Post by sham` on Aug 17, 2010 10:34:03 GMT -8
SELEMANI
NAME
selemani
AGE
one hundred eighty
GENDER
female
RANK
common
ALLIANCE
neutral
APPEARANCE
Alike to the general image of dragons, she stands on four stout legs that are strong and well built. Her body, which is slender and sleek, supports a pair of wings that are long and powerful. She is not as large as a dragon can be, standing at about eight feet at the shoulder so that makes her wings about ten feet long on either side. Those very same wings resemble those of a bat in the way that they are velvety and stretched as opposed to feathered. The color contrasts with her body in being tanned as opposed to the light emerald that her scales are. Deep veins of emerald stretch across the wings, however, providing structural support. Her scales are medium sized and hard as diamonds, protecting all of her vulnerable places, such as her head a neck. Her neck is slender and long, ending in a face that slightly resembles a horse. Small horns come from his cheekbones giving her features a sharp appearance. Her eyes are like liquid fire, radiating red and menacing despite the rather cool look of her green body.
PERSONALITY
Stubborn is the easiest word to associate with this small green reptile. From the very beginning when all the other dragons thought she would not make it because of her small size, she fought with nature to stay alive. Even now, being smaller than most, she still fights for her right to food and respect. She refuses to let a problem go until it is solved as well, working at it until she is on the brink of exhaustion before falling asleep or she solves it. She often gets herself into trouble in arguments as she does not see the sides presented by other really well, choosing instead to stick with her ideas. Because of this she often picks the wrong decision and ends up paying for it but she still refuses to learn her lesson. Do not take her for a scatter brain because of it for she is quite intelligent and can often see things that most people overlook as minor details. Generally, she is easy to get along with even if she does have her issues.
HISTORY
She was born not long ago, still young among dragon standards at only one hundred eighty years ago. Many never thought she would not survive as she emerged quite small from her dark green egg. She grew, much in the manner of dragons, at an alarming rate until she reached full size which is where she stands now. Still she is not the largest dragon roaming the skies but she prides herself on the fact that she taught herself how to be fleet and swift to make up for her height. She learned that she must develop quickly as war was on the brink of spilling over between the other races and she did not want to be left out. She trained with the other young dragons, slashing and tearing with the best of them only to find that she was not much good in combat with larger dragons as they simply overwhelmed her with their size. She worked herself to exhaustion most days until an elder came and spoke with her. She was awed in his very presence as he was ancient even in the terms of dragons. He spoke and told her not just to fight physically but also mentally. She had seen other dragons breathing fire and had tried it herself but found that she had not received the gift of that particular element. This elder knew better and told her to look deeper. In searching deep within herself, she found something brewing there like some sort of animal waiting to be let loose. With tapping into that energy with her mind, a large boulder not far away suddenly rose off the ground and came hurdling toward the pair. Astounded at her newfound power of the element of earth, she began to hone her skills. Finding that she could manipulate the very earth itself, she came to realize that she had quite a powerful gift. Now, she was winning in battles with the larger dragons her own age without even coming into contact with them. However, there was a downside to her gift; it was strongest when she was connected with the ground. Dragons, however, are not the most graceful creatures on land but she learned to cope and even how to land on large tree branches from full flight. For the moment, her mind remains undecided on the topic of war, she is not even sure she agrees with the idea of it and often removes herself from war discussions.
