2025 Aug 14: Unusual Werewolves

 While there are many legends both amongst the Humans and the Orcs about people who are able to turn into wolves, amongst the tribes of Caeledor, there is an unusual myth about some werewolves that are different from the rest. According to the elders, these werewolves don't fear the traditional wolfsbane, and are not harmed by silver. In fact they seem to be wholly unaffected by any weapon or magic, except an eclectic collection of materials. 

The first thing anyone can tell you about these wolves is that they can be hurt by weapons made from bone or teeth, but not of claws, talons or beaks. Those even more knowledgeable will say they are also vulnerable to limestone, and sometimes other rocks as well, though other than limestone or chalk, it seems really hard to decode what's actually effective. A legendary hero named Bole is said to have defeated one such werewolf by getting his hand bitten off, then driving his sharp ulna through its neck. Another one called Shelik is remembered for using her bare teeth to tear out one's throat.

It is even claimed by some Caeledorian traders that in the distant city of Morgonda, they can make a special metal, which while generally soft and unsuitable for weaponry will kill these werewolves almost instantly, and even if they manage to survive, the small bits of this metal stuck to their wounds means they can never heal them until the day they die.

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