[ As Naomi drops down to a squat, Derek comes closer, moves to stand in front of her. He eases down into a crouch, arms rested on his knees, and angles his head in towards her to catch her eye. There's nothing he can really do except try to prepare her for this, and part of him wonders if maybe he should tell her what he is.

But then he decides not to. ]

Silver is the only metal that a werewolf can't heal from-- they'll even heal from or outright resist Celestial Bronze and Imperial gold. Wolfsbane is poisonous, and requires a precisely put together antidote to counteract it. Mistletoe is also pretty effective, but otherwise there's a slight resistance to other poisons.