Origin:

- Ancient spirit warriors that could leave their bodies & wander as spirits,
- Taha Aki banished Utlapa for trying to enslave neighboring tribes
- Utlapa took possession of Taha's body, marooning him as a spirit
- Taha found a large, beautiful wolf in the woods & asked if he could share his body,
- He returned to his village and stopped Utlapa from harming his people
- Taha emotions were too much for the wolf, it transformed into a magnificent human,
- Utlapa was killed, & things were rapidly set right
- Taha Aki sired many children, who could transform into wolves as well

Description:

Humans born with the ability to physically assume the form of wolves

Highlights:

- Leah Clearwater is the only known female ever transformed
- Imprint: become unconditionally bound to them for the rest of their life
- Transforming into their two forms is called Phasing
- Members of the pack all have the same tattoo on their right shoulder

Anatomy:

Human in appearance & physiology

Wolf Anatomy:

- Giant wolves with different fur colors
- Fangs & claws are strong

Transformation:

- Phasing is a sudden and violent process, causing their clothes to shred;
- Only triggered when a tribal member encounters the scent of vampires
- Transformation can happen at any time, and is not dependent upon a full moon
- To become human again, they focus on turning back

Abilities:

Heal & regenerate very fast & completely

Weaknesses:

Vampire Venom