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Species Information

A.N. Here is some information on the different types of wolves within the story and how they function ^-^  If there are more questions, do let me know and I'll add it to the information list.

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Alpha : Werewolves with the strongest of beasts. Alphas have a harder time controlling their inner animal and are dependent on their pack to make sure they keep their beast under control. An Alpha needs to have a pack by its side and to protect it in order for its beast to feel safe and secure.

With a lack of pack, an Alpha will become a ferocious beast that acts solely on its instincts. Packs need Alphas to guide and protect them while Alphas need packs to protect, nurture and serve. One cannot exist without the other.

When without a pack, Alphas have a tendency to group together, feeding and building off of each other's violent outbursts until the beast fully takes over and becomes Corrupted.

Alphas possess an enlarged scent gland at both sides of their jaw, used to scent-mark others or to mark their territory. The scent glands in their arm pits and groin area are larger than average as well. Besides the normal saliva glands, they have an additional gland that produces pheromones unique to that particular Alpha.

This gland is only used when the Alpha mates, marking their beloved as their own and flooding their system with their unique pheromones.

If not given as a mating bite, these pheromones are seen as foreign subjects to the recipients body, causing a painful reaction.

This is one of the reasons why Alpha bites hurt far more than bites from lower-ranking wolves. Their inserted pheromones will fight against the victim's immune system until it is eventually flushed out on their own or, in cases of Deltas and Omegas, healed by the Alpha's saliva.

The stronger the Alpha or the lower-ranking the opponent, the more painful the bite. Deltas and Omegas in particular are known to suffer for weeks if their bite hasn't been healed. In a few rare cases, Omegas have perished due to untreated bites from an Alpha.

During gestation, the unborn Alpha releases pheromones and genes within the shared bloodstream, filtering to both their parent and their siblings.

This is to stimulate the parent's nutrient intake and encourages the parent body to divert more nutrients into the Alpha pup.

As the siblings receive the trace of Alpha genes within their shared bloodstream, changes occur within the other pups.

Once released, these genes will trigger the other pups to produce genes of their own. A failsafe mechanic to make sure that the liter doesn't exist out of multiple Alphas.

There can never be more than one Alpha in a pregnancy. The presence of multiple Alphas will result in the death of the weaker Alpha embryo, their weakest siblings and could possibly endanger the life of the parent.

This is due to the released Alpha genes; if these genes are absorbed by another Alpha embryo, they in their turn will release even more, overflowing the bloodstream with Alpha genes that fight both its Alpha siblings, the natural genes of their lower ranking siblings and the genes of their parent.

As a result, pregnancies are monitored closely and any signs of multiple Alpha pups is considered an emergency where the additional Alphas are surgically neutralized in order to save the lives of the remaining litter and the parent.

If left untreated, there is an 80% mortality rate within the litter and a 45% mortality rate for the parent if they are ranked Alpha or Beta. Delta and Omega parents have a 90% mortality rate if carrying multiple Alpha pups.