Pieres

pieres
saltwater tears
he / they • bi • poet / bard
obtained at lacey's design adoption center
belongs to radar, please don't steal.
the child of well-known heroes, former generals that led the seawings to victory in the war (not exactly the war of sandwing succession, though). but this child of theirs, they never thought would ever be like themselves, no matter how much they try to train them, they never change. afraid of everything, constantly crying at every sad thing that happens, now the seawing believes that they'll never measure up to their parents.
in fact, they don't even want to be a hero like their mother and father, they just want to be a poet. yet their parents never think highly of poetry, saying that it's a waste of perfectly good parchment, they disregard their child's hobby, wanting them to follow in the talonsteps of themselves. but they still write poetry in secret, despite it being against their parents' wishes, pieres is determined to become a poet.
Pieres 	Pieres
 	
Art By 	radar
Background Information	Background Information
Creator 	radar
Attribute 	suppressed talent, cowardice, expectations, discontentment
Element 	seafoam, burnt paper, spilt ink
Animal 	catfish
Color 	sea green, teal, pastel green
Song 	
MBTI 	infp-t
Character Information 	Character Information
Nicknames 	pier
Age 	16 (hy)
Gender 	demiboy
Orientation 	biromantic demisexual
Occupation 	hero trainee; poet, bard (secretly)
Tribe 	sea
Goal 	become a poet and bard
Relatives 	wharfric (father), marina (mother), suiren (grandmother, deceased)
Residence 	albatross bay
Allies 	himself, suiren (formerly)
Enemies 	parents
Likes 	poetry, singing, nature, seafood, writing, underdog stories, helping out, encouragement, physical affection, comfort
Dislikes 	fighting, getting hurt, stress, his parents' high expectations, disappointment, his failings
Abilities 	normal seawing abilities, skilled poet & singer
Weapons 	training swords, tail
Ships 	none... yet... ;3
Quote 	if only there were a place... a place i could get away from it all.
appearance
when thinking of this dragonet's parents, you'd expect their child to look like a hero. broad shoulders, tall build with large wings and a friendly look on their snout.
this... this isn't a hero, this is a talking fishbone and the complete opposite of a hero. short and always carrying a nervous expression on their snout with tearstained eyes from crying. in short, simply flimsy, he'd be crushed to a pulp if pitted against anyone. they never wanted to be a hero, for a good reason, actually, pier isn't even made of hero material. scales spreading across his body with a slightly shiny sheen remain a yellowish green. more like the color of willow tree leaves in a bog, sunlight filtering through them.
but the noticeable thing is their whiskers, long and skinny upon their snout, with a coloration of light teal. seemingly to appear both above and below their snout. yet none to dangle from their chin like the rest of his kind. encrusting the small scales below their skittish dark teal eyes, like large, round jewels, luminous spots show to stud across their body. in color, these are a soft foam yellow and appear through their body, upon their underbelly, face and overall body in general. the ones below their eyes look like that of teardrops.
pier has a small, squat build with any implied muscle actually just being layers of fat. his legs are short and slightly pudgy, with soft, friendly paws and dull, well-trimmed talons that are the same color as his horns. ink stains can faintly be seen on his elbows and talons due to his scatty habits. unlike most seawings, pier's tail isn't heavily built, but is instead short, softly rounded, and, much like the rest of him, a bit pudgy. his snout has some decent length to it and is softly curved at the end.
with an addition to jewel-like luminous patterns, there is also a lush leaf green underbelly that is plated thinly. square luminous spots encrusting the sides of it, truly incredible. a short fin protrudes from their chest in which has membranes the color of sunlight on leaves. a shiny, beautiful coloration, all right. this is the same with the sail running jaggedly down their back. with spines in between being a bright hue of stone blue.
this is the same coloration shown on their curvy horns. while somewhat dull in its way, it can't help but stand out like the rest of them. wings unfurl to either side of their body, with fading colorations of leaf greens and other colors of a similar spectrum. they aren't magnificent or incredibly eye-catching but they make-do with what they have. their softly curved gills remain an incredibly darker color then their main scales. and their eyes are about as round and big as the moons.
pier carries with them a distinct smell of dew, rain and the ocean, perhaps with a tint of lavender and fish. and at touch, their scales are warm, despite the usual tendencies of cold weather. it is to mention that the top of their head is a strong and dark leaf green, with an identical color running down their back. though small scales on either side of their sail. they may be well-built, but they certainly don't look like a hero, despite being born to two of the most well-known heroes of the century.
personality
*just a little man!!
*cries a lot and is pretty sensitive. generally submissive and cowardly, but not to an extent that he's selfish. not whiny, though.
* objectively pathetic isn't really taken seriously by others. very self-conscious and introverted and prefers to just be alone. doesn't have very good social skills even towards nice people.
*is very polite and nonconfrontational. pretty agreeable too... although that also might be because he has a hard time standing up for himself.
*surprised when someone actually cares about what he has to say and will hear him out... because he doesn't get that treatment at home. when he finds someone who shows interest in his secret work, he'll become much more talkative and passionate, he almost becomes an entirely different person. 
**is also a lot more socially confident and excitable. his voice even subconsciously gets louder and he becomes more expressive and eager to show those interested his work.
**gets embarrassed if he thinks he's been talking for too long and apologizes profusely, stumbling a little bit back into his more socially awkward habits. he just wants to be polite.
* tears up or even starts inconsolably crying whenever he becomes sappy or is thanking someone deeply... or if someone does something incredibly nice for him.
*flustered, but also really touched when others stand up for him. doesn't like owing people things because he feels that he can never properly repay them.
*is really passionate about poetry and interpreting creative writing, but is so cooped up he can't find anyone to share this passion with. so he just keeps it hidden and only talks about it with himself.
*doesn't hold himself to very high standards, his parents do that for him. he, in fact, holds himself to very reasonable standards...
*quite scatty and disorganized when the pressure of his parents is off his shoulders. often doesn't put his tail into consideration and accidently knocks things over or breaks things with it while absentmindedly turning around. becomes incredibly apologetic afterwards.
*always cleans up after himself. is also quite obedient... though it's more out of obligation than willingness.
*despite everything, he's very persistent and holds a respectable amount of determination and perseverance. stubborn when angry.
*has a lot of pent up frustration and sadness that he turns into writing... feels like he has to turn these emotions into something productive rather than just... scream into a pillow for 10 hours. wishes he had enough confidence to give his parents a piece of his mind, but he's too scared of the consequences to ever do it.
* panics when under a lot of stress. usually relies on others for ideas in times of panic. is ultimately a follower rather than a leader.
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they're not a hero and if they are, they're a poor excuse for one. for they aren't brave or confident, rather they're the exact opposite.
much like their appearance, pier isn't the key definition of a cliched hero. in fact, they're quite the opposite. instead of being brave, they're a wuss, instead of saving others, they hide. rather, they're the guy who would have to be saved by a hero, not become a hero. they never really wanted the spotlight, rather they wish to fade into the background. however, that's hard when you're the child of two celebrities. to make things short, they aren't a hero, not in the slightest, and they most likely never will.
the seawing has tendencies to burst into tears at the slightest hint of a sad event, any sad event is something they make a big deal out of. additionally, pier seems easy to spook, they'll jump at the slightest hint of an unexpected sound. not only this, but he has self-esteem and self-worth issues, with major tendencies to be hard on themself. exerting a ton of pressure upon themself, urging them to reach for impossible goals. sometimes it seems they're even disappointed in themself, much like their parents.
yet even if they don't think highly of themself, and finds the fact that their parents are too controlling over their life, pier is still determined. determined to reach his dream goal of becoming a poet and very possibly a bard. they're very compassionate over their occupation, their hobby and that's what makes it enjoyable. yet there is where the conflict arises. for their parents do not take a liking towards poetry or having their child become a bard. to them, poetry is a waste of parchment and if they find pier writing, they tend to destroy all their work.
this forces them to become secretive, unable to tell the truth to their parents and too scared to stand up for themself. one of the reasons they haven't complained about the fact that their parents have more control over their life than themself. although they are struggling to regain this control over their life, to live freely and not have to keep their hobby a secret. pathetic could be a good word to describe them, for as mentioned, they're everything a hero isn't. and their hero training with their parents isn't helping too much.
as you can probably see, bravery isn't one of their strong suits, for they're afraid of just about everything. even, ironically, water. pier's parents were so busy training them that they never learned to swim. now that is what one can call pathetic, they already know, they've heard it so many times. not from their parents of course, but from older dragonets. and yet the seawing seems to have hints of kindness leaking through the cracks in their insecure demeanor. they're optimistic and slightly empathetic towards dragonets much like themself.
and pier's compassion for their goal is unimaginably large, they may be anxious and pathetic, but their spunk and optimism is incurable. once they have their mind set on something, they work at it until it's completed. no matter how long it takes and with the addition of being optimistic, their goal-accomplishing skills are improved even more. while flawed in their ways, being incredibly emotional, sensitive and almost entirely pathetic in every way possible. they're still hanging onto their strengths, their compassion.
abilities
Stamina 	★★☆☆☆ (2)
Proficiency	★★★★☆ (4)
Creativity 	★★★★★ (5)
Charisma 	★★☆☆☆ (2)
Intelligence	★★★★★ (5)
Perception 	★★★☆☆ (3)
the ability to breathe and see underwater as well as having luminous patterns all over his body that can help him see in dark areas.
*smart and has a very creative and bright mind. too bad it's forced to be hidden away because his parents don't approve of it.
*can breathe and see underwater and has luminous patterns to help him see in the dark.
*very good at singing and writing poetry. his calligraphy is also quite exceptional. could be considered a poetry prodigy... maybe.
*better at writing than he is at singing. gets embarrassed whenever his voice cracks.
weaknesses 
*can't fight for the life of him. just wasn't built for that kind of lifestyle.
*can be rather ignorant how destructive his tail truly is. can lead to him accidently destroying things. thankfully, his tail is rather short so his range is too.
*doesn't do well under intense stress.
history
when they hatched, their parents expected a big, strong dragonet, someone like themselves, someone who could lead without any issue. but what they got was a runt, a catfish-like dragonet who constantly shivered on their stick-like legs. his parents were disappointed, just like the rest of his tribe, heads down at the runtish dragonet. the parents, you see, were famous generals during a war with the skywings, they led the tribe to victory on the battlefield. now they were celebrities, constantly getting swarmed by fans like a hive of angry bees.
however, their child wasn't an impressive sight, skinny and runtish along with big, dark eyes like the moons and of course, whiskers with knobby ends. i've said it twice and i'll say it again, this was not the heroic dragonet that their parents were expecting. no, this was the exact opposite of what they wanted. they were determined to change that, by training him to become a hero like themselves. but even then, it never seemed to work.
pieres wasn't interested in taking the spotlight or leading a group to victory on the battlefield like their parents had done before. they were only interested in poetry, ever since they hatched, they always were fascinated in writing and writing and writing. with all the creativity in their head, they thought... maybe... just maybe, his parents would let him off the hook just once. and let him become what he wanted, a bard and poet.
no was the answer they got, all through one conversation they had as a younger dragonet, when they excitedly showed their parents their poetry.
"momma! dad! look at my poetry! i call it, 'the shore meets the tide,' and i wanted to get your insights on it... if that's okay with you guys?"
holding in their little greyish green talons was a long piece of parchment they were given from their mother so that they could write notes down about everything they've learned so far. about being a hero, of course.
"poetry...? poetry? POETRY!!?" bellowed the father in anger. "you were supposed to be writing NOTES, pieres. NOTES. about being a HERO. not this useless scribbling of letters on a piece of parchment!"
with that, they seized the parchment of their talons and shredded it to tiny pieces, the seawing dragonet was devastated. their big, round eyes filled with tears as their hard work was shredded to bits and thrown roughly to the ground. thoughts of failure leaked into their mind, but also thoughts of determination and secrecy.
"w-why did jah do that? i-i-i worked... so hard on it." their words came out jumbled and in a dysfunctional stammer.
their eyes glowered down at their only child, disappointed scowls on their faces and disgust and anger in their eyes.
"you're wasting perfectly good parchment for notes. not poetry, NOTES, pieres, NOTES. please, don't do that again, dear child. i'm really disappointed in you, writing poetry instead of notes for becoming a hero. how are you ever going to learn?"
they stalked off, a young pieres following slowly behind them, head held low, hot with embarrassment. with his ears perked, he could hear his parents speaking softly to one another, yet the only thing he could hear was:
"where did we go wrong?"
they were disappointed in him, he knew it all too well and it was those words that scarred his heart and lowered his self-esteem. not only were his parents disappointed in him... he was disappointed in himself. there isn't much else to mention about their younger dragonethood, now that that is out of the way, we shall continue. pieres started to grow, taller and taller, chubbier and chubbier and even more pathetic than last year.
he was never taught to swim, he was never allowed to do whatever he pleased at whatever time he wanted like the other dragonets. they simply sat and listened to their parents drone on and on about the importance of being a hero. and the more they droned on, the more disappointed they became in their child, who always seemed to get everything wrong. for they weren't the cliched hero that they had expected, yet they were additionally determined to change them into one.
it never seemed to work, no matter how hard they tried to cram all the knowledge of their pastimes on the battlefield, they never seemed to listen. and they never seemed to measure up to them. the seawing dragonet always seemed to stay the same pathetic dragonet they always were and it seems to get worse everyday.
relationships
please roleplay beforehand
parents
he has very mixed feelings about his parents, he doesn't want to place hate upon their shoulders... but they're just way too hard on him. they give him no support and are disgusted by his what he wants to do in his life. all they do is but pressure on him, more and more as the days go on. they hate the fact that he wants to be a bard and poet and he knows that from all the poetry and lyrics they've torn up.
pier feels like his parents are repressing his dreams, it's hard for him to say that he loves his parents, at least they take care of him. he just wishes they'd accept him for who he was, wishes they were proud of him. they only seem to see his flaws and point them out, blind to all his redeeming qualities.
mixed - mostly negative
suiren
text
very positive
trivia 
* moral alignment is lawful good.
*left-handed.
*favorite food is fish & chips. also likes calamari if it's prepared correctly.
*text
gallery
please refer to this when drawing him
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