Race Name: Lythari

Ability Scores: +1 Dex, +1 Cha

Size: medium
Speed: 30ft
Languages: common, elvish

Age: as regular elves

Alignment: chaotic good
Size: as regular elves

Traits:
 Normal elf traits:
o Darkvision
o Fey Ancestry
o Trance
o Keen Senses
 Pure Lycanthrope: as an action, you can polymorph into a CR 1 wolf as per the polymorph spell and can change
back into your true form as a bonus action. You retain your mental stats. You stay in this form until you revert
back or until you reach 0HP.
o By spending a long rest performing the Ritual of Bonding, you can turn a willing creature into a
lycanthrope as well. They gain the Pure Lycanthrope trait as you do, in addition to being able to perform
the ritual themselves.

History:
Lythari (originally Ly-tel-quessir are good-aligned elven lycanthropic wolves, similar in appearance
to werewolves and often mistaken as such. Lythari differ from werewolves in that they have no hybrid form and are
friendly and companionable when in lupine form. Although much less numerous than werewolves, a lot of Lythari
are sponsored by the church of Selûne.

Lythari are true lycanthropes. They are born as were-creatures to lycanthrope parents. Lythari packs are almost
exclusively found in wood elf lands or on the isle of Evermeet. Lythari propagate using a ritual of bonding that will
turn the other party into a lythari. This ritual only works if both parties agree to the transformation. It leaves a
permanent scar on the transformed, which resembles a wolf bite.

Lythari packs are small, usually numbering no more than 30, a dozen or so of which will be too young to fend for
themselves. They do not fashion metal objects of any kind and the rare spellcasters amongst them tend to be priests
of one of the nature deities. All members of a lythari pack are treated equally, with no real leaders.

Lone lythari were readily accepted within normal wolf packs and treated deferentially but are left out of the pack
hierarchy. Evil wolves such as worgs, werewolves and wolfweres would attempt to drive off a lythari or slay them if
at all possible. They could sense a lythari's goodliness naturally.