Can you turn someone into a werewolf in Skyrim?
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To answer this question directly, yes, you can turn someone into a werewolf in Skyrim through the Bloodmoon ability in the Werewolf skill tree, which allows a werewolf to infect another player with Lycanthropy once every 7 days by returning to the Werewolf ritual site. This process requires you to have your Ultimate Ability “Werewolf Transformation” slotted and ready to go, and you must transform into a werewolf to initiate the process.
FAQs about Werewolves in Skyrim
General Information
- How do you turn someone into a werewolf? The most common origin for werewolves is a bite by another werewolf, but a curse can also be an acceptable origin for a transformation, and less often, sleeping under the full moon can transform someone into a werewolf.
- Who do I talk to to become a werewolf in Skyrim? With the radiant quest complete, you will need to talk to Skjor, who will request to meet you at night, and soon, Aela will also turn into a werewolf, and you can drink her blood to become a werewolf.
- Is it worth being a werewolf in Skyrim? On a practical level, it’s well worth becoming a werewolf just for the 100 percent disease resistance bonus, but there’s also a myriad of reasons to become a werewolf for roleplaying and story reasons in Skyrim.
Becoming a Werewolf
- Can you turn into a werewolf in Skyrim? After the initial violent outburst, you gain Beast Form which is found in the Powers section of the Magic menu, and like the other Powers, you can activate Beast Form once a day.
- How do you become a werewolf without joining the Companions? Finally, feed on Skjor, Aela, Vilkas, Farkas, or Kodlak while they’re asleep in their bed, and you’ll become a werewolf without joining the Companions.
- Can you become a werewolf more than once in Skyrim? As long as you own the Dawnguard DLC or the Special Edition of Skyrim, you’ll be able to become a werewolf again, even if you purged yourself of the Companions’ “gift” in “Glory of the Dead“.
Curing Werewolf and Vampirism
- Does becoming a werewolf cure vampirism Skyrim? Becoming a Werewolf will immediately cure the Dragonborn’s Vampirism, but being a Werewolf has drawbacks just like being a Vampire does.
- Can you undo becoming a werewolf? Anyway, yeah, go to the end of the Companions’ quest, you can cure it the same way you cure someone else during that quest by bringing a head of a Glenmori witch to Ysgrammor’s tomb.
- Can you cure vampirism in Skyrim? The player won’t need to provide anything else to Falion to cure Vampirism, just let him do his thing, stand in the Summoning Stones, and the Vampire curse will be cured.
Werewolf and Vampire Hybrids
- How do you turn a werewolf into a hybrid? To become a werewolf-vampire hybrid, a werewolf must have either Klaus or Hope’s Blood in their system before they are killed so they can awaken a short time later in transition.
- What happens when a werewolf and a vampire have a baby? Werewolf-Vampire Hybrids, also called Were-pires or Vaewolfves, are the mixture of both a vampire and a werewolf, possessing the powers of both species, making them twice as powerful.
Gameplay and Races
- Is it better to be a vampire or werewolf in Skyrim? Werewolf form is unquestionably better for a few reasons, most of them have to do with the fact that Vampire Lord form really isn’t all that much better than what you can do with magic and melee in human form anyway.
- What is the best race for a werewolf in Skyrim? So, these are the best and worst races to play as a werewolf in Skyrim, including Redguard, Argonian, Dunmer/Dark Elf, and Nord.
- Do followers care if you turn into a werewolf Skyrim? Followers do not have any problems with you transforming into a werewolf, however some followers will become unhappy with you if you break any laws, which could be turning in a populated area and having guards become hostile.
Miscellaneous
- How long do you stay as a werewolf in Skyrim? As your time as a werewolf is equal to 150 seconds + 30 seconds per “feed”, if you’ve fed on a large number of bodies in werewolf form, you may need to wait several hours, and Skyrim werewolves can cause enemies to flee by howling.