Weretigers are ancient, powerful creatures hunted by vampires due to their strength and magical lineage. Their shifting abilities and magical gifts make them valuable, though dangerous, to many supernatural beings.

Unique Traits:

• Lineage & Magic: Weretigers are known for their magic, which traces back to contracts, and they can bear both shifter and vampire offspring.

• Hard Life: The world of weretigers is unforgiving and harsh, often resulting in fierce competition for power and survival.

 

Culture and Society

Matriarchal Society:

• Chang (Queen) rules the clan, and the King serves as a consort, never outranking the Chang.

• Males are highly valued for their strength, and females often fight over the best mates.

• Little Queens are rare and often do not survive due to clan conflicts.

• Cubs are fiercely protected, and anyone harming a cub is met with deadly retribution.

 

Physical Traits and Forms

Two Forms:

• Weretigers can only shift between human and animal forms.

Colors:

• White Tiger: White fur, blue eyes, and white hair (most common).

• Red Tiger: Red fur, yellow eyes, and red hair (common).

• Black Tiger: Black fur, orange eyes, and black hair (rare, often considered extinct).

• Orange Tiger: A result of being turned or infected, all turned tigers are a shade of orange.

Traits of Born Tigers:

• Born tigers inherit their beast’s eyes and hair color at birth, and they do not shift until puberty.

• Extinct Colors: Blue and Gold tigers are believed to be extinct.

Strain Infection:

• It's extremely rare to catch the tiger strain, and even rarer to shift into a tiger after an attack.

• Testing for the strain is not reliable for up to 72 hours.

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Tiger Laws and Leadership

Tiger Law:

• Breaking Tiger Law can lead to severe punishment, even death.

 

Leadership Hierarchy:

• Chang (Queen): The highest-ranking leader, always a female.

• King (Consort): Male consort, never higher than the Chang.

• Little Queen: Rarely survives due to clan conflicts.

• Li Da (Tiger Prince): The most desired mate.

• Enforcers: Two per leader.

• Healers: An important role in the hierarchy.

 

Leadership Challenges:

• Leadership can be contested through combat, requiring at least 3 months of alpha roleplay experience.

• Full Moon: A sacred time for tigers, with important rituals and events taking place.

 

Birth and Reproduction

Mating Practices:

• Tigers traditionally use arranged marriages and rarely breed outside their clans.

• Females mate with one male, chosen for their strength and power.

• Pregnancy Rituals: Female tigers use specific practices to ensure the survival of their cubs.

Offspring:

• Born tigers inherit their animal form’s eyes and hair color.

• Taboo Topics: The ability of tigers to carry both shifter and vampire offspring is a closely guarded secret.

 

Shifting & Strain Details

Tiger Strain Infection:

• Catching tiger strain is very difficult, with no guarantee of transformation.

• Turning Humans into Tigers: Extremely rare and typically requires approval from the Chang or King, as it violates Tiger Law.

• Punishment for Violating Tiger Law: This is punishable by death or severe consequences.

 

Power and Abilities

Ancient Powers:

• Tigers were once the most powerful strain of shifters, capable of controlling elements like fire, water, and electricity.

• Clan Powers:

  • Tier System: Tigers must level up their clan powers through active roleplay

  • Ancient Powers: Each clan has unique powers tied to elemental magic, like fire for red tigers or electricity for white tigers.

Power Categories:

• Alpha Born Tigers: Access 1 master power, 1 moderate power, and 1 learning power.

• Moderate Born Tigers: Access 1 moderate power and 1 learning power.

 

Tiger-Specific Abilities:

• Animal Form Telepathy: Allows communication with other tigers in either form.

• Call of the Clan: A roar that summons all tigers in the clan.

• Hearts Call: A call that attracts male tigers for mating.

• Beast Roar: A battle roar that inspires tigers to fight.

 

Clan-Specific Powers

• White Tigers:

  • Conductivity Channel: Acts as a battery for electrical power.

  • Electromagnetics: Controls metals through magnetism.

  • Charged Shield: Blocks attacks and releases electricity.

• Red Tigers:

  • Cauterize: Uses fire to heal wounds.

  • Fire Wheel: Gathers fire magic for rituals.

  • Spark: Summons a flame that grows with concentration.

  • Song of Flames: A song that generates flame damage.

• Black Tigers:

  • Aquatic Respiration: Breathe underwater.

  • Atmokinesis: Controls water and weather, but requires significant energy and causes exhaustion.

 

General Traits of Tigers

Strength and Agility:

• Tigers are the strongest of the big cats, but other shifters can match their strength with training.

• Tigers are fast, though they can be outrun by some animals.

• Tigers possess exceptional vision and enhanced hearing.

Laws and Society:

• Tigers live by a strict code of strength, loyalty, and survival, and they follow a rigid hierarchy led by the Chang.