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Character: Hogarth Silver-Hide

Race: Nord (obviously)

Gender: Male (obviously)

Info: The single most devout follower of Hircine, he gathered the Totems of Hircine for The Companions, single-handedly destroyed the Silver Hand, and brought the Lycans of Frostmoon Crag back to Jorrvaskr to join the Companions there. He has mastered the powers of the Werewolf. He has access to the powers of all three Totems of Hircine and the Frostmoon Pack's special rings all at once, plus the powers gained from eating the hearts of the animals and sentient races of Nirn. While Hogarth hates the idea of going against his master's will, he can't help but think that Lycans would be better served by being able to transform between their beast form and their humanoid form at will. Hircine, because of his devout service, has made an exception in his case, and given him this power. Because of all of this Lycanthropic power, Hogarth's beast form has silvery-white flecks all over its once completely black hide, a symptom of his ascension to an as-yet never seen form of Lycanthropy, Alpha Werewolf. Hogarth is a legendary smith and used to be a skilled melee fighter in humanoid form. However, he developed a special enchanted set of Daedric armor which can be worn without disappearing or breaking when swtiching into beast form, including special Daedric gauntlets with reinforced fingers that have serrated blades. Ever since the completion of this set of armor, Hogarth has completely forgone melee weapons and relies solely on his beast form for combat purposes, and, as a result, his melee skills in humanoid form have atrophied significantly. He is also very hot-headed and suffers a decrease in intelligence when he enters beast form even though he maintains control of his actions: a trade-off for his great Lycanthropic powers. His brashness and reduction in higher-brain function often cause him to rush deep into enemies ranks without much of a preconceived battle plan when in his beast form, leading to him getting surrounded frequently and cut off from his allies.