Lycanthrope, Lythari	

A Forgotten Realms Creature

Product Number: #9430	
Year Published: 1994

Converted from 2nd Edition to 3rd Edition D&D
by Donald J. Brooks, E-mail Address : Maialythar@yahoo.com
Last Updated: December 18th, 2000

Summary of Conversion: The lythari is the first of conversions I am planning for Forgotten Realms Material pertaining to Elves and Evermeet. I combined different skills and attributes, as well as feats, for the lythari, from the MM templetes for Lycanthropes, Elves, and Wolves. Since Lythari are significantly larger in size than regular Wolves, but not as strong as Winter Wolves, I used a general balance or mean when I needed to.

Lythari
Medium size Shapechanger
Hit Dice: 4d8+12: hp: 30
Initiative: +7
Speed: 50'
AC: 15 (+3 Dex, +2 Natural)
Attacks: Bite +5
Damage: 2d4+2
Face/Reach: 5 ft by 5 ft/ 5 ft
Special Attacks: Trip
Special Qualities: Low Light Vision, Wolf Empathy, Scent, Damage Reduction 15/Silver
Saves: Fortitude: +6, Reflex: +4, Will: +6
Abilities: Str: 15  Dex:17  Con: 15 Int: 13 Wis: 14 Cha: 14
Skills: Hide +4, Listen +6, Move Silently +6, Spot +4, Wilerness Lore +2, Search +3
Feats: Weapon Focus(Bite), Improved Initiative

Climate/Terrain: Forest
Organization: Pack or Solitary
Challenge Rating: 4
Treasure: Standard 1/2
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Advancement: By Class

Description:

	The reclusive Lythari, known among wood elves as Silver Shadows, are true lycanthropes, good aligned elves able to take lupine form. Details for wolf form, (Lythari have no hybrid form.)
	In wolf form, lythari are beutiful creatures, with pale gray or silver fur and intelligent blue or brown eyes. Lythari wolves leave no idication of danger or ferocity.
	In rare times, Lythari assume elf form, they are beautiful even for elves. They dress in furs, hides and other natural garbs. Also weaing feathers, bone jewelry, and similar objects. Taller than normal elves, they have pale skin and blue or green eyes, with silver hair.
	Unlike most Lycanthropes, Lythari are gentle creatures. Lythari are carnivores, but never attack intelligent prey. They prefer to hunt deer, rabbit, and such.

	In wolf form, Lythari comminicate in the same manner as wolves. In elf form, they speak Elven, common and sylvan.

Combat:
	Lythari prefer to attack in wolf form, but will if needed take up arms in elven form. In wolf form, Lythari attack by biting, then attempt to trip their opponent. In elf form, Lythari prefer ntural made weapons, bows, spears, bone knives. etc.
	Lythari dislike combat and prefer to flee rather than fight. In warlike conditions, they act as scouts and messangers. If cornered or defending their kin, they fight with great skill.

Trip (Ex): In wolf form a Lythari that hits with a bite attack can attempt to trip the opponent as a free action (pg. 139 Players Handbook) with making a touch attack or provoking an attack of oppurtunity. If the attempt fails, the opponent cannot react to trip the Lythari.

Scent (Ex): See pg. 10 Monster Manual

Wolf Empathy (Ex): As animal empathy (pg 63 Players Handbook), only with wolves.

Damage Reduction (Su): See pg 9 Monster Manual

Low Light Vision (Ex): As an Elf would have

	Lythari also recieve the same Racial traits as elves, listed in the Players Handbook. The main distinct difference btween Lythari and other elves, is Lythari are somewhat larger in size and stature.
Use the human charts for rolling size and weight. In wolf form, Lythari are about 6-8 feet in length. Also, Lythari can only pass on lycanthropy to other elves, and only if both are in mutual consent.