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Document Path: /doc/monsters/werewolf

Name:
	Werewolf  (Undead Creature)

Stats:
	No. Appearing  : 3-18
	Climate/Terrain: Any
	Frequency      : Uncommon
	Organization   : Pack
	Activity Cycle : Night
	Diet           : Carnivore

Description:
	Werewolves are the most feared of the lycanthropes, men who can trans-
	form into wolflike beasts. They should not be confused with wolfweres -
	wolves who turn into men. Great enimity exists between werewolves and
	wolfweres.

	The human forms of werewolves have no distinguishing traits. The were-
	wolf form is equally varied. Many have a bipedal form that is a hybrid
	of human and lupine features. These creatured are about 1-foot taller
	and stronger than their human forms. The bodies are fur-covered and
	have short tails, wolflike legs, and heads that are combinations in
	varying degrees of human and lupine features.

	A second form of hybrid is more wolflike, and may be mistaken for a
	large wolf when it runs on all four legs. This hybrid can also walk
	erect and has humanlike hands.

	Another type of werewolf (about 20%) looks exactly like a large wolf
	about the size of a bear. This creature has no human features, although
	the eyes may glow red in the dark.

Combat:
	In their human forms, werewolves arrack with a variety of weapons, ge-
	nerally those common to their human identity and class. In the werewolf
	or wolflike forms, the creature attacks with its fearsome teeth. If the
	form has hands, the werewolf may grab its prey for a better bite.

	In the wolf form, the werewolf can be harmed only by silver of magical
	weapons. Wounds from other weapons heal too quickly to actually injure
	the werewolf. Werewolves attack in packs; packs including females and
	young drive the adults to hit harder.

Habtat/Society:
	Werewolf packs roam the wilderness in search of human or other prey.
	True werewolves tend to be nomadic, although infected werewolves often
	continue to live the life to which they were accustomed. Werewolves
	retreat to their dens during the winter months or the years when the
	females are raising the helpless cubs. As humans, werewolves do not
	build homes, although they may take over existing dwellings, sometimes
	the home of past victims. Caves and burrows are the dens most commonly
	used in the wild. These sparsely furnished retreats are used mostly as
	a sleeping area and a place to store their human possessions. Many
	werewolf families roam the countryside in wagons, much like gypsies.
	In fact, this has caused many gypsies to be accused of being were-
	wolves.

	Werewolves live in packs, generally related by bloodlines. Werewolf
	packs of five to eight individuals are single family groups consisting
	of a male, femals,and three to six cubs, siex to nine years old. Cubs
	under six years old are kept in secluded dens and never encountered by
	hostile humans.

	When pregnant, the female retreats with her mate and an older female
	who will act as midwife. In a very secluded area they prepare a special
	den that will be home for the mother and her cubs for the next six
	years. The female gives birth to a litter of 5-10 cubs. The cubs are
	born in the hybrid forms; they resemble furry human babies with wolf-
	like faces. Infant mortality is high; 2-4 cubs of each litter never
	reach 60% growth. Cubs grow at the same rate as humans for their first
	five years. By the sixth year they attain 60% of their full growth. At
	this point they develop the ability to transform into their other forms.
	Each following year brings an increase of an additional 10% growth.
	Werewolves are considered mature at age 10.

	If a werewolf mates with a woman, the offspring is completely human.
	The temperament reflects the father; such children are violent, comba-
	tive, and prone to mental illness. There is a 10% chance each year from
	the onset of adolescence that such a child will spontaneeously trans-
	form into a true werewolf.

Ecology:
	Werewolves are a peculiar hybrid of human and lupine personalities.
	They are savage killers, yet they are devoted to their close-knit fa-
	milies. Werewolves are hostile toward lycanthropes who oppose them,
	especially wolfweres.