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Bak (Assamese aqueous creature); Bakeneko and Nekomata (cat); Boto Encantado (river dolphin); Itachi (weasel or marten); Jorōgumo and Tsuchigumo (spider); Kitsune, Huli Jing, hồ ly tinh and Kumiho (fox)
Mythical beings and creatures with the ability to change their bodies. This may either be a power they can freely activate at will, or a curse which forces them to change involuntarily. Subcategories
Maintained to separate fiction - While some may argue that the category of Fictional Shapeshifters is superfluous, this category is maintained to separate shapeshifters appearing in works of fiction (i.e. characters created by a specific author in specific work) and those from legend, mythology or folklore (for instance, the trickster gods of various mythologies).
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A shape-shifting entity spawned by the Outer God Ngyr-Korath to serve him only. It may grant great powers to whoever chooses to serve him and his master, but his final aim is the destruction of all sentient and intelligent life in the Cosmos. Yog-Sapha The Dweller of the Depths, Lord of the Things Which Dwell Beneath the Surface
GURPS Shapeshifters contains character creation rules, game environments and sample shifters for various campaign settings.. The first chapter studies the history and mythology of shapeshifters from four periods: the prehistoric, the classical, the medieval and the modern era.
In some accounts, a Kóoshdaa káa is able to assume the form of any species of otter; in others, only one. Accounts of their behaviour seem to conflict with one another. In some stories, Kóoshdaa káa are cruel creatures who take delight in tricking poor Tlingit sailors to their deaths.
1722 German woodcut of a werewolf transforming. Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore are werewolves and vampires (mostly of European, Canadian, and Native American/early American origin), ichchhadhari naag (shape-shifting cobra) of India, shapeshifting fox spirits of East Asia such as the huli jing of China, the obake of Japan, the Navajo skin-walkers, and gods, goddesses and demons and ...