Headcanon: Oran's Werewolf P1
Size/appearance:Â He's a biped werewolf, holding a total height just short of 7 feet tall. This form tends to slouch, causing him to typically appear about 6'8" at most, but he's still tall.
His coloring includes dark grey fur, darkest on his shoulder-blades and in a line down his back, where the hairs are tipped with black. Most of the coloring simply blends together, so it's not terribly noticeable.
When Oran began greying, so did his wolf form: he now has tufts of grey fur growing over his shoulder-blades, temples, and lower parts of his ears.
Reference pics: XÂ (This shape, but not even close to this size), XÂ (Closest repesentation)
Strength:Â He does have improved strength in his form, which could be calculated by about three times his human strength-- However, he hardly uses it full-scale. His power is mostly focused into his incredible agility.
If Oran can help it, he will not raise a hand to anyone.
Injury: His strength turns into durability as well; due to enhanced stamina, agility and power, he can withstand injury better and typically avoid it. However, he is as vulnerable as a wolf as he is a human. Silver bullets are not required to hunt him.
If he is shot in his wolf form, it will transfer to his human form if he shifts back. Although, for example, if he is shot in his wolf form in the shoulder, he can still go one. He can run and use that arm, withstanding the pain better and receiving a much greater adrenaline kick to drown it out. If he shifted back to his human form, that arm would likely be in excruciating pain and cause him to be useless.
Energy: In order to shift, Oran needs to have the energy. This is really just as simple a concept as human beings needing rest and food and water to function; prolonged time in his wolf form will lead to eventual exhaustion, forcing him from said form and likely causing him to pass out.
This is highly dangerous, as his wolf form requires significantly more food and water to be sustained. After that's all used up, his energy's out; he's a passed out body on the ground, unable to receive the nourishment it needs, which could result in accidental starvation, sleep exhaustion and or dehydration.
The longest time which he has lasted in his wolf form, beginning with a satisfied stomach to draining himself entirely was 6 days; intentionally remaining in his transformed state was a requirement by his Clan, forcing each member to push themselves to the boundaries to understand the experience, and importance of sustenance, even with such power.
If the wolf regularly hunted for food, they could go for as long as they please.
Moons:Â Phases of the night only effect Oran in one aspect: On a Full Moon, he's slightly stronger. His form will last for longer without needing to stop to 'refuel'.
Speech:Â The werewolves can speak, though they typically do not. This is simply a preference.
Clothes:Â ...For the sake of easier RPing, Oran's clothes remain just as they were before he transformed, which rolls right into the next bold-faced topic:
Shifting process: This particular Clan of werewolves are commonly misconceived as skin-walkers, due to the way by which their pelt generally forms overtop of their flesh, covering cloth and skin. While they share many traits of skin-walkers, this is not so.Â
((More things to be added later. This is it for now.
Quick thing: Oran's Werewolf is essentially aspects from several different types of lore, combined into one, as well as certain facts I've implemented. He's not the classic lore werewolf, but quite possibly a weaker form of.
Most of the references by which I gather my information are found in his "Headcanon" or "The Wolf" tag, under my Navigation page.))