Psari

p s a r i 
they / them • collector / merchant • aro-ace
a seemingly young dragon that appears to think that they can't breathe above water despite having the ability to. walks around in the surface with a fishbowl on their head filled with water. this fishbowl renders them mute and very nearly deaf. can talk and hear perfectly fine if they didn't have a fishbowl on their head. can speak to most ocean-dwelling fish, but can't speak so they just use hand gestures and body language. no one knows where they came from. some say they're related to the original ocean god that sleeps at the very bottom of the ocean in the deepest abyss. 
psari 	psari
 	
art by 	damien
background information	background information
creator 	radar
attribute 	curiosity, misconceptions, caution, freedom
element 	seacore aesthetics, ocean waves, seafoam, bubbles
animal 	otter, sea lion, selkie, carp
color 	pastel blue, aquamarine, turquoise
song 	junimokart • concernedape
character information 	character information
age 	preteen
gender 	non-binary
orientation 	aromantic asexual
occupation 	collector, traveling merchant
tribe 	unknown; fish (formerly)
residence 	the bay of a thousand scales
allies 	fish, themself
enemies 	fishers
likes 	swimming, being underwater, safety, fish, spring, bubbles, collecting things, money, pirates, treasure hunting, sea shanties, sea monsters
dislikes 	eating fish, fishing, miscommunication, bone or shark tooth jewelry, sharp objects, sea snakes
abilities 	can breathe + see underwater, knows basic sign language
weapons 	teeth
 a p p e a r a n c e 
psari may appear odd. indeed, it seeps from their appearance, but slivers of normality can be seen. although they appear to be of no discernable tribe, they seem to have some ties to seawings. judging by the sail that periodically goes down their back, the small whiskers on their chin, and their horn shape. in addition to those traits, psari seems to have some features of various other sea creatures, noticeably dolphins, sharks, and seals. the most fascinating of the bunch would be psari's glass-sharp serrated teeth that are quickly replaced much like that of a shark.
a blue-cyan webbing is seen on their sail, in addition to some light blues, as well as on the webbing of their gills. psari's scales are very easily comparable to fish, with light blues and turquoise being seen across their shiny surface. from all the way up to their tail, a pale blue coloration can be seen as a distinguishable underbelly. big, round eyes can clearly be seen, being bright green in coloration, full of innocence and curiosity. sky blue triangular patterns are seen underneath their eyes, the longest tip pointing up.
psari's horns are short and curved with a teal-grey coloration to them, this can also be said about their small, dull, webbed talons. going down to their tail, it's quite hard to ignore the tip. flat and forked, bearing a striking resemblance to that of cetaceans like dolphins and whales. near the halfway point of their tail, two membranous fins can be seen, the same color as their sail and gill webbing. a pale sky blue blankets a part of their back, disappearing before reaching the base of the tail. 
*is a fish.
*light blue fish-like scales, faint turquoise and darker scales can be seen. light blue is seen on their back.
*webbed gills, same tealish blue coloration as the rest of their webbing.
*has no wings or any signs of them.
*dark teal-grey horns.
*grass green eyes, wears a giant fishbowl filled with water on their head like a scuba diver when they want to go on land.
*has blue-teal triangular markings below their eyes.
*forked fan-like tail, similar to dolphins in shape.
* tail is long and thick, often is dragged across the ground.
*streamline back, thick snout and not much of a forehead. eyes are large and round.
*somewhat blubbery around the torso, legs and cheeks. gives them some resemblance of a sea lion... somewhat.
*fins in chest and tail in addition to the one periodically going down their back.
*only has paws with small, blunt claws, webbed. serrated, glass-sharp teeth that regrow when broken off. like sharks.
*light pink clamshell earring in their left ear.
 p e r s o n a l i t y 
 
*enthusiastic, curious, and inherently childish. sheltered and unfamiliar with the surface world, which makes them rather naïve. very passive, one part because they're not confrontational and another part because they don't know how to fight.
*very talkative, it's just that they're speaking in a completely different language to the widespread dragonese. doesn't understand this language or aquatic.
*has a strange attachment to fish and strangely enough no fish will actually hurt them, no matter how aggressive they usually are. fish aren't scared of them either.
* can't stomach watching others eat fish, but won't stop them.
* very cautious of the surface, always puts on their signature fishbowl that is filled with water whenever going up. they're convinced that if they don't, they'll suffocate.
* can mimic fish when they feel like it.
*very prideful of the fact that they can swim incredibly well. can get a bit cocky at times.
*drawn to shiny things, avid collector of just about anything they find on the shores. sells these as trinkets.
*often gets frustrated when they can't get their point across clearly.
*inadvertently money-hungry because they know money can get you the things you want.
 a b i l i t i e s 
despite their odd appearance, psari has a very similar skillset to that of the average seawing of their age. gills along the sides of their neck allow them to breathe underwater and special lens in their eyes have given them the ability to see underwater without it blurring their vision. these traits were always with them, still clinging to their body after their transition from a fish to a dragon. psari prides themself in being a good swimmer and, to some extent, they are quite agile, fluid, and swift in the water. though the swimming prowess of those older than them scoffs at it.
deviating from the traits they share with seawings, the dragonet has pointy, serrated teeth that, much like sharks, regrow incredibly fast after falling out. in just one year they can go through thousands of pairs of teeth as they break out and quickly get replaced. they've even taken advantage of the land-dwellers odd fascination with shark teeth to turn their loose teeth into little accessories under the guise of shark teeth. psari also seems to have a connection with their fish kin, seeming to be able to communicate with some species of them.
while they are certainly not fluent in it, they know some words in pyrrhian sign language. though, due to seawings using aquatic in place of sign language, they have to turn to land-dwellers for knowledge on how to speak it. so far, they've only learned a few short phrases like "i'm hungry" and "where am i" and "i'm sorry." the rest is mainly improvised, as they don't know the official hand gestures to express what they're trying to say.
psari is quite knowledgeable on marine biology, though the best they can provide in regards to knowledge is fun facts, nothing too big. the dragonet loves fish in particular and has mainly invested most of their learning into understanding them, as they want to feel closer to and better understand their kin. while nothing too impressive, they're also quite good at making little crafts from robe and beach trash. they're said to have a creative mind, and that is shown through the work that they sell.
 h i s t o r y 
 
*was once a fish. now they're a dragon. because magic waterfall in a secluded mountain.
*lived in an estuary before entering the ocean after becoming a dragon.
*convinced they'll suffocate on land without water from the fact that used to be true. still isn't taking that risk, no matter what anyone does.
*when the seawings that they shared the waters with laid eyes upon them, they thought psari was a descendent of the sea god because they looked just like him.
*they're basically just a collector now, they scavenge the shallow areas of the ocean looking for treasures to sell. because the thing they like more than stuff is money so they can buy more stuff.
*sometimes goes searching for shipwrecks in the much deeper areas of the ocean for money or other treasures.
*really wants your money.
*found the fishbowl they now wear on their head buried in the sand near the shore. technically its a scuba helmet, but they call it a fishbowl.
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 t r i v i a 
* in original concepts, the fishbowl was going to be a magical bubble around their head. in this same concept, they were going to have magic. 
**another scrapped design idea was for them to have pink cheeks, but this was left off because i forgot.
**original name was going to be machi.
*refuses to eat fish, as they have some sort of odd kinship with fish of any kind. all other meats and seafood they're fine with, however.
*psari (or psári) is supposedly a greek word for "fish." i can neither confirm nor deny the truth of this.
*has won a lot of swimming competitions, hence why they're a very confident swimmer.
*knows a slew of dragonese words, but has no idea what any of them mean.
* is illiterate.
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