Long shunned as the most unseelie of the unseelie, a human being that had been cursed for unspeakable sins, it is now recognized that werewolves are in fact quite seelie, and their condition is caused by a disease the collegium has dubbed heteromorphia lycans. While much work remains to be done on the subject, it is believed that the condition may be acquired in life or congenitally passed down from parent to child, with particularly severe attacks occurring on a cycle of roughly 28.8 days—hence the myth of a lunar connection. Sufferers still have a major stigma about them, even with the availability of treatments to reduce the frequency and severity of outbreaks, and many fail to seek treatment out due to embarrassment or social pressure—with almost invariably fatal results for the individuals involved. The presence of Collegister Ie, a known werewolf, among the ranks of the institution is in and of itself proof at how far the fortunes of these misunderstood creatures has come in the modern age.

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