Iguana (Purple)

An entry for Light Fairy's Purebred Pride Aesthetic Contest.
Iguana 	Iguana
 	
Artist 	Base by OutsmartingBasilisk (design/color by thePurqle)
Background Information	Background Information
Creator 	Purple
Main Attribute 	type here
Elemental Attribute 	Air / Water
Theme Animal 	sloth / snail / iguana
Theme Color 	forest green
Theme Song 	Pools - Glass Animals
MBTI Personality 	ENFP-A
Character Information 	Character Information
Age 	12 (dy)
Gender 	Nonbinary (they/them)
Orientation 	demiromantic asexual
Occupation 	Traveler/Tea Merchant
Tribe 	RainWing
Goal 	vibe
Residence 	Changes often
Relatives 	Unknown
Allies 	everyone, really
Enemies 	none, really
Likes 	tea, coffee, sunlight, warmth... bright skies, the open air...
Dislikes 	cold, being restrained, mountains
Powers and abilities 	Those of a typical RainWing
Weapons 	small dagger
Quote 	type here
==Appearance==
Iguana is an average-sized RainWing; they are well-built, with their muscles lightly visible from beneath their scales. A sleepy look typically resides in their deep blue eyes, framed by a lime-green and cream crest. Their underbelly and horns match this cream, while the rest of their body is mostly forest green. The crown of their head and spine are lined with dark forest-green scales. Cream stripes and lime dots adorn their scales, just chosen adornments. Iguana's ruff is abnormally large and lightly frayed at the edges, a rusty orange-brown in color. Their wing membranes are the same rusty shade, though less frayed around the edges. Occasionally one can spot a small iguana on their shoulder--a pet and companion for their travels :) A large messenger bag is hung around their neck; presumably, they keep their pet supplies and limited wares in it. 
==Personality==
laid back | passive | free-spirited | aloof | observant | good memory | tired
Chaotic Good - Act as your conscience directs with little regard to what others think of you. 
Overall, Iguana does not care for what any other dragon is doing. It isn't that they don't notice--Iguana is highly observant and possesses a fine memory, often being able to recount small details of their own and others' lives well. It isn't that they're selfish--it's just that they believe anyone can do whatever they please, and it isn't their business to intervene unless someone's getting hurt. This attitude makes them come off as distant or aloof, which isn't a false assumption, either. Despite all their politeness, they never exactly feel friendly with strangers. Perhaps it's because they travel frequently, never staying in one place long enough to make deep connections. They have few close friends that they look forward to seeing. 
They are fairly passive and prefer to back away from fights if possible, though they are not a pacifist. Iguana is relaxed, calm, and does things at their own pace, by their own clock. They possess a free spirit that strongly dislikes being told what they can and cannot do. As long as no one is getting hurt, they figure, then any dragon can do as they please. 
Their only wish is to see the world and enjoy it.
==History==
Iguana's eggshell cracked open during a ridiculously loud thunderstorm. They don't remember much of it, aside from wondering how none of the other eggs had hatched to see what all the noise was. At this time, the RainWing Kingdom was still having rotational queens and eggs in the hatchery weren't really accounted for. Like every other RainWing dragonet, Iguana grew up raised by the village, not really knowing who their parents were. To them, it didn't matter anyway. 
RainWing education wasn't rigorous. Hatchling ages, around 1 to 3, were mostly simple things--social skills, basic venom control, figuring out colors and scales, learning to fly--the simplest things one needs to live as a RainWing. At the age of 4, Iguana started training under the herbalists and healers to learn the benefits of the rainforest's plants. They were quite the good student, too, they would tell you proudly. Questionably, their favorite things to memorize were the poisonous plants. 
Iguana announced to their peers and mentors that they considered themself to be nonbinary at the age of 5; they had been AMAB, but found that they did not consider themself to be male or female. It wasn't an issue to their village. Iguana had asked to be referred to with they/them, and so the dragons around them were glad to fulfill their request. And life went on. 
By the age of 6, Iguana had completed their education in herbalism and healing. They promptly joined the ranks of RainWing healers, tending to thorn cuts and sprained wings and sore bellies. 
Glory and the Dragonets of Destiny arrived in the rainforest when Iguana was 8. They, like most others of their tribe, hadn't really noticed any disappearing RainWings. However, they were intrigued at the prospect of a whole wide world out there, that Glory had already seen so much more of despite being younger. The thought of travel excited them. When Glory became Queen, they didn't really care. They acknowledged that it's probably better to have one decent queen as opposed to multiple iffy ones, but find themselves overall disinterested in royal affairs. In fact, leaving home to freely travel seemed more and more appealing by the day. They wanted to know what the rest of the world looked like. 
After the establishment of Jade Mountain Academy, Glory invited Iguana to attend. They declined, considering themself to be too old, and also not taking much of an interest in further education. They could speak, make tea, and heal dragons--what would reading, writing, or knowing world history do for them at this point? Plus, even going to Jade Mountain still grounded them. They no longer wanted to be grounded. 
At the age of 10, Iguana went to Glory and informed her that they would be leaving their residence in the Rainforest to travel Pyrrhia. With slight reluctance, Glory acknowledged and made no move to stop them. After all, it wasn't a request--it was more of a notice. Armed with a satchel full of leaves, a lizard, a map and a few coins, Iguana took off from the Rainforest. They went where the wind took them. 
Nowadays, one can frequently spot the green RainWing on the outskirts of the desert, or on the islands of the Sea Kingdom. They rather enjoy exchanging information with those they meet on their travels. If you stop and speak to them, they'll tell you how much they love the Sea Kingdom (warm, wet, and always interesting), or how much they dislike the Sky Kingdom (cold and the dragons aren't usually glad to see them). They won't be able to tell you about the Ice Kingdom--they can't get there, and they don't care to anyway. Occasionally, they'll return home to the Rainforest to catch up with old friends. 
==Trivia==
-they own a pet iguana :) his name is Glitter. 
==Gallery==
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Category:RainWings
Category:LGBT+
Category:Non-binary
Category:Occupation (Traveler)
Category:Occupation (Merchant)
Category:Work in Progress
Category:Characters