Werwolf

Eat or be eaten.

Written by Francesco Lanza.

General Information

The Werwolf is a Coven Model, and belongs to the Creature type. Creatures are Summoned by expending Goetia. This model is easily called on the battlefield, and is survivable and hits hard, but it is somewhat of a glass cannon: if actually hit it goes down pretty fast. A kind of "scout" of sorts, it can secretly watch Hidden Encounters and destroy some of those, and enjoys a great freedom of movement in being quite fast, and ignoring Sanctuaries or even Hunters if it so wishes.

The Legend

The tales about skin changing people are always interesting. In period, it was not strictly speaking a "curse of lycanthropy", it was more like a question of bargaining with a dark power, and obtaining the power of changing into a beast, usually a wolf. The question about exactly why should somebody give up his or her soul for the dubious advantage of becoming an antropophagous personification of bestial impulses has plagued most trials of Lycanthropy through the ages-- yet still our ancestors believed some of them did, and woe betide them. A gruesome death would be their lot.
It was generally believed that a Werwolf would change using a magical object of some kind, usually a wolfskin belt. Sometimes the poor sod's house would be searched for such sorcerous treasure. Not a single one of them was ever found, but that didn't certainly stop trials that were already settled from the start. In the world of Hexerei, Werwolves are bad people forced by the devil to become a supernatural agent, a host for a shapechanging wolf-demon of sorts that melds into their flesh, and can be called upon with sorcery. They look normal, until they... change.

Portrait

by Igor Krstic

by Alessandro Depaoli

Gifts

The Devil's boon manifests according to the nature of each minion.

Predator

This ugly cannibal can secretly watch under Hidden Encounters, and devour any Populace unfortunate enough to be so surprised. They can't destroy Tiles already Revealed: the locals have been warned by the Hunter.

Shape Shifter

Werwolves ignore tiles occupied by Sanctuaries and Witch Hunters, and can traverse them. You can't protect your wounded mate by waiting for this monster on the road!

Tactics

A Coven Model is always frightening and useful in a fight.

Instinct

This bastard can ignore Armor Piercin results and gains a free attack each time is missed by a Hunter.

Critical Hit

The next Casualty roll is harder, if you are wounded by a Werwolf.