(Thought that I should include of what
Alan looks like. And here's a link to who I'm modeling
Alan after.)
This isn't making any sense! Let me repeat what has been said so far.
The Dual-Changers were a small but diverse group of shape-shifting type animals who had only a few forms who lived in small groups close together. And when the Dual-Changers got to where they are today, or possibly were, something happened that caused some of them to vanish for long periods before re-appearing acting all strange?
Alan: Yes. There are reports of some of these returning Dual-Changers looking like mutated things.
Mutated things?
Alan: Yes. They were mutated and changed beyond recognizability.