Changeling

A pale, white figure with glassy eyes wanders down an alleyway towards the corpse of a recently murdered elf. With a touch on the forehead, the figure's skin begins to change. By the time they leave the alley, the two are now indistinguishable.

Changelings of Akronis

The changelings are an elusive, rare race in the world of Akronis. Large settlements of changelings are very hard to come by, they are more commonly just found among the common people of other settlements, trying to learn the many customs of the world they have come to find. Changelings have an unorthodox sense of identity, by human standards anyways. Their identity is based not on themselves, but on the forms that they can take. Some enjoy just taking forms and living among the people as though they belong, while others enjoy playing tricks and pretending to be people they're not to mess with those simple little single-skins.   The vast majority of changelings worship Otia, the God of Identity. Some say that the changelings are the sons and daughters of Otia herself, brought over to Akronis and not native to it. Others just believe it to be a happy coincidence that the two are so spiritually linked. Whatever the truth may be, the tenets of Otia apply to the changelings in ways that most races couldn't even begin to fathom.

Changeling Features

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2. In addition, one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.   Age. Changelings mature slightly faster than humans but share a similar lifespan — typically a century or less. While a changeling can transform to conceal their age, the effects of aging affect them similarly to humans.   Alignment. Changelings tend toward pragmatic neutrality, and few changelings embrace evil.   Size. In their natural forms, changelings average between 5 to 6 feet in height, with a slender build. Your size is Medium.   Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.   Shapechanger. As an action, you can change your appearance and your voice. You determine the specifics of the changes, including your coloration, hair length, and sex. You can also adjust your height and weight, but not so much that your size changes. You can make yourself appear as a member of another race, though none of your game statistics change. You can't duplicate the appearance of a creature you've never seen, and you must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs that you have. Your clothing and equipment aren't changed by this trait.
You stay in the new form until you use an action to revert to your true form or until you die.   Changeling Instincts. You gain proficiency with two of the following skills of your choice: Deception, Insight, Intimidation, and Persuasion.   Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and two other languages of your choice.