Wolfwere
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Wolfwere has one of two meanings:
It is also the opposite of a werewolf, so rather than a man that turns into a wolf (stereotypically on a full moon), a wolfwere is a wolf that turns into man, usually on a day when a moon is not present.
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In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game universe, a "Wolfwere" is a wolf who polymorphs into a quadrupedal human shape and a humanoid-wolf hybrid, often retaining the bipedal stance. It is a completely different creature from the lycanthropic werewolf. It has also made an appearance in the Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast video game and the Ravenloft campaign setting.
In Werewolf: The Apocalypse, there exist a species of wolfweres (though they are never actually called such) much like the ones in Dungeons & Dragons mentioned above. They are known as the "Lupus" breed of Garou and are born from the union of a werewolf and a wolf. They are born as ordinary wolves, and will eventually go through a change in which they gain human intelligence and the ability to shapeshift from wolf to human and various states in between. This concept was later scrapped when the gameline was ended, and a new, similar game was created in its place (Werewolf: The Forsaken).
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