Identities

A living skin procreates with others of the race he or she is impersonating. The child will, for several years, appear to be a normal member of the race they are impersonating, but will eventually "molt," at which point, the skin will turn to living liquid & the body will die.

A living skin can attach itself to the body of any individual & assume their identity, though only the most powerful can steal the abilities of their victims. Anyone victimized by a living skin will have a seam visible down the back or front of their bodies. After anywhere between a week & a month, a living skin will need to take a new victim or at least lose their old one, because, though the process is slowed, the bodies still begin to rot when the victim dies. In liquid form, a living skin is impervious to blunt attacks & extremely quick & powerful, but will dry out & die within a matter of days without a new host.

Living skins live like a family of snakes. Shortly after their young are born, they abandon them to a member of the race they appear to be a member of. When a living skin first molts, if another living skin is nearby, they may well take them on as an apprentice. Generally, though, every living skin must survive on his own. They are sensitive, creative, insidious, unpredictable, & erotic.