Werewolf - A person who has taken the form of a wolf - a Lycanthrope.

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                       THEORY



    Werewolf (werewolf) / werewolf (bef. 1000; ME werewolf, OE
werwulf = werman (c. Go wair, L vir) + wulf WOLF; c. M.D.
weerwolf, OHG werewolf).



1. A man who took the form of a wolf (folklore).
Lycanthrope / lycanthrope (NL lycanthropus, fr. GK
lykanthroposwerewolf, fr. lykos wolf + anthroposman)
2. A person with signs of lycanthropy.
3. Werewolf.



Lycanthropy / lycanthropy: 



1. The imaginary transformation of a man into a wolf.
2. Changing the human shell to a wolf with a change
internal characteristics through magic or witchcraft -
lycanthropy.



    Theriomorphic / theriomorphic (GK theriomorphos, fr. Therion
beast+ morphe form - more at treasure): having the shape of a body
animal.



     · █▌Webster's Dictionary▐·



      There are two types of werewolves: imaginary werewolves or
              lycanthropes, and real werewolves.



      Lycanthropy is a mental condition in which
      a person (lycanthrope) considers himself a werewolf. At the same time
      it does not change its physical form, but it is
      in equaldangerous, just like a real werewolf.
      In most cases of werewolf attacks, it is
      lycanthropes were the culprits of what happened.

      If the werewolf is real, then he can physically
      turn into a wolf.  This change can happen
      both at the request of the werewolf and involuntarily,
      caused, for example, by certain lunar cycles
      cycles or sounds (howling).

      Werewolves are not subject to aging and physical
      diseases thanks to constant regeneration
      (renewal) of fabrics.   Therefore they are practically
      immortal. However, they can be killed by mortally wounding
      into the heart or brain, or in other ways that
      damage the heart or brain (for example, through
      hanging or strangulation).

      Although a werewolf is essentially a wolf,
      being in wolf form, he nevertheless retains
      human abilities and knowledge that help
      him to kill.  Things like certain choices
      victims, avoiding traps and human cunning
      become obvious during the investigation of cases,
      related to werewolves.



      There are several ways to become a werewolf:



      * through magic;
      * be cursed by someone you have harmed(curse of Lycaonia);
      * be bitten by a werewolf;
      * be born from a werewolf;
      * s'eat the brain of a wolf;
      * take a sip of water from a wolf's footprint in the ground
        or from a reservoir from which a pack of wolves drank;
      * taste fried wolf flesh;
      * wear clothes made from wolf;
      * be born on Christmas Eve.



      In the first four cases, a person's blood becomes
      infected or cursed.



      A man who became a werewolf against his own will
      (birth, curse or bite) does not count
      damned irreversibly until he tries
      human blood.  As soon as he does this, he
      the soul will be damned forever and nothing can
      heal.  But even if he won't be there after that
      taste human blood, his soul will not be able to
      go to heaven and a person will remain on Earth until
      his death while he is cursed.



                     COLLECTED FROM MATERIALS:



      1. Nate Wolfe St. Georges Rare Bookstand - The
         Game "Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within".

      2. alt.horror.werewolves FAQ