Shapeshifting

[close]                  In a world where only the elite rule over the land and your true value only lies in your shapeshifting ability, and other magical abilities, life has been more than cruel over the people of Astarial. Even though the three people who rule, the Princes and Princess, try to make things equal among the people, they can't deny the fact that this whole system of judging someone by their ability has been of some benefit to themselves as well. What with being three of the most powerful siblings in the land. The young rulers have voiced their concerns to the Council about the system but none are taken seriously. And as the people grow to see that their rulers' grip on the country weakens, revolts begin to happen. Even the rise of the Star Children have began to being told in stories once more. The only revolt powerful enough to have almost defeated the unrighteous system before they were cut down and banished from the land by the royals' grandfather. The story of their hair glimmering like starlight as always been a favorite among the children. And some even hope that the revolt that has been long forgotten, starts making a change in their unfair way of life.

[close] Where human and wolf come together as one being, shapeshiftinng in a RP planet...

[close] You didn't know what adventures, terrors, and dangers that you brought upon yourself when you came aboard the newest cruise ship, Wavey Sea. You thought you were going for a relaxing trip to the Bermuda, but instead your vacation turned into a trip of horror when the ship mysteriously wrecks during a fierce storm, and you along with many others are forced to retreat onto the shelter of a lonely island in the middle of the Bermuda triangle. The survivors collapse onto the sandy beaches of the island, soaking wet, shivering from the fierce winds, and exhausted. Little do they know what lays ahead. You hear strange noises in the middle of the night, you find yourself doing things you never would have before - inhuman things. Your senses sharpen, you are constantly hungry no matter how much you eat, you start to get wild urges, and the changes begin. You are no longer fully human, but part beast as well. And the longer you remain in your animal shape, the harder it is to control it.

[close] Numerous different types of shapeshifters exist in the world. There is a distinction between lycanthropes, which include solely persons infected by contact with another lycanthrope's bodily fluids, and shapeshifters, a class that includes both lycanthropes and persons who are able to shapeshift as a result of magic, such as a personal or family curse. In this universe, lycanthropes are barred from certain professions and can in fact still be killed on sight in some states. The status of non-lycanthrope shapeshifters, being far more rare, is less clear. To what extent, if any, human society recognizes the authority of lycanthrope social groups (packs, pards, etc.)--whether criminal acts undertaken at the order of one's alpha might be regarded as actions taken under duress, for instance-—is similarly unclear.