East

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==Appearance==
East is a female SkyWing soldier-turned-medic. She's long bodied compared to most SkyWings, and has been described physically as "snake-like" by others. Due to this, her average sized limbs and wings appear smaller than they actually are. This was a source of bullying when she was younger, and so East invested her dragonethood into becoming a fearsome warrior worthy of respect. As a result, she's incredibly well muscled, having especially impressive shoulders and wing muscles. She often walks with her head held high, her wings low, and her tail held up in order to avoid anydragon tripping on it due to its length. She uses this pose because she found it to be the most 'normal' looking, disguising her odder traits, though she holds no shame in them. 
East is slightly abnormal for a SkyWing; while most of her are ordinary shades of red, her belly and the membrane of her wings are a stark white, like the feathers of a dove, and her horns diverge into two branches. Besides these oddities, she's quite normal, with dark red spikes of equal size and shape running down the entire length of her spine, hooked white claws, and overscales the color of roses that armor her entire back, her snout, and her limbs. Her main scales are a pale red, and when she was a soldier, they were often covered in scuff marks, grime, and dirt, but now, given her new occupation as a medic in training, she's meticulous in keeping her scales cleaned and groomed. The only thing marring them now, are the numerous scars scattered throughout her body that she earned during the SandWing Succession War. Most are situated on her arms and wings, but one identifying x-shaped scar sits on her right cheek, right below her eye. 
East, ever since the War ended, had taken to wearing fur and jewelry. While she doesn't like how they hinder her movements and leave some parts of her vulnerable, she appreciated how they make integrating back into the growing civilian population under Ruby's reign easier. She has iridescent black pearl in each ear, which a silver ring runs through, from the ring hangs a thin yellowed rope that holds bleached yak fur held together by a disk-shaped jade. While her earrings are usually the only jewelry she'll wear, when attending parties and similar events, she'll wear a white silky fur collar, and tail accessories similar to her earrings.
==Personality==
==Abilities==
East is a skilled soldier, fighting in the typical SkyWing fashion, fiery and brutal, dispatching enemies quickly through pain and lethal wounds. However, she likes to add her own spin to the SkyWing-style by utilizing her own naturally agile build to incorporate dizzying movements to outmaneuver and disrupt foes. This skill extends to both aerial and terrestrial combat and is enhanced by East's use of the halberd, which extends her reach and utilizes the momentum gathered by her blitz like movement to exert bone crushing forces. Her husband has affectionately compared her to a whirlwind of blades. 
East's currently medical aspirations have also given her apprentice-levels skill in healing. 
==History==
East couldn't remember what her parents looked like, but she knew they loved her. They were killed in action on her second hatching day and had left only a thick scroll which was a shared diary between her parents. This diary contained the love her parents had for her and provided a window into their departed souls. It acted as a bulwark against the cruelties of other orphans who mocked her for her long gangly body and her short limbs and wings, giving her the determination needed to persevere. Knowing the likeliness of the fate of starvation and a slow and lonely death when she aged out of the orphanage, she decided to train, stealing food from others, pushing her body to the limits, and watching the soldiers from afar to imitate them. Her worked finally paid off when she was accepted into the SkyWing army. w.i.p
==Relationship==
===Thermia===
Thermia is like a little sister or niece to her. East was one of the many guards that found her and raised her. Thermia's fiery personality and determination to live have always impressed East, and East considers her a valued SkyWing citizen and comrade no matter what others may think of the strange and violent hybrid. East took to raising her through example and allowed Thermia to learn through mistakes and trial and error. Because of this, East doesn't worry too much about her honorary sister, she and her fellow guards have faith in Thermia's strength and cunning. 
===Crosswind===
===Windward===
Her sweetheart, her cutiepie, her sunshine, her darling, her honeybuns. Windward is East's husband. They were a disgustingly sweet couple when they were younger, but now they've mellowed out, though they don't love each other any less. East is always excited to see Windward after work, because he's a breath of fresh air from snooty judgmental healers. He always understands her, and often offers her surprisingly wise advice despite being a major meathead. They don't share many interests, but they can talk for hours while they fly with each other. And while they don't have much in common, one thing they both enjoy is gliding above the clouds, where it's just Windward and East. 
==Trivia==
* She's named East since I headcanon that East is the most important direction for SkyWings because it's the direction from which the sun rises, so her name is like her parent's hopes for her good fortune in life.
* Her appearance is inspired by the Eastern style dragons. 
Category:Females
Category:Characters
Category:SkyWings
Category:Occupation (Student)
Category:Occupation (Soldier)
Category:Occupation (Other)
Category:Occupation (Healer)
Category:Status (Commoner)
Category:Work in Progress
Category:Content (TheTriadic)