Shape Shifter
Lurking in the shadows and waiting, all they need is just the slightest touch of DNA and then that's what they look like. Some lore says that knowledge is transferred with to the shifter from the host which they now look, act, and sound identical to. Very similar to werewolves shape shifters can change form quickly. Some lore describes the change of form as the painful shedding of skin from the last form to the next. When shedding like this occurs, there is the last forms skin left behind.
Rules of Being around a shape shifter
Rule number 1: Trust no living thing
Rule number 2: Keep silver on hand to test animals
Rule number 3: Prepare to see another copy of people
Rule number 4: Keep a camera on handy at all times
Rule number 5: Make sure you only kill the shifter
Rule number 2: Keep silver on hand to test animals
Rule number 3: Prepare to see another copy of people
Rule number 4: Keep a camera on handy at all times
Rule number 5: Make sure you only kill the shifter
So how to survive a visit from a shifter
Pick the strongest location available, secure all doors and place check points where guards will have no choice but to either watch CCTV screens or cut everyone with a sliver knife. According to lore, a shifter's true form can not be seen by the naked eye, however, part of the may be seen through cameras. The best area to check is the eyes, they will seem out of the ordinary from normal eyes that may be seen. Shifters are incredibly strong and can crush most bones in the human body if given the chance. Shifters can jump huge distances and run extremely fast. The safest place my indeed be, an abandoned jail.
Say Cheese!
There are very few thing that will tell you if there is a shapeshifter in the area. Here are some questions to ask to figure things out. Is there a dog barking uncontrollably? Have they been seen in two places at once? Is there a pile of slimy skin in the ground? Do their eyes flair when filmed? Are there two of the same person fighting in front of you? If you said yes to any of these questions, you probably have a shifter on your hands.
How do I kill it?
Killing shifters is a very easy job, if you're smart enough. Keep in mind that shifters are not human and are many times stronger than any human on the face of this Earth. Shifters do have one weakness, sliver. Stab or shoot a shifter in the heart with a sliver bullet or knife and they will instantly die. However, they move so rapidly that they may be able to dodge your bullet. If sliver is not on hand, then decapitation is the best way. It means you'll have to get closer, much closer but you will be able to put it down quickly. The problem is that if you are unsure of who is who then decapitation may leave you with both a dead shifter and a dead friend.