Creature · Built-in

Cursed Shapeshifter

Medium Humanoid, neutral evil

Medium difficulty
CR 3
Melee

Someone under a fairy-tale curse: by day they wear a stolen face, by night their own hungry one. A true name, cold iron or a mirror shows them as they are.

Statistics

Armor Class: 13
Hit Points: 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed: Walk 30 ft
Challenge: CR 3 · 700 XP
Size: Medium — Takes one map cell: most people and wolves.
Skills: Deception +4, Insight +3, Stealth +4
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft
Languages: Common

STR14+2

DEX15+2

CON14+2

INT12+1

WIS13+1

CHA15+2

Attacks

Multiattack

Changing Claws × 2

Changing Claws Melee

+4 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 2d6 + 2 slashing

Abilities

Stolen Face At will

GM guidance: can take the look and voice of someone it has met; it cannot copy their memories.

Iron and Mirror At will

GM guidance: cold iron burns it and a mirror shows its true shape; saying its real name aloud forces it back to that shape.

Defenses

Resistances: Nonmagical

Environment & tags

Environments: Urban, Forest, Coastal
Groups: Humanoids, Shapechangers
Tags: humanoid, shapechanger, cursed, infiltrator