Zandoli

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ZANDOLI
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i know i've done wrong in the past.
i know i can't undo that.
but i can at least make up for what i've done, right?
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birds of a feather flock together
Creator 	radar 	Coder 	sevi
Art By 	radar 	Background 	david clode
Gender 	 	Pronouns 	he / him
Orientation	 	Tribe 	sky / rain / sea
Residence 	virtue 	Age 	24hys
Occupation 	freelancer photographer, birdwatcher, "online fashion sensation," college student, vlogger 	freelancer photographer, birdwatcher, "online fashion sensation," college student, vlogger 	freelancer photographer, birdwatcher, "online fashion sensation," college student, vlogger
Relatives 	waterfall (mother), lophorina (father, deceased), parotia (twin sister), selkie (girlfriend)	waterfall (mother), lophorina (father, deceased), parotia (twin sister), selkie (girlfriend)	waterfall (mother), lophorina (father, deceased), parotia (twin sister), selkie (girlfriend)
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*a photographer, birdwatcher, and fashionista who's always open to live streaming trying on the newest fashion trends and reviewing them.
*since being an "online fashion sensation" isn't considered a job, he studies photography, ornithology, and fashion designing.
*really into vlogging and livestreaming, typical internet stuff too. even when talking with someone he might accidently say something in "internet language" or whatever it's called. it's kinda cringe.
*has a dream of visiting pantala one day and wants to live there when he graduates collage.
*father was always obsessed with exploring the depths of the rainforest, during one expedition, he went missing and was found dead a few days later.
* had literally no idea how to properly process that. while he was aware of his father's passing, zandoli's mind fell into denial.
*wasn't incredibly close to his father, but he did have a positive relationship with him.
*all interest in what lurked in the depths of the rainforest disappeared after that. has always had a great fear of going into the depths.
*family started traveling away from their hometown of virtue to try and get their minds off of it. it worked a little bit, but nothing can fully replace a loved one.
*took up vlogging after a few days spent in radiance, a literal cyber city and the biggest city in pyrrhia.
*often took photos of birds and how they interacted with both dragons and their envoirment. occasionally would take photos of fountains, skyscrapers and subways.
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Zandoli is a very showy dragon, someone hard to ignore since he sticks out so well. Though he appears a clear hybrid of SkyWing and RainWing, most don't think he's part SeaWing because of how subtle it is. His main scales are a combination of honey yellows and light oranges. The yellow covers his head and occasionally fades into the oranges of his body. This honey yellow is seen clearly on his hindlegs, fading back into orange near the base of his tail. Darker oranges when compared to the orange in his main scales go down the front of his legs, from front and hind.
Flame orange and red are seen as gradients on his long, curvy horns, though it appears mostly red, orange is seen on the base of the horns. This orange is also seen on the Zandoli's wing spurs, but nowhere else. Perhaps the most iconic part of him is the large feathery mohawk and wings. These are the same color palette as the scarlet macaw, red at the base. Quickly it fades into green and then light blue. A small ruff can be seen underneath his wing-shaped ears, these too are made of feathers with the same gradient. Near the tip of his right ear are two plug earrings, both opposite in color.
The closest one to the tip is black with a white dot in the middle, the farthest is white with a black dot in the middle. A gradient of red-orange is seen going across the top of his head and down his back. The top half of the gradient is redder than the color it fades into. Pale grey-green eyes winking charmingly like jewels, the pupils rimmed with a lighter, greener coloration. Short spines go down his back after his mohawk ends at the base of his neck. The first few spines are of the same gradient of his mohawk, ruff, and wings before turning red.
The tribrid's build is tall and somewhat lanky, with most of his height being in both his craning neck and long, noodle arms. Some chubbiness can be seen in his tail and cheeks, his wings are grand and large, making them more showy. A small row of yellow scales separate his main scales from his pastel orange underbelly. Zandoli's tail is sharply tipped, a short row of small feathers sprouting from the top of the tip of his tail. This is the same gradient as all the rest of his feathers, a gradient of red, green, and blue. Slight pale yellow webbing can be seen between his talons.
Zandoli's wardrobe is very extensive and varied, though he mostly sticks to simple cream and white sweatshirts or a dark green and brown hoodie when he's out birding with his girlfriend, Selkie. But when he's going all out, he sometimes wears a very fancy tuxedo and coats himself in golden accessories. Though, again, since his wardrobe is so huge, his choice of clothing and accessories changes from time to time. One of the more noticeable "accessories" he has is a cluster of black vine tattoos that snake up his right shoulder.
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They say you can tell a lot about someone by their appearance. From the way he holds himself to the clean and majestic look of his feathers. There is a sense of great pride and confidence that just oozes from every corner of his figure. Zandoli's cool, socially confident and charming aura draws one in for a wonderful conversation. He acts like no burdens are weighing down on his shoulders in the burning eyes of society, talking with a carefree and optimistic attitude. Most of his life has been influenced by technology, it's a part of him, it seems.
He desires to be popular and admired, what joy he gets when he turns heads wherever he walks. Though it's mostly due to his loud appearance of bright scarlets and blues, oranges and greens. Because of his desire to seek attention, one would think he's very attention-seeking and selfish. While these two traits aren't absent from his person, he usually acts anything but. Popularity is earned, not won, and even though he seems a little upset to admit it, he doesn't want to be seen as greedy or turning tragedies into views.
The tribrid is open-minded and welcoming to all, not quick to judge or criticize others for their personal beliefs and opinions. He believes that if one is not hurting themself or others, then it's perfectly fine to believe. His inner fashionista and ornithologist runs the show, most of his videos fall into either one of these categories. He has an eye for fashion and enjoys jumping into interesting and creative fashion bandwagons and reviewing them with his partner. Zandoli loves trying them out as he has deep admiration for keeping a good look.
No package comes flawless, with his desires to inspire others, being confident and optimistic, it all comes with a dark side when you flip it over. The dragon has an intense fear of the unknown, the inevitability of death, and what horrors may lurk in the depths of the rainforest, where his father disappeared. He finds his physical appearance to be very important to him, and is disgusted when even a drop of grime touches his scales. All gore and horror games make his nose crinkle with disgust, it's shown clearly in his eyes.
Looking deeper in will one see the huge, hungry maw of his now starving ego that rears its head every now and then. It's the wreckage of his past intense narcissism from high school, his huge ego that once fed on the praise of himself and others. Now it lies in isolation, wrapped in chains of redemption, something Zandoli tries to leave behind with the mess it made. Still he can be insensitive, egotistical, and selfish, sometimes discarding others' feelings to make himself feel better. His once rude, narcissistic, and prideful self seems to be a far cry from who he is now.
The person he tries to leave behind, the one who left wreckage in their wake, appears to be not even close to the person he is now. Oblivious to others' pain that he inflicted on them, overly prideful, and snide, tearing apart others to raise his own pedestal. Whenever one was to criticize him, he would lash out, taking personal offense to anyone who tries to critique his character. It took awhile to dismount his high horse, waking up when he realized he was pushing his friendship with Selkie off the edge. His road to redemption was paved with self-reflection, talk therapy, and talking with loved ones and close friends, burning his past behind.
Whenever one is to bring up how he used to act, Zandoli freezes in his tracks, guilty and ashamed that he used to act like that. Still is he rebuilding, trying so hard to avoid any mentions of the time he spent in high school. Even if remnants of traits from the past still remain, he works hard to blow them away.
|-| History =
see notes for history for right now.
|-| Relationships =
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parotia: Zandoli adores his twin sister and admires her to no end. While the two rarely talk face-to-face due to Parotia being at university, they still manage to video chat together as often as they can. The tribrid, while not particularly interested in doing it himself, finds what his sister does for a living, which is computer science, cool.
Sometimes she can be hard on herself due to being a perfectionist and he always tries his best to cheer her up. Zandoli can't even count how many compliments he could come up to describe her, but the one he uses all the time for her is "tech whiz." If he ever has trouble with his phone, laptop, or technology of any kind, she's the first one he asks. very positive
parents: had their ups and downs together. positive
selkie: his girlfriend, loves her dearly. has helped him through a lot and is so glad and relieved at how forgiving she is. stands up for her when she can't and enjoys spending time with her every time he can get. very positive
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Character Information
 
*Attributes: confidence, charm, love for fashion, ambition, redemption, change, regret
*Elements: macaw feathers, rain, spilled ink, cameras
*Animals: scarlet macaw
*Colors: gold, flame orange, mute blues and greens
*Likes: classical and techno music, fashion, beautiful landscapes, hanging out with his sister, birds, being looked up to, technology, his phone & social media, selkie, scented candles, aesthetics, designing things, pantala
*Dislikes: shifty dragons, dares, liminal spaces, ominous darkness, forgetting his camera, death, getting dirty, gore or blood of any kind, high school memories, having no wifi, getting cut off from technology, camping
Trivia
*favorite bird is the scarlet macaw for obvious reasons.
*has nomophobia and hemophobia.
*unsettled by liminal spaces and uncanny valley stuff.
*originally was an adopt that i didn't have one solid concept for. zandoli was originally female and a dragonet. was on the fence for whether or not she was going to be in jinco's au or my main au. revamped because i wanted a fresh start.
*right-handed all the way and will jokingly make fun of anyone who is left-handed.
Abilities
The tribrid has quite a few abilities under his belt, though only two of them were gained from his tribes. From his RainWing side, he can sort of change colors, though it's more he can shift the position of the colors on his body. Additionally, Zandoli has sparkbreath rather than true firebreath. This is because of the mixing of two tribes that can't breathe fire with one that can. This ability is only really good for show, and not much else.
Most of Zandoli's strengths are seen on the inside rather than on the outside. One of these abilities is his incredible eye for identifying birds. Not needing to look at the bird to identify it, rather he can identify it from its call and/or its feathers. He's also very good at photography, a passion of his since living in Radiance for a few years. He always knows when the "right moment" is and often gets frustrated when he forgets his camera. One of his other abilities is his good grip on what is happening elsewhere in the world. This is due to his head living in a cyber world.
weaknesses
He doesn't come without his weaknesses, however. Though most of them are mental, he does have some physical weaknesses. The tribrid isn't very good in a fight and tends to avoid them whenever he can. He's built more for tree-climbing and flight, with hooked talons for clinging onto trees and very precise flight patterns. Zandoli has an intense fear of the unknown as well as going anywhere near the depths of the rainforest. This is due to the fact that his father died in the depths.
Only fragments of his main weakness remain, that being his narcissistic and selfish personality. One that was oblivious to other's feelings and only craved to boost its own ego. Lasting damage has been sustained, Zandoli regrets his past actions from when his narcissism raged. While usually very socially confident, he always draws a blank when someone brings up high school memories. On some occasions, the tribrid can be selfish, narcissistic, and insensitive, which can push some away. Though such traits are thankfully toned down to a minimum.
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