Werewolves are therianthropes who transform into wolves or half-wolves.[1] As other such creatures, they are hardly hurt by steel but very vulnerable to silver.
There are two most common ways to aquire lycanthropy: the first one through a curse[2] and the second is to simply have a werewolf parent.[1][3] Being bitten by another werewolf, while popular in folk tales, gives only a very small chance of becoming one in reality[2], though it is still recommended to get magical treatment.[4] Those who are born as werewolves are able to fully control their shapeshifting abilities,[1][3] while those cursed or bitten change into their werewolf form only during the full moon.[2] Those who became werewolves during their lives however are the only ones who can be cured.[3] The wolfsbane is said to mitigate the illness’ symptoms.
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