What race would you make Zathras from B5?

[Guinea Anubis]

I was thinking of having a recurring NPC in my d&d game based on Zathras from Babylon 5 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zathras). The real question is what race should I him/them. I was thinking shifter but they just don't feel right to me.

[Saph]

I was thinking shifter but they just don't feel right to me.

No, no. Zathras wouldn't work as a shifter. You're thinking of Zathras. Zathras would be better as some sort of Underdark race. Unless you mean Zathras, in which case it would be totally different.

[Swordguy]

Zathras does not have race. Zathras does not need race. Zathras feels that race has already been won. Or lost. Either way, Zathras knows that this...is wrong tool.