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This ref was so long overdue and especially since I finished it two days ago and BARELY remembered to upload it today sigh_______________________________
Alternative human form:
Full name: Adrano Azarun
Pronunciation: Ah-drah-noh Ah-zah-rune
Nicknames: Ad, Adie, Earlybird (by his mother), Little Phoenix and Babybird (by Searus), Little Prince (by Impetus), My Lovely (by Tatyana)
Aliases: Lord Adrano/Azarun, Rhaiktor Adrano/Azarun, Young Lord, Lord of Fires
Age: 15
Date of Birth: Aikal 38th 3909
Gender: Male (he/him)
Status: Alive
Place of Birth: Storm Mountains, Eavolan
Current Residence: Iles Region, Mymis
Species: Western Dragon
Type: Fire Dragon
Element(s): Fire, Blue Fire
Skill level: Expert
Height: 2.4 m/ 7'11
Weight: 190 kg/418 lbs
Length: 4.9/ 16'
Profession: Fire/Blue Fire Guardian Apprentice of Mymis
Relatives:
- Arilor Azarun (father)
- Agliria (mother, deceased)
- Astrea Azarun (sister)
- Few paternal uncles and aunts; few cousins
Personality: Calm, quiet and patient, Adrano gives off an alleviating, but commanding aura. While being an introvert and preferring solitude or the company of loved ones, he's naturally very charismatic when talking to anyone, can soothe the nervousness and make people laugh, have them open up and relax. He is not the most talkative, especially around those he knows less, and is keener on listening, offering advice and commenting in all the right places. He's more likely to give second chances and look towards the future than dwell on pointless mistakes, embarrassments and already-solved problems, as well as people's past flaws - if he can see they truly deserve it. He can be mischievous and find entertainment in teasing, bantering with or pranking people, some less liked ones in quite a continuity as well. As such, he's not the most lawful of people and prefers to solve problems in a more practical way, dancing gracefully around the rules, though he is very courageous and noble and hates seeing acts of injustice and torment. Adrano's a natural leader, just, kind and takes no nonsense, will be sure to talk down and humiliate anyone insolent with few precise, merciless words. He's also not easy to be shaken easily, be angered or upset, merely smirking at someone's attempts to set him off. He's extremely perceptive and notices the smallest details and changes, and stores them away for later information or action; in fact, his silent nature and the perfect poker face make it difficult to know just how much knowledge he possesses.
Skills and Abilities:
- Elements - Adrano is a dual-elemental wielder of Fire and Blue Fire, feeling more connected to and preferring to use the former. He is capable of making his Blue Fire both slightly colder and hotter. Both elements are under the level of Expert.
- Fire Stream- An ability to summon or breathe fire from his mouth, Ad's stream is sizzling and capable of leaving dangerous 2nd-degree burns, although they are not lethal. It's not his most powerful skill as he struggles with direct, raw strength of his element and his stream may have potential at the very start but quickly whisks away to small puffs.
- Fire Manipulation- A much more comfortable field, Ad is well-versed in biding the fire to his will, making fire balls out of thin air or a body part, light small objects or places with only his mind, setting himself ablaze for both defense and offense, and especially coating fire to his wings (or even paws if wings are incapacitated) to grant him faster and more flexible flight.
- Great Physical Condition and Expert Combatant- Adrano is very healthy due to special diet and training he's undergoing and is an expert at fighting, his style being more evasive and dodging until opponents get frustrated or tired, as well as using their own strength against them. He's not a strong fighter, but he is fast and very agile, training more to be a gymnast and it shows, he's very flexible with fast reflexes, excellent at jumping, climbing and balance, height is only a distant unease when you've been dancing on thin rafters all your life.
- Exceptional Intellect: Possibly Adrano's biggest advantage, he's exceedingly good at deduction, has an attention to detail and phenomenal perception, noticing little things and behaviors no one else does and quietly putting them away for future inspection. He's quite knowledgeable about military strategy, law enforcement, laws in general and medicine as an Eastern Heir, but it's interesting his smarts are more street-like, depending less on knowledge and more on quick thinking, eloquence and reading other people.
Backstory: Adrano and his twin sister were born in Eavolan to parents Agliria and Arilor. They lived their first few years of lives happily, dotted on and loved endlessly by their parents and gliding on northern Eavolan's customary winds with their friends. When they were about five, their parents began to consider moving, for they feared what effect Eavolan's rather merciless and disciplinary culture may have on their children, not to mention the danger they felt due to war. So they decided to move to Agliria's native nation, Mymis. Travel over the ocean went smooth as butter but when they set foot on Aiezraniix Continent, they were ambushed and surrounded by the Corrupted army. Thinking quickly, Agliria ordered Arilor to take the children and fly as quickly as he's ever flown while she stays to fight them off. He did not like the sound of this but seeing no other choice, accepted. Agliria was a master combatant and managed to hold off the assailants, her family fleeing successfully. They stopped to rest a distance away, to wait for her. And they waited. And waited. And waited. After hours of nothing, Arilor was so desperate and horrified he even went back to the site of the battle--to find blood and some assailant bodies-- but not trace of his wife. He couldn't break down now so he continued the journey to Mymis, ignoring his children's questions of who were those people, where is Mama, why do you look so sad Papa? When they finally arrived and settled in their new home, he finally told then. They didn't want to believe at first, couldn't believe. But over time, the distressing realization that they don't and will never again see their mother. They rarely came out of their rooms and having failed at brining them out of their misery went to drown in his own. Over time, little Adrano would constantly fill his time so he wouldn't have to think too much, find new friends, try new hobbies, read fairy tales, exercise, anything. One such activity was a little flying competition for children and he scored himself a first place, igniting a spark of joy in him and even his father who watched it. And it only became more interesting, when afterwards they were approached by none other than the Lieges of Fire, Impetus and Searus themselves. They were impressed and curious by Ad's abilities and invited them for a chat and a chance of Ad competing for the title of their Apprentice. Arilor was stunned and it occurred to him that this may be the chance for a new life for his son, so he excitedly told the young boy all great and honorable things about the Monarchs and Adrano, encouraged, accepted their offer. Moths later and lo and behold, the Fire Lieges choose him as their permenant Heir, a position he's been in for a good decade and only keeps assuring everyone of how worthy he is of it.
Fun facts:
- Voice Actor: Sam Riegel
- Slightly taller than an average dragon his age
- Has a romantic girlfriend Tatyana and a queerplatonic boyfriend Ventos
- His mother taught him how to play the piano from very early age and after she died, Impetus made sure he didn't forget it. Nowadays, he plays it easy and well.
- He has a pet phoenix named Infilx, given to him by his master Searus
- He picks up languages very easily and due to his father being an Ambassador, that skill is put to good use. As of now, he speaks Mymisian, Common, Ikarian, Zacenien, Eavolanian, Tavrichtrosian and is studying Ríochtaerish.
- Both his sister and him wield Blue Fire, though what is interesting is that the colors of it (for both of them) is silverish, an uncommon color for any Fire element. It came from his mother, but hers was very weak, it could barely light up a candle.
- He was named Adrano by his mother, 'rano' meaning 'early' in Zacenien, because he was born in the early hours of morning. (nobody's really sure where 'ad' part came from, not even his father, and his mother playfully refused to tell)
- His scales grow darker as he ages, about every five years. He was born white, and they turned blue-silver when he was 5, little before leaving for Mymis. When he was 10, they got darker yet again (his current color), and soon he's supposed to darken again soon. These changes in color happen suddenly and rapidly, pretty much overnight (quite baffling everyone who happens to witness it for the first time)
- ^No one is quite sure why this mutation happens; change of color in scales is not unseen in dragons, but the peculiar detail is that his become darker. His Masters theorize that this may be because his have strong Dark genes, most likely from his mother, as his father is a pure fire dragon, and her mother was an orphan, unaware of her heritage (plus darker than normal Fire dragon, so that's a plus).
- Eavolanian, as a language, has a sentimental spot for Azaruns due to speaking it before they moved to Mymis and Agliria died. They speak it to emphasize the meaning of some words, to comfort each other and so on
- Azaruns, for being one of wealthiest families in Mymis, are a strange combo of humble and spoiled as fuck. Like, they totally wouldn't hesitate in buying two hundred burgers for a study night, but also like to often cook lunches for each other and clean their own rooms
- I would call him a...quarter of a germaphobe. He's not so much repulsed by dirt and loves cleanliness so much as...freshness. He hates stale air, not-dirty-or-smelly-but-off sheets and even when he is covered in enough sweat to make it mildly uncomfortable, to him it's completely irritating. He often showers, changes/washes his own clothes and sheets, brings in flowers that smell nice and is that type of guy who opens windows even if it's freezing outside. When he is especially stressed, he'll clean more thoroughly
- Smokes when very stressed/burnt-out, usually does it once or twice a month
- Has a habit of smiling widely when completely pissed off. The smile is not sarcastic and other tells aren't present, like furrowed brows, gritted teeth, dangerous voice, it's all relatively chill. (It's a very Impetus-looking smile. And Impetus hates it. Especially when it's directed at him)
- Is aware of and has moral and social code, but….kinda doesn't care. Quite the contrary, it amuses him. He doesn't mind throwing the filter for appropriate and inappropriate out the window, and learning about anything and everything morbid (like how intestines never stop moving and are wiggling around constantly, like eels)
- ^This is very encouraged by Searus, as they themselves very slow understanding of social cues and morality so they learn and research stuff together, no matter the topic. It helps they're both curious and willing to learn, but in wildly different areas, and often tell the other of their discoveries
- Auditory learner, hates having to read bland, picture-less books (can and does, but it's exhausting and less effective) and much rather prefers listening to someone read or explain something to him. A lot of his progress in academia is by merely listening carefully during lectures, occasionally writing down small notes and reminders.
- Has a love/hate relationship with rain. On one hand he loves it, its tenderness, sounds of the raindrops and it reminds of his first home, when everything was fine and his family was full. On the other hand he hates it because it reminds him of the times his family wasn't shattered and traumatized. It usually depends on the intensity of the rain, a small summer shower will have him in better mood and maybe even flying through it, but a violent storm will make him far more nervous, jumpy and antsy. If, god fucking forbid, he's fully caught in such a storm, then boy oh boy, it could lead to a very violent panic attack.
- ^An interesting remedy for this, to better calm and soothe him is heat. A warm hoodie, cloak, blanket or even a person, warmth opposes the thoughts of cold, merciless rain. It even helps pull him out of a panic attack should it happen, usually at very big intensity, such as feeling the heat of fire or a seared metal and the like.
