Werewolf by Night

Werewolf by Night Portrayed by Nathan Parsons Statistics Full Name Jacob Russoff Age 27 Height 5'10" Build Athletic Eyes Brown Hair Dark Brown Factions None Occupation Occult Researcher Alignment Anti-Heroic Claim to Fame That gothic monster with blood on his paws. Reputation Elusive benefactor. The guy's probably hiding something. Biography Born Jacob Russoff in Medias, Transylvania, the man who would be known as the Werewolf by Night (or, more commonly, The Werewolf) spent his early years living in a castle among family members who had carried the curse of lycanthropy for generations. During a freak storm one night, his father, Gregor, who confined himself during nights he transformed into a werewolf, escaped and wreaked havoc on the city. He was killed by some of the more knowledgeable townsmen with silver bullets. After the debacle, Jacob and his mother left for Los Angeles, where Jacob's uncle lived. Phillip, the uncle, married Jacob's mother and took control of the family estate, which was sold and used to purchase properties, make investments, and set up a trust fund for Jacob. When Jacob was eighteen, the criminal association known as the Committee, who had dealings with Phillip, found out about the family curse and blackmailed him. Phillip refused to give in to blackmail, so the Committe sent a hitman to kill Jacob's mother. It was then that the curse, which lay dormant inside Jacob all his life, was activated. Jacob, who from then on solely called himself Jack Russell, spent the next few years travelling the country. During this time the Werewolf, uncontrolled, left many bodies in its wake. Jack also had run-ins with the Committe and various other groups that sought to either kill or control the creature. It became clear to him that a normal life was out of the question, so he learned to control the money his family left him, and turn it into a vehicle for him to keep moving, stay alive, and do his best to protect those around him from himself. Jack kept this up until he was 25, when a package reached him from Transylvania. It contained the Darkhold, which his grandfather put together many years ago, as well as instructions on what it was and how to use it safely. From this book, Jack learned the history of lycanthropy and techniques to control it. He eventually did learn to control the curse on all nights except for three of every month, when the Werewolf remained in full control. With a new sense of control and a desire to learn more from the Darkhold, Jake moved to New York City, set himself up in Manhattan, and continues to try and carve out a life for himself.

Character Details Personality Get your own. Abilities Werewolf Jack Russell carries the lycanthropy "curse," passed down through his paternal family. At night, due to the presense of the moon, he can transform into a seven foot tall monster that is half man, half wolf. Due to extensive training and control, he can control this transformation on most nights, though not all (see Flaw: Full Moon). The Werewolf is granted a superhuman set of physical advantages. He can lift around 1,500 pounds (1 ton during the full moon) and leap roughly 18 feet into the air. His stamina, agility, reflexes, and speed are also boosted to superhuman levels. The durability of the Werewolf's musculature is superhuman, as well, allowing him to withstand low-caliber bullets, great impact forces, falls from great heights, and exposure to extreme temperatures without harm. Those injuries he does sustain will heal at a rate of ten times that of a normal human. In addition to these superhuman trait, the Werewolf is armed with claws and teeth powerful enough to rend even common metals. Mechanics Jack Russell likes his toys, and many of them have been motorized. He currently owns a nice motorcycle and has taken it with him on his wanderings across the country. He's learned to fix and tinker with it to the point of expertise, and he can work with just about any engine powering a two- or four-wheeler. Finance Jack Russell's closest thing to a career is taking care of his own trust fund inheritance. And he's good at it. He has a keen sense for money management and investment, spurred by his distrust of men who handle money professionally (See Disadvantage: The Committee). Much of Russell's money is tied up in such investments, though he always keeps around enough to play with liberally. Occult Jack Russell is an occult researcher. It started in an attempt to understand himself and control his lycanthropy, then barrelled into a borderline obsessive interest in the greater sphere of the occult. He currently knows quite a bit about what's out there and the history of his own kind of others (like vampires). Senses Jack Russell has superhuman senses, most of which only emerge when he becomes the Werewolf by Night. He can see in the infrared spectrum, smell other living creatures within a 100-foot radius, and hear the sound of a heartbeat in a cave at a distance of 30 feet. His senses of smell and hearing cross over to his human form as well. Tracking Jack Russell is an expert tracker both in his human form and as the Werewolf by Night. This is in large part due to having supernatural senses, though use of them has allowed him to track over nearly any terrain and to note signs of struggle, movement, etc. that can aid in tracking the path of a living being. He has employed this skill numerous times in the past to track his own movements during nights of the full moon. Multilinguilism Jack Russell knows a few languages besides English. He's fluent in Romanian and Hungarian, both of which are used by different members of his family in Romania. He also picked up Spanish growing up in Los Angeles and used it throughout his travels. Advantages Wealth Jack Russell is rich. Very rich. After the family estate in Transylvania was sold, his parents opened up a healthy trust fund for him, which he has been making wise investments with since he gained control of it. He has only gained wealth since then, spending only when necessary (though that can sometimes be synonomous with frivolously). He can afford his life style and then some. Perfect for emergencies. Panic Room Installed in Jack Russell's home is a state-of-the-art panic room specially designed to act as a safe house for the Werewolf at Night during the full moon. It is designed to keep the werewolf inside, which means it is also durable enough to keep many people out. Socialite Jack Russell is well-known in the night club and high society scenes. As such, he has numerous contacts involved in both. He can call on some of them for favors, and a handful to help him when he really needs it, though they're mostly a good source of information and party invites. Darkhold Jack Russell owns the book known as the Darkhold, which was a set of scrolls pieced together by his family. It contains the history of occult creatures like werewolves and numerous spells, incantations, and things of that nature. He doesn't understand it all and it's extremely difficult to study without risking setting something evil loose, but it's his nevertheless, and he knows it's an important artifact to keep safe. Disdvantages Full Moon On the night of the full moon and the two nights falling before and after it, Jack Russell is unable to control his transformation into the Werewolf by Night. On these three nights, the Werewolf's eyes glow blood red and his superhuman attributes are at their peak. However, Jack Russell is not in control, and the Werewolf becomes a dangerous, feral beast with a ravenous hunger. Silver The werewolf has a weakness to silver, which is considered a "pure" metal in occult lore. Weapons made of silver will injure him as they would Jack Russell in his human form. Shot with a typical bullet, the Werewolf may not be harmed at all. Shot with a silver bullet, however, and the wound can kill, as it will not even heal as quickly as other injuries. Magic Vulnerability Jack Russell is inherently weak against magical attacks and spells, both in human form and as the Werewolf. Spells are more likely to work on him and affect him more harshly. Magic attacks tend to find their target more often than not when unleashed on him. The Committee The Committee is an evil group of businessmen and accountants once operating out of Los Angeles, but now based in New York City. As of now, they are the Werewolf's main nemesis, having ties with Jack Russell's family in the past. They know about his lycanthropy and seek to enslave the Werewolf for their own purposes. Having failed in the past, they're also understandably pissed that the Werewolf has taken the lives of those who pursued him. Murder As the Werewolf by Night, Jack Russell has committed murder. Granted, the murder of innocents were always committed when he wasn't under control of the Werewolf, each and every one can possibly be traced back to him. He is ever vigilant of his own cover and police activities surrounding himself, places he frequents, or his family name. Curse Lycanthropy is a curse that can be passed on in the form of a werewolf bite. This doesn't happen all the time, but there is a chance that whoever is bitten by the Werewolf by Night will also become cursed, and change during the full moon. Relationships Image Name Relation Information Character Name Friend Insert a description of the relationship here. Notes <This section is optional. You can delete it.> Character Gallery Logs 2014 Feathers and Fur July 31, 2014: Corvinus meets the Werewolf by Night. (log: 20140731-feathers-and-fur | tags: corvinus lizzie-npc werewolf | posted: 01 Aug 2014 04:05) Auditions July 23, 2014: Three people come together for their own reasons to fulfill the requirements of a contract. (log: 20140723-auditions | tags: domino loki superman werewolf | posted: 24 Jul 2014 22:53) Back to: Current Cast