Hive Genetics

Hive Genetic is the power to share genetical traits and abilities with the owner's species. It can be a result of the work of an Hive Mind that can share more than thought between individuals and/or of Evolution. It's a form of Shapeshifting.

Capabilities
The user can grant physical and magical abilities to its likes, such as the ability to grow wings, super strength or magic immunity. The user may also gain abilities from others, but this isn't always true.

Associations

 * Hive Mind
 * Empatic Shapeshifting
 * Mass Consciousness
 * Parasite Mimicry
 * Racial Memory
 * Genetic Mimicry (of the members of their own species or of others.)
 * Enhanced physical abilities
 * Enhanced mental abilities
 * Enhanced magical abilities

Limitations

 * The power is usually limited only to the user's species, and maybe not even to all the individuals.
 * The ability to share traits and powers is limited in range (es. only individuals in the range of 100 mt get the user's powers.)
 * The power granting and receiving may be involuntary.
 * The user can share nocive traits and cause unnecessary if not straight out dangerous mutations.

Known Users

 * Slivers (Magic: The Gathering)