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'''The Changeling''' is an infamous [[Horror of Tzeentch]].
The Changeling has the ability to assume the shape of any creature to use for trickery, to sow mistrust and confusion, and while not in battle to play practical jokes on the unwary.{{Fn|1}} The Changeling has altered so many times that even he has forgotten his original appearance. Only the God [[Tzeentch]] remembers it, and keeps it secret as a means of controlling the Changeling. The Changeling's schemes are not limited to the mortal realm, and he has been known to play tricks on even [[Gods of Chaos]] themselves, such as cutting [[Slaanesh]]'s hair as the Dark Prince slept or putting [[Nurgling]]s on [[Khorne]]'s throne, creating a mess the next time the Blood God sat down.{{Fn|3}}
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 favourite [[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}}
The Changeling was dispatched by Tzeentch to extend the "gift" of annihilation to [[Ahriman]] once the [[Thousand Sons]] arch-sorcerer completed his [[Rubric of Ahriman#Second Rubric|Second Rubric]].{{Fn|4a}} In order to approach Ahriman, the Changeling killed and took the identity of a number of victims, but its disguise did not fool [[Ignis]]'s automaton Credence, which attacked the daemon but was quickly defeated.{{Fn|4b}} When the Changeling reached its intended target, however, Tzeentch stopped its minion, revealing that new schemes had been planned for Ahriman. The trickster contented itself by briefly revealing its true face to the sorcerer before erasing all memory of the encounter.{{Fn|4c}}
The Changeling wields the [[Trickster's Staff]], which can mimic the weapons of his enemies.{{Fn|6}}
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Changeling 5th ed.jpg|Changeling miniature ([[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook|5th edition]]), sculpted by [[Mark Harrison]]{{Fn|2}}
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Chaos Daemons (4th Edition)]], pg. 54
*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 368 (UK)]], pg. 7
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Chaos Daemons (8th Edition)]] pg.91
*''[[Fateweaver (Novella)]]'' by [[John French]]
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