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The Hidden Saurian Heritage for Lizardfolk in Pathfinder 2e

Hidden Saurians were once widespread as slaves engineered from multiple Lizardfolk Heritages by the Serpentfolk empires of old to perform acts of brute strength. Only isolated pockets of this once common race are found today, deep in the jungles of Garund and a few other isolated but remote locations.

Hunted by humans and other races of Golarion, they developed a unique defensive trait: the ability to assume a common form.

When you create your Hidden Saurian, choose a common Ancestry of medium size. You gain:

[Single Action] Mimic Ancestry (Chosen Ancestry) Feat 1

Frequency a number of times per day equal to your level

Duration 1 hour per level

Prerequisites Hidden Saurian Heritage

You may transform yourself into a member of your chosen Ancestry by altering your coloration, height, the smoothness of your scales, and even retracting your tail and snout. The head scales of the Hidden Saurians have even adapted to transform into something that looks like stiff hair.

You may choose this feat more than once, selecting a new Ancestry each time.

The appearance of a given Hidden Saurian is always the same in their mimicked form and is unique to a given individual.

Additional Ancestry Feats

Flexible Mimic Feat 5

Prerequisites Mimic Ancestry

Your Mimic Ancesry ability is more flexible and can take on more than one appearance.

If you attempt to use the Impersonate action to appear as a specific person using Deception while transformed, then you do not require a disguise kit and gain a +2 bonus on the check.

Changing appearance requires you to use your Mimic Ancestry ability and thus requires that you have an available use-per-day remaining.

Uncommon Mimic Feat 9

Prerequisites Mimic Ancestry

Select an uncommon Ancestry. You gain an additional Mimic Ancestry that allows you to transform into your newly chosen target Ancestry. If you have Flexible Mimic you may choose Lizardfolk as the target Ancestry.

Mimics of Unusual Size Feat 13

Prerequisites Mimic Ancestry

Select a common Ancestry of small or large size. You gain an additional Mimic Ancestry that allows you to transform into your newly chosen target Ancestry. If you have Uncommon Mimic then you may choose an uncommon small or large Ancestry.

Perfect Mimic Feat 13

Prerequisites Mimic Ancestry

When you take on the form of a given Ancestry, you emulate more than just appearance. You become that Ancestry. Temporarily gain one of the Ability Boosts of that Ancestry when transforming. This boost is lost when you end the transformation.