Out and About in The Root
Tauroak shrugged, "Still, it's not a title that is just freely handed out to anyone who wants it. It's one that carries a bit of weight, and hints at stories to be told. But, for the rest, I do catch your point there."
"Aye, the transformations I can do to myself are magical in nature, but not based in spellwork. Doing it to other people though, that does require crafting a spell. If I change myself, I can keep the effect going for nearly four hours, or until the form is beaten enough to force me back to myself. The spell will only last for an hour, and I have to focus on the spell the whole time in order to maintain the effect. The spell allows for more variation too, though; I can change someone into a form capable of flight with it. So there are benefits and drawbacks to both. Both effects require a living target, as life energy is what sparks the change, but outside of the foundation they both have their own boundaries."