▁Prior ▁story ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁appearance , ▁( Circ us ▁of ▁the ▁Dam ned ), ▁Richard ▁Ze eman ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁lov ing ▁family ▁- ▁tall , ▁dark , ▁hand some , ▁and ▁a ▁truly ▁nice ▁person . ▁ ▁A ▁student ▁in ▁pre tern atural ▁bi ology , ▁Richard ' s ▁life ▁changed ▁forever ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁were w olf ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁bad ▁do se ▁of ▁ly can th ropy ▁v acc ine ▁which , ▁as ▁revealed ▁in ▁Circ us ▁of ▁the ▁Dam ned , ▁he ▁received ▁in ▁college . ▁In ▁N arc iss us ▁in ▁Ch ains , ▁he ▁mentions ▁that ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁vir gin ity ▁to ▁the ▁sad istic ▁Rain a ▁after ▁joining ▁her ▁pack , ▁meaning ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁vir gin ▁when ▁he ▁contract ed ▁ly can th ropy . ▁His ▁negative ▁experiences ▁with ▁Rain a ▁may ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁development ▁of ▁more ▁" trad itional " ▁sexual ▁m ores ▁in ▁compens ation ▁after ▁he ▁escaped ▁her ▁control . ▁ ▁Although ▁Richard ▁tried ▁everything ▁he ▁could ▁to ▁retain ▁his ▁human ity ▁and ▁fight ▁his ▁animal ▁nature , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁pack ▁politics . ▁ ▁E as ily ▁the ▁strong est ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁pack , ▁he ▁began ▁rising ▁in ▁domin ance ▁primarily ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁protect ▁himself ▁and ▁others ▁from ▁Rain a ▁and ▁Marcus . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Richard ▁remained ▁clos et ed ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁his ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁middle ▁school ▁bi ology ▁teacher