wereshark
Noun
A shapeshifter that can transform from a human to a shark or shark-like creature.
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Several nonmammalian creatures are worthy of note, including the wereraven, the weresnake, the werecrocodile, and the dreaded wereshark.
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But even warrior-priests as mighty as those of the Silver Flame have their limits, and while the Purified carried out their Purge on land, they were unable to do anything about the lycanthropes that inhabit the seas. The creature that attacked you was a wereshark, Haaken.
Weresharks are human except when they come in contact with salt water, at which time they transform into horrifying, bloodthirsty creatures with shark heads, gills, and dorsal fins, but human bodies.
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