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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:54 am
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 Name: Agsilved [Ag-SILL-ved]
Nicknames: Agsil. She will likely bite you if you call her Aggy.
Gender: Female
Age: 16 physically and by clan standards, around 400 otherwise
Faction/Race Monster - Ink Dragon
Personality:
_______Ego of the Large and Scaley
xxxProudxxxxConfident
Call it a byproduct of the ethnocentric views the magority of her clan held, or perhaps just a natural occurance when you are used to a body that tends to tower over a few other races. Regardless of what exactly caused it, Agsil is a ghoul whoes natural pose is head held high and chin forward with eyes a-(figuratively)-blaze. There are few situations where she does not feel she has, or can easily gain, an upper hand. Shove her out in front of a crowd and she will have no problem strutting her stuff and letting her mouth run free. Oh, she might still hiss and smack you a few times with her tail or wings if you push her into something she doesn't want or wasn't expecting. But she's more than cocky enough to believe she can take the reins and come out on top.
Not that this hasn't come around to bite her in the a**, mind you. Agsil is easily too confident, head a few sizes too big for her small size and abilities. She has little reservation denouncing another's ideas or beliefs if they do not suit her. Poor reaction on part of the party she offended? To her, further proof she was right. Of course, should someone else do the same to her she would have no hesitation going after them about it. Her pride is most often the driving cause of her hostile nature. Pride in her abilities, pride in her race, pride in her beliefs. She wants nothing more than to show her perceived superiority.
If someone is willing to play along with her perceptions, or at least attempts to talk her down from her pedestal with some logic and irrefutable proof they can knock some sense into her. Verbal, physical, or magical proof can work, especially if the other party is stronger than her. She is someone who often needs to be literally knocked sense into to understand she needs to shut up and listen. Sometime calm reason can appeal to her, particularly if done by someone who has already gone along with her perceptions. Once someone gains her favor, she is slightly more lenient. Someone who's beaten her will have her ear all the easier... Least till she knocks them to the ground. Something she is confident will only happen in time.
_______Every one the Spoiled Treasuer
xxxPossessivexxxxAttentive
Classic, but she is a hoarder. Not just of shiny trinkets, though those do tend to have a special place in her heart, but of anything crafted with ink or made by hand. Easily in part to her own love of art and writing using her natural ability, she finds immense worth in things crafted by hand... or whatever else the artist uses. Any item that enters her possession, be it temporary or not, she is quick to find a proper place for somewhere amongst her hoard. Cleaning and tending to the object is a happy time consumer for her, keeping it pristine and in top condition. Rust and dust being present at any time in her nest is close to a cardinal sin to her. Similar treatment is given to living beings she sees as "hers." She keeps sharp eyes on those she even remotely cares for, on the look out for any sign she believes would hint to something she could do for them. Rubbing your arms? You must be cold, she'd rush to find something to warm you up, if not just wrap her wings around you if you allow her to. No no, no arguing. Agsil knows best. She can be a little overbearing sometimes, but does genuinely just want to keep the best tabs she can on others. Once she feels a connection towards someone, even an acquaintance she speaks briefly to each class, she feels inclined to nitpick everything she sees and hears from them just in case there's anything she picks up. Should you happen to get sick or need help with anything, by all means throw a hint her way and she'll be all over running the ship on... well. Whatever it is.
It shouldn't come as much of a shock that this dragon has one simple rule for others when it comes to "her" things: don't touch. Ever. She may not be bit by the envy bug too easy, but give her any reason to believe you are threatening some possession, person, or pet that she counts in her hoard, and she'd have no doubts in her head she could take you down. She does understand people can have more than one friend, but her possessiveness does make her hiss and b***h if she thinks someone else is getting to close to her best friend, for example. Her study buddy. Her sparing partner. If she's ever called out on her behavior, she won't deny her leanings towards protective. She sees no foul in her behavior though, and would see any attempts at being convinced otherwise as offensive. This does pose the high risk of causing conflict between her and anyone who more values their freedom... or at least dislikes a mother hen hovering around.
_______Eye on the Distant Prize
xxxBig picture thinkerxxxxGoal-orientated
Careful what task you lasso Agsil into completing for you. Also be careful what you share with her if you don't want her meddling in your affairs. Once the dragon has her mind set to something--assignment, assistance, or assault--there is very little beyond a counter brute force that will stop her. Agsil is the type of person to set extensive long-term goals for herself. They range from the typical: "Maintain an hour of general study time after assignments are done," "Work at increasing flight speed... and running," "Acquire ten new objects by the end of the year." To the more... grandeur: "Amass the largest hoard amongst the clan, particularly of foreign objects," "Replace Ovfeimal as clan leader." Most of the former category are pipe dreams, but dreams nonetheless. They urge her to push her limits, as she is fully aware that her greatest goals would require a great deal more from her than she can currently offer. She expect most of her goals to take many months, if not years, to complete, but far prefers this. Planning for the future is something she spends many happy hours over.
Try to get her to focus on the more here-and-now, however, and there's going to be a few crossed wires. For all her grand schemes and concepts, Agsil has a very difficult time formulating short-term, more detailed plans. She knows the general requirements for her large plans, of course, but ask her exact means, point-by-point routes... and she'll only shrug and say such details are trivial. She will look out over the world and see the forests with perfect ease. And completely ignore the single tree right in front of her. Operating on a day-to-day basis, or on small-term tasks and assignments, is a very haphazard going for Agsilved. She does not plan her immediate actions, she only.... does them. Go to Point B from Point A. Blockage in the path? Bash through it, or figure out something else when you get to the obstacle. This does also translate that in a dire situation, Agsil's only plan is to fight her way out... or pray she turns down the right hallways. She's not one to formulate escape plans, or backup plans. Only adjust her grand concept as needed when things don't immediately go her way.
 Why are they enrolled in Amityville Academy? Part temporary exile from her clan due to her rebelling against a progressive-thinking new leader, part necessary education. Agsil is still quite young in dragon terms, and both her powers and body have a great deal of growing left to do. Ovfeimal sees the opportunity as a chance to force her to interact with other races--something she was adamantly against the clan doing as a whole--and for her to see the big picture of the world outside their territory. Agsil is not especially thrilled by this prospect, and still maintains she would learn more from the elders back home. Lesser races offer nothing...
Hobbies:
Hoarding_____
xxxxAgsil has a strong desire to amass a large collection of valuables... or what she considers valuable. Her collection ranges from precious stones and metals, to beautiful sculptures and carvings, to painted artwork of... varying quality. Even various books have her forming an every growing library in her room. Most of her collection she obtained during explorations and hunts around her clan's territory. Going into regions beyond was required after a point as most of the areas within their territory was picked clean by other dragons, but this did not turn out to be such a bad thing. Agsil very quickly developed a strong love for "foreign" crafts. Any culture beyond her own became a new point for her to collect trinkets, art, and even in some occasions clothing from. It became one of the few occurrences where she would actually stop to learn about other cultures and races, wanting to know the significance of whatever object that caught her eye. Her interest or respect for the cultures have yet to extend beyond her potential approval of their craftsmanship, but it's been a start. Without a doubt though, the largest part of her collection consists of works made utilizing ink. Paintings to literature, she'd spend her entire life fawning over the amazing things people have been able to create with the substance that is her kind's life blood.
Ink Work_____
xxxxFrom penmanship, to ink paintings and sketches, perhaps one of the most obvious time-spenders for an ink dragon is using the ink that drips from their body. Agsil's no different. She's fond of calligraphy, and while she has no real faith in her story weaving capabilities, she is willing to write as others dictate to her. She will put a painstaking amount of detail into her visual works, and written works are often elaborated with detailed lettering and designs along the margins where fitting. Easily her most favorite projects are when she's able to create artwork to go along with the stories she's penning for others. Those she will often make duplicates of to keep in her collection, provided the original owner allows her as much. A relatively new interest however, is the art of putting ink to skin. Tattoos are a new concept for her, and she is immensely curious if her ink would work well for the job. However, she's reluctant to try it on herself. She already knows her skin can be stained by her own ink without the use of needles.
Notes:
Neat Freak_____
xxxxWould you believe the girl that drips ink everywhere is also very much a neat freak? She's constantly cleaning up her own messes from the ink, and this becomes most obvious in her dorm. Nearly every free moment is spent mopping up, washing away, and drying areas she's dripped on. When handling her collection, she wears gloves to ensure she doesn't drip on them. She also keeps things off the floor due to her feet claws, and her dislike of wearing anything on her feet if she can avoid it. Instead, she just spends at least an hour a day scrubbing the floor to get rid of the ink marks. This does extend to her massive dislike of anyone else messing up her area. Or being filthy themselves. Agsil has no shame taking a wet cloth to someone's face if she believes that's what's best for them. That being said, if you ever need someone to clean your dorm or organize your things... She also keeps very pristine notes from her classes.
 Physical Description:
Height: 5'5" in Y1
Eye Colour: ██████ #a8a29d for the "whites," and ██████ #4b1177 for the irises. The sclera can appear even darker when she's got a more "blood shot" appearance due to the ink being more prominent in them.
Hair Colour/Style: ██████ #201f21 Long, it reaches to a little above her knees. She keeps the majority pulled back from her face via braids on either side of her face, tucking them and unbraided portions of her bangs into a small knot at the back of her head. Some locks are too short for this, leaving some to fall into her face, or tuck under her braids to frame it. The rest of her hair is left down and held somewhat together by a silver fastener towards the end. The exact design of the accessory, and any details on it, are CC.
Skin Colour: ██████ #ddd1d1 Due to her blood being an inky substance instead, parts of her skin can have a darker appearance. Her lips are darker than the reference due to this. Ink stains are especially evident around and under her eyes, on her hands, feet, and a little on her face and forearms. Due to the ink always leaking a little from her nails, her fingertips, toes, and palms of feet and hands are almost fully black and permanently stained. Any further staining is CC.
Clothing Style/Colours: Style wise, she far prefers clothing that doesn't hinder movement. This can range from tight tops and loose bottoms, vice versa, or loose clothing all around. She finds a humanoid body to be... awkward, and dislikes feeling bogged down. However, she will happily decorate herself with various trinkets, jewelry, gems, and any accessory she can get her claws on. Agsil does have an eye for the intricate. Clothing wise, she goes more for dimmer, gray-tinted colors. She'll then use her accessories--mainly silver for metals--to add extra vivid color to make the outfit pop. Due to her claws, she dislikes shoes. But will sometimes wear them and gloves to keep from dripping ink everywhere.
Extra:
xxxxxxHorns: ██████ #3d4750 Only two of her horns remain in this form, curved back a little above her head before flicking slightly upward into points.
xxxxxxTail: ██████ #171718 Long and tapers to a point. The purple along it in the reference is where the underside scales are, however exact color, design, and any additional details are CC.
xxxxxxWings: ██████ #171718 for the "hand" section and ██████ #9e938a for the membrane. Black ink veins can be seen throughout the membrane. Stains from the ink are evident where the membrane connects to the hands of the wings, and are more prominent by the claws. She does have some rips and tares in her wings, and these sections are stained further by the inky blood that had seeped out when the injures were made.
xxxxxxClaws: ██████ #3d4750 Her fingernails and toenails are claws in this color, along with the claws on her wings. Can be ink stained.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:56 am
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Natural Ability: Increased Ink Control - Agsilved's control over her ink has continued to grow past just her ability to increase or decrease the flow of the ink from her claws and even minor injuries. Now capable of increasing the flow into a much heavier one, she is able to manipulate the ink into semi-solid shapes. Fluid clothing is the most common, but simple abstract shapes for showing off or flicking at others is possible. Afraid she'll stain your clothing? Provided her ink is still wet, she can pull it back from the surface she's hit... to varying degrees of success of getting it all, though. Requested Here
Y1 Ink Control - The most prominent feature of an ink dragon is simply that the majority of their body is composed of ink. They maintain a great deal of control over the substance their body produces, a trait that Agsil has maintained in her humanoid form. Her claws--fingernails, toenails, and even the claws on her wings--drip ink from underneath. Or in the case of her wing claws, from slender tubes within them. The drip is sluggish at best, and easy enough to clean up. Agsilved is able to control the flow to increase it--such as pressing a claw to paper and using it like a fountain pen. For her first year, the extent of her ability is to increase or decrease the flow of her ink. She can decrease the flow from small wounds, however larger gashes she has little influence over.
Learned Abilities:
Summoned Object
xxxxRank: Beginner {Claimed}
xxxxBattle Effect: Once per battle, you may choose to use your Crafts skill to summon a small craft-and-paper created guardian. Roll a six-sided dice. If odd, the guardian will defend you for two damage for the next three turns. If even, it does nothing. You forfeit your normal battle attack turn if you want to use this attack.
xxxxNon-battle Effect: You can create and summon a small craft-and-paper created guardian from any piece of paper/napkin/ etc. It doesn't do much but float around, and it's a little less entertaining than a minipet...
Speed Boost
xxxxRank: Beginner {Claimed}
xxxxBattle Effect: Once per battle, a player may choose to roll a 4-sided dice. Their accuracy is raised +1 for the next rolled amount of turns. For example, if I state this used effect and roll a 4, for the next 4 turns, my damage calculated is now -5 instead of -6. You forfeit your normal battle attack turn if you want to use this attack.
xxxxNon-battle Effect: A character can obtain a small speed boost/ speed surge to seemingly "teleport" a foot, but it can only be used once without them getting super tired.
FEAR:
xxxxxCorrosive Ink Offensive, Gambler's Chance T2.
Focusing on her FEAR, acidic ink bubbles up from Agsilved's claws, extending them into a range of shapes depending on her whim. Ranging between a long whip or a singular "blade" of ink, the weapons all do the same thing: the only damage they cause is the burning, near corrosive acidic properties she's altered the ink. Though she suffers particular pain from the burns herself, she can only hope her opponent's gotten a worse bite from the acid.
xxxxxBurning Ink Offensive, Gambler's Chance T1.
With the ability to manipulate ink comes an ability to alter its properties for a short period of time. Agsil especially is able to push ink from her body out into the air--from under her nails, out of her wing claws, or out of cuts received in fights--in the shape of a long whip. It is around a half inch in diameter--on average, it shifts around a good bit--and about five feet in length. Anything the ink touches will feel an acid burning sensation from the new properties she's given the ink. She's not immune to the burning, and this does include the sections of her skin from which the ink is coming from....
Dice To Use Tier One:
Dice: 6d12
First Dice:
xxxxx 1-8: Miss
xxxxx 9-12: Hit
Damage: Total of second and third dice.
Fourth Dice:
1: Take the full 100% damage.
2-7: Take 80% damage (multiply result by .8)
8-12: Take 50% damage (multiply result by .5 or divide by 2)
Damage to Self: Total of last two dice multiplied or divided by the modifier. This always hits you!Tier Two:
Dice: 8d12
First Dice:
xxxxx 1-6: Miss
xxxxx 7-12: Hit
Damage: Total of second, third, and fourth dice.
Fifth Dice:
1: Take the full 100% damage.
2-4: Take 80% damage (multiply result by .8)
5-7: Take 75% damage (multiply result by .75.)
8-12: Take 50% damage (multiply result by .5 or divide by 2)
Damage to Self: Total of last three dice multiplied or divided by the modifier. This always hits you! |
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:57 am
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_______About Ink Dragons
Physiology:
xxxxOn average, a fully grown ink dragon stretches, from muzzle to the tip of their tail, fifteen feet. Their body is slender, with a structure more made for flexibility and speed than brute strength. Not that they are without a powerful musculature system, however, but compared to other species of dragons they are not especially well known for their physical strength. Their hides are made of interlocking systems of pitch black scales, with the right light causing a sheen of blues, purples, and greens like oil against the slick surface. Their wingspan reaches to around twenty-five feet, with pale membrane clearly showing veins of ink through them. Claws can be seen at the ends of the four digits that compose the wing. Curving horns in numbers between four and six in total are split between either sides of their skulls. A mouth of fangs and sharp claws finish their main arsenal.
xxxxAcross the dragon's body, a thin layer of ink is the only real visible characteristic. The scales and muscular definition are all drowned out and covered by the ink, which in turn is almost constantly moving across their form. It forms "tendons" and dripping links between limbs, the body, and even between the upper and lower jaw. Their tail is extended by four feet by ink alone at times. To touch an ink dragon is to only make contact with the ink layer, and often risk being swallowed up by the ink as controlled by the creature.
xxxxAny injury sustained by an ink dragon can be visibly difficult to find. Their veins run with the same black substance that coats their body, which can at times give the dragon more ink to work with in a pinch. While they are capable of using the ink to stop up smaller wounds, large gashes can in fact lead to a very easy bleed-out for them, as too much ink flows out and mixes with their outter coating. If they feel they have sustained heavy injury, the dragon will often drop the outter ink--or go into water for it to be washed away--to try and address the wound with other substances to try and close it. If they are successful, the ink will form new flesh under the foreign materials. It is a slow process though: a gash one foot long, and one inch wide, would take an ink dragon around a month to form a very soft tissue as a sort of scar. This tissue is highly flexible, but prone to tiny cracks and rips that must be patched up by new ink. A well aimed blow can very easily snap the covering. Around three months are required before the scar hardens into proper scar tissue and the dragon does not need to worry about the wound reopening.
Society:
xxxxInk dragons are semi-solitary creatures. They maintain their caverns, dens, lairs, or whatever have you, on their own and few are allowed entry. Long-term partners--romantic or companionship are the most typical--often merge living space, and with it the majority of their respective hoards. Should the partners have offspring, more tunnels connecting to new "rooms" are usually carved out to give the scarelings their own area in which they can begin forming their hoard separate of their parents'. As more room is needed, the young dragon will increase the size of their lair on their own. Many often reside in the same cave their entire life, and it is not uncommon to find massive cave systems within--and under--a single rock formation as formed by a single family line. Of course, if the area becomes too crowded, or if a young dragon decides they would rather reside elsewhere, members will often relocate to nearby areas. It is relatively rare for an ink dragon to completely leave the territory in which they were born, even if actual interaction between the different dragons is usually minor.
xxxxWith all this in mind, the structure of ink dragon society is, in some aspects, lax. Groups form clans, with a single leader whom is typically the eldest (nestelder) if not the strongest, of the clan. It is not uncommon for a clan to be headed by the eldest patriarch, or matriarch, of the largest familial line. Now and then, upstarts do occur, with the new leader either being a long-time clan member with more power than the previous anticipated, or an outsider looking to gain new territory for themselves. This usually results in a large upheaval of ranks and even sometimes departure of members.
xxxxBelow the clan leader, rank is usually determined first by age, second by prowess, third by wealth, and fourth by longstanding with the clan. However, the second and fourth can be interchanged depending on the views of the current leader. The lowest ranked are adults without value or skill to their names, and risk being ran out of the clan by higher ups. The higher up in rank a dragon is, the more weight they carry within the clan, and the more that is expected of them in terms of responsibilities. The highest ranking tend to be some of the top scholars of the clan, and are often the ones to act as diplomats of sorts between the clan and outsiders. Particularly when dealing with other races.
Habitat:
xxxxArid, rocky land is the favorite of these dragons. The less moisture, the less they need be concerned with their ink being washed away, or for their parchments becoming wrinkled and moldy. The occasional rains are nice to aid in cleaning up their homes, though a few underground springs can also be utilized for this. Their "residential" territory often includes multiple nests--large formations with various lairs carved out within--surrounding a central meeting location. Agsilved's in particular circled a bowl-shaped formation between the main nests that took up the vast majority of that section of a curving outcropping of a mountain range. It is within that central location that clan matters are discussed, along with dealings with visitors. Both dragon, and non.
_______Agsilved's Early Years
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:08 am
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:18 am
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:20 am
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:22 am
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:38 am
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