Post by zhirisa on Apr 2, 2010 4:06:49 GMT -5
Name: Zhirisa "Zhi" Perten
Age: around 17-19 in both human and dragon years
Race: Volcano Dragon (Fire and Flight characteristics)
Physical Description:
Dragon - Zhi's dragon form stands 9'6" on her hind legs, and her wing span is about 20 feet. Her dominant scale color is black, but her belly scales are tinted with a crimson-purple and her face and wings are dotted with flecks of white and navy blue. Her eyes are a bright orange, and they glow when she is mad or willfully. She is not fully grown yet, so the spikes at the end of her tail are short but sharp, and her cranium horns are spikes that line the brow. Her overall form is similar to that of a velociraptor's body and head. Her wings are like bat wings, only the leathery flaps have a few holes and tears from her poor youth.
Human - Zhi's human form changes depending on her mood or mission that day, but her favorite form is a woman, about 5'8", with long black hair and a lean build. She is very tan, but her eyes remain the same hue of orange as her dragon form. Her clothes always match the colors of her scales, so her navy-blue traveler's vest and black pants stand out more than the regular browns and tans of everyday life. She also carries around a metal pipe that she chews on, because the metal allows her to breathe fire in both forms.
Personality: Zhi is very quiet and much of an introvert, tending to avoid humans at all costs. Though, because she was raised by a human herself, she cannot completely keep away from human socialization. The only reasons why she'd talk to a human person is for commerce or interrogation. Once in a while, when she meets a human or a creature that seems otherworldly or supernatural, she will stick with them, attuning to the dragon congregation mentality. If someone dies, she rarely feels remorse, unless they were also a species of dragon.
History: Zhirisa Perten was hatched in a forest, her parents and siblings gone. She was a lone egg, and it was winter, so she did not have much to eat but hibernating bugs and the shell she was born from. For the first few months of her life, she felt oppressed by nature, starved and almost died from the winter snow and ice. Until one day, a woman found her in a cave.
That woman was Seraphina "Sera" Perten, a lone witch who lived in the woods. She knew of dragons, and Zhi was a lucky find. Sera took her home and raised her back to health. She gave Zhirisa her name as soon as she was able to understand words. Even though there was a warm fire that Zhi slept in, she never recovered from the exposure to ice and becomes very vulnerable when it is too cold.
When winter was over, Sera worked hard to train Zhi. She taught her how to fly, how to breathe fire, and Sera even taught her a few spells. She gained a human form, but her dragon mentality meant that she was not allowed to meet other humans. Sera was fine with that, but Zhirisa needed to be with other dragons.
Years later, while Zhirisa was exercising her wings, a couple of hunters were walking back with their game. She hid among the shadowy trees to hear in on their conversation. One of them spoke of dragons and how they dominated the skies and travel in groups of 7-8. Zhirisa got her hopes up, but then the other hunter said that they were rare to find and only a few may be left on the continent. The first hunter bragged and said he killed a hatchling and her mother while they were sleeping.
Rage filled her eyes as she dived to attack. Unprepared for battle, she had little defenses against their human weaponry. Her screeches alerted Sera, who ran to protect Zhi, no matter what. She sacrificed her life to give Zhi a fighting chance. With the hunters stunned, Zhi made her first kills.
Now, she travels around the world, determined to look for any signs of dragons. Unforgiving the hunters, she tries to avoid the humans, but she will never shake off the feeling of being alone.
Skills:
Witch Magic - She knows two spells: Transformation and Manipulation. Transformation allows her to become a human of any gender and appearance, though the color of her clothes remain the same. This magic requires no energy. Manipulation allows her to get anything she wants from weak-minded beings at the expense of some energy.
Dragon Skills - Her tail is her best physical fighting weapon, but she also breathes fire. The metal pipe she chews on allows molten metal to stick on her victims. Her wings also allow flight and minor shielding. A sun fully out can increase the speed of her healing.
Human Skills - Pyrokinesis. Her metal pipe allows her to manipulate fire without breathing it. She also knows how to use projectile weaponry like darts, throwing axes and daggers. She is also an expert blacksmith and metal craftsman.
Weaknesses: Because she was born without her parents' flames to warm her, she is especially vulnerable to ice, cold temperatures and water compared to other volcano dragons. Her scales pierce more easily as well, but they still hold up to blunt weapons and dull blades. She is also easily tricked when it comes to the whereabouts of dragons; one lie leaves her trusting and vulnerable to betrayal.
Job: Traveling blacksmith and traveling weapons merchant. Her dragon strength stays with her in human form, so she tows a cart filled with raw metal materials and prepared armors and daggers. Her metalwork makes her crafts tougher and sharper, so sometimes she is reluctant to sell too much to one person. She never sells to soldiers, but because of her code of strength, she cannot refuse to repair.
Age: around 17-19 in both human and dragon years
Race: Volcano Dragon (Fire and Flight characteristics)
Physical Description:
Dragon - Zhi's dragon form stands 9'6" on her hind legs, and her wing span is about 20 feet. Her dominant scale color is black, but her belly scales are tinted with a crimson-purple and her face and wings are dotted with flecks of white and navy blue. Her eyes are a bright orange, and they glow when she is mad or willfully. She is not fully grown yet, so the spikes at the end of her tail are short but sharp, and her cranium horns are spikes that line the brow. Her overall form is similar to that of a velociraptor's body and head. Her wings are like bat wings, only the leathery flaps have a few holes and tears from her poor youth.
Human - Zhi's human form changes depending on her mood or mission that day, but her favorite form is a woman, about 5'8", with long black hair and a lean build. She is very tan, but her eyes remain the same hue of orange as her dragon form. Her clothes always match the colors of her scales, so her navy-blue traveler's vest and black pants stand out more than the regular browns and tans of everyday life. She also carries around a metal pipe that she chews on, because the metal allows her to breathe fire in both forms.
Personality: Zhi is very quiet and much of an introvert, tending to avoid humans at all costs. Though, because she was raised by a human herself, she cannot completely keep away from human socialization. The only reasons why she'd talk to a human person is for commerce or interrogation. Once in a while, when she meets a human or a creature that seems otherworldly or supernatural, she will stick with them, attuning to the dragon congregation mentality. If someone dies, she rarely feels remorse, unless they were also a species of dragon.
History: Zhirisa Perten was hatched in a forest, her parents and siblings gone. She was a lone egg, and it was winter, so she did not have much to eat but hibernating bugs and the shell she was born from. For the first few months of her life, she felt oppressed by nature, starved and almost died from the winter snow and ice. Until one day, a woman found her in a cave.
That woman was Seraphina "Sera" Perten, a lone witch who lived in the woods. She knew of dragons, and Zhi was a lucky find. Sera took her home and raised her back to health. She gave Zhirisa her name as soon as she was able to understand words. Even though there was a warm fire that Zhi slept in, she never recovered from the exposure to ice and becomes very vulnerable when it is too cold.
When winter was over, Sera worked hard to train Zhi. She taught her how to fly, how to breathe fire, and Sera even taught her a few spells. She gained a human form, but her dragon mentality meant that she was not allowed to meet other humans. Sera was fine with that, but Zhirisa needed to be with other dragons.
Years later, while Zhirisa was exercising her wings, a couple of hunters were walking back with their game. She hid among the shadowy trees to hear in on their conversation. One of them spoke of dragons and how they dominated the skies and travel in groups of 7-8. Zhirisa got her hopes up, but then the other hunter said that they were rare to find and only a few may be left on the continent. The first hunter bragged and said he killed a hatchling and her mother while they were sleeping.
Rage filled her eyes as she dived to attack. Unprepared for battle, she had little defenses against their human weaponry. Her screeches alerted Sera, who ran to protect Zhi, no matter what. She sacrificed her life to give Zhi a fighting chance. With the hunters stunned, Zhi made her first kills.
Now, she travels around the world, determined to look for any signs of dragons. Unforgiving the hunters, she tries to avoid the humans, but she will never shake off the feeling of being alone.
Skills:
Witch Magic - She knows two spells: Transformation and Manipulation. Transformation allows her to become a human of any gender and appearance, though the color of her clothes remain the same. This magic requires no energy. Manipulation allows her to get anything she wants from weak-minded beings at the expense of some energy.
Dragon Skills - Her tail is her best physical fighting weapon, but she also breathes fire. The metal pipe she chews on allows molten metal to stick on her victims. Her wings also allow flight and minor shielding. A sun fully out can increase the speed of her healing.
Human Skills - Pyrokinesis. Her metal pipe allows her to manipulate fire without breathing it. She also knows how to use projectile weaponry like darts, throwing axes and daggers. She is also an expert blacksmith and metal craftsman.
Weaknesses: Because she was born without her parents' flames to warm her, she is especially vulnerable to ice, cold temperatures and water compared to other volcano dragons. Her scales pierce more easily as well, but they still hold up to blunt weapons and dull blades. She is also easily tricked when it comes to the whereabouts of dragons; one lie leaves her trusting and vulnerable to betrayal.
Job: Traveling blacksmith and traveling weapons merchant. Her dragon strength stays with her in human form, so she tows a cart filled with raw metal materials and prepared armors and daggers. Her metalwork makes her crafts tougher and sharper, so sometimes she is reluctant to sell too much to one person. She never sells to soldiers, but because of her code of strength, she cannot refuse to repair.
' Bloody heck, two jobs and a BUNCH of kerfuffle later, and I'm back AGAIN.