School of the Chameleon

Chameleon School Medallion

**The School of the Chameleon** is a witcher school located in the Far East which broke off from the School of the Viper for unknown reasons.

## Characteristics

They have a unique mutagen that allows for the witcher to stop omitting all body odor and allows the witchers body temperature to adapt to the surroundings for a limited time. Often kill monsters for free as they don't like contact with non-witchers and therefore don't accept the contracts. Contracts are only accepted when the witcher is in dire need to money. They are exceptionally skilled at hunting and will use blowpipes, longbows or short bows with swords rather than crossbows with bombs to hunt. Like most swords from Sunda, the swords the Chameleon school witchers use are more like long daggers. They primarily use wavy-bladed swords like the keris or kalis. They may also use swords like the klewang, luwuk, campilan, dha, rencong or mandan, although due to the Nilfgaard trading post some have ended up adopting the Geom brought in from Ultari. Additionally, they typically carry secondary weapons, dagger and/or tools like the parang or golok machetes, badik, kujang and karambit daggers and celurit sickle.

The Chameleon school fighting style has large emphasis on extreme close quarters and on quick strikes, joint manipulation, redirection, misdirection, precision and a combination of weaponry and unarmed combat. These are typically preluded by fixed sword positions, low stances and slow dance-like movements. Their light armor, short-reach curved weapons, light armor and sign usage reflect this. Chameleon school witchers will rarely use Igni as their unique mutagen abilities are unusable after casting Igni. Quen and Yrden are their most commonly used signs as it assists them in close quarters. They are adept at casting Shadi and it's alternate form and a well-timed cast can be the difference between life and death in their high-risk high-reward fighting style.

Chameleon school armor is primarily made of crocodile skin and cured draconid leather sometimes reinforced with variations of small iron or zinc plates and chainmail. While considered light armor, it is still very sturdy and hard to penetrate. Underneath they generally wear simple Sunda cloth and short cotton songket, ulos or tapis for greater freedom of movement, though some choose to don longer armored sarong for better protection. Many also were traditional Sunda headgear from various regions including the blangkon, iket, kupiah riman, tanjak, udeng or in rare cases, beluko. Most witchers wear the Sunda leather sandal-like footwear similar to the ones found in the Okami Islands. More uncommonly, they either wear fully-covered shoes or boots, or simply go barefoot.

## Known witchers

* Banki [Founder]
* Sang
* Ames of Zerrikania
* Goss of Feiwo
* Hiss of Vinland
* Pei Pu
* Cicero
* Oro
* Vu Nha
* Akashi
* Caolo ( original owner of the famous Nine - Tailed Vixen Steel and Silver Swords )
* Taru Magahi
* Loew Bezazel
* Parsi
* Abe Seimei
* Oriya of Melukka [ Witcheress]
* Dogra Bundeli
* Irula [ Witcheress]
* Khasi Ho
* Xi
* Bahrun of New Cintra
* Gayani
* Igustanto
* Efawati of Kubu Cils
* Unani
* Vitase of Little Melukka
* Yanti of Feiworenji
* Buana of Irian

## Gallery

Sang, art by MichelledixartEarly adept of the School of the Chameleon before their orientalizationGeralt of Rivia using Steel and Silver Swords from the School of the Chameleon Witcher Caolo
## Trivia

* Although Sang is based on random aspects at the time of being created by its author, its inclusion in the common fanon and more in this school, is due to being one of the few arts of Witchers with an oriental aspect and vibe ( besides Japan or China ), which would fit perfectly with the theme of this school. All credits to Michelledixart ( Although for the common fanon, a couple of adjustments would have to be made to his story )
* This school is based in this idea of the following subreddit of R/Witcher
* Although their motivations for separating from the Viper School are unknown, One might speculate that their reasons were similar to those of the School of the Owl witchers for separating from the wolves.
* The existence of the **School of Chameleon** is known through travelers who return from Sabana.
* New Cintra was the only city in the entire Nilfgaardian Empire where witchers were not banned. Mainly due to the abundance of monsters in Sabana (until Calveit´s reign)