Well, they're really just your typical boring urban fantasy shapeshifters. The general public idea is that they're animalistic and lack control and thus are dangerous. The problem being, of course, that some shifters just never learn to control their shifting and when emotions are running high, they start to (literally) turn into an animal. Which feeds into the stereotypes. And some people who can control themselves most of the time can't during the full moon.
So there are signs like "No 'shifters need apply" and shit. I don't know, I haven't really thought about this part much because it's difficult and can very quickly go from great to faily. And, of course, my refusal to really think about how it'll all work means it's more likely to be hugely faily, but whatever.
And thanks! I really want the setting to be lovecraftian, but the story not to be, if that makes sense? Because I don't think I can juggle urban fantasy + a mystery + horror all at the same time. So I've been spending my time mostly writing background stories, like about the well on the Foggarty property that starts to scream when the temperature drops below zero, or that spring back in '72 when things crawled out of the sea. And about how the sea takes everything back.
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Date: 2009-10-24 04:44 pm (UTC)So there are signs like "No 'shifters need apply" and shit. I don't know, I haven't really thought about this part much because it's difficult and can very quickly go from great to faily. And, of course, my refusal to really think about how it'll all work means it's more likely to be hugely faily, but whatever.
And thanks! I really want the setting to be lovecraftian, but the story not to be, if that makes sense? Because I don't think I can juggle urban fantasy + a mystery + horror all at the same time. So I've been spending my time mostly writing background stories, like about the well on the Foggarty property that starts to scream when the temperature drops below zero, or that spring back in '72 when things crawled out of the sea. And about how the sea takes everything back.
Everything.