I've been working on this project for the better part of two years now- although I know the short length of what has been written so far may deceive you into thinking otherwise. So I'm happy to introduce some world building into my setting by talking about the origin story of furs with PROJECT FURBALL.

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Known as “The Father of Furkind” and described by friends and family as a driven man that let little stand his way, Doctor Paul Wolfe was born on July 1st, 1889 in Potsdam, Germany a small town just outside Berlin. Born into a wealthy family he was educated at prestigious schools throughout his youth, showing a particular proclivity for biology.

Well liked and respected by his peers and professors alike many expected great things from Dr. Wolfe, who was in the middle of studying Biology at the University of Berlin when the First World war broke out. His families wealth and status could have saved him from the bloodshed, but he choose to serve his country and did so gallantly on the Eastern Front from 1914-1916, earning a Iron Cross, First class.

Ultimately Dr. Wolf was grievously wounded in action by shrapnel that marred the right side of his body, causing him to be honorably discharged from the military and causing him him to walk with a cane and a limp for the rest of his life.


After the war, despite his injuries, Dr. Wolf finished his studies and after graduation began traveling the world. His military service and worldly travels were very influential for the Doctor. Having witnessed the horrors of war, and knowing the suffering he must have caused as a soldier, the Doctor felt he owed some sort of cosmic debt. Later, in his memoir, he wrote that his key motivation was to reduce pain and suffering after the horrors he witnessed as a veteran in the war.

The Doctor discovered a strong distaste for nationalism, having seen all the lives wasted in WWI. He also discovered a great fondness for America, admiring what he called American spirit of invention and robust, constitutionally protected rights. It was only with great reluctance he returned to Germany, to see his dying father and care for his ailing mother, in the fall of 1929. Shortly after his return to Germany Dr. Wolfe began work on his Theories of Transformation in Germany. With an understanding of genetics decades before his time Dr. Wolfe theorized that the human genome could be edited to correct hereditary illnesses or perhaps improve and strengthen the human body overall.

Outbreak of WWII

Dr. Wolfe’s research was slowed in 1938 when, horrified by Hitler's rise to power and increasing anti-semitism, Dr. Wolfe fled his homeland and then fled France two years later.
Although he lacked Jewish ancestry as a man whom carried many physical attributes stereotypically attributed to Jewish people by the Nazi regime and a outspoken critic of Adolf Hitler he feared for his safety. He was highly motivated by the Nazi’s and their rise to power and believing his research may be the best chance for an Allied victory, Dr. Wolfe doubled down on his efforts and soon had a workable concept on paper. He just needed resources to make it happen.

Dr. Wolfe believed he could mix human and animal DNA to pick and choose the best attributes of each. When the Doctor first approached the British with his findings they dismissed it as quackery. Undeterred he took continued his research, but had few resources progress was slow and things started looking grim. However America’s entry into WWII provided Dr. Wolfe with a new opportunity. He quickly traveled to America and managed to get a meeting with American military officials.

Dr. Wolfe pitched his idea to American military by faking his documents as top secret dossier he’d captured before leaving Germany. Nazi war project, he alleged, was on the cusp of producing super soldiers that could easily overrun Allied forces. He drew a vivid picture of what sort of feats this soldiers could be capable of, hoping to scare the Americans into action. The gambit worked and by the Spring of 1942 Dr. Wolfe had the support and resources he needed to turn his theory into reality.

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Artwork by the amazing:  xchiseaxmargaritax

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