

They often turn into their namesake animal but at a massive size. With the help of a Legendary Hero using the Beast Transformation Assist skill, demi-humans can transform into a second 'beast' form which has even greater power. Occasionally the terms are used interchangeably. There is no hard distinction between demi-human and therianthrope. The potential for this transformation is rare and often requires training. In this form the demi-human gains more power and transforms to be more like their namesake animal. However, some demi-humans in Raphtalia's World have the ability to transform into a 'therianthrope form'. Therianthropes are similar to demi-humans but have more animalistic characteristics such as fur and claws. Both Raphtalia and Sadeena hail from demi-human races from Q'ten Lo and thus have an easier time breaking the age 'limit' of 15 years, compared to demi-humans from the main continent. On the other hand, at 23 years old Sadeena had her levels reset and her appearance remained 23. When she traveled to Glass' World and had her level reset, Raphtalia had been reverted back to a 10 year old until she had regained her levels. However, by level 40, she had matured completely to the equivalent of an 18 year old human. For example, at level 1, Raphtalia was equivalent to a 10 year old human.

Leveling primarily acts to mature the demi-human from childhood while the origin or the demi-human's race affects the age 'limit' where leveling no longer has effect. Demi-humans mature depending on multiple factors such time, level and origin.
