The Draelren are shapeshifters. The idea came to me from the picture I found of the panther and the young girls.<br/><br/>http://cs623431.vk.me/v623431485/3b61/7HFinpK3O48.jpg<br/><br/>Originally I wanted it to be a huntress looking for the panther and finding the shapeshifter who was a male. But we are having fun with the other way around too.<br/><br/>I am going to say the Draelren are more of a cult than a race. That way any race can join in and learn the magic used to change shape. It will be like a ritual and directed by the Goddess Artemia. She will be the Goddess who gives the power to shapeshift to her worshipers. They will be trained in the ways of the Cult, and given their choice of forms. I suggest each person who decides to become Draelren will choose a main form. They will find this animal in the wilds and observe them for a long time, perhaps a year, to absorb their habits and not harm them. During this time, they are not allowed to be near any other people.<br/><br/>Those in the Cult of Artemia will swear a Vow of the Hunt.<br/><br/>I will honor the Goddess Artemia in all ways.<br/>I will not hunt without reason of hunger.<br/>I will keep the Balance of Nature and not destroy the last of a kind.<br/>I will defend the young, those still learning the Ways, and those who honor the Goddess Artemia.<br/><br/>I chose a raven for my character's first form. The panther was the second form and the horse as the third. I will be using a dolphin as the last she can learn.<br/><br/>In this world I have had the Draelren be very rare, as fear of the magic drove many of the ordinary citizens to kill them. So the Cult is very secretive and very few know of its existence. I chose the land of the Elves as the last place they could be found.<br/><br/>Any one who wants to build a good solid background with training to become a certain animal feel free to do so. I am still working on my own backstory for Ravien.<br/><br/>https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=221585.0<br/>