Warning others is just as important as being able to fend off aggressors, so I think that's very useful. And hey, the shapeshifting makes it even easier for you to slip by people who'd want to hurt you.
You do? Excellent! The street names closest to me are Mervan Road and Talma Road. Just be careful coming here, I'm not so sure this is the best part of the city. This city is really quite strange. I thought Eiyo had a lot of streets, but this is kind of crazy.