'''Turning into a Lycanthrope is a PERMANENT CHARACTER ALTERATION. Even though this is Alpha, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REMOVE THIS CURSE. EVER.''' '''There is currently no way to use the [[Lycanthropy|Lycanthrope]] and [[Druid]] skillsets as a combination. Items that enable druidism while in wolf form MAY come in a future content update.'''

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|skilltrainers = [[Harry the Wolf]], [[Sanja]], [[Noita the Green]], [[Altar of Norala]]

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 wolf form at will''', with the following limitations:* You Characters with Lycanthropy may become a wolf at any given momenttime, instantly. However, but to become humanoid (or your alternate beast form) again, wolves must kill a certain number of enemies before their beast spirit will resist turning back now allow them to humanoid form until you've killed enough enemies (the un-transform. The higher your Lycanthropy level, the less kills fewer enemies you'll require). Currentlyneed to kill to un-transform, until at Lycanthropy level 60 lycanthropes may turn to 53, you can switch back and from wolf form forth without having to shed any bloodkilling.* During the full moon, you will be Lycans are forcefully turned into your beast wolf form, and won't be able to turn back until it's all overcannot un-transform for the three days of the full moon. This happens once every lunar month, matching the RL real life moon cycles. If your Lycanthropy-infected character was not in wolf form and offline when the full moon began, for during the full moon you will be transformed into the default brown-fur wolf form immediately upon logging in. If you have unlocked and want to be in the Winter Wolf or Dark Wolf form during the full moon, you need to be in that form ''before'' the three first days of it straightfull moon phase begins.* Remember that turning into a lycanthrope Lycanthrope is a '''PERMANENT CHARACTER ALTERATION THAT CANNOT BE UNDONE''' and '''won't will NEVER be made reversible''' either(the developers have ''repeatedly'' confirmed this). This means For this reason, it is highly advised you'll have access to carefully consider the benefits pros and cons before making the skillset hasdecision. For three days every month, Lycans are forced to play as a wolf, and several NPCs and vendors will not speak to wolves. Some can be persuaded to speak with wolves after a particular bribe or a short quest, but a few will not offer any options at all. This situation can by mitigated by using an alternate character and the ability transfer chest to sell items or by finding similar vendors in other zones who will speak to you or have a wolf bribe quest.  ===Advantages===*Lycanthropy is one of the only few animal forms that can shift between your normal in and out of their humanoid or alternate beast form at any moment out of the will (except during full moonmoons).And the transformation is instantaneous.*The [[Beast Metabolism]] ability, in which you can consume the corpses of your defeated enemies rather than burying them, provides a unique temporary health regeneration buff and, when leveled, significant boosts in overall [[Metabolism]]. but will also be stuck *The [[Howling]] ability, which grants health regeneration boosts and damage boosts—a buff which can last for up to five hours if the howling is done with its downsides from there onadditional howling wolves present.*During the full moon you have unique quest objectives that serve as an interesting alternative to typical skill progression. Because of this*Like all beast forms, it's highly advised to carefully consider Lycans (when in wolf form) can learn and use the pros [[Warden]] combat skill.*Wolves can wear and cons before making the decisionbenefit from crafted wolf-specific metal armor (see [[Armorsmithing]]).

While you're in beast form===Disadvantages===*Lycanthropy is an [[Animal Form]]. Like all animal forms, you will have the following abilities, among others:* The ability to combine different moves, dealing mainly crushing and slashing damage, with several side effects such as stuns, heavy armor damage, bleeding, no hands and even a special "pack attack" that many NPCs will deal increased damage for each werewolf attacking the same enemy. * With gear mods refuse to talk to you can also gain good amount of trauma damge - especialy form Sangune fangs skill. On top of that A few animals (such as [[Red]] in [[Kur]]) may not talk to you cna choose mods that passivly boost ALL trauma damge either or lose favor if you do when wolf skill lane is active,a dn even give every wolf attack chance try to apply trauma DoT.* The ability to howl, eventually gaining speak with them because you are a morale boost buff from it that will increase your out and in combat health regeneration, alngside small bonus to damgescary animal. The morale boost buff can stack up to one hour duration. Each werewolf that howls close by to each other, together boost both effects and max duration - +1h +2hp regen adn +1 damge for each. So five werewolves howling defensive pylons at the Fox Camp in the same place can stack a buff up to 5 hours each. Repeteadly howling will also eventually get you experience on the [[HowlingKur]] subskill.* The ability to feed on enemy corpses (currently, no limit to what you can eat, even tornadoes!), gaining a very nice regeneration buff from this, for a duration that will depend on your Beast Metabolism subskill (the more also attack you feed on enemies, the higher this subskill will go).* During For the four three days before of the full moon, and the first three days of it (when you're already force-shapeshifted), you'll receive the '''Lunacy''' buff, which increases will be unable to return to your max health by +30human form no matter what. Words of power will work for their duration. (Both in your humanoid and beast forms)* You will receive the option to perform several tasks for Norala, goddess of the hunt, during the full mooncannot chop wood or milk cows while in wolf form. These quests will earn you tokens(Again, which having a humanoid alternate character to deal with these matters when you'll then are in wolf form can be able to turn in in exchange for different boons (extra max hp/powerhandy, werewolf damage, damage mitigation, abilities..pun intended.) that will last you until the days prior to the next full moon* Keep Secondary combat skills while in mind thatwolf form are limited to [[Animal Handling]], once you become a werewolf[[Mentalism]], [[Necromancy]], [[Priest]], you'll be especially vulnerable to silver and wolfsbane[[Psychology]], both in your humanoid and beast forms. Eating foods that contain wolfsbane[[Unarmed]], and being hurt by or simply holding [[Warden]] because all the other combat skills require a silver specific enabling held weapon . Weapons for other skills are not recognized as being equipped while in wolf form, although any bonuses or mods on your hand, are sure to cause some serious damage and potentially kill youthe primary or secondary weapon items do still apply.

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

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== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Basic Abilities=== Synergy Levels =====As you level your Bonus [[Synergy Levels]] for [[Lycanthropy]], you will learn can be obtained from the following abilitiesskills and levels:{| {{STDT|sortable}}:; [[Animal Handling]]:: Level 60!Ability Name:; [[Butchering]]!Description:: Level 34!Damage Type:; [[Canine Anatomy]]!:: Level19|-:; [[Giant Bat]]| Claw || Claw your enemy. (+ damage vs vulnerable targets) || Slashing || 0:: Level 25|-:; [[Skinning]]| Bite || Bite your enemy. || Crushing || 2:: Level 35|-:; [[Howling]]| Pack Attack || Bite your enemy. Future Pack Attacks (by you or by other werewolves) will deal extra damage to this target. (+15) || Crushing || 3:: Level 25|-:; [[Survival Instincts]]| Pouncing Rake || Claw your enemy. If their armor is weak, also stuns them for 3 seconds. (Stuns targets under :: Level 33% armor) || Slashing || 5|-| Howl Mode || Begin howling == {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Mechanics ==* Once a player becomes a werewolf, they'll be especially vulnerable to raise your spirits. Remain stationary to continue howling silver and wolfsbane, both in humanoid and slowly build up morale benefitsbeast forms. Other Eating food with wolfsbane or holding a silver weapon will harm werewolves who howl near you will greatly boost the beneficial effects of howling. || N/A || 7|-| Bite 2 || Bite your enemy. || Crushing || 10|-| Shadow Feint || Take careful heed of your current position so you can leap back to it when injured* During the three days before full moon, werewolves receive the '''Lunacy''' buff, which increases their max health by +30. (Relocates to casting position if you take 3 hits Both in 30 seconds, 40m range) || N/A || 12|-| Claw 2 || Claw your enemy. (+ damage vs vulnerable targetshumanoid and beast forms) || Slashing || 15|-| Pack Attack 2 || Bite your enemy. Future Pack Attacks (by you or by other werewolves) will deal extra damage * Wolves have the ability to this target. (+20) || Crushing || 20|-| Pouncing Rake 2 || Claw your feed on enemy. If their armor is weak, also stuns them corpses for 3 seconds. (Stuns targets under 33% armor) || Slashing || 25|-| Bite 3 || Bite your enemy. || Crushing || 28|-| Claw 3 || Claw your enemy. (+ damage vs vulnerable targets) || Slashing || 30a regeneration buff that becomes more powerful based on [[Beast Metabolism]] |-| Shadow Feint 2 || Take careful heed of your current position so you can leap back * The ability to it when injured. howl increases a wolf's (Relocates to casting position if you take 4 hits out and in 35 seconds, 40m range) || N/A || 35|-| Pack Attack 3 || Bite your enemycombat health regeneration and damage. Future Pack Attacks (by you or by other werewolves) It will deal extra damage last up to this targetan 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 +30) || Crushing || 40|-| Pouncing Rake 3 || Claw your enemy1 damage for each wolf howling in proximity. If their armor is weak, Repeatedly howling will also stuns them for 3 seconds. (Stuns targets under 33% armor) || Slashing || 45|eventually get wolves experience on the [[Howling]] sub-| Bite 4 || Bite your enemyskill. || Crushing || 46|-| Claw 4 || Claw your enemy. (+ damage vs vulnerable targets) || Slashing || 48=== The Full Moon ===|-| Shadow Feint 3 || Take careful heed of your current position so you can leap back to it when injured* During a real life full Moon players will be stuck as a werewolf. (Relocates to casting position if If players are in white wolf form before the full moon you take 5 hits still stay in 45 seconds, 40m range) || N/A || 50|-| Pack Attack 4 || Bite your enemy. Future Pack Attacks (by you or by other werewolves) will deal extra damage this form which is preferable due to this targetthe form's cold weather mitigation. (+40) || Crushing || 55 (Altar)|-| Bite 5 || Bite your enemy* If wolves try to change forms during the full moon they will be stuck as the default brown wolf. || Crushing || 56 (Altar)|-| Claw 5 || Claw your enemyPlayers can not change from normal wolf form to white wolf form during the event. (+ damage vs vulnerable targets) || Slashing || 58 (Altar)|-| Pouncing Rake 4 || Claw your enemy. If their armor is weak, also stuns them for 3 seconds. (Stuns targets under 33% armor) || Slashing || 60 (Altar)|}

===Advanced===* The following skills you'll only be able to learn from several scrolls found out in the world, or as monster drops:{| {{STDT|sortable}}!Ability Name!Description!Damage Type!Level|-| Pouncing Rend || Leap at your enemy, focusing solely on destroying their armor. (This full moon is a variant of Pouncing Rakean event. Equipment that boosts Pouncing Rake also boosts Pouncing Rend.) || Slashing (Armor damage only) || 6|-| Pouncing Rend 2 || 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) || 26|-| Pouncing Rend 3 || 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) || 46|-| Pouncing Rend 3+ || 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) || 50|-| 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|}=== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Advanced Abilities===You may find two members of a werewolf pack around the northern coast in Kur mountains. They will tell you off if you try Go to talk to them, unless you're a werewolf yourself. [[Jace SoralKur Mountains]] will teach you several alchemical recipes for poisoned weapons effective against werewolves. zone and enter the [[SanjaWolf Cave]], the pack leader, will teach you at the following skills. Both will require favor to be learned:{| {{STDT|sortable}}!Ability Name!Description!Damage Type!Level|-| See Red || Go into a berzerk rage, dealing extra damage. (+5% piercing damage) || N/A || 9|-| See Red 2 || Go into a berzerk rage, dealing extra damage. (+7% piercing & slashing damage) || N/A || 29|-| See Red 3 || Go into a berzerk rage, dealing extra damage. (+10% piercing & slashing damage) || N/A || 49|-| Double Claw || Attack with repeated mauling claws to the target's exposed flesh. Damage is reduced by 1 for every 5 points Far north and center of armor the foe has leftmap. || Slashing || 13|-| Double Claw 2 || Attack with repeated mauling claws to Directly Inside the target's exposed flesh. Damage cave is reduced by 1 for every 5 points an [[Altar of armor the foe has leftNorala]]. || Slashing || 22|-| Double Claw 3 || Attack with repeated mauling claws to Completing the target's exposed fleshaltar quests will earn tokens. Damage is reduced by 1 for every 5 points of armor These tokens disappear if not used during the foe has leftcurrent full moon. || Slashing || 42|They unlock permanent buffs like 50-| Double Claw 4 || Attack with repeated mauling claws to the target's exposed flesh. Damage is reduced by 1 for every 5 points of armor the foe has left. || Slashing || 52|-| Sanguine Fangs || Bite through veins to cause blood loss. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets60 lycanthrope, deals 16 health damage over 8 seconds) || Piercing || 8|60-| Sanguine Fangs 2 || Bite through veins to cause blood loss. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets70 lycanthrope, deals 24 health damage over 8 seconds) || Piercing || 18|-| Sanguine Fangs 3 || Bite through veins to cause blood loss. (Extra and dark wolf form or unlock month long buffs like +%damage vs vulnerable targets, deals 40 +health damage over 8 seconds) || Piercing || 29|-| Sanguine Fangs 4 || Bite through veins to cause blood loss. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, deals 56 health damage over 8 seconds) || Piercing || 44|-| Sanguine Fangs 5 || Bite through veins to cause blood loss. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, deals 72 health damage over 8 seconds) || Piercing || 54|-| Smell Fear || Launch into a vicious attack that sows seeds of doubt in +armor and the target's mindcoveted +12 run speed bonus buff. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, -60 rage) || Crushing || 14|-| Smell Fear 2 || Launch into a vicious attack that sows seeds of doubt in the target's mind. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, -100 rage) || Crushing || 27|-| Smell Fear 3 || Launch into a vicious attack that sows seeds of doubt in the target's mind. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, -150 rage) || Crushing || 41|-| Smell Fear 4 || Launch into a vicious attack that sows seeds of doubt in the target's mind. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, -250 rage) || Crushing || 51|}

Completing a quest with [[Jace Soral]] * It is advisable to defeat [[Bleddyn]] unlock the werewolf will grant you dark wolf form last. The number of tokens is limited by the following alternative shapeshifting ability:{| {{STDT|sortable}}!Ability Name!Description!Level|-| Become Winter Wolf || Become a wolf with a thick winter coat number of furquests. (Use again to attempt to stop being Unlocking the level caps and werewolf abilities should be a wolf)priority since tokens are "time gated" by the full moon. (+5 indirect cold damage mitigation, -2 indirect fire damage mitigation) || 0|}{{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Abilities}}

During the full moon, werewolves may now interact with an altar the [[Altar of Norala]] placed at the entrance of the werewolf den [[Wolf Cave]] in [[Kur Mountains]]. They may use it to perform The Altar performs several tasks for the goddess of the hunt, [[Norala]], which will earn them tokens they can then spend on special abilities, unlocks and boons.  *The tokens will only last for the duration of must be used during the full moon, or they will disappear.*The Boons and the bonuses Runspeed buffs that are unlocked with tokens will last until the next one, so the Lycans can get themselves nearly a month long boosts that will affect both their beast and humanoid forms.As of the 11/9/2015 update, 3 tokens of Norala can be spent during the Real Life full moon in order to increase werewolf form's level cap to 60 permanently. Several other abilities are also permanently unlocked in the same way after this. 

'''Wolf tasks:''' (Each quest awards 1 token)* Wolf: Civilized races (Kill 50 humans, elves or rakshasa)* Wolf: Goblin killing (Kill 50 goblins)* Wolf: The scion of Gulagra (Kill Please go to the [[Scion of Discord]])* Wolf: Wolfsbane (Deliver 10 wolfsbane)* Wolf: Hunt deer (Kill 25 deer)* Wolf: Hunt deer 2 (Kill 50 deer)* Wolf: The scion Altar of Norala (Kill the [[Scion of Norala]])* Wolf: Orcish genocide (Kill 50 orcs)* Wolf: Orcish genocide 2 (Kill 100 orcs)* Wolf: Ciervos must die (Kill [[Ciervos The Shadow]])* Wolf: Dragon-kin (Kill 10 dragon kin)* Wolf: Fae destruction (Kill 50 fae or fey creatures)page for more information

'''Boons:'''{| {{STDT|sortable}:Altar of Norala/Token Unlocks}!Effect!Increase per rank!Rank 1 token cost!Rank 2 token cost!Rank 3 token cost!Rank 4 token cost!Rank 5 token cost|-| Max health || +10 max health || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3|-| Max power || +10 max power || 1 || 1 || 2 || ? || ?|-| Werewolf damage || 2-3% werewolf damage || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 2|-| Physical mitigation || +1 physical mitigation || 1 || 1 || ? || ? || ?|-| Corpse-eat healing || +4 beast metabolism healing || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3|}

And === Riding ===As a [[Beast Forms|Beast Form]], [[Lycanthropy|Lycanthropes]] are not able to use the following traditional Horse mounts offered through [[Riding]]. Instead, [[Sanja]] in [[Kur Mountains]] teaches the wolf mount-form to Lycan players who are at least level 30 in Lycanthropy. ''Hunting Speed'' (1 through 3) are now Wolf mount abilities (they used to be sidebar abilities:), and are activated in the usual way at the''' Altar of Norala''' each month at Full Moon.

| Hunting Speed Become Winter Wolf || Increase your wolfen sprint speed while out Become a wolf with a thick winter coat of combatfur. You gain (Use again to attempt to stop being a wolf). (+5 sprint speed for 30 seconds or until you enter combat. || 1 || 1|indirect cold damage mitigation, -| Hunting Speed 2 || Increase your wolfen sprint speed while out of combat. You gain 8 sprint speed for 30 seconds or until you enter combat. || 2 indirect fire damage mitigation) || 1|-| Hunting Speed 3 || Increase your wolfen sprint speed while out of combat. You gain 12 sprint speed for 30 seconds or until you enter combat. || 3 || 10

<!--Assume there is a list of all armor here. {{:Lycanthropy/Armor}}--> <!-- Adding another comment here to see if I can save the edit. -->* {{belt|Lucky Belt of the Werewolf}} (Lycanthropy) {{Hint|Crafted through the toolcrafting skill, level 36. Requires 20 Lycanthropy to be equipped.}}* {{belt|Lucky Belt of the Pack Leader}} (Lycanthropy, [[Animal Handling]]) {{Hint|Sold by Harry the wolf.}}* {{belt|Lucky Belt of the Cunning Wolf}} (Lycanthropy, [[Psychology]]) {{Hint|Sold by Harry the wolf.}}{{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Treasure Effects}}

* Lycanthropy has no cure!There will never, ever be a cure. Be 100% certain you want your character to be a Lycan before committing to it. ==Notes==[[Sanja]] can unlock [[Lycanthropy]] levels 51-60 and 61-70 for councils. Alternatively (and rather less expensively), these level unlocks are also available at the [[Altar of Norala]] during the full moon for task reward tokens. Similarly, [[See Red 6]] and [[See Red 7]] are also available from Sanja for councils, or from the [[Altar of Norala]] during the full moon for tokens. You may want to schedule your training options accordingly. If your character is a [[Druid]] and can transform into a deer, assuming it is not the full moon, you can use that to speak freely with NPCs who will speak with animals but are afraid of scary wolves. Transforming directly from wolf to deer (and back again) still counts as being in continuous beast form in terms of the 3-hour in-game beast form status required to speak to most [[Animal Town]] residents. ([[Druid]] bird forms also work.)