Post by Maraelyx on Apr 27, 2009 9:19:53 GMT -5
[glow=red,5,400]Maraelyx[/glow] The Dark Dragons reign in shadows and quiver in the bright. They are the bringer of omens and deliverance of salvation. Nothing can compare to the might of the [glow=blue,3,600]Darkness[/glow] except none other than the [glow=white,3,600]Light.[/glow] |
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Profile
Race: Dark Dragon
True Origins: Light Dragon
Gender: Female
Alignment: Neutral
Alias: Maraelyx
[prounced: Ma-RAIL-icks]
True Name: Acerfer Quaecis
(pronounced: ACE-er-fer Que-A-sis, latin pronunciation aside)
[Acerfer: Acerbus+ferre][Quaecis: Quaero+lucis/lux]
Powers: Maraelyx originally possessed powers of the light when she was a dragon of Light but she was unaware of this. Instead, she now has the powers of Darkness able to absorb light and certain emotions within her range. This power is not passive.
Dragon Fire: Maraelyx is able to breath fire, she chooses to only use it in certain situations as it is a feeble one and not likely a strong weupon against enemies. The colours of her flame are a beautiful mix of yellow and orange.
Age: 19 years in human life span.
Birth date: 31 October
Appearance: Maraelyx has three distinct horns protruding along her eyes and a furry frill mane around her neck. Her scales are beautiful plumage of black, purple and navy blue scales that emit a dull colour in the moonlight and serrated horns spiking out of her back, from her head all the way to the tail. Her wings, although they appear small when folded, is twice the size of its body and they are excellent to fly with as they are light and durable. Her underbelly is the only part that isn't fully scaled so this is her weak spot
Home: Maraelyx usually resides within caves. Although she spends most of her time outside and the only reason she would live in a cave is to hide.
Current Status: Single.
Personality: Maraelyx has a rather perplexed personality dependent on the moons of this world. She sits high in the peaks of mountains and gazes out towards the moons, having a mixed feeling about them that keeps her sense of interest. Whenever the moonlight wanes, she always feels happy and calm but if the New Moon awakens, anger and perturbed feelings start to control her. This is probably due to the reason of competing with the moon, detesting the light, her feelings changing when the moon takes its shape.
Maraelyx in general, has a cautious personality when it comes to other dragons. Upon meeting one, if ever, she acts rather defensive, giving off warning growls and grunts, to signify her dominance and if she finds herself in a situation she cannot avoid by flying or scaring away the offender off, she will resort to using her natural powers of the Dark to pry them off her tail. Maraelyx isn't always this aggressive and she can sometimes be friend as well, helping someone in danger if the need is greater than her own will, a characteristic she still retains from once being the Dragon of Light. Although Maraelyx does allow the company of others if she prefers it.
Parental Status: Parents are alive.
Father: Dark Dragon, Unknown
Mother: Light Dragon, Unknown
Sisters: Unknown
Brothers: Unknown
[Unknown = No information]
History:
Maraelyx was once a Dragon of Light, possessing shiny yellowish white scales that glistened with an aura that shone like the sun.
In late winter, an egg was laid deep at the base of a mountain just south of the great mountain ranges. The parents had fled; leaving the egg to defend for itself with the company of solitude. The egg hatched miraculously the following day. From the debris of broken grey shells stood a baby hatchling with brilliant cream coloured scales and sharp yellow eyes that had a calm expression on it. From then on she relied heavily upon her natural instincts to survive the harsh realities of life in the outside world.
After a few decades Maraelyx, a name she chose for herself, began to mature, wings expanding, claws developed - every feature beginning to take its new shape. Maraelyx took to the skies as her wings began to form beautifully and immediately learned the simple basics of aerobatics, a skill born from self-sufficiency.
During one of her practice flights she had spotted another dragon. A hulking Dragon of Earth, stumbling across the fields beside the lake carrying a leather bag held by its teeth. Maraelyx had flown down and approached the suspicious dragon, asking for his purpose. The Dragon of Wealth replied that he needed a place to guard his treasure and he was looking for a suitable cave. Upon hearing this Maraelyx suggested her birthplace, the cave where she was first introduced to life. The Dragon of Earth hesitantly agreed and soon after the cave was filled with mountains of gold and piles of precious jewellery. Who knew that a small bag contained tons of treasure?
A century passed and the two dragons become the best of friends. The Dragon of Earth, Celebrus[pronounced: Sell-EE-brus] is his name, was a wise dragon that influenced most of Maraelyx's perspectives in life and taught her how to speak more of the draconic languages, a bit about the common tongue[English] and the dangers outside of Maraelyx's territory. He was almost like a brother to her and in return for his companionship she helped guard the treasure. However the good times didn't last long.
Civil war had broken out and desolation spread throughout the world. During a lazy evening Maraelyx went out to hunt for food but unbeknownst to her as she hunted, a group of Fire Dragons had planned an ambush for Celebrus's treasury. They attacked and raided the cave, a fight sparking immediately between Celebrus and the other dragons. Celebrus held a good fight but was soon defeated by a few quick slashes of claws to his vitals and fell to the floor, a pool of blood spreading beneath him. The dragons pillaged the cave and anything they could find and fled.
As Maraelyx returned to the cave, the first thing she saw was the blood splattered against the rocky walls and strokes of crimson on the ground. She ventured deeper and she remained motionless as she stared at what was in front of her, unable to process what she saw. Forcing her self to move she peered down beside a dragon with many deep wounds on his legs and body. Maraelyx didn't know how she felt but she moaned over his dead lifeless body and she let out a thunderous roar that shook the cave. After she had cooled down, she sat next to his body and nuzzled his head, knowing quite well that nothing could bring him back but she wanted to feel his touch one last time.
While she caressed his head she noticed a glint of silver in his mouth. Intrigued she took the item out with her mouth and laid it on the floor. It was a shining dragon talisman that released an immense power that only dragons could feel. She stared at it and wept, her tears flowing from her eyes as she stared at Celebrus's most treasured possession. The droplets of tears splashed on the talisman and it emitted a faint glow. The talisman will be forever marked by Maraelyx, the Dragon of Light.
The sobbing continued, until the full realisation that Celebrus was dead became reality. A bluish, black flame fuelled by anguish surrounded Maraelyx and with the sound of rattling coins and a loud roar, her scales changed into the colours of the Darkness and her eyes into frightening red orbs. She looked at her paws and realised what she was: a Dragon of Darkness. She stared down at the talisman and her eyes slowly dimmed to her usual colour of calm yellow. The talisman, the only thing that kept her sanity, she picked it up by the tail. Using her newly acquired powers absorbed all light within the cave and everything was shrouded in dense darkness...
Maraelyx had already left the cave and blocked the entrance with an avalanche of rocks. She flew high in the skies and went to explore where she may find a new purpose in life and to avenge her dear friend, Celebrus.
[The talisman did nothing whatsoever in the transformation of Maraelyx, you could say it was the reaction that was the final stage of maturity for the Darkness Dragon. If Maraelyx was a true Light dragon she would not have changed.]
*Notes: Maraelyx wears the dragon talisman around her neck bonded by chains.[/color]
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