Another contest skin for Twidragon's RPG group contest: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/635436-the-rpg-party-skin-making-contest/page__st__20 This is an edit of a previous skin, but I'm leaving the original up.

Doppelgangers are an ethereal race from the realm of the Nexus. They are forged from pure magic and the spirits of fallen mages. Due to their physical make-up, they have the ability to take the shape of any humanoid being they see, with only slight differences. Doppelgangers are asexual, and reproduce by weaving the ingredients of each doppelganger together. Doppelgangers can enter the mortal realm through several gates, but they lose their clear dominance in when they do. Unlike the Nexus, in the mortal realm, doppelgangers are brittle compared to other races, and cannot stand toe-to-toe with many of the denizens of the realm.

Instead, the rely on their wit, ability to shape-shift, and their intellect to dominate their foes psychologically.

Cr'eht is one of the oldest doppelgangers, being forged from the spirit of Keirv Defun, a powerful sorcerer, who still has enough power in the Nexus and mortal realms to talk telepathically with Cr'eht, much to the latter's annoyance. Cr'eht was always interested in the mortal realm while it studied magic as a youngling. Once it had enough prowess and skill to survive, it passed through a portal into the other realm, quickly realizing the difficulty it faced.

The humans were resourceful and adaptive, orcs were strong and determined, dwarves were hardy and enduring, elves were quick and reclusive, and all the other races that tread the mortal realm were nearly as dangerous. Cr'eht was cautious, never angering too many people, never stepping on too many toes, and never leaning on somebody too much. It managed to survive decades among the mortal races, learning to love each and every one of them nearly as much as it's own race.

They may have numbered days in their lives, but that was their greatest feature. They had determination, perseverance, a sense of urgency, and they never gave up. The denizens of the Nexus, Aether, and Nether did not, for they were immortal. And Cr'eht thought lesser of them for it.

When the Nexus tore open, and nearly every doppelganger in the realm was killed in the blast, Cr'eht knew what it's goal was. It gathered every coin it had earned, and sent a call out to gather heroes... or villains, to help it repair the damage that had been done to it's home-realm. Not just for the doppelgangers, but for every race it had grown to love.

The party it gathered was just what it had asked for. A strong, tough, and diverse group, consisting of a Rogue, a Veteran, a Berserker, a Chloromancer, a Knight, a Fighter, a Monk, and himself...