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- From: magi@polaris.utu.fi (Marko Gr|nroos)
- Newsgroups: alt.mythology
- Subject: Re: Info on werewolves
- Message-ID: <MAGI.93Jan28072638@polaris.utu.fi>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 15:26:38 GMT
- References: <1993Jan26.201026.15288@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
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- Organization: University of Turku, Computer Science
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- In-Reply-To: dwguiher@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu's message of 26 Jan 93 20:10:26 -0500
-
- Here's a short answer.
-
- Lycantrophy is a disease that is carried from a werewolf to a victim
- by a wound. Of course the wound usually kills the victim, so this
- contamination is actually quite a rare thing.
-
- There is no tested cure against this disease. One suggested cure is the
- boiling of a king's tooth in werewolf's blood in molten silver (hot!),
- but I haven't tried if it works.
- Well, ok, one cure is - killing the beast, but it includes killing
- the human form also. This can be accomplished by a silver (or
- magically enchanted) weapon. According to some legends, this can only
- be done by a person who loves the werewolf. Well, in it's human form
- at least.. ..And in some movies they just blast 'em off with big rifles.
-
- Change to the wolf form occurs usually at full moon. In some versions
- this happends also at few successive nights after the full moon and in
- some other versions the change may take place at any time, but with
- different propabilities (more likely to happen at full moon, in
- nighttime, outdoors, etc.). The change can also take place at any time
- if the victim is seriously wounded or experienses intense pain. There
- is no way escaping the change at full moon, not even by digging
- oneself 10km's under the ground - the Moon finds you from wherever you are!
-
- It may, however, be possible to control the change and behaviour of
- the wolf form by several means. Most of these means are magical, and
- unfortunately usually used for utterly nasty purposes. It could be
- accomplished by strong will also, but it would require a REALLY strong
- will and still be quite difficult. But what to do if you do succeed?
- First, it is possible to force a change to happen. This is rather
- nasty if done at the wrong moment. Second, it's possible to control
- the beast's mind. This is not much different from controlling normal
- people's minds, but the results can be a lot more devastating. If the
- control, however, is done by the werewolf's human part, the results
- can include not killing a loved one, saving the loved one from vicious
- crooks, or world peace. Or total destruction, it's a personal choise.
- Third, it may be possible to resist the change, but this is for nice
- people only.
-
- What makes the werewolf tick? The answer is: hate! Yes! Pure, totally
- perfect hate against all living, especially people. There is actually
- nothing evil in this hate, unless you define hate itself to be evil.
- Anyways, as the Christian God has veen said to be Love itself, a
- werewolf IS hate.
-
- Hmm, must go now to a lecture, sorry, bye!
-
- Ps. Sorry for pselling erorrs.
-
- - The Plural One
- magi@utu.fi
-
- -- Marko Gronroos, Karvataskunkatu 10 H, 20610 Turku, Finland, t#+358-21-445613
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