Lycanthropy

Lycanthropy is a curse that can transform humanoids into beasts, know forms include wolves, bears, tigers, boars, and rats. A humanoid afflicted with this curse is called a lycanthrope.

Description
In their humanoid and animal forms, lycanthropes appear no different from normal. In their hybrid form they have their original shape with head and other features of the animal shape they are cursed with. Catha, the larger moon of Exandria, has an effect on lycanthropy. Known types of lycanthrope include werewolves, werebears, weretigers, wereboars, and wererats.

Werewolves
In humanoid form, a werewolf has heightened senses. Its wolf form is more furred and well-muscled. Most werewolves flee civilized lands not long after becoming afflicted (e.g. Lorelei family). Those that reject the curse fear what will happen if they remain among their friends and family.

Werebears
In humanoid form, werebears are large, muscular, and covered in hair matching the color of their ursine form's fur. Typically, werebears passes on its lycanthropy, spending their time helping the new lycanthrope accept the curse and control it. Solitary creatures, werebears act as wardens over their territory, protecting flora and fauna alike from humanoid or monstrous intrusion.

Curse of Lycanthropy
A humanoid creature can be afflicted with the curse after being wounded by a lycanthrope, or if one or both of its parents are lycanthropes. A Remove Curse can rid an afflicted lycanthrope of the curse, but a natural born lycanthrope can be freed of the curse only with a Wish. Members of the Claret Order of the Lycan, undergo a ritual known as the Taming in order to control the curse and enhance it with their abilities of hemocraft.

Blood hunters of the Gorgynei learned to use hemocraft to tame the curse. They swear not to pass their lycanthropy on to others.

History
Lorelei family bears the curse of werewolf lycanthropy. As of 835 PD the last known living members are Aurra Lorelei, [ and , … Lucius Lorelei Portia Lorelei Lawrence Lorelei Benicio Lorelei

Alfarr Lorelei was the first family member to becwerewolfthrope, passing this trait down through the generations. Early on, the family considered lycanthropy a curse, but gradually younger generations saw it as a gift to be wielded responsibly. They created a ritual knowt as "The Taming" to help control the inner beast and used it to help the family. Whilst there had been dark periods in the family history and members who sought to use their power for evil, the Lorelei family always returned to the good and righteous in the end.

The Claret Order of the Lycan has their hidden base in the Cyrengreen Forest, where they train outcasts to manage and use their lycanthropy.

The adventure The Unlucky Few in the Explorer's Guide to Wildemount involves a group of soldiers who have deserted to the Cyrios Mountains after becoming afflicted with lycanthropy.

Werewolves

 * Ukurat and most of the Fendir
 * Lorelei family


 * The Brotherhood of the Moon in the Cyrengreen Forest
 * Lilyana Cayd, a blood hunter of the Claret Orders
 * Gurge Kisgregg
 * Chetney Pock O'Pea

Werebears

 * Tova-WereBear-by-Kit-Buss.jpg Tova, a dwarven blood hunter who fought alongside Vox Machina in the City of Dis
 * Jaina
 * Pono
 * Morgo Delwur, a dwarven explorer operating out of Syrinlya
 * The adventure Bear of the White River and an accompanying quote in the Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting imply that werebears live near the Mooren River Run in the Parchwood Timberlands.