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Roaming the [[galaxy]] and [[Warp]] alike in search of committing both practical jokes and devastating mayhem, the Changeling has appeared on the battlefield as a mirror-image of a hero, his comrades unable to tell the difference between the two until it was too late. It was the Changeling who in the image of [[Lord Solar Macharius]] ordered the retreat on [[Goranna]] just as the real [[Warmaster]] was about to direct his forces to the front line. As a [[Grot]], the Changeling sabotoged [[Warboss]] [[Gitsmasha]]'s favorite [[Shoota]], blowing the Warlord and his retinue to smithereens as soon as it was fired. On one occasion, the Changeling even took the shape of a [[Keeper of Secrets]] and answered the summoning of a traitorous [[Imperial Governor]] whose palace was besieged by [[Dark Angels]]. There, the Changeling traded the souls of the desperate man's daughters for a "powerful artifact" to turn the tide of the siege, but turned out to be a stolen [[Ravenwing]] teleporation beacon.{{Fn|3}}
During the long research of a way to unmake his infamous [[Rubric]], [[Ahriman]] becomes a target for the Changeling. Tzeentch has instructed the daemon to kill the [[Thousand Sons]] arch-sorcerer before he may accomplish his goal. In order to approach Ahriman, the Changeling kills and takes the identity of various Space Marines. The creature's disguise however does not fool [[Ignis]]' automaton, which attacks the daemon and gets destroyed after a short fight.{{Fn|4}}
A little before coming within striking range of its target, Tzeentch stops its minion and reveals new schemes have been planned to manipulate the arch-sorcerer.{{Fn|4}}
[[Image:Changeling 5th ed.jpg|thumb|center|250px|Changeling miniature ([[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook|5th edition]]), sculpted by [[Mark Harrison]]{{Fn|2}}]]
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==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Chaos Daemons (4th Edition)]], pg.54
*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 368 (UK)]], pg. 7
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Chaos Daemons (6th Edition)]] pg.44
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Ahriman: Unchanged (Novel)]],{{Cite this}}
*{{Endn|5}}: [[War Zone Fenris: Curse of the Wulfen]] Chapter 3
