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from what i understand the disease is cause from a fungus or mold (cant remember which) that would grow on the bread and when ingested would caause the people to hallucinate that they were an animal but it seemed to be a wolf more than usual

fenrisz wrote:from what i understand the disease is cause from a fungus or mold (cant remember which) that would grow on the bread and when ingested would caause the people to hallucinate that they were an animal but it seemed to be a wolf more than usual

Actually, lichen is a symbiotic relationship between fungi and an algae-type plant that typically grows on trees. I haven't found any lichen in my bread yet, and I certainly hope not to find any Lycans in my bread. That would be a hairy situation, almost as hairy as the mold growing on my rye!

...I jumped the shark a bit there.

Make that nuke the fridge.

Lichen's side effects that they have a animal soul clinging on a human and learn the experience of how to think like a animal or a animal wanting what is to feel like a animal in a human body.

...um...just so everyone knows....lichen doesn't grow on bread. even if it did, a patch of lichen the size of a small coin( an american quarter, if you will.) is about 200 years old. They take a reeeally long time to grow.

(this was a The Pack Forums public service announcement.)

Ergot poisoning (a fungus) can cause hallucinations, but it isn’t the same thing as the psychological lycanthropy. From what I remember it may have actually been more likely to make a person think that they were being attacked by an animal than that they had themselves become one.

heartlessfang wrote:...um...just so everyone knows....lichen doesn't grow on bread. even if it did, a patch of lichen the size of a small coin( an american quarter, if you will.) is about 200 years old. They take a reeeally long time to grow.

(this was a The Pack Forums public service announcement.)

So that's why the movie has to use actors? Sheesh--two hundred years to reach quarter-size...

Now you guys have me rummaging around for the alternate lycanthropy I started designing a long time ago, searching for lichen covered lycans.

Way to go.

RedEye wrote:

heartlessfang wrote:...um...just so everyone knows....lichen doesn't grow on bread. even if it did, a patch of lichen the size of a small coin( an american quarter, if you will.) is about 200 years old. They take a reeeally long time to grow.

(this was a The Pack Forums public service announcement.)

Hang on, Lichen is a plant, a fungi/ moss actually, that grows on trees lol, its everywhere!!

^ it being everywhere doesn't mean that it grows quickly. you might be thinking more of moss than lichen. unlike moss lichen can come in bright reds or yellows and can look like it has small leaves rather than moss. Lichens can grow in harsh environments like snowy or extremely dry areas, while moss is limited to growing in places with a lot of water. Moss releases spores instead of seeds, and those spores can only grow in water.

Brief explanation; Lichens take time to grow strong and durable.
While moss is short lived and is limited to wet environments.
So most of the fuzzy stuff you see on trees is more likely moss rather than lichen.

^ *is currently taking wildlife bio and just had a major exam.*

How much lichen would a lycan liken to if a lycan would like lichen?

Wingman wrote:How much lichen would a lycan liken to if a lycan would like lichen?

Like so!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__oaEi0GOuY


LOL!!

I have a Sense "Monstrous Lycan" in SL. Since the color of his coat is via the R,G,B system; I may just make him not only a Monstrous Lycan, but also a Monstrous Lichen, as well.
That way, the people I sim with will recognize me...

Well, the whole Lycan/Lichen thing did make me think of "Tree Werewolves", werewolves that climb trees really well and are camaflaged(Sp?) against the trees. The can then jump down on an unsuspecting passer by, lol! I can imagine them with lichen and moss and stuff growing all over them...
And, from what Ive heard, Lichen is actaully a symbiot(Sp?) between and algae and a moss...

Silveera-Ice wrote:Well, the whole Lycan/Lichen thing did make me think of "Tree Werewolves", werewolves that climb trees really well and are camaflaged(Sp?) against the trees. The can then jump down on an unsuspecting passer by, lol! I can imagine them with lichen and moss and stuff growing all over them...

Sort of like that stupid scrunt-thingy from Lady In The Water (Narf!).

Yes! like that thingy, I actually thought that was cool, lol...

Lycan came from the name of King Lycaon who was cursed by Zeus to become a manwolf in greek mythology...

ahzkhal wrote:Lycan came from the name of King Lycaon who was cursed by Zeus to become a manwolf in greek mythology...

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Hint: read the thread to prevent posting something redundant.

Well, its fun repeating some posts, it helps to get the messege into my thick head, lol!

sorry

So let me get this straight, if some one eats this Lichen stuff, they develop a real physical form of Lycanthropey? That's what I understand from what every one has said. Does any one know where I can get some?

wolfward wrote:So let me get this straight, if some one eats this Lichen stuff, they develop a real physical form of Lycanthropey? That's what I understand from what every one has said. Does any one know where I can get some?

There might be some growing on the underside of some rocks in the forest. However, I don't endorse eating random stuff you find in the forest, especially stuff you find growing on the underside of rocks and logs.

I always thought of the term lycan as a latin word but i was never truly sure myself as oppose to the girl I have heard from one of my friends that there is even a disease from olden age where the people would think a person was a vamp because of blood needs or cravings maybe there are wolf ones to like the one where people have a hair disorder somethin like that but who knows

ok, let me stop this here.

1. lycan is a short form of lycanthrope, which is a pseodoscientific word for werewolf. the term lycan was coined by the underworld movies to be cutting edge and cool.

2. lichen is a plant thingy, and completely irrelevant.

that is all.

Wolf-man-24 wrote:ok, let me stop this here.

1. lycan is a short form of lycanthrope, which is a pseodoscientific word for werewolf. the term lycan was coined by the underworld movies to be cutting edge and cool.

2. lichen is a plant thingy, and completely irrelevant.

that is all.

This has only been brought up about a dozen times. If this thread doesn't take a new turn of some sort, I'm gonna lock it. It's being done to death with no new information gained.

I never heard the term 'lycan' until I saw Underworld; I always assumed it was short for 'lycanthrope'. Since, as far as I know, the phrase was coined specifically for that movie franchise, I would only use it in reference to the werewolves of that franchise. That makes sense, doesn't it?