Hmm, might be a time to test out a character I've been waffling on for a while.
Name: Louise 'Trainhopper' Robles
Age: 16
Skills: Very stealthy, capable of making herself vanish with ease
Ability:
Shapeshifts into a Coachwhip snake. Holdovers from the snake while in human form include a tendency to be more active at dawn/dusk, dilated pupils, a preference for warmth and enhanced speed and stealth.
Appearance: A young girl with long, curly black hair. Most of her clothing appears to have been cut from leftover potato sacks and stitched together with other scrap pieces of fabric, including the shabby cloth cap she always wears.
Personality: Quiet but not at all introverted or shy, just usually only says what needs to be said. She has a certain wit and wisdom without being jaded, although she doesn't seem to relate to others very well and may just come off as being awkward or overly outgoing.
Backstory: Her parents where young and her birth was unplanned, leaving them uneducated and struggling to care for her despite their best efforts. She left on her own accord at the age of 10, and began a life of traveling the country by train, earning her the nickname Trainhopper. She has recently arrived in this city and began wandering the streets, although at this point it is just another temporary stop for her.