▹ ᴛʜᴇʀɪᴀɴᴛʜʀᴏᴘᴇ

[『ᴡɪᴄᴋʟɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴀsʜ ● ɢᴏᴏᴅʙʏᴇ』]

▸ Therianthrope ◂
▹ Therianthropes are described not as people who change into animals, but as an animal that can appear as a human; they are truly animal deep inside, with given instincts and abilities. They seek a pack and are very close nit. Therianthropes possess high body temperatures, a heat only rivaled by their hot-headedness. Wolf Therians, also called Lycans or Werewolves, are the most common. They have various stages of shapeshifting, from a human, to roughly resembling a human, but has too many bestial features on it to be one. Some can shift into an anthropomorphic, Hollywood-style Werewolf, or a Dire-Wolf form. Those who can fully shift into their animal form are closer in touch with nature. A Therian's eye color displays their rank - red is for Alphas, gold is for Betas and Omegas - basically all other ranks, and blue is for those who have killed an innocent. Therians enter a feral state under the Full Moon and crave human flesh if they have not eaten enough meat in the days prior - most are forcibly shifted into their animal form. One known way to curb their hunger for human flesh is human sperm or large amounts of raw cattle meat. Under a lunar eclipse, a Therian is left powerless, stuck in whatever form it is currently - a regular human or a regular animal. When bitten by a Therian, you do not necessarily turn into that Therian; what animal you become depends on your personality. The Bite transfers over some memories from the Therian, which become stronger and more cohesive the closer the newly turned gets to their first Full Moon, where the Therianthropy becomes incurable.

Depending on your Theriotype, you could have abilities beyond shapeshifting and accelerated healing. Therians with the souls of snakes and other venomous animals can produce poison, those of an aquatic nature can grow gills and survive underwater. A Werefox could see electromagnetic fields, while eels could produce electricity. A Therian's emotions play a crucial role in their abilities, and their fear or self doubt can render their enhanced strength useless or halt their accelerated healing. Once a Therian has mastered their shapeshifting abilities, most tend to display some part of their animal self whilst in human form: A deer Therian might have their antlers, a cat Therian might display their ears, a wolf Therian might have it's tail out. These are variants of the half-shifted form.

▸ Abilities ◂
▹ Accelerated Healing: Through hyperactive immune systems and overactive metabolisms, Therians can heal at accelerated rates. Sometimes being able to configure limbs if reattached after losing them.
▹ Improved Resilience: Therians are amazingly resilient, compared to humans. Beatings, gunshot wounds, and blades don't seem to faze them much. Very simply, a Therian can take far more punishment than a human could hope to, and remain vertical and dangerous.
▹ Lie Detection: Therians are able to sense if someone lying or not by listening to the person's heartbeat. This is thanks to their enhanced senses. Therians can also smell someone's emotions through their hormones, even sensing the emotion lingering in a location long after the person left.
▹ Night Vision: Therians can see in total darkness.
▹ Pain Transference: Therians can absorb and alleviate pain from other people. Skin-to-skin contact is required to take pain from someone. The Therian, depending on the level of pain, will begin to feel the other's agony.
▹ Shapeshifting: Therian who have control of their inner selves can willingly shift back and forth between human and animal. A Therian must always undress before shifting or clothes get ripped. They can shift into their partial transformed form, able to elongate their canines and claws and ears. Their dire-form, an exaggerated version of their animal form, is usually done on the full moon or when enraged. Their war-form, the anthropomorphic form, is hard to maintain, as the Therian's body would fight it, trying to shift fully back into a human or into their animal form. Their war-form requires great concentration, however, this is eased if they lower their muscle mass so that they vaguely resemble their human build rather than a hulk-like beast.
▹ Theriotype Ability: Therians, depending on their Theriotype, have different abilities. Skunks can emit a cloud of noxious gas that can knock out opponents. Eels can generate electricity. Fish and other aquatic Therians can grow gills to breath under water. Snakes' claws are long and secrete venom that can paralyze victims for hours. Bird Therians can grow wings, allowing them to fly. Wolf Therians' saliva can heal minor wounds, such as cuts.

▸ Weaknesses ◂
▹ Catnip: Catnip can be used to distract Feline Therians.
▹ Electricity: The steady application of low amperage electricity will keep Therians weak and in human form.
▹ Full Moon: Therians are forced into their animal form when the moon is full, not matter how experienced they are.
Gold: Reptile, Amphibian, and Fish Therians are wounded by gold in a similar fashion to how Mammal and Avian Therians are wounded by silver.
▹ Hunger: All predator Therians have a deep, insatiable hunger. When a Therian feeds on a human's flesh, they will heal faster. However, if a Therian has not eaten enough meat prior to a full moon, they will go rabid under the moon's influence. Fighting the hunger and not giving in will result in being easily agitated and aggressive behavior.
▹ Lunar Eclipse: Therians are powerless during a total lunar eclipse. This is normally a time that Therians will sleep in a safe and secluded place all day to regain their strength fully when it passes. They are stuck in whatever form they currently are in - a normal human or a normal animal.
▹ Mistletoe: The effects of mistletoe vary depending on the amount and delivery method. It can cause hallucinations, weaken Therians, or force them into their animal forms. Mistletoe can not kill them.
▹ Moonstone: Contact with moonstone will cause a Therian to revert into their animal form and go feral, if charged under the light of a Full Moon.
▹ Mountain Ash: Vampires are unable to pass through Mountain Ash.
▹ Silver: Mammal and Avian Therians can not withstand silver, contact with silver will burn their skin, and in extended periods of time can provoke illness. If silver is introduced into the body, through a stab wound or gunshot injury, and not extracted within a few hours, then it has the potential to invade vital organs via the bloodstream and cause excruciating agony and intense sickness, and in extreme cases, death - if the toxic metal reaches their heart or brain.
▹ Silver Nitrate Bullets: Where silver bullets can be removed by the Therian, Therians will be unable to dig out silver nitrate bullets as they do with ordinary silver bullets. The silver nitrate, being liquid, can spread through the bloodstream and kill the Therian faster than normal silver.
▹ Vampire Flesh: Any Therian foolish enough to ingest the heart, flesh, or sperm of a Vampire will be stuck in their animal form for the rest of their animal's lifespan, stripping them of their powers.
▹ Vampire Venom: If a Therian is injected with a Vampire's venom or have Vitae introduced into their bloodstream, they will go feral and savage, foaming at the mouth like a rabid dog, before dying from heat exhaustion as it raises the temperature of their blood to intolerable levels.
▹ Wolfsbane: The effects of wolfsbane vary depending on the type, amount and delivery method. It can cause hallucinations, weaken Therians, render them unconscious, or kill them. It is, arguably, their greatest weakness.