Innesi

Innesi is an adult former SandWing guard currently living in the small town of Seabend. She is struggling to carve out an identity for herself as a tattoo artist/social worker after working as a guard for so long, but Argent, her partner, is helping tons. 
==Appearance==
*Sandy yellow with brown markings and some darker shades
*Dark brown horn and sails
*Bright yellow eyes with black sclera
*Muscular and quite large for a SandWing
*Tough exterior with some wicked-looking scars
*Wears her armor for comfort
*Wears no jewelry except for star earrings and a moon pendant
*Also has a moon/stars tattoo on her leg
==Personality==
*Serious and stubborn
*Very caring though, especially with dragonets
*Depressed and has low self-esteem
*Has a little bit of an alcohol problem, drinks her sorrows away
*Has a therapist, Leatherback, and is trying to work through some stuff with him
*Is a tattoo artist, her style is very like weather and nature inspired, with some more tribal patterns too. Honestly doesn't see why people love her tattoos so much, but every tattoo of hers is unique and Innesi somehow manages to make every design of hers perfect for the commissioner
*Her partner, Argent, has a LOT of tattoos by her (and a bunch of tattoos in general) which is kind of uncommon for an IceWing
==History==
*Raised in religious, somewhat cultish monastery (north of SandWing Stronghold, near IceWing territory)
*Was an astronomy/observatory as well- studied and prayed to the moon and stars
*Monastery was burnt down by Burn's army in the war while trying to attack Blaze
*Innesi was devastated, the monastery was all they knew. They continue to pray to the stars and moon.
*Sent to live with their cousin
*Was drafted into Burns army
*First assignment was at Scorpion Den where she met Thorn
*Was inspired by her and helped Thorn drive out Burn's army from the Scorpion Den
*Decided she’d follow Thorn anywhere
*Became her personal guard, fell a little in love. Was very close with Thorn.
*Didn’t particularly care about Armadillo, Six-claws, Dune, and Stonemover- life centered around Thorn, protecting Thorn, and being a good guard
*Had a soft spot for Qibli though. Was very surprised Thorn had a secret daughter but could definitely see the similarities
*Helped in revolt and was astonished when Thorn became queen
*Eventually realized she needed to leave. Stayed with her cousin, their partner, and their kid.
*Got some minimal education to become a social worker
*Picked up tattooing as a side gig and was surprisingly good at it
*Moved to Seabend to continue her education as a social worker where she met an IceWing florist named Argent
*Argent was immediately enamored with her and is trying to get Innesi to date them lmao
*Innesi thinks they're annoying but is secretly grateful for how hard they try to make her life more interesting
*Works as a social worker for a bit but is swamped with tattoo requests so she has to choose one
*Opens up a tattoo shop across from Argent's flower shop (yes I just pulled a florist x tattoo artist trope so what)
*Trying to adjust to a guard-less life but its hard. Thinks she's nothing without Thorn, Argent is helping though
==Relationships==
Thorn: Even now Innesi would follow Thorn to the ends of the Earth and back. They're fiercely loyal to her, have always admired her, and was probably in love with her for a while as well. However, Innesi has realized that this is quite unhealthy and is trying to carve out a life for themselves without Thorn.
Birulai: Innesi is quite close with their cousin- they grew up together, after all. However, she sometimes envies their and their partner's easy bond and sometimes wishes she could have something similar. 
Argent: Innesi thinks that Argent is quite annoying but admires their constant positivity and skill with flower bouquets. They're growing closer and Innesi thinks that she could love him one day. 
==Trivia==
*Innesi is named after Orthochirus innesi, a species of scorpion. Innesi's cousin, Birulai, is named after Orthochirus birulai, a similar species of scorpion in the same genus. I thought it would be funny because they're cousins and their scorpion species are also cousins.
*Argent always calls her Ness and she hates it, anyone else would have had their face clawed off by now
==Gallery==
NessOgDesign.png|Innesi's original design- base by ClayDoh, edits by ZeeBee, colored by Corvid
Innesipagething.jpg|Sketch by Ahren
Category:Characters
Category:SandWings
Category:Females
Category:Non-binary
Category:Status (Commoner)
Category:Occupation (Soldier)
Category:LGBT+
Category:Content (Atomic Ahren)
Category:Work in Progress