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I try to post colored templates as infrequently as possible, since I obviously want my gallery to consist mostly of my own artwork, but this was an opportunity I couldn't pass up. I've been trying to draw this character for SO LONG and could not seem to manage it. He always ended up looking really off-model, and so I never progressed past the sketching phase. I don't know why, but Rainwings are really difficult for me to draw. I think it's the narrow muzzles. Then the amazing xTheDragonRebornx made a template available and the heavens opened up and sang. I am now finally able to share this character online. Let's hope in the future I'll get better at drawing Rainwings so I can actually make the lineart myself.

Character Overview

Name: Farcry
Sex: Male
Species: Dragon
Breed: Rainwing
Age: 5
Adoptive Father: Havoc
Adoptive Mother: Fortuneteller
Biological Parents: As with all Rainwings, the identity of his biological parents is unknown.

Scars: One deep, jagged scar that cuts across the tip of his muzzle, just below his nostrils. The scar is the result of a backdoor surgery to remove the distinct horn from the tip of his nose when he was a tiny dragonet. The horns along his jaw were also removed, but the more malleable skin was able to be properly sown up, so it didn't leave a lasting mark.
Accessories: While disguised as a Nightwing his ruff his folded against his horns and bound with white bandages. This is extremely uncomfortable for Farcry, and he will look for any excuse to take them off.
Abilities: Like all Rainwings, he can shoot a deadly venom from his fangs, though he only gained this ability after coming to the Rainforest during the Nightwing Exodus and being exposed to sunlight for the first time. He should be able to change the color of his scales, but years of abuse have all but snuffed out this inbred talent. On the rare occasion that his scales do change colors it's only on the outer edges of his muzzle, ruff, feet, and/or tail, and he pushes it back the moment the change in color is noticed.

Voice Actor:
Personality: A friendly people pleaser, always wanting to do what's best for everyone else and rarely thinking of himself. If everyone else is having a good time, then he's happy. He's loyal to a fault, kind, optimistic, patient and loving. He can be timid and a bit shy, despite his desire to make friends with literally everyone. A lifetime of abuse has normalized mistreatment in his mind, so he remains unshakably dedicated to those who hurt him. He wants more than anything to please his parents, despite the horrific abuse he has suffered because of them. Tends to see the best in everyone, which can make him quite naïve and easy to manipulate. He's easy to please, undemanding, and rarely complains about anything. As mentioned before, Farcry desires to be friends with basically everyone who crosses his path. Seriously, say something nice to him and he'll be ready to die for you within a second.

History: Fortuneteller the Nightwing wanted nothing more than to be a mother. Years passed and many eggs were lain, but most never hatched, and the few that did died shortly thereafter. It wasn’t an uncommon occurrence on the Nightwings’ barren volcanic island. Many dragonets died within days of hatching. Many more perished in their shells. But knowing this did nothing to numb the pain she felt year after year. She was getting older, her egg-bearing days trickling away little by little. She was desperate. The blow that put her over the edge took place the night her latest egg, very likely her last, went silent just days before it was meant to hatch. Dead, like all the others. Fortuneteller became crazed with desperation. She could not accept that her fate was to never be a mother, never to raise her own dragonets and watch them grow up. She was going to make it happen, whatever she had to do. So that night she snuck through the tunnel into to the rainforest, and stole an egg from one of the Rainwing hatcheries. She dyed the white surface with ink and put it in place of her perished egg, never telling her mate what she had done. Soon after, the tiny dragonet hatched, lively, bright-eyed, and positively dancing with bright colors. Fortuneteller’s mate, an enormous, stern Nightwing named Havoc, was absolutely furious. He berated her for lying to him, and insisted they kill the dragonet and hide the body before anyone could see it. Fortuneteller begged and pleaded with her mate, saying that no one had to know what she had done, and that they could pass the hatchling off as a Nightwing. The tiny dragonet had since changed his scales to a dark blue-black to mimic his “parents” and indeed could have been mistaken for a Nightwing at first glance. Much bickering followed, and Havoc eventually relented. He was the one who chose the name Farcry for the dragonet, because he was a far cry from a real Nightwing. The two would-be parents would go on to commit horrendous acts of cruelty in an attempt to conceal the dragonet’s true identity. A few days after his birth they stole a sleeping tonic from Mastermind’s lab and put the dragonet in a deep slumber while they cut the distinct horns from his nose and the edges of his jaw. They also bound the horns on his head so that they would grow straight, instead of twisted. They went on to bind his ruff to his horns with bandages in order to conceal it, which became very uncomfortable for Farcry over time. As he grew, the young Rainwing suffered unimaginable abuse at the claws of his adoptive father. Havoc resented Farcry for not being his real son and for not being a real Nightwing. If the dragonet allowed even a single scale to change color, Havoc would strike him with his claws or heavy, spiked tail, sending the tiny Rainwing reeling. In his early days, Farcry was made to believe he had been born with some kind of deformity or perhaps even a curse which made him different from other Nightwings. Only when he was sent on a school trip to observe a Rainwing prisoner did he learn the truth. He confronted his parents, and his father criticized him for being stupid enough to ever believe he was a real Nightwing. He went on to insist that Farcry should be grateful, because if they hadn’t taken him, he would be just as stupid and useless as every other Rainwing. Fortuneteller stood aside during all the emotional and physical abuse her son suffered. She had wanted to be a mother for so long, but her love was a selfish one, a drive to fulfill her own wants and desires at the cost of her son’s happiness and well-being. She had condemned him to life on the hellish island simply so she could be a mother, and now she stood aside as her mate beat him both with his claws and with his scathing words. Then came the time of the Nightwing Exodus. Farcry went to the Rainforest with his parents, in awe of everything around him. His instincts pulled him towards the sun, the fresh fruit, and the beautiful scenery, but his mother pulled him back. Here, in this wonderful place, surrounded by his own kind, she feared she would lose him. So she kept him close, denying him food rather than letting him eat the fruit they were offered, shading him from the sun, and not allowing him to interact with the other Rainwings. It was only when the curious behavior of the skinny Nightwing dragonet with the bound horns attracted the attention of a certain Rainwing queen that Farcry’s life truly began to change for the better.

No critique desired. Please respect that.

The Wings of Fire series belongs to Tui T. Sutherland

The Night Kingdom backdrop is from the cover of Wings of Fire: The Dark Secret and does NOT belong to me.

Rainwing template belongs to xTheDragonRebornx

The design and character are copyright © VexVamp, and you are not permitted to steal, trace, copy, reference, or otherwise redistribute them in any way. I also do not want to see this posted on RP sites, Facebook, YouTube, etc. That's still art theft.

Description
I try to post colored templates as infrequently as possible, since I obviously want my gallery to consist mostly of my own artwork, but this was an opportunity I couldn't pass up. I've been trying to draw this character for SO LONG and could not seem to manage it. He always ended up looking really off-model, and so I never progressed past the sketching phase. I don't know why, but Rainwings are really difficult for me to draw. I think it's the narrow muzzles. Then the amazing xTheDragonRebornx made a template available and the heavens opened up and sang. I am now finally able to share this character online. Let's hope in the future I'll get better at drawing Rainwings so I can actually make the lineart myself.

Character Overview

Name: Farcry
Sex: Male
Species: Dragon
Breed: Rainwing
Age: 5
Adoptive Father: Havoc
Adoptive Mother: Fortuneteller
Biological Parents: As with all Rainwings, the identity of his biological parents is unknown.

Scars: One deep, jagged scar that cuts across the tip of his muzzle, just below his nostrils. The scar is the result of a backdoor surgery to remove the distinct horn from the tip of his nose when he was a tiny dragonet. The horns along his jaw were also removed, but the more malleable skin was able to be properly sown up, so it didn't leave a lasting mark.
Accessories: While disguised as a Nightwing his ruff his folded against his horns and bound with white bandages. This is extremely uncomfortable for Farcry, and he will look for any excuse to take them off.
Abilities: Like all Rainwings, he can shoot a deadly venom from his fangs, though he only gained this ability after coming to the Rainforest during the Nightwing Exodus and being exposed to sunlight for the first time. He should be able to change the color of his scales, but years of abuse have all but snuffed out this inbred talent. On the rare occasion that his scales do change colors it's only on the outer edges of his muzzle, ruff, feet, and/or tail, and he pushes it back the moment the change in color is noticed.

Voice Actor:
Personality: A friendly people pleaser, always wanting to do what's best for everyone else and rarely thinking of himself. If everyone else is having a good time, then he's happy. He's loyal to a fault, kind, optimistic, patient and loving. He can be timid and a bit shy, despite his desire to make friends with literally everyone. A lifetime of abuse has normalized mistreatment in his mind, so he remains unshakably dedicated to those who hurt him. He wants more than anything to please his parents, despite the horrific abuse he has suffered because of them. Tends to see the best in everyone, which can make him quite naïve and easy to manipulate. He's easy to please, undemanding, and rarely complains about anything. As mentioned before, Farcry desires to be friends with basically everyone who crosses his path. Seriously, say something nice to him and he'll be ready to die for you within a second.

History: Fortuneteller the Nightwing wanted nothing more than to be a mother. Years passed and many eggs were lain, but most never hatched, and the few that did died shortly thereafter. It wasn’t an uncommon occurrence on the Nightwings’ barren volcanic island. Many dragonets died within days of hatching. Many more perished in their shells. But knowing this did nothing to numb the pain she felt year after year. She was getting older, her egg-bearing days trickling away little by little. She was desperate. The blow that put her over the edge took place the night her latest egg, very likely her last, went silent just days before it was meant to hatch. Dead, like all the others. Fortuneteller became crazed with desperation. She could not accept that her fate was to never be a mother, never to raise her own dragonets and watch them grow up. She was going to make it happen, whatever she had to do. So that night she snuck through the tunnel into to the rainforest, and stole an egg from one of the Rainwing hatcheries. She dyed the white surface with ink and put it in place of her perished egg, never telling her mate what she had done. Soon after, the tiny dragonet hatched, lively, bright-eyed, and positively dancing with bright colors. Fortuneteller’s mate, an enormous, stern Nightwing named Havoc, was absolutely furious. He berated her for lying to him, and insisted they kill the dragonet and hide the body before anyone could see it. Fortuneteller begged and pleaded with her mate, saying that no one had to know what she had done, and that they could pass the hatchling off as a Nightwing. The tiny dragonet had since changed his scales to a dark blue-black to mimic his “parents” and indeed could have been mistaken for a Nightwing at first glance. Much bickering followed, and Havoc eventually relented. He was the one who chose the name Farcry for the dragonet, because he was a far cry from a real Nightwing. The two would-be parents would go on to commit horrendous acts of cruelty in an attempt to conceal the dragonet’s true identity. A few days after his birth they stole a sleeping tonic from Mastermind’s lab and put the dragonet in a deep slumber while they cut the distinct horns from his nose and the edges of his jaw. They also bound the horns on his head so that they would grow straight, instead of twisted. They went on to bind his ruff to his horns with bandages in order to conceal it, which became very uncomfortable for Farcry over time. As he grew, the young Rainwing suffered unimaginable abuse at the claws of his adoptive father. Havoc resented Farcry for not being his real son and for not being a real Nightwing. If the dragonet allowed even a single scale to change color, Havoc would strike him with his claws or heavy, spiked tail, sending the tiny Rainwing reeling. In his early days, Farcry was made to believe he had been born with some kind of deformity or perhaps even a curse which made him different from other Nightwings. Only when he was sent on a school trip to observe a Rainwing prisoner did he learn the truth. He confronted his parents, and his father criticized him for being stupid enough to ever believe he was a real Nightwing. He went on to insist that Farcry should be grateful, because if they hadn’t taken him, he would be just as stupid and useless as every other Rainwing. Fortuneteller stood aside during all the emotional and physical abuse her son suffered. She had wanted to be a mother for so long, but her love was a selfish one, a drive to fulfill her own wants and desires at the cost of her son’s happiness and well-being. She had condemned him to life on the hellish island simply so she could be a mother, and now she stood aside as her mate beat him both with his claws and with his scathing words. Then came the time of the Nightwing Exodus. Farcry went to the Rainforest with his parents, in awe of everything around him. His instincts pulled him towards the sun, the fresh fruit, and the beautiful scenery, but his mother pulled him back. Here, in this wonderful place, surrounded by his own kind, she feared she would lose him. So she kept him close, denying him food rather than letting him eat the fruit they were offered, shading him from the sun, and not allowing him to interact with the other Rainwings. It was only when the curious behavior of the skinny Nightwing dragonet with the bound horns attracted the attention of a certain Rainwing queen that Farcry’s life truly began to change for the better.

No critique desired. Please respect that.

The Wings of Fire series belongs to Tui T. Sutherland

The Night Kingdom backdrop is from the cover of Wings of Fire: The Dark Secret and does NOT belong to me.

Rainwing template belongs to xTheDragonRebornx

The design and character are copyright © VexVamp, and you are not permitted to steal, trace, copy, reference, or otherwise redistribute them in any way. I also do not want to see this posted on RP sites, Facebook, YouTube, etc. That's still art theft.