Science Of The Damned

[onethirdhuman]

<sub>In Haru's world, the science of vampires and werewolves is both simplistic and complicated at the same time.

The simple part: Every Damned is a murderer, even though not every murderer is doomed to become a Damned. What the specific trigger is is uncertain, but the end result is the same-- a newly turned Damned goes feral and temporarily insane. If they survive this stage, then when they come to they are a full fledged werewolf or vampire with the hunger for blood or flesh, respectively. Some Damned never manage to come out of the feral stage and that is where Haru steps in-- one Damned cannot kill another, so before she was created they were forced to guide humans in the hunt.

The complicated part: Damned come in two types--werewolves and vampires--and from there are further divided into physical and psychic.

To Become A Vampire: By default, vampires tend towards the psychic over the physical. Humans who become vampires have committed a murder that is cold and calculated.

To Become A Werewolf: By default, werewolves tend towards the physical over the psychic. Humans who become werewolves have committed a murder born of passionate rage.

To Become Physical: As implied by the name, a physical Damned is one who committed a murder that involved more brawn than brain.

To Become Psychic: As implied by the name, a psychic Damned is one who committed a murder that involved more mind over matter.

Therefore, physical vampires and psychic werewolves are rare. Psychic werewolves typically have a shorter lifespan as their nature tends to send them towards suicide by human hands, being unequipped to deal with the constant pressure of a million minds invading their own.</sub>