Jackpot

Name: Jackpot

Gender: Male

Race: Unicorn

Class: Trickster (Bard/Rogue)

Skills:
-Natural Catalyst: passive; Your crystal body allows you to manipulate magic as if it were just another limb. You always 	count as having a Catalyst in addition to other equipment.
-Unicorn Telekinesis: spell; You possess the unique ability of telekinesis, manipulating objects with your mind and sheer force of will. Complex tasks and heavier objects may require more focus.
-Hornlight: spell; Never get caught in the dark without a light again. You can use your horn to cast a minor light spell illuminating your immediate area or as a flashlight to search for objects. +1 bonus to perception at night or in dark areas. This cannot be used to blind enemies.
-Ruse: once per combat; use this skill when you roll a critical failure, on success it is instead treated as a critical success
-Cheap Shot: recharge 1, weapon; outside of combat, this skill is automatic and renders the target helpless. In combat, 9+ renders the target helpless.
-Improvise: automatic instant, recharge 3; tossing a solution together can be better than stopping to make a plan. Your next roll succeeds on a 4+ but cannot crit
-Backstab: weapon. recharge 1; strikes the enemy from behind. No counterattack damage except on critfail if used from Stealth. Crits on a 9+. Kills helpless targets.

Talent: Riposte: automatic, recharge 4 after effect ends; for the next three turns, any target doing melee damage to the player will take a counter attack of equal damage minus 1. For instance, an attack for 3 hits would result in the attacker taking 2 hits. The effect is canceled early if the player goes helpless.

H/W: 5/5

Inventory:
-Arming sword (Single weapon)
-Dagger
-Brown brigandine armor
-Grey tunic
-Green hooded fur cloak (for inclement weather)
-Coinpurse (400 bits)
-Water canteen, full

Traits:
Jackpot is a sellsword hailing from a poor village in Equestria known as Oxhollow. Despite being born a unicorn, he had a rough childhood, scraping by by begging for money in the streets to help his father; his mother died before he was born and his father had lost almost everything due to his gambling addiction. Jackpot was a troublemaker, and found himself getting into fights often. He learned to defend himself as a result, a skill which would carry him through the rest of his life. Eventually his father died choking on a carrot, and since Jackpot had nowhere left to go he packed his bags and left to go make a name for himself. Since then he has gotten by working as a mercenary, traveling through life with naught but the clothes on his back.
Jackpot has a lean, wolfish appearance, approaching middle age. His beady eyes are an amber hue, and his mane is tangled and dark. He sports a good stubble of beard, and his coat is gray with a reddish tint. His cutie mark is two burning chains over a bag of coin, having got it after completing one of his first jobs in which he set fire to the warehouse of a particularly wealthy lord, destroying his fortune and prestige. His combat style relies on his own speed, dodging and countering enemy attacks instead of blocking them. He is a skilled swordsman and a capable archer, and literate to boot.
Jackpot is, above all else, pragmatic, trying to deal with problems that arise as sensibly as he can. He is usually the one to act as the face when traveling with the party, prefering to try diplomacy at first and drawing blades as a last resort. He has a lust for coin and a dubious moral compass; he is not averse to killing, thieving and other deplorable acts. He is not completely heartless, however, and does show compassion on occasion. He is often laid-back, and has a very black sense of humor. Jackpot fancies swordplay, and is more than happy to spar and train with others of that persuasion. He also has a fine singing voice, most often brought out when in repose and especially with a stiff drink in hoof. Having traveled all over the known world, he has plenty of stories to tell about those he's traveled with. It's hard to tell if he's telling the truth about most of these or if he's just making himself look good. He thinks rather highly of himself, thinking he's done very well for himself in light of his background.