Zhyzhak

Zhyzhak has controversially been regarded as the most powerful werewolf of the World of Darkness. She is an insane homid Black Spiral Dancer Ahroun Legend, who dresses in bizarre dominatrix gear which she never bothers to dedicate.

Biography[]

When Zhyzhak was born, she broke her mother's pelvis.^[1] As she grew into a terrible werewolf, she was chosen as a champion of the totem of the Green Dragon and a Warder of the Trinity Hive caern – a hive actually situated in the gut of a colossal Thunderwyrm called Grammaw. Zhyzhak's madness manifests itself as klazomania (a mental illness that causes her to shout rather than speak), and it comes and goes as her mind becomes more and more filled with unholy voices.

In homid form she is unnaturally tall and muscular, with striking but cruel features, resembling a muscle-bound Wagnerian valkyrie in dominatrix drag that only appears in public when she is prepared to kill everyone she sees. She does not torture or toy with her foes – she simply kills, kills, and kills.^[2] Like many Black Spiral Dancers, her name comes from the first sound she made after dancing the Black Spiral (in her case, a snapping of her jaws).

Zhyzhak has been marked by several Theurges of her tribe as a "chosen one". She is inhumanly strong due to her personal totem, and has shown to be capable of bending steel, splintering oak, and with minimal effort even killing a Crinos form Garou while remaining in homid form.^[3] In battle she uses a devil-whip fetish named Btk'uthoklnto.

Furthermore, Zhyzhak was prophesied by Nhaukh, her packmate, to be the one who will crush the Last Gaian King (presumably Jonas Albrecht) under her heel. She defended her title as an Alpha of the Dragon's Daughter Pack at least once, when another werewolf called Pirog was bold enough to challenge her rule.^[4] Among her known packmates is the deceased Bleeding-Eyes.

The Last Battle[]

In the novel The Last Battle (Which is canon to the Time of Judgment timeline and mostly so to 5th edition^[5], but not 20th anniversary edition), Zhyzhak rides the Wyrm itself to the Battleground to confront King Jonas Albrecht and his followers as the Apocalypse begins. Zhyzhak attacks Albrecht after his own berserk allies mortally wound him, but Albrecht manages to use his Silver Crown to reinforce his strength and cut down Zhyzhak, finally killing her.

Character Sheet[]

Zhyzhak, chosen child of the Green Dragon
Breed: Homid
Auspice: Ahroun
Tribe: Black Spiral Dancers
Rank: 6
Nature/Demeanor: Deviant/Bravo
Physical: Strength 7 (9/11/10/8), Dexterity 5 (5/6/7/7), Stamina 6 (8/9/9/8)
Social: Charisma 5, Manipulation 2 (1/0/0/0), Appearance 4 (3/0/4/4)
Mental: Perception 4, Intelligence 2, Wits 4
Talents: Alertness 5, Athletics 5, Brawl 5, Dodge 5, Intimidation 5, Primal-Urge 5, Streetwise 3
Skills: Drive 1, Firearms 4, Leadership 5, Melee 5, Stealth 5, Survival 5
Knowledges: Enigma 3, Investigation 2, Medicine 2, Occult 5, Politics 4, Rituals 4
Backgrounds: Personal Totem 20
Rage: 10
Gnosis: 10
Willpower: 10
Fetish: Btk'uthoklnto. Her devil-whip operates as a normal whip, except in that it does Strength + 3 of aggravated damage.
Gifts: (1) Bane Protector, Falling Touch, Inspiration, Master of Fire, Razor Claws, Sense Wyrm, Toxic Claws; (2) Horns of the Impaler, Sense Silver, Spirit of the Fray, Staredown, Terrify, True Fear, Wyrm Hide; (3) Dagger of the Mind, Disquiet, Foaming Fury, Silver Claws; (4) Clenched Jaw, Cocoon, Crawling Poison, Open Wounds; (5) Avatar of the Wyrm, Balefire, Kiss of Helios, Part the Veil
Rites: None that you'll ever get to see and live
Note: As the Green Dragon's chosen child, Zhyzhak can vomit toxic flames at an opponent three times a day. The attack has a range of six feet and can be dodged at difficulty 6, but this requires at least four successes. In addition, she has one extra die to soak damage.