Feral Werewolf

Feral Werewolves are a type of cursed creature within the novel ''Dark Blaze. ''They are powerful, savage canine creatures.

Background:
Darryl M. Finch-Ellis wanted werewolves to be a part of his novel, however, he wanted a particular type of lycanthrope and chose to have the image more akin to the werewolves in The Howling, Dog Soldiers and the Underworld series, as opposed to the more traditional wolfman seen in the Wolfman film or the more four legged werewolves, chiefly seen in An American Werewolf In London.

Origins:
Once humans, the feral werewolves had either been cursed into their lycanthropic forms at the behest of the full moon's cycle, or they are attacked by a werewolf and survive. Regardless of if they are attacked by a feral or apex-werewolf, the human will become a feral werewolf.

Characteristics:
At the vision of the full moon, the lycanthropes transform into their beastral form where they grow larger in size, longer limbs, more canine-like rear legs, sharp claws and the heads of large wolves. Feral werewolves are at a minimum, 7ft or taller. They are not larger than apex-werewolves, and will be subservient to any apexes in their vicinity.

Due to their sense of smell, lycans are dangerous hunters. The odd smell of certain other creatures attracts them, non-more than strigoic creatures, which lycanthropes are very attracted to and desire to maim and kill.

Werewolves have a savage follow-through and do not display an morsel of fear. As seen during the fight between Nicholas Aero, Alundra Gardner and Rory McElroy, it was displayed that feral werewolves can take a lot of damage before they finally bleed out and die. Small arms and even shotgun blasts seem to aggravate more than harm lycanthropes.

Appearances:
Two werewolves are seen within Dark Blaze, and another is mentioned. Only one of which was a feral werewolf named Rory McElroy.

Powers & Abilities:

 * Increased speed.
 * Super strength.
 * Increased hearing.
 * Super sense of smell.
 * Super durability.
 * Transform into a lycanthrope during full moons.
 * Terror over strigoic creatures (due to sense).
 * Increased tracking skills.

Weaknesses:

 * Holy water.
 * Fire.
 * Silver.
 * Cast-iron.
 * Palo Santo.
 * Mountain Ash.
 * At the full moon's behest.

Trivia:

 * The werewolves are based on the Northern European and Wallachian lore.
 * The werewolves seen in Dark Blaze are akin to those from The Howling, Dog Soldiers and Underworld.
 * As with pop culture, Finch-Ellis has made lycanthropes and strigoii natural mortal enemies.
 * Feral werewolves make up the ranks for the packs led by apex-werewolves.