Shifter

a group of human Barbarians inhabited the plateau. A primitive people, who lived off of the land and the few indigenous animals of the grasslands, they have strange customs and rituals. Possibly the most noted ritual was a coming-of-age trial. The trial included subduing a lioness and lying with her for the night. If you survived till morning, you were welcomed back to the tribe as a man.
 * Shifters reside solely on Dar Shaw’s Plateau. Originally,

In the beginning, most young men didn’t survive the trial. But over the generations, the lions became more docile. Eventually, the lion population began having human characteristics, and some even learned to walk on two legs.

Now, the Shifters and the Barbarians live side by side, but don’t welcome any outsiders. Following the Great Flood, many ships arrived at Dar Shaw seeking food and land to settle. The Barbarians and Shifters would take their women and their goods and leave the wrecked ships as a warning to future travelers.

''Shifters are heavily driven by their primal nature. They understand the land and are natural survivalists. It would be extremely rare to see one outside of Dar Shaw’s Plateau. ''