MythoKemon

## Sub-Race Information

"The Kemon, short hand for Kemonomimi, are a race of sentient humanoid beings that carry animalistic features. Alongside this form, they are capable of turning into their respective animal forms and carry traits of their animal form such as heightened senses as well as a biased preference to certain elements. There is an additional form known as their were form, in which they take on a larger were-beast state which is typically triggered under extreme circumstances." -*Kemon Page*

Mythological species, outside of Draconic, are extremely rare occurances. Some say they are a pure enigma or that they just do not exist due to how rare they are. While some Kemon share the appearance with the creatures of mythos, such as bird Kemon that have bird features in their human form, they may still not be a true MythoKemon. These Kemon have sometimes labeled themselves as FalseMytho or go by the shared mythological name such as mermaid, siren, and lamia.

It is said that MythoKemon are born during the Meteor New Year where the magic is at it's strongest and most chaotic. It's said that lineage may encourage certain mythological creatures to appear as Kemon.

Some examples of MythoKemon that may exist:

* Kirin
* Unicorn
* Catoblepas
* Griffin
* Hippocampus
* Hippogriff
* Kitsune
* Peryton
* Basilisk
* Phoenix
* Centaur

MythoKemon are seen as 'pets', curses, and even ill-omens in certain societies. This has lead to many MythoKemon to learning to hide their features by magic or even having them permanently removed so they can easily hide within any society.

## Feral Form

The feral form of the MythoKemon is seen as a domesticated form. While it's their animal form, they are still able to speak and think as if in their more human form. They have full animalistic capabilities and can shift into this form at will.

## Human Form

This is the form they are most commonly seen in society, as they are able to do the most things alongside humans and other human-like races equally. They may retain some animalistic traits like markings, ears, feathers, scales, wings, tails, claws, and even their legs from the ankles down may be digitigrade instead of plantigrade.

Form Information:
* Height ranges from 4'10" to over 7'6".
* They have a variety of animal features they can display.
* They can have a variety of natural toned skin, but they may have un-natural skin tone and pattern that resembles their animal counterpart.
* Their hair color is known to be more varied than Humans, they may share the hair color that matches their furred or feathered Feral Form.
* Their eye colors vary in colors that also match their Feral Form counter part including golds, yellows, oranges, and reds.

## Were Form

This is a berserking form and is typically seen as a last resort form. It's uncommon to find a Kemon in this form unless they're in a pinch and are triggered into this form for one reason or another. Senses of fear or being put into a corner are a couple reasons for this form to appear. These forms tend to lean in one direction of the Fight or Flight response, swapping one's stats around to prioritize fighting back or fleeing the scene (these stat changes are **not** fluid!) Few Kemon are more accustomed to using this form and it has led to a number of social issues depending on its use. Some may use it for terrorism, which has led to issues of racism and prejudice. **The use of this form will leave the user exhausted and famished when they have reverted back regardless if they are used to it or not.**

## Form Sealing

There are those that have found their feral and wereforms to be unsightly, ugly, and uncivilised and wish to no longer have those forms be a part of them. Kemon that may wish to dissociate from their more animalistic side for a number of reasons have found a means to do so in a couple of ways. The most common means are to simply seal them away by means of a tattoo seal somewhere on their body in in a stylistic mark or as a form of jewelry. Due to the seals forcing the forms away, the animalistic sides are forcibly confined and any way for the form to 'escape' is explosive.

In the form of a tattoo, if they overcome this seal, the tattoo will glow brightly and temporarily fade, and they will find themselves in a wereform (d100, 80+ result is a fail), from which they will need time to calm down for the tattoos to fade back into place and revert back into their human form.

In the form of jewelry, if the item is taken off their person either by forcible means or by the user themselves, this forces the user to turn into their wereform instantaneously until the article is put back on them or until there is a way for them to overcome the form itself.

The final way to 'seal' off this method is unconventional and extremely painful for the Kemon people, and most stray away from it because it's practically torture. Those that commit to this have an extreme dysphoria of the animalistic side of things and wish to be more humanlike. The final method involves a journey to a place hidden in a bramble forest to find a springs watched over by a Shaman of Fate. They judge the souls of the ones who visit and those that pass their judgement are granted a wish in exchange for a fragment of their soul. Once granted, the Kemon is to submerge into the pool fully, to which they can feel and see their animalistic self separate from them in a pained fashion, staring right at them and leave permanently.