Quote Originally Posted by Skrum View Post
All good ideas, but I'm gonna go with more of a "possession" angle. The bite isn't coming from a creature that there's a horde of, it's a particular elf who belongs to a werewolf-esque tribe. He bites them, and they are temporarily overcome by the bloodthirsty spirit of Silia, the founder of this tribe. I think this is most akin to a curse (even though it's a temporary one), so remove curse is valid, and since it causes rage, calm emotions also seems fitting. I'm thinking of it as like a shot of Evil Adrenaline than "I broke into the mummy's tomb and now I'm cursed."
Yep, a curse is likely how I would deal with it as well (and in line with other curses like lycanthropy). Calm emotions sounds like a fun and unique counter, especially if your players have it prepared. Best of luck!