[quote=Mistress Dizzy]
*thinks*I have an idea for two characters.One who is half Lycan, but does everything to hide it. She has very little self confidence and hates her differences.The other is a thief just trying to keep her belly full and the rest of her in one piece.Who do you think would be more interesting? I mean, every RPG needs a good thief, but I've got a hankering to see what I could do with the first character. I'd probably need a lot more knowledge of the lore to pull it off though.
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Someone already has a thief, Jangel I believe. That being said a lycan in this world is human. There is no half lycan. What I mean is see it as a disease but with benefits. If you have lycan blood in you, it is now a dominant gene in your system. Lycans are human, have a human form, but can change into the "true lycan" form. they also have varying characteristics.

1) They are very strong compared to a regular human.

2) They have a larger range of eye colors than just the regular blue, green, brown of humans. They also have red, grey, orange/gold eye colors as well. These being a result of the wolf genetics. So if you see a human with orange eyes, that's a dead giveaway that they're lycan. If they have green, blue, or brown eyes. You won't know the difference.

3) They can contract human diseases and wolf diseases. The winter the story is going through now will result in an increase in mange, a disease which causes your skin to peel off and possibly death.

So there are positives and negatives but see it as more of a superhuman. As with other super humans you have masses of people who won't trust them, people who will try to kill them, weakneses (such as mange), and things that will set you apart from the pack (eyes).

Hope that helps