Ember

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== Appearance ==
=== Marks & Accessories ===
== Personality ==
=== Like ===
=== Dislikes ===
== Abilities ==
=== Natural ===
* very hot fire breath
* fast flight
=== Learned ===
* talon-to-talon combat
* Axe wielding
* knife throwing
* misdirection
* dragon biology
* singing
* charismatic public speaking
* extremely quick reaction time
* advanced strength
=== Weaknesses ===
* greed
* sadism
== History ==
=== SkyWing Kingdom ===
twins with his bro, but not identical (my hc is that dragonets which come form same egg are the firescales, if they're in different eggs both will be normal), initially a cause for concern but since none were causing anything to spontaneously combust, they werent kill. However the twins were a sign of bad luck so the runt was named ember. 
The noble family Ember was born to were distantly related to the royal family. They had an illustrious history, being loyal vassals who served as the personal guards and elite soldiers of the royal family, but despite this, they were only above average among the many noble families. Many other nobles too were loyal, many richer, and many more numerous, but there was one special family heirloom that Ember's bloodline had which gave them a slight edge above the rest. The Executer, a great war axe of boggling size. It was weapon only ever wielded effectively by those of Ember's family and was rumored to be created by the Sky Goddess to strike down the monstrous animus and firescales who threatened her realm. While the former claim hadn't been proved in recorded history, the later had been, with the mysterious fire-proof metal of the blade having spilt the blood of numerous firescales throughout the millenia. 
Ember was a second son, and so he was never destined to become the wielder of the great axe and personal Executor of the Queen. His elder brother, who made no effort to take advantage of their noble power was to be the Executor, a fact which grated his nerves, and so he trained with great axes and played politics in hopes that one day, his superiority would be recognized. The day would come, though not in the way Ember would ever imagine much to his misfortune. 
One day, just as any other with no hint to his fate, Ember earned the title of Royal Executor, though not in the way you'd expect it. Ember as always was training to become a wielder of the Great War Axe in order to raise his family out of mediocrity 
ember training to raise family out of mediocrity 
elder brother recognizes this and as the less talented and motivated, schemes of a way to pass on the title and escape the suffocating world of noble skywings. (of course little bro doesn't know) 
elder bro runs away with his hybrid gf to the SeaWing Kingdom the day before his first execution 
everyone is shocked, but no one else can carry the giant axe, according to tradition the title can't be dropped, only passed on after death, desperate not to anger the queen, Ember's father disowns his heir (risky move but what can he do), and so now Ember is the heir and executor by default 
ember obv doesn't get a chance to practice because it was dumped on him last second, everyones breath it bated, waiting for the fairly unknown and tiny second son to fail and enrage Scarlet 
Ember defies excepectations and succeeds, lopping off the criminals head with ease despite the disparity between his size and the axe's thrilling Scarlet by the shock and hilarity of the situation, and happily declares Ember her new executioner despite him being a 5 year old (standard Scarlet shennanagins lmao) 
Ember is happy but soon rage and disbelief overtake him. Despite getting everything he dreamed up, his brother has left him in a very tense situation. He's walking on a tightrope right now, wavering between failure and enraging the Queen known for her sadism, and trying to do political clean up (his brother just humiliated his entire bloodline, bro quite literally ran off in the middle of a night with what is considered a common mutt wh**e by most nobles, to the SeaWing kingdom, extra bad since Sky-Sea rivalry I hc due to the Darkstalker's Legend book events, AND before a major event (execution) dedicated to the Queen's bday which is literally the entire purpose of Ember's bloodline) that's seven major misteps all at once. Safe to say, his family doesn't get off scot free.
His family except Ember is ordered by Scarlet to be executed by himself. This serves as a warning of what is to come if Ember fails, and to other nobles of the price of failure. bro is literally two scales away from imminent death. 
This of course results in lots of trauma, he vows to kill his brother if he finds him, but he has bigger fish to fry at the moment. Also develops a seething hatred for all things seawing and sea related (he knows it's irrational but he can't help it, each time he sees them he's reminded of the stupid hybrid gf that caused his brother to dump all this sh*t on him) He also loses faith in the world. He always believed that through proper channels, one could succeed, but Scarlet's sadism, his brother's selfishness, and his own trauma results in his conclusion that nothing will ever be fair because everyone and everything is and always will be flawed, so no ones judgement can be perfect, and so there is no perfect way to live. He then decides that if perfection is impossible, that doing the right thing is impossible, he might as well enjoy the world. 
Results deterioration of his morals. learns to enjoy killing, or at least the thrill of the hunt and the satisfaction of beating someone. Loves the roar of the crowds as he showcases his strength. Also develops a mean streak a mile wide when it comes to dragons he doesn't like. If he doesn't like you, he lets any vestiges of moral loose and will humiliate and mutilate you. Very reactive dragon, pretty simple minded. Doesn't blame dragons for their imperfections, but he also doesn't care for others' struggles as he doesn't care for his own. he'd still be pissed off if he's wronged tho. 
Due to his crowd 'personality', he develops quite the reputation as a loyal and bloodthirsty Scarlet loyalist even though Ember's relationship with scarlet is ambivalent and slightly sour at worst. 
Eventually resulitng in his exile from the SkyWing Kingdom as Ruby comes into power and very reasonably exiles the violent sociopathic killer from her high ranks. Ember is actually kind of pissed over this, he gets kicked out of his cozy job from due to a reason that's not even true. Reinforces his no one's perfect nothing matters POV even more. 
=== Ringleader ===
clown time, bro goes around killing and recruiting people into his super cool circus where he can breath fire, fight, fly, and do cool magic tricks all day while enjoying the roar od a crowd (it's less bloodthirsty but that's fine, as long as he gets to be cool) 
I'll clean this up later w.i.p 
== Relationship ==
=== Canon: ===
==== Inferno - negative/positive ====
==== Beacon - negative ====
==== Wavecloud - neutral ====
==== Cinder & Ash - Positive ====
The twins are close childhoods friends. He bonded with them over their shared status as ‘fireless’ dragonets. Of course that’s not technically true, Ember eventually developed strong flames, and the twins both developed an ability to produce weak fires and bright sparks. However, the stigma against dragons with similar conditions to firescales was still prevalent in SkyWing society. They’re incredibly loyal to Ember, and are probably some of the only dragons who Ember actually cares about. 
==== Glass, Gossamer & Silkfrost - neutral/positive ====
The odd family were one of Ember’s first hires. He was cautious about them at first, but they’ve proven themselves with their talents and Ember thinks they’re a Godsend. His circus wouldn’t be as interesting without all the special effects, utility, and novelty they bring to each performance. They’re efficient, skilled, and reliable, but most important of all, they don’t ask questions. 
==== Rainmaker - Neutral ====
The young RainWing that manages the circus’s finances. Of course Ember could do it himself, he used to be heir to a great noble house after all, but it takes so much time and without the weight of paperwork over his shoulders, his life is so much more stress free. He’s glad Xeric scouted the kid, and was pleasantly surprised the RainWing didn’t try to make off into the night with his money. However that doesn’t mean he entirely trusts Rainmaker. 
==== Xeric - positive ====
Xeric is a valued member of his troupe , her strength is useful for her strongman act along with carrying bully equipment and building the sets. Initially besides her strength, Ember didn’t see anything of interest, but as he talked to her more he was excited to find not only a clever dragons but a frighteningly intelligent and capable genius. Xeric likes to present herself as a comically stupid brute, playing into the usual perception of a dragon of her size, however underneath is a razor sharp but friendly intelligence. She likes to play with the mind, and dissonance between her masks often caused dragons to fumble in shock much to her and Ember’s amusement. 
==== Oneiroi - neutral/negative ====
Oneiroi is the peculiar NightWing magician of his circus. He was excited to get her on the team because although moonborn are becoming more and more common, dragons of her talent willing to join a circus are few. However he should’ve been more wary, no sane dragon with such profitable abilities would be in a circus. Much to Ember’s discomfort, Oneiroi’s ‘creepy stage personality’ is her personality. It’s so far removed from normal that he nor anyone else can read the dragonet, and her supernatural powers don’t help either. He has nagging feeling that she’s using him, but he can’t tell for what, it’s maddening but her won’t throw away someone so useful. 
==== Snakecharmer - neutral ====
Snakecharmer is the beastmaster of Ember's troupe, his skill with animals of all kind is prodigious and Ember initially thought the hybrid was an animus. Such a talent should've been difficult to find, but the circumstance of Snakechamer's hiring was actually the opposite of the usual. Instead of Ember scouting Snakecharmer, it was Snakecharmer who came to Ember, begging to be hired. Now, usually Ember would be ecstatic the opportunity, however, he was wary since similarly spontaneous hiring resulted in Oneiroi which isn't bad, but prudence doesn't hurt. Snakecharmer's story came out, of how he hated his restrictive parents, his passion for animals-scavengers especially, and how he truly believed Perfect Execution was the place for him. Overall, Ember thought the young dragon's reasoning to be juvenile and naive but harmless, so he hired him... which is how he got the suspicion and wrath of Qibli and Moonwatchers, the Second Dragonets of Destiny and Slayers of Darkstalkers. 
==== Skitter, Stinger & Swarm - neutral/positive ====
==== Moonshine - positive ====
=== Fanon: ===
Relationships are open! Feel free to ask for one through my message wall or the comment section, do keep in mind that he's a slightly homicidal circus ringleader ... so most relationships probably won't be super positive. 
==== Corvus Darkslayer "The Black Wraith" - neutral/negative ====
Ember is wary of the Queen's Fist. The dragon always seems to be in a foul mood regardless of the time of day or who he's with, and Ember is well aware of what the hybrid is capable of. However Scarlet's fondness of her Executioner seems to supersede her own disregard for Darkslayer's violent tendencies which is probably the only reason why Darkslayer hasn't taken the matter of Ember's continued existence into his own talons. 
This has given Ember more leeway in his interactions compared to other dragons and he loves to take advantage of it, though he won't push the Black Wraith too hard (for he knows not to poke a sleeping MudWing). He often calls Darkslayer by his first name, gives unsolicited advice, and makes casual conversation as if they were friends. Ember knows Darkslayer hates it, and sometimes he even uses Scarlet's fondness of himself to stop Darkslayer from killing dragons so he can pull favors from the Black Wraith's would-be victims later on. This exploitation only serves to further enrage the Supreme General, and Ember always finds his quiet seething hilarious. 
And while their tenuous relationship is a breath away from outright violence, most outsiders can't help but view it as comical. However, many remain cautious but hopeful, awaiting the day the Black Wraith will snap and decide to finally end the vile executor. Moons know that Pyrrhia could do with one less monster. 
== Trivia ==
* Originally supposed to be killer clown, but now he's killer clown AND evil master mind. Curious how the characters write themselves sometimes ain't it. 
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