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Myna — Description

One of the greatest defenses you can carry on you in this world is caution. While there are many wonders to enjoy in these lands, there are also plenty of dangers, and not all of them are apparent. Creatures that lurk in the shadows, illusory magic and folks who are not what they claim to be. Of course, this does not mean one has to be completely paranoid, fearing the worst at every moment, but a healthy dose of caution is required. Because not only do these dangers exist, there are those who thrive entirely on deceiving and exploiting the gullible. Falling for these beings is a quick way to be beaten and robbed, and that is if you are lucky. If you come across the likes of Myna, you might be losing a whole lot more than coin.
Myna is a mimic, though folks rarely see her in her true state. As natural shapeshifters, they tend to wear many guises and hide themselves in plain sight. Myna is no exception, spending a good chunk of her life masquerading as someone or something else. It is the way of the mimic, to keep your identity a secret and use deception to get what you want. Their needs are quite similar to any other creature: food, water, shelter and enrichment. All of this is gained by duping other species, using disguises to sneak into homes or to hunt prey. Ambushing is their game, and they are masters of it, pretending to be a piece of furniture or a potential suitor before revealing a snaring tongue and a mouth full of razor sharp teeth. This is the simplest way to live life, hiding in castles and feeding on random passerbys, but Myna is one of those mimics that wants more than that. Tasty meat is fine and all, but such skills can be used to obtain some real good stuff! And one of those "good stuffs" is gold, as Myna loves those shiny riches! Perhaps a bit too much...
It probably doesn't sound too weird that Myna has an obsession and severe want for gold, as such greed is a common affliction for many. However, Myna's addiction is a bit more than filling one's pockets with shiny coin. She has developed a literal taste for the stuff, enjoying the flavor of the precious metal. When not playing a deceptive role, one can see her sucking on a coin or two as if it were candy, spitting it out once "all the flavor is gone." No one is really sure why she has such a taste, but the best guess is that it arose from a common mimic tactic. One of the classic tricks a mimic can pull to catch prey is to disguise themselves as a chest filled with gold. Such a sight is sure to lure in eager victims, and all it takes is a swift bite to enjoy a meal of greedy hands. While some mimics may use their flesh to make the false appearance of gold coins, such tactic requires a lot of experience and fine tuning to make it look real enough to deceive. This can be easy for older mimics, but the younger ones may struggle to make false coins that don't look like dull, somewhat round discs. Thus, one would just stuff their mouth with the real deal and wait for prey. Perhaps years of doing this has caused Myna to develop a taste for this metal, as mimic tongues do have a unique and varied palate to them. Unfortunately, this enjoyment is not subtle, as she will literally drool at the sight of a treasure hoard and require restraint to keep her from diving in with mouth wide open.
Thankfully, Myna doesn't actually eat the stuff, she more so chews and sucks on the stuff to get all the "good flavor" out of it. Then she spits the gnawed on, spit covered riches back out, and it won't be long before she starts eyeing another fix. With this unique taste of hers, Myna needs to get her hands on more and more gold, and she does so like any other mimic. Myna is always on the prowl for coin purses, trading caravans, treasure vaults and rich nobles, using her disguises to get access to the tasty gold within each. Her common target are wealthy loners, as many are susceptible to a charming lover. Outside of being a treasure chest, the guise of a gorgeous woman is probably Myna's most common form. In fact, it is probably why she identifies as female, as she has been one so many times that it just kinda felt right after a while. Whenever she spots a rich man walking about, she is quick to shift her form and approach with that lady charm. The key is to seduce the target, get them to take her home and then promptly bite their head off once she has access to the treasure. Such a tactic ensures she gets both gold and a nice meal out of it too!
With the adaptability of a mimic, Myna does pretty much anything she can to get her hands on the next fix. She will do these deadly ambushes on her own, but is also known to take jobs that require espionage, assassination or impersonation. As long as it pays in gold, she is willing to consider it. As it turns out, that hunger for a payday is what led her to the Knights of the Wrong Table. However, she didn't approach as an adversary, as she actually came to them to join the team!
Having a mimic join up with them was exciting for the order, as here was a recruit that had incredible powers and a lot of potential! While it is true that every member of the Wrong Table brings a unique talent to the party, one cannot deny that having a shapeshifter on the roster is kind of a big thing. So the order was thrilled to have her join, but sadly, that feeling didn't last long.
As it would unfortunately turn out, Myna hadn't signed on for noble reasons. While the others (or most of them) had joined the order to help people and make things a little better, Myna had hopped aboard for the cover and access to other people's riches. When the Wrong Table strolled into town on a mission, all eyes would be staring at them, which meant she could slink away and start stealing. As the order was facing the distrust and skepticism of the public, she would be emptying their pockets, which in turn meant the Wrong Table was blamed for everything. When the knights noticed she kept ditching them in the middle of the mission, sometimes in the middle of a battle itself, the upsetting truth would soon be discovered. Her antics dealt a mighty blow to the Wrong Table's image, which was already shaky as is. Even to this day, some folk place a firm grip on their purses whenever the order arrives. Myna would be confronted about this, the order appalled that she would pull these stunts and tarnish their efforts so. They demanded an end to these crimes and for her to take responsibility for them, which Myna was sure to scoff at. A scuffle would soon occur, as the order tried to arrest her, but the mimic was too slippery. But before she left the Wrong Table in the dust, they gave her the official announcement that she was expelled from their group, making Myna the first ever member to be kicked out of the Wrong Table.
The mimic honestly didn't care all that much about being fired, as her stint with the Wrong Table was just another job to get her hands on gold. But these feelings would soon change as word began to spread about her expulsion. The Wrong Table was seen as a joke by many, a desperate little band of losers and freaks, which meant anyone kicked out by them had to have been even more pathetic. After all, this is the group that employs a snail and a coat rack! How bad do you have to be to be worse then them?! Thus, Myna became a laughingstock, with even employers taking a hearty jab at her for this embarrassing detail. This turn made her angry, specifically at the order that tarnished her name. And thus her grudge against the Wrong Table was born.
Myna would go on to be a reoccurring thorn in the order's side, either attempting to attack them, wearing their faces to cause more bad publicity or teaming up with other villains to try and take the Wrong Table out. Even when she isn't directly fighting them, the order may run into her when trying to stop an assassination or robbery. Fights with her are chaotic, as she uses her shapeshifting abilities to constantly alter her form or grow new weapons. She has a fondness for copying the knights, either fully or just certain pieces. Her mimicry of them causes confusion, and the use of their limbs and parts lets her have a varied arsenal. Whenever Myna is around, chaos, distrust and larceny is sure to happen.
Though her adaptability is incredible, Myna does have weaknesses the order can exploit. The obvious ones are those that all mimics possess, like how they cannot alter their long tongues. Spotting this slobbering tendril easily ruins any guise she may wear, though she has learned various ways to better hide it. Then comes the fact that while she can copy appearances and physical traits, she cannot replicate magic or certain abilities that aren't tied to biology. As a demon, Osryx can summon flame in an instant, which Myna cannot do if she does copy him. However, she may use other shapeshifting tricks and her adaptable biology to give off the appearance that she can, but it won't be the same. Her shifting powers are also restricted by her body mass, meaning she can only change her size to a certain point. Some members, like Reknir, are simply too big for her to fully mimic, while smaller ones like Otis are too small for her to condense all her flesh into. But once again, clever shapeshifting techniques can help her pull off these ruses, so nothing is absolute. Thankfully, there is one weakness the order can always rely on...
If one were to watch Myna shift her body, they would see how easily she takes on new forms and with incredible speed and detail to boot. This would lead one to believe that she is an excellent mimic, able to con anyone or anything. But in truth, Myna doesn't have all the proper qualities of a top tier mimic, as there is a crucial one she lacks: patience. As a member of a species that is practically the embodiment of "ambush" and "the long game," Myna is very easily bored and quick to anger. Her impatience and frustration is one of the reasons she hunts more through stalking rather than laying in wait, as long periods of down time bore her to tears. Her disguises may look flawless, but when she starts getting fidgety and annoyed after hiding for a few hours, the ruse quickly falls apart. Prey that spend too long falling for her trap may hear their bed let out a "screw this!" before it launches itself at them with jaws agape. Even when she is impersonating another knight, and the order has to figure out which is the real one, she is susceptible to getting frustrated and flustered, which typically leads to a flub. The Wrong Table has learned this weakness of hers and are sure to draw out the game to get her irritated and sloppy. Like the time they started listing off incorrect mimic facts until the insulted copy butted in to correct them. It is a good way to break through her disguise, but remember that the fight isn't over when her illusion is spoiled. That just means a whole lot of claws, fangs and tongue are about to come charging at you.
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Got another villain redone here! Myna, the incredibly impatient mimic!