GIRDED METAMORPHOSIS (2076)
A shapeshifter with this edge has learned to power their shapeshifting with their own lifeforce in times of dire need. If they would die because they must revert and are unable to do so, such as when they have no mana remaining and cannot remember how to take a humanoid shape, they will sustain their shapeshifting with their lifeforce instead. This feat exerts a heavy toll upon body and mind, and those already extremely wounded will be unable to perform it. Even the fittest mage cannot manage it for long. SEE ALSO: EDGES, SHAPESHIFT SKILL, CONTROL LEVITATION, CONTROL SPEED, CONTROL SKIN, CONTROL PHASE