Editor’s note: The following is an extract from partially burned papers from the church of St Almat. They seem to be from the notebooks of one Magister Garius Kal. They may prove to be of use during our current predicament.

[Werewolves] are misunderstood. Our folk do not change their form to some sort of bestial wolf during the fool moon. That is how one makes orcs, and it appears to be irreversible once the rage has taken the poor souls. Werewolves are the souls of those who [fragment burnt and missing]

Those beasts are truly the souls of such who are afflicted. At night, the soul leaves and roams the area. Normally this is of no account, the soul having no substance and having no shape. But on nights when the Sister is full and bright, these afflicted souls become stronger and more malevolent. They take a form that resembles that of an animal, vicious and slavering for the blood of the living. Once the Sister begins her rest, becoming darker and less full, the souls become substanceless again.

In order to remove such an affliction, silver is most efficaceous. While many believe that silver weapons will kill a werewolf, this is mistaken. Striking an afflicted soul with silver merely sends the soul back to its body for a period. In order to prevent the sould from wandering, it must be anchored to the body. The most efficaceous way to do this is to surround the seat of the soul with a circle of silver. [Note: this could explain the prevalence of silver belts found in the ruins, since the stomach is the seat of the soul.] Care must be taken to do this before the soul begins wandering or it will be unable to return.

[Fragment ends]