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I'm here again with some Wesen inspired by the "Inheritance" book series.

Ra'zac

When woged, Ra'zac develop a hard, jet-black hide that somewhat resembles a beetle exoskeleton. They grow a sharp, hooked raven-like beak with a pointed purple tongue and black, lidless eyes. Their hands and feet are clawed similarly to Geiers.

Ra'zac are excellent trackers and, although they are sometimes employed by the Royals, usually work as independant bounty hunters. Their skills are rivaled only by Raub-Kondors and both species will often hunt certain Wesen for prizes; for Ra'zac, these prizes are usually scales, hides, or horns from reptillian Wesen, especially Daemonfeuers. Ra'zac are the number one enemy of Daemonfeuers.

Ra'zac have two main defense mechanisms; their breath and their skin. When woged, the breath of a Ra'zac causes the victim to lose the ability to form thoughts and eventually makes them enter a dream-like state. Ra'zac also have certain pores in their skin that secretes a highly concentrated acid that causes horrific burn-like wounds.

Another interesting facet of the Ra'zac lifestyle is their life cycle. Ra'zac live for an average of 100 years and the above-mentioned description is what an immature Ra'zac looks like. At age 50, a Ra'zac enters a strong woge and their exoskeleton, which has become more brittle over time, splits and the Ra'zac emerges in their fully mature form. This form is known as a Lethrblaka. When woged, a Lethrblaka gains grey, leathery skin and an elongated snout filled with sharp fangs. The eyes remain the same as a Ra'zac's and a bony crest forms toward the back of the head. Catfish-like barbels also grow from the snout and the sides of the head. Lethrblaka also develop powerful wings that are capable of flight but often used only as a last resort because they would shred any clothes being worn, thus they are usually folded up behind the Lethrblaka's back upon woge.

Lethrblaka are often the figures behind opertions that illegaly buy and sell Wesen prizes such as hides, horns, teeth, bones, skulls, and even Wesen taxidermy. They are the figures that Raub-Kondors and any other Wesen that hunts for prizes, including their own kind, Ra'zac, supply with illegal goods.

Mordwuterich (Ger. murder brute)

Mordwuterich are highly dangerous and barbaric creatures who take pleasure in the killing of others. They hunt in packs and are only employed by Royals as a last resort effort to find someone because they are basically the opposite of a Nuckelavee for they kill anyone who gets in the way of their mission, committing massacres until they find the desired person. They have superhuman strength and an aversion to using guns, their weapon of choice is often a battle ax or battle hammer.

When woged, they develop pale grey, tough skin and a very muscular build. Their head sprouts ram-like horns and their eyes become sunken as their mouth fills with sharpened teeth.