Sign Up Skinchangers: Today's Youth (Mature)

[ColourDeaf]

[CENTER]"Thrity generations they shall sleep.
And their young shall walk among
The flock and the herd.
And when they rise
The forest shall be of steel and fire,
And the ground shall shake
With the footsteps of the kin.
And they shall look upon the world
With eyes young and innocent.
And they shall smile.
They shall hunt
And they shall fight
And they shall drink and eat and laugh.
For those that walk with two skins
Shall be born again."

- last prophecy of Poldarn[/CENTER]

Werewolves.

The word conjures up images of howling, blood lusting monsters tearing through the forests of old, killing and eating the flesh of the dead. They are the embodiment of what humans truley fear, that though we have mastered fire and technology, we are but prey in the eyes of nature. They struggle to control every detail of the enviroment to their own specifications, but that makes them all the more afraid, deep down, of being stranded in a hostile place under the control of something larger and stronger than them.

Something with fangs and a taste for meat.

Humans have always feared, even hated, wild animals, particularly those stronger than them on some level.. But they have always envied their strength at the same time. In the earliest times, prehistoric humans wore animal skins and bones and prayed to somehow become as swift or keen eyed or strong as the animals with which they shared the world. Even today, people wear clothing, jewelry, even tattoos depicting animals they respect in a sort of unconcious desire to borrow those animal's power. And they tell stories of humans who can take animal form (and vice versa). We always have, from the Americas to Europe to Africa to Asia. They are the king of stories.

They are the stories of the Shifters, the Skinchangers, the Were.

[B]Lycanthropy: Then and Now[/B]

Since the earliest times the were have been amongst humans, hunting them, guarding them, guiding them. They are a mistake of nature, a creature that is two things at the same time, a mutation in the base genetics of humans. This flaw is passed down through their human offspring, letting them take on the were trait.

The trait itself is as people think it, the ability to change into the form of an animal. However, unlike most people think, the creature is not always a wolf, and not always predatory. Werehorses have always pounded across the plains of America, and even Weresparrows have been knwonto exist. They can be any species of bird, mammal or reptile (the only known insectile Were is the Werespider, and there have never been any accounts of fish Were).

However, duing the late 14th century, the Were seemed to have disappeared.

For unknown reasons, the were trait became recessive, and the offspring of the were became...well...human. The were parents could never tell a human about their true identity, and so they lived, oblivious to their heritage. for six hundred years, the skinchangers have walked amongst us, with no idea of the primal strength they hold in their hearts. Only three species of Were have not gone into genetic recession. Known as he "Three Kin Alliance," they are the Werebear (the nurturer), the Wereraven (the guiders) and the the Wererat (the watchers). For the past six hundred years they have tried to control humanity as best they can. Werebears try to protect the forests and places of nature and power from the mountains of steel the humans call 'cities,' but they are one of the rarest of the Shifters, and they feel it is a losing battle, with so manyof their elders still in their Great Sleep. The Wereravens have guided humanity from the shadows, a word in the ear here, a greased palm there, a swift stab in the back...but human nature is too stubborn for them. Wererats are the great warmongers, they put the tyrants in power, they release the plagues, they do everything they can to cull humanity without giving away their true identity.

However, the Others have returned.

Over the pst few years, there have been more and more cases of "animal attacks" or "extreme gang violence" that has actually been the cases of young humans suddenly changing into their Were's war form, a traumatic experience te first time. The Three Man Alliance has celbratd this, for it is the return of the other species of Were to the world. The Wereraven have hunted down those with the trait about them, and have tried to teach them what it truely means to be one of the Skinchangers. Unfortunately, the majority of the new Shifters are teenagers, making this task slightly more...difficult, than first thought. Some of the new Were go slightly insane when they learn of their true identity, while other revel in the idea, joiningin groups of like-formed creatures (this is especially true with pack and herd Weres, such as the Werewolf), and fighting of gangs of humans and Were.

This is the story of the Were of Sakura Falls High. The drama, love and fury of the new, young Skinchangers.

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Sign up sheets

Name:
Nickname: (Optional - This can be a school nickname, a gang alias or, in the case of the Three Man Alliance, a pseudonym of the werespecies)
Age: (Keep this is the teens, but you can be of any age in that category)
Gender:
Species: (Your Were species can be any reptile, mammal or bird, but cannot be a mixture of two or more animals, or a mythical creature)
Appearance -
Human: (How your "everyday" face looks, clothes go here as well)
Animal: (bear in mind that a fair few of the newer Were dye their fur for aesthetic reasons ;) )
War Form: (This is the in between form, the hybrid form of man and beast, and the most famous form of the Were)
Personality: (The characters personality is dependant ever so slightly on their species)
Bio: (Your history. Has you character adjusted well to being a were, have they even changed yet - that makes for an interesting story - what groups have they joined since, if any)

Here's mine

Name: Ikaru Reisuke

Nickname: Dustsheen

Age: 17

Species: Raven

Human: Tall and lanky, he carries himself slightly stooped. His hair is exceptionally long and pulled into a functional ponytail. his face is long and sharp, with piercing bdark brown eyes and a thin mouth. He's not classically handsome, but has a look that says he doesn't need to be. When not in uniform he wears a hooded grey sweatshirt underneath a black denim coat with the sleeves torn off, black trousers and sneakers.

Animal: He looks alike a slightly large example of a normal raven. However, his feathers do not have the normal glossy shininess exhibited by the normal examples of the species, rather it is more of a matt finish, with tints of grey in it.

War Form: Iruka's arms turn into a strange hybrid of wings and arms, with long fingered, clawed hands at the joint, these can be used for clumsy flying (although they are more commonly used to extend leaps). He grows an extra 6 inches in height, and his hair turns into a long, feathery crest, and a plume of small feathers around his shoulders and the base of his neck. In this form he is stronger than a human (But only just), but has hollow bones, allowing him to jump more mibly and run faster.

Personality: Quiet, sardonic and wise beyond his years, Iruka is a strong believe in using one word instead of two. He seems fairly distant, and is not very noticable, preferring to stay out of the way and watch from the shadows. He is not a great fighter (preferring to put his talents to better use), and will normally simply dodge blows rather than openly fight, and batter his opponent with verbal blows. He is a reluctant, but good teacher, and has a soft spot for new Were's who are alone and afraid.

Bio:
Iruka gew up in a small town in the countryside called Hiruma. He was never a particularly happy child, and changed into his Wereform at a young age of 12. After that he spent weeks in his animal form, not talking to anyone and ignoring the advice his parents and the other Wereraven of the village offered him. All he did was perch on the roof of thevillage's small shrine, staring halfway bewtten the horizon and the sky.

One day, however, he spied a creature stumbling along the field outside the shrine. It was a werewolf, a young girl barely as old as he was. He called to the other Wereravens int he village, and they quickly took her in, cltohing and feeding her, gently telling her about the Skinchangers. She was badly traumatised by the whole experience, having gone slightly insane. Iruka felt a great pity for her, and talked to her. They became good friends (although it was clear that should could never bring herself to leave the village, or perhaps even the small house where Iruka and his parents lived). After her, he has always held a place in his heart for new Were.

He has been sent to Tokyo to keep an eye on the students of Sakura Falls, teaching any Were about what it means to be what they are.

[Lilt]

[font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=darkorchid]I'm not normally interested in this kind of stuff, but it sounds pretty cool. Great idea, Deaf. :D[/color][/size][/font]

[color=darkorchid][font=Book Antiqua][size=2][b]Name:[/b] Wynne December
[b]Nickname:[/b] Blackbird
[b]Age:[/b] 13
[b]Gender:[/b] Female
[b]Species:[/b] Raven
[b]Human:[/b] [/size][/font][/color][url="http://img66.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Alice1/WynneDecember.jpg"][font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=darkorchid]Wynne[/color][/size][/font][/url][color=darkorchid][font=Book Antiqua][size=2] is a short, pale girl with strangely distinctive dark eyes. Her pale skin really accentuates her black hair, so she soon picked up the nickname, "Blackbird" from the kids at school. Outside of school, she usually wears a red hoodie with a black tank top underneath, and black jeans and boots.
[b]Animal:[/b] In her animal form, Wynne looks like a normal raven. She is the same size and everything. The only thing noticeable about her in animal form is that her feathers are a bit longer than normal, and her eyes are still as distinctive, if not more, as they are when she's a human.
[b]War Form:[/b] Wynne's war form is a bit strange, because she has no beak. Yet she is still able to communicate in the raven language despite this missing part. In her war form, her skin becomes much darker and feathers trail across her face and under her eyes. her wings grow smaller, and she can not move them very much, so she only uses them if she has to glide. She doesn't gain as much strength in her transformation, like other WereRavens do, but instead it all goes to speed and her jumping ability.
[b]Personality:[/b] Wynne is a very friendly girl, and she smiles at anyone. However, her personality has taken a change because of the mysterious death of her parents.
[b]Bio:[/b][/size][/font][/color]

[Ezekiel]

[B]Sounds cool ^^ I hope this is all okay[/B]

[COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]Name: Blair Conroy

Nickname: Luna

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Species: Wolf

Human: [URL=http://www.psycko-hentai.de/grafix/gallery/bg51/Cg015.jpg]Yay! I found it....[/URL]

Animal: A crimson wolf, obviously a lot more noticeable than any other of her kind. Also, her eyes go a grey/green colour and they seem to have a constant glazed look about them, as if she has no soul.

War form: Blair still has her tail and ears and very sharp 'fangs'. Her nails are also sharper and longer and they are extremely strong. Her skin is still very pale but her eyes stay the same as her animal form. Her hair is shorter and straighter than her human form and her face is longer and more elegant. Also, her voice seems to change. When she is in human form her voice is polite and gentle, but when in War form it is harsh and arrogant.

Personality: In human form she is gentle and kind and generally thought of as the perfectly innocent girl. She helps old people and even helps in Church, she studies hard and is quite smart but she always uses her knowledge to help others.
When she is in War form, however, she changes completely. She is sarcastic, cruel and only helps herself. She can be a terror and goes out of her way to scare villages.
In animal form she is a mix of the two, mostly kind but deadly when she is pushed to the limit or backed into a corner.

Bio: She was raised by very religious parents who taught her the ways of God by the book. She was expected to go to Church every time she could and she knew the Bible practically by heart. but in truth, she hated it all. She did not believe in a God or in anything that she was taught. One Sunday, whilst helping a Priest after his sermon she collapsed to the floor screaming in pain. She was 14 then and this was the first time she transformed into a wolf.
The Priest was terrified and believed her to be possessed by the Devil, but when his prayers didn?t work on the creature he gave up, instead he tried to kill her.
Blair was backed against a wall, her eyes were gleaming and she bared her teeth not wanting to hurt the priest but she knew she had to if she wanted to live.
That was the first time that she had ever killed.

Since then she has been scared to go into her animal or War form because she knows how she changes. She still transforms without warning at times and has now made it her mission to find other like her.[/COLOR]

[Engel]

[COLOR=SeaGreen]
[b]Name:[/b] Steven Yugo

[b]Nickname:[/b]Dragoon

[b]Age:[/b]13

[b]Gender:[/b]Male

[b]Species:[/b]Kimoto Dragon

[b]Human:[/b] Abnormal tall at 5'9 for his age, he is of a medium build. His light brown hair is akin to his face, which is also rather tan. He has a large scar running from his left eye to his cheek. Steven wears a black longsleeved shirt with flames on the arms and a white T-shirt over it. Normally wearing white Cargo shorts, he sometimes trades them in for slightly baggy black cargo pants. Steven's shoes are plain white with a strip of black on the sides.

[b]Animal:[/b] Unlike most Kimoto dragons, his scales are a medium blue, slowly changing to red as his scales go down his body. His eyes are deep purple, shifting to the normal greenish yellow when it turns night. Steven is 6'2 in Animal form.

[b]War Form:[/b] When Steven is in War form, his dark skin turns to diamond hard scales, with the same pattern seen in his animal form. His fingernails become deadly claws, and his teeth are aprox. 2.3 inches with purple venom dripping from them at times. His eyes turn a crimson red, and his strength is greatly increased by threefold.
The venom is a side effect of the two species meeting and the chemecal imbalance.

[b]Personality:[/b] He is kind and always ready to help people. His demenor is cool at most times, but can sometimes be cold and ruthless. He isn't always the nicest man when angry or sad, you could say.

When in beast form, his darker side is balanced with the knowledge that he is kind at times, so he is calm and steady.

[b]Bio:[/b] Will finish later...[/COLOR]

[Solo Tremaine]

[color=#503f86]Interesting stuff ^_^

[b]Name:[/b] Kyruo Lleyandi
[b]Nickname:[/b] Kyruo
[b]Age:[/b] 18
[b]Gender:[/b] Male
[b]Species:[/b] Red fox
[b]Appearance -[/b]
[i]Human:[/i] Kyruo has long red hair, held up in semi-spikes by a deep blue bandanna. His eyes are a deep dark green that many say seem to sparkle in the light. He is of slender build and tends to wear black jeans, a white T-Shirt with black arms and a fox symbol on the front, and a dark sleeveless jacket. Around his wrists, he wears black leather bracers.
[b]Animal:[/b] As a normal fox, except with purple 'Tribal'-style tattoos running over his entire body, intricately hand-dyed.
[b]War Form:[/b] A slender, humanoid fox, Kyru retains the markings he has from his animal mode. His body is fairly weak- he doesn't train often, but he is incredibly flexible and agile, being able to run fast and slip into uncannily small spaces.
[b]Personality:[/b] Kyruo tends to remain aloof from a the rest of the world. not often though choice, though- he was bullied often when he was younger because of his thin frame and high-pitched voice. Altough he likes helping others where he can, he resents himself as a person and retains a very melancholic air about himself even when having fun. He is highly intelligent, and enjoys art, producing one or two paintings every day- one of the reasons he dyed his fur so painstakingly was in the hope of making himself look more attractive to members of his own race, but he's not managed to find any yet, so also fears that was a mistake on his part. Once transformed, he gains a sense of freedom that he rarely feels, and in war mode he is filled with a passion for action.
[b]Bio:[/b] Kyruo was transferred into a boarding school at a very early age, not really understanding why or getting to know his parents. Once there, he was bullied as a runt and started to believe that he really wasn't even worth the effort the bullies made to insult him.

He gained a love for art at the school, since the art teacher was one of the few who actually tried stopping the bullies from doing anything to him. It didn't save his troubles, though- his paintings were often smashed on a regular basis, until one day in particular.

He'd been working on a painting he thought of in a dream. he couldn't understand why he wanted to paint it, but he wanted to. He felt it would explain something about himself.

He called it 'Mother', and showed a picture of a female fox-person. When the other kids caught sight of it, they immediately started kicking him, calling him an 'insane weirdo', and completely 'f***ed-up in the head'. They took the painting and smashed it over a stool.

Kyro doesn't remember exactly what happened- he blacked out soon afterwards, but woke up to find himself in the hospital room, surrounded by doctors, nurses and photographers. When he asked what had happened, his art teacher had said that someone had gone on a bloody rampage inside the room, killing everyone inside except him.

The murderer was never found.

He was lucky to be alive, they said.

Since then, he has kept himself away from violent crouds and stayed only with people with quiet dispositions, afraid that something might set him off again. Although he has transformed since, it has only ever been when he's alone. He moved to Sakura Falls High only recently, hoping to gain a fresh start in life. Living on his own, he has rented a flat and works in an art shop near the centre of the town.[/color]

[ColourDeaf]

Alright, you're all looking good so far, but could you guys finish you bios when you have time.

But SephirothX could you just clarify to me why it is you have venom in your war form (considering that Komodo dragons aren;t venomous). I might just be nit picking, but if you just Pm me that's be great.

Cheers

ColourDeaf

[Anne]

[B]Name[/B]: Lily MaCoy
[B]Nickname[/B]: none
[B]Age[/B]: 18
[B]Gender[/B]: Female
[B]Species[/B]: coral Snake
[B]Appearance[/B] -
[B][I]Human[/I][/B]: Lily stands 5'2, which is short for her age. Even though how small she is she still is lean and lanky. Her build her very is very light and not much musle. Her hair is a jet black colour with streaks of red which come down to her mid back.. Her eyes are a soft grey colour and always show very much emotion. Most would think her cute, but hse isn't very pretty. Most of the time she wears tight leather paints and normal a plain white shirt with a leather vest over top. On her feet she wears boots that come to her knee and lace up all the way.
[B][I]Animal[/I][/B]: Looks much like a normal coral snake but she is larger in size. The coloured rings on her scale are more vibrant in appereance. The poison in her gland are more potant that a normal snake but it can still be treated with an anti-venom.
[B][I]War Form[/I][/B]: Lily grow to be 5'5 now and her whole body is decorated in scales. The coloured markens of the coral snake mark her body as well. She still has her long hair but her eyes turn all white. Her tongue becomes forked and she is able to shot her vemon out at the enemy.
[B]Personality[/B]: Lily is one of those people you can never tell their reaction to a situation before hand. She wants evrything to be just right and will work hard to do so. She can be serious one day and the next day she can be the total opposite. She loves to have but will do want inporant before does anythhing else.
[B]Bio[/B]: Lily lived with her Mother and Father both of Irish decent. She has one little brother which grates on her nerves. They lived in Ireland till she was ten than because of her Fathers job they had to move to Tokyo. Sha hated it their and wanted to return back to Ireland. She attend Sakura Falls and graduated last year. With her out of school she has left her family and moved out onto her own. She works as a librarian at Sakura Falls for money to pay her rent. The other plan she has is to be ale to save enough money to go back to the home she really loves nad not live in the city. Lily is totally unware of the Were in her and others around her.

I hope this is okay

[oshi]

werebear<--carebear? :freak:

Name: Sunao Tokushitsu

Nickname: Tsurara (originally called this only by a select group of classmates; has since spread throughout the school so that few know his actual name)

Age: 17

Gender: male

Species: melanistic leopard/black panther

Appearance -
Human: thick black hair that frames his face and gets in his eyes no matter how often he cuts it; eyes are dark amber, appearing black unless lit from certain angles; he is short, has a small build, not hard-bodied at all, with small hands and feet. When not in uniform he wears an old pair of orange and white sneakers, khaki or denim shorts, and a variety of T-shirts with different designs/logos; although most of the shirts are grey.

Animal: appears as a small, condensed creature; the runt of any natural-born litter. His fur is black, though if light is directed correctly, one can see the outline of the spotted markings normally worn by leopards.

War Form: Sunao's pupils become feline, while his eye socket becomes characteristically circular. His ears peak and scale his head to rest at a place above that of human ears; they are able to be controlled and perked at this time. His skin becomes a darker shade and decorated with leopards' spots, and he attains claws and a tail.

Personality: withdrawn, quiet, and sullen, Sunao is difficult to talk to and unwilling to bridge the gap between his own self-imposed solitude and anyone else. This is how he earned the nickname "tsurara," or "icicle," from his classmates. He is bitter from past experiences, and brimming with unresolved conflict. A teenager soaking in angst, but without the much-needed growth spurt to make it all attractive as the romance standards demand.

Bio: when Sunao was eight years old, his mother died from a disease she had contracted from a stray cat. Sunao does not remember most of what happened, but he knows that she died in their home while he was present.

Two years later, he was walking home from a relative's house located in the city, and found himself waking up in a completely different place, with small pieces of dirt and leaves underneath his fingernails. Since then, he has blacked out many times, always coming to somewhere else, and usually the places are unfamiliar.

His father had grown distant from him after his mother's death, and would spend most of his time away from the house. Sunao learned to care for his own basic needs at that age, and became quite independent. He has isolated himself from his schoolmates, teachers, and other relatives, and makes no effort to reach out to any of them. He was close to his mother, and the memory of her death still hurts him more than he would ever admit, but he has lost most of his attachment to his father. There is no affection shared between them anymore, and their home is usually cold and silent.

Sunao has no knowledge of his extraordinary genes, and frankly, probably does not currently have the stability to comprehend the concept if he [i]did[/i] know.

How does that sound? I'm afraid I'm going to be leaving on Thursday for about a week . . . do you think I'm worth holding out for?

Why do all the good things start happening when I'm going out of town . . . ? :(

[Overlord_Ray]

Name:Raymond Hogarth
Nickname: Ray
Age:
Gender:
Species: Salt Water crocodile
appearance -
Human:well built, short guy about 5ft 6 ish he has brown eyes and brown shoulder length hair, when not in uniform he is usually clad in black jeans and black t-shirts that usually dipict various heavy metal bands
Animal:a 13ft long salt water chrocodile the only distinc differences are the length of the teeth they are longer and his colouration is darker
War Form: Basically a bipedal crocodile that is 13ft tall and has brown hair, he sees the need for no cosmetic changes to this form as he feels it is powerful enough (skin that can repel most projectile weapons)
Personality:Easy going, has a druy sense of humour not many get, also doesnt like large groups, prefers the company of fellow reptiles eg his pet royal pythonl- victoria
Bio: Found life hard before he discovered he was were, his youth was plauged by predatory instincts towrds people, once he discovered his transformation abillity he learned to control these instincts and how to focus them to his advantage, Has had to move many times due to unexplained attacks during blackouts. Since the discovery prefers the compnay of Reptillians mostly other crocodillians. Dues to his sense of smell being hightend he has the abillity to read emotions, and this makes him a good person to talk to and is easily trusted despite his dislike of close personal relationships they make him feel vulnerable.

[Guest Shayleigh]

[color=darkslategray]Lol I hope I can still join...this sounds like an interesting RPG

Name: Alexius Lake

Nickname: Alex

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Species: Cheetah

Apperence-
Human: She has dark red hair that goes to her waist and deep forest green eyes. She stands about 5 feet and 7 inches and usually wears plain or stripped sweaters with jeans.

Animal: She looks like any normal Cheetah except that her spots have a hint of red in them instead of being totally black.

War Form: She stands on two legs and looks mostly like a Cheetah except for some characteristics in the face and the long dark red hair that runs down her back...

Personality: Alexius is shy most of the time and generally stays by herself, though she does have some few close friends. Even though she's shy she has a very quick temper.

Bio: Alexius has had a quiet life so far, living with her parents and her one brother. She transferred to the new school only this year and is having trouble ajusting to a new life in a new place. She doesn't know she's a skinchanger yet but is likely to find out soon.

Lol I hope that's good...sorry for the short bio...i couldn't think of much on the spot[/color]