Are werewolves and lycans the same?
The answer is no .
The word werewolf is thought to derive from Old English wer (or were)— pronounced variously as /ˈwɛər-/, /ˈwɪər-/, or /ˈwɜr-/ and wulf. The first part, wer, translates as "man" (in the specific sense of male human, not the race of humanity generally). It has cognates in several other Germanic languages including Gothic wair, Old High German wer, and Old Norse verr, as well as in other Indo-European languages, such as Sanskrit 'vira', Latin vir, Irish fear, Lithuanian vyras, and Welsh gŵr, which have the same meaning. The second half, wulf, is the ancestor of modern English "wolf"; in some cases it also had the general meaning "beast".
An alternative etymology derives the first part from Old English weri (to wear); the full form in this case would be glossed as wearer of wolf skin. Related to this interpretation is Old Norse úlfhéðnar, which denoted lupine equivalents of the berserker, said to wear a wolfskin (in contrast to the berserker's bearskin) in battle.
Facsimile of the first seven lines of the 14th century English translation of the 12th century French manuscript The Romance of William of PalerneYet other sources derive the word from warg-wolf, where warg (or later werg and wero) is cognate with Old Norse vargr, meaning "rogue", "outlaw" or, euphemistically, "wolf". A Vargulf was the kind of wolf that slaughtered many members of a flock or herd but ate little of the kill. This was a serious problem for herders, who had to somehow destroy the rogue wolf before it destroyed the entire flock or herd. The term Warg was used in Old English for this kind of wolf. Possibly related is the fact that, in Norse society, an outlaw (who could be murdered with no legal repercussions and was forbidden to receive aid) was typically called vargr.
In this game the werewolf is a slobering beast, who cannot control his change-aggression- is allergic to silver. Maybe bitten or clawed to transform, or born. Easy to kill one silver bullet to any vital organ. I am saying it this way because of the berserkers once they went crazy they were hard to control and people had to kill them.
The word "lycanthropy" is sometimes used generically for any transformation of a human into animal form, though the precise term for that is technically "therianthropy". Sometimes, "zoanthropy" is used instead of "therianthropy". The word has also been linked to Lycaon, a king of Arcadia who, according to Ovid's Metamorphoses, was turned into a ravenous wolf in retribution for attempting to serve human flesh (his own son) to visiting Zeus in an attempt to disprove the god's divinity.
In the original myths and legends, lycanthropy is not given any specific cause other than being generally attributed to magic, which may be voluntary (a supernatural power) or involuntary (a curse).
Another ancient term for shapeshifting between any animal forms is versipellis, from which the English words turnskin and turncoat are derived.This Latin word is similar in meaning to words used for werewolves and other shapeshifters in Russian (oboroten) and Old Norse (hamrammr).
The French name for a werewolf, sometimes used in English, is loup-garou (pronounced /lugaˈru/), from the Latin noun lupus meaning wolf. The second element is thought to be from Old French garoul meaning "werewolf". This in turn is most likely from Frankish *wer-wulf meaning "man-wolf".
Therianthropy refers to the metamorphosis of humans into other animals.
In this game a lycan or therian is cursed, or it is a type of magical ability. So they are able to change at will and the best ways to kill them are severing the spinal cord, removing the head, or really really blowing them to kingdom come. The magical spell requires a wolf pelt. This being said a witch or wizard or anyone else caught with a wolf pelt will be killed. Unless the Alpha is the one who gives you the pelt.
The answer is no .
The word werewolf is thought to derive from Old English wer (or were)— pronounced variously as /ˈwɛər-/, /ˈwɪər-/, or /ˈwɜr-/ and wulf. The first part, wer, translates as "man" (in the specific sense of male human, not the race of humanity generally). It has cognates in several other Germanic languages including Gothic wair, Old High German wer, and Old Norse verr, as well as in other Indo-European languages, such as Sanskrit 'vira', Latin vir, Irish fear, Lithuanian vyras, and Welsh gŵr, which have the same meaning. The second half, wulf, is the ancestor of modern English "wolf"; in some cases it also had the general meaning "beast".
An alternative etymology derives the first part from Old English weri (to wear); the full form in this case would be glossed as wearer of wolf skin. Related to this interpretation is Old Norse úlfhéðnar, which denoted lupine equivalents of the berserker, said to wear a wolfskin (in contrast to the berserker's bearskin) in battle.
Facsimile of the first seven lines of the 14th century English translation of the 12th century French manuscript The Romance of William of PalerneYet other sources derive the word from warg-wolf, where warg (or later werg and wero) is cognate with Old Norse vargr, meaning "rogue", "outlaw" or, euphemistically, "wolf". A Vargulf was the kind of wolf that slaughtered many members of a flock or herd but ate little of the kill. This was a serious problem for herders, who had to somehow destroy the rogue wolf before it destroyed the entire flock or herd. The term Warg was used in Old English for this kind of wolf. Possibly related is the fact that, in Norse society, an outlaw (who could be murdered with no legal repercussions and was forbidden to receive aid) was typically called vargr.
In this game the werewolf is a slobering beast, who cannot control his change-aggression- is allergic to silver. Maybe bitten or clawed to transform, or born. Easy to kill one silver bullet to any vital organ. I am saying it this way because of the berserkers once they went crazy they were hard to control and people had to kill them.
The word "lycanthropy" is sometimes used generically for any transformation of a human into animal form, though the precise term for that is technically "therianthropy". Sometimes, "zoanthropy" is used instead of "therianthropy". The word has also been linked to Lycaon, a king of Arcadia who, according to Ovid's Metamorphoses, was turned into a ravenous wolf in retribution for attempting to serve human flesh (his own son) to visiting Zeus in an attempt to disprove the god's divinity.
In the original myths and legends, lycanthropy is not given any specific cause other than being generally attributed to magic, which may be voluntary (a supernatural power) or involuntary (a curse).
Another ancient term for shapeshifting between any animal forms is versipellis, from which the English words turnskin and turncoat are derived.This Latin word is similar in meaning to words used for werewolves and other shapeshifters in Russian (oboroten) and Old Norse (hamrammr).
The French name for a werewolf, sometimes used in English, is loup-garou (pronounced /lugaˈru/), from the Latin noun lupus meaning wolf. The second element is thought to be from Old French garoul meaning "werewolf". This in turn is most likely from Frankish *wer-wulf meaning "man-wolf".
Therianthropy refers to the metamorphosis of humans into other animals.
In this game a lycan or therian is cursed, or it is a type of magical ability. So they are able to change at will and the best ways to kill them are severing the spinal cord, removing the head, or really really blowing them to kingdom come. The magical spell requires a wolf pelt. This being said a witch or wizard or anyone else caught with a wolf pelt will be killed. Unless the Alpha is the one who gives you the pelt.