Encounter-a-Day

Particularly cunning and devious, even for changelings, the rare husklords have an unusual ability which makes them nearly impossible to kill. A changeling husklord can shed its skin at will, leaving behind a convincing corpse to fool adversaries. Meanwhile, the changeling itself is completely invisible until it regrows a new skin, a process which takes several days.

During this recovery period, the changeling usually seeks out a hiding spot as it is particularly weak and vulnerable. It becomes visible again a mere few hours after shedding the skin, and while the skin is regrowing it is unable to shapeshift and physically weakened.

The skin left behind appears like any other corpse upon casual inspection. There is no outside indication that the changeling has left the body, not so much as a hole or tear in the skin or clothing. Those well-versed in the medical arts may be able to discern the truth after a bit of investigation, and in addition after about an hour the corpse begins to deflate, lose its structure, and eventually disintegrates into a bluish-grey sludge.

It’s unclear exactly what is at work with the husklords. Certainly it is magical in nature, but it does not appear to be something which can be taught or learned. Some simply have the gift for it.