jake is descended from a line of powerful shaman, these sorcerers have the ability to transform into fantastic creatures, although this technique takes some learning, for most of the family, his curse is his uncontrollable rage that manifests itself in the form of a transformation, only recently has he discovered this power, it turns him into a raging beast that i can only describe as a wingless gryphon, it has the body of a bear, feathers like a bird, no wings though, and the head of an owl.

once he manifests this form, he is almost unable to control himself, the form is meant for a single goal per transformation, or so i have seen so far.

also he has the interesting ability to change the colors of his fur/feathers to suit his mood.

the point is, he is transforming more and more frequently, and it's getting harder to hide it from the general public, i haven't found a cure for this yet but if any of you wannabe witches or wizards out there have any advice, i would be glad to take it.