Tyler Shaw

Tyler Shaw is a one of a kind teenager at Beacon Hills High. Considered a Drifter among most of his fellow peers at Beacon Hills High, Tyler is well associated with most cliques and their members. He's generally liked, by most, and is a good shoulder to lean on when needed. He consistently tries to keep a positive outlook on life, situations, and people, while simultaneously battling his inner, darker demon.

Beyond his social positivity and association with many students, Tyler also takes part in three different sports. During Springtime, Tyler is on the field as a lacrosse player—an attacker to be more precise. He's one hell of an attacker too, even before he gained his supernatural abilities. At the same time, he's enlisted in track and field. Before his Spring extracurriculars, however, he partakes in baseball (his favorite sport to play).

Personality
Tyler, like most teenage boys, is naive and stubborn. He has a tendency to believe that he knows best for himself because no one can relate to him. Ever since he was bitten, Tyler has struggled to find a progressive way to balance his wolf side and his human nature. Because the Zeta wolf—which is Tyler in this case—possesses a second spirit, Tyler is in a consistent battle to maintain his personality.

Tyler, being more light-hearted, trusting, and compassionate, usually wins the brawl between him and the Zeta spirit, who was named Silverback by Lowell, Tyler's brother. However, there will be times in which the Zeta spirit will win. When that happens, Tyler becomes aggressive, territorial, and more stubborn than usual. At this point, Tyler is merely a vessel for the Silverback. Moreover, Tyler sees the best in people, or at least tries to. He's always willing to give someone a second chance no matter how bad they screwed up. He retains a sense of humor, though he isn't always the brightest. His morals and good mannerisms keep him humble and grounded, something his mother prides herself on.

Additionally, Tyler can be a social bug at times. His genuine warmth in interactions and greetings is comforting and, usually, met with equal warmth and friendliness. Sometimes Tyler will have to put in a little extra work to break through someone's inhibition to converse. And, most times, Tyler does. He enjoys making friends, and socializing in general. While he does enjoy solidarity, he also enjoys the comfort of human interaction.

Appearance
At exactly six foot high and weighing in at around 176 pounds, Tyler is, physically, healthy. He's well-built and has the muscles to prove it, acquired by all of the sports he participates in plus the work he puts in outside of school. He's inherited his wheat blonde hair from his father, the Aussie, along with most of his facial features and body type. From his mother, he's inherited her eyes—in regards to appearance. His clothing line usually ranges from athletic casual to posh. It all depends on his mood in the morning, though.

Shaw Estate
Far from the nearest culdesac, the Shaw residence is located in a small wooded area—not the Beacon Hills Woods. It's isolated because Logan Shaw wanted a home that wasn't going to be available to public eyes. The house itself rests on a four-acre plot.

The overall architecture of the house was designed to accommodate the angular hill at which it rests upon.

The site sits on a conservatory of trees, occupying a 200-degree radius panoramic forest view. The original roofline was retained with new vertical slot windows, sliced into wide cedar plank siding, drawing natural light indoors and enhancing floor to ceiling views. Rough sawn cedar walls permeate the interior of the 4,200 square foot residence, cladding both ceilings and walls, fusing new with the existing structure. A new open-plan reveals the angled exterior structure. By eliminating interior walls, the living, dining, and kitchen are joined together to form an open plan. Passing through, the space evokes the sense of walking along the trails, meandering through the forest.

The finish details of the original home included mitered joints and parquet floors inspired by the 45-degree plan. The bathrooms included details exploring dimensionally-folded tile on bathroom walls that flattened as they transition to the floors. The patterning of Helsinki marble tile in the master bathroom shifts from vertical in the shower to a mitered chevron on the floor. A finely beveled angle is integrated at the Pental countertop with profiled edge pulls. By contrast, the thick cantilevered concrete island anchors the kitchen. Original oak parquet floors were salvaged and transformed with a white stained transparent finish to reveal a hint of wood grain pattern and geometric texture.

Opening the space between the three levels of the residence, a permeable, white oak staircase allows light and visibility in-between floors. The treads, supported on a series of blackened posts and with open risers, appear to float on the ascent.

In more specificity, the house consists of three floors, with the addition of a finished basement. Tyler's bedroom lies on the third floor, along with the other three bedrooms—one of the three being the master. Three baths can be located on the third floor, one of them being the master, a half bath on the second floor, and in the basement is another full bath. The two living rooms, kitchen, study room & library, and dining room can all be found on the second floor. And on the first, the foyer, garage, and a family room are all nestled together.

Biography & Supernatural Origin
Seventeen years ago, on March 9th, Tyler Shaw and his fraternal twin brother, Lowell, were born. Their mother, Natasha, had been in early labor for two days before her boys were finally ready to be birthed. She took her maternity leave from her therapeutic office three weeks before she went into labor. Their father, Logan Shaw, just returned from his duties as a mercenary in the nick of time; he considers it to be luck that he was present for the birth of his twin sons.

Tyler, being the first one born of the two, was actually the better child, in terms of training and discipline. Lowell was the trouble-maker. In accordance with being the "better son", Tyler had received more praise from his parents, especially his father. Though he accepted his parents' admiration with grace, he knew better than to rub it in his brother's face. Whether or not that had any effect on him and his brother's developing relationship will remain a mystery. However, to this day, Tyler and Lowell are as close as can be; and the pair know just about everything there is to know about one another.

By age eleven, Tyler was participating in all sorts of sports. From baseball to soccer, to cross-country, and wrestling. One incident, in particular, that has stuck with Tyler for all these years is the time one of his baseball teammates threw a fastball at his face during practice one day. In that moment, it hurt like hell; but as time went on, Tyler grew to appreciate his scar, mainly because he thought it made him look badass.

In his time of childhood & adolescence, Tyler's mother had been the primary caregiver and authoritative figure. Logan, Tyler's father, was consistently called out-of-state for his duties as a hired gun. This left Natasha in a stressful situation since she was practically an only parent raising two boys and still managing to find time to offer her services as a therapist. She is, as Tyler perceives without a doubt, a supermom.

Five months ago, Lowell and Tyler had snuck out of their house, later at night, and went to a party that a mutual friend was hosting. The night was eventful—as per usual with high school parties. From drinking and joking about to the regretful make-out-sesh, both the Shaw boys were just living life. Of course, as any good party ends, the cops came and shut down the function. In a hurried rush, Tyler bolted away, putting distance between him and the party poopers. In doing so, he became separated from his brother and everyone else. Not only was he without his hermano, but he was in a barren field. In fact, he never knew that that field even existed in Beacon Hills.

In that field, on that night, something supernatural was waiting for him. As Tyler skulked around the dead, dry grass field, he felt the sensation that he was being watched. And, as he felt, he was; something in the near distance had its eyes trained on him. Every movement he made, the bloody, red eyes followed. Tyler, drunk and scared, made the smart choice to slowly back away while keeping a fixed sight at those red eyes. They didn't move, and Tyler, now a bit calmer, assumed that it was just a non-hostile nocturnal animal. His mistake came when he turned his back on the creature because only seconds after was he slammed to the ground. Whatever had hit him, hit him hard. Tyler's head spun with pain and dizziness.

Tyler went to get up but was quickly pushed back down into the dead grass. The creature pinned Tyler to the ground, his back facing the monster. Its snarls were horrifying enough to scare the socks off a lumberjack, and its drool slowly dripped on to the back of Tyler's neck. Disgusting. Tyler was speechless and scared to his very core. The monster let out a mighty roar, vicious in nature, and took a sharp object and inserted it into Tyler's back, beginning at the base of his neck. The creature traced its piercing. . . whatever, down Tyler's spine, slicing through his muscle like it was paper. He could feel it touch the very bones of his vertebrae. Slowly, the sharp tool was withdrawn from Tyler's back, and immediately after Tyler had passed out unconscious.

When he woke back up, he was in a hospital bed, surrounded by his mother and brother who were both asleep in separate chairs. Tyler was quick to pronounce his consciousness as he had multiple questions to ask. His mother, before answering his questions, reminded him of how distraught she was because she didn't know if he would wake up again. She went as far as to say that she wouldn't let him out of her sight again.

To be quite honest, Tyler was expecting a different reaction. A more distressed and outraged reaction, but his mom was just. . . happy that he was awake and fine.

Tyler was informed that he was attacked by an animal because there were traces of animal hair on his clothes. He was found by the property owner in the morning and was rushed to the hospital. The cut put him in critical condition, but his body—the muscles in particular—miraculously began to heal itself mid-surgery. His mom also mentioned that she didn't say anything to Tyler's father, which put him in her debt for sure.

As his mother spoke more to him about the incident, Tyler began to feel unease. His ears tingled with pain as his mom spoke. He asked if she could talk quieter, which she complied to, but it didn't stop there. Tyler could smell the hospital food from two stories above. His mother's silver ring had a shimmering glow to it that Tyler had not remembered before. All of his senses became sensitive.

When he was later released from the hospital, Tyler pulled Lowell aside, at home, and told him of these strange changes. At first, Lowell thought Tyler was just pulling a practical gag, but when Tyler reaffirmed himself, Lowell believed in his words right away. Tyler was upset that Lowell didn't believe him, and, in doing so, triggered the beginnings of his shift. His eyes changed from their honey brown color to a pale, bright white-bluish color. His voice deepened to a depth that was inhuman and his anterior teeth—along with his first premolars—sharpened. Lowell, scared but also amazed, consulted with his brother, helping him reach a level of calm. Tyler reverted back to his normal appearance, ashamed. All he wanted to do was tear his brother apart before. He didn't like being made a joke of, especially not by his brother.

Five months later, Tyler had honed in on some of his new gifts. Lowell, on the other hand, found out that Tyler was most likely a werewolf, to which he didn't take lightly. Soon, however, Tyler just accepted it as the truth and has since then kept himself from shifting. Along the way, Tyler came to discover that he was harboring another personality, a spirit of sorts. It was like two people living in one body, and Tyler was the only one who could talk to this alter of his. Lowell, being the comedic clever he is, dubbed this personality, "Silverback".

Origin of the Zeta
Long before the settlement of Europeans in the New World, America was the home of many great Native tribes. Each tribe was spiritually enlightened and followed the aspects of animism. Their strong devotion to plants, animals, the sun, the moon, and other elements in nature was taken fondly upon by the Wicca community.

As a peace offering, the Wiccans made four totems of power to give to the four strongest tribes in America. The totems themself drew power from Luna, goddess of the moon. The four tribes to receive these totems of power were: the Apache, the Sioux, the Cheyenne, and the most powerful of all the tribes, the Kiowa.

Because the supernatural, and spirits alike, ran rampant throughout America, the Wiccans wanted to imbue someone from each of the four great tribes with great power. They hoped that these warriors could maintain the balance & secrecy between the supernatural and humans.

One great warrior from each tribe had been gifted these totems of power, an act of providence from their chiefs. The totems were made with wood from a thousand-year-old olive tree. Soaked into the wood was the blood of a sacrificial animal and the milk from a goat; infused inside each totem were green crystals, called Moonstone by the Wiccans.

The great warriors were instructed by the Wiccans to wait until the next Supermoon, where they would have to bathe in the blood of wolves and soak in the energies from Luna. Upon the witching hour, they must break the totems in half and drive the two halves of the totem into their chest cavity.

The warriors did as they were instructed and immediately felt a surge of power, but were unconscious in the following minute. When they awoke, all four warriors had been returned to their home tribe. Druids had been assigned to each warrior, where they would help the warriors learn their new responsibilities and abilities. These newly empowered warriors were the first Zetas.

Their spirits, bound to souls of the supernatural wolves they slaughtered, was the beginning of the Zeta cycle. Respectively, each warrior was representative of humanity. One was the symbol of Strength, another of Courage, the third represented Ambition and the fourth symbolized Hope. The Zetas were

Years would pass, decades, even centuries. The time would come for the Zetas to be hunted, though. Man would adapt to hunt and kill the supernatural, and their adaption included eliminating the Zetas. . . permanently. By the grace of Luna, however, only one would survive the brutality of man's hunt: Silverback, the totem of Courage.

Supernatural Abilities
¤ Supernatural Body: the following abilities are active during Tyler's passive state and active shift. . . ¤ Zeta State: the Zeta state is a defense mechanism that activates when the Zeta host is facing a severe life-threatening situation or is under immense distress.
 * Supernatural Strength
 * Supernatural Agility
 * Supernatural Dexterity
 * Supernatural Durability & Endurance
 * Supernatural Speed & Stamina
 * Supernatural Senses
 * Supernatural Hearing: With the grace of his supernatural side, Tyler can hear the faintest leaf ruffle nearly eight miles
 * Supernatural Smell: In the same distance, he can smell the scent of blood.
 * Chemosignal Detection: Tyler can detect chemosignals—hormones and biochemicals that are produced when a person is feeling a certain emotion (like anxiety, fear, anger, joy, etc.)
 * Supernatural Vision
 * Night Vision
 * Supernatural Touch: Tyler can feel changes in pressure rise and fall. He can even feel the heat from someone's body 3 feet away.
 * Supernatural Taste: His tongue receptors are so delicate and acute that he can differentiate the diverse palates of taste in his food.
 * Claw & Canines Retraction
 * Wall Scaling
 * Predator Instinct
 * Fur Generation
 * Temperature Regulation
 * Regenerative Healing Factor
 * Contaminant Resistance
 * Pain Transference: Tyler can absorb the physical, mental, and/or emotional pain from a suffering subject
 * Submission Roar: When in Tyler's active supernatural state, he can produce a roar that is so intimidating, it can put an omega—maybe even a beta—into submission. This can even go as far as forcing them into reverting back to their passive form.
 * When triggered, the Zeta spirit will take form. Its brought converted from an astral form into this configuration of energy that acts as a protective aura. The wolf spirit stands at over 8 feet tall & glows with the same hue that Tyler's eyes change to [a white with a tint of light blue]. In fact, Tyler's eyes completely radiate with the same colored energy. His strength and speed, along with any surrounding werewolves, bolsters to an unknown limit—though the Zeta is boosted a tad more than outside werewolves, since its energy is flowing directly through the host. Yet, all rational thinking becomes absent as the Zeta takes over and relies on its primal instincts. The Zeta spirit also mimics the host's movements, posture, gestures, and balance, standing only inches away from the host. The true extent of what the Zeta State is capable of is unknown.
 * Every solar eclipse, the physical form of the host and the Zeta spirit will align and that's the only time in which the Zeta can actually become a hulking, beastly werewolf.

Weaknesses

 * Silver: Any form of silver is highly toxic and lethal. It could instantly kill the Zeta if it hit the heart directly. Silver nitrate, if ingested, can act as a poison and keep the Zeta from healing, while in the process weakening it; in addition, silver sulfate gas can asphyxiate the Zeta, preventing it from breathing. Silver jewellery is even a weakness. The mere sight and sound of silver can be disorienting, though his senses are slowly accommodating to it by the sheer amount of silver that his mother wears.
 * Mercury: Mercury, while lethal to the Zeta, will not bring it to death. When in the bloodstream, Mercury will keep the Zeta from healing, keep it in a constant state of agitation, and nauseate the host at random points in time.
 * Mountain Ash: Acts as a anti-supernatural barrier to prevent a supernatural entity from entering or leaving the premise in which the ash is circled. It's nigh-impossible to penetrate.
 * Mistletoe: Poisonous. If left in Tyler's system for too long, it could kill him.
 * Wolfsbane: Has the same effects and consequences as Mistletoe.
 * Hecatolite: Hecatolite prevents the lunar cycle from effecting Tyler, thus throwing him into a stage of unbalance with his shifts.
 * Lunar Eclipse: Tyler is rendered completely powerless for the duration of a lunar eclipse.
 * Attacks from an Alpha: While Tyler may be as powerful as an Alpha, he is still susceptible to their attacks. His healing factor is, consequently, slowed when trying to heal from an Alpha.

Relationships
Being a Drifter in Beacon Hills has its perks. For instance, Tyler has good connections to fellow students and townspeople. His tendency to make friends assists in establishing connections and associations. Not to mention, it's nice to have a mass of people that you can resort to when you have problems of your own.

Family

 * Logan Shaw - 49 y/o: Born in Brisbane, Australia, Logan Shaw was brought up as a diligent, studious, and hard-working man. Before he met his future wife, Logan was working as a security guard for the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane. In fact, that's how he actually met Natasha. She had recently moved to Australia with her family and wanted to see the Art Gallery. When Logan saw her, he was so overcome with her beauty that he asked her out on a date. She, with much flabbergast, agreed. Later that night, Logan gave Natasha the grandest tour of Brisbane. They visited many tourist spots, went to a mini festival, and, later, watched the stars. The story itself is something you'd find in a cheesy romance movie, but their love bloomed. When Natasha introduced Logan to her family, her father was impressed with the potential that Logan had—to become a great hunter. It wasn't until the couple moved to America, where they would later marry and settle down, when Natasha's father poised the offer to become a hunter. While Natasha remained oblivious to the side of the supernatural, Logan was trained and inducted in, becoming one of the best in America.
 * Natasha Shaw - 49 y/o: Natasha Preobrazhensky—her birth name—was born in Volgograd, Russia, to a family of hunters, though she knows not of her family's secret. Natasha, being the kind and extroverted person she is, was not suitable for the role of matriarch—in the eyes of her father. The Preobrazhensky clan, much like many other hunter clans, elect a matriarch to lead. The males are trained to hunt. Natasha, arguably the smartest in her family, hated her life in Russia. She could never really make friends, and so she felt isolated from the outside. She instead found comfort in the pages and words of great authors and their works. When reading grew to be a routine, Natasha took up the skill of arts & crafts, where she became more subjective. This was her start towards being a therapist. The day after her 20th birthday, her parents announced that they were going to immigrate to Australia. And, unlike her siblings, Natasha was sparkling with excitement. This was her chance, to reset and start a new life of sorts. Once they successfully immigrated to Brisbane, Natasha and her sisters and brother went to the Gallery of Modern Art, where Natasha was asked out on to a date by a rather daring security guard. At first she was taken back, and didn't really want to go out with this stranger, but after some pressure from her sisters, she agreed. She wasn't one to jump willingly into the dating game, but he managed to change her mind somehow. He took her out on the most romantic tour of Brisbane, followed by an exhilarating time at a festival that was crowded with food trucks, carnival games, and amusement rides. After dancing to David Bowie's "Let's Dance", Logan led Natasha to a secluded hilltop where they just gazed at the stars for the rest of the night. That was the night she fell in love for the first time. The couple moved to America, where they would later marry and settle down, later having twin sons.
 * Lowell Shaw - 17 y/o: Lowell is Tyler's fraternal twin brother, and is widely known as the jokester around Beacon Hills High. Like any good brother, Lowell is Tyler's support beam, and vice versa. They rely on each other more than anyone else and are simply each other's bestest friend. No matter what happens, they can count on each other to be there for one another . . . even when one pisses the other one off.

Best Friends

 * Isaac Perch: Isaac is an interesting character. While he's typically introverted, Tyler has had luck with breaking through that shell. Their first encounter occurred when Isaac and Tyler had gone to the first Track & Field meet. A simple conversation broke out between the two and their friendship blossomed. Both of them loved sushi and inclination to bop to some tunes is unlike any other friendship. Not to mention, both Isaac and Tyler are good-at-heart. They know right from wrong and care for others more than themselves. It's also worth noting that Isaac and Tyler have this propensity to flirt with each other, but more so in a friendly, casual way. On the downside, Tyler is neglecting to tell Isaac what actually happened to him in that grassy field five months ago.

Friends

 * Sasha Robinson: Tyler's had time to exchange the basics between him and Sasha. They've grown to be friendly with one another, and Tyler knows he could rely on her for help, when in desperate times. Sasha and Tyler aren't as close as Isaac & Tyler, but, nonetheless, they remain friends.
 * Johannes Thorpe: Tyler and Johannes met through a mutual friend, Sasha Robinson. They've had the chance to be acquainted through a social event in which the three attended, and since then have been friendly towards one another.
 * Addison Swan: The pair seem to get along just fine, even when Tyler's alter is out. Their "go f*ck yourself" attitudes just vibe with one another, and they have a bond because of that. However, when Tyler's persona is out, he's reminded that he's a drifter and doesn't necessarily fit into a particular clique—in a teasing manner.
 * Anya Taylor: Anya is a family-friend to Tyler, and the Shaw family in general. Her family and the Shaws had come across one another during the Shaws' annual summer vacation. Tyler's dad and Anya's grandfather seemed to know each fairly well, and so the two teenagers took it upon themselves to just acquaint themselves with one another.
 * Jayden Spencer: Tyler and Jayden are have become friends through their time in track & field. More recently, however, Tyler's been receiving the cold-shoulder form Jayden; thanks to Silverback and his dickheadedness, Jayden thinks that it's actually Tyler being that unfriendly.
 * Elijah Jameson: Tyler & Elijah are pretty well familiarized with one another, both being on the lacrosse and track & field teams.
 * Levi Black: While Tyler and Levi aren't necessarily well-acquainted with one another, Levi is good friends with Isaac and Johannes. And anyone that's friends with either of them gains brownie points in Tyler's book. He trusts his friends judgement of others, especially Isaac's since they're best friends.

Neutral

 * Cyrus Jackson: Both Cyrus and Tyler share grievances toward one another. Tyler finds Cyrus' love life to be rather dramatic and hurtful, while Cyrus finds Tyler's alter to be standoffish quite annoying. The swing of moods is rather upsetting, but that's on Silverback. They can be civil but everyone has their limits.
 * Spencer Sellers: A fellow teammate on the Lacrosse team. The only thing Tyler really knows about Spencer is: his name, obviously, he's a senior, and he plays on the lacrosse team. That's it.

Trivia

 * Because both of his parents are originally from Australia, and they still retain their accent, Tyler has since picked up on their accent. In contrast, because everything else in his environment is American/English, Tyler's accent is a combination of Australian and American.
 * He likes dancing, especially while he's in the kitchen. There's just something about turning on Michael Jackson while boiling pasta that seems to make him groove to the music.
 * Another favorite activity of his is to take his dirt bike and cruise through the woods, either on the trail his father made for him or going off course and exploring the total 7 acre plot, beyond the 2 his family owns.
 * He has an intermediate level of understanding the Russian language, thanks to his dear mother.
 * He's constantly teased and humiliated for liking Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream, but he could care less about the haters.
 * His favorite t.v. show is Saved By the Bell & his favorite food is sushi.
 * He drives a white 2011 Jeep Wrangler.

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