Vollmond

VOLLMOND
he / him • criminal • demi-bi
character belongs to radar, please don't steal.
banner art by pearl.
overview?
VOLLMOND 	VOLLMOND
 	
art by 	radar
BACKGROUND 	BACKGROUND
creator 	radar
coding 	code base by changes by radar
attribute 	distance, isolation, fear, dependence
element 	peaceful fields, starless skies, spilt ink, black oceans, glass birds, music
animal 	fox, crow
color 	inky blacks, silver, indigo, grey-blue
song 	
CHARACTER 	CHARACTER
age 	31 (hy)
gender 	male
orientation	demiromantic bisexual
occupation 	criminal, vagabond (formerly)
residence 	fathoms, the night island (formerly)
relatives 	parents (deceased), neumond (older brother)
allies 	otter, toka, neumond
enemies 	the government, parents
likes 	his powers, nighttime, trust, cooperation, planning ahead
dislikes 	stress, being taken advantage of, socializing, his parents, the night island, betrayal, being cornered
abilities 	normal nightwing abilities, seer
ships 	n / a
quote 	"the moons gave me these powers just for others to use them."
APPEARANCE
With scales darker than a moonless night and as lustrous as the most well-cared for gemstones, Vollmond is a sight to behold. While in a universe diluted by NightWings, his appearance would be considered plain, in Fathoms, a city completely starved of NightWings, he's a diamond. Black covers most of his body, as though the dark night itself covered him like a blanket. The only thing cutting through the darkness are light purple teardrop scales going down his sides. 
These stand out as clearly as a dot of black ink on a white shirt, and are one of the few colors of this dragon's body. More color tries to sneak in along the sides of his snout and underbelly. Cracks of the darkest grey-blue crawl, blending easily into the rest of his dark scales. Streaks of slightly lighter purples and blues can barely be seen as the underbelly rolls down his belly. More color shoots out from his back in the form of short and flat spines. They're dark brown in color and, like the teardrop scales, show up quite clearly for their dark color. 
Vollmond's wing's are true beauty, however. And are additionally the first thing anyone's eyes are drawn to. Navy blue and dark purples swirl in an aimless dance across the undersides of his wings. The top is covered in a scaly, black membrane, like a blind to hide the true beauty that lurks underneath. Silvery purple pinpricks scales are also seen dancing aimlessly with the other colors, twinkling faintly like stars when submerged in darkness. 
The NightWing's build is tall and stocky, with broad shoulders and well-muscled arms. He's rather large in comparison to the rest of his comrades, but not too much so that he towers over them... for the most part at least. His snout is short, somewhat blocky, and rounded softly at the edges, with two glimmering, dark emerald eyes staring down it. A thickly made tail often curls around his legs while sitting and can be utilized as a weapon when push comes to shove. 
Vollmond doesn't wear many accessories, but he does bare quite a few scars. They adorn his body like hard-earned medals, criss-crossing his legs, neck, and snout. The NightWing's ears are pointy and crescent-shaped and are almost as long as his horns, which are long and slightly curved themselves. No chips adorn these and they remain untouched by any sort of jewelry, as Vollmond isn't fond of that kind of stuff. 
The only thing he usually wears are watery teal and light blue robes with fish scales patterns adorning the hem of them. He mostly only uses them in public to blend into the mostly SeaWing crowd and it's been moderately successful, with most of his defining features not being very well hidden. 
PERSONALITY
Vollmond is quiet and serious, preferring to only talk when necessary. On surface, he is well-put together and mature, as though he has everything in his life sorted out. The NightWing is an optimistic realist despite his rather dreary and down-beaten appearance. This is mainly due to his ability of foresight, which has given him to power to see days, possibly even weeks, into the future. He is always one to take lead and step up when no one else will and seems to consider himself the leader of the rag-tag group of criminals he works with.
In some cases, this can making him overbearing, arrogant, and controlling, as he thinks he knows best because he can see into the future. While most don't try to argue with him, that can cause conflicts between him and the others. He has difficulty relying on others to work with him due to the amount of isolation and self-reliance he had to deal with in the past. Slowly, he's learning to let others in and contribute more to his strategies and such. After all, it's not like he isn't fond of cooperation, he just... isn't used to it.
Vollmond has a love-hate relationship with his moonborn ability, being entirely dependent on it (even going as far as getting frustrated and helpless when he hasn't gotten a vision for an extended period of time), but also despising the preconceptions behind it. He hardly ever mentions that he can see into the future, and most who know him don't even know. It takes a lot to make him open up, as he fears those who know will begin to see him more for his power and nothing else. Even if he pretends to be stoic, he's not immune to fear, and often has anxieties linked to getting chained up and experimented on or being used as a tool by the Fathoms government. The NightWing despises feeling trapped or cornered and the helplessness that comes with it.
He isn't particularly good at being emotional, and often ends but getting flustered and nervous when trying to be sappy. He's rather understanding and sympathetic, this is something he's recently, and as such he isn't too good at it. Betrayal can permanently damage any kind of relationship between Vollmond and the perpetrator, as he's not very forgiving when it comes to such. Even though his abilities come with some emotional downsides on his part, they've also given him confidence to some degrees. He doesn't know where he'd be without them.
HISTORY
 
content includes mentions of child abuse + manipulation
* lives in the canon timeline, hatched under one full moon. was born in the rainforest kingdom before he was taken by his parents to the old nightwing island. his older brother was also there.
*he parents never considered him being a moonborn, so the whole him getting foresight was a complete accident... a "happy accident" if you ask his parents.
*parents weren't supporters of queen glory because they were racist or something, so they raised their kids in hell instead. what could go wrong?
*vollmond was quiet and often kept to himself, usually wandering the ashen halls of a ruined kingdom. his brother would often accompany him so he wouldn't get lost. was raised with parents who hated rainwings & icewings and was taught to hate them too through nightwing propaganda and stuff.
*started having visions of the future from a young age, around 4 or 5. didn't understand what they meant at first and just thought he was getting bad cases of deja vu. started to catch on that something might be up when he got a little older.
*didn't tell his parents at first because they were killjoys, but he did tell his brother, who in turn told their parents.
*things really went downhill and the shaky positive relationship he had with his parents started to crumble. his parents were intrigued... and excited by the prospect that one of their dragonets was a moonborn AND on top of that, could see the future. they acted like they had just won the lottery or something, showering vollmond in praise and excessive attention. this was out of character for his usually distant and rough parents.
*he didn't quite understand what they were doing because he was like... 7 or 8. they started asking him questions, a lot of them. it felt like, to him at least, that they were treating him less like a person, but some beacon of hope, an object. as though they only bothered talking to him because of his powers and nothing else. 
**this was mainly because whenever they talked to him, it was always about any recent visions he had and telling him to vividly write down and keep note of any he had if he couldn't tell them.
**and if he didn't describe it vividly enough, forgot, or refused, he'd be verbally abused or emotionally manipulated, often in the form of guilt-tripping.
*one day, his parents came up with a plan, to use their newfound "power" to get the upper hand against the rainwing queen and start a nightwing coup to overthrow her. joining up with all the nightwings who didn't like their new rainwing queen.
*vollmond's brother overheard this conversation and warned him about what they were planning on doing with him... all without the dragonet's knowing. believing their parents were going too far, his older brother helped him escape through the tunnel connecting the nightwing and rainforest territories together. this all happened when he was 12.
*joined the rest of nightwing society, but was kind of ostracized because of his parents and stuff.
*didn't mind this, though, since he wasn't very social to begin with. became more closed off and never mentioned that he was a moonborn.
*just kind of went on with life with a constant, overhanging fear that his parents were looking for it and when they got their grubby talons on him, they'd chain him up so he'd never leave them again.
*became a vagabond who just wandered the rainforest with no purpose, stayed in nightwing villages for most of his childhood, just because they were safer. typically worked odd jobs for money and lived on the streets.
*lived like this for 25 years before getting unwittingly teleported into a different timeline. confused and disoriented, he got lost in the blinding city streets of fathoms, an underground magic-fueled city standing above a huge, blue lake.
RELATIONSHIP
please roleplay beforehand
n e u m o n d
positive
Vollmond used to be rather close to his brother when they were younger, after all he was the one who kept him safe when their parents didn't. He was like a guardian to him, his protector and role model. Neumond often accompanied the young NightWing when wandering the ruined island kingdom, making sure he never got hurt or lost. He also taught him just about everything, from flying to controlling his fire breathing. It was only when Vollmond's moonborn abilities kick in that their relationship got rather rocky.
After all, his brother was the one who told their parents about his power, something that the NightWing hadn't considered at the time and has since become rather embittered by it. When their parents became fixated on a young Vollmond, and more specifically his power, the brothers became a bit more distant. Perhaps it was out of some sort of twisted jealousy that he was the center of their parents' universe instead of himself that drove a crack in their relationship. Nevertheless, that never stopped him from defending him from their parents' abuse, always trying to get in-between the young Vollmond and their frustrated parents.
His additional assistance to help the dragonet escape is a memory the NightWing wouldn't soon forget. Despite their hardships, he'll always appreciate what his brother has done for him and hopes he's doing well.
o t t e r
very positive
this is old.
His relationship with Otter is perhaps the most attached he's ever gotten to someone, a concept he hasn't fully grasped quite yet. The two seem to have an almost sibling-like bond with one another. Whenever the NightWing wants to look around the city, he almost always brings the cheerful IceWing with him; they're rarely seen separated from one another. Even then, they still have their fair share of issues, usually regarding their very different outlooks towards life. With Otter being optimistic and openly positive, willing to give people a second chance to change for the better, Vollmond is more cynical, not afraid to hurt others if he has to.
While Otter is always willing to follow his lead, they're not willing to hurt others and often lecture him whenever he knocks someone unconscious. He doesn't quite understand their mindset completely and can find their strongly pacifist style annoying. Despite their very different outlooks and game plans, they're still very close in the end. When not in the middle of heist, he finds their kindness endearing and their curiosity amusing. They want to learn everything about the world around them and he's happy to be there with them.
Vollmond enjoys engaging in rather child-like activities with them, often reading child tales to them and playing with them in a very child-like manner. Sometimes he sees them more as a child rather than a 17-year-old, all from the way they act. He absolutely hates seeing them sad or unhappy and tries his best to comfort them, even if it fails most of the time. Perhaps one of his favorite things to do with them is take them to Fathoms's scrapyard and make sculptures.
t o k a
mixed
this is old.
The newest recruit to their little... "gang," and the one who almost got all three of them publicly executed, which wasn't the most pleasant thing in the world. Vollmond isn't sure how to feel about him, though he still feels betrayed that the SeaWing almost got them killed. Most of their one-on-one interactions have been weird, uncomfortable, or overwhelmingly awkward. He finds him rather clingy and a little too overly affectionate towards him. Though one of the problems he has with him mainly stems from he has no idea how to comfort him. Usually when the SeaWing openly talks about his rather troubling past.
Vollmond seems to act a bit aloof around Toka, usually trying to ignore his constantly bombardment of apologies for the accident. No matter what the SeaWing does, he can never truly forgive him for what he did.
TRIVIA
*moral alignment is lawful neutral.
*love languages are words of affirmation, quality time, and gift-giving.
*"vollmond" is one of the german words for "full moon."
*in original concepts, vollmond was a rebel against queen glory, in hopes of becoming king himself, but after a second glance, this idea was scrapped.
*has cleithrophobia and maybe a bit of agoraphobia.
*supported queen glory, but likely only did because he wanted to spite his parents and not because he thought she was a good queen.
GALLERY
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Category:Characters
Category:Males
Category:NightWings
Category:LGBT+
Category:Content (Verglas the IceWing)
Category:Work in Progress
Category:Occupation (Criminal)
Category:Status (Leader)
Category:Subtype (Moonborn)