Changelings

General Information
The last remainder of a shapeshifting lizard species (also called chameleons or doppelgangers). They are pariahs, forced to hide their true nature behind facades lest they be persecuted as abominations.

Changelings are the remnants of the xerl, a lizard species that once fervently worshiped and defended their god, Enkoshiin. While the rest of their race was mostly wiped out, changlings escaped this fate thanks to their ability to hide among humans.

Typical Physical Characteristics
In their natural forms, changelings are reptilian humanoids. They do not have snouts, as lizardfolk do, but instead have flat noses with large, comma-shaped nostrils. Their serpentine eyes are usually yellow, red, or blue.

Changelings living among civilized societies select a "default" facade for themselves to hide their monstrous features, usually mirroring the people indigenous to their home.

Environment
Because their survival relies solely on their ability to stay hidden, it is unknown how many changelings exist in the world, even to changelings themselves. Indeed, most races have no knowledge of their existence at all, a fact most changelings would dearly like to remain true.

Society
Changelings have no culture that unifies them as a species. Having no way themselves to detect other changelings, it is next to impossible for them to deliberately seek out their own kind without raising suspicion. As one might suspect, this makes the birth of a new changeling exceedingly rare. If the chances of a changeling meeting another changeling are unlikely, the chances of meeting one of the opposite sex are infinitesimal. Changelings are long-lived, however, and most will die from a blade before they will die of old age.

Professions
Many changelings become thieves and spies, exploiting their natural talent for camouflage. Others become penniless wanderers, fueled by the desire for purpose and an obsession with discovering what they really are.

Traits
Ability Score Adjustment: A changeling's Dexterity and Charisma scores increase by 1.

Size: Medium.

Speed: 30 feet.

Darkvision: Changelings can see 60 ft. in dim light as well as they can in bright light, and in darkness as well as they can in dim light.

Shapeshift: Changelings are able to change their appearance at will as per the alter self spell's change appearance option. The duration of the effect is infinite unless the Changeling wills it to end or she is knocked unconscious. Upon reaching 3rd level, the changeling gains the ability to use the other two options, aquatic adaptation or natural weapons, once per day. The duration of these additional options is 1 hour and the changeling must concentrate to maintain them.

Keen Senses: Changelings have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Languages: Changelings may speak, read, and write Common Curic and one other language of their choice.