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Creatures by Type : Shapeshifters
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Overview - Beings with the ability to change shape and form. Includes therianthropes or "werecreatures".
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Alp - A shapeshifting spirit associated with nightmares, often takes the form of a bird, cat, or other animal. (German)
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Changeling - A non-human child that has been left in the place of a stolen human child.
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Doppelganger - The astral duplicate of a living human. (German)
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Each Uisge - A supernatural water horse that feeds on human flesh.
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Encantado - A dolphin-like being with the ability to shape shift into human form.
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Goblin - A malformed creature related to the fae. (European)
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Imp - A small mischievous demon related to the fairy. (European)
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Jinni - An invisible shapeshifter that can appear in the form of a human or an animal. (Middle Eastern)
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Kelpie - A supernatural water horse found near lakes and rivers in Scotland. (Scottish)
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Kitsune - A shapeshifting trickster that appears in the form of a fox, a human, or a human with a fox face. (Japanese)
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Nix - A shapeshifter that can appear as a human, snake, fish, horse, or mermaid. (German)
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Selkie - A seal-like being with the ability to shapeshift into human form. (Irish, Scottish)
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Skin Walker - A human with the ability to shapeshift into an animal form by wearing its skin. (Native American)
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Troll - A magical being that lives inside the hills. (Scandinavian)
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Werewolf - A human who, at times, physically transforms into a half-wolf, half-human creature. (Prevalent)
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