

(" The Inheritance") Wesen children, such as Holly Clark or Peter and his foster siblings, were all orphans at a young age and isolated from the Wesen world, and, therefore, lacked the necessary guidance that their biological parents would have provided them to help them understand what they were once they were able woge.

(" The Wild Hunt") They brought this up again when talking to Trubel, explaining that Rosalee was 13 when she discovered that she was a Fuchsbau and that it hits them in adolescence, adding that they had family members to help them learn of their Wesen heritage. Monroe and Rosalee each told one another about their "first woge" experiences as children, the latter whom described how shocked she was and how her brother explained what she was. (" The Bottle Imp") Until a Wesen woges for the first time, they may not be aware of what they are until such time. William Granger said that Drang-Zorns do not normally experience their first woge until around age 13. It is hinted that it doesn't occur immediately after birth, but it might at an early age depending on the species. For most Wesen it usually doesn't affect any items they may have on them, such as clothing, but for Excandescos, they must remove their clothes before they woge to prevent their clothes from getting burned. A woge affects the Wesen's body, and also their intonation as in the way they speak. Monroe once referred to the event as "the first time you 'fang out.'" (" Let Your Hair Down") Monroe also described it as painful to some degree, but one eventually gets used to the sensation. (" Last Grimm Standing") Only other Wesen or Grimms see the movement, as it appears as either an unnoticeable movement or a small twitch to humans. Wesen develop an ability to woge on demand by rolling their heads or other specific movements.

As such, to voluntarily woge without necessary cause can take a while. Wesen tend to enter woge once something they perceive as a threat comes close to their vicinity.
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Sandman") A substance called Sauver Sa Peau can also keep the body in full woge for 6-8 hours after death. (" Once We Were Gods") If some parts of a Wesen's body, such as the hair of a Wildermann or the eye of a Jinnamuru Xunte are removed before they revert back to human form, then those parts will remain woged even after death. It is possible to keep a Wesen fully woged after death if the Wesen was kept alive in a heightened state of fear or agitation and if the right drugs were used to preserve the woge. As woge is impulse-driven, a dead or unconscious Wesen will usually woge back (or "retract") into human form.
