I'm slightly confused at the moment. I did change the title. Instead of saying "Patch" it says "Addition". So I'm really not sure what you're talking about. :?:
The dog-human or cat-human hybrids are like the between stage for shapeshifters. But the dog/cat hybrid idea isn't such a good idea. Especially considering that if you tried to create a cat/dog hybrid in real life, any young that the pair produced would probably have a bunch of birth defects, disabilities, and mutations…
Hmm. Interesting fact about Hyeanas. And Shapeshifters are different from werewolves because they have a between stage where their animalistic features show, but they still retain their basic human shapr. And they have the ability to completly shed their human or huminoid form to become the animal. The werewolves don't…
@murfeel - reptile shifters and fish shifters (merpeople)are a good idea too and would be quite interesting characters. @Hannoie - The middle stage is an important concept for shifters. If there wasn't a middle stage, they'd just be glorified werewolves with different animal forms (I don't really feel that werewolves…