[DezoPenguin]

Originally Posted by itanshi1

Lycanthrope is as old as werewolf lore I'm afraid. Underworld draws much from white wolf rpgs and both draw from the old lore.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycanthrope

Not "lycanthrope," Itanshi. I mean the use of the shortened form "lycan" to refer to a werewolf.