Teryo

The teryo are a set of species that live on Earth. Teryo, also called weres share one thing in common, the ability to shapeshift between a human and an animalistic form.

Most teryo belong to one or more packs, which are familial lineages.

History
The history of the teryo is deeply intertwined with the history of humanity. Teryo and human had lived alongside each other since time immemorial.

Teryo folklore, however, says that the first teryo originated in what is now the Republic of Georgia, in around 9000 BC, and that the first pack was the Tsqaliani pack. Their oral pack history states that they, and all teryo, originated from the waters of the Veryovkina Cave in northwest Georgia, in the region of Abkhazia. The cave and the area around it are sacred to the teryo, and the annual sabcho occurs there.

The first known teryo pack outside of the Caucasus region is the Lycaonos Pack in Greece.

Packs
Some packs act as little more than extended families, as a way for teryo to connect and interact. Other packs, such as the Altholz and Czarnykielski are more involved, with a more isolated culture and xenophobic look on humanity, and some packs such as the Skollson and Deliyon packs are teryo supremacists.