Character/Story Notice:

Looking for a long term partner for Dean, he being the weak-minded, young and shy teenager that he is (freshly brought into the world of Lycanthropy, no less) Dean could find himself under the hand of a master in the near future be that master a powerful Vampire, a vengeful Were or even another Lycanthrope...he could wind up being somebody's little pet without much effort, especially if that special someone were to promise to help him find a cure to his Lycanthropy (even if it was a lie which is what it would probably be, lol, who wants to cure a useful animal? xD)...he'd be all over it and would do pretty much ANYTHING a person asked in return. This covers a good few bases from bodyguarding to murdering to other less mentionable things. lol, And if someone were willing to show him a little compassion and patience...you'd have a loyal "dog" at your side for the rest of his unnatural life.

So how does that sound? Is there any interest? Lets open the bidding at 1,000,000 yen! Oh shit...wait a sec'...strike that...lol, I'm way too used to yaoi-slave auctions.

Carry on! xD, Just gimme' a hollar if interested. xD

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Name: Dean Valiant
Race: Hyena Lycanthrope

Age: 17 and he looks to be about that age
Gender: Male, and he looks it even if he is a bit on the light side

Rank: n/a

Hair Color/Style: Dark mahogany brown (almost seems black at times), it hangs long about his cheeks to his chin
Fur Color/Style: Gunmetal gray with mahogany brown spots
Eye Color: Gunmetal gray, it seems almost as though it holds bits of true steel within each eye making them glitter and shine / In any of his bestial forms Dean’s eyes reflect a frightening yellowish color
Body Type: Light, athletic but not overbearing, lithe and agile-looking, slightly smallish

Notable Traits: n/a

Personality: Dean is the epitome of high-school insecurity and what it means to be the outcast. He has no large group of friends, excels at no sport-like activity and the only place he’s ever been able to find solace are in books and art class. The larger boys bully him, the smaller nerd and geek social orders tend to befriend him as a kindred spirit, girls might flash him a friendly smile but never approach him unless they seek innocent friendship and to make matters worse...Dean has always been a trusted assistant of many teachers who see great possibility in the shy youth. This just tends to further outcast him from the social pyramid and has caused him to become reserved, quiet, unsure of himself and often easily embarrassed or pushed around. He refuses to defend himself in most situations and if he were to be approached by the female of his species in an attempt of puppy-courtship he wouldn’t know how to react and would most likely embarrass himself with the swiftest escape he could think of; but all that has changed...

After having been attacked and bitten by what seemed to be a strange rabid dog in an alleyway as he made his way home one night, things have become increasingly stranger as the days rolled on... He’s slowly taken on what could only be referred to as a swift and chaotic temper and has become inadvertently hostile in a way he cannot explain. He tries to bite it back but...it only seems to get worse the more he fights it...

Physical Appearance/Picture:
--- Human ---
Dean is your typical 17-year old teenager. He stands at about 5’10”, give or take half an inch or so and weighs in at around 154 lbs. Toned but not necessarily bulky, he’s an attractive young thing though he fails to see it. Most often he can be seen wearing blank T-shirts of dark tones atop blue or black jeans, and below some dark colored Vans tennis shoes. His hair and eyes are probably two of his most attractive traits alongside his easy-on-the-eyes body structure. His hair is a dark mahogany brown that hangs loose about his eyes down to his chin in a slightly wavy fashion; not truly curly, but not straight either. His eyes now are a peculiar color often referred to as gunmetal with flecks of silver. They are hard to look away from, it’s an odd color for a Human. Rare in the least.

--- Full Lycanthrope ---
Dean’s Full Lycanthrope form is a startling thing that stands at 9 feet when on its hind legs and just between 5 or 6 when on all fours (measured at the shoulders). He looks to be a large creature caught somewhere between a hyena and a man (Werehyena). He is large, brutish, bestial and if anything, a monster. He is covered in a shimmering gunmetal gray fur and his spots are dark mahogany brown like the youth’s hair when in Human form. He is massive and quite frightening and can usually strike fear into even the most brave of heart. Massive claws, giant snapping jaws...yeah, most people tend to run away. xD

--- Half Lycanthrope ---
The Half Lycanthrope forms occur when Dean cannot fully shift, this can be due to any number of reasons from emotional stress to overwhelming frustration, starvation or even could result as a side-effect of sleep-walking or violent day-dreaming/thought. If this occurs Dean will take one of his two Half Lycanthrope forms. The first is the Nigh-Man which is more along the lines of what the horror movies like to portray. The man whom grows patches of fur, still walks upon his plantigrade Human legs, grows long claws and fangs protrude from his mouth though he retains much of his Human appearances. The other is the Nigh-Beast which is more along the lines of a dire creature (in this case hyena) who is much larger than his natural cousins, usually 4 feet at the shoulder in height and heavily muscled. Both creatures are easily distinguished as neither Human nor purely beast, and both seem to instill a strong sense of fear in most mortals.

--- Full Beast ---
Dean’s Full Beast form is that of a typical hyena with his coloration. This form is the only form Dean can obtain purely out of his own free will. The other forms are more unnatural and take a much heavier toll upon his body and are usually inspired by emotional disturbance and/or anger. Whereas the Beast form is one of the few gifts Dean actually possesses as a result of his accursed infection. (Though Dean would normally be able to take this form at will, he has not truly discovered his own potential and so unless he were to be properly instructed or he felt the need, he wouldn't often use this form.)

Abilities: Enhanced strength, speed, stamina, immunity to disease (other than Lycanthropy which affects him constantly) and acute senses.

Background/History: Dean was born to a typical low-class American household. His father left as a result of his birth and his mother was left with the child’s full responsibility. She worked as best she could to help keep the family afloat, and it worked, for the most part... Dean offered his help when he was old enough and attended school at the same time. He was a hard worker, he was quiet and never complained no matter how hard times got. And hard did they get...

He was teased and bullied at school constantly, worked to the bone by his usually manipulative superiors and then went home to get his schoolwork done and hope that there wasn’t an eviction notice stuck in his family’s door.

Things might’ve gone on in the same way had he not been bitten by some strange creature on his way home from work one night. Dean hadn’t been able to get a good look at the animal but it resembled a scraggly mutt-like dog and had come from nowhere it seemed. It seemed a bit large, but...there were large mutts that roamed the streets in the ghetto. Upon going to the doctor and being told he would be fine with rest and some antibiotics just a precaution for infection he went back to his normal day-to-day hell of a life. But things became increasingly strange...

He fell ill often, fits of coughing and fevers assaulted him during the days and nights randomly. His body ached like his bones were splitting apart and certain scents made him vomit on the spot. It got to the point going to school and work was almost impossible. He was fired from his job and school became increasingly bad. They just wouldn’t stop... It seemed like he was picked on more after he became ill than he ever had in his lifetime. And it was just becoming too much... They followed him home after being fired from another job. It was night, it was blisteringly hot (at least to Dean). They pulled him into an alleyway and snarled at him with distorted faces, shouting insults and making fun of how stupid and useless he was...

But Dean just couldn’t take it anymore. Their scents whirled about him a dizzying reality and the pain in his body intensified... It all just suddenly seemed to go red.

He awoke in a pool of blood, flesh and...God it could’ve been anything. The alley was strewn with pieces of what were most likely Human remains, three or four bodies in total, and the blood was all over Dean... His clothes were torn to shreds and he had no recollection of what happened but somehow...somehow he knew...he had to get the hell away and he could never go home. This was it...something snapped, and now more than ever he was outcast... He’d done something terrible, and it had something to do with that pile of remains in an alleyway far away...

He took to the streets and sought to find an answer, frightened, unknowing, and fearing he could never see his mother again... He could never show his face again...not after what had happened. And now he seeks answers to what had happened, why him, and why he has this increasing hunger every night that seems to tear him apart from the inside out...

Extra Notes: Dean is infected with a strain of Lycanthropy that can be passed on through the blood i.e. if he bites a mortal, has unprotected sex with a mortal or through just regular ol’ blood-sharing. Keep this in mind when role-playing with him, try to avoid blood contact if you don’t want your mortal becoming a Lycanthrope. lol, But I would also be happy to turn anyone who wishes to become one. ^^

When are you usually online?
Usually weekdays, and anywhere between 11 AM and 9 PM (PST). I’m very random when I choose to log on. xD