but this one somehow sticks around

Mal is a 28 year old Druid (Chaotic good) who, before becoming skilled enough in magic and shapeshifting, was a wicked dual-wielder, carrying a sickle and a scimitar to be a formidable foe when not tripping into the mud. a person of....questionable....priorities.... Mal tends to favor the odd and not-so-morally-sound methods to an end.

while she has a bit of a darker, more menacing will to her, she is mostly kind, playful, and a bit of a flirt with the women (completely romantically and sexually disregards men) though she is willing to help often for less than the offered price, especially if knowledge is involved.

she is very focused on study and learning, and will take any free opportunity she has to research anything she can get her hands on.

Eventually Mal's adventuring days come to an end when a curse took hold of her in battle. She was hurried to a cleric to heal, and healed she was, slowing and weakening the curse. however, the curse was not halted.

Mal has to heal herself daily, as well as avoid severe over-exertion (namely in shapeshifting and magic) for her already weak internal systems. the curse, if gone without daily healing would essentially result in plants growing from her organs, either forcing their way through the skin or wrapping around/piercing major organs such as her heart or lungs, or even her brain.