Borealis

Borealis, or Reed as he is known, is a young male IceWing-NightWing inventor currently living in the deepest parts of the Ice Kingdom. 
==Appearance==
Reed's scales are a mixture of different shades of dark brown and black. Green accents make his scales mimic the Northern Lights, and he has a few dark bands of black on his tail and neck. Reed's underbelly is a lighter shade than his primary scales, a muted shade of grayish-sage green. Reed's wing membranes are a subdued jade green that seem to glow towards the center. Reed has never been a particularly good flier, rather preferring to swim or walk to travel. 
Reed's striking emerald eyes are probably the most interesting part of his appearance. One eye is brighter than the other, making eye contact with him unnerving. They are the only thing that point to Reed's hybridity, apart from his glaringly obvious dark scales and red forked tongue. His horns and talons are a cool white that have turned gray with how infrequently he cleans them, contributing to Reed's overall unkempt appearance. 
Permanent eye bags are a constant fixture on his face, and he is usually bleeding from several nicks and scratches across his body. Oil smudges decorate Reed's body, especially his talons and snout. Reed has an angular overall build, with very little fat on his body as a result of constantly forgetting to eat. Reed wears thick brown leather gloves with tinted goggles while working, although he does enjoy dressing up when the time calls for it. He doesn't get many such chances, unfortunately. 
==Personality==
Reed is very passionate about his work, capable of shutting himself in his cabin and not eating for days if he is particularly inspired. He's wired a little differently than your average dragon due to being ostracized for most of his childhood, feeling some emotions strongly and not feeling other emotions strong enough. He isn't very empathetic, hardly ever feels remorse, sees the world in black and white, yet is strangely wise and values integrity above almost everything else.
==History==
Reed's parents, both from semi-influential noble families in a town called Where-The-Caribou-Falls-And-Foxes-Leap-Under-Evergreen-Boughs (Evergreen Boughs for short), had been arranged to marry since birth While Reed's father, Prion, had known about the arrangement since he was a dragonet, his mother, Pemmican, only found out a few days before the wedding. Furious and feeling terribly betrayed, she spat out her vows to Prion, promising herself she wouldn't give in to the marriage easily- and so she began an affair with a NightWing named Nightwhisperer. 
Pemmican was horrified when she saw a small dark dragonet hatch out of a grayish-green egg. The affair with Nightwhisperer was just supposed to be a way to get back at her family for forcing the marriage on her, nothing this serious! She truly had no idea how to explain that the dragonet wasn't Prion's, afraid of her family's reaction to the dragonet. After remembering an old superstition her mother had, Pemmican decided to blame Reed's dark scales and other hybrid traits on him being born when all 3 moons were new, and cut off all contact with Nightwhisperer. 
Reed was raised as any other young noble dragonet; a nanny would watch him while his parents were out, he never had to go hunting since his food was prepared for him, he never had to worry about much, really. Reed would play with the children of other semi-influential nobles while their parents grimaced at their flawless children playing with such an... oddity. Little Reed was oblivious to these stares, though, and continued having a fairly normal childhood before starting school. 
Pemmican and Prion had thought of hiring a governess for Reed, but eventually decided against it. Reed would need to know the area and town residents well, as he was the only heir to his parents' estate. For the first few months of school Reed didn't really have many friends, but then a young SkyWing named Sunspot transferred to Reed's school in the middle of winter. Sunspot's parents had decided to expand their restaurant chain into the Ice Kingdom, and to make sure it took off, Sunspot and their parents moved there. 
While there were a few hybrids/non-IceWings at the school, Sunspot was the only SkyWing there. Sunspot and Reed became fast friends, bonding over how they both didn't really belong at the school. The two were practically glued at the hip- wherever Reed went, Sunspot followed and vice versa. It was thanks to Sunspot that Reed discovered his love for engineering; Sunspot would join lots of clubs (and of course, Reed joined them as well) and one of the clubs was an engineering club. Sunspot left after just a few weeks there but Reed stayed, his interest in engineering only growing. 
All good things come to an end, though. Sunspot and their family moved back to the Sky Kingdom after five years of living in the Ice Kingdom. Sunspot and Reed promised to keep in touch, and with some final words of goodbye, Sunspot left Reed. Reed and Sunspot did keep in touch through letters for the first few months after the move, but 5-page-long letters turned to half-page sentences and soon became nothing at all. Reed felt bad about not staying in contact with Sunspot, but he just accepted that losing and gaining friends was just a part of life- he never gained any friends after Sunspot, though. 
The next few years were horrible for Reed. The engineering club was closed due to not enough members and funding and Reed was left alone, pretty much. He was an easy target for bullying, and while at first he didn't really care about the insults being thrown his way, they started to really affect him after a while. The only thing that kept Reed going for most of his young adult life was his engineering. He was sure that electricity could be tamed and used to help dragonkind, but was constantly a few pieces away from completing the puzzle. 
One fateful afternoon a freckle-covered NightWing strode into a party, hosted by Reed's parents. The NightWing introduced himself as Nightwhisperer, Reed's real father and demanded to have his child back. Reed was shocked to the core- there had always been rumors that Reed wasn't his parents' son, but Reed had just thought that was classic noble gossip. Finding out his entire was a lie was another feeling entirely. 
Nightwhisperer was quickly apprehended but shockwaves still spread quickly through Evergreen Boughs. Eventually, an investigator from Queen Snowfall's palace arrived and brought Reed and his family to the Ice Palace. Pemmican confessed to cheating on her husband, and was sentenced to be exiled from the common IceWing population. Just before she could be escorted out the room, though, Reed spoke up and decided to take his mother's punishment for himself. He realized that no happiness remained for him in Evergreen Boughs and also saw how, despite their troubled early relationship, Prion and Pemmmican really loved each other now. Reed was exiled to the deepest and coldest parts of the IceWing Kingdom, while Nightwhisperer was sent back to the Night Kingdom and denied entry to the Ice Kingdom ever again. 
In his small icy cabin, Reed's hobby has turned into an obsession. Visited only by Moonstone, his pseudo-parole officer, he studies electricity for days and nights, collapsing of exhaustion after a few days of sleep deprivation. Reed's talons have also started to randomly shake and spasm, and even though Reed doesn't know it yet, he has a terminal neurodegenerative disease in its early stages. Reed doesn't have much time in this world left, and he may accomplish his life's work- or he may not. 
==Relationships==
Pemmican: Reed does not have a positive opinion of his mother. She did give him some fun childhood memories, but also lied to him about his very existence for years. Reed has no want to ever talk to his mother again. In his eyes, being in an arranged marriage was tough, but not horrible enough to cheat on your partner and lie to your child for years. 
Prion: Prion and Reed were pretty close before Reed's exile, and Reed considers Prion to be more of a father than Nightwhisperer. He loved spending time around Prion- Prion would read him books as a child, and later encouraged Reed's interest in engineering. Reed misses his father often and occasionally pities him for having a snake of a wife. 
Nightwhisperer: Reed does not consider Nightwhisperer to be his father, just a sperm donor. When Nightwhisperer showed up in the Ice Kingdom Reed thought he was a little insane for following his ex for years. 
Sunspot: When Sunspot first moved away Reed felt like he lost a limb. He was probably a little in love with the SkyWing but decided it was easier to just let them go and not put in the hard work of keeping a relationship with them. Sunspot doesn't know of Reed's exile and both often wonder how the other is doing and miss the other terribly. 
==Trivia==
*Reed originally belonged to SSE, but I got him after a 2-month-long ota. 
*"Borealis" was hard for little Reed to pronounce, so his dad shortened his name to just Reed. Plus, he kind of resembles a reed if you think about it hard enough. 
*He is bae. No questions asked. 
==Gallery==
Base by Sockrosma, colored in by me
Reedbase.png|design by Halxq, base by albluu
Reedrobyn.webp|Robyn!
ReedCorvid.png|Corvid!
REEED.webp|Scroll!
Goofyaareed.jpg|Me
Category:IceWings
Category:NightWings
Category:Hybrids
Category:Males
Category:Occupation (Scientist)
Category:Status (Exiled)
Category:Status (Nobility)
Category:Characters
Category:Content (Atomic Ahren)