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* some of the older wolves get pretty good at concealing what they are from others—that' | * some of the older wolves get pretty good at concealing what they are from others—that' | ||
* pack magic is what allows an Alpha to draw on his wolves to give himself an edge in speed or quicker healing; it lets him control wolves under his power or find them if he needs to< | * pack magic is what allows an Alpha to draw on his wolves to give himself an edge in speed or quicker healing; it lets him control wolves under his power or find them if he needs to< | ||
- | * a man made himself | + | * a man made himself |
* the Marrok has careful screening of the dominants under his rule before he allowed them to become Alphas< | * the Marrok has careful screening of the dominants under his rule before he allowed them to become Alphas< | ||
* Alpha' | * Alpha' | ||
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* Alphas in whom the instinct to protect was paramount< | * Alphas in whom the instinct to protect was paramount< | ||
* a good Alpha protects his own< | * a good Alpha protects his own< | ||
- | * Alphas are called upon to protect even more strongly< | + | * It is a privilege to protect submissive ones, the hearts of the pack; Alphas are called upon to protect even more strongly< |
* an Alpha is the ultimate control freak, ready to kill anyone who threatens his pack; he protects the weaker from the strong and suffers no defiance of his will< | * an Alpha is the ultimate control freak, ready to kill anyone who threatens his pack; he protects the weaker from the strong and suffers no defiance of his will< | ||
* an Alpha is the most dominant wolf in the pack, the most prone to violence; no one gives him crap, and his job is to protect his pack< | * an Alpha is the most dominant wolf in the pack, the most prone to violence; no one gives him crap, and his job is to protect his pack< | ||
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[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] | ||
+ | * Omegas are rare< | ||
+ | * outside the pack structure; neither dominant nor submissive< | ||
+ | * Omega and valued< | ||
+ | * it'd take a crazy bastard to attack an Omega< | ||
+ | * born an Omega; being a werewolf just brings it out and age puts a polish on it< | ||
+ | * a human Omega is something that it takes a mad-dog—a wolf crazy with killing—to attack< | ||
* Omegas serve much the same purpose in a pack as submissives, | * Omegas serve much the same purpose in a pack as submissives, | ||
* instead of following anyone' | * instead of following anyone' | ||
* has all the protective instincts of an Alpha and none of the violent tendencies< | * has all the protective instincts of an Alpha and none of the violent tendencies< | ||
- | * they make sure that everyone in their pack is happy and sheltered from anything that might harm them< | + | * they make sure that everyone in their pack is happy and sheltered from anything that might harm them< |
+ | * Omega wolves are unlikely to go rogue< | ||
+ | * wolf-tamer; peace-bringer< | ||
* like dominance, being an Omega was mostly personality< | * like dominance, being an Omega was mostly personality< | ||
* Bran liked to say, identity was partly heritage, partly upbringing, but mostly the choices you made in life; just as a man makes himself into an Alpha so does an Omega; it's not an accident of birth< | * Bran liked to say, identity was partly heritage, partly upbringing, but mostly the choices you made in life; just as a man makes himself into an Alpha so does an Omega; it's not an accident of birth< | ||
* Anna as an Omega brought peace and serenity with her wherever she went; some of her power depended upon her being a werewolf, which magnified the effect of her magic; but a larger part of it was the steel backbone that made the best of whatever circumstances she happened to be in; those were conscious decisions< | * Anna as an Omega brought peace and serenity with her wherever she went; some of her power depended upon her being a werewolf, which magnified the effect of her magic; but a larger part of it was the steel backbone that made the best of whatever circumstances she happened to be in; those were conscious decisions< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #2: [[Hunting Ground]] | ||
+ | * dominant wolves could relax around Omegas because they knew that they would never challenge them—not because they couldn' | ||
+ | * Omegas didn't care about pack position, they just cared about the pack< | ||
+ | * could soothe everyone around her< | ||
+ | * Omega qualities called out for their protection; Alphas and dominants in whom the instinct to protect was paramount< | ||
+ | * protecting an Omega calls most strongly to Alphas< | ||
+ | * Omega didn't mean doormat< | ||
+ | * there aren't many Omegas< | ||
+ | * even enraged werewolves seldom attack Omega humans, even if the Omega desires to be Changed, it is difficult to find a wolf willing to do it< | ||
+ | * an Omega is a treasure to a pack< | ||
+ | * an Omega is outside the pack structure; the only one who can defy the Alpha< | ||
+ | * doesn' | ||
+ | * Omegas don't have that built-in meter most wolves do; they can tell who is in charge and who isn't but it doesn' | ||
+ | * it is safer for Omegas to drop their eyes around the more dominant wolves< | ||
+ | * an Omega wolf is an Alpha wolf who is extremely zen< | ||
+ | * no one gives Omegas crap; it is their job to protect their packs, even from themselves; the zen part comes because they don't have to kill anyone to get their way< | ||
+ | * Omega doesn' | ||
+ | * Zen wolf had a bigger punch than Omega< | ||
+ | * a wolf, especially a dominant wolf, would have a hard time deliberately hurting an Omega, even a human Omega< | ||
+ | * spreading peace and happiness is what an Omega wolf does< | ||
+ | * not even a fae can stand against one< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]] | ||
+ | * magical talent for soothing wolfish tempers regardless of whether or not they wanted to be soothed; it felt wrong to impose her will on others, she tried not to do it unless the need was dire< | ||
+ | * Omegas are worse than Alphas about protecting their mates< | ||
+ | * Omega doesn' | ||
+ | * the frustrating joy of having an Omega around; irritating as hell, but good for you< | ||
+ | * an Omega makes everyone a bit more protective< | ||
+ | * the Omega part tended to confuse a lot of wolves who were used to immediately sizing up others when they first met them< | ||
===Mercy Thompson Series=== | ===Mercy Thompson Series=== | ||
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[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | ||
+ | * a dominant wolf's desire to protect was a strong instinct< | ||
+ | * wolves that are near-dominants, | ||
* an Alpha' | * an Alpha' | ||
+ | * dominant males are more typically aggressive< | ||
* dominant wolves were always prickly around each other, unless one of them was the Alpha< | * dominant wolves were always prickly around each other, unless one of them was the Alpha< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | ||
+ | * you can't have two dominant werewolves after the same woman without bloodshed< | ||
+ | * dominant wolves exude power< | ||
+ | * among werewolves, once dominance was acknowledged, | ||
+ | * most dominant males are control freaks< | ||
+ | * the kind of determination it takes to survive the Change isn't usually found in a person who isn't at least a little dominant< | ||
+ | * protective instinct was one of the things that make a werewolf more dominant< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] | ||
+ | * dominants—tyrants if allowed; but their strongest, most urgent need was to protect< | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | ||
* when an extremely dominant werewolf meets someone' | * when an extremely dominant werewolf meets someone' | ||
* arguing with dominant wolves could have unpleasant results< | * arguing with dominant wolves could have unpleasant results< | ||
+ | * when fighting for control of the wolf being dominant didn't make that fight easier, maybe the opposite; being stubborn helped< | ||
+ | * usually once the wolf knows you've acknowledged he's the boss, dropping gazes only crop up when the more dominant wolf is upset< | ||
* really dominant wolves can add a push into their voices< | * really dominant wolves can add a push into their voices< | ||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | ||
+ | * dominant wolves heal pretty fast< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]] | ||
+ | * all other wolves in the pack were rivals, dominants who would move against the others should the wolf above them show weakness< | ||
+ | * dominant werewolves are control freaks and do not enjoy being passengers in cars< | ||
+ | * no games between two dominant wolves unless they know each other very well and have established their dominance< | ||
+ | * dominant werewolf instincts are to stare down everyone they meet< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] | ||
+ | * in a wolf pack, the dominant members protect—they don't need protection< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | ||
+ | * no one is proud like a dominant werewolf in front of an audience< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]] | ||
+ | * the spark that made one man more dominant than another without a word being said< | ||
+ | * more dominant wolves can shift back and forth more< | ||
+ | * dominant wolves were unpredictable< | ||
+ | * most wolves had to establish dominance by meeting eyes; it was handy with other wolves, quite often preventing bloodshed or misunderstandings< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] | ||
+ | * more dominant wolves tend to draw your eye first< | ||
+ | * dominant wolves are more protective< | ||
+ | * more dominant wolves can change relatively quickly—ten or fifteen minutes, a little faster if they pull hard on pack bonds< | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Alpha & Omega Series=== | ||
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #0.5: [[Alpha & Omega Novella]] | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #0.5: [[Alpha & Omega Novella]] | ||
* most werewolves were more or less dominant< | * most werewolves were more or less dominant< | ||
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[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] | ||
- | * it's hard for a dominant wolf to hurt a submissive wolf--if he's sane--their instincts tell them to protect them< | + | |
+ | | ||
+ | * we who are dominant tend to think of that aspect of being a werewolf as rank: who is obeyed, who is to obey< | ||
+ | * it is also who is to protect and be protected< | ||
+ | * a dominant exists to protect those beneath them< | ||
+ | * pain makes a dominant more violent< | ||
* torture a dominant, and the wolf came to the forefront< | * torture a dominant, and the wolf came to the forefront< | ||
+ | * dominant was more than just a rank in the pack< | ||
+ | * dominant wolves didn't back down much< | ||
+ | * the [[Marrok]] carefully screened the dominants under his rule before he allowed them to become Alphas< | ||
+ | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #2: [[Hunting Ground]] | ||
+ | * middle or lower tier dominant wolves wouldn' | ||
+ | * we protect our pack, that's what our job has always been< | ||
+ | * the instinct to protect was paramount< | ||
+ | * it is the privilege of the dominants to protect their submissive wolves, the heart of their packs< | ||
+ | * dominant wolves didn't deal well with injuries that left them vulnerable< | ||
+ | * wolf inside, pacing and growling against the trappings of civilization they were forced to bear; that's what it meant to be dominant and ready to kill anything that threatened those under his protection; kill at a moment' | ||
+ | * repertoire built to deal with a dominant male who didn't always follow the rules of civilization< | ||
+ | * wolves have a built-in meter that tells them whether a wolf is dominant to them or not; if the meter doesn' | ||
+ | * dominant wolves fight with each other and take care of the submissive wolves< | ||
+ | * dominant wolves, their instincts tell them to protect with violence and control their environment; | ||
+ | * less dominant wolves cede the authority to protect the more dominant wolf< | ||
+ | * a dominant wolf will relax around a submissive wolf because the lesser wolf is no threat< | ||
+ | * there are dominant wolves who don't protect; they are called beasts< | ||
+ | * a dominant is driven to take care of those who belong to them< | ||
+ | * a dominant wolf would have a hard time deliberately hurting an Omega< | ||
+ | * any dominant hates the one who humiliates him< | ||
+ | * more dominant wolves healed faster< | ||
+ | * like when a dominant comes into a new pack and looks for the nastiest brute around to fight and so establish his place< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]] | ||
+ | * a compulsory need to protect the weak, including, paradoxically, | ||
+ | * dominant wolves often didn't get along with each other< | ||
+ | * a dominant wolf could not be compelled, only persuaded< | ||
+ | * underlying aggressive territoriality that pushed dominant to the head of the pack< | ||
+ | * dominant werewolves don't mix well with others< | ||
+ | * obey-or-be-obeyed scale; close enough in rank that a fight to determine who rules and who is ruled; who protects and who is protected< | ||
+ | * a dominant wolf and part of being dominant was taking care of what was theirs< | ||
+ | * dominant wolves were driven to protect those weaker than themselves< | ||
+ | * wolves could be a little unpredictable when a more dominant wolf was injured; it was a good time to eliminate the dominate and take his place< | ||
+ | * dangerous to stay half-shifted, | ||
+ | * more dominant wolves can force confessions from less dominant wolves< | ||
+ | * strong emotion that makes a dominant wolf vulnerable; makes them not want anyone to see them< | ||
====Submissive==== | ====Submissive==== | ||
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[[Peter Jorgenson]]\\ | [[Peter Jorgenson]]\\ | ||
+ | ===Mercy Thompson Series=== | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | ||
* submissive wolves are above women in pack position unless the male was unusually submissive< | * submissive wolves are above women in pack position unless the male was unusually submissive< | ||
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* a submissive wolf's instinct is to bow to authority< | * a submissive wolf's instinct is to bow to authority< | ||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | ||
+ | * submissive wolves are very obedient< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | ||
+ | * there weren' | ||
+ | * submissive wolves tend to last longer than dominant wolves< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | ||
+ | * it was inconceivable that a submissive wolf would play power games< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]] | ||
+ | * submissive wolves, rare, precious as rubies, were not driven to be on top, so they could be trusted absoluely—cherished and protected from all harm< | ||
+ | * submissive wolves obeyed orders< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] | ||
+ | * averted eyes meant submissive wolf; they tended to live longer than other werewolves because they weren' | ||
+ | * submissive wolves also got to travel because no Alpha would turn down a submissive wolf—there weren' | ||
+ | * submissive wolves usually do fine in pack politics because no one wants to hurt them< | ||
+ | * most submissive wolves are pretty soft-spoken and quiet< | ||
+ | * submissive wolves don't go around cringing; submissive means a wolf has no desire to be in charge< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | ||
+ | * was most likely to hear if someone in the pack was in trouble< | ||
+ | * touches the pack a lot; nothing to do with sex< | ||
+ | * no one wanted a sad submissive; a happy submissive wolf balanced the dominants and lowered tempers< | ||
+ | * submissive or not, a werewolf was a predator, and his wolf liked the scent of blood and terror< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]] | ||
+ | * submissive wolves—and their mates—were welcome in any pack they chose to honor with their presence< | ||
+ | * a submissive wolf was a gift to any pack; they tended to cut own the petty bickering that was part and parcel of having a roomful of dominant personalities, | ||
+ | * a submissive made the survival of all the wolves in the pack more likely< | ||
+ | * werewolves can like a long time, just because one is submissive doesn' | ||
+ | * people discount submissive wolves< | ||
+ | * sometimes submissive wolves run into problems if they' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Alpha & Omega Series=== | ||
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #0.5: [[Alpha & Omega Novella]] | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #0.5: [[Alpha & Omega Novella]] | ||
* gentler-natured people weren' | * gentler-natured people weren' | ||
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] | ||
+ | * it's hard for a dominant wolf to hurt a submissive wolf; their instincts tell them to protect them< | ||
* a submissive werewolf is not incapable of protecting himself: he can fight, he can kill as readily as any other< | * a submissive werewolf is not incapable of protecting himself: he can fight, he can kill as readily as any other< | ||
* they don't feel the need to fight-not the way a dominant does< | * they don't feel the need to fight-not the way a dominant does< | ||
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* they unite the pack with the goal of keeping them safe and cared for< | * they unite the pack with the goal of keeping them safe and cared for< | ||
* torture a submissive, and you were left with the human< | * torture a submissive, and you were left with the human< | ||
+ | * submissives are brave< | ||
+ | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #2: [[Hunting Ground]] | ||
+ | * submissives who are the heart of the pack< | ||
+ | * submissive wolves knew how to deal with raging werewolves; they calmed everyone down< | ||
+ | * submissives need care< | ||
+ | * a submissive wolf would have trouble standing up to the Alpha< | ||
+ | * submissive wolves are no thread; they need to be taken care of, though; a reassuring touch is necessary for them< | ||
+ | * submissive wolves are the kinder, gentler wolves< | ||
+ | * they are missing the killing instinct; that doesn' | ||
+ | * they don't need to control everyone around them< | ||
+ | * they are no threat to more dominant wolves so the other wolves relax around them< | ||
+ | * they are not children, they are still werewolves< | ||
====Female Werewolves==== | ====Female Werewolves==== | ||
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===Identified LQBTQIA2S+ Wolves=== | ===Identified LQBTQIA2S+ Wolves=== | ||
[[Carlos]]\\ | [[Carlos]]\\ | ||
+ | [[Chen Li Qiang]]\\ | ||
[[Peggy]]\\ | [[Peggy]]\\ | ||
[[Warren Smith]]\\ | [[Warren Smith]]\\ | ||
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* a male wolf who is attracted to other male wolves gets in a lot of fights< | * a male wolf who is attracted to other male wolves gets in a lot of fights< | ||
* a pack won't accept a wolf who causes too much trouble< | * a pack won't accept a wolf who causes too much trouble< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | ||
+ | * since the [[Columbia Basin Pack]] has allowed [[Warren Smith]] to join; several other packs have allowed gay wolves to join< | ||
+ | * being a gay werewolf for a hundred years can give you a skin so thick it might as well be armor< | ||
+ | * packs would not tolerate having a gay man in second position because if something happened the Alpha he would run the pack< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] | ||
+ | * packs used to kill gay werewolves< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] | ||
+ | * a lot of werewolves had grown up in eras in which being gay was not tolerated< | ||
+ | * the survival rate for gay or lesbian werewolves was far lower than for straight werewolves< | ||
==== New Werewolves ==== | ==== New Werewolves ==== | ||
+ | ===Mercy Thompson Series=== | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | ||
* the young ones have less control of their wolves than others< | * the young ones have less control of their wolves than others< | ||
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* new werewolves have to be taught how to use their senses< | * new werewolves have to be taught how to use their senses< | ||
* new werewolves unless they have the guidance of a strong dominant, have little control of their wolf form the first few times they change< | * new werewolves unless they have the guidance of a strong dominant, have little control of their wolf form the first few times they change< | ||
+ | * there is a support structure to educate the new wolf, to keep him and everyone around him safe< | ||
* so new that they could be moonstruck< | * so new that they could be moonstruck< | ||
* a new werewolf just doesn' | * a new werewolf just doesn' | ||
* new werewolves are dangerous; especially when they' | * new werewolves are dangerous; especially when they' | ||
* some werewolves can change relatively quickly with practice, but a new werewolf can take a lot of time to change< | * some werewolves can change relatively quickly with practice, but a new werewolf can take a lot of time to change< | ||
+ | * new wolves need to be taught control so they could be allowed to live< | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | ||
+ | * new wolves lose control; if they did it very often, they were eliminated for the sake of the pack and everyone who came into contact with them< | ||
* humans are not equipped to deal with a new-made werewolf< | * humans are not equipped to deal with a new-made werewolf< | ||
- | * basic question used on new werewolves who were ready to go for their first hunt; so what do you do when you're out hunting and you can't find any tracks or scent?< | + | * basic question used on new werewolves who were ready to go for their first hunt; so what do you do when you're out hunting and you can't find any tracks or scent? |
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | ||
+ | * a lot of time is spent trying to convince the new wolves that the human and wolf are two halves of a whole; that's not true but just easier to live with< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | ||
+ | * the wolf can supersede the man often in newly Changed wolves; they are vicious, unpredictable, | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | ||
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* new werewolves are more vulnerable to the SDK Cocktail< | * new werewolves are more vulnerable to the SDK Cocktail< | ||
+ | ===Alpha & Omega Series=== | ||
+ | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] | ||
+ | * new wolves don't know what to do with their noses< | ||
+ | * they were taught that the wolf was part of them, just a series of urges that needed to be controlled< | ||
+ | * that seemed to help most of them in the transition phase; scaring them by telling them there were monsters living in their heads would certainly not help them gain the control necessary to be allowed out in the wide world< | ||
+ | * one of the danger signs watched for in a new werewolf was a sudden change in personality or mood that seemed to have no obvious cause, an indication that the beast was gaining control of the human< | ||
- | new werewolves have to be taught how to use their sensesMC-21 | + | ==== Old Werewolves ==== |
- | there is a support structure to educate the new wolf, to keep him and everyone around him safeMC-21 | + | ===Mercy Thompson Series=== |
- | new werewolves, unless they have the guidance of a strong dominant, have little control of their wolf form the first few times they changeMC-20 | + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] |
- | a new werewolf just doesn' | + | |
- | one of the danger signs watched for in a new werewolf was a sudden change in personality or mood that seemed to have no obvious cause, an indication that the beast was gaining control | + | |
- | the wolf can supersede the man often in newly Changed wolves; they are vicious, unpredictable, and dangerous even to the people they loveSB-65 | + | |
- | new werewolves | + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] |
+ | * it's hard on the older werewolves | ||
+ | * werewolves aren't immortal, just immune | ||
+ | * older wolves don't ask about the past as a rule< | ||
- | |||
- | |||
- | ==== Old Werewolves ==== | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | ||
* old werewolves were uptight, easy to anger, and especially in this last hundred years of rapid changes more likely to be hermits< | * old werewolves were uptight, easy to anger, and especially in this last hundred years of rapid changes more likely to be hermits< | ||
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[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | ||
* werewolves don't do well on their own, especially not old wolves< | * werewolves don't do well on their own, especially not old wolves< | ||
+ | * there are some advantages to being old< | ||
+ | * the longer the wolf is in control of the werewolf; he'll grow tired and more hungry than usual< | ||
+ | * he'll slowly lose the chains that were forged to control him, but all that will be left is a ravenous beast that will kill and destroy until he drops dead< | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | ||
* old wolves don't deal with change very well< | * old wolves don't deal with change very well< | ||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] | ||
+ | * old wolves—they' | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | ||
+ | * change is not easy on the old wolves; newer packs embracing change has caused a lot of conflict< | ||
+ | * there aren't that many old wolves running around< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]] | ||
+ | * old wolves talk about how much more satisfying it was to eat something while its heart pumped frantically from terror< | ||
+ | * some of the old wolves who came to live out their last years in the [[Marrok Pack]] were not kind< | ||
+ | * a lot of old wolves had history< | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] | ||
+ | * there was an entire folklore about old wolves and their deeds< | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Alpha & Omega Series=== | ||
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] | ||
- | * old was dangerous for | + | * eventually |
+ | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #2: [[Hunting Ground]] | ||
+ | * most of the old wolves are mad about something< | ||
+ | * | ||
[[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[In Red, with Pearls]] | [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[In Red, with Pearls]] | ||
* old werewolves aren't that common; most wolves who survive the Change die in fights with other werewolves shortly thereafter, because most werewolves don't understand body language< | * old werewolves aren't that common; most wolves who survive the Change die in fights with other werewolves shortly thereafter, because most werewolves don't understand body language< | ||
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- | it's hard on the older wolves to adjust to the modern ways of thinkingBB-42 | ||
they' | they' | ||
old werewolves are oddly fragileIK-129 | old werewolves are oddly fragileIK-129 | ||
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* [[Lone & Rogue Wolves]] | * [[Lone & Rogue Wolves]] | ||
* a lone wolf is a male who either declines to join a pack or cannot find a pack who will take him in< | * a lone wolf is a male who either declines to join a pack or cannot find a pack who will take him in< | ||
+ | * being alone was no trivial thing for a wolf< | ||
* all lone wolves aren't deviants; but werewolves need packs< | * all lone wolves aren't deviants; but werewolves need packs< | ||
* it takes something stronger to keep them away; a few hate what they are too much to live within a pack; most of them though are outcasts, men the pack wouldn' | * it takes something stronger to keep them away; a few hate what they are too much to live within a pack; most of them though are outcasts, men the pack wouldn' | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] | ||
+ | * lone wolf was outside the pack hierarcy< | ||
* wolves need their pack, or else they start to get a little strange< | * wolves need their pack, or else they start to get a little strange< | ||
* lone wolves were, in general, an odd bunch, dangerous to themselves and others< | * lone wolves were, in general, an odd bunch, dangerous to themselves and others< | ||
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* there is a support structure to educate the new wolf, to keep him and everyone around him safe—but there are still the occasional attacks by rogue werewolves< | * there is a support structure to educate the new wolf, to keep him and everyone around him safe—but there are still the occasional attacks by rogue werewolves< | ||
* one of the duties of a pack is to kill those rogues and find their victims< | * one of the duties of a pack is to kill those rogues and find their victims< | ||
+ | * except for the occasional rogue, werewolves are organized into packs under an Alpha wolf< | ||
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