Post by WHISKEY on Aug 3, 2011 17:33:41 GMT -5
Therianthropes
“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” – Sir Isaac Newton.
When the portal opened in the Tree of Enlightenment, unleashing the darkness from within, a natural balance had to be made. At the light of the full moon, guardian spirits from four dimensions came to the aid of the dying natives and settlers on the shores of what would soon be known as Oregon, taming the evil from within the tree. When sealing the Tree of Enlightenment, they trapped themselves there in the new world, having no choice but to blend in with the people, doing their best to hide their true forms so as not to frighten the weary survivors.
One type of guardian spirit was the Therianthrope, or Therian’s as they refer to themselves as. The Therian’s are the Guardians of the Moon. Nocturnal by nature, the Therian’s often spent the nights prowling the earth in search of danger. Prowling? What human prowls? Let me explain:
The Therian’s are shape shifters. They have the ability to shift their body into the form of their spirit animal, which is the animal that most resembles their personality. It’s said they can only shift into mammals due to the severe difference in body types.
While the Guardians of the Dusk watched the tree closely, the moon guardians wandered the land, watching for anyone who might be up to no good, and at times caring for the ill. They often took the shape of their animal form once night fell, but come dawn they would shift into their human selves. They were slaves to the moon, though. You see the Therian’s have control of their ability to shift until the full moon. Regardless of where they are, when the full moon reaches the highest point in the sky, they’re forced to change. Due to this phenomenon, their personality changes throughout the month. At the new moon they have the most control over their human side, but as the moon creeps closer to being full, more of their animal instincts come out to play. Cat Therians, for example, might be more inclined to eat fish towards the full moon and may be more stand offish. Coyote Therian’s may feel the need to hunt and eat rare cooked meats.
In their own realm, Vespinia, the phases of the moon were longer. It took twice as long for the moon to reach the full form in the night sky, and when it did the people were prepared. They were trained to control their animal urges while in animal form. The most celebrated time in a Therian’s life is the eve of their first shift, called mutare. The young are unable to shift into their animal form until puberty. Mutare could happen anywhere from age 12 to 16, and always happens on a full moon. It is both a frightening time and an exhilarating one for the young Therians, who get to embrace the freedom of their true animal form for the first time. Mutare is often celebrated by the young Therians family within the first week of the full moon the shift occurred on. The extended family often bets to see what animal the young Therian shifts to, and the parties last through the night and long into the next day.
The celebration of the mutare was one of the many drawbacks for the Therians when they came to this realm. Instead of having the freedom to stretch their new found legs, those going through mutare are often locked indoors until they are able to control their shifts and animal instincts. This is also to prevent embarrassment to the young who often return to their human form while out in the wild the night after their mutare, naked for the world to see. Of course this wasn’t a problem in Vespinia due to the lack of clothing the Therian’s wore. Modesty is a taught practice among the Therians who much rather be in the buff than in designer clothes.
There were perks to this world, though, and the elders who had originally come from Vespinia had long perished. The new ones only know of stories of the land they came from, spread by word of mouth from one generation to the next. Most are content here in our world, but some, naturally, are bitter wishing they could return to a place that is not only more accepting of them, but where they would be celebrated for what they were.
“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” – Sir Isaac Newton.
When the portal opened in the Tree of Enlightenment, unleashing the darkness from within, a natural balance had to be made. At the light of the full moon, guardian spirits from four dimensions came to the aid of the dying natives and settlers on the shores of what would soon be known as Oregon, taming the evil from within the tree. When sealing the Tree of Enlightenment, they trapped themselves there in the new world, having no choice but to blend in with the people, doing their best to hide their true forms so as not to frighten the weary survivors.
One type of guardian spirit was the Therianthrope, or Therian’s as they refer to themselves as. The Therian’s are the Guardians of the Moon. Nocturnal by nature, the Therian’s often spent the nights prowling the earth in search of danger. Prowling? What human prowls? Let me explain:
The Therian’s are shape shifters. They have the ability to shift their body into the form of their spirit animal, which is the animal that most resembles their personality. It’s said they can only shift into mammals due to the severe difference in body types.
While the Guardians of the Dusk watched the tree closely, the moon guardians wandered the land, watching for anyone who might be up to no good, and at times caring for the ill. They often took the shape of their animal form once night fell, but come dawn they would shift into their human selves. They were slaves to the moon, though. You see the Therian’s have control of their ability to shift until the full moon. Regardless of where they are, when the full moon reaches the highest point in the sky, they’re forced to change. Due to this phenomenon, their personality changes throughout the month. At the new moon they have the most control over their human side, but as the moon creeps closer to being full, more of their animal instincts come out to play. Cat Therians, for example, might be more inclined to eat fish towards the full moon and may be more stand offish. Coyote Therian’s may feel the need to hunt and eat rare cooked meats.
In their own realm, Vespinia, the phases of the moon were longer. It took twice as long for the moon to reach the full form in the night sky, and when it did the people were prepared. They were trained to control their animal urges while in animal form. The most celebrated time in a Therian’s life is the eve of their first shift, called mutare. The young are unable to shift into their animal form until puberty. Mutare could happen anywhere from age 12 to 16, and always happens on a full moon. It is both a frightening time and an exhilarating one for the young Therians, who get to embrace the freedom of their true animal form for the first time. Mutare is often celebrated by the young Therians family within the first week of the full moon the shift occurred on. The extended family often bets to see what animal the young Therian shifts to, and the parties last through the night and long into the next day.
The celebration of the mutare was one of the many drawbacks for the Therians when they came to this realm. Instead of having the freedom to stretch their new found legs, those going through mutare are often locked indoors until they are able to control their shifts and animal instincts. This is also to prevent embarrassment to the young who often return to their human form while out in the wild the night after their mutare, naked for the world to see. Of course this wasn’t a problem in Vespinia due to the lack of clothing the Therian’s wore. Modesty is a taught practice among the Therians who much rather be in the buff than in designer clothes.
There were perks to this world, though, and the elders who had originally come from Vespinia had long perished. The new ones only know of stories of the land they came from, spread by word of mouth from one generation to the next. Most are content here in our world, but some, naturally, are bitter wishing they could return to a place that is not only more accepting of them, but where they would be celebrated for what they were.
