Character Sheet for Dawn
Sex/Gender
Male Presenting (Intersex/Herm)
Character Description
Dawn was born with a Body of mostly light grey scales, his stomach chest and crotch however are darker in colour muck like one would find in the underbelly in a feral dragon, this is a common pattern in his species, however his specific coloration was quite odd to his parents, as none of them had light grey scales, only back and darker grey, his pure white hair and inner ear fluff came from his mother
In terms of markings dawn has two notable ones:
First is the marking that is over his left eye, this appears as three black claw marks, and while its often mistaken for a scar he has had this from birth, earning the nickname "scratches" from his older sisters, the odd thing is that these scratches are only really visible when light hits them, if dawn was in a dark room or walking during the night these scratches are practically invisible, its not quite known why this occurs, but dawn just smiles and says he likes it.
The second is the pitch-black coloration of Dawns' dorsal ridge meaning that dawn has a stripe of black scales down his back and halfway along his tail.
Unlike his facial marking, these are always visible regardless of the light.
Dawn also has some notable scars on his body:
The first of these is a scar on his right wing, near where it joins his body.
This is the result of a bad crash landing that was a result of his anxiousness to fly, during which he boke his wing to the point the bone boke the skin, luckily this break healed cleanly and does not hamper his ability to fly even slightly.
The second "scar" is a result of a case of bulling that got out of hand and led to Dawns' first real fight, during which dawns childhood bully, who often picked on him for his rather feminine looks and shy demeaner, accidentally sliced off the tip of dawns left ear, which once it healed was left looking rather ragged along the edge, dawn ultimately went on to win that fight, but is left with a permeant reminder of that day.
Dawns Hoarding runes: (not pictured in this sheet)
Dawns Species have a rather unique trait when it comes to their hoards and hoarding behaviour.
When a "Keeper" (The owner of the hoard (In this case Dawn)) find their desired treasure a series of runes will start to appear somewhere on their body, in dawns case his began to appear just below his right shoulder.
These will often represent individual parts of their hoard or particular groupings (if the hoard grows large enough)
In Dawns Case, his runes represent his mates, as to him they are his "chosen treasure" and appear as strait-line depictions of his mates tails, currently Dawn has: A fox shaped tail, a wolf tail, a birds tailfeathers, a stubby rabbit tail, and a cats tail.
(If for whatever reason a member of his hoard is in danger, the rune representing them will glow and Dawn will instinctually know where they are)
Personality
Aspirations:
Dawn is a very kind-hearted soul, and wants to do his best to help as many people as he can.
He wishes to protect his own hoard, and feel like h is worthy of each and every member of it, and deep Dawn he already knows he is.
He also wants to start a family someday, down the line, however that seems to happen faster than he expected.
Background/History
His childhood & upbringing:
Dawns childhood wasn't the easiest at first, being born a runt his mother was constantly worried and doting on him to make sure he ate enough to actually fill out his form.
On top of this for most of Dawns' childhood he was quite shy, rarely talking to others his age, which unfortunately led to a slightly older dragon picking on him for most of his childhood years.
Weirdly, despite his races usual issue of having sudden twitches and such in their wings and tails as those parts further developed, Dawn actually seemed to have good control over that leading his parent to think he would be an early bloomer in teams of flight, unfortunately this expectation was known to dawn and being a child, wanted to make his parents proud of him, which led to the accident that left him with the scar on his right wing.
it was after Dawns first flight, that he actually began to get more confident in himself, including standing up to his bully, who himself had yet to even achieve lift-off, apparently a late bloomer, however Dawn never made fun of him for that, knowing that would make him no better than his tormenter.
Dawns' flight and control continued to improved all thought his 13th and 14th years, until, on the day of his 15th Birthday, his parents decided he was ready for his awakening.
Dawn's Awakening:
Dawn's awakening was a spectacle that hadn't been seen in generations, his family watched from their ancestral cave that overlooked the grove as Dawn walked down into the valley to the focal point where a wild storm had began to gather. This was the natural way of things in their lands, at age 15 when they could fly easily under their own strength the young were taken to their ancestral lands where they would be exposed to the powerful raw elemental magic of wild storms.
This was done to jumpstart the young dragons own elemental powers and awaken them to reveal what element Dawn would have. Imagine their surprise when Dawn was then able to wield, not one, but four separate elements: Ice, Water, Air and Lightning. which led to quite a show to his parents and elder siblings who watched on from above. (The younger siblings were not allowed to participate, as is their species customs)
When Dawn finally snapped out of the elemental Surge that the storm caused, it was to the shocked looks on his parents family, and the news that he was a Storm Dragon, the first in over 10 generations.
Academy Days - Becoming a stormfighter:
Shortly after his 16th Birthday and the incident where Dawn saved his small town from a rogue tornado, earning him a bit of media publicity for the skills he displayed, he would receive an invitation to attend the Sormfighters academy, not only that but the personal backing and a scholarship paid for by the headmaster of the School himself.
Dawn knew that this was an incredibly big opportunity and honour that had been bestowed upon him and was inclined to accept after thinking it through carefully (at his parents instance).
It was During these years that Dawn would grown into the caring and loving individual his mates know him as, always willing to stand up and help others even if no one else will, he's willing to put himself on the line and often times at risk if it means keeping people safe.
Relatives/Family
Dawn is the second son (and forth child) that his parents Bassa (his mother) and Bevu (his father) gave birth to.
His father, Bevu, is a large rather muscular black scaled dragon with an impressive rack of horns and is an uncommon (but not exactly rare) offshoot of water dragons that are able to create and manipulate acid as well as water.
His mother, Bassa, is who dawn takes most of his appearance from, being more lean in build and dark grey in coloration with pure white hair, she like lacks any sort of horns and is the classic stereotype of an air dragoness, always calm and gentle, but fierce when she needs to be.
Dawn has 3 elder siblings, and 3 younger siblings
Body
Anatomy:
Dawn can be described as a semi-athletic (if somewhat feminine looking) Dragon.
He displays the typical featured one would expect from an anthropomorphic Western Dragon, that being: A long dextrous tail that tapers to a fine point at the tip, A set of impressive membranous wings the protrude from his back roughly where his shoulder blades are located, and a body covered in really durable scales.
As a member of the species Draconis Elementa he does have some other features:
The most prominent and noticeable feature is the slim but rather shallow Dorsal ridge the starts between his wings and runs along his body length till around the halfway point of his tail, this fin helps to stabilise him in flight and allow him to make subtle changes without any drastic movements that could impede his airflow.
Inside his mouth is another feature of his species, His tongue.
while it still looks quite typical for that of a reptile and Dragon, being long and forked in appearance, its the physiology of the tail that is rather unique.
Dawn has complete control of the muscles in his tongue even down to fine control of the individual forked ends, something he really enjoys teasing people with.
Last up is another physiological difference, this time to do with his tail: like his tongue dawn (and his species) have complete control of their tails making them fully prehensile, this means that Dawn can use his tail like an extra arm to grab objects and such.
Clothing
In terms of clothing Dawn will often go without, fully embracing the clothing optional lifestyle of his people, after all its not like his bits are on display 24/7
When it comes to work however, Dawn does take pride in the uniform he wears as part of the Stormfighters.
this uniform consists of a body fitting flight suit with strategic cut-outs for his wings tail and dorsal ridge. (due to the rather diverse nature of Anatomy that Draconis Elementa display these outfits have to be custom made and tailored to each individual) This flight suit is made using a combination of thick hide from local beasts to provide a durable material while it also provide insulation from the different ranges of temperature that the stormfighters commonly encounter.
On top of this parts of the outfit are also made from the scales of lesser dragons that also roam these lands as well as large sea serpents, these scales are used to reinforce the pockets of the outfit to protect any equipment the stormfighter may be carrying in them, however given dawns unique abilities his suit also has these scales on the arms to protect them as well.
Paired with this flight suit is a set of shock absorbing leg braces that protect the wearer form harder landings (for example when carrying heavier persons) and a special helmet with adjusting goggles that protects the wearers eyes from flying debris.
Accessories
In terms of accessories Dawn has a few that he's acquired over the years.
First up is his iconic red scarf: This has been with him all thought his life, and even before it. This scarf is made from eggeweave, a special lightweight yet highly durable material made from the eggs of his species, his scarf was made from the very egg he hatched from.
Next up would be his Gauntlets: these are rather simple leather gauntlets that portray the image of a raven beneath a tree in reference to Viking mythology, they were Dawns father's when he served in the military, before his awakening dawn often used to wear them to help himself feel less anxious or afraid, they were given to Dawn on the day of his awakening to help him keep calm and focused.
After that is Dawns' goggles: these were given to him as a graduation present of sorts by his parents on the day of his initiation test for the academy, to remind him that they were always there for him and would protect him.
Last is his leg-wraps (not pictured here), these were a gift from a friend he made while on holiday in a foreign land where there were other types of dragons, his friend Thunder asked why he didn't wear boots normally but did while he worked, to which dawn replied "I just don't have any" so, she bought him a pair of leg wraps, and after a bit of customising, they fit him perfectly
