Shifters

Brief:
- Typical Alignment: Neutral
- Affinity: Melee
- Weak to: Silver
- Lifespan: Up to 1,000
Information:
Since people started keeping history, there have been stories of people that turned into animals. In some places they were the Apex Preadators of the land, in anothers they were the Apex Preadators of the sea. In both cases, they were known to function as some type of group, be it a pack on land, or a shoal in the ocean. Coldridge County became a haven to some, they were not shunned away. From the waters of Wichhaven the Aquatic Shifters could live, the mountains and forests of Coldridge for the Beast Shifters, and both were welcome in Aetherstone City.
Base Attack:
Claw Swipe
Using their claws like built in weapons, Shifters have a deadly attack to use against those that may stand in their way.
Base Passives:
Shifting
Shifters are able to take on multiple forms, depending on their type of Shifter. Shifting can happen at any time, but is forced during a Full Moon. Injuries are healed during shifting.
- Human Form
- Were Form
- Animal Form
Information:
Strengths:
[Strength of the Wild]
Drawing on the animalistic strength, Shifters are fast and strong. One would be wise not to challenge a Shifter in hand-to-hand combat.
[Enchanced Senses]
Shifters have enchanced hearing and smell, about to hear at a larger range than the other races, and track smells from a greater distance. No greater tracker than a Shifter.
Weaknesses:
[Feral Awakening]
If a Shifter does not maintain control at all times, especially when shifting, they can rever to a feral mentality. When this happens they may attack others they once defended. There are rumors some groups are looking into ways to force this state as a new weapon.
[Silver]
As with Vampires, Shifters can not tolerate behing cut by silver. Wounds on a Shifter caused by silver can take days, or weeks, to heal depending on how bad the wound is.
Creation of a Shifter
A Human may be turned into a Shifter if the following conditions are met:
- They have been bitten during a full moon.
- Their body is strong enough to handle the turning. It is a tolling process that not everyone would live through.
If all are met, a Human will become a Shifter after a few days. The type of Shifter they become depends on who bit them.
Meet the Shifters
Beast Shifter
Beast Shifters are apex predators. This includes many families of animals, from Wolves, to Bears, to Lions. Beast Shifters can be any land mammel as long as they are apex pedators.
Appearance:
Human form – Same appearance as Humans, clothing can match the area it is in.
Were form – This would be the humanoid animal form, it should show qualities of the specific animal that the Shifter is part of.
Animal form – This would be a full animal form, based on the Shifter’s animal.
Special Ability:
Call of the Wild – Beast Shifters can communicate over long distances with their howls and roars, some animals may also respond to this.
Beast Shifter
Aquatic Shifter
Aquatic Shifters are the rulers of the ocean. There are many types of Aquatic Shifters, which includes many families of aquatic creatures, such as Killer Whales, Sharks, as well as many species of fish or crustaceans.
Appearance:
Human form – Same appearance as Humans, clothing can match the area it is in.
Mer form – This would be the humanoid animal form, it should show qualities of the specific aquatic animal that the Shifter is part of.
Special Ability:
Ocean Life – The Aquatic Shifter can breathe underwater and also communicate with aquatic life, creating the ability to use the ocean life as a means to communicate with others or a diversion if anyone enters their home.
Aquatic Shifter
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