Lore:Wolf

are aggressive canines found throughout Tamriel. They are pack hunters and can often be found in packs of two or three, using their highly developed sense of smell to track their prey. When threatened, they may howl and thus draw in other members of their pack. When attacking, they will often attempt to circle around behind their prey to bite.

Wolves are related to domesticated dogs, and the two can be bred to produce wolfdogs. 

The Skaal see wolves as one of the most blessed of the creations of the All-Maker, for their speed, agility and skills as hunter.  One of Kyne's Sacred Trials is to slay the  , one of the seven   of Skyrim.   A wolf is one of the many animals carved into puzzles on the dungeons of Skyrim.  Hircine's aspect of speed takes the form of a wolf.

Wolves are known to carry infectious diseases and in some places, like Solstheim, they are called plague wolves. The wolves from Cyrodiil may carry helljoint, the ones in Skyrim sometimes carry rockjoint and the wolves from Solstheim can carry yellow tick.  

Wolves are hunted for their pelts, which can be tanned into leather. They are also occasionally domesticated and kept as companions and mounts.  

There are several varieties of wolves and dire wolves. The regular wolves are the weaker versions whose fur pattern is different depending on their native region. 

Breeds
Alpha Wolf
Alpha wolves are wolves that serve as pack leaders.

Found in: Shadowkey, Skyrim,  
 

Bonewolf
Bonewolves (or Bone Wolves) are undead wolves created by black magic and have been known to haunt the old graves of Solstheim. 

Found in: Bloodmoon, Skyrim 
 

Cinder Wolf
The flaming, reanimated skeleton of a dire wolf that had burned to death. 

Found in: ESO
 

Dire Wolf
Dire Wolves are large wolves found in many parts of  . Their coloration differs depending on where they are, with striped varieties having a tendency to be found in the south.

Found in: Shadowkey, ESO, Blades
 

Doom Wolf
Doom Wolves are large black wolves with glowing red eyes. They were bred for size and savagery from the timber wolves of the southern  , and used as the mount of choice by the Dark Brotherhood.  

Found in: ESO
 

Draugulf
 s are a rare form of undead wolf; only the     clan of   are known to have utilized them. 

Found in: ESO
 

Gloam Wolf
Gloam Wolves are shadowy dire wolves found in Nocturnal's realm of  . 

Found in: ESO
 

Gorne Striped Wolf
Gorne Striped Wolves are dire wolves found on the Isle of  , off the east coast of Morrowind, where they terrorized the island's settlers until they were suppressed in the  . 

Found in: ESO
 

Helkarn Wolf
Helkarn Wolves are large wolves found in Elsweyr. They are trusting and gentle-natured, and after the villagers of   found them unsuitable as watchdogs, they bred them to mountable size. 

Found in: ESO
 

Highland Wolf
The Highland Wolf is found in the Colovian hills and   in Cyrodiil, and they were domesticated by foresters and bred for size to use them as mounts. 

Found in: ESO
 

Ice Wolf
Ice wolves are white and are found in Skyrim. The Nords of   domesticated some of the largest Ice Wolves to use them as mounts, and the Reachman clans domesticated a variety known as the Karthwolf.  The Ice Wolves found near the   of Skyrim are associated with the goddess   and the Wolf Totem of  .  

Found in: Skyrim, ESO
 

Karthwolf
A variety of ice wolf domesticated by the Reach clans of the valley of the Karth. Some, known as Karthwolf Chargers, were bred for size and endurance to use as mounts,  while others, called Karthwolf Shepherds, protect their livestock and cull the weak from the herds. 

Found in: ESO
 

Painted Wolf
Painted Wolves are a tan-colored variety of wolf native to the rugged badlands of central  . The  s of these canyon lands have bred the local Painted Wolves into large, sure-footed mounts to help them navigate the broken terrain, allowing them to go places inaccessible to the more usual   mounts. 

Found in: ESO
 

Plague Wolf
Plague wolves are a type of red-furred wolf found on Solstheim, known to carry diseases.

Found in: Bloodmoon
 

Red Pit Wolf
A large red-furred breed of wolf that were bred by the Reachmen to serve as pit fighters, usually facing off against bears or bristlebacks. The first ones trained as mounts were used by the Tyrant of Markarth's guards. 

Found in: ESO
 

Shadowghost Pack Wolf
A black-and-white variety of wolf related to the larger, lone Shadowghost Wolves. They hunt in packs on dark nights, and make loyal pets. 

Found in: ESO
 

Shadowghost Wolf
A large, solitary black-and-white variety of wolf related to the smaller Shadowghost Pack Wolf, only seen on rare occasions and only in the nighttime on moors and wastelands. Some doubt whether it is even a mortal creature. 

Found in: ESO
 

Shardwolf
Shardwolves are a type of wolf found in the region known as the Western Reach, which borders Skyrim, High Rock, and Hammerfell.

Found in: Shadowkey
 

Skeletal Wolf
The reanimated skeleton of a large wolf. The Vampire of  , King  , and his Zombie Hussars of the   are said to have ridden into battle on skeletal wolves.  Skeletal Pack Wolves are the reanimated skeleton wolves, said to rise when the moons are full. 

Found in: ESO
 

Snow Wolf
Snow wolves are white-colored and can be found in the far north of Tamriel. They are more resistant to frost than other wolf varieties and can cause frostbite to those they bite. The Nords of Solstheim can use their pelts to create frost resistant armor.

Found in: Arena, Bloodmoon, Shadowkey,  
 

Timber Wolf
Timber wolves are larger and stronger wolves found in the forests of Cyrodiil. Doom wolves were originally bred from timber wolves from the southern Jerall Mountains.

Found in: Oblivion, Blades
 

Twilight Wolf
Twilight Wolves are a type of wolf with blue fur, found in the Western Reach region that borders Skyrim, High Rock, and Hammerfell.

Found in: Shadowkey
 

Wild Hunt Wolf
Wild Hunt Wolves are living plant-like creatures that are said to have been created by   meddling with the nature of wolves. 

Found in: ESO
 

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Notes
Some Dwarven vamidiums were constructed in the shape of wolves.
Conjurers are able to compel Flame and Storm Atronachs to adopt the form of wolves.

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