Contracting Lycanthropy

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A ferocious Werewolf, a powerful and sinewy predator.

Werewolves are lycanthropes: Men and women who can transform into powerful wolf-like creatures. Some see this as a blessing, a way of drawing on the strength and ferocity of their inner beast.

Some see it as a curse, a twisting of their wills and nature. And for some, it is simply a way of life.

Lycanthropy can only be contracted as part of the blood ritual that occurs during The Companions Quest: The Silver Hand.

Your first transformation is particularly violent, causing you to prowl the streets of Whiterun as the inhabitants of the city flee for their lives.

Soon you black out, and from this point on, you are able more fully in control of your animal nature.

Beast Form

When you become a werewolf, you acquire a new Power known as Beast Form...