[[File:Loup-garou.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Werewolf<br />source: XIX c. engraving<br />author unknown<br />via MediaWiki Commons<br />''Not part of the SRD'']]
[[File:Loup-garou.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Werewolf<br />source: XIX c. engraving<br />author unknown<br />via MediaWiki Commons<br />''Not part of the SRD'']]
A '''lycanthrope''' is a creature that has lycanthropy.<ref>[[User: Rlyehable]]. CC-SA</ref>
A '''lycanthrope''' is a creature that has lycanthropy.<ref>[[User: Rlyehable]]. CC-SA</ref>
A humanoid creature can be afflicted with the curse of lycanthropy after being wounded by a lycanthrope, or if one or both of its parents are lycanthropes. A remove curse spell can rid an afflicted lycanthrope of the curse, but a natural born lycanthrope can be freed of the curse only with a wish. A lycanthrope can either resist its curse or embrace it... However, when the full moon rises, the curse becomes too strong to resist, transforming the individual into its beast form - or into a horrible hybrid form that combines animal and humanoid traits. When the moon wanes, the beast within can be controlled once again. Especially if the cursed creature is unaware of its condition, it might not remember the events of its transformation, though those memories often haunt a lycanthrope as bloody dreams.
Monster Manual 5e
The Monster Manual (5e) addresses the following topics when describing lycanthropes:
