Legendary Peak Dire Wolf

The Peak Dire Wolf is one of the rare instances of a wild familiar, and what was once a wizard's helper was left to fend for itself. It channels the magics of the universe and its feral nature well, especially during night. The nighttime preference was due to the wizard's field of magic; he was a nightmage, a branch of wizards who use the magnified lunar rays to do multitudes of tasks.

The wizard had been kidnapped by an ill-meaning group, and with his wolf unable to find him, it soon grew wild. What legends were told of the wizard spoke of his wolf growing into a bipedal wolven beast during the red moon, acting as the wizard's guard on that forsaken night.

With one incident, it ended up encountering a wandering Aspen Winters, biting her in the throat and cursing her into a werewolf for the rest of her life.