I have come to an impass.
In Ane's adventures to conquer the world, she has slain some of the most powerful beasts there are, including a leviathan, which is as big as a giant sperm whale. She also made friends with a spider queen, because being undead together apparently makes us friends. Shes nice to chat with at least. Would paint the walls with Ane's guts if I tried anything i figure. Also taken down two forgotten beasts, one made of bismuth and another scaly spider that literally didnt notice i stabbed it like a thousand times, just chilling headbutting a wall. My one companion killed a hydra and is also credited with three night troll kills and the other killed a couple night trolls as well.
So we visited the far south-eastern corner of the map, where theres this abandoned mage fortress. I found thats not totally accurate, as a water summoner has taken up residence there and filled it with water thralls. Right outside the fort i found a lair where an intellect mage and a shapeshifter took up residence. The mage agreed to not only travel with us but let me borrow her secret slab, and became a hearthperson of mine.
Then upon leaving the tundra for a tower nearby, we were ambushed by werewolves. Both the intellect mage and less renowned companion were bitten on exposed flesh. The third heroic companion was also bitten, but was protected by their clothing. I made four camps where each of us could wait in solitude for the full moon, and now its arrived.
The hydra slayer is fine. But i checked the mage, and she is definitely cursed. Unfortunately i can go no further, because trying to leave the area or wait causes the game to crash, and i just saved the game upon reaching the site.
I figure the crash is caused by the mage being transformed into a werewolf and being in possession of a slab theyre "hauling" because of the transformation, so the game must be having a hickup regarding that. Unfortunately the only solution i can come up with, since she refuses to speak to me, is to kill her or otherwise start a fight and get her to drop the slab. And it might just be that my savegame is corrupt and doomed anyway, which sucks...