mother; or if so, when< | ||
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| ====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< | * she grew weaker and weaker; she was killing herself< | ||
| * she held out until Charles' | * she held out until Charles' | ||
| + | [[Dead Heat]] | ||
| + | * werewolves weren' | ||
| + | * werewolf woman can't have babies, but she did anyway< | ||
| - | =====The Effects of Silver | + | =====The Effects of Silver===== |
| Chat Transcripts | Chat Transcripts | ||
| * werewolves scar with wounds caused with silver Chat 2007-06-24 | * werewolves scar with wounds caused with silver Chat 2007-06-24 | ||
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| [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] | ||
| * silver' | * silver' | ||
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| + | [[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< | ||
| + | * the wounds they made were more like the wounds from arrows than from lead bullets: a neat an tidy hole< | ||
| + | * werewolves mostly healed human slowly from such wounds—but as long as the hole wasn't in the wrong place they survived< | ||
| + | * 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< | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Wild Sign]] | ||
| + | * silver is purifying—which is why it works on werewolves< | ||
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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< | * 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< | ||
| + | ====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< | ||
| + | * more complete than that, as if the between form had become finished and useful< | ||
| + | * covered from top to tail with black fur and his hands looked very functional—as did his teeth-laden mouth< | ||
| + | * stood upright, but not like a man; his legs were caught halfway between human and wolf< | ||
| + | * huge claws< | ||
| + | * voice was guttural and oddly accented from speaking out of a mouth meant for howling rather than talking< | ||
| + | * roared more like a bear than a wolf< | ||
| + | * 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< | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[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< | ||
| + | * caught-between-change shape of his mouth; words mangled< | ||
| + | * couldn' | ||
| + | * 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' | ||
| + | * massive lower jaw was undershot and more like a bulldog' | ||
| + | * teeth would have done credit to a T.rex; they were black< | ||
| + | * his eyes were entirely human< | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]] | ||
| + | * dangerous to stay half-shifted, | ||
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