The Rougarou or Loup-Garoux is one of the most famed monsters in cajun lore. Similar to a werewolf, this creature can take the form of a human, wolf, or a terrifying hybrid of the two - a muscular human body with a wolf's maw. The thing that sets this creature apart is its adaptation to the lowland swamps and bogs of cajun country, its its curse: The Rougarou is not a human afflicted with disease... it is a shapechanger spirit come to punish civilized lands.
This Monster was developed by DiceKnight Adventures' Head of Design, Joshua the Sage, in collaboration with @DevonBorkowskiArt, who did the illustration. The two travel the country working for Renaissance Faires, and in their spare time, they collect local legends and lore, and code them into 5e D&D Lore Packs, like this one.
- from the publisher's blurb