Midas

Midas is a character made for the Mythology based OC contest, belonging to and with coding by LadyScarab.
M I D A S
Midas 	Midas
 	
Background Information	Background Information
Art 	Base by Cloud of the IceWings, coloured by LadyScarab
Creator 	LadyScarab
Main Attribute 	Greed
Elemental Attribute 	Gold
Theme Animal 	Skua, Magpie, Hyena
Theme Color 	Gold
Theme Song 	text
MBTI Personality 	ESTP
Character Information 	Character Information
Age 	20 DY
Gender 	Male
Orientation 	Straight
Occupation 	King (technically Regent)
Tribe 	SkyWing
Goal 	To be a real King
Residence 	Sky Palace
Relatives 	Queen Finch (Mother), Princess Robin (sister)
Allies 	Many younger SkyWings (formerly)
Enemies 	Practically everyone
Likes 	treasure (especially gold), magic, being a leader
Dislikes 	Disobedience, Being told what to do
Powers and abilities 	Golden Touch
Weapons 	Golden Touch
Quote 	"It's mine. All of it."
APPEARANCE
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Midas was a seemingly ordinary SkyWing, more handsome than most, perhaps. He was bony, with curved horns, large wings, and everything a SkyWing needs. He had bright orange scales, and had taken to polishing them so that they seem to glow. His eyes were rather disconcerting- red as blood, and though his face was usually a regal, expressionless mask, if you look deep into them, you would see his endless hunger- his desperate wanting for treasure.
Midas' orange scales are a bright yet not eye-burning colour. They became faded in his later life, but in his prime they gleamed and sparkled. His top scales as well as the scales around his eyes are a light orange-yellow, quite uncommon but not unusual among SkyWings.
The top scales on Midas' face are a darker orange colour than his normal scales, more of a traditional SkyWing colour. While his younger self would hate the thought of blemishes anywhere, when Midas gained the golden touch he was more often than not seen with dark circles under his eyes.
Midas used to look rather dashing, what with his elegant poise, athletic build, and smooth scales. As a prince, he had more time to train than others, and his handsomeness was clearly brought on by hours in front of a mirror. He was grandiose in an unreachable way, because in truth, he didn't care about others at all.
Midas wore a exorbitant amount of jewellery: rings, bracelets, necklaces. On another dragon, the constant flow of gold, silver, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and other outrageously expensive objects would have looked ridiculous, but Midas could pull it off. Not anymore. Before his death he was so obsessed over his gold that it was hard to tell where he ended and it began.
PERSONALITY
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Midas used to be quite the charmer- suave, sophisticated, smooth. Combined with his good looks, he was an excellent son to his mother, Queen Finch. She had had no daughters at that point, and the fact that so many young SkyWings liked him was useful, should she die before having more eggs. Midas meanwhile had no feelings for the dragons who fawned over him.
While he was sociable on the outside, on the inside, Midas was a cruel dragon. He was selfish, too, and the only thing that truly interested him was gold. Of course, he never let his mother know about this- to her, he was only a useful tool who made jokes at parties.
Even at a young age, Midas was very attached to certain trinkets- not surprising in the least, for a dragon. As a prince, he had a significantly larger amount of these than others. He had ready supplies of food and friends, too, but of course the treasures always came first for him.
Midas was fairly smart due to the education he gained as a prince. He was well versed in etiquette, as well as basic politics. He was a very persuasive dragon, due to both innate charm and his higher schooling in debate. However he certainly had no love for scrolls or study- indeed, the fact that he ditched many of his lessons was what made him so popular.
Though Midas couldn't care less about other dragons, he was quite concerned about his image. While he looked perfect at all times, he did many things that didn't seem princely at all and exhibited questionable behaviour in the name of keeping the other SkyWings on his side. 
As he got older, Midas became increasingly kleptomaniac- hoarding gold, overdoing his jewellery, becoming irritable and surly around other dragons. He cared only about his jewels, and even went so far as stealing small amounts from the treasury. Of course, he was never caught doing so, but his mother noticed his new reclusiveness. He also became power-hungry, bitter that he couldn't rule the kingdom.
When he gained the Golden Touch, Midas went over the top- turning everything he saw into gold. But he was never satisfied- all he had, everything, all the gold and diamonds- it was never enough for Midas. Never.
HISTORY
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Midas had a normal childhood for a prince: he was raised in the Wingery with other dragonets and was joyfully innocent. His early years were uneventful, and they were the best years of Midas' life.
When he was four years old, Midas was the most popular dragonet in the palace. All the girls loved him, and everyone thought he was cool. However, he coveted support, and always had to be the centre of attention. He had to have all the best jewels. He had to be the most popular, and he would vehemently hate anyone who was better than him in any way.
At age six, Midas was already becoming selfish. He had fewer close friends because the other dragonets were afraid of his rages. Of course, he was popular as ever, but somehow it wasn't the same.
The next few years were steadily getting worse for Midas' friends. He was fawned over as usual, but now everyone was hesitant to speak to him. Nobody would dare to criticise anything he did, and sometimes Midas seemed almost... scary.
Midas was 17 when his mother laid another egg. Queen Finch was overjoyed because she had not been able to have any heirs. Midas was the only egg she'd had, and everyone was thrilled when the egg hatched a female dragonet named Princess Robin.
Soon after, the Queen became very sick. She died of natural causes soon after, with her only heir being a month-old dragonet. So the court made a decision: Midas would rule as Regent until Robin turned 10.
At first, the plan seemed sound. Midas was overjoyed, and even improved a bit. However, some SkyWings began to realise the oddly high taxes... the way Midas always had guards with him... the way he wore a golden crown, as if he were a king...
One day, the guards ran into the throne room. Midas sat on his gilded chair and glared at them, demanding to know what was going on. They bowed and stammered, but soon they got to the point: The first SkyWing Animus in centuries had been discovered.
Of course, Midas instantly called for the animus, a young dragonet, to be brought to the palace. She was barely three years old, and her name was Pigeon. She was terrified in the presence of the much older 'regent' and was afraid for her life.
She pleaded with Midas, begging to not be executed like all other animus SkyWings before her. So Midas made a deal with her- not out of mercy, but out of greed. He gave Pigeon a choice: She could die, as was proper to SkyWing tradition. Or, she could give Midas a spell: one enchantment, and then she and her family would be spared.
Naturally, Pigeon chose the latter option. What else could she do? 
Midas thought long and hard for what to choose, until finally he came to a choice. He asked Pigeon for the ability to turn everything he touched to gold, to be able to make treasure for him alone. Pigeon granted his request, word for word.
Midas immeadiately went to an empty part of the palace. He ran down to the gardens, alone apart from Robin, his now one-year-old sister. He touched a rose, cupping it in his talons. Instantly, the rose turned to bright gold. He dropped it in shock, then gleefully ran through the rest of the gardens, turning the daisies and poppies and peonies to gold with a touch. 
Then, suddenly, he felt a tug in his talons. He whirled around to see Robin holding one of the golden roses- one of his golden roses- yes, it was his, she couldn't take it-
With a roar he didn't understand, he leaped on top of Robin, snatching the rose from her talons. Robin immeadiately turned to solid gold. 
You can imagine the looks on the other SkyWings' faces when Midas attempted to drag his now goldified younger sister into the treasury- a younger sister who was technically his queen.
But there was no stopping Midas now. He turned everything he had into gold- all of it, including part of the palace. But if anything- even the smallest beetle- touched anything he'd turned to gold, he would react with terrible vengeance. And so, the other SkyWings slowly realized what a terrible curse Midas had brought on himself.
The spell that Pigeon had used had been specifically worded as to make treasure for Midas alone. And if anyone violated that, Midas would be forced to attack and kill that dragon. If anyone so much as touched anything he turned to gold, they were practically cursed.
Slowly Midas became isolated. He couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, couldn't drink. Everything around him was golden now- and those who hadn't been given the precious metal treatment had fled.
Soon, one of the exiled guards had found Pigeon. He begged her to lift the enchantment, saying that Midas had been completely unhinged. Pigeon agreed, horrified that her spell had backfired so badly. 
Together she and the guard went back to the Sky Palace- only to find that it was too late. Midas had become a statue of gold within his treasury. 
Pigeon enchanted a stream of water from the Diamond Spray River to clear the gold from everything- but Midas still couldn't be cured. Maybe because being one with his gold was what he'd wanted all along.
ABILITIES
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Midas had normal SkyWing abilities: Fire and large wings. He was also naturally charming and persuasive before he gained the Golden Touch, and he was quite popular in his dragonet years.
Midas' most infamous ability was his Golden Touch: the ability to turn anything he touched to gold. However, there were major drawbacks to this. Firstly, he couldn't turn the ability off, so he was left with the inability to eat or drink. Secondly, all that he turned to gold had to be his. If anyone else touched it Midas would be forced by the enchantment that gave him his power in the first place to violently attack whoever it was.
RELATIONSHIPS
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Queen Finch
Midas was fairly negative about his late mother. He never liked the way she looked down on him, and was fully aware that she despised him and would rather have an actual heir. She used his charisma and charm to win others to her side, and while he never said anything bad about her when she was alive, he was glad when she died- particularly because he could take her place, though only as regent.
Princess Robin
Midas honestly didn't care for his little sister. He was slightly jealous of her being able to take the throne from him once she was old enough. After he turned her to gold out of rage, he considered it good riddance. Now, with the golden touch cured, she is still alive and dealing with the mess he made of the kingdom.
Pigeon
Midas disliked Pigeon because she was 'a snivelling coward' and 'a peasant'. However, he was greedy for her power and wanted it for himself, albeit with no regard for Pigeon's feelings.
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