The reclusive lythari, known among the wood elves as silver shadows, are true lycanthropes: good-aligned wild elves able to take lupine form. In wolf form, lythari are beautiful, with pale gray or silver fur and intelligent blue or brown eyes. A wolf-lythari leaves no impression of danger or ferocity, but rather seems friendly and companionable. An adult is the size of a small pony and might carry a man-sized ally if the need is great. In the rare times they assume elf form, the lythari are beautiful and otherworldly, even for elves. They dress in furs, hides, and other natural garb, decorating themselves with feathers, bone jewelry, and similar objects in a fashion more ancient than the oldest wood elf tribes. Tall and pale skinned, they have light blue or green eyes and silver hair.
Racial Traits:
Ability Adjustments: +2 Strength, +2 Dexterity, -2 Constitution -2 Intelligence, +2 Wisdom
Hardiness vs. Enchantments: Immunity to magic sleep effects, +2 racial bonus to saving throws against enchantment spells or effects.
Low-Light Vision: Lythari can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination.
Weapon Proficiency: Lythari receive the Martial Weapon Proficiency feats for the longsword, rapier, longbow (including composite longbow), and shortbow (including composite shortbow) as bonus feats. They also gain the Weapon Proficiency (Creature) feat.
Keen Senses: +2 racial bonus to Listen, Search, and Spot checks.
Track: Lythari gain the track feat due to their wild natures and the call of the hunt.
Natural Armor improvements: At 1st level, the lythari's natural armor bonus increases by +2. This bonus stacks with all other natural armor bonuses and works in both forms.
Alternate Form: At 1st level, the lythari can take the form of a wolf and changing forms is a standard action that can be attempted once per round.
Favored Class: Ranger. A multiclass lythari's ranger class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing. Lythari also have access to the Silver Shadow prestige class, the only race that can do so (it is an extension of their heritage).
Level Adjustment +1: Lythari are slightly more powerful and gain levels more slowly than other races. It will take more experience for a Lythari to reach level 2 than it would for normal races, for example.
Silver Shadow
PRESTIGE CLASS: This class is not available at character creation and must be unlocked by meeting special requirements, listed below. This class has 8 levels.
The Silver Shadow is another name for the Lythari, those that focus on their werewolf heritage. Those that follow this path heed the call of nature and become even more ferocious and graceful wolves.
Requirements
Alignment: Chaotic Good.
Race: Lythari
Class Features
HD: d8
BAB: High
High Saves: Fort, Ref, Will
Weapon and Armor proficiency: None
Class Skills: Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Spot, and Survival
Skill points: 2 + Int modifier
Class Abilities
Level 1: Damage Reduction 5/Alchemical Silver, Bonus Feat: Iron Will, Bonus Feat: Weapon Focus (Bite)
Level 2: Damage Reduction 10/Alchemical Silver
Level 3: Feral Strength +2, Feral Constitution +2, Natural Armor +4, Improved bite damage
Level 4: Feral Dexterity +4, Feral Constitution +4, Bonus Feat: Knockdown
Level 5: Feral Strength +4, Natural Armor +5
Level 6: Feral Strength +6, Bonus Feat: Dash
Level 7: Feral Strength +10
Level 8: Feral Strength +14, Feral Constitution +6, Bonus Feat: Alertness
Feral Strength, Constitution, and Dexterity are the bonuses the silver shadow receives while in wolf form (see details below).
Natural Armor: The lythari's natural armor bonus improves to +4 at 3rd level and +5 at 5th level. This bonus will stack with any other source of natural armor and works in both forms.
Improved bite damage: At 3rd level, the lythari's wolf form bite improves from d6 to d8. The improved natural attack feat will increase the progression from d8 (so improved natural attack I would increase the d8 to 2d6).
Feat Access: While leveling up in the Silver Shadow PrC, the character will have access to the following feat they would not otherwise have access to: Multiattack. This must be taken while leveling up in the prestige class.
Feats available while leveling up in any class that will improve the character and/or wolf form:
Improved Natural Attack: increases the wolf form's bite damage by one rank. Progression is d6, d8, 2d6, 3d6, 4d6, 6d6, 8d6, and finally 12d6 (with Improved Natural Attack 6 and 3 levels of Silver Shadow).
Wolf Shapes
Normal Wolf Form (level 1 lythari)
Strength: 13
Dexterity: 15
Constitution: 15
Armor Class: 16 (10 + 2 Dex + 2 Natural Wolf AC + 2 Natural Armor bonus)
Damage: d6 + 1
Silver Shadow 8 Wolf Form (level 9+ lythari)
Strength: 27
Dexterity: 19
Constitution: 21
Armor Class: 21 (10 + 4 Dex + 2 Natural Wolf AC + 5 Natural Armor bonus)
Damage: d8 + 8
Neither shape shown includes any worn gear that transfer to the form (using the wildshape rules).