Thiodia

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thiodia
 
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 silkwing
 
 it/its
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fauna project
bluebottle & hesper
description
personality
history
relationships
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 description
 
 
thiodia is a small, short-furred silkwing with a lean build from one too many skipped meals. its face rests in a rather bored-looking expression that often deters passersby, and it usually moves with a quick purposeful stride. its whole body boasts bright, warm colors, a rather stark contrast to a cool personality; its wings boast a dark outer edge and a bright inner wing pattern, while the rest of its body gently gradiates from a pale yellow at either end to a warm, rich brown on its torso. its eyes are pale blue, and can often be unnerving, especially when it focuses on you with anything but its usual disinterested expression.
 
* markings are flexible, and feel free to just use gradients instead
* furry, but not super fluffy — rather short-furred
 
navigation
theo is able to navigate based on its internal clock and the position of the sun, using its antennae and the sky to find its way or guess the time with unnerving accuracy.
plant + insect id
pulling from dozens of memorized texts, theodia can identify almost any plant or insect found within the pantalan continent, and many from without. 
 
 personality
 
Thiodia — or Theo, to its friends — is a rather aloof, chilly dragon to be around. It doesn't often joke or emote, especially in mixed company. Its resting expression tends to dissuade casual conversation, a mixture of boredom and smugness that tells you this dragon thinks it's above speaking to you.
Extremely studious and devoted to its work, Theo cares a great deal about its field — perhaps more importantly, however, it cares about being the best in its field. Quietly competitive to a fault, Theo often finds itself getting worked up over another garnering more praise or recognition than itself. It is extremely well-read and, despite a complete lack of field experience, is committed to making itself an integral, unforgettable part of every project and paper it participates in.
Despite its competitive nature, Theo does truly and deeply care for the field of ecology, and spends the vast majority of its free time thinking or talking about its work. It dabbles in art, occasionally making anatomical drawings of animals it works with or creating detailed diagrams of environmental features it finds particularly compelling.
Theo's life is profoundly affected by its schizophrenia. It struggles most prominently with paranoid delusions, often feeling as though everyone is conspiring against it, and it struggles to trust others and their intentions. During psychotic episodes its thoughts and speech become disorganized and it tends to withdraw socially, finding itself unable to work on its usual studies, or much of anyyhiny at all. Anhedonia is unfortunately common during these episodes, often leading Theo to withdraw further.
Struggling to identify its emotions and unaware of hows it's feeling, alexithymia is another regular symptom of its schizophrenia. Theo will often be blindsided by strong feelings that seem to come out of nowhere, and is very easily flustered as a result — something it hates. It will often avoid all but its most familiar colleagues to avoid potentially emotional situations.
Though it often seems impossible, Theo is capable of relaxing on occasion. While not in "work mode" it can come across as quite awkward — it does not tell jokes and rarely laughs at them, often deadpanning a factually correct response, and it tends to either listen attentively without reacting or talk extensively about its current work. Many dragons feel uncomfortable due to its odd mannerisms and cold responses, but it doesn't intend to make people uncomfortable, and actually quite enjoys both listening and sharing when it can find an engaged partner.
 
stats
charisma
 
perception
 
intelligence
 
agility
 
strength
 
luck
 
likes
* studying
* peace + quiet
* good company
dislikes
* idiots
* food
* losing
 
 history
 
 
 relationships
 
	
bluebottle
* frustrating, stupid jock who theo can't stand
* extremely attractive also. wow. theo is a lesbian huh. those muscles
* horribly funny and kind and gentle with animals to the point of being annoying (everything sea does is annoying to theo)
	
hesper
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tba
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Wheat Thiodia WSB.png|base by wyrmsprout / edits and colors by wheatley
Thiodia icon wheat.png|by wheatley
Buggycule clovetherainwing.png|by ajax
 
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