Has to wield staffs and be outlander for hide/beastcall. Also has to have high dex 23+ for good use of the staff + haste + defensive spin for weak version of transmuter's parry + partial shapeshifting for evading (or damaging one when you don't need very good parry). In fight - dispel against mages and fumble against warriors + beastcall. If gets lucky with somewhat good abs and choose fights wisely can do somewhat well PK-wise.
RP is something like sphere magic - is trying to learn and expand the path of partial shapeshifting. Or simply isn't smart enough to really shapeshift (like felar are bad and magic and so on).
Though i made 2 naked characters instead who both were f***d up in the village and gave up on this path.