Orly Skiffback

 is a tortle bard sailor. He was hired by the Mighty Nein to serve as the navigator of The Mistake. As an NPC, is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
Orly is a tortle with an eyepatch and three ivory bagpipes emerging out of his shell. He has series of magical tattoos on his arms imbued with Aquamarine dust, that look like swirling water.

Personality
Befitting his role as a bard, Orly is talkative and engaging. However, he does not sing; rather, he expresses his music through the bagpipes installed into his shell. Orly speaks with a Cajun accent and has a stutter.

Abilities
Orly is able to infuse gem dust into his tattoo ink and through a process taught to him by the descedescendants of natives from the Islands of the Menagerie Coast, he is able to imbue his tattoos with magic properties that alter a persons physical capabilities. The gem dusts listed below are the ones currently known to give the following effects when used:


 * Ruby dust - +1 Strength.
 * Emerald dust - +1 Dexterity.
 * Diamond dust - +1 Constitution.
 * Aquamarine dust - +1 Charisma
 * Fire Opal dust - Fire resistance.
 * Black Sapphire dust - Cold resistance

Trivia

 * The character of Orly was created as a collaboration between Matthew Mercer and the Critter community during . Matt took suggestions from twitter polls and the live chat to decide what race, class, and special traits would that character have.


 * Having a stutter himself when he was younger, Mercer was able to pull out of that knowledge to make Orly Come Alive...