'Gorogoroth's Form-Twisting' produced purely physical changes, which were certainly far too convincing for the inhabitants of Ereel. Faced with the Drow's suspicion, Renato agreed to be questioned under 'Zone of Truth'.
Tristana raised her holy symbol and murmured a prayer. A ring of pale golden light spread from it, enveloping an area several feet across.
Renato stood in the light, waiting curiously for the divine spell to take effect.
But the sensation of being 'unable to lie' that he had imagined never came.
A thought stirred in Renato's mind. Could this divine spell have no effect on me?
Still, Renato was not foolish enough to deliberately try lying. He simply admitted that he was human. It was hardly something he needed to hide.
Tristana asked a couple of simple questions under 'Zone of Truth', then confirmed through psionics with Klauthsura that Renato was not a Doppelganger. Only then did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.
She put away her holy symbol and immediately began 'directing' Renato on how to cast his spell.
"Here, make the cheekbones a little more prominent." The female Drow reached out, her fingertips almost touching Renato's cheek. "Yes, like that. A Drow's facial contours should be more angular. Your lines are too soft."
Renato adjusted as instructed. The flesh on his face writhed, and his bones changed shape along with it.
"The ears. Make the ears a little more pointed." Tristana continued directing him, brushing over the white hair Renato had transformed his own into. "But not too pointed. That wouldn't look good..."
"Your skin is too dark." The female Drow frowned. "Lighter. A little lighter. Only commoners of mixed blood have skin that dark."
Renato silently complied.
"Stop, stop, stop. That shade. Don't make it too light," Tristana hurriedly said. "That's also the skin