Mythological Creatures

Werewolf (6)

"Creature of the night"

Werewolves are powerful shapeshifters that can shift from a human to wolf-like during the full moon and several other occasions. Like normal wolves, werewolves seek to belong to a pack. 

*Note: the werewolf info will be the info from Teen Wolf's mythology. personally, I think theirs is more better and more interesting than the original ones. Also, it is more modern. 

 They usually appear in human form and can shift to varying degrees into a bipedal wolf-like creature with increased body hair, fangs and glowing eyes. 

An Alpha is the leader of a pack of werewolves. It is the strongest, most powerful and so far the most lethal variety of Werewolf. A Beta or Omega can become an Alpha by killing an Alpha. 

True Alphas:

A Beta or Omega can become an Alpha through strength of character or force of will alone. These are called "True Alphas" and are very rare. The eyes glow bright red e.g Scott McCall. 

An Alpha's bite can transform a human into a werewolf. The bite usually only has two outcomes - transformation or death although there are exceptions (such as the kanima ). 

It appears a scratch from an Alpha, if it goes deep enough, can sometimes be transformative. (such as Kate Argent). 

A beta wolf is someone who is bitten by the alpha and so becomes part of the alpha's pack.

An omega is also known as a 'lone wolf'. They may have gotten kicked out of their pack by the Alpha, or the pack members were killed & they were only left or they left their pack by their own choice. Omegas don't usually make it out on their own and find it harder to survive. With no pack, they are much weaker.   

Werewolves become physically stronger and more powerful once they join a pack.

Heightened Senses: Werewolves can smell, see and hear far better than humans. 

Accelerated Healing: Werewolves heal quickly from most injuries. 

Enhanced Agility: Werewolves can jump, run, climb and react faster than humans.

Enhanced Strength: Werewolves are much stronger than humans.

Pain Transference: Werewolves can absorb and alleviate pain from other people/creatures and can "heal" in some cases.

Memory Transference: Werewolves can transfer (give or take) memories by inserting claws into nape of an individual's neck. This ability can establish mind-to-mind communication and, with practice, allow for memory manipulation or erasure. 

The above abilities are common to all three types of werewolves. 

EYES:

An Alpha's eyes glow red.

Yellow is the most common eye colour among betas.

Some betas/omegas have blue eyes as an indication that they have taken an innocent life. (e.g Derek Hale) 

Mistletoe is a poison for both humans and werewolves. 

They cannot cross any place with a barrier of Mountain Ash. When used properly, can form an impenetrable barrier to keep supernatural creatures in or out. 

Wolfsbane- (picture above)

The effects of wolfsbane vary depending on the type, amount and delivery method. It can cause hallucinations, weaken, render unconscious or kill werewolves. Mostly are purple, but there is a type of yellow wolfsbane which is extremely rare and the effects are very dangerous. 

Inexperienced werewolves are at the mercy of the full moon. Under its sway, they lose control and their homicidal tendencies increase. This can be controlled through force of will but bitten werewolves have a more difficult time with remaining in control.