[quote=MercuryHg34]The Laguz from what I understand are pretty much like the Taguel/Manekete classes but with different animals if I'm not mistaken, right?
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Not sure about those classes.
But mainly they're shape shifters, but only shift into one specific animal. 

When in human form they're generally unable to fight, even having mass difficulty in wielding human weapons (mechanic wise, but RP wise we could argue some Laguz were raised among Beorc and therefore can wield weapons and fight with them also). They're only able to stay in animal form for a limited amount of time, but when they are transformed they are a terror on the battlefield and outright posses the strength of several beorc.

You can keep the shapeshift up pernamently though by one of two methods.

1. Laguz Band, holding/being in possession of such an item lets you remain shape shifted for as long as you wish. But your animal form is as a result not as strong as it otherwise would be.

2. Be of a Noble blood. For some reason Noble Laguz basically have a Laguz Band on them at all times through their genes. And unlike those who use the band, Nobles do not suffer by being in a weaker version of the transformation.