Post by Roxanne Kiara Lyte on Mar 25, 2008 11:28:55 GMT -5
This is about Weredom - Or true shapeshifting as it's seen through the eyes of a Lycan.
That woman who turned into a werewolf herself back in 1992, and being an assistant in a biological labor, she found out that weredom is based upon a rather aggressive genetic instability, or as others put it, an extreme flexibility in integrating and adjusting to other than human genes. Weredom is basically being spread through sexual contact, or blood, much like HIV. Humans do not always 'catch' weredom, a lot depends also on how virulent a were's genes are. This differs with the were's species as well as with the degree that the weregenes take over a human body. The first, involuntary transformation happens between one and seven days after the infection, and it can be the most irritating, painful and scaring change in their lives. All future changes are voluntarily, unless some extreme situation triggers it. Like a pregnant were can being forced by it's genes to stay as much animal as necessary to ensure the health of a baby, or litter, during the pregnancy and birth. Also, not every were is fully in control of their body, and all weres do also have to deal with their animalistic instincts to a degree.
However, no were can fully return to human form. Some remnant of the animal side always remains. Weres do always have the ability to shift to 'full form'', means all animal, and to be an intermediate of human and animal. Though they only rarely lose control over their body to their animal consciousness.
The first transformation can be an ordeal, physically and psychologically. First the at least one day long waiting time during which people keep pondering about their new life, pros and cons they did not consider earlier. Being worried about the animal that is going to be part of them, and also of being something better than only human. There are for example new limbs growing like a tail or even wings, one has to learn how to use them. Again others would only choose weredom to have an at least somewhat happy life through being able to earn enough money in an appropriate job. Yet most of them learn to accept or even get to love the animal they are.[/color][/center]
Weredom
[/b]That woman who turned into a werewolf herself back in 1992, and being an assistant in a biological labor, she found out that weredom is based upon a rather aggressive genetic instability, or as others put it, an extreme flexibility in integrating and adjusting to other than human genes. Weredom is basically being spread through sexual contact, or blood, much like HIV. Humans do not always 'catch' weredom, a lot depends also on how virulent a were's genes are. This differs with the were's species as well as with the degree that the weregenes take over a human body. The first, involuntary transformation happens between one and seven days after the infection, and it can be the most irritating, painful and scaring change in their lives. All future changes are voluntarily, unless some extreme situation triggers it. Like a pregnant were can being forced by it's genes to stay as much animal as necessary to ensure the health of a baby, or litter, during the pregnancy and birth. Also, not every were is fully in control of their body, and all weres do also have to deal with their animalistic instincts to a degree.
However, no were can fully return to human form. Some remnant of the animal side always remains. Weres do always have the ability to shift to 'full form'', means all animal, and to be an intermediate of human and animal. Though they only rarely lose control over their body to their animal consciousness.
The first transformation can be an ordeal, physically and psychologically. First the at least one day long waiting time during which people keep pondering about their new life, pros and cons they did not consider earlier. Being worried about the animal that is going to be part of them, and also of being something better than only human. There are for example new limbs growing like a tail or even wings, one has to learn how to use them. Again others would only choose weredom to have an at least somewhat happy life through being able to earn enough money in an appropriate job. Yet most of them learn to accept or even get to love the animal they are.[/color][/center]
