Editing Werewolf

'''Werewolves''' are a type of monstrous [[Other]]. Rarer and darker than media portrayals, they are thought to be descended from [[Practitioners]] in some fashion.<ref>The second answer is that monsters are practitioners.  We know about some cases.  See Mara in the files for Jacob’s Bell.  It’s a common theory with Faerie, and obviously the likes of vampires and werewolves, which are much rarer and more monstrous than conventional media would have us believe.  - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/09/04/gathered-pages-arc-10/ excerpt] from [[Gathered Pages: 10]]</ref>

The book [[List of Books#Quasi|Quasi]] describes some [[Heartless]] as wearing animal skins and becoming monsters,<ref>A man dons an animal skin and stalks a forest trail.  Another drinks an alchemical admixture, and becomes a beast of another sort.  - [[List of Books#Quasi|Quasi]], quoted in [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/09/03/4-5-spoilers-bedtime-reading/ Bonus Material: Bedtime Reading].</ref> and/or transforming on a fixed timetable (not necessarily that of the moon, nor into wolves),<ref>Four basic rituals are listed, in order, as per the Viscera (Otherness stemming from within),  Mien (Otherness starting at the outside), Calendar (Otherness at set intervals), and Unfettered (Otherness from detachment) categories.<br>[...]<br>The ‘Bloody Sundays’ Calendar practice is rather more open ended, setting a strict timeframe for changes (not necessarily the namesake Sundays), with a list of possible contracts and Others.  Some of the possibilities include transformation into a vengeance curse, shift into one of the seven Ideal Selves covered in Eclipsed Self Part II (the Brute, the Grace, etc), and tapping into a realm for a set time.  This should be considered a moderate-tier ritual and be conducted with close assistance and due precaution.  Once begun, the contracted timeframe must be ridden out. - [[List of Books#Quasi|Quasi]], quoted in [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/09/03 Bonus Material: Bedtime Reading].</ref> which may indicate that werewolves are simply one form of [[Hollow]] practice. Specifically, Wolfskin practitioners and related types,<ref>'''Wolfskin''' practitioners are intentional lycanthropes, wearing or assuming the skin of a great beast. Not necessarily wolves, they can remove their animal skin along with associated injuries and problems when they’re done- even shucking off [[curse]]s. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LZFjFfwxLK1UWS59EY5js8ORYAlQLvLzBmkcqdpTp_0/edit#heading=h.j26j12mf6bsx PACT DICE: Hollow]</ref> with werewolves persumably being a [[Practitioner#Failure|fail state]].
==Trivia==
* The history of the werewolf (literally man-wolf or wolf-man) is a convoluted one with seemingly the only connection being that of a human that can turn into a wolf or related animal.<ref>*[[w:c:overly-sarcastic-productions:Halloween_Special|OSP Halloween Special]]: [https://youtu.be/4mm0KyaovhY Werewolves]</ref> Much of its modern lore can be traced back to 
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