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Myna the Mimic — Description

Myna is a Mimic, a species of shape-shifters that love to imitate furniture and eat gold. After she budded off her parents, Myna was left to live a solitary life where she was forced to fend for herself. Quick to learn and able to shift her form with ease, Myna has adapted to a life of trickery and imitation. She uses her shape-shifting powers to fool victims and hide from attackers, but it is mainly used to get her claws on gold. Young of age, she is addicting to the precious metal and spends most of her time hunting for it. Her preferred method of obtaining gold is conning others through the art of seduction. She will morph herself into an attractive form (be it male, female, or even ???) and lounge about in marketplaces, pubs, theaters and other public spaces. If she spots a wealthy victim, she will alter her form to be more appealing to them and try to catch their attention. This is an act she has done hundreds of times, and she knows how to steer someone when they are blinded by lust. The end goal is for the victim to cheerfully take her back to their home, where they show off their riches and fortune. When the two are alone, and the gold is found, she will drop her act and attack. The victim is slain and the valuables are devoured in an uncontrollable act of gluttony. This tactic is her main one, but she can easily adapt her strategy if it means getting more of that delicious gold. It was this hunger that caused her to first join the Knights of the Wrong Table. Though she told Osryx and Vikus that she was joining because she wanted to help out, it was actually so she had a cover for when she slipped into homes and robbed them. When sent on missions, she would slither away and break into safes and vaults so she could feast on their innards. When it became apparent that she was not there for others, but only herself and her greedy appetite, the order kicked her out. Myna was fine with being booted from the order, until word got around to others. She received endless ridicule and mockery over being the only person to be kicked out of an order that was currently employing a snail and a coat rack. With that, Myna became bitter towards the Knights of the Wrong Table, and often seeks a way to tear the order down.

Attitude - Despite coming from a species of ambush predators, Myna has very little patience. She is easily annoyed when things are taking too long or not going her way, and this frustration is only enhanced by her short-temper. She is quick to snap at others who irritate her and is always ready to voice her complaints if she doesn't like how things are going. If the plan goes off the rails, or it is taking too long for the prey to walk into the trap, she will drop everything and try another, more violent, route. Though short-tempered and easily irritated, Myna has a very slick tongue, and knows how to talk her way through situations. This comes from her main form of conning, and she is very good at acting. She can play convincing roles and is well trained in the ways of steering conversation. This smooth talking is the way she gets people to drop their defenses, or show her the way to their gold horde. As a young Mimic, Myna has not learned how to control her addiction for gold. While older Mimics have mastered their hunger for the shiny metal, Myna is still driven by it. Gold is practically a drug to her, as she is ravenous for its taste and will do anything to get her claws on it. The mere scent of it will drive her wild and any scrap she can grab is greedily consumed. When in the presence of gold that is out of reach, she is very erratic and uncontrolled. Her body quakes and her voice will stutter. Her mind will have a hard time thinking of anything else besides that delicious gold. The longer one baits her with the gold, the more likely she will just snap and fly into a crazed fit. Once she gets gold her mouth, though, the quivering will stop and she will calm down to the point where she almost appears to be sedated. This only lasts for a short period of time, before she starts hungering for more and she continues her search. With this addiction, Myna is a thieving person who loves to use tricks and cons to get into people's pockets, and is fine with using violence if things go south.

Relations - Myna does not have any strong relations with any of the other villains, and with good reason. Due to her short temper and hunger for gold, she can be a nasty, thieving person to be around, even to the likes of Olaf or Englorious. That does not mean she won't team up with anyone else though. Since she is an addict for gold, one can bribe her to join their team if they offer her gold. These team-ups often require half the gold up front for eating, and the other half for when the job is done. Even then, Myna is a wild card in anyone's plans, as she can abandon it all if she gets agitated or if an outside source of gold is revealed. Rather than having her fight on the battlefield, or a be a part of a long term plan, Myna is often hired for quick work, like stealing certain objects or planting evidence to cause chaos and distrust. After her simple task is done, most of the villains are quick to get her out of their way so that she doesn't muck things up when she gets bored. Any associate who brings her to their territory know to always keep an eye on her, as she will sniff out their hidden treasures if left to her own devices.

Subordinates - None

Abilities - As a Mimic, Myna is capable of shape shifting into practically anything. Be it organic or inorganic, she can alter her body to copy its appearances and properties. Her flesh can become hard as steel, sharp as a blade, or as squishy as jelly when ever she needs. She can control every part of her body, which allows her to morph into bizarre amalgamations or grow numerous limbs. She can change her size, but only to a certain extent. She is incapable of shrinking down to mouse sizes, or swelling up into dragon sizes. Though she has a size limit, she is very crafty and can warp her body into the right combination of size and shape to get around these limitations. True that she cannot shrink down to the size of a rat to scurry out a small hole, but she can stretch and compress her body so she becomes long and thin enough to slither through. The biggest limitation that her shape-shifting has is the one hitch that affects all Mimics. The tongue of a Mimic cannot be altered. The tongue is the only part of her body that cannot be changed, so she has to find ways to hide it so her disguises work. Often the tongue is crammed into the mouth, or coiled up in secret pockets. When not hidden, the tongue is extremely prehensile and can easily be used like an extra appendage.

Tools - Due to her ability to shape shift into pretty much anything, she has little use for tools. If she does require a sword, shield or even a wrench, she can easily morph one of her limbs into the piece of equipment she needs.

Weaknesses - Her hunger for gold is her greatest weakness, as she is practically addicted to it. The mere scent of it is enough to get her riled up, and when presented with a considerable sum, she will have a hard time controlling herself. Baiting her with large chunks of gold is a surefire way for her to go off script and muck up any well laid plans. Her temper is another weakness, as she gets agitated very easily. If parts of the plan don't go just right, or even if they are taking too long to work, she will often ditch it and wing it from there. Though her shape-shifting powers are extremely advanced, she can only do so much. Most notably is her tongue, which she cannot alter or change. She may be able to morph her body into any shape that is her size, but her tongue will remain. She does her best to hide it in various ways, but if it reveals itself, her disguise is quickly ruined. Another problem is that she can only take on the physical appearance of a person. She cannot copy immunities or powers a being may have. For example, she cannot copy the immunity to fire and lava that demons naturally possess. She can alter her form to create skin and structures to dampen such heat, but this can be spotted by those with sharp eyes. If the target she is mimicking has the ability to use magic, she cannot copy that. All one has to do is demand the use of magic, and the impostor is easily revealed when they cannot perform the spell.

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Another villain, Myna the Mimic!