Wow. That sounds, ah... pretty bad. What's a kinfolk? Or a changer, for that matter?
No, I seem to be the only one here from my world, as far as I can tell. I was due for the docks, got caught stealing one too many times. Lucky for me this fellow had been looking for me and the green magic I was spilling all over the place, and he dragged me back to Winding Circle temple in Emelan. Sometimes dragged literally, I'm afraid. I was not a compliant passenger. We get along all right now, but if I'd have been able to get my hands on a knife for more than two minutes with him and his all-seeing eyes around, I might well have stabbed him and run off. Although he was feeding me, so maybe not.