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Played by: Furry1337otaku
Name: Sabel
Species: Striped hyena
Appearence: Deep, yellow brown eyes, shaggy barely shoulder-length brown hair and her fur is a scruffy greyish brown coat. She is of a slender tall build only accentuated by her change. She has a modest bust size but an extreme curved waist and hips.
Skills and Abilities: She is pretty badly nearsighted. However she sees very well in the dark and her ears and sense of smell are incredibly strong, as well as her bone shattering jaws. ALso she can walk within very close range of someone making practically no noise.

Played by: Ermak Lorde
Name: Aion
Species: Grey Wolf
Appearence: More Black than Grey, with an odd white patch over the middle and partially on the right part of his chest, his furr spreads from deepest black on his face and back to a smokey grey on his paws, a touch of brown around his eyes and tips of his furry ears indicate his genes may have derived from mix-breed stock. As a human he was tall and well-muscled. As a were he is huge, towering over most of the others, the black of his face, and unusual green of his eyes giving him a foreboding aura. his black hair was kept at just past shoulder-blade length and is now tied into a short ponytail.
Skills and Abilities: Large and stong with a wolf's agility and stamina, he perhaps fits his newest form with uncanny irony, as he tends to be a lone wolf type. and anti-socialism bordering on extreme shyness, he is the last one to speak his mind and make his oppinions known.

Played By:Haeo
Name: Lune
Species: Scorpion (Black)
Appearance: Lune, post transformation, can either move about in a bipedal fashion or in the manner of an insect, on six legs. Two thin legs with claw-tipped grippers have extended from the middle region of his sides and can function as either crude hands or feet as needed. When on all six legs he stands about three feet off the ground. When on two, he is about six feet tall. He has a scorpion's tail and a carapace in addition to his internal skeleton. His head is hardly friendly looking, with rather delicate mandibles and a pair of black, simple eyes in addition to his human pair of deep brown ones. His carapace is a shining black and the only hair remaining on his body is a short tuft-like mass on the top of his head, dark blonde.
Skills and Abilities: Lune has the same striking speed as a scorpion, very difficult to dodge, and the venom of one. He is also capable of moving about in the dark with great ease. He is stronger than his size would suggest, as with most insects, and is capable of carrying about twice his body weight. He will be quite clumsy at first until he gets used to his added appendages. Once he is acclimated to them, however, he will be able to run on all six legs with great speed. As a biped he will be rather slow - average as a walker. He is capable of grasping and climbing on rough surfaces without regard to the angle, although there won't be many rough surfaces on a vessel of this kind.

Played by: Illusor Meaneld
Name: Elix

Species: Ferret
Appearence: White with delicate black markings on his ears and the tips of his paws and tail, Elix is very lithe and dainty for a member of the harsher sex. his slender physique could easily be misinterpereted as feminine. He stands just over 5 feet tall. with coppery-red hair that seems to naturally part to either side of his head.
Skills and Abilities: small and agile, with nimble fingers and a curious nose. He also has some nasty needle-like teeth if you anger him. his long bushy tail can often be relied apon to reveal his current temperament, and if an idea traps itself in his mind you can be certain he'll act apon it. He also seems to be unusually acute to other people's emotions, Even to the point of mimicing them unconciously.

Played By: TwilightKiwi
Name: Thomas
Species: Dire Bear
Appearance: As a bear, Thomas is much more imposing than he seems to recall being previously. His fur is long, shaggy and dark brown, with lighter patches around his eyes. His hair seems to be merely an exention of his fur around his scalp, almost a mane. His massive, broad shoulders are capped by a rather large hump, and his torso is almost imporportionately large compared to his legs, with arms that would be too long on a human ending in huge, clawed paws. He is capable of standing upright without too much distress, but when trying to cover any significant distance is more comfortable on all fours.
Skills and Abilities: Packed tight with muscle, Thomas is posibly the largest and most physically enhanced of those who have been transformed. His incredibly thick skin is capable of resisting all types of damage. Though his bulk may lead others to assume he lacks speed, his reflexes are good... and if he has time to build up speed... well, basically imagine a locomotive trying to run you down. Ponderous, but unstoppable...
Like true bears, his appetite is matched only by his need for sleep. However, these may be traits carried over from before he forgot himself. His senses are really no more or less acute than before, though his sense of smell is much more accurate, if not really stronger.

Played By: Eskever Fire Cross
Name: Chestnut
Species: Red Fox
Appearance: Smooth, red-orange fur with patch of white on his chest and on the tip of his tail. Emerald Green eyes. He is smaller, only around five seven or five eight of slender build. He has short, slightly curly, chestnut hair.
Skills and Abilities: He has a keen sense of smell. His eyesight is like that of a fox, keen in the dark, but nothing special as animals go. He is stealthy and thus he tends to try to avoid a fight and rather then rush head on. He is not strong, but is quick and sly so he would rather talk down a fight or runway, or trick his way out of anything physical... especially if it involves physical danger to his person.

Played By: Eskevar Fire Cross
Name: Copper
Species: Dog (more specifically American Foxhound)
Appearence: Copper is not tall and not short standing at about five six. She is of medium build and has a very athletic form reminiscent of a swimmer or a runner. She is red and white colored with hair very much the same color as the red fur although she does have a single white lock where the white blaze on her face reaches her hairline. Her hair is about shoulder length and her droopy hound ears mix with the hair so it is sometimes hard to tell where one begins and one ends. She has gentle brown eyes that reveal her gentle nature.
Skills and Abilities: She has an astounding sense of smell, wich sometimes gets her in trouble because when she smells something of interest she cannot help but follow it. She also has fairly good endurance and can run long distances without tiring.

Played By: Savannacat
Name: Slade
Species: Serval
Appearance: She has spotted patterns almost like an ocelot, the spots run in lines down her body. Her fur is short and is golden where the black spots aren't. She is fairly short, only about 5 foot. Her hair is golden brown and shoulder length. She has very long legs and arms for her body, and her hands and feet are paws with longer 'fingers'/'toes'. Her ears are ridiculously tall and her tail is only 2 ft long. on her face, her jaw is extended into a muzzle with fangs that almost show. She has golden-green slitted eyes.
Abilities: Serval's are very quick and agile, Slade shares these abilities. She can catch a bird in flight. She is not physically very strong, and will bristle and run from most perceived threats. Being something of a loner, she is often uncomfortable around others and will bluster to cover this. She is quick-witted when solving her own problems but has trouble presenting her ideas to groups unless prssed for time. She is fairly fast on her feet, but is not an endurance runner and takes a long time to recover if forced to run for an extended period.

Played by: The demon Angel
Name: Unknown (he himself does not remember)
Species: Giant Velociraptor
Appearence: Standing almost nine feet tall, he is an impressive and dangerous looking predator. His red-gold eyes hold a glint of unfathomable intelligence and ruthlessness. His scales are patterned black and green, with streaks of brighter red and purple. His long legs are responsible for his immense height and he is capable of running at extreme speeds, his arms are strong and tipped in dangerous claws. And his feet each possess long razor sharp retractable claws. His tail is long and flexible, and helps give him incredible balance. Lastly his face is that of a raptor, complete with rows of razor sharp teeth.
Skills and Abilities: His body is layered with corded muscles and thick scales making him a very dangerous creature. He doesn�t remember anything about being human, but he knows how to fight, and how to kill. A skill which is that much easier in his new form. His social skills are nearly non existent and he generally doesn�t talk much. But he is quick to show his displeasure or anger. He does not go out of his way to hurt people and ultimately he is as confused as anyone, though he would never admit as much.

Played By:Misopan_Kurai
Name: Brad
Species: Moray Eel
Appearence: His body has become elongated, covered in thick, grey green, mucous-secreting skin. His head has become a hideous parody of a face, long wicked teeth line his expanded powerful jaws, and he cannot control his sudden instinctive lunges at sudden movements.
Skills and Abilities: Although he can't walk, and can barely crawl on land, his mouth is terrible. He lunges like a striking snake and can tear meat and flesh from his opponants. He can also use his long snake-like body in much the same way as a boa contrictor to crush enemies. He has to spend most of his time in water to keep his skin moist.

[Pending]

The Story So Far...

Hurtling through space is a ship. It is an aesthetically pleasing construct, slender and aerodynamic in shape made of a dark lilac colored metal. A large clear dome rests about midway down the berth, it is the hydroponics section, and the plants have become like charming woods, many trees with vines complete with a meadow filled with wildflowers. The ship has many rooms, all storing various items. In one of these rooms, a larger one, are many people. These people are lying on cushioned tables covered with a shell of plastic. It is an interesting substance, not made from a brittle glass, but a slightly giving plastic, making it very resistant to rupturing. The people within them are asleep, just enough oxygen enters the cocoon like bubble they exist in to sustain them in this state. They are completely naked in these chambers vulnerable to the world with only their plastic and metal barriers keeping them from harm, that and the blessed ignorance of sleep?s oblivion.

However a much less pleasing to behold ship has clutched the smaller vessel to itself. Strange slimy looking creatures emerge through a tear in the hull. They choke at the fresh atmosphere of the place and set down odd tanks. These burst open filling the air with sickly greenish-grey mist. The company of creatures troops to the command bridge and the mother ship detaches itself from the smaller craft and departs.

A group of the human travelers on the ship have come awake. They have no idea who they are, where they are, or why they were sleeping in this tank. The strange mist in the air for a moment makes them gasp and some retch at the filthy sensation of it in their lungs. Then the group panics seeing themselves change in strange ways. Tails, fur, scales and feathers emerge from their skin and bodies. They're bewildered as their bodies change from familiar human shapes to bestial forms. A few of the more coherent and calm realize they're still basically human, this strange metamorphosis has made them stronger, or faster, more alert, and extra capable. They were part human, part animal. One man sees he has become a literal were wolf. A gorgeous woman is now a luxurious leopard lady. One hysterical member is shrieking beholding his talons. The situation has become too much for him to grasp. Choking he runs from the room, grasping feet slipping on the smooth lateral floor. The rest of the group deigns to explore the ship, to see if they might discover why and how they came to be here in the first place, and perhaps discover what this strange haze is.

They find the former owl-man torn limb from limb, his red blood splattering the walls, but something greenish and leathery hangs from his talons dripping a purplish ichor. He had encountered the alien beasts as he had left the hydroponics tank that separated the humans chamber from the bridge. The people don't know this and press on, committed to finding what had killed him, a few of the group head back with his body to give him a decent burial in the forest chamber. The party who headed to the bridge is cut down by the rapid fire of the alien weaponry. Strange scatter bombs and swirling shrapnel, flying heat and burning acids. Only a few make it free pursued by the aliens until they reach the others in the fresh air of the forest. The aliens will not go into the clean air, for the living plants can purify their slimy bombs...

Green eyes suddenly snapped open as the instictive safety switch in his conciousness turned on from lack of air. He choked, gasping and coughing, trying to draw in the oxegen that was no longer available. He struggled thrashing against the strangely yeidling surface. He wanted OUT!! With mindless panic he clawed at the bubble that held him hostage. Throwing his whole weight against it until it finally gave under the onslaught. He stumbled from the capsule and took a deep gasping breath, only to choke a second time, Was there no air here? he wheezed and coughed as his vision quickly faded, his last thought lingering in his mind, I'm going to die! and I cannot even remember my name...

The acrid scent of the poisoned air burned his newly sensative nose, with a jolt the man came to, glancing bewilderedly about his new suroundings, It took a few moments for it to dawn on him that he as still alive. And he sank his head into his hands with short-lived relief. with a gasp he stared at his hands, thick blunt claws tipped his fur coated fingers, and his palms were rough and black like leather. His ears twitched and he realized he could move them of his own violation. A thorough investigation told him that his face and hands were not the only part of him to have changed, He groaned, but it sounded more like a growl to his incredibly sensitive ears. It took a few moments of stumbling and not a few face-plants against the steel floors before he figured out the trick of navigating in his changed body. still moving awkwardly and haltingly he fumbled his way into the hall. His sharp senses making common-place things unusually facinating.

As the wolf-man turned the corner he barely suppresed a yelp as something strange and furry bumped into him. It took a few moments for his heat to slow back down, and another few for him to remember that he was covered in fur himself. An acrid scent wafted through the air, and he realized that she had been as frightened as he,... I can smell fear! He registered numbly, he'd never thought that fear could be smelt so.... easily, no wonder Wild animals could tell if you feared them! the girl mumbled something, and were it not for his enhanced hearing hw would have missed it, so distracted was he. "Uh,...I have no Idea." He responded, distinctly disapointed that she was as confused as he. it was then that he realized she was embarased, and when he figured out why he turned away distictly flustered, ears pressed against his head and tail tucked, "Er... maybe we should... um,... find some cl....other people...-things" He had been about to say 'find some clothes' but he had no Idea if there was any, and that suggestion might only make their discomfort that much more acute.

The wolf man blinked once, "Er,...yeah. Well lets go that way then." He mumbled as he followed her lead, how strange that her fur smelled different than his, he had never thought that fur could have such variety in scent. This enhanced sense of smell was very distracting! He padded along behind her trying to mimic the quieter movements of her feet, but his remained clumsily noisy. After several moments of nearly tripping over said appendages he gave up. "So,...um...what's your name?" he asked quietly, there was something about this place that made one reluctant to make undue noise. "I...uh...don't remember what my name was." He admitted softly.

((Your punctuations look fine to me,...perhaps it is just your computer, I know some that wouldn't show smileys and emoticons))

The wolf man flushed with embarasment, not that one could particularly see it, but his ears laid flat and he ducked his head, shuffling his feet uncomfortably. "I was,...er trying to ...." He trailed off as he glanced at her and squirmed under her gaze for a few more moments, "Well,...imitate you're,....movements, cause you walk so quiet and ...." He turned away for a moment, "er....Sabel is a nice name." He said in a rapid and blatant attempt at a subject change. "I,....I am..... I und...." He blinked for a moment as he realized he was stuttering, "Uh....Ion,...no you can call me 'Aion'" The words rushed from him before he had a moment to think about it, his stutterings had given him an idea for a name. At least a temporary one.

OOC: Ummm....it's costomary to send your bio in to be approved by a mod BEFORE you post...at least send a bio before you post...