Post by Sabriel O'vere on Dec 10, 2010 3:33:20 GMT -5
Skinwalkers are a dying breed. Not many females are getting pregnant, and sometimes the babies are born completely human. They can be bitten and turned, of course, but it's dangerous to change an infant.
Fearful of their unique race dying out, the skinwalkers have branched out into the major cities and towns of every state across America.
A few packs have migrated to New York City, New York, as well as the surrounding areas and states. Here they blend into society as normal humans, taking up jobs and slowly gaining the trust of friends and companions.
When they deem the time right, they bite the humans, changing them into skinwalkers as well. They either do this with the human's consent, or they change them and then slowly coax them into accepting their new way of life.
The goal, obviously, is to create as many skinwalkers as possible, so that the numbers swell and grow, and their way of life can continue to flourish.
Unfortunately, it's not always that easy. There are many more supernatural creatures than just skinwalkers, and where you have supernatural creatures, you have hunters. Hunters are humans who have devoted their lives to hunting down every supernatural creature they can find and either killing them, or- if it's a ghost- putting their spirits to rest.
Skinwalkers are in danger because of the hunters, among other things, and they know it. Silver can hurt a skinwalker, just as it can their cousins the werewolf, and a silver bullet through the heart can kill them easily.
Because of this, the Alpha has ordered all of his Children to stay as safe as possible, and to be descreet about changing humans. Under no circumstances is anyone to just go around biting any person they see, because that will draw the attention of the hunters, and no one wants that to happen, ever.
Fearful of their unique race dying out, the skinwalkers have branched out into the major cities and towns of every state across America.
A few packs have migrated to New York City, New York, as well as the surrounding areas and states. Here they blend into society as normal humans, taking up jobs and slowly gaining the trust of friends and companions.
When they deem the time right, they bite the humans, changing them into skinwalkers as well. They either do this with the human's consent, or they change them and then slowly coax them into accepting their new way of life.
The goal, obviously, is to create as many skinwalkers as possible, so that the numbers swell and grow, and their way of life can continue to flourish.
Unfortunately, it's not always that easy. There are many more supernatural creatures than just skinwalkers, and where you have supernatural creatures, you have hunters. Hunters are humans who have devoted their lives to hunting down every supernatural creature they can find and either killing them, or- if it's a ghost- putting their spirits to rest.
Skinwalkers are in danger because of the hunters, among other things, and they know it. Silver can hurt a skinwalker, just as it can their cousins the werewolf, and a silver bullet through the heart can kill them easily.
Because of this, the Alpha has ordered all of his Children to stay as safe as possible, and to be descreet about changing humans. Under no circumstances is anyone to just go around biting any person they see, because that will draw the attention of the hunters, and no one wants that to happen, ever.