<strong>Location:</strong>House Llaeloth<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Noon?<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Gul (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=429286)</strong></span><br/><strong>HP</strong>50/50 + 26 temp hp<br/><strong>AC</strong>11; Touch 11; Flat-footed 9<br/><strong>Status</strong>Extended Heart of Air, Earth, Fire and Water (+10 enhancement to speed and jump checks, +8 to resist bull rush, overrun and trip, fire resistance 20, swim speed equal to land speed, +8 swim checks, breathe water, +5 escape artist, immune to extra damage from critical hits and sneak attacks) 20 hours<br/><strong>Condition</strong>None<br/><hr/><br/>Though the former matron Faeremhara's consort was nowhere to be found, another individual did wind up returning with something the new matron mother had tasked it with retrieving.  Another of Abduxuel's personal followers, Gul, it approached the house in the guise of a fairly nondescript drow male, wearing the house insignia, and the magical item it carried was a very precious and rare commodity for spellcasters, a thought bottle, an item that would allow the storing of experiences and memories for retrieval at a later date.<br/><br/>A changeling by race, Gul's appearance and even sex could change on a whim.  It was taking on the form of a drow male now, but it could easily disguise itself as a female, if it so chose, or even as a half-drow or human if it wished to.  Of course, its true appearance was considerably more vague and ambiguous, a featureless humanoid figure with absolutely no distinguishing characteristics whatsoever, which in a way made it even more distinguishable.  Pale, ashen grey skin was a normal color for a changeling, and a featureless face with milky white eyes, a poorly-defined nose, and very thin, almost non-existent lips were normal as well.  The utter lack of hair anywhere on its body was a bit more unusual, but ultimately only hinted at a stronger connection to the changeling's doppelganger ancestors, with a lack of sexual characteristics similarly supporting that connection.<br/><br/>Once Gul was within the confines of the house and safely out of sight of any potential prying eyes, it took on another form, one which it greatly preferred, even though it was a form rather unsuited to living in drow society.  Much closer to a human in appearance, it was a tall form, well-muscled and with clothing that showed off its well-developed physique.  Male from a sexual standpoint, this form had pale white skin and kept the lack of hair from the changeling's default form, with its face covered by a number of black tattoos that were evocative of a skull in shape.  All of this combined to give the changeling a rather ghoulish appearance, like a walking skeleton or some other undead creature, and it only really preferred wearing this form because it was the form Abduxuel most liked to see it wear.<br/><br/>Making its way through the house and to the new Matron's personal chambers, the changeling would dispatch a messenger to inform Abduxuel of its arrival, and then wait patiently until it was summoned.  Taking over the workings of the house from Faeremhara, after all, would undoubtedly require seeing to many things, and it doubted Abduxuel would welcome any unnecessary intrusions.  The thought bottle could wait.