Werewolf 101

This is the part where I tell you to forget everything you know about werewolves or Lycans (as some prefer to call us) because most everything you know is inaccurate. So I will give you a brief history lesson.

Lycans were created a long time ago by Zeus (yeah that guy). Lycaon and his seven sons; Aegaeon, Charisius, Eumon, Heraeus, Lycius, Nyctimus and Peraethus and their families were cursed because Lycaon in a bid to prove his undying devotion to Zeus killed a human and served him up on a platter for the thunder god. Zeus did not approve and so he punished this devoted servant of His. However Selene the moon goddess took pity on the family (mostly out of spite for Zeus in my own opinion) and made it so the curse only took effect under the moon.

Soon Lycaon and his sons realized that their curse could be utilized in different ways. They had all the heightened abilities of a wolf but the reasoning of a man. And so the “Sedes lycaonis” was established the werewolf council had seven seats to represent the families and all the severe matters were handled by this council. These were the most powerful wolves and they had the ability to fully shift anytime as long as they were under the moon.

As time went on and the packs spread into the world, The “curse” began to water down and most lycans now can’t even shift. Only the enhanced human abilities remained; Inhuman strength and speed, heightened senses of sight, sound, smell, taste and touch, Impeccable night vision and excruciating long existence. We are not Immortals, we just live for a very long time.

At this time there is no true werewolf anymore (well, that I know of). The packs of Lycius and Nyctimus only mated with each other so as to keep their bloodline pure. It is said that Nyctimus had a child with Selene (the goddess) and Female descendants of that line known as the “aetherius” were marked with the shape of a crescent moon on their body and possessed the ability to increase the power of a pack or their mate tenfold. Naturally, they were hunted into extinction. About 500 years ago packs began to follow the pattern of the Lycius and Nyctimus packs and that brought about the “Pure Bloods”. These Pure Bloods have the ability to shift only during the full Moon.

My family happens to fall under that category, pure bloods of the Heraeus pack. My parents and my three older brothers have all shifted at their coming of age full moon.  I on the other hand haven’t shifted yet and as my 18th birthday approaches along with my full moon ceremony, I am filled with dread. I really shouldn’t be bothered because my family is Pure blooded but therein lies the problem. You see, I am adopted.