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Therianthrope Empress


Lore[]

While Runevalis lacks a governmental system to appoint rulers, all its inhabitants pledge their allegiance to their one and only empress. The divine wolves roaming this land at her beck and call are further testament to her greatness.

Acquisition[]

Name Origin[]

Therianthropy refers to the metamorphosis of humans into animals. Therianthropes are said to change forms via shapeshifting. Therianthropes have long existed in mythology, appearing in ancient cave drawings such as the Sorcerer at Les Trois Frères.

The term therianthropy comes from the Greek theríon, θηρίον, meaning "wild animal" or "beast" (impliedly mammalian), and anthrōpos, άνθρωπος, meaning "human being".

Therianthropy was also used to describe spiritual belief in animal transformation in 1915 and one source raises the possibility the term may have been used in the 16th century in criminal trials of suspected werewolves.

Additional Info[]

Boss in 9th Chapter during Revenge of the Ancients Odyssey Event.

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