Lycanthropes

Similar to shifters Lycanthropes are part beast and part man. With Lycanthropes however, they have less control over the beast within. While technically it is considered a magical curse spread by blood or saliva, some of those afflicted view their abilities as blessing, or even the boon of the god Orbis.

While the origin of the curse is unclear, some believe it to be a perversion of the Surge where man and beast drank from the same water and transferred a part of their Essence into each other. Some of the afflicted believe that it is a boon granted to them by Orbis himself, granting them power.

A fledgling lycan can have difficulty controlling their impulses in the beginning. It's typically anything that makes them angry or afraid that causes them to shift into their respective beasts. These often unexpected shifts can have violent outcomes when the base nature of the beast itself controls the man it possesses. Lycans seasoned with the curse have learned to control and often embrace it, with practice they have learned to shift in and out at will.

The curse takes many forms, but most commonly wolf, and bear.

Werewolves are spread into packs throughout Mistbank, normally keeping to thick forests and travelling in packs. Werebears are often the same, with the exception of the Tachrin who live in the northeast and have taken Fort Strathenburg as their home. These werebears have thick white furs, they live exclusively in the north, and their pack numbers in the thousands.