Shapeshifting Amulet

Amulets imbued with limited Shapeshifting abilities are widely available through Hireath. These amulets can be used for free by any character, and are not required to be purchased. They do not have be visible on your character's design. 
In order to keep the blessing special, the Shapshifting amulet does not have the same abilities as level 1 Shapeshifting, and is limited to a specific set of uses.
= OOC Uses of the Amulet =
These are changes the amulet can make to your character if your art style and personal preferences change. These are considered retroactive "out of character" changes rather than in-character transformations, and are basically minor tweaks you are allowed to make to your character without purchasing an item.
* Change your character's height
* Change your character's build (i.e. Arabian to draft horse)
* Change/grow your character's hairstyle
* Change your character's scars
* Change your character's sex
= IC Use of the Amulet =
In order to make Hireath more LGBT-friendly and to allow any character couple to conceive foals, the amulet can be use to change sex characteristics. This is an in-character change that takes place while the affected character is wearing the amulet. They are available throughout Hireath, used both for gender-affirming changes for transgender individuals, and for fertility-related purposes. 
Shapeshifting amulets are available in all herds and to vagabonds, usually created by imbuers, healers, or other magic users. They originated in Sedo, as the creation of mystically-talented Saviors, but have spread throughout the herds since the God's war. 
In herds with more fluid ideas about gender and sex, the amulet is widely and easily available, and its use carries no stigma. In Aodh, their recreational use or use in fashion is common. 
In herds where transgender acceptance is not widespread, the amulets are harder to come by and are mostly circulated in secretive counterculture circles. Their use in these places would likely be concealed for the safety of the wearer. In Talori, they are largely unknown, and would likely not be recognized for what they are. 
The amulet itself can look like any small token or piece of jewelry. If your character is wearing their amulet visibly on their ref, the jewelry must be purchased from the shop, but the amulet can be invisibly concealed in a character's mane or tail. 
= What the Amulet Can't Do =
The Shapeshifting amulet is limited in its abilities. It is incapable of the following tasks:
* Changing a character's species
* Regrow a character's missing body parts
* In-character transformations (i.e. your character intentionally hiding scars)
* Changes that reverse themselves in-character (i.e. tall when wearing amulet, short without)
* Changing a character's design/coat without an appearance change potion
If you want your character to be able to make in-character changes to their appearance, seek the full Shapeshifting blessing!
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