scorpiodragon
Five Thousand Club
Mating Marks:
Basically your wolf has to recognize someone would be a good mate/mother or father and the person's other wolf would need to do the same. Each mating mark is a family mark and differs slightly from wolf to wolf....the male's mark would be on the female and the female's mark would be on the male...neck, back, shoulder as examples and likely places. It would take a few hours to appear and start forming if the wolves' were a compatible match within seconds of being bitten or clawed on. Should one's mate die, their mark will fade but not disappear. It will take a few hours for the mark to be visible and fully form and is usually formed, not always but usually, when the intended wolves mate with each other for the first time. The mate mark itself looks like a black tattoo upon the skin.
Your inner wolf will realize this and the mating mark will not form at all as your inner wolf will recognize they won't be a good match for you and them (the inner wolf). Likewise if a wolf forces them self on another wolf and scratches or bites them, but the inner wolves don't recognize the other as being good mate material; the mating mark will not form. In the case of a human being marked by a wolf, the mark will form and mark the human as theirs. The human will be pulled to the wolf that marked them and unable to settle with anyone else, all other relationships will fail, until they find the wolf whom marked them. The mark will fade as it does in wolves if the wolf dies.
In the case of a wolf having two to three mates, the marks will either fuse together with the dominant mate's mark being darker than the subsequent mates. This is extremely rare though, often what will happen is a wolf who has more than one mate, they will gain separate marks on their skin of each mate they have.
Females cannot have pups together. Males cannot have pups together. A wolf can start having pups at 13 for both sexes though most wait until adulthood to have children.
Mating tends to involve biting which often extends to biting and scratching during sexual intercourse and rape as well...usually done by males on females.
Marks are passed down through families. Males have one mark and females in a family have a different mark.
All wolves, both pureblood and halfblood, have mating marks. If one is a newly bitten wolf, they will have develop their own mark around the time their wolf is forming, around the second full moon of existence. A bitten wolf does not take the mating mark of their biter's family.
Once a wolf has found a mate, they will develop a mental link with each other. This allows them to communicate with each other privately, read each other's thoughts, know when the other is in danger. It is just like the bond between a parent and its bio pup. However, the mated pair can turn off their mate bond to allow the other privacy. The mating telepathic bond is on par with, though sometimes stronger, than an alpha bond or blood bond. The only ones who can sever a mating bond are the council. Werewolves can have 1 to 3 mates at a time, this is usually prominent among purebloods though halfbloods can have multiple mates as well and is a rare thing. Sometimes you will see this with bi-sexual wolves, having a mate of each sex.
Just like regular wolves, werewolves have cycles of heat, in which they have a strong desire to mate. It occurs once a year, usually in the winter time. This heat cycle normally lasts five to ten days. During this time, a wolf may mate in human form, wolf form or half form. In wolf and half-form they remain "tied" for up to an hour after copulation like normal wolves. Males become very territorial around their mates and will not allow her to be seen by other males until her heat cycle has passed.
The Council
A group of 12 wolves representing the original pureblood families. There are only 6 original Pureblood families left in the world. The Council are very powerful and considered Lycans. Only those first or sometimes second born descendants (male or female) can inherit their parent's spot on the council. It is unwise to make a deal with the council and become indebted to them. They are not above coercion and torture. They are able to erase memories of other wolves and in charge of laws and such, keeping the various packs in check. The main and original council is located within France though there are splits of management staff in other countries or areas where there are known to be werewolves. The council manage each pack and its territory like their own little chess pieces on a chessboard with the council always being the ones in control. All wolves are forced to submit to the council, no matter their rank. Council wolves are stronger and such because they are the truest line of purebloods. The council wolves are usually the biggest, strongest and fastest wolves in the werewolf community.
Pregnancy
Pregnancy lasts 9 months. Pregnancies are often difficult upon the mother in human form. Females can get pregnant in any form. They can have up 4 pups in a litter but usually 2-3. Birthing is painful (especially with multiples) as it is with humans, but werewolves cannot die during childbirth, so the fear of getting pregnant regularly and having large families is eliminated.
Glaswin-Pregnant females get more food than females not pregnant but only when their stomachs begin growing, not before. So...between 12-16 weeks gestation. Warmer months, pregnant females can do some hunting for prey that has more meat and the small game won't be hiding anymore under snow and stuff. Depending on how many babies they are carrying, determines their time off from breeding and duties...1-2 pups is a minimum of six weeks, 3-4 pups is 8 to 12 weeks and this also depends on if the pups were large, runts or average. Larger pups means they get extended time off, runts or average sized pups get the normal 6 weeks. Males are given a few days off and then expected to return to work.
Haven-Pregnant females are usually given lighter duties and subject to monthly inspections by a healer. They are given adequate amounts of food for their body type and how many pups they are carrying. Pregnant warriors and guards are usually demoted to omega for not only their safety but the safety of their pups. Hunters are usually tasked with hunting down small game and sentenced to taking part in chasing down food though this is mainly when they advance into their late second trimester until birth. Females get 6-12 weeks off, this depends on how difficult the labor was, the litter size, and the mother's physical health. During the first 4 weeks, fathers get time off as well to help care for and bond with their pups before going back to work.
Phantasm-Pregnant females are expected to pull their weight around the pack or they and their unborn pups do not eat. They are expected to carry out their duties as if they were not pregnant, very rarely can a female be given lighter duties or allowed off work altogether. Once the pups are delivered, the pregnant mother and father are given 8 weeks off to bond with their pups before heading back to work, this is longer if the mother had to have a C-section. Should the mothers have a C-section, fathers are expected to go back to work once the eight weeks post partum have passed. If a mother gives birth in wolf form, she is required to go back to work as soon as the pups are fully weaned at eight weeks.
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