Snowscales

“Ebony is a male NightWing born with a scale mutation that turned parts of his scales white. He also hatched blind in both eyes, due to cataracts. He is a healer and Seer and lives in the city of Freedom with his mate and five dragonets.”
== Decription ==
Ebony has normal NightWing scales, but hatched with a rare mutation that turn certain parts of his scales pure white. Most of his back, mouth, ears, one talon and part of his tail are white. His eyes are blue and his pupils are cloudy, due to cataracts. He has a scar on the left side of his face caused by an accident with a jaguar, and a torn ear. When he was nearly an adult, Vicious attacked him while trying to drive Abyssal away and clawed Ebony’s throat, leaving three long scars. He often covers these with a blue bandana. Ebony’s under scales are light gray, like the color of stone and his spikes are dark gray. His wings are black and scattered with white star scales. He wears a pouch made from dark blue leather around his neck.
== Personality ==
Ebony is empathetic, kind, compassionate and good natured. He is very polite towards his patients and speaks in a calm manner when treating them. While he is self conscious about his blindness and white scales, he has learned to accept both as part of him. He even took the teasing nickname, Snowscales, and owned it, preferring to be called that as opposed to his real name. Ebony is a little sorrowful at times, especially on the anniversaries of when his father, two brothers, sister, mentor and good friends died. However, while he can be kind most of the time, he has a snarky side to him, unwilling to put up with any form of stupidity. This is especially apparent around his siblings and friends.
== Background ==
Ebony was the last of his siblings to hatch and hatched under one moon, granting him future sight. He hatched with a mutation that turned parts of his scales white and also hatched with cataracts in both eyes, causing him to be born blind. He was very sick and weak and his parents feared he wouldn’t make it. However, Ebony managed to pull through and proved to be a fighter from a young age. He was constantly teased by his eight older siblings, Vicious in particular. Thankfully one of them, Quietsoul, had his back and would stand up for Ebony. 
When Ebony was three, he was attacked by a jaguar while trying to hunt and in his attempts to escape, nicked his ear and cut his cheek on a sharp tree branch. He was rescued by Macaw, a RainWing dragonet, and the two became good friends. Ebony broke his arm in the escape and had to be treated by Macaw’s great-grandmother, Wisteria. Wisteria noticed Ebony’s blindness and knowing he couldn’t fight well, offered to make him her apprentice. Ebony reluctantly accepted, knowing deep down that he was not built for combat.
Ebony was mentored by Wisteria for four years when tragedy struck. Heliconia, the queen of the RainWings and NightWings, died of old age and her daughter, Passion, rose to the throne. Passion was ambitious but she lacked the ability to think for herself. This caused problem with the SkyWings of the north, as RainWings and NightWings began hunting in their territory. Passion attempted to protect her tribes by forming an alliance with the SeaWings. This was where Ebony met the SeaWing animus and princess, Abyssal. Abyssal and Ebony didn’t initially like each other, since Abyssal insulted him and Ebony called her stuck up and arrogant. The alliance proved to be a failure and Abyssal left the rainforest, much to Ebony’s initial relief.
But, he had more pressing issues that were about to turn his life upside down and change it forever. Ebony’s father, Fearstriker, was knocked unconscious during a routine flight patrol and fell to the rainforest floor, smacking his head and back on tree branches and rocks. Fearstriker was paralyzed from the fall and also dazed from the impact. The dragons with him assumed he had died, but Fearstriker was actually alive and watched his team fly off, leaving him to die alone. Ebony was called to bring the body back and found instead found his father in a state of pain and agony unlike anything he had ever seen before. Fearstrike managed to tell Ebony that whatever happened next wasn’t his fault and died from his injuries and shock moments later, much to the horror of his son. Fearstriker was buried by his family and Ebony in particular mourned him, feeling responsible for what happened.
The grief grew worse when Wisteria succumbed to her old age and died in the night, leaving Ebony the sole healer of both tribes. With war looming over their heads, everyone was tense and often, Ebony was the one who took the brunt of the insults and anger. The sudden attention and negative comments lead to him wandering for hours alone and often times, he crossed the borders to the Sky Kingdom.
Here is where he met Fahrenheit, a SkyWing who had deserted the army. Ebony grew attached to him and the two began to meet often, even if it wasn’t allowed. Fahrenheit acted as a spy in the Sky Kingdom for Ebony, who relayed the information to the queen. The war had begun after SkyWing Queen Hailstone had been assassinated by Macaw as his way of getting into an assassin group and Goldstone rose to the throne. Dreamcatcher, Sicklefang, and Azureeyes were killed in the ensuing conflict afterwards.
One night, he experienced a vision involving Quietsoul, in which his brother was killed. He was concerned, but kept it to himself, as he thought the NightWings were smarter than to wander into enemy territory alone. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Looking for Quietsoul, Ebony followed his brother’s scent to a massacre. Quietsoul had been the first to die, trying to convince the SkyWings to spare the others, which they hadn’t. Grieving, Ebony saw Fahrenheit land nearby, and verbally tore into him. He was even more furious when Fahrenheit told him he saw the whole thing, but didn’t interfere out of fear of death. Ebony called Fahrenheit a traitor, that he should’ve known better than to trust a SkyWing, and to leave him alone. Fahrenheit left in tears and Ebony left to bury his brother.
Dealing with an overwhelming sense of guilt, grief and anger, Ebony wandered near the coast of the Rainforest kingdom. To his shock, he ran into Abyssal again. He snapped at her, demanding what she wanted and Abyssal told him that she heard at a summit about the massacre and that she had recognized Quietsoul in one of the drawings as Ebony’s brother, due to their shared white scales. Ebony muttered what mattered, after all, Quietsoul was dead and he was going lose everything and would have nothing to live for. Abyssal told Ebony that he still had more family, but even more, she was sorry for what happened to Quietsoul. That she wished she had been there, or at least convinced her sister to send SeaWing troops to ensure the safety of the NightWings. That’s what her mother would’ve done, but she was gone and Abyssal wouldn’t get her back.
Ebony was shocked. This wasn’t the spoiled princess he met before. This was a matured princess, who was also suffering a loss she couldn’t put into her words. The two actually comforted one another that night over their losses and Ebony and Abyssal finally began liking each other. It wasn’t love at all, but it was a start to friendship.
Ebony went home, feeling a bit better. Feeling more focused, Ebony continued his work as a healer. He even took up an apprentice, a RainWing named Baobab. Every few nights, he’d meet with Abyssal to talk about how he was doing and anything she needed to talk about. It helped talking to her, knowing he wasn’t alone and that for the most part, she’d be safe underwater if the world went to hell.
One of these nights, Vicious caught him and attacked Abyssal, thinking she was manipulating Ebony. Ebony blocked one of the blows for her, and was mortally wounded. Abyssal managed to save his life, healing him with her magic. Their bond strengthen even more and Ebony admitted he now owed her a debt. This was when the first embers of love began to ignite between them both.
Ebony’s close call with death made him realize that the war had to end. He couldn’t lose anyone else or be forced to listen to dragons as they died. So he formed a plan. NightWing seers were always respected. He’d go to the SkyWing queen and tell her about a visit he had of the extermination of the SkyWings. Putting this plan into action, he headed with Abyssal to the Sky Palace. Abyssal, as a princess, had diplomatic immunity and would therefore be safe. Halfway there, a SkyWing named Peak attacked Ebony. Ebony recognized his scent, the scent of his brother’s killer! Peak reminisced on how he’d kill another NightWing and correctly guessed that Ebony was Quietsoul’s brother. Abyssal tried intervening, but other SkyWings held her back. Before Peak could kill Ebony, Fahrenheit rushed to his aid and knocked Peak out of the sky. Fahrenheit killed the other SkyWing, burning his wing and sending Peak plummeting to his death. The remaining SkyWings retreated. Ebony thanked his old friend and apologized for all the things he had said. Whatever the reason, they weren’t right at all. Fahrenheit forgave him and offered a proper escort.
At the Sky Palace, Queen Goldstone demanded Ebony leave at once, but some persistence from Fahrenheit convinced her to let Ebony have an audience. Ebony told Goldstone of his vision, and guessing right, it scared her. She didn’t want her tribe to be wiped out. Then again, she didn’t believe that the NightWings or RainWings would last that long. Abyssal interjected, stating she’d find a way to get every tribe involved in wiping out the SkyWings if Goldstone killed anymore of Ebony’s friends or family. Ebony, while thankful for her loyalty, snapped at her for saying that. Goldstone panicked, called a council and announced she’d issue a truce under several conditions: Ebony could never come back to her, the assassin who killed her mother would be banished from the rainforest, and Fahrenheit would leave the Sky Kingdom on treason and never return. Fahrenheit, being the sweet soul he was, informed her he had murdered Peak in cold blood and Goldstone demanded all three dragons leave, lest she kill all of them.
After the war Abyssal stayed around with Ebony and they settled in a town called Freedom. Macaw, being the one who assassinated Goldstone’s mother, went with them and took his family, consisting of his mate, a SandWing named Taipan, and his son, Jaguar. Fahrenheit returned home once to grab his little brother, Aquila and joined up with them for his own safety.
Abyssal and Ebony eventually married and adopted two dragonets, IceWing hybrids Borealis and Zero. They went on to have four biological dragonets, their son Constellation and their daughters, Starfish, Skyrider and Hurricane. Skyrider had been born blind like her father. Starfish unfortunately did not make it past a few weeks and passed away from an illness. Her death left Abyssal in a state of depression and until she recovered, Ebony became the more involved parent. As a result, his dragonets are closer with him, though they do love their mother.
Three years later, a massive earthquake hit Freedom, destroying the town and scattering all the dragonets. Ebony searched for his dragonets and his friends’ dragonets. On one of these searches, he found Fahrenheit’s body. His friend had drowned in a river, unknown to everyone at the time, saving Zero from death. Ebony roared until his throat gave out and buried Fahrenheit, chasing everyone away so he could grieve alone. He was later reunited with all of his dragonets and friends and when the Black Sands Syndicate attack the camp they were all in, Ebony went against Shifter. Shifter made the mistake of making fun of Ebony’s blindness, allowing Ebony to determine his location by sound and the NightWing scratched Shifter’s face up as a warning. Shifter was later killed by a Firescales called Pyro, who died from lava induced wounds. Freedom was rebuilt and Ebony moved back into his home
From then on, Ebony kinda becomes a background character, since I shifted the focus onto his dragonets.
== Relations ==
=== Abyssal ===
Originally, Ebony and Abyssal hated each other. Abyssal insulted Ebony’s blindness and Ebony found her to be very spoiled. However, she did apologize for her behavior and was the only one to comfort him over his brother’s death. The two became good friends and eventually fell for each other. Ebony loves her and would gladly lay down his life for her. He claims he owes her a life debt, which she has constantly dismissed
=== Constellation, Hurricane and Skyrider ===
Ebony loves his dragonets and worries for their safety. Originally, he coddled them, not wanting them to end up like he did or go through the pain he did. Eventually, he learned to let them go and be themselves. Occasionally, they’ll come to him for advice, which he willingly gives to them.
=== Borealis and Zero ===
It was Ebony’s idea to adopt the two orphans and raise them. Ebony treated them as if they were his own, and grieved for Zero was she was unexpectedly killed.
=== His family ===
Ebony has a huge family and while their relationship is rocky, he does care for them. He cried for his siblings when they were killed and for his father when he died. He makes a point to write letters to his mother and sisters, which he does so by speaking to Abyssal and telling her what he wants to write to them.
=== Fahrenheit ===
Fahrenheit was Ebony’s closest friend. The two were inseparable. The only time they did fight was over Quietsoul’s death and Fahrenheit’s hesitation to interfere. Ebony later acknowledged that Fahrenheit would died if he had interfered and it wouldn’t have made a difference to Quietsoul’s survival. He also apologized to Fahrenheit for all the awful things he said. When Ebony found Fahrenheit’s water drenched body, he roared for hours until his throat gave out and grieved for some time.
=== Macaw ===
Macaw was Ebony’s first friend, but the two have a rocky relationship as of now. Macaw was responsible for starting the war, something he accepts full blame for. Ebony wonders if he would’ve lost so many siblings if Macaw hadn’t assassinated the queen, and hasn’t forgiven him for it.
=== Quietsoul ===
The two didn’t have much interaction, but cared for one another. Ebony was heartbroken when he died.
=== Taipan ===
Ebony and Taipan met in Freedom and Ebony knew she’d be a good mother. He considers her a friend, but finds her a little intense and scary. Taipan saved Ebony from a Black Sand Syndicate member once.
== Trivia ==
* Ebony is the most frustrating OC of mine to draw due to the fact I constantly forget to include his white scale patterns
* He was my first Wings of Fire OC
*Ebony is has been redesigned five times. He was first a pure white dragon, but I eventually decided to make him more realistic until I got to the point where I am now.
*Despite being my first WoF OC, Ebony actually has made only three or four appearances on my channel, and only one appearance in his new design.
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