# [[The Gallowhops]]
![[The Gallowhops.svg]]
The Gallowhops are a family and wider community of werewolves living in the rural lands near [[Otari]], on the party's route toward [[Absalom]]. Unlike the mindless lycanthropes of legend, they have largely learned to live with their curse and are regarded by locals as "weird and strange, but they don't do anything bad."
## The Curse
The lycanthropy began as something small — described as "like a dog" — but then spread and infected many of them. It is the same curse carried by [[Seba]], [[Mezru]], and most people in the community. Those afflicted transform under the full moon: they lose their minds and their memories, and their speech comes out as a howl through fanged teeth.
When transformed, the werewolves prey on animals rather than people. They have killed livestock (notably two breeding pigs, [[Sandy]] and [[Onyx]], belonging to [[Orville]]) but no humans have ever been killed. Victims wake with no memory of the hunt, only the knowledge of what they have done and the feeling of being full. The community is large — estimates range from 30 to 100 werewolves — and the phenomenon had been going on for several months when the party arrived.
## Customs
- [[Aumagh Longsaddle|Ama]] signals an approaching full moon to the community by putting out a red blanket.
- The party discovered and worked with the Gallowhops, coming to see them as people coping with a curse rather than monsters to be destroyed.
## Known Members
```dataview
table description as "Description" from "ttrpgs/The Undead Unkillers"
WHERE contains(location,"Gallowhops")
SORT file.name ASC
```
## Threats
The Gallowhops are hunted by the [[Werewolf Hunters]], a band of professional monster slayers who use silvered weapons. Because the party had been working with the Gallowhops, [[Grumblebum|Grumble]] warned against letting the hunters join the party.
## Session History
- **[[058_20240113 Werewolf Woodland|Session 058]]** — While investigating wolves killing livestock near Otari, the party met [[Seba]] and [[Mezru]], who identified "the family" as the Gallowhops and admitted that they and most of the community are cursed.
- **[[061_20240224 Tower of Memories and Creepy Dolls|Session 061]]** — Recap notes the party had discovered the Gallowhops, "a town of werewolves who have been able to live with their curse."
- **[[122_20260705 The Blessed Wolf-Cat|Session 122]]** — [[Aumagh Longsaddle]] is confirmed to be from the Gallowhops.
- **[[123_20260711 Seeds for Hope|Session 123]]** — After the werewolf fight ended, the reverted Gallowhops explained they had come **searching for the Blessed Wolf** ([[Zuhri]]), hoping her curative bite could free the infected of moon-madness. They had heard the rumours from the hunters of [[Arbor Felix]] and set out roughly **20 strong**, losing people along the way. Members revealed include the blacksmith [[Hralin]] (Wolf 3) and the child [[Onaru]]; they brought a wagon of gifts for the party and afterward resolved to join the local village.
- **[[124_20260719 Paper Insects|Session 124]]** — The pack mourned [[Sevara]], their leader-figure, killed by [[Grumblebum|Grumble]] during the fight. At Hralin's request, Zuhri **bit all the surviving ex-werewolves**, freeing them of moon-madness; in gratitude they agreed to help build [[Maret]] a new house. Zuhri also realized she is now somehow **connected to everyone she has ever bitten** — including the Gallowhops — as if they are all one pack.
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