*22 A Therianthrope is a creature combining animalistic and human elements. A Therianthrope has intelligence, power and the ability to represent both genders (often even as a hermaphrodite*19) or the young of its species, as well as the capability to transform into a human being. Therianthropes and animal spirits in the roles of spiritual guides reach deep into the mythology of human history and connecting shamans with these spirits has ensured a satisfactory existence on the world's material plane for countless native people around the world.
