Not wolves, but rats and cats.

Borrowers are so tiny, that the Were forms they take on are the size of real rats and cats.

Real rats and cats are already threats to borrowers. So the cursed Were feels the guilt and horror of turning into the same creature that regularly attacks and kills their own kind.

And their family and friends? Have their own guilt and horror of seeing a loved one turn into one of those dangerous creatures. Lashing out at them. Every time they defend themself from some rat or cat, they have to wonder if it's their rampaging loved one.

what do yall think are their names????

Wererats are cunning lycanthropes with sly avaricious personalities. They are Wiry and twitchy in humanoid form with thin hair and darting eyes. In their humanoid and hybrid forms Wererats prefer light weapons and use ambush tactics rather than fighting as a pack. Although a Wererat can deliver a nasty bite in its rat form it favors that form for stealthy infiltration and escape rather than combat.

A Wererat clan operates much like a thieves guild with Wererats transmitting their curse only to creatures they want to induct into the clan. Wererats that are accidentally cursed or break loose from the clan's control are quickly hunted down and killed.

Wererat clans are found throughout urban civilization often dwelling in cellars and catacombs. These creatures are common in the sewers beneath major cities viewing those subterranean areas as their hunting grounds. Rats and Giant Rats are commonly found living among Wererats.