Umbral Domains: Changeling Lycanthrops

Lycanthrops:

Historically these gallain were the embodyment of dreams of the terrifying brutality and sheer unstopability of nature. However recently as humans begin to realize the consequences of their impact on the environment the lycanthrops begin more frequently to be associated with the imbalanced natural world wreaking havoc on it's human antagonists.

Lycanthrops living in the Dreaming typically inhabit communities of humanoid chimera which live near forrests or other large wild areas. In most dreaming societies they blend into the local population without much notice, although at least one town composed entirely of lycanthrops is known to exist. In a few less civilized realms there are free ranging tribes of lycanthrops.

It is known that chimeral wolf packs will occasionally spontaneously generate a lycanthropic member as will humanoid chimeral societies. A few tribes of neolithic humanoid chimera even seem to have a sort of ritual or art (perhaps akin to Primal or Naming) which they use to alternately reward their warriors or curse their outcasts by turning them into lycanthrops.

While Lycanthrops typically live in the far and deep dreaming, but some few find themselves drawn to the autumn world along the various paths of Balor. There they frequently end up posessing humans, causing terror and wreaking revenge particularly when the moon is full.

It's rumored that a few of these fearsome creatures even underwent the Changeling Way ritual in the ancient past and have bound themselves to particular mortal bloodlines cropping up every few generations to trouble the world again. The mortal offspring of such families are very frequently Kinain with telltale signs of their lycanthropic ancestry which in the past had cause them to be shunned in human society. In modern days though few of their neighbors bother to think about the possabilities of werewolves in their midst.

Recently though a few groups of more conscientious lycanthrops have begun appearing in the autumn world. These tend to be more focused on restoring nature's balance and place in the world than in causing humans terror for the sheer love of it. Some even claim to be guided in this by a powerful "goddess" of nature referred to as "Gaia".

Glamour gathering:

In the Dreaming of course Lycanthrops gain glamour largely by eating Chimeral prey. In the Autumn world however, where chimera are more scarce, they use an unusual combination of techniques:

The Slow way: Harvesting - This works similarly to the Nunnehi method for gaining "medicine" from natural surroundings. It is a benefit of the Lycanthrop's strong connection to the natural world.

The Fast way: Ravaging - As creatures of fear the Lycanthrop can gain glamour from most methods of dashing hope.

The Terrible way: Reaping - With a method similar to other Dark Kin the Lycanthrops are particularly adept at sucking the last ounce of glamour out of a mortal as they terrify him to the point of death.

Realm: Nature (of course)

Birthrights: Shapechanging (as per Pookas, but incude human, beast, and intermediate shape). Titan Power (as per Trolls) Animal Nature (as per Fuath Birthright) (Titan's Power and Animal Nature are only available in the intermediate shape.)

Frailties: Bloodthirst (Similar to Eochidna's Hunger, but always includes raw meat, including human flesh, occurs once every month when the moon is full) Rage (similar to Fuath "Maenad's Madness")

Lunar Cycle (the intermediate shape is only available in the Dreaming or at night while the moon is in the sky).