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Niall R Coin



The long made short:
Human ➴ Shapeshifter ➴ Ranger 
Blond ➴ Tanned ➴ Grey eyed
Niall is currently:
Co-Running the Coin Brothers Trading Caravans.




Some people say a man is made outta mud

A poor man's made outta muscle and blood

Muscle and blood and skin and bones

A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong


A farrier and barmaid's son and the youngest of six rowdy boys, Niall was born and raised wild in The Town in the Trees. His ma and pa are honest, hardworking, Sven fearing folk and these are traits Niall carries with him. He was raised on biscuits and greens, respect, and the pride of a man's word. He managed to survive his youth, his long-suffering ma diligently steering him toward an honest path with her wooden spoon and quick-wits, and grew up strong and tall. The largest of his siblings, the young human man tops out around 6'4. He is long and lean muscled, leaning toward lanky in build.


I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine

I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine

I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal

And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"


Surrounded by a loud and colorful family, Niall learned early in life how to work hard and have a good time whenever you can. While he carries some typical racism and good old fashioned prejudices about all things other than human, he'll drink with just about anyone.

He's quick to smile, slow to anger. His skin is dark from days filled with work under a hot sun. His hair is boyishly long, dark golden, and usually pulled back in a messy bun. His nose is long and crooked from too many breaks. His eyes are the color of a cloudy day. His hands are as big as the iron skillet his ma cooks breakfast on and calloused to hell.


I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain

Fightin' and trouble are my middle name

I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion

Can't no high-toned woman make me walk the line


Pa taught him to be handy with a sword early. Got to be a devil with a bow on his own time and took first place in every town fair he'd entered by the time he'd seen ten summers.

One hot summer day, his thirteenth birthday, Niall learned his body could transform, rearrange itself into many forms of wild and domestic animals. A family gift thought to have been lost to the Coin blood line long ago. Excluding an uncle long dead, Niall is the only one of his family to show signs of the gift. So far he's fully managed a horse, a bear, an eagle, a dog, and a mouse.

He makes his coin hunting, stocking his brother's trading caravans with furs and other animal goods. After twenty-seven years of home he's taken to traveling farther than Kelay/Sage and seeing what the rest of Hollow has to offer.


If you see me comin', better step aside

A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died

One fist of iron, the other of steel

If the right one don't get you then the left one will
...
You load sixteen tons and what do you get?

Another day older and deeper in debt

Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go

I owe my soul to the company store


Lyrics: Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford