Other weres (werebears,weretigers)

fredriksam · Post by **fredriksam** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:33 am

Si, i was thinking: what about other were animals. We have seen wereleopards (Cat people), but what about bears and tigers?

Michael Jackson transformed into something feline in "Thriller", but thats what we have seen expect Cat people.

Seems like a werebear, especially if it was a polar bear, could do ver much damage. Or try a weretiger. A siberian tiger were.

But i have heard very few stories of such animals. Miavir has a few tf stories in that archive.

I have also read Barken Tx, where people transform into dogs. LOL.

Anyone else that knows about weretigers and werebears?

*nagowteena* · Post by ***nagowteena*** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:46 am

no, not really.

but I'm quite sure that they would be very powerful!

Spongy · Post by **Spongy** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:42 am

I haven't really heard or read stories about werebears, or really anything beyond werewolves.

RedEye · Post by **RedEye** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:34 pm

There are American Indian stories about Were-Bears, and Were-Pumas in North America, as well as Were-Jaguars in mezo-central America.
Mostly they revolve around Shamanic transformations.
Oddly enough, I haven't heard of a North American Indian WereWolf, either as story or shamanic transformation.
In soutnern Asia, there are supposed Were-Tigers out in the jungle.
In old Egypt, there were all sorts of Were's, since the priests of the various Gods could take on the form of their Deity at need.
Lessee...Africa has Were-Lions and Were-Buffalo, in story form.

Anyway-actual TF types are mostly found in Europe and North America. The rest are more Spirit TF's than alleged Physical ones.

Midnight · Post by **Midnight** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:11 am

There's a were-bear in "The Hobbit" - something to keep in mind if they ever get the film made.

Kaebora · Post by **Kaebora** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:39 am

I know there are other weretypes... but I can't think of any. Hmmm.

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MattSullivan · Post by **MattSullivan** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:44 am

Werekangaoo! Werekangaroo!!!

MoonKit · Post by **MoonKit** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:44 pm

Kaebora wrote:I know there are other weretypes... but I can't think of any. Hmmm.
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Yummm...werehare...

*nagowteena* · Post by ***nagowteena*** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:09 pm

MoonKit wrote:
Kaebora wrote:I know there are other weretypes... but I can't think of any. Hmmm.
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Yummm...werehare...

cumulusprotagonist · Post by **cumulusprotagonist** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:56 pm

The Omniwere!

Kaebora · Post by **Kaebora** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:05 pm

Common you woudn't eat a friend, would you?

Besides, I'm too good lookin' to eat.

RedEye · Post by **RedEye** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:23 pm

cumulusprotagonist wrote:The Omniwere!

That would be a Polymorph...essentially a being that could assume any shape that he saw.
As I remember, there was a tragic ending; in that the Polymorph couldn't remember what he really looked like-his "neutral" form.

Morkulv · Post by **Morkulv** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:26 am

There are other werecreatures, but I fail to relate to them. They all undeniably represent a important essence of nature, but its just not mine.

Kzinistzerg · Post by **Kzinistzerg** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:10 pm

I go for tigers and birds and whatnot, but this is primarily a werewolf forum. I think American Indians have more coyotes than wolves, though. And ravens.

Dreamer · Post by **Dreamer** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:55 pm

Well, is there any representation for the non-werewolf-weres in any books?

JoshuaMadoc · Post by **JoshuaMadoc** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:33 am

Try Narasimha and Garuda. Fresh off Hindu mythology, and not from the same old native american scriptures...

Doruk Golcu · Post by **Doruk Golcu** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:47 pm

Werepangolin!!!

Actually, there are a number of books of the 'supernatural romance' genre that feature a variety of large cat variations, which I managed to resist the unholy urge to read, and one that features a weresnake as a side character. The 'Fera' of the White Wolf, related to the Werewolf: The Apocalypse series, are also non-wolf shapeshifters, and such creatures usually show up also in DnD.