A portion of the etheric body, sometimes along with other etheric material for added substance, can be formed as a vehicle for the operator’s consciousness and projected to other physical locations. Being of near physical substance and energy, it is sensitive to certain physical materials, like iron and silver. It can be injured, and such injuries will repercuss back to the physical body.
The etheric body can also be shaped to resemble other entities, and is a factor both in the lore of were-wolves and were-leopards