Lynx (Shøck)

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Lynx is a slender and elegant IceWing, alert and poised like a hunting cat. Every step is measured, and he’s constantly watching, listening, and taking in all that’s around him. With deep, clear eyes and a slender, handsome face, Lynx often draws admiring glances, despite being completely oblivious to his own good looks. His sister describes his neutral expression as ‘a sheer cliff of ice’.
Lynx’s scales are silver-white, with dark grey/blue markings and freckles. He's not very muscular but what muscle he does have is well-toned. Lynx has a thin, pale scar running over his snout from where he was clawed by a polar bear. When the scars were fresh, there were four marks, but in time they faded, leaving only the deepest one showing.
He sometimes wears a pair of silver horn cuffs etched with swirling designs and snow leopard motifs.
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How very clever of you.
*Preceptive.
*Harsh toward sinners. Saintly to the oppressed.
*Ice-fire snapping through his veins...
Lynx’s natural perception makes him good at spotting clues and making connections between events, actions and the like. He has a logical mind that he puts to good use. Lynx also has unusually good sight, being able to see and notice even tiny movements and details.Like his nickname suggests, Lynx is observant of everything and preceptive of other dragons and their moods, motivations and behavior.
Under the cool expression Lynx hides a heart longing to help dragons. He has a strong desire to help others, especially dragons younger, smaller, or weaker than him. He believes in order and justice, and strives to uphold these ideals where he can. He has strong morals that he tries his hardest to live by.
Lynx is hard to shock or threaten, and even when surprised he remains calm and unfazed. Lynx does not easily give into emotion, knowing that he can not make the right decisions when emotional. Lynx uses his mind to his advantage, and assess situations with logical reasoning. He tends to focus on the whole rather than the individuals.
Lynx doesn’t speak unless he has something to say, and rarely offers up his opinion, preferring to listen first. And while he shows emotion, it can be hard to know what he’s really feeling. Lynx has many layers/sides to him that he shows to different dragons/in different situations, meaning that it can be hard to really understand him.
Lynx struggles to really, truly believe in himself or his ability to make real changes in the world despite trying and wanting too. He is also haunted by his past failings, leading him to question himself and his abilities. 
Lynx doesn’t like to tell about his past or anything that he deems private, especially about his past failings. Even the dragons closest to him don’t really know that much about his life, and the only reason he’ll talk about it is if forced to. He’s evasive, and moves away from questions he doesn’t want to answer.
In order to stay true to himself and his morals, Lynx can be somewhat headstrong. This often clashes with what he’s been told to do and can cause Lynx to make decisions that may land him in trouble later, as he prefers to follow his own morals than other’s orders.
Lynx can be incredibly harsh, especially with himself. Once he’s made his mind up about a dragon’s character, he can find it hard to trust or respect them - especially if they have betrayed his original idea of them. Lynx finds it hard to forgive failure, especially within himself.
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* Parents were both working (father as sculptor and mother as soldier), mother retired to look after daughter Hoarfrost
* Moved to the city where father’s family were to provide more opportunities for their children
* Baby Dragonet > (0-3)
* Born to loving parents
* Quite sickly as a baby, parents worried that wouldn’t survive
* His older sister was somewhat jealous about the attention the pair were getting
* Dragonet > (3-6)
* Kind but somewhat shy (seen as aloof, didn’t have many friends)
* Was almost always studying this or that and practising his skills, Khione was always forcing him to leave his studies to have fun sometimes
* Parents were always a little bit looked down upon because they had come from quite a remote area and they were ‘common peasants’
* As a youngster he hated to see any sort of injustice etc, and was known as ‘the goody two talons’ by some, and ‘the defender’ by others. He was well known by many and most of the IceWing adults liked him.
* This made some of his peers jealous, and Lynx was often targeted by them. He always stood his ground and held his own, defending himself but never beginning the fights.
* One dragonet in particular felt threatened and replaced by this new dragonet - Sea Eagle, the son of a rich IceWing noble. Sea Eagle went out of his way to hurt and humiliate Lynx.
* This wore on Lynx  - he didn’t understand their antagonism at first, and after a while, he began to lose his patience
* He didn’t tell his family about this, as he believed he could handle it on his own. He eventually won their grudging respect.
* Joined a chess club?? A sculpting club?
* Young Adult > (7+)
* Completed his schooling at an academy??
* Joined the military, rose to vice-captain quite quickly then stayed there.
* Had Sea-Eagle to deal with
* Called ‘Lynx-Eye’ by most (to the point where it became his name)
* Often stood by as a spectator instead of doing something
* he misjudged, didn’t act, and something terrible happened
* It wasn’t directly his fault but he still felt it
* Found this hurt scavenger after becoming a trainee, helped it
* And then it started to like him, and follow him around. Wouldn’t leave. Didn't really want her around but she refused to leave.
* So he named her “Jasmine” after she repeatedly pointed to the flower. He found a picture of a Lynx in a book and showed her.
* Makes out that he doesn't like her but really does
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