Shifter

Whether your transformation begun from the raw chaos of the far realms, the constant change of the Feywild, or at the whim of some capricious spirit or deity, you are now a shifter; an agent of chaos. Your body is in constant flux, evolving and mutating, growing less and less you for each day that passes, but you are instead becoming something else.

The shifter will often be seen by others as a monster, with clawed hands and glowing eyes, that prowl the dark of night. While this can be true, no two shifters are ever necessarily the same. The physical changes a shifter goes through does make life in regular society difficult though, and many do live alone, whether this mean in the sewers of a large city or far out in the forests or mountains of the wild. Some do try to blend in, and often become very adept at disguises instead, but do instead have to face a constant worry of discovery, and of what that discovery might mean.

Shifters are also normally untrained, and while some did intentionally seek out the transformation, most stumble onto it by accident. Because of this the backgrounds of shifters are often just as varied as their specific abilities, but what drives success, and keeps them alive, is fortitude, and ingenuity. Adapting to one morning waking up with a giant crab pincer for a hand, or large ears that can hear for hundreds of meters, can be daunting tasks, and many shifters don’t cope well, or survive long…

More so than just staying alive though, a common pursuit for most shifters is a search for self-knowledge and understanding. To understand the changes they are going through, and to learn to cope with their new abilities, and often even body parts. Over time this also turn those who are successful at staying alive and learning about themselves to often seek out further evolution, and to pursue their own view of self-perfection. This self-perfection is often twisted though, strange, and ever changing.

As adventurers however shifters thrive, with their strange abilities making them versatile additions to any party. They tend to serve as robust skirmishers and natural hunters, and make a valuable member of any team, assuming their companions can put up with their, let’s say, eccentricities.