He has made a mistake MyMaldryk. Dobrokoth won't let anyone threaten you. Dobrokhoth
Size: Average
Build: Average
Personality: Dobrokhoth is and always will be a protector at heart, there's little he would not do to defend and aid his friends and comrades. Whether he'd needed to do something as unglamorous as helping to shift heavy loads or something as dangerous as protecting his home from intruders with claws, teeth, and flame he will do it without hesitation. He regards this as his solemn duty and cannot be dissuaded from it no matter the cost to himself or even to his beloved rider, keeping their home safe and prosperous is vital to him and should he ever feel that he has failed in this he will be very hard on himself.
Those who are unwilling to pull their weight around the wherhold are the very worst kinds of people in Dobrokhoth's book. He doesn't mind if not everyone is as brave as he - he takes pride in being a strong defender of the weak - but he does mind if people don't work hard for themselves and for others. One might expect a dragon with this brown's protective streak to be up front about his displeasure but Dobrokhoth is not that sort at all, indeed anyone thinking he is a
stoic protector is dead wrong. In fact if he takes against somebody Dobrokhoth will play tricks on them to start with. He makes no secret of that fact that he is doing it or why he is doing it, hoping that peer pressure will persuade the lazy to change their ways. If they continue to offend him however he will step up his campaign, for example he might start buzzing them or trying to chase them off a kill if they're a dragon or a wher. If even this level of harassment doesn't work he will do what he can to actually chase them out of his home and will try to recruit others to help him do so. Those who cannot be bothered to help maintain the home he defends have no business living there and he has no patience or mercy for with anyone who can't or won't contribute.
Speaking of his home, Dobrokhoth is rather territorial about it and deeply distrustful of new arrivals. Who are they? What do they want? Why should he put effort into sheltering these strangers? At first he will play the same sort of tricks on them as he would on somebody who has mildly annoyed him, only relenting when he feels they have proved some kind of worth to the wherholds. Anyone arriving from a Weyr will be subject to extra strong disapproval; he regards those places with utmost contempt not particularly because of any politics or strong feelings about equality but rather because they are simply the enemy, a threat to his home and people. This 'us' and 'them' attitude feeds into a complete lack of compunction when it comes to warfare. So far as he's concerned a good defense is often a good offense and he has no qualms about underhanded tactics such as sabotaging the herds of Holds that tithe to a Weyr for example. Whatever must be done to protect the wherholds must be done and that is simply the end of the matter.
While it's true that it takes Dobrokhoth a while to warm up to people once he does decide you're a decent sort who works as hard as they can he's an absolute blast to be around. There is nothing Dobrokhoth loves better than a great celebration with friends and comrades; he will try anything once, loves to feast and chase and tussle, and is always full of ideas for fun activities. If one works hard, he feels, then one has earned the right to play hard too!
Inspired by the Domovoi.
A domovoi (literally, "[he] from the house") is a house spirit in Slavic folklore.
Traditionally, every house is said to have its domovoi. It does not do evil unless angered by a family’s poor keep of the household, profane language or neglect. The domovoi is seen as the home's guardian, and he sometimes helps with household chores and field work. Some even treat them as part of the family, albeit an unseen one, and leave them gifts like milk and biscuits in the kitchen overnight. To attract a Domovoi, you would go outside of your house wearing your best clothing and say aloud "Grandfather Dobrokhot, please come into my house and tend the flocks." To rid yourself of a rival Domovoi, you would beat your walls with a broom, shouting "Grandfather Domovoi, help me chase away this intruder." When moving, some might make an offering to the Domovoi and say "Domovoi! Domovoi! Don't stay here but come with our family!"
It is said the favorite place for these spirits to live is either the threshold under the door or under the stove. The center of the house is also said to be their domain. The Domovoi maintains peace and order, and rewards a well-maintained household. Some peasants feed him nightly in return for protection of their house. The domovoi was also an oracle, as his behavior could foretell or forewarn about the future. He would pull hair to warn a woman of danger from an abusive man. He would moan and howl to warn of coming trouble. If he showed himself, it forewarned of death, and if he was weeping it was said to be a death in the family. If he was laughing, good times could be expected, and if he strummed a comb there would be a wedding in the future.
The domovoi does have a more malicious side. Although one's own domovoi could be considered an ally, the domovoi from a neighboring household brought no happiness. Russian folklore says that a domovoi could harass horses in the stable overnight, as well as steal the grain of a neighbour to feed his own horses. Still, domoviye could befriend one another and were said to gather together for loud winter parties.
Tradition says if a domovoi becomes unhappy, it plays nasty tricks on the members of the household. Those include moving and rattling small objects, breaking dishes, leaving muddy little footprints, causing the walls of a house to creak, banging on pots and moaning. If the family can determine the cause of their domovoi's discontent, they can rectify the situation and return things to normal. If not, the spirit's tricks may escalate in intensity, coming to more closely resemble those of a poltergeist , or he may threaten to stifle people in their beds. More often than not, however, families live in harmony with the spirits, and no problems arise.
It is also said that Domovoi like to make the sound, "He! He! He!, Ho! Ho! Ho!" when they are excited or happy.
Why Me? You need motivation Maldryk? Well Dobrokhoth has it, and with the best of intentions too, this brown will happily put his rider's steady hard-working approach to work in defending their home. Dobrokhoth can understand and appercaite his rider's dislike of the unfamiliar and for better or worse won't push him to embrace anything he doesn't want to too fast, though over time he will start to give gentle nudges towards accepting some of the aspects of their home that Maldryk would rather didn't exist. In return Dobrokhoth gets exactly what he wanted and needed from his rider; a hard worker who has the ability to step up to face a tough situation in order to defend the wherholds. No matter what happens this pair will not be backing down in a hurry.
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