Mutation

Mutations are a result of an exposure to massive amounts of Magic that do not end in death. While the exposure is common for people near large battlefields between Magi, places of power, or sometimes on villages along Waylines, the survival is not. Sometimes, Magi will create mutations through experimentation, normally to horrifying and eldritch results.

Mutations can manifest as everything from glowing eyes to extra limbs to complete transformations. Many mutations created by ancient Magi or long forgotten civilizations still roam Aeras, sustained by Magical power. There has been no verifiable evidence of these beasts being tamed by anyone besides the one who forms them, and far more evidence for these beasts devouring their creators.

Luckily for most, exposure to excess energies normally leads to Exposure Sickness before it leads to outright death or transformation, and most people can avoid it if they recognize the symptoms."