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=== Shifters ===
The reptilian race known as the Shifters dwells in the Amenai Desert, and has done so for as long back as records stretch. The origin of their name has been disputed, but one main reason is the way they sway from side to side when idle - like some species of snake. Another reason is the way their eyes tend to wander and how their thin, forked tongue flutters, giving rise to the term ''shifty'' or ''shifter's eyes.'' What most people don't know is that the Shifters are masters of a very subtle for of Bodyform magic, and their eyes and tongue are used to draw runes - an art they often use to get an advantage in business transactions.

The history of the Shifter dates back to the time when the mysterious pyramids of the desert were constructed. The humans who made their home in the arid lands were masters of the Dark Runes, and used the amazing power within them to destroy anything that opposed them and further the edges of the desert. In their expansionism, they came upon the Merfolk, and by magic they turned a host of their number into a servant race to patrol the sands. The Shifters still remember their origin, and their hearts ache for the sea, but their cursed forms simply waste away in the water. In revenge, many Shifters in influential positions have taken to sending adventurous humans into the mysterious tombs of their old masters, shattering magical artefacts and torching those Ancients that still linger.

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