Fun fact: “shape-shifting” as a term did not exist until very recently, mostly thanks to popular culture. Before then, each group of shape-changing folks simply went by their titles (e.g. Selkie, WulverShape-shifting members of the Guardians, these peaceful creatures originated in the British Isles, and transform from wolf to man., etc.). Let it never be said that those among the MythosThe Mythos refers to six of the Seven Peoples of the Earth, i.e. the Sun and the Darkness, the Guardians... are not affected by the Ever-Dying.
Shape-shifting usually applies to animal-humanoid transformation, and comes in two flavors:
- Made shape-shifters. These are beings who are cursed or spelled with the ability to transform into something else.
- Born shape-shifters. These are broken into two categories:
- Removable skin. Selkies and Sinaa fall into this category.
- Non-removable skin. Wulvers and Zimwi fall into this category.
There are various shape-shifting group among most of the Seven PeoplesThe Seven Peoples of the Earth are the seven identifying categories applied to most sentient beings in the world., and their cultures tend to be built around their abilities. For the record, that can happen. Shape-shifting Kin rarely retain the ability to transform past the second or third generation.