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[tps12]

I quarantined the wrong dwarf after a weredeer attack, and as a result had a few more get bitten during the next full moon. I walled up the four bitten survivors in two groups of two. At the next full moon, only one of the four transformed, but it did not attack the dwarf it was locked in with.

So, are the three who didn't turn definitely okay, or could they start changing at the next full moon? Is the one who didn't transform but was not attacked by the one who did a weredeer who is just lying dormant or something?

According to the wiki, a werebeast bite victim "has a high chance to change when the next full moon comes" and "[w]erebeasts of the same species will...not normally fight." I guess I'm confused whether "high chance" means a high chance of being converted to a werebeast, or just of transforming at the first opportunity. And whether the same species cooperation would apply in that case, so that a werebeast who transforms can recognize one who doesn't (provided it's possible to be a werebeast and not transform if it's a fresh bite).

Any ideas? I could just leave everyone locked away another month to be sure, but would rather not have to lose any more souls than necessary, I'm already having trouble finding enough places to stash coffins. Thanks!

[PatrikLundell]

My understanding was that weres always turn on a full moon, and that they start immediately (and that high chance refers to the risk of infection/curse). However, given the strange display, I'd make sure the symptomless unattacked dwarf was secured at the next full moon, while I'd release the other two.
Also, I'd isolate the dwarves individually rather than in groups. The fastest way is to brick up a number of individual rooms and then tear down the wall after the full moon.

[tps12]

Thanks, after the next full moon your understanding appears to be correct: the same dwarf transformed again and the other three "were" fine.

[Thisfox]

According to the wiki, a werebeast bite victim "has a high chance to change when the next full moon comes" and "[w]erebeasts of the same species will...not normally fight."

I realise you hit your resolution, but I'm suspicious of that note from the wiki. I tend to find that if I lock a bunch of weres and suspected weres in the same quarters, when the Change comes through, the transformation coincides with a bloodbath, and only one were remains at the end. They were all bitten by the same beast, so they all turn into the same beast, but I've not found that weres of the same species would ever lay off.