Loup-Garou [Eberronick]

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====== Loup-Garou ======

**Werewolves** are Humanoïdes afflicted with a form of lycanthropy that forces or allows them to take on wolf-like forms. In Eberron they are important for their connection to [[Féral]]s and the [[Église de la Flamme d'Argent]].

======Werewolves in Eberron======
Werewolves in Eberron are the same as they are in most other campaign worlds, except that they are more scarce, largely due to the efforts of the Église de la Flamme d'Argent, and they can be of any alignment. There are two types of Loup-Garou, just as with any other lycanthrope: the natural and the afflicted. Both natural and afflicted werewolves can pass on the curse of lycanthropy, however, natural werewolves are the children of Loup-Garou parents and are born werewolves. Natural werewolves and afflicted werewolves that are aware of their affliction can assume two different forms. These forms can be assumed at any time, though they feel the urge to changel more when in physical dangelr or during the full moon. These forms consist of a wolf form and a hybrid Humainoïde/wolf form. Both forms grant them extra forms of attack, better defenses, and elevated ability scores, as well as certain weaknesses, such as an aversion to silver. The curse of lycanthropy can be passed on one of two ways: by attacking a victim when in an alternate form or by procreating with another Loup-Garou.

======Relationship with Férals======
Férals are true breeding lycanthropic descendants. As such they count werewolves as one of their ancestors. Otherwise, they have little to do with them. One exception to this is the community of [[Wolf's Paw]] in the [[Confins d'Eldeen]]. This community hides an elderly Loup-Garou in hiding by the name of [[Thorntuft]]. A few werewolves might still hunt in places like the [[Confins d'Eldeen]] and [[Droaam]] but most succumbed to the [[inquisition_lycanthropique|Purge Lycanthropique]] or disappeared into Lamannia. There are also some stories that suggest a different relationship. A few tribal elders claim that lycanthropes are not the ancestors of Férals, but //are// Férals, albeit very powerful and usually insane ones. This idea is of course dangelrous for the race, especially if it were to catch on with the Église de la Flamme d'Argent.

======The Purge Lycanthropique======
In 832 AR the Église de la Flamme d'Argent launched an inquisition to exterminate all lycanthropes from [[Khorvaire]]. This lasted fifty years and was largely successful. Those that were not killed went into hiding or escaped to [[Lamannia]], where they now thrive outside of the Church's reach. During this crusade, many Férals were also initially killed, however, three years into the conflict they were absolved of any connection to their alleged ancestors. Some, such as the famous [[npc:bennin_griffe_d_argent]], aided the Church and brought down lycanthropes themselves, probably leading to more than a little distrust in the werewolves of present day Eberron. Though the inquisition is long over, the Église de la Flamme d'Argent still hunts werewolves and other lycanthropes should they catch wind of them, but no where near as actively. Apparently most of the viciousness of the Purge was due to the private motives of the then Gardien de la Flamme [[Jolan Sol]]. For the most part, the current Church does not support the mindless slaughter of lycanthropes, especially if they are simply afflicted.


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