Palaemon (Kaede)

N O T I C EThis is Kaede's OC. Please don't edit him unless you are a mod/admin, or adding categories. This page may contain profanity, violence, mild gore, or other forms of mature content.PALAEMONHe/Him ● ● Pal ● ● Medic for Pantalan Refugees, Former Mercenary
Life's alright in Devil Town
Yeah, right, no one's gonna catch us now
"Wait, this isn't edible."
Dad has bought a new car now
We're fine, no one's gonna catch us now
 	
Palaemon 	Palaemon
Background 	Background
Creator 	Kaede
Artist 	Saline-Skies (Joy Ang Base)
Image 	Thach Tran
Coder 	
Code Base 	
Attribute 	Strength
Element 	Water
Colour 	Navy Blue
Animal 	Pacific Blackdragon
Song 	
Character 	Character
Age 	28 - 9
Status 	Alive
Gender 	Male
Pronouns 	He/Him
Orientation 	Pansexual
Nicknames and Aliases	Pal
Alignment 	Chaotic Good
Occupation 	Medic for Pantalan Refugees, Former Mercenary
Tribe 	SeaWing
Goal 	To help as many Pantalans as possible and ensure that his biological family is dead
Residence 	The Pantalan Refugee Camp
Relatives 	Achelous (Foster Sister, Alive), Angler (Foster Mother, Ambience (Foster Step-father, Alive), Conger (Sister, Assumed Deceased), Sawtooth (Mother, Assumed Deceased), Sandpiper (Father, Assumed Deceased)
Allies 	Achelous, Angler, Shiitake, Mordag, Ascidians, Idiacanthus
Enemies 	Ambience, The Algae Cluster Members, Conger, Sawtooth, Sandpiper
Likes 	Pacific Blackdragons, candy, his foster sister and mother, hunting knives, pets, swimming, murky water, deep oceans, wide open spaces, anything soft, sheep, coral reefs, lemon sharks, SilkWings, plants with big leaves, big cushy beds, fancy things, detailed things, your mom jokes, scrolls, waterproof paper, scavengers, lions, trenches, and minnows.
Dislikes 	Anything slimy, seaweed, his biological family, spears, abused animals, flying, clear water, shallow lakes, small enclosed spaces, anything rough, cows, mountains, bull sharks, SkyWings, plants with thorns, small beds, blank things, jokes about dead dragons, books, wet paper, mean scavengers, zebras, carps, and spiders.
Powers 	He can heal any flesh wound and any broken bones, and he can train almost any intelligent creature
Weapons 	Hunting Knife
Love Interests 	Ascidians
Quote 	"Well, that went horribly wrong."
I N T R O 
The basket of seaweed clattered to the floor, and Palaemon stood frozen in the doorway of his parents' quarters, staring at the papers plastered haphazardly on the wall. Scrolls and journals were scattered everywhere, paper taking up every square inch of room on the study tables. Yet it was the large scroll labelled Palaemon in purple ink shoved halfway under the bed that caught his eye. He slowly inched forward, claws tapping quietly on the stone. He hissed as he stubbed a talon on the leg of a desk, swiping his tail back and forth. The scroll was calling to him, as if it held the secrets to life. He stared at it in wonder, hatred coiling in his brain. Why did his parents have to hide this from him? If it had his name on it, surely he was entitled to read it. He stepped forward once more, eyes darting around the room. Three of the four walls were occupied with hybrid dragon-related things, but the back wall was different. Papers with sketchy drawings of him were pinned on the wall, connected to scrolls written in an unfamiliar language with purple string. There were drawings of seaweed and a picture of a vial with sparkling substance pinned rather close to his parents' closet doors. They both seemed familiar, but he pushed the thoughts out of his mind as he turned his focus back to the scroll under the bed. Palaemon latched his claws around it, careful not to puncture the material. He slowly wiggled it free, the weight of the massive scroll feeling heavier than it originally looked. Talonsteps sounded outside the door and Palaemon froze, his heart beating in his ears. He held his breath as the dragon stayed outside the door for an impossibly long time, silent as a mouse. He only relaxed when he heard the clacking of claws on stone in the other direction. Palaemon carefully unrolled the scroll and began to read. Some paragraphs were in the same odd language, but most was in his mother's handwriting. Shock and anger coursed through his veins. It was all a lie? They made me do this? He carefully placed the scroll back on the stone. His body was shaking, and his mind was clouded. Rage poured out from between every scale on his body. Three dragons burst into the room, yelling wildly and diving for him. They are going to pay.
You said something dumb again
She's mad, at least that's what they say
"So this is poisonous and you just let me eat it?!"
Mum and daddy aren't in love
That's fine, I'll settle for two birthdays
A P P E A R A N C E 
Palaemon is a very short dragon, with wide, stubby legs. He's incredibly muscular all around, with an incredibly thick neck and tail. His wings are slightly smaller than an average SeaWing's, with a teal gradient and almost white spirals that look similar to royal markings. His topscales are a darker shade of teal, lining his body and the edges of his wings. His mainscales are a more muted cyan color, darkening by his legs and topscales. Palaemon's underscales are more grey, with slight turquoise tinge. They line his stomach and the back of his legs. His horns and claws are long and elegant, a color resembling black. His spines are the same dark teal as his topscales, fading darker as they go. His webbing is the same color as his wings, with a darker gradient. His webbing is thick and scarred, but not torn. His chin tendrils are thick and short, like drops of water. It is the only feature he shares with his foster sister. Palaemon is a strong dragon, but he's a slow flyer. He has lots of power in his tail. His glowscales are a pretty lavender color, and glow brightly. He wears a black fur pouch, strung around his neck with a silver chain. He has a singular scar on the right side of his face.
Devil Town is colder in the summertime
I'll lose my mind at least another thousand times
"Wow okay you're mad, and I'm running now."
Hold my hand tight, we'll make it another night
I still get a little scared of something new
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Palaemon is a very hot-headed dragon. He gets angry easily and doesn't like it when dragons tease him. He loves fighting and working out. He's happy when he's strong. Palaemon is rough with his friends, but he loves and protects them the same. He's not that smart, but he looks at the simplest of solutions to each problem, things the brainy dragons overlook. He hates it when dragons talk differently to him because they think he's a himbo. He doesn't know how to express anything except through anger, which causes problems with his mental state. He wishes dragons wouldn't judge him for his past and he gets overwhelmingly upset when others think he's still a mindless assassin. Palaemon is very emotional but will never show it to others, which causes major eruptions in private.
But I feel a little safer when I'm with you
Falling doesn't feel so bad when I know you've fallen this way too
"Achelous! Did you steal my ink? Again?"
We're all dead in Devil Town
That's fine 'cause nothing's gonna scare us now
H I S T O R Y
Palaemon was born and raised in an abandoned area in between the Diamond Spray Delta, the Mud Kingdom, and the Scavenger Den. He lived a normal life, raising and breeding fish in small pools to sell in the MudWing markets. His parents had an unusual obsession with hybrids, and began studying them, making it their lives' purpose. At first, they used Palaemon's fish to fund their research. Soon, that wasn't enough. When Palaemon was only 3 years old, his parents blackmailed a SandWing animus they had caught in their territory (later determined to be Jerboa). The animus was threatened with death unless she created a brainwashing liquid for Sawtooth and Sandpiper. They used this liquid, dabbled on seaweed, to brainwash Palaemon into mercenary work. Clients would present a target to Palaemon's parents, and Palaemon would be forced to assassinate that target. Palaemon was under the awareness that his killings were all influenced by a voice in his head, and that he was a monster. Sawtooth and Sandpiper were making plenty of money for their research, but Sawtooth decided to continue using her son. Sawtooth and Conger, Palaemon's sister, continued working to keep Palaemon under the trance until he was almost seven. Then, Sandpiper purposefully "forgot" to put the liquid in Palaemon's seaweed, and he was able to break free from the mind control. He discovered the truth in his parents' bedroom, and filled with rage, burned down his home with his family inside it. He doesn't believe they are actually dead. He fled to the Ice Kingdom, not understanding the world or where he was. He found what he thought was an abandoned home under the ice, but soon discovered two SeaWings, Achelous and Angler, were living there. He told them where he had came from, and they mistook his description of his home for Burn's stronghold, believing he escaped torture there. Angler adopted him, and the three lived under the IceWing kingdom for a year. When Palaemon was eight, a messenger from the Deep Palace found their home and delivered a scroll to Angler. It was an invitation back to the Sea Kingdom. It said that Queen Coral missed her skills in the gardens, but she would only let them return if Angler agreed to marry one of her sons, Ambience. Against Palaemon and Achelous' wishes, they packed their things and travelled back to the Summer Palace, where Angler was married to Ambience. Right away, Angler's children realized that Ambience was an abusive, rageful dragon who was obsessed with power, and believed his wife wasn't of worth. Palaemon and Achelous spent most of their time away from the Palace to escape their awful stepfather, and during their time away from home, they discovered a large herd of Lion's Mane jellyfish living hidden between underwater cliffs. Palaemon helped Achelous care for these Lion's Manes, as she had taken a liking to them. Soon, Ambience became suspicious of his stepchildren's disappearance every day and followed them to Achelous' secret spot. He noticed the Lion's Manes, and decided to use their stingers to create weapons for the war. Him and his gang began coming back every day to cut off the Lion's Manes stingers and make them into shocking spears. The remaining Lion's Manes scattered around the ocean. Palaemon got upset for Achelous, and wanted to help her get revenge. After Achelous dug around, she informed him that Ambience and his crew have been influencing major decisions by the queen and rigging many things within the palace to their liking. The two packed all of their things to go find the missing Lion's Manes to protect them from their stepfather. Ambience and Angler stayed at the Summer Palace, with Ambience plotting to take over the tribe and Angler being none the wiser. Palaemon and Achelous travelled around the continent, making friends and rescuing Lion's Manes along the way. Achelous fell in love with a NightWing named Mordag, who Palaemon hated for trying to flirt with his sister. He split from his sister because of Mordag, deciding to focus his efforts in helping Pantalan refugees while his friend and love interest, Ascidians, helped Achelous plot against Ambience. He misses them dearly and plans to return after all dragons from Pantala are accounted for.
We're all in our dressing gowns
Mine's white and stripy, yours is green and brown
"Get that creepy eight-legged demon away from me before I squash it."
I forgot my name again
I think that's something worth remembering
R E L A T I O N S H I P S
Achelous: Palaemon's foster sister, who readily accepted him as her brother when he showed up at their Ice Kingdom home. She never asked any questions about his past and didn't judge him when he told her. Achelous loves him and treats him as if he was her blood. They still bicker and fight like siblings do, but have a very strong bond.
Angler: She's Palaemon's foster mother and Achelous' mother. She's incredibly calm and gentle towards them both and loves her dragonets very much. She supports them in everything they do, but refuse to listen to them about leaving Ambience.
Ambience: Ambience: He's Palaemon's and Achelous' abusive stepfather who is greatly influencing Queen Coral and hurting the Lions Mane jellyfish to make better weapons. He doesn't have much quarrel with Palaemon but doesn't accept him as is stepson and wants to remove him from the "family".
Conger: She's Palaemon's biological sister, and she would torment him whenever possible. She knew what their parents were doing to her brother and decided not to step in. When Palaemon began to realize that he had been brainwashed, Conger worked against him to keep him under the trance. She's desperately afraid of their parents and would throw Palaemon under the bus at any chance. She hated Palaemon and did everything she could to hurt him. She didn't see him as her brother, rather like a filthy pet. She's supposed to be dead, but Palaemon has a sneaking suspicion she's still alive.
Sawtooth: She's Palaemon's biological mother, who brainwashed him into becoming a mercenary to support their study of hybrid dragons. She didn't care at all for her son and thought more of him as a fun experiment. She was almost never around him though, to protect herself in case he snapped at her. She's supposed to be dead, but Palaemon has a sneaking suspicion she's still alive
Sandpiper: He's Palaemon's biological father, who helped brainwash him into becoming a mercenary to support their study of hybrid dragons. He pretended to not care about Palaemon, but in reality felt guilty and tried to help him out every once in a while. It's thanks to Sandpiper's "slip up" with the seaweed that Palaemon broke free. Palaemon doesn't remember Sandpiper's kindness and instead thinks he was as bad as Sawtooth and Conger. He still holds contempt for his father, especially since Sandpiper gave Palaemon the seaweed every day. He's supposed to be dead, but Palaemon has a sneaking suspicion he's still alive.
Shiitake: She's one of Achelous' friends from traversing Pyrrhia, and Palaemon became friends with them when Achelous introduced them. They're not that close, but Shiitake went with him to help the Pantalan refugees. Palaemon will help them pick mushrooms off her scales when it gets bad again.
Idiacanthus: She's Achelous' closest friend, whom she met upon her return to the Sea Kingdom. Palaemon was friendly with her when they were introduced, but for the most part they don't interact that often. He thinks she's pretty and smart but doesn't hold any romantic feelings towards her. He respects her for her intelligence and thinks she'd be a good friend if they talked more.
Mordag: He's a begrudging ally of Palaemon, even though they both don't like each other. Palaemon doesn't think he's good enough for Achelous and doesn't trust his background. He keeps trying to slowly edge Mordag out of the group, but pretends to like him when Achelous is looking because he doesn't want to upset her. He's constantly arguing with Mordag's plans and refuses to follow anything the NightWing comes up with. He's Palaemon's rival.
Ascidians: He's one of Palaemon's closest friends, whom he met upon his return to the Sea Kingdom. They share a love for violence and are both hot-headed. They're constantly play-fighting and messing with each other. Their bond is almost as strong as Achelous and Palaemon's. They support each other constantly, but Palaemon felt a bit hurt when Ascidians had to go with Achelous instead of him. He is completely unaware that he is actually in love with Ascidians.
Spiders in your favourite shoes
Just leave them be 'cause they're more scared of you
"Aw sh*t, here we go again."
Devil Town is colder in the summertime
I'll lose my mind at least another thousand times
T R I V I A
*Palaemon is a genus of caridean shrimp of the family Palaemonidae.
*Palaemon was a child sea-god who, with his mother Leucothea, came to the aid of sailors in distress.
*Palaemon is a teacher of Saint Pachomius.
Hold my hand tight, we'll make it another night
I still get a little scared of something new
"Breathe, you fermented bag of camel dung, just breathe."
But I feel a little safer when I'm with you
Falling doesn't feel so bad when I know you've fallen this way too
G A L L E R Y
PalaemonWhiteBackground.jpg|Palaemon (Joy Ang Base), by Saline-Skies
Palaemon(byChaoticicewing132).webp|Palaemon by Chaotic
PALAEMONBYDRTOMIBRAINS.jpg|Palaemon by Tomi
PALAEMONBYDIAMONDTHESKYWING.webp|Palaemon (Joy Ang Base) by Diamond
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