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Karyn, Half Dragon

Started by DragonSong, February 11, 2018, 06:20:29 PM

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Name Karyn "Kary"
Age 48
Gender Male
Species Half-elf half dragon
Height 6'4"
Orientation Pansexual
Occupation Glorified babysitter
Residence Wherever his father is

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Physical Description
Karyn is tall, broad, and overall just rather intimidating- an aura helped along by the two curving horns that swoop back from his brow over his head. His scarlet hair is nearly waist-length and often kept back in a loose braid, though strands of it are always falling loose to hang over his face. His eyes are blood red, like his father's, and seem to always be scowling.

Deep bronze skin is covered in a latticework of tattoos, from elegant designs that encircle his wrists to prayers and spells written in old elvish script across his chest, shoulders, and back. The ink even branches up to his face, highlighting sharp cheekbones and a fierce brow with artfully places whorls and curves.

From the knee down, Karyn's legs are the scarlet-scaled forepaws of a dragon, and his lower arms bare a smattering of the same color scales, as does his brow, cheekbones, collar, and the nape of his neck. The thin train of scales that begins at his nape widens the closer it gets to the small of his back, where it is absorbed into the scales on his tail, and clusters more thickly around the base of his massive wings. When fully extended, his wingspan is at least twice as long as he is tall.

Personality
Despite the impression his appearance lends itself to, Karyn is actually quite the sweetheart. He is soft-spoken, with an easy smile and a gentle manner that has endeared him to many, even those that may initially be terrified of him.

But dragon blood will out, and if he is crossed Karyn can become a truly terrifying force, with not a hint of the kind man beneath.

Magic/Abilities
His wings give him flight, and his draconic nature gives him the ability to manipulate fire and, to a lesser extent, air. Though unlike a full-blooded dragon he cannot exhale fire from his lungs, he can only call flames to being through a small magical gift or manipulate what is already there.

He is skilled enough with a blade, bu prefers to use teeth and claws if he must fight at close range- though typically he avoids violence when he can.

Relationships
Ximila, mother and high priestess of the Order of the Dark Flame (deceased?)
Renkaryn, father and old-as-balls, grouchy dragon
Fiona, the sister he's heard about but never actually met

History
Karyn's conception was not exactly a happy one. His mother, the high priestess of a dark dragon cult, summoned a dragon through ancient blood magics and bound him to her will, forcing him to take human form so that he could sire a child for her. While this endeavor was, ultimately, successful...

Well. Bending a dragon's will never really goes well for anyone.

Renkaryn was chained to the cult's will for seven years before he managed to break free, but once he had he unleashed wrath as they had never seen upon them. The temple in the Kishahn was destroyed, almost every member of the Order either ripped to pieces or burned alive. Or some combination of the two.

All but Karyn. Ren was not about to punish the son for the sins of his mother- and after all, the little halfling was his child too. The dragon developed an unfortunate soft spot for the boy, and he delivered him to La'marri, where he believed he would grow up safe and well cared for. He visited often, usually bringing treats or toys for his son when he could; he even named the child for himself, a tradition in Renkaryn's bloodline.

Karyn himself has very few memories of life before the children's home in La'marri, and really only knows what his father has told him of his mother, which honestly isn't much. As he grew older, it became clear that he had a restless spirit, and he left La'marri to explore the larger world, often working as a hunter, trapper, or occasionally a guard for hire.

A bit of blood magic goes a long way, and he was always able to keep in touch with his father, though they saw each other less and less. It wasn't until some two decades ago that they truly fell out of touch though; Karyn heard not a peep from Ren for nearly a year, then suddenly the gold dragon was practically at his doorstep.

He confessed to his son that he had fallen in love with a human woman and sired another half dragon- something he had sworn never to do. Brigid hadn't known the truth of what he was though, and when their daughter was born with wings and a tail she had cast him from her life.

Renkaryn sank into a deep depression, one that seems unlikely to end anytime soon, particularly judging by such a long-lived creature. Karyn considers it his duty to care for his father, and has spent the last twenty years or so doing exactly that, spending weeks at a time with the crotchety old dragon in between his ventures across the continent.

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