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*Jalikin'ilivy: Doppelganger Rogue 4/Warshaper 4; CR 11; Medium monstrous humanoid (shapechanger); HD 4D8+16 plus 4D6+16 plus 4D8+16; hp 106; Init +2; Spd 30 ft; Space 5 ft; Reach 10 ft; AC 16 (touch 12, flat-footed 16); Atk +14 melee (1D8+6, slam) or +15/+10 melee (1D8+5, +1 longsword) or +13/+8 melee (1D8+5, +1 longsword) and +13 melee (1D4+3, +1 dagger); SA detect thoughts, evasion, morphic reach, morphic weapons, sneak attack +2D6; SQ change shape, fast healing 2, immunity to Sleep and charm effects, morphic body, morphic healing, morphic immunities, trapfinding, trapsense +1, uncanny dodge; AL CN; SV Fort +12, Ref +11, Will +8; Str 18, Dex 15, Con 18, Int 16, Wis 14, Cha 14. Height variable.

Skills and Feats: Appraise +4, Balance +8, Bluff +11*, Climb +6, Concentration +8, Decipher Script +8, Diplomacy +10, Disguise +10* (+12 acting), Escape Artist +5, Gather Information +4, Intimidate +4, Jump +10, Knowledge (local) +8, Listen +8, Open Lock +5, Profession (trader) +5, Search +9, Sense Motive +8, Spot +8, Swim +6, Tumble +16, Use Magic Device +9 (+11 with scrolls); Dodge, Great Fortitude, Martial Weapon Proficiency (longsword), Mobility, Two-Weapon Fighting.

Special Attacks: Detect Thoughts (Su): A doppelganger can continuously use detect thoughts as the spell at caster level 18 (DC 14). It can suppress or resume this ability as a free action.

Morphic Reach (Su): Warshaper can suddenly stretch its limbs, giving it 5 more feet of reach than the creature it is emulating. Unlike most creatures, warshapers don't appear to have a longer reach until they actually use it.

Morphic Weapons (Su): Natural weapons do increased dice type of damage.

Special Qualities: Change Shape (Su): A doppelganger can assume the shape of any small or medium humanoid. In humanoid form, the doppelganger loses its natural attacks. A doppelganger can remain in its humanoid form until it chooses to assume a new one. A change in form cannot be dispelled, but a doppelganger reverts to its natural form when killed. A true seeing spell or ability reveals its true form.

Morphic Body (Su): Warshaper gains +4 to Str and Con.

Morphic Healing (Su): Warshaper gains fast healing 2 and may heal 10 points of damage if it spends a full-round action and succeeds at a concentration check (DC equal to total damage it has sustained).

Morphic Immunities (Ex): Warshaper is immune to stunning and critical hits.

Possessions: noble's outfit, 2500 gp in jewelry, badge of station (worth 1500 gp), +1 longsword decorated with Riverine crest on the pommel (+350 gp), +1 dagger studded with rubies (+2000 gp), bejeweled dagger in boot (120 gp), amulet of protection +2 (as ring of protection), potion of Cure Serious Wounds at 5th level, scroll of Blink at 5th level, ring of energy resistance, Riverine signet ring.

Languages: Common, Morakki, Thaneeri, Elvish.

* +10 circumstance bonus on Disguise checks when using change shape ability. Further +4 circumstance bonus to Bluff and Disguise checks if it can read an opponent's mind.

* Ring of Energy Resistance: This ring may be invoked once per day. When invoked, it casts Resist Energy on its wearer as if by a 5th level caster.

Faint abjuration; CL 12th; Forge Ring, Resist Energy; Price 6000 gp.

Jalikin'ilivy was birthed two decades too late. During the War of the Gem, his kind were in high demand on both sides of the conflict…for obvious reasons. But born of doppelganger parents in the aftermath of the War, he found treasuries emptied, kingdoms tired of war, and little chance for intrigues. His parents died poor, scraping a living in a cavern at the southeastern terminus of the Grashtilim Mountains near the head of the River of Tears.

When his parents passed away, he left and made his way southeast, getting by through a combination of robbery, deceit, and an occasional legitimate job. At various times, as he passed into Jaggarth, he learned the ways of humans and joined several thieves' guilds, usually spending only a short amount of time before eventually deceiving and robbing the guild itself and having to get out of town quickly.

During this time, Jalikin'ilivy practiced and honed his shapechanging abilities into an art form and also learned the ways of the rogue.

Eventually, when word began to spread amongst the thieves' guilds of Jaggarth that a doppelganger was loose amongst them, Jalikin'ilivy fled south into the Upper Antorian Marches and then into the Far Coast, looking for good pickings amongst those whom he regarded as unsophisticated provincials.

Jalikin'ilivy joined with the thieves' guild of Dwillingir and proved himself for close to a year before finally deciding to strike at its leader. The doppelganger slew Fasgerinith, the leader of the guild, and took his place, passing off the mutilated and burned body of the leader for his guildmember identity.

It was through his contacts and position as head of the Dwillingir Thieves' Guild that Jalikin'ilivy became envious of the wealth and status of the Merchant Houses. Now quite confident in his abilities, the doppelganger went after no less than Trade Lord Barnabus himself, and managed to capture the Lord and assume his place.

Unlike Fasgerinith, however, Jalikin'ilivy realized he knew little about running a Merchant House, so he has kept the real Barnabus alive and prisoner in the Thieves' Guild, so that he can question and read the thoughts of the Trade Lord and thereby learn the responsibilities and position of the master of the House.

Of course, the wily Jalikin'ilivy has divined the opportunities that come from heading both a Merchant House and a Thieves' Guild, and he has subtly guided his thieves to practice slightly more of their depredations on Riverine's rivals than on Riverine. This bias is very slight…slight enough to avoid suspicion, but enough to allow Riverine to profit overall ahead of its rivals.

As an added benefit, Jalikin'ilivy has been able to bed Barnabus' lovely wife Abrinda. He is completely unaware that Abrinda is a succubus in the employ of House Mercur.

Jalikin'ilivy does not have an end game to his plan. Like most doppelgangers, he intends to milk his position for as long as he can, enjoying the wealth and power it affords, and then try to flee when he is found out and before he is slain or captured.

Currently, Jalikin'ilivy spends most of his time as Barnabus. He spent several years securing his position in the Thieves' Guild very carefully and somewhat brutally, so that now he is obeyed almost without question. Of course, his ability to detect thoughts and impersonate guildmembers has lent to the effectiveness of his iron grip on the Guild. As such, his trusted lieutenants basically run the day-to-day operations of the Guild, and Jalikin'ilivy only has to sneak into the Guild via the town sewers on rare occasions.

Jalikin'ilivy infiltrated House Riverine in NS 20, about a year before the Riverine Campaign begins.

He was slain by the PCs in Harvest N.S. 23.