Talk:Children of the Moon/@comment-66.87.115.43-20140517195440/@comment-50.140.216.41-20140802133927

Actually, werewolves started out as a man who made a deal with the devil to turn into a wolf (Like Jacob) by wearing an enchanted item of clothing or the like, what your thinking of is a direwolf. The name in and of itself means "Man wolf" in old english. This latter changed into a sort of hybrid between the two.

Also, while the author has no respect for the lore of any creature that was unfortunate enough to be put in the book, she has to make a connection to the pop culture lore, so they have to at least look like a wolf. I