Editing Werewolf (section)

===[[Shadowrun]]===
Werewolves have a unique designation; instead, the "loup-garou" (French for "werewolf") are humans infected with HMHVV II, a strain of a Awakened (read: "magical") virus. Loup-garou will transform under a full moon (or for a four day period in a 29 day cycle not linked to the phases of the moon, depending on the edition). Instead of becoming animals the loup-garou will turn hairy and monstrous, with fangs and claws, a hunger for metahuman flesh, enhanced physical abilities, diminished intelligence, and berserker rage, similar to "were-neanderthals" or Lon Chaney's version from ''The Wolf Man''. Other metahumans with the same strain of virus will turn into other creatures, such as dwarves becoming cadaverously thin Gnawers, Orks turn into Grendels, etc.; while different strains and metahuman combinations of the virus are responsible for vampires, ghouls, and other creatures.

Similarly, Shifters are rare Awakened animals who can shapeshift into a metahuman form and back. They can learn to speak and behave like humans, but they are very much their original animal in mind.