Inscrutable

I N S C R U T A B L E 
inscrutable ♣ he/him ♣ nightwing ♣ actor ♣ demiromantic
reference by SSE!
The forest is never quiet. You can never see exactly what's making noise, either; everything's always hidden behind the foliage. It takes a bit to get used to. Some never get used to it, never miss it. It's an acquired taste, a difficult place to live. 
He remembers his first time in the forest. A dragonet, fresh from the NightWing volcano, his talons blistering. The lava was brutal; just one drop had fallen on his right talon, and yet he could barely walk through the pain. 
The forest was hot, humid in a way he had never experienced. But it was safe, far away from the dry sense of death he had grown so accustomed to. It was filled with life, too. He remembered staring at a tree, tilting his head at the air that almost rippled. He knew he was looking at a camouflaged dragon.
The dragonet jumped at every movement, every sound, every dragon that came in his path. 
The rainforest was alive, he knew it.
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Inscrutable was created for the Random Contest, inspired off of the word 'forest'. In a nutshell, he is simply a quiet, observant, down-to-earth dragon who misses his rainforest life. He belongs to Elsewhere, please don't edit without permission. Thank you! 
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 CHARACTER 
 	
Inscrutable 	Inscrutable
Background 	Background
Artist 	Elsewhere
Creator 	Elsewhere
Coder 	Elsewhere
Infobox Code Base	Himmalerin
Attribute 	Conflicted
Animal 	Chameleon
Color 	Forest green
Song 	Spotlight - Bobby
Character 	Character
Age 	25 HY
Gender 	Male
Orientation 	Demiromantic
Occupation 	Actor
Tribe 	NightWing
Goal 	To discover what he truly wants
Residence 	Skydale (near Claws of Clouds Mountains)
Relatives 	Mother, unknown father
Allies 	Daydream, his mother, most of his coworkers
Enemies 	He doesn't really have well-defined enemies
Likes 	The rainforest, his childhood, acting, observing
Dislikes 	Toxicity, when dragons don't listen
Powers 	Can breathe fire
Weapons 	Fire, claws, teeth; but he isn't good at fighting nor does he engage in fights often
Love Interests 	Daydream
Quote 	"I'm listening."
appearance:
He was patient, and he was observing. Inscrutable was a shadow, barely noticeable until he stepped on stage with careful talons. Quiet, and if you watched him enough, almost mysterious. But other than that, it's difficult to gather much.
Inscrutable isn't quite noticeable at first glance. Conventionally handsome, it's somewhat difficult to differentiate him from his NightWing friends or coworkers. He's slimmer than most of his tribe; if you look close enough, it's possible to notice the slightly malnourished look to his limbs, the slightly unhealthy thinness to his figure. It's a result of where he was born, his first year of life taking place on the NightWing island. He's recovered, but traces of the malnourished look still remain. He remembers the volcano, remembers it in snippets, but doesn't consider it a part of his childhood.
Inscrutable looks perpetually tired. Despite his near ebony black scales, it's possible to identify even darker circles underneath his green eyes. He has a melancholy look in his gaze; not a wise look, nor an ancient one. Merely a nostalgic one. He moves gingerly, as though afraid of disturbing someone; he makes no noise as he walks. 
He is around the average height for a NightWing and thinner than most. His wings are relatively large and a rather dark grey, while their membranes are as dark as his scales. Inscrutable has silver claws, of which he has a habit of tapping on the floor when he is nervous. His horns are the same color and are straight, ending in rather sharp points. 
His tail is long and thin; he often coils it (resembling something similar to a RainWing tail) when he isn't paying attention.
He doesn't wear many accessories, though chooses to wear a single dangling earring, and refuses to take it off. No one understands the significance of the earring or why he has such an attachment to it, but it's the only accessory he owns.
personality:
Always worried about everyone but himself. Daydream used to nudge him, ask him what was wrong, whenever he got that look in his eyes. The answer was always 'nothing', occasionally with an offhand smile. She never stopped asking, but he never answered. Not truthfully, at least.
Inscrutable appears soft-spoken. With his generally slight figure and strange look in his eyes, most dragons assume him to be introverted. He isn't - in fact, he's a rather social dragon in certain aspects. He's charismatic, and isn't afraid of talking to others or meeting new people. His discussions with other dragons rarely hold much substance; the topics discussed are never serious, never open to debate. Inscrutable holds himself at a distance from others, it's difficult to really get to know him. 
He's not very genuine, either. Inscrutable says the things that his listeners want to hear, does the things that they want him to do, and doesn't express opinions of his own. He rarely gets outwardly angry; he stifles his emotions instead.
Inscrutable is sensitive, affected greatly by even offhand remarks. He doesn't show it, of course, appearing indifferent to the general population, but takes even simple comments to heart, struggling to improve no matter the nature of the comment. He also takes positive comments to heart, which both positively and negatively affects his general behavior. Because of this, his self-confidence level changes daily; his mood fluctuates along with it. 
He is a hard worker, and someone who misses what his life used to be. He isn't sure he wants to be an actor now that he's famous - he wants to go back to the forest. 
abilities:
Inscrutable is somewhat difficult to assess, it's unclear whether he's intelligent or merely articulate, strong or weak, realistic or dreamy. 
He's undeniably observant. Despite his generally calm façade, he's alert, and quietly watches the expressions of dragons around him. Most of the time, Inscrutable can accurately interpret the expressions on most dragons' faces, though it is difficult to do the same for him. 
 HISTORY 
The young dragonet was so strange at school, so undeniably different, yet someone who tried so hard to fit in. It wasn't that he was intrinsically an outlier; in fact, his mind worked just like the others. He just wasn't naturally social, didn't know how to charm a crowd with a wink of his eye. But he would learn. He had to learn.
As can be inferred by Inscrutable's undeniably shuttered personality, he doesn't talk much about his life before his fame. It isn't that he's ashamed of it, more that he wants to keep it safe, a story unharmed by the outside world, untouched by unfamiliar dragons who call themselves fans. 
His egg hatched some 25 human years ago. It was dark and unremarkable, lying on a dry island. The occasional spark flew from the rumbling, unsettled volcano, but the NightWing mother ignored it. She was used to it by now. She wasn't used to a dragonet birth, however, having witnessed so few of them. She let the dragonet break the shell himself, concerned whether her interference might affect her child in any way. 
He was a boy, and he was perfect in the eyes of his mother. But she had nothing to feed him when he said he was hungry, had no water when he claimed thirst. She wanted to give him the world, but she had none of it to give. 
His father was unknown, food was scarce, and his mother was perpetually tired, but Inscrutable grew up happier than most of the others he lived around. He had a mother who loved him, and that was what saved him. 
Inscrutable was one year old when the NightWings moved to the rainforest. He was young, and had the malnourished, unhealthily thin look to him, just like all the rest. He still dreams of the volcano at night, the searing lava on his talons, the panicked yells of dragons of his own kind trying to escape what was once their home. He wondered why they lived here in the first place.
The rainforest was a shock to him when he first arrived, but a pleasant sort of surprise. He flinched at every noise, scoured every plant for a ripple of air, to spot any camouflaged RainWings that might try and sneak up on him. Their surveillance would have been excellent if it had been organized. But he settled in rapidly, cherishing the ability to eat whatever he wanted whenever he wanted without limits. The ability to fly through the trees and run around. He never took anything for granted, simply because he had so little to begin with.
But school was a shock to him, as it is for any young dragonet. He didn't make many friends to begin with, and despite his efforts to be social, he couldn't ever seem to find the right words. He remembers his elementary school days as lonely, but always returned home with a smile on his face, a smile for his mother. He didn't want to worry her. 
But he endured school - he didn't find it very interesting, and found most subjects somewhat dull and unnecessary, but he endured it because he was told it was good for him. But that didn't stop him from drawing on his desk in class and reading fantasy scrolls instead of the required school reading. 
*born in the volcano - first (and only) year of malnourishment still shows today, he still has that thin look
*grew up in the forest- forest holds significance for him despite his fame, wants to go back to who he once was
* grew up with a mother and without a father - respects and adores his mother
*struggled a bit at school - found friends eventually but was lonely originally
*when he was in his last years of school he met a rainwing - daydream
*she was so unlike him but she helped him become an actor, encouraged him, believed in him when others didn't
*she signifies the forest to him - the innocence and purity of his childhood. the forest is a symbol for him.
*he became an actor, became famous after some struggle
*is overworked
*misses his mother, hasn't seen daydream in ~ 8 or 9 years
*wants to go home
*wants to see the forest one more time
 RELATIONSHIPS 
duskfall
Inscrutable has always been somewhat intrigued by Duskfall's presence. The two met when they escaped the rainforest. They weren't particularly close enough to be friends, but would often spend time together whenever the other had the time. Inscrutable is inclined to like Duskfall overall, but there's something often unsettling yet familiar about his polished personality. He reminds him of himself. 
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