A.k.a. I brought another monstrosity into the world

I think I'm gonna call these things Clawthans.

These species can have either super sharp, big, retractible, poison-filled claws or super sharp, big, strong, poison-filled fangs. Only a select few - often referred to as the Troyale Clawthans - can have both. Mine is one of the Troyales.

Humans have a risk of becoming one of these monstrocities by getting bitten or scratched by them, kind of like a werewolf. If they get scratched or bitten, the scratch or bite marks will start bloodred, then slowly start to glow a light blue and stay that color. There are four stages after this:

     1. Retractible claws
     2. Independance and hostility
     3. Unbearable pain through the whole body while going into temporary paralysis, making the victim scream and wail
     4. The ability to change form (into their monster/Clawthan form) .

They CAN go back to their human form, but evidence that they are secretly a Clawthan is still visible (big fangs for ones with them, spikes on the head and back, tail and ears showing, etc) .

Oh, and by the way, there are blue slash marks/patterns on the Clawthan's fur where they got bitten or scratched when they became a Clawthan.

So yeah. This is (for now) an open species.

KoolKat out 😸😎