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Ever wondered how to become a werewolf in Skyrim? As a werewolf, you can do melee attacks with your claws and run on all fours. You also get increased strength and resistance to disease.

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Becoming a Werewolf

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  1. Go to Whiterun, the city just north of Riverwood, and join the Companions. You can encounter Aela the Huntress just outside the city or. She will send you on a quest with Vilkas to obtain a fragment of a legendary battle ax. The dungeon where this fragment is found is chock-full with draugr, so be very prepared. Follow Vilkas and the quest updates until you have completed the dungeon. Afterwards, you will need to meet Vilkas in front of Jorrvaskr to more officially join the Companions and move forward towards becoming a werewolf.
  2. Same procedure as before. It will sometimes give you the choice to pick between three of the leaders, choose Farkas for the quest of becoming a werewolf (after the quest). During this/another quest you will witness him, turn into a werewolf himself.
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  3. With the radiant quest complete, you will need to talk to Skjor. He will request to meet you at night. Do so, and soon, Aela will also turn into a werewolf, and you can drink her blood.
  4. Activate the fountain when prompted and you will become a werewolf. Complete further Companions quests or simply enjoy your new powers.
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After Becoming a Werewolf

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  1. You can only transform once a day (unless you have the Ring of Hircine) and the Beast Form lasts for 150 seconds. Time is extended for beast form if you feed off corpses, giving you an additional 30 seconds. Select it from the power menu and activate it in a similar manner to Shouts.
  2. Benefits are only applicable when in beast form.
    • You will be cured of all diseases. This includes vampirism.
    • Your health and stamina will increase, as well as stamina regeneration.
    • Your carrying capacity will increase 2000 pts as a wolf.
    • You can use Howls, which are similar to shouts. Howls drives enemies away.
    • You will have claws which act as both weapon and protection.
  3. As nice as the upsides are, there are a number of downsides of which you should be aware.
    • Silver harms anyone, but as a werewolf--especially in wolf form--silver hurts you even more than before.
    • You will not receive any resting bonuses.
    • Racial abilities will not carry over.
    • You cannot use equipment, magic, or other powers.
    • If NPC'S witness your transformation, they will run, or attack you. In the least case they will treat you like an outsider, saying "I find your wolfish grin... unsettling." "You smell like a wet dog." "Is that... Hair growing out of your ears?" and even "Ah, you've been playing with your hounds again?" But Eorlund Gray-Mane will defend you if you transform in the middle of Whiterun.
  4. You may wish to cure yourself of lycanthropy. Unless you have activated the Dawnguard Expansion Pack* (*Aela can give you blood once more) or downloaded a mod, it will be impossible to become a werewolf again.
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    Can I use magic tools while not in werewolf form?
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    Yes, you can still use spells even if you have lycanthropy and you're in your regular form.
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    Can I turn into a vampire while I am a werewolf on Skyrim?
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    You are not able to get the disease if you are a werewolf, and if you are already a vampire drinking the blood from the fountain will replace vampirism.
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    How do I transform into a werewolf in the book called Aw Awunky Beastley Business?
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    Simply go to the corner with the chest and pick up the Hircine's Ewer.
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      • If you're too lazy to actually do all the quests and you are playing the PC version of the game, press the tilde key and type "player.addspell 00092c48" to automatically give you Beast Form. Press enter and the tilde key again to close the console.
      • You can attack townspeople while in beast form and not get charged with a crime! Just make sure no one sees you transforming.
      • Wild wolves won't attack you if you're transformed into a werewolf.
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      • Instead of the skill perks you normally gain through leveling up, werewolf perks are awarded after feeding on your foes. Every time you feed on a foe in the beast mode, you make progress towards the next perk.
      • You can get additional werewolf transformations if you get the Hircine's Ring during the quest "Ill Met by Moonlight." Go to Falkreath barracks and talk to a prisoner.Sinding.
      • The Cure All Diseases potion will not cure lycanthropy. To cure lycanthropy, talk Vilkas or Farkas and ask for work. Accept the Purity mission.
      • While in werewolf form, you can use power attacks which drain your stamina, like normal. However, stamina regenerates more quickly.
      • Be aware that as a werewolf, the Silver Hand will hunt you for a living, even when you are not in beast form.
      • Make sure you only transform into a werewolf out of the sight of people of other people.
      • The Companions will know if you become a werewolf.
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      To become a werewolf in Skyrim, start by going to Whiterun and talking with Aela the Huntress. Then, complete the mission she sends you on so you can officially join the Companions. Next, talk to Farkas and complete a radiant quest with him. When you're finished, meet with Skjor. Finally, activate the fountain near where you met with Skjor, which will turn you into a werewolf. To learn how to play as a werewolf in Skyrim, scroll down!

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