Shifter
Shifters are tied to primal spirits, which most of them
refer to as the beast within. They are lithe of form and
have bestial features: large eyes, flat noses, pointed
ears, and light fur over much of their bodies. When a
shifter fully embraces the beast within by "shifting,"
these features become even more pronounced.
SHIFTER
Medium humanoid (shifter), any alignment
Armor Class 14 (leather armor)
Hit Points 19 (3d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12 (+l)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
11 (+O)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
10 (+O)
Skills Acrobatics +5, Insight +4, Nature +2, Perception +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Common
Challenge 1/2 (10 0 XP)
Shifting (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus
action, the shifter takes on a more bestial form for l minute
or until it dies. The shifter gains 5 temporary hit points. It can
make a bite attack when it activates this trait and also as a bo
nus action on each of its turns while in its bestial form.
ACTIONS
Shortsword. Melee We apon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (ld6 + 3) piercing damage.
Bite. Melee We apon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature.
Hit: 5 (ld4 + 3) piercing damage.
TARKANAN ASSASSIN
Tarkanan assassins are the elite killers, spies, and
thieves who work for House Tarkanan, a criminal orga
nization specializing in theft and assassination. In addi
tion to their deadly skill, a Tarkanan assassin possesses
an aberrant dragonmark-a twisted sigil that provides
them with magical power. House Tarkanan actively
seeks and recruits people with aberrant dragonmarks.
WARFORGED SOLDIER
Wa rforged soldiers are humanoids formed from wood
and steel, then magically imbued with life and sentience.
The warforged were created to fight in the Last War, and
in the aftermath of that conflict, they struggle to under
stand their place in the world.
Most warforged soldiers still serve their former mas
ters, often guarding dragonmarked houses or merchant
caravans. Many warforged find it difficult to separate
themselves from the soldiers they were made to be,
seeking work as bouncers, bailiffs, and bodyguards.
Others put their tireless strength to work as laborers,
committed to the reconstruction of the towns and cities
they defended or destroyed in the war.
CHAPTER 6 I FRIENDS AND FOES