Van

Encounters/Plots:

 - Meet everyone, grow up


Magic Ideas:

Able to compel others to obey his words (kotodama, magic or language) 
Able to return as a ghost if his body is killed
Able to create weapons made of crystal
Able to erode materials with touch
Able to move things with the mind (telekinesis) 
Able to speak into the minds of others 
Able to scry people and places in water (must have met/visited) 
Able to grow crystals from body (defensive - mutation?)
Changes gender at random


Items:

 - Minimal armor of some sort
 - Bling, gold trinkets


Mutation ideas:

 - Scales growing on the upper portion of his body, ie neck, back, top shoulders, front of the legs, upper side of tail etc
 - Fur/hair growing on the shoulders, along the spine and down under the belly
 - Tines growing out from the horns

Trial ideas:

 - Quest to heal his illness


Companion desires:

?? no idea yet