Blood Moon Wolfkin

Long Fang was a Wolfkin Shapeshifters born during a blood moon, which are rare lunar eclipses affecting Hoben. His mother died during childbirth from complications. His father would later be killed by hunters a few weeks after leaving his son to a family of Deerkin shapeshifter he was aquainted with. Long Fang would be raised by them along with other siblings in their home located in the forests of Heoria.   When he turned 16, he left his home to explore the word he had been sheltered from. During his travels, he would meet several people, including many women he had no trouble seducing with his natural charm. Many times, he would spend the night with them, only to then quickly say goodbye and continue his travels.   A few months of exploration later, Long Fang finaly returned home to his family, bringing with him tales of what he saw beyond the forest, but making sure to keep all the other less savory stuff to himself. However, his promiscuous behavior would come back at him, as during the next following months, a balloning number of new wolfkin births struck the region, numbering in the few dozens to the low hundreds. Long Fang tried to proclaim his innocence, but of course, being the only adult Wolfkin around, it was obvious he was the culprit.   It wasn't long before some of Long Fang's parters came knocking to his door, child in tow. He decided to built a large house which would be able to house all of his very large family. This house, which was built thank to the help of his family, would be located nearby and continue to welcome wolfkins for decades, as even his adult children would eventualy come to seek him out. He even helped some establish the region's first few wolfkin Shapeshifter Clans clans. In fact, a few of the most powerful ones in the region claim direct descendance from Long Fang, such as Saltriver, Mirktree and Hornedrock, who currently occupy the Orme Vale.   1000 years after the birth of Long Fang, one of his descendants, exiled by his family, will father a son that will also be born under a blood moon, and that child will grow up and eventually conquer the whole region, uniting all of the clans together to create a singular kingdom for all Shapeshifters.

The myth of Long Fang's birth and the coming conquest of his descendants is well known in Heoria, as well as in the neighbouring kingdom of Alvaros, Faressia, and even Naurcia

The number 14

In more recent versions of the tale, Long Fang is said to have fathered dozens of childrens, and that 14 of them would go on to lead a Wolfkin shapeshifter clan in the region. Then, at the end of the story, the number of years between the birth of Long Fang, and the Conqueror is said to be 1400. Both of these instances seems to be clear indications of the influence of Choranism as it spread around the region during the Second Age.

Alternative ending

It seems that the ending with Long Fang's descendant returning to the region to unite it under one banner is the original ending, but the detail that the conqueror is the son of an exiled prince is relatively newer, having first appeared a few centuries ago. Nonetheless, it stuck, and has now become part of the myth's mainstream version.

Most human groups in the region absolutely hate the myth, especialy for its conclusion, and prefer to ignore it all together. Nobles, and even members of the royal family in Heoria have been known to go agressively go after suspected foreign shapeshifters, in the hopes of preventing the conclusion of the myth.   As for Shapeshifters themselves, they have a mixed opinion on the myth. They really like the idea of a united Heoria under their rule, but of course, each clan leader wants to be the one that actualy rules over the others. They also aren't very keen on the idea of a foreigner leading them, whether they're a descendant of Long Fang or not.