Auras in werewolv.es
Auras are status effects that can be applied to players, modifying their behaviour or abilities during the game. Some auras are applied by moderators at game start as part of the setup, while others are applied through in-game mechanics and items.
This page may not cover all auras in the game.
- AbysmalProtection
Marks the bearer of an Abysmal Armour. The armour is destroyed when its bearer is killed, but provides no protection from the kill.
- AvatarOfRetribution
Applied after the player dies while holding an Ankh of Retribution. Their corpse will attempt to kill whoever killed them the following night.
- Benign
Gives the player a -1 modifier to their vote if they are voting for a village-aligned player.
- Blessed
- Blocks undead visitors.
- Blighted
Rumoured to be a curse mark placed by a Demon Lord or Brethren Fanatic. If the stories are to be believed, it can be ignited in a penetrating kill that bypasses most protections.
- Bloodmark
Applied by a Bloodletter. Makes the player appear as Wolfpack-aligned to alignment checks and as a killer to investigators for two nights.
- BloodSoaked
Makes the player appear as a member of a specific faction to alignment checks, depending on the type of Bloody Wreath applied.
- Clumsy
- Player is unable to activate items.
- Concussed
- Player has a chance to visit a neighbour of their target instead.
- Concussion
Applied to the target of a War Hammer. The player may accidentally visit a neighbour of their intended target instead of the target themselves.
- ContagiousBlight
Allegedly the innate mark of a Brethren Fanatic. Each night, their visits apply the Blighted aura to their targets. Cannot be removed by cleansing.
- Corrected
Applied by a Mercurial Caduceus. Certain words in the player's day messages are automatically replaced with alternatives chosen by the holder.
- CouncilMember
- Marks the player as a member of the Midnight Council.
- Crippled
- Player is unable to visit more than 3 players away from them.
- Cursed
Applied by the Midnight Council. The player's night action is blocked and the aura is removed at the start of the following day.
- CursedByFenrir
Appears as a wolf to alignment checks and can be recruited by the Bloodmoon Cult.
- CurseOfFenrir
- Makes the player appear as Wolfpack-aligned to alignment checks.
- Damned
- Changes a player's win condition to align with any evil faction.
- Decay
Applied by a Lich to an enemy player. Has a chance each night to block the afflicted player's night action. Grows more powerful as the Lich levels up.
- DemonicDarkness
Whispers suggest this is applied by a Shadowcaster. Makes the player appear as a Demon to alignment checks.
- DemonicEssence
In theory, applied by an Abyssal Armour. Makes the player appear as a Demon to alignment checks and grants immunity to night kills and role-blocks.
- Doomed
- Kills the player.
- Enduring
Prevents any type of death or execution from occurring. Expires when used.
- EnduringSpirit
Applied while the player holds an Ankh of Possession. If killed at night, their spirit swaps bodies with their killer the following night.
- FenrirsPledge
Applied by a Warg's Bracer. If a Wolfpack member attempts to kill the player, the kill is blocked and the bracer is destroyed.
- Frozen
Prevents the player from visiting anyone more than one house away. They may only visit themselves or their immediate neighbours. Visitors to a frozen player have a 1-in-3 chance of also becoming frozen.
- Greedy
- Player is unable to pass items.
- HasAncestralLycanthropy
Appears as a wolf to alignment checks and can be recruited by the Children of Acer.
- HoldingWeapon
Marks the player as a killer to investigative roles while they hold a weapon item.
- ImImmortl
Applied by the Essence of the Ancient One. The player's day messages are corrupted: random vowels are removed and words are replaced with internet slang.
- Incriminated
- Will appear as a killer and a witchcraft user to relevant checks.
- Inebriated
- Makes a player drunk.
- Isolated
- Removes a player from any night chats.
- Maimed
- Has a chance to kill the player when they visit others.
- MartyrsProtection
Applied by a Martyr's Crown holder. If the player is killed at night, the kill is redirected to the Martyr instead.
- Merciful
Gives the player a -1 modifier to their vote if they are voting for a Villager, Sleepwalker, Insomniac, or a Lycan.
- Merry
Makes a player behave the same as Drunk, and also has their speech altered.
- OverrunByRats
The player is in the area of a Vermin Talisman's rat swarm. Each night they are role-blocked, item-blocked, and their visits are redirected to a random neighbour. The swarm moves each morning.
- PaxDemocracia
Applied by an Amulet of Peace. The player cannot be executed by the village. If voted for execution, they escape unharmed.
- Persistent
Gives the player a +1 modifier to their vote if they are voting for the same player they were voting for at the end of the previous day.
- PlaguedBySnakes
The player is in the area of a Serpentine Talisman's snake swarm. Each night, a random player among them and their visitors is poisoned (Serpentine Talisman holders are excluded). The swarm moves each morning.
- Poisoned
Lasts 3 nights. Each night, they have a chance of being role-blocked or dying.
- Pollymorphed
Applied by a Potion of Pollymorph. All words in the player's day messages are replaced with parrot noises for the rest of that day.
- PossessingSpirit
Applied when the player kills someone holding an Ankh of Possession. The dead player's spirit will swap bodies with them the following night.
- PrimedBearTrap
A Bear Trap has been set on the player. The next player to visit them will be Crippled (unable to visit more than 3 players away).
- PsychicCommuning
Applied to a dead player whose spirit is being observed by a Psychic. Everything they send in the graveyard that night is heard by the Psychic.
- ReincarnationSpell
Applied after dying while holding an Ankh of Reincarnation. The player is being revived and will return to the game the following day.
- Resilience
Grants the player immunity from role-blocks for one night. The legacy name for Tenacious, applied by older versions of the Potion of Tenacity.
- Righteous
Gives the player a +1 modifier to their vote if they are voting for a player that is not village-aligned.
- RiteOfFenrir
Applied by a Blood Priest. If the player is killed by a Wolfpack member, they survive and join the Wolfpack instead.
- RunicAura
Applied when using a Rune. Makes the player appear as a witchcraft user to investigators.
- SecondChance
Applied while the player holds an Ankh of Reincarnation. If killed at night, they will be revived and return to the game the following day.
- Shadow
Applied by a Shadowcaster. Makes the player appear as a Villager to alignment checks, concealing their true faction.
- Spellbound
Makes the player do an additional visit to a random player each night.
- SpittingFeathers
A lingering effect of being Pollymorphed. Occasional words in the player's day messages are replaced with parrot noises.
- StrengthOfFenrir
Applied by a Heart of Fenrir. Grants immunity to night kills and role-blocks.
- StrongNeck
Applied by an Iron Collar. If the player is executed by the village, they survive and the collar is destroyed.
- Tenacious
- The player is immune to role-block.
- ThreatOfRetribution
Applied while the player holds an Ankh of Retribution. If killed at night, their corpse will attempt to kill whoever killed them the following night.
- Tough
- Prevents any type of death from occurring. Expires when used.
- UnholyEavesdropper
Applied by a Hell Helm holder. The holder is able to read all of the player's night phase messages.
- Vigilant
- Items the player is holding are unable to be stolen.
- Vindictive
Gives the player a +1 modifier to their vote if voting for someone that was voting for them at the end of the previous day.
- Vulnerability
Applied by a Potion of Vulnerability. The player's night immunity is removed for one night.
- Wavering
Gives the player a -1 modifier to their vote if they are voting for the same player they were voting for at the end of the previous day.
- Weakened
- Role-blocks the player.
- Weakness
Applied by a Potion of Weakness. The player's role ability is blocked for that night.
- Whispering
Applied when activating a Whispering Orb. The player's night messages are redirected anonymously to all players holding a Whispering Orb.
- Whispers
Applied when using a Hvísla Rune. Allows the player to send anonymous night messages to a specific player.
- WolfSkin
Applied by a Wolf Pelt. Makes the player appear as a Werewolf to alignment checks and grants one-time protection from a night kill.
Unknowing Variants
Several starting auras have 'Unknowing' versions that are invisible to the player holding them, while remaining visible to aura-detecting roles such as the Aura Seer. The auras with Unknowing variants are: Benign, Merciful, Persistent, Righteous, Vindictive, and Wavering.
Additional information on auras is available on the Unofficial H2P Wiki. Note: the unofficial wiki may contain inaccurate or outdated content.