'''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.'''

{{Skill infobox|title = Lycanthropy|image = [[File:Werewolf (normal form).jpg|thumb|right|300px|A player using Werewolf form.]][[File:Werewolf (winter form)|caption = Skill in fighting as a wolf beast. Also indicates your ability to control and suppress the beast mode.jpg|thumbskilltype = Beast Form|rightmaxlevel = 90|300pxreq = N/A|A player using Winter Werewolf form.skilltrainers = [[Harry the Wolf]], [[Sanja]], [[Noita the Green]], [[Altar of Norala]]}}

=={{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 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, 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, for 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 will (except during full moons). 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]].*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 additional howling wolves present.*During the full moonyou have unique quest objectives that serve as an interesting alternative to typical skill progression.*Like all beast forms, Lycans (when in wolf form) can learn and use the [[Warden]] combat skill.*Wolves can wear and benefit from crafted wolf-specific metal armor (see [[Armorsmithing]]). but  ===Disadvantages===*Lycanthropy is an [[Animal Form]]. Like all animal forms, you have no hands and many NPCs will refuse to talk to you. A few animals (such as [[Red]] in [[Kur]]) may not talk to you either or lose favor if you try to speak with them because you are a scary animal. The defensive pylons at the Fox Camp in [[Kur]] will also attack you.*For the three days of the full moon you will be stuck unable to return to your human form no matter what. Words of power will work for their duration.*You cannot chop wood or milk cows while in wolf form. (Again, having a humanoid alternate character to deal with its downsides from there these matters when you are in wolf form can be handy, pun intended.)*Secondary combat skills while in wolf form are limited to [[Animal Handling]], [[Mentalism]], [[Necromancy]], [[Priest]], [[Psychology]], [[Unarmed]], or [[Warden]] because all the other combat skills require a specific enabling held weapon. Weapons for other skills are not recognized as being equipped while in wolf form, although any bonuses or mods onthe primary or secondary weapon items do still apply. === In-Game Description ===Skill in fighting as a wolf beast. Because of this, itAlso indicates the wolf's highly advised ability to control and suppress the beast mode. === Obtain {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} ===* [[Harry the Wolf]] in Serbule Keep may know a thing or two about Werewolves. {{Hint|Get to Comfortable favor level with Rita and Harry the wolf will speak to carefully consider you.}}* {{Item|Werewolf Spit}} is contaminated spittle containing the pros [[Lycanthropy|Lycanthrope]] Disease. Drinking it will make you a werewolf instantly and forever! This is NO cure. === Training {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} ===* Levels 51-60 and cons before making 61-70 can be unlocked at the [[Altar of Norala]] during the Full Moon for tokens, or by [[Sanja]] for councils.* [[Noita the decisionGreen]] can unlock levels 71-80.* Levels 81-90 may be unlocked by gaining favor with a mysterious entity deep beneath [[Povus]].== Connected Skills ======= Sub-Skills:=====* [[Howling]].

While you're in beast form, you will have the following abilities, among others===== Secondary Skills:=====* The ability to combine different moves, dealing mainly crushing and slashing damage, with several side effects such as stuns, heavy armor damage, bleeding, and even a special "pack attack" that will deal increased damage for each werewolf attacking the same enemy[[Beast Metabolism]] - Beast Metabolism represents your metabolic efficiency when consuming raw meats. ===== Related Skills:=====* With gear mods you can also gain good amount of trauma damge [[Beast Speech]] - especialy form Sangune fangs Beast Speech is a skill. On top of that you cna choose mods that passivly boost ALL trauma damge you do when wolf skill lane is active,a dn even give every wolf attack chance to apply trauma DoTall [[Lycanthropy|Lycanthropes]] learn.* The ability to howl, eventually gaining a morale boost buff from it that will increase your out and in combat health regeneration, alngside small bonus to damge. 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 ===== Synergy Levels =====Bonus [[Synergy Levels]] for each. So five werewolves howling in the same place [[Lycanthropy]] can stack a buff up to 5 hours each. Repeteadly howling will also eventually get you experience on be obtained from the following skills and levels::; [[Animal Handling]]:: Level 60:; [[Butchering]]:: Level 34:; [[Canine Anatomy]]:: Level 19:; [[Giant Bat]]:: Level 25:; [[Skinning]]:: Level 35:; [[Howling]] subskill.:: Level 25:; [[Survival Instincts]]:: Level 33 == {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Mechanics ==* The ability to feed on enemy corpses (currentlyOnce a player becomes a werewolf, no limit they'll be especially vulnerable to what you can eatsilver and wolfsbane, even tornadoes!), gaining both in humanoid and beast forms. Eating food with wolfsbane or holding a very nice regeneration buff from this, for a duration that silver weapon will depend on your Beast Metabolism subskill (the more you feed on enemies, the higher this subskill will go)harm werewolves. * During the four three days before full moon, and the first three days of it (when you're already force-shapeshifted), you'll werewolves receive the '''Lunacy''' buff, which increases your their max health by +30. (Both in your humanoid and beast forms) * You will receive Wolves have the option ability to perform several tasks feed on enemy corpses for Norala, goddess of the hunt, during the full moon. These quests will earn you tokens, which youa regeneration buff that becomes more powerful based on [[Beast Metabolism]]  * The ability to howl increases a wolf'll then be able to turn s (out and in in exchange for different boons (extra max hp/power, werewolf damage, ) combat health regeneration and damage mitigation, abilities...) that It will last you until the days prior up to the next full moon* Keep in mind that, once you become an hour for a single wolf or for example 5 hours for a werewolf, you'll be especially vulnerable to silver and wolfsbane, both in your humanoid and beast formsgroup of 5 wolves. Eating foods Werewolves that contain wolfsbane, howl together boost both effects and being hurt max duration by or simply holding a silver weapon - +1h +2hp regen and +1 damage for each wolf howling in proximity. Repeatedly howling will also eventually get wolves experience on your hand, are sure to cause some serious damage and potentially kill youthe [[Howling]] sub-skill. === Description The Full Moon ===Skill in fighting * During a real life full Moon players will be stuck as a werewolf. If players are in white wolf beast. Also indicates your ability to control and suppress form before the beast mode.=== How full moon you still stay in this form which is preferable due to Obtain ===<!-- A list of means to learn the skill -->; [[Harry the Wolf]]: form'''[[Harry the Wolf]]''' in Serbule Keep may know a thing or two about Werewolvess cold weather mitigation. {{Hint|Get to Comfortable favor level with Rita and Harry the wolf will speak to you.}}

==Abilities==As you level your Lycanthropy, you will learn the following abilities:{| {{STDT|sortable}}!Ability Name!Description!Damage Type!Level|-| Claw || Claw your enemy. (+ damage vs vulnerable targets) || Slashing || 0|-| Bite || Bite your enemy. || Crushing || 2|-| Pack Attack || Bite your enemy. Future Pack Attacks (by you or by other werewolves) will deal extra damage to this target. (+15) || Crushing || 3|-| Pouncing Rake || Claw your enemy. * If their armor is weak, also stuns them for 3 seconds. (Stuns targets under 33% armor) || Slashing || 5|-| Howl Mode || Begin howling wolves try to raise your spirits. Remain stationary to continue howling and slowly build up morale benefits. Other werewolves who howl near you change forms during the full moon they will greatly boost be stuck as the beneficial effects of howlingdefault brown wolf. || N/A || 7|-| Bite 2 || Bite your enemy. || Crushing || 10|-| Shadow Feint || Take careful heed of your current position so you Players can leap back not change from normal wolf form to it when injured. (Relocates to casting position if you take 3 hits in 30 seconds, 40m range) || N/A || 12|-| Claw 2 || Claw your enemy. (+ damage vs vulnerable targets) || Slashing || 15|-| Pack Attack 2 || Bite your enemy. Future Pack Attacks (by you or by other werewolves) will deal extra damage to this target. (+20) || Crushing || 20|-| Pouncing Rake 2 || Claw your enemy. If their armor is weak, also stuns them 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 || 30|-| Shadow Feint 2 || Take careful heed of your current position so you can leap back to it when injured. (Relocates to casting position if you take 4 hits in 35 seconds, 40m range) || N/A || 35|-| Pack Attack 3 || Bite your enemy. Future Pack Attacks (by you or by other werewolves) will deal extra damage to this target. (+30) || Crushing || 40|-| Pouncing Rake 3 || Claw your enemy. If their armor is weak, also stuns them for 3 seconds. (Stuns targets under 33% armor) || Slashing || 45|-| Bite 4 || Bite your enemy. || Crushing || 46|-| Claw 4 || Claw your enemy. (+ damage vs vulnerable targets) || Slashing || 48|-| Shadow Feint 3 || Take careful heed of your current position so you can leap back to it when injured. (Relocates to casting position if you take 5 hits 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 to this target. (+40) || Crushing || 55 (Altar)|-| Bite 5 || Bite your enemy. || Crushing || 56 (Altar)|-| Claw 5 || Claw your enemy. (+ damage vs vulnerable targets) || Slashing || 58 (Altar)|-| Pouncing Rake 4 || Claw your enemy. If their armor is weak, also stuns them for 3 secondswhite wolf form during the event. (Stuns targets under 33% armor) || Slashing || 60 (Altar)|}

===Advanced===* The following skills you'll only be able full moon is an event. Go to learn from several scrolls found out in [[Kur Mountains]] zone and enter the world, or as monster drops:{| {{STDT|sortable}}!Ability Name!Description!Damage Type!Level|-| Pouncing Rend || Leap [[Wolf Cave]] at your enemy, focusing solely on destroying their armorthe Far north and center of the map. (This Directly Inside the cave is a variant an [[Altar of Pouncing RakeNorala]]. Equipment that boosts Pouncing Rake also boosts Pouncing RendCompleting the altar quests will earn tokens. These tokens disappear if not used during the current full moon.) || Slashing (Armor damage only) || 6|They unlock permanent buffs like 50-| Pouncing Rend 2 || Leap at your enemy60 lycanthrope, 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|60-| Pouncing Rend 3 || Leap at your enemy70 lycanthrope, focusing solely on destroying their armor. (This is a variant of Pouncing Rake. Equipment that boosts Pouncing Rake also boosts Pouncing Rend.) || Slashing (Armor and dark wolf form or unlock month long buffs like +%damage only) || 46|-| Pouncing Rend 3, + || Leap at your enemyhealth, focusing solely on destroying their +armorand the coveted +12 run speed bonus buff. (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|}

You may find two members of a werewolf pack around the northern coast in Kur mountains. They will tell you off if you try to talk to them, unless you're a werewolf yourself. [[Jace Soral]] will teach you several alchemical recipes for poisoned weapons effective against werewolves. [[Sanja]], the pack leader, will teach you 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 * It is reduced by 1 for every 5 points of armor the foe has left. || Slashing || 13|-| Double Claw 2 || Attack with repeated mauling claws advisable to unlock the target's exposed fleshdark wolf form last. Damage is reduced by 1 for every 5 points The number of armor the foe has left. || Slashing || 22|-| Double Claw 3 || Attack with repeated mauling claws to the target's exposed flesh. Damage tokens is reduced limited by 1 for every 5 points of armor the foe has left. || Slashing || 42|-| 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 targets, deals 16 health damage over 8 seconds) || Piercing || 8|-| Sanguine Fangs 2 || Bite through veins to cause blood loss. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, deals 24 health damage over 8 seconds) || Piercing || 18|-| Sanguine Fangs 3 || Bite through veins to cause blood loss. (Extra 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 the target's mind. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, -60 rage) || Crushing || 14|-| Smell Fear 2 || Launch into a vicious attack that sows seeds number of doubt in the target's mindquests. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, -100 rage) || Crushing || 27|-| Smell Fear 3 || Launch into a vicious attack that sows seeds of doubt in Unlocking the target's mind. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, -150 rage) || Crushing || 41|-| Smell Fear 4 || Launch into level caps and werewolf abilities should be a vicious attack that sows seeds of doubt in priority since tokens are "time gated" by the target's mindfull moon. (Extra damage vs vulnerable targets, -250 rage) || Crushing || 51|}

Also=== Altar of Norala ===During the full moon, completing a quest werewolves may now interact with the [[Altar of Norala]] placed at the entrance of the [[Jace SoralWolf Cave]] to defeat in [[BleddynKur Mountains]] . The Altar performs several tasks for the goddess of the werewolf hunt, which will grant you the following alternative shapeshifting ability:{| {{STDT|sortable}}!Ability Name!Description!Level|-| Become Winter Wolf || Become a wolf with a thick winter coat of furearn them tokens they can then spend on special abilities, unlocks and boons. (Use again to attempt to stop being a wolf). (+5 indirect cold damage mitigation, -2 indirect fire damage mitigation) || 0|}

=== Complete Ability List ===*The tokens must be used during the full moon or they will disappear.Click "Expand" on the box below to view a complete list of Abilities for *The Boons and Runspeed buffs that are unlocked with tokens will last until the Lycanthropy skillnext Real Life full moon.{{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Abilities}}

'''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

=== Special Equipment ===* {{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.}}

== Lycanthropy Experience Table =={{Spoiler|Click Expand to view the Experience Table for Lycanthropy|{{:Xptables/TypicalCombatSkill}}}} == Trivia ==* 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==[[Category:SkillsSanja]] 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 [[Category:Beast SkillsAnimal Town]]residents. ([[Category:Beast FormsDruid]]bird forms also work.) == Gallery ==<gallery mode="nolines" widths=200px>File:Werewolf (normal form).jpg|A player using Werewolf form.File:Werewolf (winter form).jpg| A player using Winter Werewolf Form.</gallery> [[Category:Combat Skills]]