Metamorphs

Metamorphs are shapers who focus on changing their form. All shapers can apply their Gift to their own form. Most shapers try to make themselves look more attractive. Metamorphs can be both more subtle and more profound in their changes. A metamorph might have a series of radically different forms, perhaps because he/she is a spy or a prostitute. A metamorph might have one or more forms that are less human, like a man-wolf, or wholly inhuman, like a wolf, or a wolf with wings.

Metamorphs may be arcanists or engineers, as metamorphosis is possible in both those approaches to shaping. Some metamorphs are wildlings, and their ability to change is part of their nature. Some metamorphs may even be from a different fold than the First, perhaps a world where their species exists naturally, perhaps even in abundance.

Not all metamorphs can control their form. An arcanist or engineer may accidentally make him/herself into a metamorph, or make a Gifted victim or test subject into a metamorph. The nature of the accident may also prevent the new metamorph from controlling his/her changes.

Metamorphs are distrusted by many civilized Passionate, because of their intrinsically deceptive appearance and the horrific stories about unstable metamorphs. On some shards, metamorphs are Vulgar. At best, they may to hide their true nature. At worst, they may be persecuted or banished.