Voltan

## Appearance

As a changeling, Voltan's appearance is as changing as the tide. However, the model he usually goes with is an adolescent teen-aged elf, dark hair unkempt with pointed ears poking from behind the mess and skin lightly tanned. He stands five foot eight inches tall and most often wears a simple getup of a white shirt, worn jeans, sneakers, and a leather jacket that looks quite old and weathered.

His true form, however, is very different. As described in context:

*The creature stood just as tall as Voltan, its entire body covered in an inky black carapace void of blemishes. Three-inch spikes marked its elbows and knees, with smaller ones scattered over the forearms and calves. Down its spine were similar spikes, jagged and sharp. It had two long, curving horns that rolled back over its head. The face was smooth and clean, save for around the mouth, where it gave way to mandibles that snapped together in front of its mouth. When it opened its mouth to screech, it was revealed to be full of razor-like teeth with elongated canines. Over its eyes were crystalline sort of shields of an amber hue, though the eyes behind were deep violet.**Its hands bore five fingers that each ended in a terrible claw, and its feet had talons that left scratches in the stone floor of the room. Its legs were digitigrade, the thighs thick and heavy as if made for jumping. From the end of its spine grew a long, prehensile tail that curled back up toward its head, ending in a pointed tip dripping a dark violet liquid.*

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Played by Eranikus.

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## History

Voltan was born to Koray, his changeling father, and an elven woman. Exiled for their nature, he spent much of his early life with his father, a loving fellow, but a mischievous one. By the time he was fourteen, he knew all there was to know about life on the streets, how to pick a lock, how to shapeshift, and everything else he had to know about being a changeling. It was at this point that his father left him alone, leaving the boy to his own devices. Voltan knows the reasoning behind it, but has yet to reveal it.

For the next several hundred years, he hopped from planet to planet, changing his appearance each time and living different lives. Some were lavish and luxurious lives, others were the lowest of the low. Upon reaching Asteria, he tried for an honest life, which didn't go so well...

### Meeting Jasmine

He'd been a little careless, a little sloppy, and the baker that owned the bread he stole noticed him on his way out. He bolted, tearing through the streets as the baker called for the peacekeepers. It wasn't the first time he'd got himself in trouble around here either, and this time he was heading for the dungeons for sure.

In his flight, he found his way to Central Park, and nearly ran over the lycanthrope woman. To this day he isn't sure why, but he ducked behind her when the peacekeepers caught up to him. In exchange for his help in the bar, she paid for the bread he stole.

## Abilities, Strengths, and Downfalls

### Strengths/Abilities

* As a result of being only half changeling, he doesn't have to feed to survive
* Carapace in true form is hard and resistant to most damage, but not impenetrable
* Can manipulate his body into almost any form he desires
* Capable of basic utility spells, including lighting and lockpicking

### Downfalls

* Almost entirely tonedeaf
* Without feeding, altering his form is extremely strenuous
* Changeling serum lasts twice as long