'''Turning into a Lycanthrope is a PERMANENT CHARACTER ALTERATION. Even though this is Alpha, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REMOVE THIS CURSE. EVER.'''

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Skill in fighting as a wolf beast. Also indicates your ability to control and suppress the beast mode.

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== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Overview==

A [[Lycanthropy|Lycanthrope]]'s [[Beast Forms|Beast form]] makes for a very powerful animal form. '''You'll be able to change to and from it at will''', with the following limitations:

* During the full moon, Werewolves are forcefully turned into wolf beast form and won't be able to turn back into human form for 3 days. This happens once every lunar month, matching the real life moon cycles.

* Remember that turning into a lycanthrope is a '''PERMANENT CHARACTER ALTERATION THAT CANNOT BE UNDONE''' and '''won't be made reversible'''. Because of this, it's highly advised to carefully consider the pros and cons before making the decision. For three days every month werewolfs are forced to play as a werewolf, and several vendors will not speak to wolves. Many vendors can be bribed to work with wolves after a short quest but a few will not talk to a wolf or give them a bribe quest. This can by mitigated by using an alternate character with the transfer chest to sell items, or by finding similar vendors in other zones who have a wolf bribe quest.

===Advantages===

*Lycanthropy is one of the only few animal forms that can shift in and out of their human form at will.

===== Related Skills:=====

* [[Beast Speech]] - Beast Speech is a skill that all [[Lycanthropy|Lycanthropes]] learn.

== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Mechanics ==

* The ability to howl increases a wolf's (out and in) combat health regeneration and damage. It will last up to an hour for a single wolf or for example 5 hours for a group of 5 wolves. Werewolves that howl together boost both effects and max duration by - +1h +2hp regen and +1 damage for each wolf howling in proximity. Repeatedly howling will also eventually get wolves experience on the [[Howling]] sub-skill.

=== The Full Moon ===

* During a real life full Moon players will be stuck as a werewolf. If players are in white wolf form before the full moon you still stay in this form which is preferable due to the form's cold weather mitigation.

| Pouncing Rend 4 || Leap at your enemy, focusing solely on destroying their armor. (This is a variant of Pouncing Rake. Equipment that boosts Pouncing Rake also boosts Pouncing Rend.) || Slashing (Armor damage only) || 56

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=== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Advanced Abilities===

There are two members of a werewolf pack around the north western coast in [[Kur Mountains]]. They will only talk to players in werewolf form. [[Jace Soral]] will teach players several alchemical recipes for poisoned weapons effective against werewolves. [[Sanja]], the pack leader, will teach players the following skills. Both will require favor to be learned:

File:Werewolf (winter form).jpg| A player using Winter Werewolf Form.

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