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Leopardalanthropes or Wereleopards are ordinary humans who can turn or shape-shift into a leopard or leopard-human hybrid being at the full moon.

Snow wereleopard

Snow wereleopard

The Were-Leopard pack, also known as the Leopardalanthropic pack, or simply Pard, is generally a tightly knit group of moonlight shifters, to touch and to be touched is often a part of their being. The female leader of the Pard is traditionally called the Nimir-Ra and the male leader, the Nimir-Raj. They can rule together and have significant power, or they can rule as a single entity, with a significantly weaker powerbase.

As with every other therianthropic pack or any other support group, there is no real method for "tradition" to be passed down from old shifter to new shifter other than word of mouth and peer-pressure. As such, it is not unheard of for some packs to eschew the "traditional setup" and go with their own method of organization. Perhaps where the leader(s) is/are chosen annually by the pack. However there is no clear leader, with the pack's actions decided by majority vote, or a triumvirate, where there are three leaders of equal political power. As with all shifter packs, whatever is "right" and whatever is "wrong" is purely based on what the pack's leader decrees, up until the leader is deposed for their unpopular views.

Although Leopards are the most common of the Feline Weres, it is not unheard of for there to be Werelions, Weretigers, Werejaguars, and Werecheetahs, as well as the rare instances of Snow-Leopard Shifters, Clouded-Leopard Shifters, and other lesser known cats.

African legends describe people who turn into lions or leopards. In the case of leopards, this is often because the creature is really a leopard god or goddess masquerading as a human. When these gods mate with humans, offspring can be produced, and these children sometimes grow up to be shapeshifters; those who do not transform may instead have other powers. In reference to werecats who turn into lions, the ability is often associated with royalty. Such a being may have been a king or queen in a former life, or may be destined for leadership in this life. This quality can be seen in the lions of Tsavo, which were reputed to be kings in lion shape, attempting to repel the invading Europeans by stopping their railroad.