Thread:Mr. Twizzler/@comment-24632516-20140305014003/@comment-25862208-20150327213100

Nice, sounds good. I thought a Platypus-type Wesen would be pretty cool to see. Took me a while to settle on a name, but Anashærven (an-is-HAIR-ven) was the one I settled on (loosely translated, it means poisonous, hairy duck!).

When woged, they grow hair all over their body and face, quite similar to the hair of an Eisbiber. The nose and upper lip form a black-colored bill that protrudes about twice as far as the beak of a Steinadler, with nostrils on top. The lower lip also turns a darker color but does not change nearly as significantly as the upper lip and nose. The sclera stays white, but the iris turns black along with the pupil. Their ears appear to shrink significantly, while the Wesen's original hair on top of their heads in their human form does not change all that much.

Their feet and hands become webbed, with poisonous spurs growing from the back of both wrists and retractable venomous spurs on their heels.

I don't know if their behavior would matter much in you drawing them, but I picture them as social creatures that are not innately violent. They are much faster in water and are tremendous swimmers when woged and run with average speed on land. They also are quite sensitive to detecting movement and sound when underwater and have been known as the "Blutbad's underwater equal" in that sense. Similar to their speed on land, their strength is not enhanced, but underwater, they can pack quite a punch or kick.

Despite being mostly harmless to other Wesen, they aren't afraid to defend themselves and will attack others often by throwing punches in a swiping motion so as to also slash their opponent with their venomous hook-like spurs. They often finish off their opponent, once they are on the ground or vulnerable underwater, by stomping on them or kicking them with their heel spur--it should be noted the venom in their heels is much more lethal than the venom in their wrist spurs, so they can choose to disorient or kill a target.

When in a relationship, the males can have a tendency to be quite protective, especially towards other male Anashærven they may perceive to be a threat.