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| Race | Skinless One |
| Over-race | Doppleganger |
| Classification | Pseudohuman |
| Family | N/A |
| Sphere | Pestilence |
| Origin | Hollow Jack made these from the bodies left over from the first living skins |
| Lifespan | 70-100 years |
| Habitat | Anywhere |
| Food | Normal fare & identities |
| Description | Muscle & sinew, bone & guts, but no skin, walking, talking, interacting, & seeking new skins to be comfortable. |
| Procreation | Once a skinless one has taken the skin of another, they can procrate with that race. |
| Magic | One in a million has soul or heart magic. Body magic is common, & mind magic is possible. Faith is not unheard of. |
| Special Powers | A skinless one is different from his doppleganger brethren in that a mere touch is not enough to take an identity. A skinless one must actually kill & flay their victims to take the identity. They can attach the new skin easily once it is removed from the original, but not before. However, skinless ones can make themselves skins from a patchwork of skins. Therefore, many are horrific patchwork men. With a touch, they can cause subdermal necrosis in their victims, loosening the skin for harvesting. The process, however, is known to take long periods of time. If the skinless one is strong enough & has enough of the skin, they might take on the abilities of their victim. |
| Weaknesses | Going without skin for too long will kill them. Healing magic or faith can hurt them. |
| Culture | Skinless ones live horrific existences, trying to get by in civilized society by hunting in the dark & blending in as best they can, or by banding together in the wild & hunting in packs. They are secretive, practical, brutal, calculating, & sinister. We will drink milk from your skullFrom your teeth we will make a necklace From your bones, flutes From your skin we will make a dress And then we will dance -- Skinless nursery chant (with apologies to the Incans) |
| Notables | |
| Sample statistics | PRO ATH STR AWA WIL ROG Stats vary slightly by skinsFlaying 13 Sewing 13 Assumption 10 |
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