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Okay, this is going to go a bit long. My apologies.
In the City of Greyhawk box set for AD&D 2e, there is a group detailed called the Shapechangers. They kidnap adventurers and newcomers and then polymorph them into other types of creatures, primarily elves, then butcher them. The reason they do this is for money. There is an alchemist at the Wizards Guild willing to pay for the special ingredients needed to make certain potions without asking questions. Remember this is AD&D 2e, where making any magical item usually involved a quest for special ingredients. Potions of giant strength required giant body parts. Potions of longevity required elf blood and body parts.
I really like the idea but I can't figure out how to get it to work under Pathfinder rules.
Potions of longevity aren't in the rules but I can add them in as an ultra rare item. The kidnapped creatures will be unconscious when they are polymorphed which, according to rules, means they are willing. As soon as the polymorph takes place, the kidnapped persons are killed so that the new form can be harvested for parts by the alchemist.
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PoA does not say that the Type of the creature changes. I know it says somewhere that polymorph does NOT change the type of the creature being polymorphed.
Would it break the game in any way to houserule that Polymorph Any Object changes the Type of the creature being polymorphed?
A shrew to a manticore being permanent does change the type. Moreover, human to elf is not a change of type, they are both humanoid.
I think the elf blood potion is more forbidden in game than technically impossible. Possibly, a few of the gods created the longevity orchids as a replacement for that brutal practice.
For your GMing pleasure, the forbidden formula is available only from the most cunning fiends. The good religions are going to hire adventurers to put a stop to it. Another adventure seed may be bodies of elves, drained of blood are found in the swamp or in a mine shaft.