![[Kald/_images/races/changeling.png]] # Description When the world was young, [[The Harbinger]] was deeply involved in the lives of its creatures. She delighted in making their lives better. One mortal who was the object of The Harbinger's favor was a beautiful woman who was pursued by a cruel suitor. This suitor set his servants on her like hunting dogs. Two times The Harbinger helped the woman to flee or fight by changing her luck, and each time the woman praised The Harbinger after her escape. The third time the woman was threatened, The Harbinger gifted her with the power to change her form so that she could save herself from any future threat. The woman used her power to become an assassin, killing her suitor and all who served him. When The Harbinger sought her out to rebuke her, the woman used her power to hide from the goddess. By the time The Harbinger found the woman, her children's children had given birth to many more offspring, all having the power to change shape. The goddess's gift, once given, could not be taken away. Thus the changelings, or double walkers, were born. From that episode The Harbinger learned a bitter lesson about being overly generous to mortals. Ever since then, she has been careful to help mortals only in small ways, often hiding her hand. By allowing mortals to face their own problems, The Harbinger provides them with the chance to discover their full potential.