Changeling

## Ecology

### Lifespan

Comfortably around a century if not more (outside of Tir ná nÓg)Several centuries (in Tir ná nÓg and other magically rich places)

### Diet

Omnivorous

The **Changlings** are a curious offshoot of humans that mixed with the Archfey resulting in a new hybrid race. They are governed by the Archfey and live by the Rules of the Fey.

## Physiology

### Physical Traits

**Changelings** are naturally capable of The Fey's Glamour magic, which they use to disguise themselves as normal looking humans. In there true form they look like humanoids with skin and hair the color of white chalk, their eyes are as white as their sclera making them appear to not have pupils or irises. A transformed **changeling** looks like just about any other human but they have some features that lean towards the off putting like, they unknowingly tend to smile a bit too wide and for too long, as well as staring at people (especially those that have caught their interest) as well. As well as their behavior which follows the **Rules of the Fey**, they are polite and generous at the surface level but like most Fey this serves as a trap for mortals who they would love to see enslaved or trapped into their culture.

## Culture

**Changelings** have an species wide affection that borderlines on obsession with humans, whom are their main targets to trick or try to mate with them. Because of this the Republic of Mages diplomatic officers are well versed in identifying a **Changeling** and handling interactions with **Changelings**.

## Abilities

* **Fairy-Human Physiology**:
	+ **Interbreeding** (Selective): Changelings can breed with each other or humans, though they prefer the latter in most cases their are cases of Changelings preferring it the other way around. The result of the union is always the same: a baby **changeling**.
	+ **Shapeshifting (Limited, can only take on the appearance of different humans, though there are exceptions to the majority)**: All Changelings have the power to alter their form and appearance to different humans and in some rare cases other humanoids. Sort of like a much weaker Doppler transformation ability.
		- **Eye Manipulation (Limited)**: **Changelings** can freely manipulate certain factors of their own eyes.
			* **Eye Color Shifting**: **Changelings** can change their own eye color at will even eliminating all color making them appear to not have irises.
		- **Hair Manipulation (Limited)**: **Changelings** can freely manipulate certain factors of their own hair.
			* **Hair Color Shifting**: **Changelings** can change their own hair color at will, allowing them to disguise themselves.
			* **Hair Length Shifting**: **Changelings** can change their own hair length and style at will, allowing them to disguise themselves.
		- **Skin Manipulation (Limited)**:
			* **Skin Color Shifting**: **Changelings** can control and alter the color (including natural and completely unnatural ones), pigmentation, brightness, shade, saturation, intensity, tone and etc. of the skin of oneself and others either permanently or temporarily at will. This allows them to disguise themselves as various ethnicities of human.
	+ **Vocal Replication**: All **Changelings** can mimic any sound they hears using their vocal chords at will.
	+ **Voice Manipulation**: All **Changelings** can freely manipulate their voice, allowing them to control their voices to imitate sounds of creatures such as animal noises and explosions or increase or decrease the tone of their voice at will.

### Trained Abilities

(Changelings usually are either assassins or spies, in very few cases are they both.)

* **Enhanced Assassination**: **Changelings** are usually skilled in the art of assassination, able to dispatch their victims without so much of a struggle or even having to be near them and cover their tracks. This is because most of them are trained since childhood in the ways of the assassin. The ways they can do this range from something complex and finesse-based like mastery of stealth, strategically and tactically planned scenarios, expertise in martial arts, and proficiency with weaponry to something simpler and more force-based like herculean strength and lightning speed to overwhelm their targets.
	+ **Acting Mastery**:
	+ **Assassination Mastery**:
	+ **Disguise Mastery**:
	+ **Intuitive Aptitude**:
		- **Hunting Intuition**:
		- **Killing Intuition**:
		- **Psychological Intuition**:
			* **Body Language Analysis**:
				+ **Combat Perception**:
			* **Intimidation Intuition**:
				+ **Killing Intent**:
	+ **Power Perception**: **Changelings** can detect/perceive or instantly and innately know a being's stats, including but not limited to: powers, abilities, strengths, weaknesses, characteristics, attributes, and capabilities.
* **Enhanced Spying**: **Changelings** possesses the knowledge, skills, and prowess of a spy, an individual who can tail, surveil, and spy on anyone without them knowing/noticing, gather large amounts of Intel, accurately map out areas, and easily sabotage plans, traps, etc. This is because most of them are trained since childhood in the ways of the spy.
	+ **Body Language Analysis**: **Changelings** can intuitively read others' body language and expression, allowing them to anticipate their actions and respond accordingly, often allowing **Changelings** to predict their opponent's attacks.
	+ **Combat Perception**: **Changelings** can instantly understand an opponent's method of thinking and fighting, allowing them to anticipate the moves of the opponent. Once they understand their enemies' strategy, they are able to find their flaws and weakness and take them down with little effort. Generally, though the average Changeling does not use it as part of their primary fighting style, it is helpful in emergencies against difficult opponents where ordinary methods will not work against them.
	+ **Con Artist**: Changelings are natural con artists, expert liars and cheaters skilled with illusions of falsehood. The con artist can run large scam operations for a bit of people's money or misplaced support.
	+ **Disguise Mastery**:
	+ **Distance Sense**:
	+ **Escape Artistry**:
	+ **Infiltration Tactics**:

## Behaviors

TBA

Notable Changelings
brother of Sim Lokt Oss
sister of Orx Vom Oss

## Notes

* **Changelings** are free to use in stories and articles, all I ask is that you honor the lore present and if you make one add their name and a link to this page.
* The **Changelings** became a race of their own, after having offspring among them and giving birth to more **Changelings**.

## Trivia

* The Changeling race is loosely based off of its DND counterpart of the same name.

## Notes

* The fey species known as Changelings are a purely fanon creation as such there is no official proof of their existence in the Witcher works outside the fanon community.