[Shodo]

There aren't any special restrictions or requirements for completing the quest; so, as long as you con at least dubious (maybe apprehensive? Can't remember for this one) and trigger the quest text by hailing the npc, you'll be able to do it. Whether you get the prerequisite faction by slaughtering thousands of gnolls or by using wolf form is irrelevant.

One thing to note: there are npcs from the caster guild that wander around the area, and they *hate* necromancers and have see invis. Pretty sure they would be kos even with wolf form on, so make sure you don't bump into them.