Changeling

A **Changeling** is an all female homebrew race in Verum that were created prior to the official 5e Changeling race which is not available for that reason. They are beings born between the machinations of a Hag and a mortal man.

## Background

Despite being known as an all female race, the first Changling was in fact male. Tomen, the Patron God of Changelings and Mirrors, was originally made by the Hags in an attempt to find eternal youth. He was made male by the Hags with the idea that they wanted as many offspring as possible, and the male could spread offspring more quickly than a female could. Unfortunately something that they did not anticipate was that because all of the Hags were women, their rituals did not work on Tomen, who is male.

In response, the Hags then created the female Changelings who were tasked to go out into the world and change into as many people as possible. They would then return to the hags because when they transform into someone they keep a fragment of that persons soul with them as well. Once returned, the Hags would turn the Changling into a hag and absorb the soul fragments for power. His people doomed to die, Tomen made a deal with the Hagmother, that she would give his people a chance to live, in exchange for the calling. All Changlings feel a call to return to their Hag mother. The Hagmother believed that she would win in the end, but she was deceived, for the mirror has two faces. Tomen dealt with Wode and Oun, and gave them his strength so that the dream would be a place where reflection was paramount and the Hagmother could never gain dominion. Now Tomen serves as a guide to his sisters and hopes that one day, his people may yet be free from his first desperate act.

## Characteristics

Changelings are on average the same size as humans. They can shapeshift into any humanoid that they have seen, but revert to their true form - a greyish sort of featureless creature - if they are unconscious, sleeping, or die. Changelings are a race of creatures that blend in to other cultures and rarely have a traditional family - that they know of - so they have an almost non-existent racial identity. Due to their nature they can conform to a variety of social structures and are adept at doing so by design and can be found living anywhere other humanoids are, especially as they have the ability to shapeshift. Due to their nature as a created race, all offspring of Changelings are also born as Changelings regardless of the race they mate with.

## As a playable race

Changelings are a standard playable race in Verum.

### Stats and Abilities

* **Ability Scores**: +1 Dex, +2 Int, Cha or Wis
* **Size**: Changelings are on average the same size as humans. Your size is Medium.
* **Speed**: 30 feet
* **Age**: A changeling is born between the machinations of a hag and a mortal man. Changelings are always female and are constantly hounded by the call of their hag mothers their entire lives. Changelings reach maturity at the age of 15 and live to about 110 years old.
* **Alignment**: Most changelings are neutral. They prefer to keep their presence a secret and often do not take passionate stances that would draw attention to them. However, changelings can be any alignment, and often readily adapt to the culture they are raised in.
* **Darkvision**: You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You cannot discern color in darkness, only shades of grey.
* **Duplicity**: You gain proficiency with the Deception skill.
* **Adaptive Physiology**: You have advantage on any Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check you make to escape from being grappled or restrained.
* **Shapechanger**: You can use an action to shapeshift into any humanoid of your size that you have seen, or back into your true form. Your equipment does not change with you. You do not gain any racial traits or abilities of your form, only cosmetic changes. If you die, you revert to your true form.
* **Languages**: You can speak, read and write Common as well as two other languages of your choice.

### Player Characters

* Ahst
* Flamewrath (formerly, now Aeonic Serf)
* Hex
* Jairx
* Neve
* Sus'ke
* Terryn Zabi