Shifters

Basics
Race Name: Shifters

Life span: 1800 - 2300 years (This lifespan will over ride the lifespan of a host race who's natural lifespan is shorter.)

General Alignment: Can be any, depending on the host race. Often Chaotic.

Physical Description
Shifters are physically indistinguishable from their "host race" or the race they originated as. Sometimes shifters of pure blood have features of the creature they become. For instance, a werecat might have slitted pupils. They have different strengths depending on which sub race they are.

There are three sub races of Shifter.
 * Lykos: Their shifted form is that of a wolf. They have a heightened sense of smell, and show great loyalty to their allies. Often they form social groups like wolf packs.
 * Werecats: These creatures have excellent vision and hearing. As their name suggests their shifted form is feline. This can range from house cat to tiger. They are very agile, and while more solitary that Lykos, still like the company of others.
 * Ursulines: Their shifted form is a bear. And while they have weak eyesight, they have great strength, hearing and sense of smell. THey are the most solitary of the Shifters, often because of a domineering personality.

Land of Origins
Shifters originated in the Dark Forest of Sawa.

History
Those of pure blood were created by the god Jhara in an attempt to prove himself wiser and stronger than his father, Kito. To ensure the rule of his race, Jhara gave them a bite that would spread their "curse".

Further details
Pureblood shifters are more vicious than their bitten kin, but the bitten have less control over their personality when they shift.

Not all shifters are inherently evil, and aside from a few extremist sects of the religious and political worlds, are not viewed as such.