Candle (WOFCD)

= Candle =
Candle, is a female Skywing dragonet introduced in "Wings of Fire: Crossed Destines". She is a funeral director for a family owned business "The Last Flame" funeral parlor. 
== Appearance ==
Candle is a tiny, warm orange SkyWing dragonet with piercing yellow eyes that reflect the fire of her scales and personalty. Her wings are a warm, spring sunshine yellow, along with her underbelly, matching her wings. She has sharp, polished talons that are able to cut and slice lots of things. Candle has animus enchanted jewelry and accessories bedazzling her, such as her porkpie hat, silver rings that are bejeweled with the finest, most beautiful carnelian gemstones, a silver horn ring enchanted to prevent her from burning others, obsidian embeds over, and under her eyes, and a purple tassel earring. These accessories and jewelry were enchanted by Cordgrass to be fireproof.
== Personality ==
Candle is very spunky, happy, feisty, and funny, but manages to be dark, and serious at the same time. Outside of her job, she's always bright, happy, warm, and comforting, yet when performing funerals and last rites, she takes her job seriously. Candle never messes with jinxes, curses, and rituals, since she believes that evil spirits may come back and haunt the world. Candle is also very stealthy and quiet, making her the perfect dragon to sneak up on someone.
== Biography ==
Being hatched a firescales, Candle hatched with a twin, but that twin was burnt to a crisp upon hatching with Candle. This concerned Candle's parents, Bloodshot and Flicker, so they sheltered her and didn't allow her to touch anything. Upon meeting Candle, lots of the employees of "The Last Flame" considered Candle as an omen of death, fearing the young dragonet. After getting to know her, and being around her, most of the employee's got used, and began to love Candle, all but one, Cordgrass of the SeaWings. Cordgrass disliked Candle's personality, and a lot of things about her, he was also scared of her because of her firescales. 
Candle was rumored to be the next funeral director after her grandfather, so upon his retirement, Candle had assumed her grandfather's place as the new funeral director of "The Last Flame". As a new era dawned with the rites and funerals under her wing, she had to make an impression on other businesses, make partnerships with others parlors around the Sky Kingdom, and across Phyrria. 
Due to her scales, this would make handling her clients difficult without turning them to ash, and that's how she got her horn ring. When her first meeting with another director, a SandWing named Horus, a male SandWing who was only older than Candle by a year was coming to an end. Horus hugged Candle, unaware of what her scales could do, Horus began burning. Candle, in a frenzy began screaming for help, calling Cordgrass's name multiple times, until what was left of Horus was just an ash husk.
This traumatized Candle, she was unaware what her scales were able to do. She ran to get help from her parents, upon discovering what'd happened, Bloodshot and Flicker demanded something that'd prevent her from burning others, so in response, Cordgrass used a horn ring Flicker owned and enchanted it to prevent Candle's scales from burning scales. Cordgrass also enchanted certain objects, such as other accessories, beds, and other things to prevent Candle's firescales from affecting anything.
Fastforward a year later, one midnight, while strolling in the woods of the Sky Kingdom, Candle met Ao and Lychee, a SeaWing, and Rainwing, whom were out wandering, Introducing herself to the two. Over that night, Ao and Lychee developed a friendship. Candle always looks forward to visits with Ao and Lychee. Candle was eventually told that her friends were royalty, in which shocked her immensely, so when she met some royals, she had taken taken a disliking towards the SkyWing Queen, Plover and the Icewing Queen, Tsaritsa, whom made fun of her small size, her personality, and even the time when she'd accidentally burned Horus to death.
== Relationships ==
=== Bloodshot ===
Bloodshot is Candle's father. Candle loves her father dearly, as he was always supportive, and caring towards her. Helping her recover mentally after accidentally killing Horus. Candle will always be thankful for what Bloodshot does for her, and how he was one of the dragons who were there for her in a tough time.
=== Flicker ===
Flicker is Candle's mother. Candle has always had a close relationship with her and is the one of the only dragons Candle is able to talk to about her problems and worries. Flicker was the one who demanded that something needed to be enchanted in order for Candle to be able to do her job right. Candle will always thank her mother for the consolation she provided after Horus's death.
=== Cordgrass ===
Cordgrass is a consolation provider at the Funeral Parlor. At first, Cordgrass disliked Candle, due to her firescales, and personality, but after seeing her personality with the families of her clients, and with her friends, Cordgrass's views on Candle changed, having more positive thoughts about her. Candle always enjoyed time talking with Cordgrass.
=== Horus ===
Horus was a funeral director in the Sand Kingdom, and when he'd met Candle during their meeting together. Candle and Horus developed a friendship, which later that day became a one-sided crush on Candle. At the end of their time, Candle hugged Horus, accidentally making him burn to death. Candle still feels terrible about Horus's death, and she thinks about it every day.
=== Ao ===
Ao is a SeaWing prince Candle encountered one night in the woods. Ao and Candle developed a close friendship overnight. Candle, Ao and Lychee formed an unbreakable friendship. Candle enjoys Ao's company, and always bury's his pet clams every time one dies.
=== Lychee ===
Lychee is a RainWing princess Candle encountered one night in the woods. Lychee and Candle developed a close friendship that night. Candle enjoys hearing Lychee's stories of the rainforest, her family, and enjoys seeing the colors Lychee is able to change her scales too.
=== Tsaritsa ===
Tsaritsa is the IceWing queen Candle encountered whilst meeting the royals. Tsaritsa, along with Plover made fun of Candle's physical features, and of Horus's death.
=== Plover ===
Plover is the SkyWing queen Candle encountered whilst meeting the royals. Plover, along with Tsaritsa made fun of Candle's physical features, and of Horus's death.
== Trivia ==
* Candle is amazing at poetry
* Candle initially thought Ao's name was pronounced "Ow"
* Candle likes butterflies, but can't catch them since they'll burn.
* Candle didn't know she had a twin until her parents told her.
* Candle hates the scent of bananas
Category:Characters
Category:Females
Category:SkyWings
Category:Dragonets
Category:Occupation (Other)
Category:Subtype (Firescale)