Transformers

Transformers are fictional creatures existing the novel Tears of a Lion. They appear to be humans, but are capable of changing into animals. There are two types of transformers: those who can change into Lions, and those who can transform into Polar Bears. No other types currently exist.

How does it work?
In the most basic parts of their bodies - their cells - the transformers differ from humans and from each other. They sport unique, flexible cells that allow their bodies to change in ways that wouldn't be possible for humans. It originated quite a long time ago in the first of the transformers, allowing them to absorb the qualities of the Lions, and allowing the Bears to absorb the qualities of polar bears. During transformation, every bone in the transformers body will break as it tries to conform to the movements. It will be excruciating until the transformer gets used to it, but it only lasts a few seconds.

Organization and Range
The Bears are divided under two main classifications: The Bears of the Americas and the Bears of the Arctic. The American bears are led by a cruel Bear named King Alwin, and the Arctic bears are under the leadership of the wise King Trolts. The Lions have one official king, King Bedouin, but most of them live in prides scattered across Africa and other warm countries.

There are approximately two hundred thousand bears in the Arctic, ten thousand under the command of King Alwin, and six million spread on different continents and mixed into the human population; some don't know of their power yet.

There are approximately nine thousand Lions in the King's Fortress of Africa, and ten million on different continents, collected in prides and small cities, mostly mixed into the human population without any knowledge of their powers.