So called "true" lycanthropes are easy to detect, as are most shapeshifters if you have the eyes to see. The shock of seeing a large she wolf behind the bar was enough to completely break my meditation, showing me the shape of the flesh her chi wears. If you can see chi, a being's chi - being bound very deeply to both body and mind, will naturally take the shape they tink of as their own. In the above example, It was Mrs. Hollister. Having had been born a wolf pup and come to her awareness in the shape of a wolf, her chi will forever take the form of a wolf. I have been told that a psychic can "see" that there is something "off" about their oura, but I am not sure what they mean.

Sorcerers and witches leave traces of energy on their illusions and transformations, very subtle, almost impossible to detect, and only an indication that the person is hiding their true appearance.

The undead, like Ms. Darken, are even easier to detect, where positive chi flows through the living, the living dead are sustained by negative chi. The mere walking dead are sustained by no chi.

There are a few, very few, Tatsu walking about in the shape of men. I will respect their privacy and wishes by not making them any easier to uncover - should one reveal it's self to you, you have either gained an eternal ally, or your days of hunting have ended.

Which is all well and good, but I think he is looking for some more general ways of spotting shape shifters... something that people who can't see auras can find.

Fi

The little scanner I came up with does work with at least two type of were creatures I have come across. Range is limited.

They are not that common in my experience. Could be a regional thing.

Russian werewolves are not like the werewolves you're used to talking about. This is Natasha's field though, not mine.

I'll be sure to point her this way.

You're welcome.

Some truth.

I think most lore is simply make believe variations on a real thing. Helpfully and hindrance all at the same time.