The Shapeshifters’ Arms is an ancient Inn with a ton of Attitude!
It sits in the wild moors of Prydein, a country in the northern hemisphere of Yardoz.
The people are intrinsically independent, everyone thinks for themselves.
There’s no hierarchical rulership,
respect always has to be earned,
and all life, whatever its shape, is equal.

Owen is the landlord at the Arms.
You mostly see him as a very handsome man,
but his inner nature is that of a raven,
and he shifts into raven-shape when the situation requires.

His curmudgeonly, but also very kind, cordon bleu chef is a Red Dwarf,
and Owen’s lover.

At the Arms, Owen is host to a wild bunch of locals – none of them human.
It’s frequented by witches, wizards, werewolves,
strange fey creatures, dragon-whisperers,
and the occasional human who’s got lost, may need rescuing,
or may be out to scupper the work of the Arms, and Morningstar.
In which case they need dealing with!

It’s home to Grymalkyn (Grym to her friends).
She’s an assassin-wizard,
trained by Morningstar at the Altruistic Assassins Academy.
Her name is an old Celtic word for wise, magical, and wizardly cats.

Grym is loved by her fellow assassin-wizard, Merle.
He’s a werewolf when he’s not being a very handsome man.
He has something of a hard time with Grym as she’s supremely independent,
but he loves her deeply.
And they are Morningstar’s best team,
The one he always uses for the most difficult and dangerous jobs.