~Crown-of-Thorns~

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 “…Why don’t you run from me?...Why aren’t you scared of me? Why do you care for me? When we all fall asleep, where do we go?” ~Bury a Friend, Billie Eilish 
 
Crown-of-Thorns, also known as Crown or CT, is a dangerous enemy lest you stumble upon her. She isn’t known by many—if not only because she kills anyone she meets. A trained assassin, with a seeming heart of stone…welcome, and explore the mind of this SeaWing killer.
Crown 	Crown
 	
Background Information	Background Information
Creator 	PuppyLuvr06
Main Attribute 	feared/ fear/ killer/ cunning/ crafty/ dark
Theme Song 	none yet
Character Information 	Character Information
Age 	19
Gender 	Female
Occupation 	Assassin/ criminal
Tribe 	SeaWing
Allies 	herself, Oleander (sometimes), Addax (formerly/ hopefully), employer (questionable), Sunbird (sometimes)
Enemies 	a lot of dragons
Likes 	daggers, oceans, doing what she wants, being herself, pranking others, ghost/creepy stories, scaring others, clear nights
Dislikes 	killing(?), dragons fearing her, dragons not fearing her, her current state of mind, deserts, anything that’s not daggers, screaming, crying, dragons begging for mercy
Powers and abilities 	Able to travel into other’s dreams; usually to cause nightmares
Weapons 	daggers, swords, and poisons
Quote 	“I’ve hurt so many other dragons…why do you treat me like your friend? I should be your enemy—I should be feared.”
==Appearance==
 “I’mma full-blooded SeaWing who is NOT afraid to kick your butt, thank you very much.” ~Crown
Crown appears very odd compared to another SeaWing, but anyone wanting to point that out best keep their mouth shut unless they want to get murdered. 
Her main scales are dull and gray, with lighter gray glow-in-the-dark scales that turn to grayish-blue shades when lit up. Her underbelly is silvery in color, while the markings on the top of her head and down her back are darker and more of a soot-like color. Her wings and webbing is bright electric blue, with a few strands of sky blue that stretch half-way through her wings until getting cut off midway through. Her talons have been observed to be longer than most, sharpened to serve the best use. The SeaWing’s eyes are dark brown, swirled with a near-black color that seems to catch the gaze of everyone that looks at them. 
Crown has long legs and a long, elegant neck, although she’s around the same height as any other female SeaWing her age. She’s a lot thinner than you’d expect, matching an eel’s body plus legs and wings; although she’s quite muscular for looking so thin. Her wings are the normal length, and overall she doesn’t stand out from the crowds all that much. Which is exactly her plan. 
You should never assume that Crown doesn’t have some form of a weapon on her. Whether they’re visible or not, she always has at least one dagger with her at all times—the more weapons, the more important the mission. The SeaWing wears on pair more than her other sets of weapons, those being two twin blades; each carved with intricate designs and stained red from the blood that was shed on them. These are her favorite pair, and never actually goes anywhere without them.
 
 
==Backstory==
 “‘Crown-of-Thorns’? You mean CT? Yeah, I know her. I’ve witnessed all her crimes, every bad deed she’s ever done…” ~Addax 
It’s rumored that Crown wasn’t originally named Crown-of-Thorns, but it’s a secret no one has ever been able to confirm; though it’s very unlikely her parents willingly named her that.
She was hatched on the other side of the continent from the Kingdom of Sea; closer to the Kingdom of Sand and Talon Peninsula. Her parents were on the run from the same dragon Crown later teamed up with. 
The SeaWing was raised in secret, being warned to never leave her parents’ site or wander too far or talk to strangers. Of course she disobeyed her parents, though, and often strayed closer to the SandWing border. One day, when she was about three years old, she stumbled into Addax for the first time. 
Of course, in the beginning, she only knew him as a SandWing. She didn’t even know his name, but came to the border to visit each other occasionally. Crown didn’t really know anything about him, but she enjoyed his company. It gave her a sense of being able to decide her own path—like her choices mattered. And she was disappointed when he stopped showing up one day, marking the last time she’d see him for a long time. 
A few more years passed; four, to be exact. Her mother died. Her father disappeared overnight without a trace. Although Crown didn’t seem to notice that. Instead she focused on her dreams, which normally involved dragons she didn’t even know. Slowly and surely, she started realizing her dreams were coming true. 
The seven-year-old sat by herself on the beach one day, observing the way the light glimmered on the ocean as she contemplated what it all might mean. That’s when she heard a voice; someone from one of her dreams. 
It was Oleander, as Crown knows him now. He all but drugged her and took her away from her home. She couldn’t even grab her things even if she wanted to, and the next thing she knew she was sitting in a dark cave with the Oleander sitting beside her. He explained why she was here; and who she’d been chosen to work for. 
At first, Crown as under the false idea that it was a blessing to have been chosen to work for a NightWing—the powerful NightWing she had been seeing in her dreams. She realized quickly that she was wrong, though, and tried not to show her regret for agreeing. 
After another three years of training as an assassin, she was given a special ability by her “employer.” This power? To travel through other dragons’ dreams, without the use of a Dreamvisiter, as if she was just a part of that world. It’s purpose? To kill; to plague someone’s mind with so much nightmares they died of fright. And she took it. After all, what else was she to do? Say no and get killed herself? There was nothing left to lose for her, which only left room to gain only to lose again. 
Several more years passed, killing seemingly innocent dragons for one reason or another. Crown grew a hatred for herself as she got to know her comrades and the mess she had gotten herself into somehow. But there was one surprise, that happened when she was just about to turn eighteen—Oleander called it a “hatching day present.” 
And it was Addax, but…different. Parts of him were now made of stone, and the 
glimmer in his eyes was no longer there. But Crown accepted it; she accepted him. She was glad to see something familiar in her dark world, and tries to get him to see her as the innocent kids they both were when they first met. 
Nothing much has happened since then. Crown is now nineteen, to her own surprise—thinking that she would’ve ended herself by now. But she’s still going, and moderately strong, too. Every kill is a hit, and every hit gets her closer to the breaking point…but she’s not there yet. Nor does she wish to get there anytime soon.
 
==Personality==
 “Why do you want to know about me? I’m going to kill you later. Doesn’t that make you, you know…hate me?” ~Crown
Crown, if it weren’t for the fact that she’s a murderer, is one of those kind of dragons that you could imagine a younger dragonet looking up to; and wanting to be—for the most part. 
She does what she wants and doesn’t care what other people think about her; knowing they probably all hate her anyway. She stands up for what she believes in and fights for what the thinks is right, even if the other part of her thinks it’s wrong. Most of the time she doesn’t take anyone’s advice, instead doing it her own way instead. 
Crown keeps a lot of stuff to herself, and doesn’t like talking about her past or herself in general. If someone told her they liked her, she’d deny it. If someone asked to be her friend or that they weren’t afraid of her, she’d question them stating that they should be scared of her; that she shouldn’t even be seen with them. Call it her way of keeping others out of harm’s way, when she realizes how much of a mess she’s thrown herself into. 
The SeaWing is very sneaky and cunning, turning her into the perfect assassin for hire—if anyone found out she existed to be hired. Thanks to Oleander, she has a fine knowledge of poisons and enjoys using them to slowly kill off her enemies or her employer’s enemies. And she can’t even deny the fact that she kind of enjoys watching them die, deep down in her dark soul. 
Most of her thoughts are dark, or even images of self-harm or questioning herself when Crown has time to consider what kinds of things she’s done. Suffice to say she knew what it was like to feel a cold sword at the edge of your throat, having it taken away right before it claimed your life.
 
==Relations==
 “There is…one dragon I was friends with. But that was years ago. I doubt he even remembers my name.” ~Crown
Her Parents
Crown didn’t quite like her parents very much, and felt trapped when they watched over her. Yes, she’s freer than she once was…but she wouldn’t say she doesn’t miss them.
Addax
Crown’s relationship with the SandWing is a bit complicated, and she has mixed feelings about finally being able to see him again after his disappearance when they were kids. She almost hates to admit that she thinks she might have feelings for him, which kind of scares her in a way—and that’s coming from a dragon who doesn’t show her fear. 
Oleander
Crown treats him as a coworker. She doesn’t quite care all that much for his wellbeing and could care less what the heck he did on a daily basis, although they could be considered friends through another dragon’s view. 
Her Employer 
Crown knows next to nothing about her employer, besides the fact that he’s a NightWing with a taste for revenge. She only gets her missions and heads out to fulfill them, wishing she didn’t question why. 
Other Dragons
Crown has talked with a few other dragons, but she normally tries to stay away from most of them. She thinks that they should run from her, anyway, so she saves them the honor and doesn’t show up around them at all.
 
==Other==
*named after the crown-of-thorns, a deadly starfish
*one of the few of Puppy’s characters that have quotes on each section 
*Crown used to dislike blood, but hardened to it when she started killing 
*half of the dragons she kills are from shock in nightmares; the other half is usually by poison and then a dagger to finish them off
**kinda uses the poison as a warning to say goodbye to their families
*leaves a piece of paper with the letters “CT” on it with a crown on top; wrapped in thorns
**Oleander kind of hates this and tells her she’s going to get caught one day, but she doesn’t care
*she really likes her daggers; and has a small collection of decorative ones
*Crown actually likes pranks and scaring others, although she doesn’t like using them to kill
*she is the youngest member of the Nightmares, but is the second joined member
*dislikes eating deer, cow, any other mammal, or bird meat; but enjoys eating fish (naturally) and lizards
 
==Gallery==
All of Crown's photos! Feel free to contribute~
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