How can I handle werebeasts early on?
I've been playing Dwarf Fortress for a while now, and I've built 3 fortresses. Every time it's the same - I get to around 4 months in, a werebeast shows up, infects/kills my dwarves, then I wait. The next full moon, the infected dwarves transform, and then the cycle repeats.
I expected that something would happen the first time due to the nature of the game, but this last time I had just gotten my militia set up and trained, and even still, the same thing happened.
Based on this question, I know how I can kill dwarves I know to be infected, but I want to kill the werebeast right at the start, to prevent as many casualties as possible. Getting large numbers of militia isn't an option as this is early on and I only receive about one wave of migrants (some of which are children) before getting attacked.
How can I deal with a werebeast early on in the game (about 4 months in after the first migrant wave)?
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