Shifter

Shifters, also sometimes called the weretouched, are a race of humanoids descended from interbreeding between lycanthropes and humans.

Physical Characteristics


Shifters resemble their close brethren humans, but with distinctively beastial features such as sharp teeth, claws, pointed ears, or fur. Because of this shifter closely resemble their lycanthrope ancestors to an extent that is sometimes confusing for other races, who sometimes mistake them for such. For this reason shifters are commonly feared and many mistake all victims of lycanthropy, including shifters, to be inherently evil. However, this is a mistaken belief.

Unlike their more feral brethren, however, shifters are incapable of shapeshifting despite their name, but instead manifest animal-like traits when under stress.

Psychology
Shifters are commonly self-reliant and free-spirited. However, shifters ar restrained in their actions by a fear that they might become lost in the savagery that dwells in their blood. This fear of losing control makes many shifters confrontational and reclusive. Some shifters overcome this self-doubt, however, becoming true friends to those they fight beside.

Religion
Shifters favor gods of nature, such as Silvanus, or the moon, such as Selûne as well as primal spirits.

Homelands
Just like lycanthropes, shifters can be found scattered throughout all of Faerûn, but a few gather in larger communities. The Werewoods near Baldur's Gate and the Glimmerwood in Luruar are two such locations where lycanthropes are found in larger numbers and hence, as a result, so are shifters. However, most shifters, even in these regions, stave away from the dark influence of their ancsetors. Other large shifter communities are found in the Great Dale and the Forest of Lethyr, as well as Dambrath where the local culture is xenophobic and has a hatred for drow.

Subraces

 * Longtooth shifters
 * Razorclaw shifters