Shapeshifters[]
RESTRICTED -- Full shifters are restricted. The rest can be played without Admin approval.
Shapeshifters ("shifters") are beings who can change shape at will. There are several different types:
- Box shifters can take the shape of any inanimate object, plus one human shape
- Face-shifters can take any humanoid shape
- Nature shifters can take the shape of any non-sentient being, such as trees and rocks
- Beast shifters can take any animal shape, but no other (no humanoid shape)
- Stateshifters can transform their bodies into a gas, liquid, and/or solid
- Full shifters can take the shape of anything with mass
Werecreatures are considered a separate race, since they're only capable of taking two predetermined forms.
Shapeshifters can choose what they look like. For instance, if a full shifter decided to become a human, it could choose to have black hair and brown eyes, or it could choose to be blond and blue. There's really no limit. Their lifespan is about 100 years.
Racial abilities[]
Shifting is an adaptation designed to camoflage the user, not to make them powerful. Shifters gain the appearance of whatever they choose, not its strengths or powers. For instance, if a shifter chose to look like a demon they would not gain super strength and speed.
Most shifters are therefore very tactful, sly, silver-tongued people who specialise in espionage and stealth. They are invaluable allies for city-owners.