#aphmau bodolf

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Man, I’d love a little side series prequel about Kiki and Bodolf and how they fell in love but couldn’t be together.

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I need to make that edit of Kiki and Bodolf to Someday (Reprise) from ZOMBIES

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Here is part 2. This is going to cover Kiki's point of view after Zane left until the time skip. This contains people who wanted to kill a baby.

Kiki soon fell ill after the baby shower. Her brother thought it was some flu. Illness isn't uncommon, but it got worse. She could barely walk at times. She was in pain every second of every day. Despite everything, she refused to take off that necklace of hers. She loved the amulet Zane gave her. Unknowingly that amulet was draining her. Creating life out of a few drops of blood isn't easy. It needed life Energy, and it has one constantly nearby. So naturally it took what it needed.

It was killing Kiki, by the time Aphmau got her to the werewolf tribe, she didn't have much time left. Thankfully, she had ties to them. Werewolves' tribes are LOYAL, they don't like their tribe members being taken advantage of and Kiki was just taken advantage of. Khira, the female leader of the tribe, wasn't happy. She liked Kiki, she trusted her enough to allow her in the tribe, however, she didn't like Zane. She wanted the child dead, but Aphmau stopped her. Aphmau being a chosen mother herself decided to let Kiki decide.

It took a while, but with the werewolves' help, Kiki got better. Werewolves are very connected to nature and helped Kiki reconnect with nature. She helped Bodolf, and regain some of her strength. It wasn't much, but it was enough to keep her standing during long periods. After Aphmau came back with Logan, Donna, Garroth, and Laurance (she was confused when did they leave Pheonix drop), and two new people.

When she arrived back home, she immediately went home. She would attend the party later, but now she's tired. She told her brother about the child, and he wasn't happy for obvious reasons. But Kiki wanted to keep the child. She no longer loved Zane, as Khira and Bodolf told her everything Zane had done to the werewolves. But she didn't want to get rid of the child, as she felt like she could raise the child well.

And for a while, all went well. She manages to give the amulet enough life energy, and a baby girl is born. For some reason, the child had werewolf traits such as an ear in the tail. Kiki had read up on the amulet as soon she got back, Emmalyn was confused why she wanted the books in the first place. Apparently, the tribe the amulet was from was Meif'was. So, the amulet adds traits depending on what the main mother is close to, and in Kiki's case, it was werewolves. She didn't mind; it made it easier hide the child's origins.

However, the truth came out one day. It was after Zane and the Lord of Scalewind declared war on Phoenix Drop. While all the town folks were in the barn, outside of Garroth who was moping in his room, Lillian walked in and decided to cause chaos.

She revealed to everyone in the barn that Kiki had Zane's child. This scared some people Especially Yip, whose tribe was massacred in front of him due to the man. Lillian says it would be better for everyone if Kiki took Leona's life. Kiki refused and begged Aphmau not to make her. Aphmau claimed that she won't make Kiki kill her own child and asked (more like demanded) Lillian to leave town. Lillian left but not before saying "That child will doom this village to Judgements wrath."

Aphmau made Kiki swear that she would never reveal Leona's father to her. Aphmau then asked the town to keep quiet as well, they don't need more problems. Some weren't as happy, but all agreed.

When Bodolf and the wolf tribe came to Phoenix Drop, Aphmau pulled Bodolf and Khira aside. She explained the situation and asked for their advice. Surprisingly it was Khira who suggested that they claim that the child is Bodolf. Bodolf was surprised, and Kiki tried to refuse, while she loved Bodolf once she respected the two union. Khira explained that it would be something between them and the child. To anyone else, the child is just a werewolf Kiki is close to. It took some time, but as Kiki was packing to leave town, she walked up to Khira and agreed.

So, Leona was known for a long time as the daughter of Kiki and Bodolf.

But things can't stay that way forever.

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Talkin mcd werewolves

I always had such a spot spot for the mcd werewolves. Specifically, I really liked how they didn’t go down the Twilight route, keeping traditional anthro and scary designs and not doing Alpha bs (cough cough mystreet).

That being said, the werewolves felt kind of poorly defined to me, the tribes were more like plot devices, appearing and vanishing without any real discussion of the impact. The fact that Bodolf’s tribe was hardly mentioned in season 2 I think shows that they ran out of ideas for the werewolves.

Luckily my brain is absolutely overflowing with ideas about them, so here’s my redesigns and thought process:

To anthro or not to anthro?

While I really liked the choice of anthro werewolf designs, I absolutely suck at drawing anthros. It also felt weird doing that for child characters, I know the series kept kids as normal wolves but does that mean werewolf puberty involves an awkward transition from animal to anthro? It just kind of Icked me out, so I’ve decided to keep all werewolves as full wolf transformations. Unlike twilight though, I’ll be largely referencing Wolfwalkers.

Tribes

I know the series had four tribes, but so far I’ve only needed three for the story. If I ever need more tribes, I’ll add more. I haven’t named them yet either, so I’ll denote them by color for now.

Red Wolves

Og wolf tribe, led by Bodolf and Khira. Wolves in this tribe are smaller than the other tribes, with shorter limbs, tails, and muzzles. They have light patches on their muzzles, above the eyes, and on their paws. Brown and Amber eyes are most common.

Brown Wolves

Yip’s destroyed tribe, and also the type Logan was turned into, hence Yip bonding with him so quickly. They are the largest and stockiest wolf tribe, with wide muzzles and short ears. They have lighter markings under their eyes, on their chests, and the underside of their tails. Green and hazel eyes are most common.

White wolves

Fenrir’s tribe. Medium-sized, but thin and lithe, almost more fox-like than wolf. Large ear tufts, neck ruffs, and tails make them look larger than they are. They have dark markings inspired by huskies. Blue and grey eyes are most common.

All tribes, despite size difference, are significantly larger than actual wolves, and most adults werewolves outweigh the average human.

Werewolf Creation

Werewolves can be born by having one or two werewolf parents. They can also be created by being bitten by a werewolf while in wolf form. The person will become the same tribe as the wolf that bit them. Children’s marking will usually follow basic genetics, but those bitten can develop markings independent of the appearance of the wolf that bit them.

Transformation

Transformations, like in Wolfwalkers, are astral projections. The person does not physically transform, rather their consciousness leaves their body and manifests as a wolf. This most often occurs during sleep, but anything that causes a “disconnect” between mind and body can also cause the transformation. So being knocked unconscious, meditation, or sufficient intense emotion will also do the trick.

Communication

Werewolves in wolf form can still understand spoken language, but they cannot be understood by humans. Werewolves in human form can still understand werewolves in wolf form.

Injury

While transformed, the two forms are still linked. Injuries sustained to either form will transfer to the other. In the same way, so long as one body is being sustained, the other does not have sustain itself. Since the body is technically resting, the wolf does not need sleep, and so long as the wolf hunts, the body does not need food. Hypothetically, werewolves can remain transformed indefinitely. However, there are risks associated with this.

Lost werewolves

In the past, Werewolves were occasionally used in blood sport and hard labor. A massive beast of human intelligence that never needed sleep? It was easy to see why fighting arenas and military generals were eager to capture werewolves and use them for their own gain. Sometimes, they would manage to escape, but they no longer knew where their bodies were. Being separated from their bodies for long periods of time would essentially cause them to go feral. These “lost werewolves” are essentially immortal, the strength and instinct of a wolf combined with a faded but still present human cunning, and no need for sleep. The stigma of werewolves as dangerous is mostly due to the few cases of attacks by lost werewolves. This is what happened to Logan, and also what destroyed Yip’s tribe.

Leaders

No alpha crap in my version, we’re following actual wolf behavior with a leading couple. I don’t necessarily think the tribe is a fully related family unit like wolf packs, bringing new people into the tribes is actually quite common, but most of the tribes definitely follow the idea of “they are our leaders because they take care of us” not for any strength/bloodline reasons.

Now onto the werewolf characters I have so far!

Bodolf and Khira

Leaders of the red wolves. Both have equal authority, though are quite different in their beliefs. Bodolf is more open to working with humans, whereas Khira is less trusting, and unless a human is joining their tribes wants very little to do with humans.

Logan

Turned after an attack by a lost werewolf. Initially struggles with accepting this new part of himself, but becomes more comfortable with support from Donna and Yip. Gains his leader mark after fully accepting his role as Yip’s guardian. His growing family kind of symbolizes the regrowth of a tribe that was almost wiped out.

Yip

Last surviving member of the original brown wolves. Was taken in by Donna and Logan while they searched for his tribe, and more importantly, his body. Eventually Logan and Yip find the ruins of Yip’s tribe, and after an epic showdown with the lost werewolf that turned Logan and attacked Yip’s tribe, are able to bring Yip’s body home.

Leona

Child of Kiki and Zane. Initially human, she was born very weak, and Zoey didn’t have much hope she would survive. Desperate, Kiki took her to the Red Wolves, hoping that turning Leona would give her the strength she needed to make it through. Bodolf was out, so Kiki had to plead to Khira, who has never been fond of her. Khira initially refused, as she had no idea what effects turning a child would have. She also insisted that if she did it, Leona would have to stay with the tribe. Kiki was able to convince her otherwise, and Khira begrudgingly agreed to turn Leona. The turn was successful, and Leona’s health improved, though she has some developmental delays and stunting.

Donna

Le gasp, a significant shift from canon! Not entirely sure if I want her to become a werewolf, but at the same time it would be incredibly cool and give her something else to do in season 2 besides generic mom. If she is turned, it was either an accident by Rollo/Lello, or she intentionally had Logan turn her. She gets her leader mark at this point.

Rollo and Lello

Identical twins, both in human and wolf form. It can be difficult to tell them apart while transformed, though their personality differences make it clear who’s who very quickly. Rollo is energetic and playful, while Lello is more reserved.

Fenrir

Prince of the White Wolves. Unlike the other tribes, during the timeskip his tribe has adopted many human practices. They live in a more traditional kingdom, and have more traditional power structures. For example, Fenrir’s mother has significantly less power than his father, and lacks the leader mark. Fenrir recognizes the problem with his tribe’s new practices, but doesn’t stand up to his father. He is kind, but also cowardly, and when push comes to shove his loyalty stays with his family. Takes the role of leader after his father is killed by Laurance.

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Doodles From my previous sketchbook