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Asyr

I'm a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar.

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a character in “Dragon Tales”, as played by listentothetimpani

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THE EXTERIOR
β€œThe dragon used fire and his ability to fly to crushing effect, while the chimera could look in all directions at once with his many heads, both appeared to be invincible enemies. The gryphon watched his foes for a long time, seeking out their strengths and weaknesses, before at last he engaged them in combat..."




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NICKNAME:
None. Most refer directly to her name (which is short enough already).


AGE & GENDER:
20 | Female


SEXUAL ORIENTATION:
Has never given this much thought, nor will or want.


SPECIES:
Gryphon


ROLE:
Fidelias' slave, pet, trusted companion of House Kerrigan.


#778899



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HEIGHT:

As a Gryphon, Asyr stands 24 hands at the withers (approximately 8ft), and at the top of her head around 30 hands (~10ft). As a Human, she does not have an inkling, but likely much more petite than what she is now.


WEIGHT:
She's relatively close to the same size of light messenger or charger-bred horse, around 800-1000lbs as a Gryphon. And given the fragile way humans seem to be put together and carry their weight, she'd be much lighter than that as a Human.


FEATHERS & COAT & HAIR:
Her feathers as a Gryphon seem to be mostly a dark brown with distinct white patches on her wings and the tip of her tail. However, the feathers residing around her nape and crown have taken up a golden blonde color with age and maturity, breaking up the seamless sea of brown. Has a healthy, glowing sheen to her coat, and takes care of it well with grooming / dust-baths (as she isn't fond of water, if she can help it). If the need was ever forced enough, she may find that her body and soul has healed over time, and she might look like this as a Human.


EYES:
Intense, yet kind.
Pale green with flecks of gold and a thin ring of brown around the pupil.


DISTINGUISHING MARKS:
She’s average size for a youthful female Gryphon. She has the head (relatively smaller compared to the rest of her), wings, and fore-limbs that resemble a fast and nimble golden eagle; and the tawny body, hindquarters, and tail of a lioness. A sharp beak of tarnished bronze. Her front feet are pale yellow scaled and equipped with dangerous talons that same hue as her beak. Her back paws have regular lion, thick and black. Nearly as long as she is tall, with her tail adding an extra 5ft to her. She has a wingspan of 18ft that seems a little large for her smaller albeit leaner body. The color of her feathers carries throughout her entire coat. Luckily mostly unmarred by scars, except for a fading white line from a cinch biting deeply due to an overzealous flying instructor tightening Fidelias' saddle more than necessary.



WHAT'S INSIDE
β€œ...Using wit and intelligence he lured the dragon into the depths of the ocean, where his fire was extinguished forever;
burrowing through the ground beneath the chimera, the gryphon attacked from one direction the chimera had not expected and it did not recover from the surprise...”




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BRILLIANT ❖ AWKWARD ❖ FAITHFUL
PROUD ❖ TACTLESS ❖ VIRTUOUS


BIOGRAPHY

At the time of her hatching, and perhaps even before she was aware, she and her hatchmates were experimented upon. A group of humans with the aid of witches had the idea to force mythical beasts to remain in their original beastly form, instead of being allowed to turn into a human able to mingle into society. As whole, the project was a failure, as they only succeeded with one (herself).

β€¦β€œLook, little honorable one, one of the hatchlings survived from the project! Unable to hide and wreak havoc amongst our society. Isn-…” β€œWeren’t there more?” The person balked at the question, and the sharp eyes of the child trying to assess the words as well as the story and fighting the churning of his stomach that started after he looked at the complete terror and confusion in the little gryphon’s eyes. β€œEr, yes, they did not make it, the magic used tore-” β€œLord Uncle would not approve.” β€œW-why?” The boy blinked owlishly, glancing back to the guard that was assigned to follow him for β€˜protection’ from common folk, conveying with a glance the need for the word just out of his grasp. β€œFailure.” The guard grated out promptly, and Fidelias nodded in agreement, ignoring the person’s chastised expression and sputter as he observed the pitiful gryphon at their feet once more. β€œI don’t mind failures. Come with me, little bird.”…

With the threat of half an inch of a naked sword of the guard, she went home with Fidelias without a word from her former owners (knowing it to be unwise to bring the matter of being rather unsuccessful with their project too further attention to Lord Kerrigan). Asyr was named shortly after arriving, after a favorite character from one of the old dusty books her new Lord liked to read. She grew up underfoot, never far behind the young boy that had taken her, eating scraps from under the table until she was old enough to successfully hunt on her own. When she grew large and strong enough, she began work with a flying instructor to strengthen herself further - becoming used to armor, and saddles - before very long she was able to launch skyward with Fidelias in tow. With time and experience, the mounted pair has become popular in the legion(s) of Eriborough as one of the finest gryphons and gryphon riders of the time.




ImageLIKES...
βœ” fidelias βœ” sunset, sunrise, the light of day βœ” the smell after thunderstorms βœ” flying fast and true βœ” dizzying heights βœ” movement βœ” hugs, love βœ” open fires, to stand by for warmth but not to close and singe feathers βœ” knowledge and wisdom βœ” adventure βœ” honesty βœ” compassion βœ” sincerity βœ” running, jumping, bounding βœ” the sound of wind through the trees and tussling her feathers βœ” sitting quietly and someone brushing her feathers βœ”

DISLIKES...
βœ– pidgin βœ– the rebellion, a bunch of troublemakers and man-killers βœ– xenophobes βœ– pulling her tail, literally or figuratively βœ– molting, it is awfully itchy βœ– getting wet, being rained on, baths βœ– green things, to eat or being near the gardens (tickles her nose) βœ– sitting still, idleness βœ– exploitation βœ– dragons βœ– beasts and people who stare βœ– storms, whipping wind that could pull your wings from their sockets βœ–

FEARS...
☠ xenophobes ☠ darkness, dark places, shadows ☠ large bodies of water, unable too swim well, drowning ☠ losing Fidelias ☠



DIGGING DEEPER
β€œA creature much smaller and weaker comparably used wisdom in the form of knowledge to easily vanquish its foes…”



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STRENGTHS
Physical Power and Energy // A powerful and majestic creature, stronger and greater stamina than an ox or a horse.
Intelligence // She is extremely knowledgeable, quick thinking, objective yet open-minded, honest and straight-forward creature.
Flight // A wily flyer with the soul of a warrior at heart, a trusted mount and companion until the end of her days towards to boy (now man) who bought and bonded with her shortly after her disastrous hatching. Is able to easily carry her Lord (both of them in full armor at that) to and from the top of the sky, nigh touching the sun and stars, and earth.


WEAKNESSES
Human Form // Call it an old wound on the soul if you will, regardless it is mildly annoying to reiterate why she is unable to shift.
Magical Properties // As a gryphon, no magical properties that would make them any different from the animals that they seem to be composed of, so they can be killed by conventional means – any type of fatal wound by a weapon (especially towards the wings or head), drowning (though that’s very hard to achieve), burning (hard too, unless you’re a quick enough dragon), etc – just like any other animal.
Withdrawn // Exhibits a very private and absent-mind facade, rarely speaking to another mystical beast or human (if they have the ability to understand) unless it be Fidelias. Due to her occasional insensitive or intolerant acts towards emotional points and suggestions that are unable to stand to rational scrutiny, not that she was intentionally being argumentative or condescending but is unable to force (nor would) herself to think "your" way. So, why bother?


QUIRKS
* Is a habitual sniffler even when she is healthy.
* In flight, her long lion-tail is a necessity for maneuvers in flight. At rest, it's likely to be trampled upon or pulled even, so more often than not she keeps it coiled tightly around either one of her hind-limbs (changing it to the other limb occasionally, as it likely becomes uncomfortable and she needs to shake the sleep from it).
* Always seen to be wearing something, including (but not limited to): Her thick metal plates, pauldrons, saddle, and lighter leather armors. Bands of silk and decorative chain / necklaces draped about her neck and wings. Bracelets upon her fore-limbs of silver, gold, tastefully (ie. lightly) adorned with precious stones. Fidelias has spoiled her, or at least makes the attempt of giving her some humanity by association; either way (or something else entirely) she does not mind, and enjoys it too.




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AFFILIATIONS:
Kingdom of Eriborough || House Kerrigan

FAMILY:
Unknown.
Fidelias Wyllam Kerrigan




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FACE CLAIM
Gryphon (WoW movie)
Angelina Jolie - From Alexander, "Olympia"
(if she ever figures out she's healed, and breaks the belief that the damage was permanent)


USERNAME
listentothetimpani


So begins...

Asyr's Story