Liodes (Angel)

Owned by Angel
== Appearance ==
Liodes is a thin dragon with scuffed and dusty scales. They have a longer tail and larger wings than normal, and were known to have above average physical strength as well. Their eyes appear sunken in and they have faint eyebags, as well as small scorch marks along her knuckles from brushing against her lamps in the dead of night. Liodes seemed physically unhealthy, often getting sick and being underweight as a dragonet, and unfortunately never grew out of this. They also have a patch of soft fuzz around their neck, almost like a scarf. 
Their scales are a soft and pale yellow. 
Liodes often wears a thin necklace with two white pearls and two smaller blue pearls surrounding a teardrop-shaped sapphire. They have a small scar under their chin from a struggling criminal who stabbed them when they were a guard. 
== Personality ==
== History ==
Liodes was hatched in Tsetse Hive in the Nest, much like any other HiveWing dragonet. However, Liodes never got to meet their parents, and was instead orphaned. They were raised alongside others in an orphanage, and were successfully adopted by a HiveWing passing through from Wasp Hive. Taken to the new Hive to live in, Liodes grew up spending most of their time being taught how to act nice and presentable, though they also had a desire to fight and begged to be taught how to fight. 
When they were nine (but still waiting assignment and a partner), they went back to Tsetse Hive for a visit and a taste of home. While here, however, Liodes met up with a very interesting dragon. She was much older, and a pinkish-red, but the dragon insisted to Liodes that she was one of her last living relatives. Amata, as her name was, talked to Liodes more, and did catch their interest. Despite not believing this dragon to be related to her, Liodes was still curious and wanted to talk to her for a while longer. 
Liodes and Amata then began to talk over a meal, with Amata laying out a family tree and how she also believes she knows what happened to Liodes' family. She also dropped the idea that Liodes had a long-lost sister who lived with Amata, named Mirid. Amata knew that her mother was a SilkWing, being from an older time, and asked Liodes if Wasps' mind control had ever failed on her. Liodes, who hadn't experienced it yet, shrugged it off and said that it did. They had read a particular book written by an anonymous author that claimed the mind control didn't work on HiveWings who had a SilkWing ancestor in the past three generations, but didn't think it was relevant to them.
Amata asked if she could continue this conversation at a later date, and Liodes said they would meet back in a few days, after they got assigned a job. They were assigned to be a guard, and while they liked this job, they started experiencing being mind controlled a lot more. They were also assigned their mate, a HiveWing named Tiger, who was a wonderful mate and supported Liodes. Liodes still went back to Tsetse Hive and met Amata again, who this time brought Mirid. Mirid actually knew her parents, and Liodes knew their names from the orphanage, which lined up. This time, Amata finally told Liodes what she believes happened. In Tsetse Hive, there was a house for older dragons that Wasp could not mind control, and several of Amata's friends and family (including her mate) had been taken there. She suspects the mind control didn't work on Liodes' parents, hence why they were taken away. (Or possibly killed)
After their conversation, however, Liodes and Mirid were both taken control of by Wasp to catch Amata, who the mind control didn't work on. They were forced to take her to the house themselves and lock her away, possibly forever. Then, Mirid was released and Liodes was flown straight back home to Wasp Hive like nothing happened.
When they were home, Liodes swore they would free Amata by any means necessary. However, knowing fighting would be ineffective, they began to write. While choppy at first, their father did take note of their new hobby and of course, got them some proper lessons and education on writing. Tiger also offered to help, something they were greatful for. Liodes also resigned from their job as a guard, unable to bear the idea of taking away another dragon again. They became a writer under the penname 'Plantbug', and began to write stories about fictional situations for dragons of the Hives. As time passed, Liodes slowly began making the scenarios more revolutionary, though this got some of their stories censored for the masses.
To keep going and not attract unwanted attention, Plantbug also started becoming a journalist, writing real stories about things they saw for the newspaper. They also often sprinkled in plenty of praise to Wasp to keep their name in the clear when new books would often make it take a hit. When the whole 'Arc 3' happened, Liodes was temporarily forced to fight for the breath of evil before being released upon the defeat of both Wasp and the plant. After this, Liodes and Tiger stayed together for a few more years before Tiger caught ill and died. 
When things were settling down, Liodes once again picked up writing where they'd left off, except now their stories were allowed to be more creative and wild with less restrictions. At some point, they checked on the house in Tsetse Hive and found it empty, and despite never finding Amata again, they did meet up with Mirid and now the two sisters live together, sharing ideas between a writer and a florist. 
== Relationships ==
=== Mirid ===
Liodes likes their sister's company, but the two haven't been around each other long enough to form the true sisterly bond, and they likely never will. They do still get along quite well and treat each other like good friends, especially since they help the other make a living due to Mirid's mostly freelance work and Liodes' slow (but profitable) writing.
=== Amata (+) ===
=== Tiger (+) ===
=== Ex-Queen Wasp (-) ===
== Trivia ==
-Liodes is wildly unpopular with LeafWings. They're like Mastermind to RainWings.
-Liodes has a book series called Adventures of Goliath where a fictional male HiveWing named Goliath goes on a journey to the Poison Jungle, navigating the dangers and savage LeafWings all in pursuit of a rare herb that can save his lover's life. It has three books with a fourth being written. (Maybe I'll actually write those out someday, it could be fun)
-They wrote poetry praising Wasp often for their journalism, but it was rarely seen by the masses due to censorship.
== Gallery ==
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Category:Content (Angel Of Madness 001)
Category:Non-binary
Category:LGBT+
Category:HiveWings