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Lycanthropy noun (ly·​can·​thro·​py)

Filed under: disease, monstrous; monster, bestial; Lycan, Order of the.

A disease in which infected individuals become able to physically transform at will into an animal, usually a mammalian predator (wolf, bear, tiger, etc.). Infection occurs through either a deep bite wound or through the consumption of lycanthropic blood.

Infection is incredibly painful, and can be fatal to weaker individuals.

Individuals infected with lycanthropy gain immense speed and strength; experts estimate lycanthropes to be a Threat Level Eight. Approach with extreme caution. Effects of lycanthropy also include heightened agression, irratability, and violence.

A now defunct Bloodhunting Order, the Order of the Lycan, was said to purposefully infect initiated Hunters with lycanthropy as a means of increasing their hunting prowess. The Order collapsed due to unknown causes, likely as a result of the side effects of the disease.

-- definition taken from The Bloodhunter's Guide to Combating Monstrous Creatrures, fifth edition.