Editing Shifter

Shifters are one of the races to come out of the [[Eberron]] setting, alongside the [[Changeling]] and [[Warforged]] and oft-forgotten [[Kalashtar]]. The basic idea is that they are [[werewolf|werewolves-lite]], having similar shapeshifting into beast powers without being as utterly broken as true lycanthropes. It's commonly believed that they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes, hence the watered down shapeshifting power.

Initially, they weren't very popular, perhaps because the art made them absolutely butt-fuck ugly. Seriously, even your typical [[furry]] wouldn't bang the Eberron corebook shifters. Perhaps noting the attempts by fans to redraw them as [[monstergirls]], [[WoTC]] prettied them up in subsequent art and they steadily grew more popular, though [[Warforged]] have always beaten them out.

Weren't in the 5e player's guide, but were part of the Eberron web-enhancement Unearthed Arcana, which can be found on the WotC website if you're willing to sniff around. [[http://media.wizards.com/2015/downloads/dnd/UA_Eberron_v1.1.pdf|Or just take it from here.]]

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