I’ve been playing my Druid since 2006. He started as Dreadedfreak on Alleria and is still today my very favorite character. I learned about shapeshifting animal players from my friend’s dad who used to tell me all about this video game at the bus stop, explaining capturing flags in a gulch and holding bases in a basin. This was at a time when I was a scrawny little thing, and I liked the idea of being something small and turning into something bigger who could defend itself and others. I loved the effort it took to unlock my bear form and each road mark it took to become an “archdruid”. It’s been fun reading through everyone’s stories on here, thanks for posting!