Editing Werehyena (section)

==Midgard==
The werehyena has found its greatest D&D debut to date in the [[Midgard]] setting, where not only does the "basic" werehyena exist as a Lycanthrope, but the Bouda and Kishi have both found expression as hyena-based [[demon]]s. They are scattered throughout the pages of the [[Tome of Beasts]] quadrilogy, with Kishi appearing in the Tome of Beasts 1, the Werehyena in the Creature Codex, and the Bouda in the Tome of Beasts 2.

The standard Midgard werehyena is actually a form of [[demon]]ic possession, which infects the victim with a form of pseudo-therianthropy that allows them to assume the form of a hyena and a [[gnoll]]-like humanoid hyena. However, non-gnolls who contract this infection are fundamentally incompatible with it; unless cured, they ''die'' at the next full moon, with their soul being twisted into a "hyena-like demon" (presumably becoming a Kishi or Bouda). Only gnolls can survive the werehyena infection unscathed, and even then, most of them die shortly after being bitten. Curing werehyena infection is much harder than normal, due to its fiendish origins; to cure the infectee, a fiend must be summoned and then killed in the infectee's presence, and the infectee must then drink the fiend's ichor as part of the ritual to cleanse their spirit.

Kishis are demons who appear as handsome men with the head of a hyena growing out of the backs of their skulls. They are charming and seductive, but driven by uncontrollable carnal appetites. They typically prey on young women, luring them into seclusion before raping, killing and eating them - in that order, if the woman is lucky. They often skin their victims and make keepsakes out of the skin.

Boudas are shapeshifting fiends who can take the forms of humanoids, giant hyenas, and oversized, monstrous-looking [[gnoll]]s at will. They are known for their voracious appetites for flesh in general and carrion in particular, to the point they have trouble not stopping in the middle of a fight to feast on the slain. If driven away from their meals, they have a vindictive streak that causes them to basically seek vengeance forever.

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