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| * spreading peace and happiness is what an Omega wolf does< | * spreading peace and happiness is what an Omega wolf does< | ||
| * not even a fae can stand against one< | * not even a fae can stand against one< | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]] | ||
| + | * magical talent for soothing wolfish tempers regardless of whether or not they wanted to be soothed; it felt wrong to impose her will on others, she tried not to do it unless the need was dire< | ||
| + | * Omegas are worse than Alphas about protecting their mates< | ||
| + | * Omega doesn' | ||
| + | * the frustrating joy of having an Omega around; irritating as hell, but good for you< | ||
| + | * an Omega makes everyone a bit more protective< | ||
| + | * the Omega part tended to confuse a lot of wolves who were used to immediately sizing up others when they first met them< | ||
| + | * when an Omega talked, the wolf listened no matter what the man thought< | ||
| + | * they didn't have to follow anyone' | ||
| + | * the gift of an Omega; silencing the voices inside with a radiant peace that let wolves regain control< | ||
| + | * other packs should be honored that an Omega was visiting; they should bring them gifs and see if they could get them to abandon their pack and join theirs< | ||
| + | * a blessing of having an Omega in your pack< | ||
| + | * the other effect of being Omega was that dominant wolves tended to be overly protective of them< | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]] | ||
| + | * Omega werewolves were rare as hens' teeth< | ||
| + | * there weren' | ||
| + | * valium for werewolves< | ||
| + | * Omegas aren't submissive< | ||
| + | * it was an unusual reaction to not like an Omega< | ||
| + | * the Omega soothed< | ||
| + | * an Omega wolf doesn' | ||
| + | * Alphas had weird reactions to Omega wolves< | ||
| + | * has a tranquilizing effect on other werewolves< | ||
| + | * some wolves tend to freak out about what Omega really meant< | ||
| + | * among other things, Omegas can calm werewolves< | ||
| + | * an Omega is outside the pack structure; they don't feel the same need to obey< | ||
| + | * having an Omega too close slows down the first change< | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]] | ||
| + | * they don't have to obey any dominant; including the [[Marrok]]< | ||
| + | * an Omega wolf isn't always a good thing when dealing with the wildlings< | ||
| + | * any dominant wolf felt the need to make an Omega safe< | ||
| + | * the instinctive deference that most wolves felt for the more dominant was just missing in an Omega< | ||
| + | * overjoyed that such a wolf ran in their woods< | ||
| + | * an Omega wolf could meet the eyes of any without arousing another to challenge; her gaze warm and caring, like a blaze of peace in a world of war< | ||
| + | * wave of comfort and quiet; a Omega power< | ||
| + | * relief that the Omega nature brought to troubled wolves; instinct and felt desperately necessary< | ||
| + | * what the Omega aura did was flood an area with a wave of peace that sent the beast spirit of unprepared werewolves into sleep< | ||
| + | * [[Anna Cornick]] and [[Ric Postinger]] had been working with [[Asil Moreno]] on other ways to utilize their effect without dropping their friends in their tracks< | ||
| + | * one of the things they came up with was something that was more invitation than hammer< | ||
| + | * an Omega was a treasure< | ||
| ===Mercy Thompson Series=== | ===Mercy Thompson Series=== | ||
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| * wolves could be a little unpredictable when a more dominant wolf was injured; it was a good time to eliminate the dominate and take his place< | * wolves could be a little unpredictable when a more dominant wolf was injured; it was a good time to eliminate the dominate and take his place< | ||
| * dangerous to stay half-shifted, | * dangerous to stay half-shifted, | ||
| + | * more dominant wolves can force confessions from less dominant wolves< | ||
| + | * strong emotion that makes a dominant wolf vulnerable; makes them not want anyone to see them< | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]] | ||
| + | * unless they knew each other well two dominant wolves would never have gotten into the same vehicle together< | ||
| + | * more dominant wolves help newer wolves control themselves< | ||
| + | * it wasn't a smart idea to meet a werewolf' | ||
| + | * the Omega effect hits dominant wolves harder< | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]] | ||
| + | * being a dominant wolf the fear they felt sometimes made them snappish and stupid< | ||
| + | * just having another dominant in their territory could set them off< | ||
| + | * the instinctive deference that most wolves felt for the more dominant< | ||
| + | * any dominant worth his hide protects those who cannot protect themselves< | ||
| + | * a dominant wolf protects his own with is life< | ||
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| ====Submissive==== | ====Submissive==== | ||
| ===Identified Submissive Wolves=== | ===Identified Submissive Wolves=== | ||
| [[Adda]]\\ | [[Adda]]\\ | ||
| [[Alan Choo]]\\ | [[Alan Choo]]\\ | ||
| + | [[Edison]]\\ | ||
| [[Neal]]\\ | [[Neal]]\\ | ||
| [[Peter Jorgenson]]\\ | [[Peter Jorgenson]]\\ | ||
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| * they are no threat to more dominant wolves so the other wolves relax around them< | * they are no threat to more dominant wolves so the other wolves relax around them< | ||
| * they are not children, they are still werewolves< | * they are not children, they are still werewolves< | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]] | ||
| + | * there are so few submissives; | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]] | ||
| + | * dominants were built to keep submissive wolves safe< | ||
| + | * a submissive wolf might feel he had no choice but to follow the orders he was given< | ||
| + | * if a submissive wolf could not be saved; they could be killed quickly and cleanly as possible so that they would never have a chance to be afraid< | ||
| + | * not considered a threat< | ||
| ====Female Werewolves==== | ====Female Werewolves==== | ||
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| * when speaking of an unmated female in the pack, " | * when speaking of an unmated female in the pack, " | ||
| * female werewolves were not nearly as common< | * female werewolves were not nearly as common< | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]] | ||
| + | * there were supposed to be a few female werewolves; but they were protective of them< | ||
| [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]] | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]] | ||
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| * a lot of werewolves had grown up in eras in which being gay was not tolerated< | * a lot of werewolves had grown up in eras in which being gay was not tolerated< | ||
| * the survival rate for gay or lesbian werewolves was far lower than for straight werewolves< | * the survival rate for gay or lesbian werewolves was far lower than for straight werewolves< | ||
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| + | ===Alpha & Omega Series=== | ||
| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]] | ||
| + | * female werewolves were relatively rare, and they were more or less (depending on their pack) expected to find a male werewolf to mate with; leads to problems with werewolves who are lesbian; Alpha' | ||
| ==== New Werewolves ==== | ==== New Werewolves ==== | ||
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| * that seemed to help most of them in the transition phase; scaring them by telling them there were monsters living in their heads would certainly not help them gain the control necessary to be allowed out in the wide world< | * that seemed to help most of them in the transition phase; scaring them by telling them there were monsters living in their heads would certainly not help them gain the control necessary to be allowed out in the wide world< | ||
| * one of the danger signs watched for in a new werewolf was a sudden change in personality or mood that seemed to have no obvious cause, an indication that the beast was gaining control of the human< | * one of the danger signs watched for in a new werewolf was a sudden change in personality or mood that seemed to have no obvious cause, an indication that the beast was gaining control of the human< | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]] | ||
| + | * before the Reveal; new wolves who had been Changed for less than ten years, would be give several chances if their transgression came from loss of control< | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]] | ||
| + | * a new wolf needs help controlling themself; a more dominant werewolf can help them keep their impulses in line until they can do it themselves< | ||
| + | * they have to prove they' | ||
| + | * that first deep sleep often reset the newly rising werewolves' | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]] | ||
| + | * looking a stranger in the eyes was the first habit new wolves learned to break< | ||
| + | * no matter how tough you are, there are other people who are tougher< | ||
| ==== Old Werewolves ==== | ==== Old Werewolves ==== | ||
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| [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #2: [[Hunting Ground]] | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #2: [[Hunting Ground]] | ||
| * most of the old wolves are mad about something< | * most of the old wolves are mad about something< | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]] | ||
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| + | * old-fashioned manners; old wolves did things like that< | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]] | ||
| + | * how old wolves coped with the passing of time; they didn't often speak about the past unless it was important to something going on in the here and now< | ||
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| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]] | ||
| + | * general resistance that the older wolves had to modern technology< | ||
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| + | ===Mercyverese Short Fiction=== | ||
| [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[In Red, with Pearls]] | [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[In Red, with Pearls]] | ||
| * old werewolves aren't that common; most wolves who survive the Change die in fights with other werewolves shortly thereafter, because most werewolves don't understand body language< | * old werewolves aren't that common; most wolves who survive the Change die in fights with other werewolves shortly thereafter, because most werewolves don't understand body language< | ||
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| =====Outside Pack Hierarchy===== | =====Outside Pack Hierarchy===== | ||
| - | ====Wildlings==== | ||
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| ====Lone Wolves==== | ====Lone Wolves==== | ||
| [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] | ||
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| + | ====Wildlings==== | ||
| + | [[https:// | ||
| + | ===Alpha & Omega Series=== | ||
| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]] | ||
| + | * a group of wolves who lived in [[Aspen Creek, Montana]]; though they were not part of the Marrok' | ||
| + | * the wolves the [[Marrok]] deemed too damaged or too dangerous to function as part of a pack—even the [[Aspen Creek Pack]] which was full of damaged and dangerous wolves< | ||
| + | * they belonged to the Marrok alone, not a separate pack but bound to his will and magic by blood and flesh< | ||
| + | * other pack members called them the Walking Dead< | ||
| + | * the wildlings lived in the mountains, separate from everyone, their homes and territory protected by the pack; in everyone' | ||
| + | * they were both dangerous and fragile; Bran did not lightly allow anyone else to interact with them< | ||
| + | * an Omega wolf isn't always a good thing when dealing with the wildlings< | ||
| + | * initially Bran was excited what the Omega could do for the wildlings; there was an experiment that went wrong and the wildling died< | ||
| + | * Arsonist Creek is in a part of the [[Aspen Creek Pack]] territory that they leave to the wildlings< | ||
| + | * when there were incidents involving any of the wildlings, it usually meant that [[Charles Cornick]] had to kill one of the old wolves< | ||
| + | * anyone heading into the wildling territory could not carry a cell phone< | ||
| + | * Bran liked to give the wildlings some contact in the pack other than himself in the hopes of helping the wildling remain stable; usually the other person was [[Charles Cornick]], [[Leah Cornick]], [[Asil Moreno]]; [[Colin Taggart]] was the contact for [[Hester]] and [[Jonesy]]< | ||
| + | * like all the wildlings they were there on sufferance< | ||
| + | * stupid people with death wishes< | ||
| + | * Bran kept the wildlings away from the pack; part of it was they were dangerous and needed to be isolated—and part of it was that a lot of them were very old< | ||
| + | * very old werewolves tended to collect enemies< | ||
| + | * the wildlings don't all know each other; some of them do, but a lot of them are very isolated because they want to be; or they need to be< | ||
| + | * most of the wildlings change their name when they come to the packlands< | ||
| + | * there is a lot of knowledge that the wildlings have that exists nowhere else on the planet< | ||
| + | * they are unlikely to pick up a phone; they have a general resistance to modern technology< | ||
| + | * only a few of them are stable enough to hide lies that are big without betraying themselves< | ||
| + | * being a wildling means you're broken< | ||
| + | * the wildlings were checked on once a month or so as soon as the snow flew; not that they couldn' | ||
| + | * most of the wildlings were twitchy in human form, as if the wolf were ready to climb out an any moments< | ||
| + | * they were so fragile; dangerous but fragile< | ||
| + | * most of them have worn out their ability to control their wolf< | ||
| + | * the wildlings lived in the most remote corners of the pack territory< | ||
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