Off the northern coast of the Isle of Divination lays a far smaller island known by the local people as Pulau Siluman Macan or the Isle of The Weretiger. An expanse of thick, tropical trees line the towering, sharp cliffs of the mountain untouched by civilisation in centuries. Nature having taken its course and reclaimed the island allows it to retain a completely natural feel with captivating beauty. Deep into the jungle terrain a large waterfall called the Taniwha can be found representing the Māori culture at Tenūsa, while nestled in amongst the native flora and fauna are the ruins of an ancient monastery or temple. Long lost to time the structure is now no more than a ruin covered in moss that robbed it's history from record but preserved it in time within the jungle.

Given the lack of native wolves in the southeast of Asia and Oceania, stories of the western world revolving around werewolves took on new meanings. Non-magical folk from these areas still had their folk tales of werewolves and undoubtedly the stories were sparked by such creatures, but they had no basis to assign them to the wolf, instead taking on new meanings. All across southeast Asia, from Indonesia to Laos the tiger was given such a moniker and as such, many cultures associated the large cat with the idea of the shapeshifting creature. In Javanese the weretiger was siluman macan, in Malay the harimau jadian and in Thai, the suea saming but no matter the culture the story of the shapeshifting creature remained the same.

Across the waters in Oceania the Māori people had their own shapeshifting spirits called the Taniwha believed to be some kind of animal like spirit that lived in deep waters or rivers and represented the duality of their forms in being both protectors and destroyers. Not dissimilar, the Aboriginal colonies of Australia had the Yowie, a hairy, apelike creature thought of as the protector of the land capable of shapeshifting and portraying a fear of the unknown. It is likely that many of these myths were started by the lack of foundation wolves provided for werewolves in the west and inspired by real transformations seen by non-magical people.

To celebrate the diversity of each cultures beliefs and give the werewolf population of Tenūsa the freedom and comfort of safety students are taken to the island during full moons by boat. These boats are repurposed fishing boats from the northern harbour and the pewaris, dukun and local lycanthropes alike are sailed to the coast and retrieved the following morning. Dukun werewolves are provided with the necessary wolfsbane potions ahead of the journey that are distributed to the students and locals and are brewed communally by the shamans each month. In an act of good faith and symbol of community the fisherman retain a supply of their daily catch that is given to the werewolves for their journey and evening meal. Once on the island the Dukuns lead the way to the Taniwha where they can eat and drink before the change commences.

Given the islands preservation, there are a whole array of wildlife to hunt once transformed and the island becomes a paradise of freedom with the knowledge that the rest of the community of Tenūsa is safe an island away. For extra protections, a shaman is placed on the relevant watchtower during full moons to guarantee the safety of the island. Werewolf Dukuns additionally receive specific medical training to assist any struggling werewolves before the boats can arrive to ferry them back across, ensuring that no one is left to suffer the morning after a transformation. Unlike some parts of the world Tenūsa's residents demand themselves to look past the stereotypes of the creature within and see them for the person they are, thus no shame or disregard should ever be shown during this process.
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Written by Lawrence Maynard