Lim

Official character art of Lim, made by Night: https://twitter.com/nightosprout

**Lim** is a changeling bard who moves through life easily and does what he likes. They are played by Cory.

## Description

### Appearance

Despite being a changeling, Lim often appears as a changeling and will only change appearances under specific circumstances. Instead, they hide their identity with elaborate and hand-carved theater masks they carry with them, removing them only when they've shifted their appearance.

Their clothing consists of simple travelers garbs underneath a heavy, elaborate robe that appears to be from some sort of stageplay. They wear a large straw hat and wooden sandals, and a large pack adorned in a number of masks and instruments. They have a number of accessories as well that they'll switch out frequently, including earrings, necklaces, and rings. The one accessory they never take off is their Traveler's amulet they keep tucked under their robes.

After the events of Episode 3 when Lim channeled the power of the Traveler through themselves to heal a warforged named Hug from the Raven Queen's corruption, Lim develops burn scars on their hands and lower arms that they keep covered with their standard black arm wraps.

### Personality

He greets strangers readily and cheerfully in true bard fashion. He enjoys playing instruments, even ones that don't belong to him. In typical bard style, Lim attempts to be more flirtatious than they really are but will clam up if those attempts are reciprocated in any way. They will often leverage personal details to gain more information, such as revealing his worship of the Traveler to a store clerk in order to haggle. They are insistent on reminding everyone they can of the Traveler's existence this way, even if it's not always a good idea.

Lim also has been known to steal, though he is not always stealthy enough to avoid detection. He does show remorse when he is caught trying to shoplift an item from the Forest Store by Henry; he leaves enough money behind to cover the item he attempted to steal.

Though they appear to be very charismatic and confident, there are times where this seems to be nothing more than another persona they wear. What remains true is their loyalty to their team, and a desire to be a better person despite their flaws.

### Background

Lim's life before joining the party is shrouded in mystery, not just to the party, but to Lim themselves. Like most changelings, Lim lived a life of solitude fending for themselves as a street urchin. In those days they wore every face but their own and did whatever they could to survive, including resorting to thievery.

However, their life would be changed one fateful day in a crowded market place at the center of their home, the Seafair Alliance. Searching for an opportunity to snag something of value, they stumbled across a tattered blanket with a few rusted pieces of jewelry lying on it, seemingly unguarded and ripe for the taking. But their eyes were drawn to one piece in particular, seemingly the only untarnished piece of the lot: an amulet depicting a sailboat sailing across decorative swirling waters, the breaking dawn casting beams of light across it. It seemed to hum with energy beneath their fingers, but just as they were turning to leave with it, an old man had grabbed their hand and stopped them. Despite never having seen this man before, there was something familiar about him. The old man chastised them for attempting to steal the piece, but upon learning of Lim's struggles, agreed to sell them the amulet at a fraction of the cost. As Lim turned to leave the old man revealed himself to be a changeling as well, but the next moment Lim blinked and the old man and his blanket were gone, leaving no sign that he had ever been there.

Lim would later discover this old man was the Traveler, and the amulet was a sacred talisman used to communicate with the Traveler. Every day since then, Lim has used the amulet to speak with the Traveler, who eventually became their only companion. Through their guidance, Lim learned how to put their changeling abilities to better use by taking up street performing. Their natural affinity for entertaining and learning musical instruments soon garnered them a following, and before long their days of sleeping on the streets were over. Before long they were scouted by the Thunder Theater Troupe and joined their ranks as one of their more prolific actors.

But this happiness didn't last forever. Lim refuses to talk about the events that lead to their excommunication from the group, but beneath their charismatic persona lies a bitter sadness that implies the excommunication was traumatic.

## Relationships

### Fynn

Fynn and Lim, both good at talking to people, tend to team up when speaking to other people. They will also look for each other when the party splits up.

### Basil

Lim looks out for Basil. He uses his natural charisma to save Basil while he's busy blushing over a compliment, and he pays for Basil's train ticket aboard the Dracoa Express.

### The Traveller

Lim is able to communicate directly with the Traveller, a god that Lim insists is, in fact, an old god. He is close enough to the Traveller that his presence allows people to discuss them without getting a headache. However, his worship of the Traveller puts him at risk, and he even sustains a substantial injury when he calls for their aid.

### Kali Moore, Kokiia

Lim can often be found partaking in shenanigans with Kali and Kokiia when the others are busy, and is an avid fan of Kokiia's cooking.

### Firenze Zacaria

After their heartwrenching split from their troupe, Lim was found aimlessly wandering the streets by Firenze, who offered to let them stay with him for a time before they would eventually join up with the other party members. Lim would often accompany Firenze on long, quiet walks at night, and was one of the first to learn about Firenze's search for his daughter. Lim often jokingly calls Firenze 'Dad', but the truth is that Firenze is the closest thing they've had to a parental figure since leaving their acting troupe.

## Quotes

* "Taylor, I have some bad news for you, you have been bamboozled." (C1E2)
* “Stick it to the capitalists, I always say.” (C1E3)
* “Oh I already ate, but thank you. [sees that Kokiia made French toast] I take that back. I will have some of that.” (C1E4)
* “The right path is not always the safest one.” (C1E4)
* “I’m not getting within five feet of saber-toothed tigers, corrupted or not!” (C1E4)
* “I like money, money is nice.” (C1E5)
* “[drawing on an NPC’s photo] It’s quite therapeutic, actually.” (C1E5)
* “Nobody’s perfect here. What matters though is that we’re trying to be better. Sometimes that’s all you can do.” (C1E6)
* “We need to stop picking fights with people much bigger than us.” (C1E7)
* “Despite being the current ambassador of the Traveller, my knowledge is limited, unfortunately.” (C1E9)
* “My [first] question is *also,* ‘What the fuck?’” (C1E9)
* “Hello? Hello? Base to Traveller, Traveller to base?” (C1E9)
* “[to their god] Just, you know, at your earliest convenience, um. Miss you, by the way. Bye.” (C1E9)

## Image Gallery

Icon art of Lim, featured as Lim's icon on stream: https://twitter.com/nightosproutA full-size portrait of Lim playing his lute, made by Night.