Natural hyena packs are led by females, and because of this most werehyena clans take on a severe matriarchal trend. Generally, the clan Oba is very stringent on allowing female Werehyenas join because this. Especially alpha females. The general fear is that the new alpha female will make a play for leadership. Its because of this fact that for the most part, female alpha hyena that enter another clan's territory are usually hunted down, chased off or killed outright.
Many of the Werehyenas carry guns unlike most Lycanthropes. The Wererats who are familiar with firearms appear to be professionals, mercenaries and bodyguards. On the other hand, the Werehyenas that use guns seem to do so because they tend to be gangsters of the Mafia variety, and outright general criminals
Unlike the other lycanthrope leaders, the one Oba shown in the books, Narcissus had the ability to contact his clan by using telepathy. It is not explained if this is typical of Werehyenas or specific to Narcissus.
