Werewolf

Ferelden lore is full of instances where werewolves have plagued the countryside. Werewolves are wolves possessed by Rage Demons and transformed into humanoid monsters with incredible speed and strength, able to spread a curse to those they bit that would drive them mad with rage. Indeed, the ability of normal dogs to detect a werewolf even when it is in a human guise is what first led Fereldens to adopt dogs as an indispensible companion in every farmhold.

The hero Dane led a crusade to eliminate this threat once and for all, and while werewolves have never assumed the same prominence since, there have still been reports of individual packs lurking in remote forests. In recent years, some have even been reported to have developed an uncanny willpower and intelligence. Though why this is so is unknown.