Lycanthrope

You were afflicted with lycanthropy, a disease which caused you to become a shapeshifting monster such as a werewolf or wererat. The disease drove you to commit violent acts you never even contemplated in real life and though you are cured, you must live with the consequences. Perhaps making up for those actions causes you to adventure or a determination that what happened to you should never happen to anyone. Or you may seek to again hold the power this supernatural disease brought to you.

Not all lycanthropes are inherently evil. There is a small chance you were a rare werebear or weretiger. If so, your actions were probably not sadistic. Still your lycanthropy is cured and you've begun a new life as an adventurer, maybe because you feared you might hurt those you love or because society wouldn't accept you as a lycanthrope no matter your actions.

You decide the length of time you had the disease, the acts you committed, and the person who cured you of it. You can choose or roll on the table below to determine your type of lycanthropy. There are rarer types in some worlds, such as weresharks and werespiders. Ask your DM if such options are available.

Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation and Survival

Languages: Two of your choice

Equipment: An iron pot, a set of common clothes, a small knife, a tooth, claw, or tusk from your old animal form, and belt pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Former lycanthropes are usually withdrawn in social situations. Even though the curse of lycanthropy has left your veins, it is still a part of your memory and dreams. You might do everything you can to avoid triggering those memories or you might long for the time when your strength was greater and swords couldn't pierce your skin. Either way, few understand what you went through, so you keep to yourself, trust few, and speak only when necessary.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I don't eat meat. It reminds me of when I was a lycanthrope.
2	It can’t hurt me, but I avoid handling silver with bare hands.
3	If someone does something I don't like, I growl at them.
4	I pay very close attention to the cycles of the moon.
5	Good liquor and a hearty meal are the best way to sleep without nightmares.
6	I lecture those who take loved ones for granted.
7	I prefer the company of a few close friends to crowds.
8	Whenever I sense a noise, smell, or sight that reminds me of my lycanthropy, I feel ill.

d6	Ideal
1	Family. No one comes before my loved ones. (Neutral)
2	Freedom. People should live their lives their own way. (Chaotic)
3	Power. Weaklings deserve to be devoured. (Evil)
4	Chivalry. If I behave myself I shall never again be the savage animal I was. (Lawful)
5	Righteousness. I shall never do enough good to erase my evil acts, but I'll try. (Good)
6	Vengeance. I will see all lycanthropes put to rest. (Neutral)

d6	Bond
1	I feel a personal connection to the type of animal I used to be able to become.
2	A close friend is ready to kill or cure me should my curse return.
3	There is a town that knew me as a lycanthrope where I cannot show my face.
4	There is another I have inflicted the curse upon who now hunts me.
5	I still have the scar from the bite that gave me the curse.
6	One victim still haunts me whenever I close my eyes.

d6	Flaw
1	I secretly want to be a lycanthrope again at any cost.
2	Even though my curse is gone, in times of great stress my savageness comes out at the wrong time.
3	I still enjoy the taste of fresh meat.
4	I would rather hurt those around me emotionally to avoid the risk of hurting them physically.
5	I would rather a friend or I die than succumb to a curse that changes behavior.
6	Yeah, I'm rude. You got a problem with that?