Role

Chapter 15

No one, not even shapeshifters, can fathom what animal consciousness
feels like. Sentient creatures such as Man, Elf, or Dwarf, have
most closely approached animal consciousness by being raised among
an animal family--typically wolf or great cat--however, certain
traits that differ animal perception from a Man's, Elf's or Dwarf's
are acquired ONLY by being the physical offspring of that particular
animal species.

The average sentimental pet owner will swear on his father's grave
that his dog loves him, and though creatures are often known to
behave to the contrary (hence skeptics and cynics insistence that
animals cannot feel emotion), the average sentimental pet owner
could not be closer to the truth. Animals are intimately acquainted
with the place that serves as home and the methods of survival which
are necessary and unique to them.

Animals have senses the same as Man and the races that are his con-
temporaries, and though their observations are fundamentally differ-
ent, there are creatues who are perceptive enough, or are so long
lived that they are able to develop feelings that aren't necessary
for basic survival, such as love, or an ability to comprehend
beauty.

Etielise is one such case.