#Sierra was like 'sure I want to be a mom but I am not gestating anybody under any circumstances' so she didn't

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The Shifters List

@outpost51 wanted more shifters in the new year and who am I to say no? So here's a quick list of my shifter characters so far.

I've got

Allison, red wolf

Graham, red wolf

Melinda & Alan, Allison & Graham's parents, both coyotes

Corcra, black fox

Ian, Sierra's husband and Spinder's brother-in-law, common raccoon dog

Marla & Hazel, Sierra & Ian's adopted kids, timber wolf and gray fox

Heith, bat-eared fox

Tatya, gray wolf

Edit Feb 2, 2024:

Pali, Marcus's spouse, golden jackal

There's no in-world rationale for who turns into what. Instead I exercise my authorial privileges because this is still my "don't overthink it" setting. But I think for genetic lineages, it's more likely that your kids will have the same or a closely related canid form, hence Allison's family all having Canis forms. At some point I'll probably think of more lore surrounding this form of magic and I might tweak things a bit, but unless I find a really compelling reason to change it I'm going to stick to having them transform into fully canid forms (while mostly keeping their human-form brainpower).

I also think it's important to note that Sierra, known to be the most humorless person, cannot contain herself about Ian's raccoon dog form. She has long since decided it is the cutest thing she will ever see. This isn't why she married him but it's a bigger factor than she would like to admit.

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