(Were Spiders)
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The ananasi are unique among the
Changing Breeds. They are the only remaining shaepshifters who are part
of the world most people ignore. There are hundreds of thousands of spiders
in a single acre of land. Most folks tend to forget this fact, and that
includes Garou. Even without benefit of special Gifts, the Ananasi can
hide in plain sight, too small to be noticed.
A single Ananasi is literally an
army of arachnids with but one mind. Unlike the other changing breeds,
the werespiders can literally be in a hudred places at once. In times long
past, humans worshipped the Ananasi as gods --or devils-- in various lands
through out the world. The spiders neither considered themselves a part
of the human race nor even particularly close to their kinfolk. Instead,
their kinfolk were merely breeding stock. While that may sound insulting
to the Ananasi it is merely a fact. Countless generations ago, the Ananasi
served as advisors and protectors of their human cousins in exchange
for reverence. To the werespiders, it was the way things were always meant
to be. Human emotion have never been part of their world; the Ananasi were
always more akin to their arachnid relatives than their human ones. Predatory
by nature and often canabalistic, they've never felt a special bond with
any other beings.
Although most people believ the
Ananasi came originally from Africa, there is no solid evidence to confirm
this notion. Legends of their kind spread back through every continent
but antartica, and their homid forms, are as likely to be Asian as African.
It's not too difficult for most
of the supernaturals to confuse the Ananasi with vampires. Most of the
werespiders are nocturnal, preferring to live and hunt in the darkness.
Even when in homid form, the werespiders can drink the blood of their prey
by employing retractable fangs. Many of the Aananasi are unaturally pale
in their humanoid forms, and as a rule they are always unusually attractive.
Perhaps it is the vague threat of a predator that humans sense when they
stare, almost mesmerized, at an Ananasi in homid form. Perhaps it is that
the werespiders have a remarkable control over their shapes and are vain.
No one knows really except for the Ananasi.
While the Ananasi are often nocturnal
by choice, they will suffer no ill affects from the sunlight. As with the
victims of vampires, individuals werespiders feed from are often overwhelmed
by a feeling of almost sexual intensity while the feeding occurs. This
affect probably derivves from the mild venom Ananasi inject into their
prey to anesthetize the victim's flesh and close the wound left by the
werespiders fangs. The venom is powerful, and only minutes after such a
feeding the vicitm's wounds are normally healed, leaving only the faintest
of scars. A victim killed during a feeding doesn't heal, which has led
to some potentially dangerous situations regarding certain vampires and
their "Masquerade."
Unlike vampires, Ananasi almost
always prefer more isolated areas, where they can take on the form of numerous
spiders and dwell in relative peace. While most werespiders claim to prefer
human blood or even warm mammal blood, flies and other insects work perfectly
well to keep them fed.
The truth of the matter however,
is that only warm mammalian blood gives the werespiders their other, special
talents. Whereas most Changing Breeds have rage to aid them in healing
and combat, the Ananasi have blood pools much like vampires. Mammalian
blood allows them to take extra actions and even heal their wounds, just
as with vampires.
Quote - "We tried to join them in
their quest to protect the humans and Gaia as well. In return, we were
murdered. Never again. Teh rules of the engagement are changing, and we
are the one making the changes. Queen Ananasa will be free, and the fools
will learn the error of their ways."
Stereotypes
-Garou: We have not forgiven their
arrogance, nor have we forgotten our fallen family. But we are patient.
The time is not yet right to destroy the wolflings.
-Corax: Watch the skies.
-Gurahl: They are but pawns the Garo have beaten into submission and forced to live a lie. They've forgotten what they once were. Though we bear them no mailce, we shall show the no pity should they cross our paths.
-Mokole: We dwell in many of the same places. The Mokole are noble and terrifying enemies. Respect their power. Also, cold blood is less flavorful than that of mammals. Avoid them if possible.
-Nagah: Obviously a myth created by foolish wolfings who can't recognize a Mokole when they see one. We'll just keep saying that and prey the myth remains just that. The reality would be frightening.
-Nuwisha: Cousins to the wolflings but far superior in wisdom. It's seldom that a Nuwisha feels the need to kill wantonly. They are very curious and tend to talk of what they learn. Avoid them.
-Ratkin: They grovel in the sewers and feed off the droppings of other, better creatures. They are also very good at learnign things hidden. Treat them with respect and never, never trust a ratling.
-Rokea: What use do we have for fishlings?
