Called ‘weretouched’ by many, the descendents of lycanthropes, Shifters are universally mistrusted and feared. People think of lycanthropes as horrid monsters and thus are wary of their offspring, so shifters are often shunned in society. The Church of the Silver Flame’s war on lycanthropes resulted in mass slaughter of shifters along with the lycanthropes. In urban areas, shifters may be accepted as exotic travelers, though much in the way bugbears, hobgoblins and such are in Eberron. In rural communities they are rarely tolerated. Shifters are often connected to nature through their ancestry, and many prefer woodland and other isolated regions.

Racial Traits

• Humanoid (shapechanger)
• -2 Cha: In many ways the shifter mindset is closer to that of an animal than a humanoid.
• Medium: Shifters are Medium creatures and have no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
• Normal Speed: Shifters have a base speed of 30 feet.
• Low-light vision: Shifters can see twice as far as humans in conditions of dim light.
• Damage Reduction: Shifters gain damage reduction 1/silver.
• Wild Empathy: Shifters can use wild empathy as a 1st-level druid. This stacks with any other wild empathy they may gain.
• Shifting: A shifter can take on bestial traits as a free action, taking a -2 penalty to Int but also gaining a +2 bonus to two other ability scores chosen at 1st level. He may spend a total number of rounds per day shifted equal to 3 + his Con modifier, +1 for every level after 1st and +1 for every Shifter feat he possesses. Any round in which the shifter takes a move action to concentrate does not count against this daily limit.
• Razorclaw: While shifting you gain 2 claws as secondary natural weapons, dealing 1d4 damage +1 damage for every four character levels.
• Athletic: A shifter gains a +2 bonus to Acrobatics and Climb checks.

Alternate Racial Traits

The following traits may replace Razorclaw or one of the ability score boosts gained while shifting.

• Beasthide: While shifting you gain a +2 bonus to natural armor. If you gain this ability a second time the bonus increases by an additional +2.
• Beastmind: You do not take a penalty to Intelligence while shifting, and may apply one of the ability score boosts from shifting to Intelligence. If you gain this ability a second time you may expend 1 round of shifting as a full-round action to change your remaining shifter trait to any other shifter trait; if you later gain additional shifter traits they remain fixed.
• Cliffwalk: While shifting you gain a climb speed equal to half your land speed. If you gain this ability a second time your climb speed becomes equal to your land speed.
• Dreamsight: While shifting you gain the benefits of a speak with animals spell and a +2 bonus on wild empathy checks. In addition, Handle Animal is always a class skill for you. If you gain this ability a second time then while shifting you also gain Skill Focus (Perception) as a bonus feat and may spend a swift action to gain the benefits of see invisibility for 1 round.
• Gorebrute: While shifting you gain a set of horns as a primary natural weapon, dealing 1d6 damage +1 damage for every four character levels. You may only use these horns as part of a charge. If you do not attack with any other weapons as part of this charge, your horns deal double damage. If you gain this ability a second time then once per round when you damage a creature with your horns you may make a trip attempt against them as a free action.
• Longstride: While shifting you gain a +10ft bonus to land speed. If you gain this ability a second time the bonus increases by an additional +10ft.
• Longtooth: While shifting you gain a bite as a primary natural weapon, dealing 1d6 damage +1 damage for every four character levels. If you gain this ability a second time then any living creature damaged by your bite attack also takes 1 point of Constitution damage.
• Razorclaw: If you gain this ability a second time then you can make two claw attacks at the end of a charge at your highest attack bonus (plus the +2 bonus for charging).
• Swiftwing: While shifting you gain a fly speed equal to half your land speed with average maneuverability. You may not use your hands for anything while flying, though they may still carry objects. In addition, Fly is always a class skill for you. If you gain this ability a second time your fly speed becomes equal to your land speed, its maneuverability becomes good, and you gain a +4 bonus on Fly checks even while not shifting.
• Truedive: While shifting you gain a swim speed equal to your land speed, and a +8 bonus on Swim checks. In addition you may hold your breath for a number of rounds equal to 5x your Consititution score, even while not shifting. If you gain this ability a second time your swim speed increases by +10ft and you do not take penalties on melee attacks underwater.
• Wildhunt: While shifting you gain the Scent ability. In addition, Survival is always a class skill for you. If you gain this ability a second time then while shifting you also gain blindsense 30ft.

Favoured Class Bonuses

• Alchemist: Whenever you ingest a mutagen or cognatogen, your increased ability score increases by an additional +1/5.
• Barbarian: The barbarian gains +1/2 bonus rounds to a special pool which can be used for rage or shifting.
• Druid: Add a +1/2 bonus on Knowledge (nature) checks and Intimidate checks to change a creature’s attitude.
• Fighter: The fighter gains +1/3 DR/silver.
• Monk: Add a +1/2 circumstance bonus on critical hit confirmation rolls with natural weapons while shifting (maximum bonus of +4). This bonus does not stack with Critical Focus.
• Ranger: Add a +1/2 bonus on Survival checks and Intimidate checks to change a creature’s attitude.
• Totemist: Add +1/4 to the totemist’s essentia pool.
• Wilder: The wilder gains 1 bonus power point.