Luin

The Character

• INTRO

  A magical shapeshifting beast who has come to enjoy the benefits of civilisation, Luin advertises herself as a freelance familiar and is willing to teach the inexperienced and hide what needs to be hidden, hopefully in return for some food or trinkets. She also seems to have become an unofficial childminder and livestock guardian, thanks to her calm nature and protection magic. She can usually be found in forest outskirts or libraries.

• STATS

  NAME: Luin.
  GENDER: Female?
  AGE: Adult. Not especially mature.
  SPECIES: Shapeshifting spirit, unknown?
  APPEARANCE: Usually maned lynx, domestic cat or human. See here for details.
  
  SPEECH: Laconic, blunt, sarcastic.
  LANGUAGES: Common, written Latalian.
  SEXUALITY: Generally uninterested.
  
  ALIGNMENT: True neutral, leans towards chaotic.
  DEITIES: Ahroth, M'Rill.
  VALUES: Freedom and knowledge.
  
  LIKES: Sleeping, chicken (just the general act of eating, if we're being honest), exploring, hunting, listening to stories, cuddles, reading, birdwatching, bones and skulls, shiny objects.
  DISLIKES: Obligations, orders, loud noises, crowded places.

• STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES

  CALM: Almost totally unruffled, near impossible to remove from a state of calm optimism. She doesn't worry about the future and believes everything will turn out fine in the end. She looks at things objectively, generally gives sound advice, and forgives personal slights easily. HONEST: More from a unwillingness to keep track of lies than from an outstanding moral code, but it still gets her some Nice Person points. LOYAL: She makes connections slowly, but takes them seriously.

  BRUSQUE: She never prioritised learning social niceties - she spent half her life pretending to be a wild animal - and combined with her preference for honesty can result in an extremely harsh tongue. The best she'll do is wear her cutest guise and stay as quiet as possible. DEBT DETESTER: She will try to keep all debts in her favour by either doing small good deeds or turning down help unnecessarily. She isn't necessarily a kind soul, she just hates the idea of being dependent on someone. LOW ENERGY: Don't ask her to do something in her downtime. Don't wake her up. Don't expect her to move too much. PHYSICALLY AGGRESSIVE: If you do finally manage to anger her, she'll skip the angry words stage and go straight to claws and teeth. She doesn't use her words very well or give much warning.

• MAGICAL ABILITIES

  POWER AUGMENTATION: When working together with a magic-user with whom a bond has been forged, the magician's powers are significantly increased.
  SHAPESHIFTING: Although her choice of forms is theoretically limitless, it takes her a while to learn; it can take years of study and practice before a new form is solidified enough to be natural-looking and believable.
  PROTECTION AND CONCEALMENT: Can render people and places unnoticeable, protecting them from physical discovery and magical attack. This only affects the mind and does not create physical barriers, and the spell must be regularly maintained. Often used to give herself an unfair advantage while hunting.
  ILLUSIONS: Weak, but might be good for a laugh or distraction.