Doppelgangers

With no form of their own, Doppelgangers in their natural form often appear as featureless humanoids. Instead they have the power to take on the form of any other person they’ve seen, or made physical contact with. Some can do this based just on sight, while others require contact. Once in the form of another they gain a unique insight into the person’s skills, powers, and abilities. This means Doppelgangers can effectively copy powers or abilities while in a form up to their own level of power. Taking a form does NOT increase their level of raw power, so when copying someone stronger than them they tend to fall behind, and they tend to even at similar levels of powers be slightly less efficient or skilled with powers or abilities of the person they copy. That said, the ability to copy a foe means an insight into them in a way few other beings can gain. It’s a huge tactical advantage in a group fight, or situations where an incursion has happened as they can “get in the mind” of an intruder in a way that is remarkable. Doppelgangers who work with humans tend to enjoy or “solidity” and often see us as related to them in some way as humans often change who they are through their lives, just not with the rapidity of a Doppelganger. In working with a human, they bring powerful skills and abilities to the human’s keep or team, and gain a kind of sense of solidity to their identity that they may have craved. If a Doppelganger knows nothing else of working with a single person, they know they are that person’s aid, companion, helper, and potentially friend. This solidity can be invaluable to a being who is by their innate form, not as solid and structured.
 
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