Lantern (Sunset the Rainwing 13)

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== Backstory==
Lantern was hatched many years after the events of FoH, in a small mostly-HiveWing town near the remains of Mantis Hive. His half-sister, Azula, was eighteen years older, and had barely survived her two years under the reign of Queen Wasp. 
Growing up under Queen Jewel, Lantern learned all about the horrors of life in the Hives, mostly for SilkWings, but still, he tried hi best not to dwell on the past. It seemed terrible, and Azula occasionally told stories of those last days, when every HiveWing was being controlled and the Breath of Evil was spreading quicker than ever. 
Azula was a small, frail dragonet who'd been scarred by her brief experience, like so many other dragons her age. She stayed with her mother for a long time, working as an apprentice botanist, until Lantern was five, at which point she married a well-off HiveWing and settled down. 
Lantern's mother encouraged him to go to school and get a solid education, especially so no one would think him weak or lazy, since RainWing hybrids were uncommon on Pantala. While Lantern thought this a worthwhile pursuit, and while he was a bright student, he preferred a simple life on the road, the same life that Azula's father, a HiveWing named Springtail, had chosen. 
All through his childhood, he was mildly ridiculed for being a hybrid. His father had died before he hatched, so he couldn't defend himself by proving his father wasn't lazy or stupid as they claimed. It also didn't help that he hadn't inherited any tribal traits - no camo scales, HiveWing powers, venom, or anything. He made do with a jovial nature and sharp wit, keeping his true emotions bottled up inside. 
When he was seven, he traveled to Pyrrhia and fell in love with the entire continent. However, Azula had two dragonets who were about to hatch, and she insisted he return. He headed back to meet his newest family members, but felt so drawn to Pyrrhia that he immediately flew back, this time to the rainforest, where his father was from. Azula, a typically resentful dragon, never forgave him for barely sparing a moment to meet his nephews. 
Back in Pyrrhia, he met a beautiful, intelligent, clever young RainWing named Emerald and fell in love. He invited her to come with him on his travels, but she said no, preferring the quiet, familiar rhythms of her home. He left with a heavy heart, but decided to visit again, which he did, again and again. 
Then, after one such visit, he ran into Starfire, a traumatized Sky/Rain hybrid who had turned into a cold-blooded killer. She tried to kill him, but he just evaded her, and subdued her enough to talk to her. Ever since, they've had a tenous relationship that Lantern claims is friendship but Starfire insists is fragile tolerance. She has admitted on one occasion that it's on!y his steady presence keeping her mostly sane. 
==Personality==
*Clever
*Sarcastic
*Joking
*Easily annoyed
*Strongly dislikes dragonets
*When handling customers, he usually keeps a calm, kind demeanor
*Can be cruel, snaps easily
*Caring and kind around dragons he's closest to
==Appearance==
*Dark orange mainscales
*Black accents/stripes
* Dark green HiveWing-shaped wings
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*Pale orange underbelly
*Dark green eyes
*Long, curving horns
*Horn on snout
*Long tail, although not prehensile
*Sturdily built
*Strong
==Relationships==
 
Emerald • alive • positive • girlfriend 
Azula • alive • negative • sister 
Unnamed father • deceased • neutral • father 
Starfire • alive • positive/neutral • friend 
==Gallery==
File:Lantern by The copy slime.jpg|by The copy slime
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