Werewolf

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Werewolf (狼人)
Species/Race	Cursed humanoid / beast-like creature
Gender	Varies
Affiliation	Arugal's Werewolf Legion; Aras's forces in Timbermaw Village
First Appearance	Chapter 15 (mentioned); Chapter 54 (first direct encounter)

Background / History

Werewolves are a major danger in Silverpine Forest, where they emerge from Shadowfang Keep and attack travelers and Kirin Tor personnel. Arugal commands both a Werewolf Legion and a Ghost Legion after gaining the ability to summon werewolves through the Book of Ul. 15

Some afflicted people remain ordinary humans during the day, transform after moonrise, and revert at dawn without remembering their actions. A Dalaran expedition investigating Timbermaw Village found that the entire village transformed at night. 60

Not all transformations follow the same pattern. Aras commands Vrykul who can transform into werewolves and uses them in rituals connected to Yogg-Saron. 69 70 Kites is transformed into a white-furred werewolf after being influenced by the resentful spirit in an ancient well. 121

Appearance

Werewolves combine humanoid and lupine traits. Their size and coloration vary greatly, from ordinary transformed villagers to towering elite creatures.

• A captured Silverpine werewolf had white fur, red eyes, a wolf-like head, black claws, and fought on all fours with claws and fangs. 54
• Ordinary werewolves can revert to human form after death. 67
• The Son of Arugal stands over three meters tall, with heavily developed muscles, massive claws, and large fangs. 58 59
• The transformed Black Wolf in Shadowfang Keep becomes an upright Worgen after Arugal's spell. 79
• Wolf King Nandus is a giant Worgen who carries dual axes and can summon Ghost Wolves. 84

Abilities & Traits

Lunar Transformation

Some werewolves are humans by day and become uncontrollable monsters after moonrise.

• Afflicted villagers may have no memory of their actions after returning to human form at dawn. 60
• Moonlight can trigger Kites's rapid transformation into a white-furred werewolf. 121
• Aras can command Vrykul to transform into werewolves through ritual magic. 70
• A slain werewolf may immediately return to human form. 67

Physical Combat

Werewolves rely primarily on overwhelming melee attacks.

• They attack with claws, fangs, leaps, and sustained close-quarters aggression. 54 60
• Their strength can force Li Shaolin's summoned skeletons and golems backward even after fatal injuries. 67
• The Son of Arugal can damage bronze bones with its bite, break a Bronze Skeleton's sword arm, and smash Silverpine trees while blinded. 59
• Packs can surround and overwhelm isolated targets through sheer numbers. 60 61

Resistances and Weaknesses

• Werewolves possess high natural poison resistance; Venomous Dagger spreads only slowly through the Son of Arugal's wounds. 59
• The Son of Arugal resists Lesser Blindness entirely. 59
• Frostbolt and the Clay Golem's slowing aura can hinder werewolf movement. 67
• Corpse Explosion is particularly devastating against tightly packed werewolves, killing dozens in confined passages. 68 69
• Elite werewolves can be subdued through overwhelming physical restraint, as Grayson binds one with his intestines and bone hook. 62

Elite Werewolves

Variant	Chapter	Notes
Son of Arugal	58	Level 20 Elite Werewolf; over three meters tall and capable of overpowering several of Li Shaolin's summons.
Timbermaw elite werewolves	60	Two Level 20 Sons of Arugal lead a larger pack against Li Shaolin's group.
Wolf King Nandus	84	Giant Worgen commander who wields dual axes and summons Ghost Wolves.

Relationships

• Arugal — Mage associated with Shadowfang Keep; commands a Werewolf Legion and can transform the chained Black Wolf into a Worgen. 15 79
• Aras — Manipulates and commands werewolves and transformed Vrykul during the Timbermaw Village conflict. 67 70
• Li Shaolin — Captures a living werewolf for its blood and heart, battles multiple packs, and uses their corpses for Corpse Explosion. 54 68
• Krennan Aranas — Studies the apparent resistance possessed by people who transform into werewolves. 64
• Phili — Transforms into a werewolf while pursuing the Undead Warlock after the battle against Yogg-Saron's Avatar. 72

Story Role / Major Arcs

Silverpine Forest

Li Shaolin enters Silverpine Forest seeking a werewolf heart for a Death Potion. His skeletons blind, wound, and capture a live werewolf, which he takes back to his ship for alchemical use. 53 54

Soon afterward, the Son of Arugal ambushes Li Shaolin's group. The elite werewolf overwhelms Bronze, Sharp Claw, and Electric before the little girl transforms into a blood-red bat, destroys both of its eyes, and enables the skeletons to finish it. 58 59

Timbermaw Village

Li Shaolin learns that Timbermaw Village's inhabitants become werewolves after nightfall. He is abandoned by three Dalaran mages and forced to withstand a pack containing elite Sons of Arugal. 60

The werewolves pursue Li Shaolin's group to the ship, where his skeletons, Abominations, Frost Skeleton Mage, and Clay Golem repel them. Grayson captures an Elite Werewolf alive at Li Shaolin's order. 61 62

Aras later directs werewolves through the village passages and uses them as forces in his Yogg-Saron ritual. Li Shaolin kills large numbers of them with Corpse Explosion, fire, Bone Fang, and a Super Energy Potion-enhanced spell barrage. 68 69 70

Shadowfang Keep

Li Shaolin searches Shadowfang Keep for the missing transformed Phili and encounters Worgen within the castle. Arugal's giant chained Black Wolf is eventually transformed into a Worgen to fight the Blood Elf Archmage under a Magic Nullification Array. 74 76 79

Wolf King Nandus later appears as a Worgen commander, challenges Baron Shivalein, and summons Ghost Wolves during the castle conflict. 84

Ancient Well Incident

Kites transforms into a werewolf after the spirit in an ancient well influences him. Li Shaolin defeats him while possessed by a Paladin battle soul, after which the Lich kills Kites. 121 123

Notable Quotes

“The people there are cursed—human by day, monsters by night, and then they start eating people!” 53

“The so-called curse turns some humans into werewolves after nightfall, only to revert at dawn, with no memory of what they did.” 60