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Howl - Air - Scout; former Sekkian Air-Taint
Topic Started: May 28 2013, 12:03 AM (243 Views)
Verridith
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Character Number- 1st.

Name- Howl.

Age- 24 years.

Gender- Male.

Element- Air.

Appearance-
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A dragon of middling height, Howl stands at around eleven feet at the shoulder; his slim build and partially-feathered features mark him as one of the Air. With sleek white scales and a thick golden mane, Howl is a rather colorful example of his species. His mane falls around blue-violet eyes that shift in hue from a dark, deep purple to a midnight blue to a color nearly magenta; iridescent and slanting, this gives him the appearance of calm, almost cold scrutiny. This mane flows down his neck and slips up the wings and over his shoulders, down his back, and along the top of his tail. Beneath, hard, metallic-gold plates can be found, visible beneath the fur where it recedes at either end. The White's wings are very large and long with the wing web tapering at each finger, giving them an irregularly splayed appearance. Along his wing bone and over the thin web lay birdlike feathers, glossy gold as his mane and fur. The coverts are white, clearly brighter than the white-striped and tipped webbing beneath.

His head is wedge-shaped and conclave, somewhat thicker than most Sekkian dragons; some attribute this to his brief time as a Taint, though the changes in appearance were minimal at best. Two long horns, white in color, sprout from the back of his skull, and two smaller horns curve upwards from his forehead. He has a line of smaller spikes that curve behind his ears, all white, matching his long white talons. Small gold feathers that match his mane line the underside of his jaw.

He has golden markings that curl beneath his eyes in a somewhat tribal design. These also edge each plate on his shoulders and thighs, as well as a line spanning the middle of his wings. A brighter white than his creamy, off-white base curves upwards underneath his jaw, down his belly and across his plates, as well as to flow upwards along the line of his wings.

His gemstone is small, round and of a deep topaz color, located at the base of his skull beneath his mane.

Personality-
Somewhat arrogant and full of himself, Howl is nevertheless quiet around those he knows; this darker, more thoughtful side came from his time with the Taint, and the thoughts of deeds done beneath its control. A born leader, he resents the rank he holds now and dreams of leading a Wing of his own, but keeps his emotions under a tight hold lest the Tainted side force him to do something he'd regret. As such, he might come off as emotionless or mute to some, whereas he would rather bite his tongue than involve himself beyond what he can control.

To those he loves and cherishes, he is kind and - perhaps - a bit over-protective. He primarily keeps to himself, and makes such visits scarce. Howl is afraid of what he had become - and never wants it to happen again.

Partner- Kallo Nevris (deceased)

Rank- Scout.

History-
The sky was his domain; a beautiful world of light and color, of sunrays and dappled clouds, of sharp winds and hot thermals. Paired with a young, able rider, he and Kallo had bonded well, flown far. Their upbringing was like any other Sekkian pair, and both dragon and boy flew well and far. Working together, they claimed the skies as Wingleaders, vowing protection for all beneath their casted shadows.

Everything was as a dream. A dream one never wanted to wake from.

Howl patrolled the Sekkian sky and soared above the Tainted ranks, leading his Wing to strike quickly and surely - attaining victory with few casualties, honing on strategic planning and diversionary tactics instead of the usual sheer force. But it wasn't always to be so blissful... when the Taint grew worse, the victories dwindled. Forced to retreat rather than spend the lives of his fellows, Howl grew angry with himself and his ability.

High in the clouds, the White took what remained of his ragged Wing and stole away deep into the Desolation, thinking to make a surprise attack on the Tainted forces. Watching their dragons' movements, he coordinated his riders to attack a Toxic and two Bones, perhaps capture on of the smaller breeds for questioning later. Unfortunately, the first part of his plan worked - and that was when all Hell broke loose.

The two Bones fled; the Toxic was hard to take down. Nearly twice as large as Howl himself, the White was knocked to the ground before a Fire came to his aid, accompanied by three small Forests who helped keep the beast preoccupied. He quickly learned he'd fractured something in one wing - flying was excruciatingly painful. But Howl also knew that if he stayed grounded, he couldn't escape nor fight to protect Kallo from harm.

Snarling, he flung himself back into the air, wind rising beneath him to help his hampered flight along. Worried, his rider called to the others to retreat and fall back home - but Howl refused to follow them, bent on victory in any way he could. If he could defeat this Toxic, if he could win - then all doubt would vanish, and he would regain the honor that he had lost.

Air and Toxic collided in the sky. Howl, much swifter than his counterpart, twisted around behind the great drake and tore at his wing muscles viciously, seeking to ground the beast before it could repel the White's attack. But he made his next mistake then; his claws tore through into one of the bubble-patches of acid along the Toxic's hide and acid splashed across his forepaw, sizzling and cracking at the tapered scales. With a snarl, Howl pushed away.

The deed had been done; the Toxic was no longer able to fly. In pain, barely able to keep to the air, Howl nonetheless felt a surge of victory as his enemy crashed far beneath. Drawing in a breath to let loose a roar of victory, to let his fellows know he was still alive, he arched his neck and pulled back -

- but another roar took his place.

Twisting in the air, all he saw was grey smoke and silver bone - then he was enveloped in a cloud of white-hot vapor, mist that stung at the eyes and made breathing difficult. But the damage he had yet to realize was working at his riding straps, and he didn't hear his rider's sharp gasp. Nor felt the sudden weightlessness, the slip-slide of fingers across smooth scales. But he heard - oh, he heard.

Kallo's screams haunt him even now. twisting in the air, Howl hadn't been able to catch him, was instead smashed against the rocky cliffs as his rider fell to his death far below. He felt the pain of death that day, felt the crystal spark an crack, fled away from the pain and fear. He knew nothing but darkness and dark times, release in death, in killing, in the misery that would mark him another of its Sekkian victims.

He spent most of that time grounded, too wounded to fly. Howl regrets every hapless human he killed in fits of rage, something he couldn't control, and mourns the loss of each life that fell because of him. He was healed, his crystal sealed, not long after he'd killed a small child that had run to hide in a makeshift fort of fallen trees and tied-together twigs.

Now, the White lives for those he slew; away from everything, he mourns, and keeps a watchful eye on all so that no Taints may do the same as he did long ago.

If only one had done the same to him.

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Done and ready for inspection~
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CloakAndDagger
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Very nice! Poor, tortured soul! D:!
Being tainted, he wouldn't be allowed back into the main sections of the academy yet, but, he could potentially join a wing (so long as the wing leader is alright with ex-taints). However, he'd have to be healed by a Karma first. That's something that can be played out or just stated. There is a staff Karma that we use for such purposes.

Because Howl was once tainted, I am moving him into the tainted section until he is healed fully.
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Verridith
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Howl is one of my beloved torturees <3 /brick'd

Hmm. Could I add in that his crystal had been healed in his history by Karma? I'd like to start with him as a scout, as I see him as avoiding groups of dragons (and other beasties) at all costs because he's afraid of becoming what he once was again. If I could, that would be awesooome! Let me know. (:
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Sure! Go ahead and edit it in! Please put ex-Taint in his rank too.

Edit: however, now that I'm looking, I'm seeing that Ex-Tainteds are still kept in this section of the forum. After he is healed though, he can be a scout anyhow. He's only 'Taint' in name, not heart.
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Psst can I have this back please :3
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