Shifting

Uses of Shifting in the Academy
The Academy's purpose is to create life forms that have supernatural abilities. Immune types are a "cover" for the other types, preventing the school from losing funding and stopping it from getting close inspection by authorities.

Shifted students do not receive typical education, instead, their education is based entirely around developing their powers. Immune students are the only types who get the same type of classes typically found in a private school.

About "shifting"
Shifting occurs generally 1-4 weeks after a student is enrolled at the academy. It is due to heavy radiation of an unknown substance, which causes a DNA change within a typical human. When exposed to the radiation, a student will be shown to be one of 4 types:

Immune Immune students are recruited by the Academy for placement in Black house. They are the face of the Academy to the outside world and do not shift at all, due to their genes being resistant to the radiation.

Immune students appear as normal humans. They should have a typical appearance for their human ethnicity, unless they are albino.

Mental-Shift Mental-shift types tend to have a very dominating sole personality trait: this creates a mental shift. Indecisiveness would create a shapeshifting power, for instance, mistrust might create a shield or invisibility power. Mental-Shift types are generally in White house, though they may also occasionally be found in Black house.

Mental-shift student's powers are typically not physically apparent (except when in use). They may have odd/unnatural hair and eye colours.

Physical-Shift Physical-shift types have volatile genetic codes that cause them to develop physical abnormalities. Their hair, eye, and skin colour may change, and they might also develop extra limbs or features. Many resemble animal hybrids. Hybrid shifters generally take on some of the sensory traits of the animal they share features with. Physical-Shift types are only found in Grey house.

Physical-Shift students should still be recognizably human, regardless of the changes the radiation may have caused. If they are an animal hybrid, they should not be an animal which is extinct.

Combination-Shift These are a combination of Mental and Physical types. In general, their physical shifts are less apparent than those of a full physical shifts and their mental shifts are less powerful. They are generally in Blue house, but occasionally, though very rarely, found in Black house.

Combination-Shifts should not have strong physical changes.