__________________QUICK STATSName Tylla Zuan
Age 22
Gender Female | She/Her
Species Human
Ethnicity Adelan
Height 5'11''
Occupation Magical Creature Activist
Residence Traveling
__________________IN-DEPTH STUFFPhysical Description While considered a tall woman for most of the people of the continent, Tylla is actually average for her homeland. With a coppery color skin, Tylla has an athletic build, having been both a martial artist and an explorer of nature. Her skin is free of markings, save a small tattoo of the Clan Zuan logo, two dragons wrapping around a mighty redwood tree, on her neck. This tattoo is usually covered up by her shoulder length dark red hair, which is naturally straight.
The most striking thing about Tylla is her bright violet eyes. A staple of Clan Zuan, these eyes are said to be like that of a dragon. The rest of Tylla's appearance is basic, consisting of some tan colored boots, pants, and a shirt. On her back is a bag full of supplies, such as a water skin and a bed roll. On Tylla's side hip is a short sword, which she doesn't try to conceal at all.
Tylla's constant companion is a small fairy dragon named Vidas. With a length of two feet, Vidas is quite compact, with a long slender body of silver, four small limbs, a thin tail of a half a foot, and a pair of large wings. Usually wrapped around Tylla's shoulders, Vidas also has vibrant eyes, except her's are gold. Vidas also has the ability to transform into a silver choker around Tylla's throat, in situations where it would be best not to have a dragon around.
Personality From a young age Tylla has always seen the best in people. Perhaps it was growing up exclusively among family, but Tylla didn't really see a need to distrust anyone. She thought that everyone was like her, wishing to protect the dragons and all of nature. Not even the attack on the sanctuary was enough to sway her. While she now knows that there is evil in the world, she believes it to be the exception as most people are good. Because of this she can be very naive, not knowing how the world outside her valley works.
Whenever Tylla gets an idea into her head, she finds herself compulsively pursuing it. The most major of these was her snap decision to hunt down the poachers and end the poaching of magical creatures. But in her journeys she will also get caught up in the affairs of others, going on "side quests" to help out someone she just met. This is also fueled by her seemingly endless well of optimism.
Vidas the fairy dragon is also important in Tylla's life, being her best friend as far back as either can remember. Vidas can be a bit of a trouble maker, pulling pranks and encouraging the worst in Tylla. However, Vidas is just as dedicated to the mission as Tylla is, as she never wants to see one of her kind killed again.
Magic/Abilities Tylla has spent all of her life training to defend dragons. As such she has some naturalist skills, knowing what plants are safe to eat, or how to determine direction by the stars. She is also an accomplished martial artist, having been trained in the traditional Adelan martial of Hisali. The form is meant to flow like water, often being compared to the flow of the mighty rivers of Adela. Tylla was also trained in a variant that incorporates bladed weapons, specifically her short sword.
Tylla was also born with the ability to beastspeak. This psychic ability that some of the people of Adela have allows Tylla to telepathically talk to the animals around her. In Tylla's case it is only dragons with which she can commune, though it seems to be any kind of dragon. This ability is limited to a few hundred meters, otherwise the though disperses into the ether.
Tylla is also accompanied by Vidas, a fairy dragon. Vidas is able to psychically talk to Tylla, and can breathe a small burst of blue fire. The fairy aspect of Vidas comes in her ability to use glamor to transform into a silver choker around Tylla's neck when subtlety is needed. Vidas can maintain this form indefinitely and can still telepathically talk to Tylla while in it.
Relationships Tylla used to be very close to her family, Clan Zuan. That was until the attack on the sanctuary that claimed the life of her grandmother, mother, aunts, and most of her cousins. Following Tylla leaving the sanctuary, she has had no contact with her cousins. She is also unsure of who her father is, only being told that he was a dragon rider.
Tylla is much closer to dragons, specifically her companion Vidas. Tylla has always felt more comfortable around dragons, to which she can speak telepathically.
History For many generations the women of the Zuan Clan have lived in the Wyrmin Valley, a little known area nestled between the Draconi Forest and the Terrin Mountains. Predating the formation of Adela, the Zuan Clan managed to avoid much contact with the Serenian colonizers. Instead they kept to the old ways, mostly learning Hisali, an ancient martial art, and living in harmony with the local dragons.
Eventually the Zuan Clan would be incorporated into the newly formed Kingdom of Adela, as the Serenians were finally forced out of the southern lands. The women of Zuan would begin interacting with their neighbors, though they would maintain the tradition of not having men involved in the family units of the Clan. The Zuans would also become notable for their friendships with dragons, being something to aspire for among the dragon loving nation.
However, in more recent years, the Zuan Clan has been collapsing. With various members leaving for the allure of the city, the Clan was reduced to just a matriarch, her daughters, and a few grandchildren. Fearing for her way of life, the matriarch would declare the Wyrmin Valley a sanctuary for dragons, as there had been a lot of news of dragon poachers after it was rumored that ground up dragon bones was a cure all.
Tylla would be born in the sanctuary her grandmother had founded. The daughter of two dragon riders in service of the crown, Tylla's parents would only have a brief romance resulting in her. When Tylla's mother discovered she was pregnant, she resigned from her duties and returned home. In the Wyrmin Valley, Tylla would be raised by her mother and aunts.
From a young age Tylla would be great around dragons, always being at ease around them. This was only aided when Tylla developed the ability to beastspeak, telepathically communing with the dragons. These dragons would be Tylla's only non-family friends growing up, as she felt more like a dragon than a human girl.
However, there would be one dragon who Tylla would be closest to. Born the runt of a group of fairy dragon hatchlings, Vidas would not interact much with her fellow dragons. But she would make a habit out of staying with Tylla, often wrapping herself around Tylla's shoulders. The two would quickly become best friends.
As Tylla got older she was told that she needed to be prepared to defend the sanctuary. To that end she began training in Hisali, a traditional Adelan martial art. In only a few years, Tylla would become a master combatant with both her fists and her blade she kept on her side. Tylla truly though that she was ready for anything.
Then one summer the fateful day happened. The matriarch of Clan Zuan was bed bound, dying due to her advanced age. While the family was busy caring for her, a group of well armed dragon poachers sneaked into the sanctuary. In recent years the price of dragon parts had skyrocketed in foreign markets, making these poachers even more bold.
As Tylla sat beside her dying grandmother, she got the telepathic message from several dragons about hunters annihilating the local dragons. Tylla and her family would rush out to fight the poachers, only to encounter well armed men who had magic. The battle would be intense, but in the end the poachers would escape.
Trying to pick up the pieces, Tylla would learn that the only survivors of the Clan were her and a few cousins, the matriarch passing away during the fight, which also consumed the life of everyone else.
Following this, the dragons of the valley came to a consensus that they no longer felt safe in the sanctuary and would now be looking for a new home. The only one to stay was Vidas. Tylla's cousins would also not see much use in staying and would depart for other parts of the kingdom.
Tylla however would decide to hunt down the poachers, making it her mission to eliminate all those who would hurt not just dragons, but all magical creatures. Vidas would insist on going with her, and soon the two left the valley, prepared to not just search Adela, but all of Le'ranna if necessary.
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