Tycho

Name: Tycho

Gender: Male

Race: Diamond Dog

Class: Troubadour (Knight/Bard)

Skills:
-Burrowing: You have an innate talent in understanding and manipulating soil. Or in simple terms, you know how to dig holes. Roll to dig in suitably soft terrain, making tunnels through floors or under walls
-Dextrous: passive; You possess the rare gift of dextrous hands. They come in surprisingly handy when using otherwise unwieldy things. Great weapons do not have a larger crit fail range, dual weapons don't miss both attacks on a single crit fail.
-Lucky Dog: Passive; Some dogs just have more days than others. The first roll in combat enjoys a higher chance to be critical. Crit Range -2 for the first roll only.
-Overconfidence: instant, recharge 3; next roll is a critical, success or fail.
-Inspire: You use song and performance to enthrall a crowd or rally your allies.
	Combat: the entire party gains +1 to all rolls next turn, or +2 on a critical success; this bonus does not stack with repeated use. Critical failure replaces the bonus with a -1 penalty to all rolls next turn.
	Noncombat: you perform for a gathered audience, and can garner reputation, favors, and resources as the GM deems appropriate
-Sentry: passive; first action taken in combat is Automatic
-Expansive: Instant Automatic, recharge 3; For the duration of a battle, may choose to switch a weapon tag for another (ex. Single -> Dual/Great/Ranged, and vice versa)

Special Talent: Leper - Due to his affliction, Tycho's ability to feel pain is greatly diminished, taking 1 less hit in combat than he normally would and also having an extra wound. However, he is also afflicted by poor eyesight, taking a -1 penalty to perception rolls, and is usually judged due to his obvious illness, gaining a -1 to social rolls.

H/W: 5/6

Inventory:
-Large rusted iron claymore with a wooden hilt (Great)
-Bronze full face mask
-White hooded robes
-Bandages and wrappings that cover his limbs
-Leather belt
-Wooden walking stick
-3 days' worth of food rations in the form of bread and dried fruits, plus a water flask (cannot share due to risk of infection)
-Old, dusty book titled 'On Swordplay'
-Thin leatherbound tome filled with poetic scrawlings
-Quill and ink
-Two wooden practice swords
-Extra bandages
-Tinderbox
-Rope
-Lantern
-10 extra candles
-Coin purse (300 bits)
-Compass
-Towel
-Leather backpack holding most of his gear

Traits:
Tycho is a well-intentioned, adventurous Diamond Dog afflicted with leprosy who seeks to make the most of his shortened lifespan. Born in a small village named Pitmerden in the western regions of Equestria, he was pushed by his father from an early age to follow in his footsteps as a blacksmith; however, he showed a heavy interest in books and magic, often spending time at his mother's library and immersing himself in works of poetry. However, when he was diagnosed with leprosy at the age of 12, he realized that all his studying and reading wouldn't save him from an early grave. Resolute on exploring the world and making the most of life, he found a true passion when he learned how to properly handle a sword. With claymore in paw and a full backpack of the essentials, Tycho set out into the wide world to try to change it for the better before his death, not letting his fatal illness get in the way of a full, healthy lifetime.
Tycho wears a simple bronze mask in the likeness of a Dog's face over his own visage, hiding the rest of his body in bandages and white hooded robes, leaving his dull green eyes as the only visible part of his body. His body and face are covered in lesions from his illness, his face in particular being wracked with lumps and scars. He is of average height, but is also remarkably thin. He only has a stub where his tail should be, having been born without one. He is somewhat soft-spoken, having a low, whispery voice, but very verbose and flowery in his language.
Despite his crippling affliction, Tycho keeps an upbeat, optimistic attitude about many things, always trying to see the bright side of a situation and curious to learn more about the world at large. He has long since given up on finding a cure to his illness, seeing it as a sign to do something important with his life. He is also very patient, being borderline impossible to anger. However, he is not without his flaws. He is not a very trusting person, having been subjected to people trying to harm him out of prejudice many times before, and as such will be reticent with most companions he travels with. He can also lose hope easily when seeing those he has come to trust get threatened, usually being the first to flee in the face of imminent death; he is afraid of dying due to his affliction, wanting to get as much out of life as possible.
Tycho does not drink alcohol, preferring to keep his wits about him at all times, and also suffers from claustrophobia. He is passionate about swordfighting, and is always willing to engage in a friendly duel with those he trusts. Reading poetry as a child has inspired him, and he carries a book with him where he writes his thoughts at large. He also often waxes poetic in and out of combat, inspiring courage in his allies.