What's the race?
Race point cost is inaccurate, and if you're only going to take out minor things like skill boosts, that won't change anything.
Ummm....why don't use just use the fetchling race as outlined for players?
Edit: Nevermind, I understand better now. You want to add those qualities to your Fetchling....I don't know what you would trade out or where those abilities are from.
Fetchling is already a 17 rp race, and those abilities are pretty strong.
Bound to Golarion and Nidalese Recluse (to use their official names) already tell you what they replace/modify, so you don't need to take away anything else (using them does not adjust RP cost of the race). Of course, if you're a player, ensure you get GM approval before taking them. If you really want to reduce the RP cost, make sure to remove abilities that are not mentioned by these traits.
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i can't answer that with out getting bitter and off subject. can't even put a but at the end of that. so making something interesting but weak is the goal. and it has to be human/ humanoid shaped.Is there a reason the RP needs to be lowered?
You aren't being forced to use any of things you intend to drop, so you could just not use those abilities and play at 17rp (which is not a level adjustment, as far as I know).
Good restraint, then.
Okay, back of the Advanced Race Guide, it explains the breakdown of each races' RP costs. Fetchlings are page 243.
Basically, your RP costs are:
Outsider 3rp
Shadow blending 1rp
Shadow resistance 2rp
skill bonus knowledge (planes) 2rp
Skill bonus Stealth 2rp
spell-like ability, lesser 1rp
shadow travel 5rp
low light vision 1rp
Total: 17rp
So, as written, looks like the spell-like ability you want to drop is worth 1rp and the planes related ability is worth 2rp. So dropping those would make for a 14rp race.
EDIT: Re-reading, I think Shadow Travel refers to the spell-like abilites granted at higher level, so I think you'd be in the clear calling it a 9rp race without those abilities.
Personally, I'm opposed to dropping traits from races to make them cheaper. I think you should just make a new race that has what you need, rather than blurring the definition of an existing race. But, your call, certainly.
Given that some of the Fetchling race's more expensive abilities do not kick in until after level 5, a case could be made that this race is overpriced in terms of RP anyway. Since "advanced" races only incur an effective level penalty at levels 1-5 and are treated as "standard" races thereafter, the higher level spell-like abilities effectively penalize the character (and his party) before they ever come into play and do not penalize the character and his party in any way when they actually become available.
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Maybe its best to let the concept drop. If you are in a game where the GM is blocking races of a certain RP value, trying to shoehorn in an individual of that race by dropping abilities is not going to be satisfying to you or the GM.
If you are committed to playing in the game despite the house rules, you should respect those rules, play a race that matches the rules of this game, and save the fetchling to play in a less restricted environment.
If you drop all the spell-like abilities entirely, you'll be down to an 11 RP race. Drop Shadow blending or Shadow Resistance and you'll be in the normal range for PC races.
If you have to or want to count as a humanoid, take the Bound to Golarion alternate racial trait (as you mentioned), losing "Skilled" as well.
Oh yeah, just drop everything that comes online after level one. I usually play Fetchling for the first-level spell, so I'd probably ask the GM to remove resistances of their choice until it's the right level (because they're the next best thing) or drop shadow blending (so the GM doesn't have to worry about lighting levels as much).