Exotic Race. A full racial replacement, not a template. The character loses the ability modifiers, bonuses and racial feats of the race used at creation.
ECL: +0
Reaction Level (if known): Level 2 (Tolerated)
Type Change: Shapechanger
Subrace field: Changeling
Changelings originated from unions between doppelgangers and humanoids in the distant past. Eventually, their descendants became the changeling race. For most of their history, they have lived in humanoid settlements, often mistrusted and rarely at ease. This scattering and dispersion of populations with no central cultural focus has led to a variety of coping techniques, expressed differently by each of the three major changeling philosophies.
Natural Linguist: Changelings spend only 1 skill point to learn new languages.
Minor Change Shape (Implemented as Alter Self): Changelings have the supernatural ability to alter their appearance as though using a disguise self spell that affects their bodies but not their possessions. This ability is not an illusory effect but a minor physical alteration of a changeling’s facial features, skin color and texture, and size, within the limits described for the spell. A changeling can use this ability at will, and the alteration lasts until he changes shape again. A changeling reverts to his natural form when killed. When using this ability to create a disguise, a changeling receives a +10 circumstance bonus on Disguise checks.