Empyrean (Droplet)

The SkyWing army was intimidating to say the least. Empyrean had never dreamed of joining the same army that served her mother, but she didn’t exactly have a choice. It was either that, or marry him. She wasn’t willing to make that sacrifice. Her mother finished inducting the red-gold dragon next to her, and moved so that she stood in front of her daughter. 
“Are you sure you want to do this?” She asked. Empyrean nodded vigorously. Her mother sighed, but began the Soldier’s Pledge.
“Put your talon over your heart and repeat after me.” Her daughter placed her talon over her heart. “I solemnly swear,” Empyrean took a deep breath and repeated the words.
“I solemnly swear,”
“To serve the SkyWing army and crown,”
“To serve the SkyWing army and crown,”
“Until my very last breath.”
“Until my very last breath.” Her mother looked at her sadly, tears welling up in her gold eyes.
“Welcome to the SkyWing Army, Princess Empyrean.”
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Em 	Em
 	
Background 	Background
Creator 	✨
Artist 	Essence
Coder 	Himmalerin
Attribute 	strength / fortitude / friendliness /
Element 	iron spears / coastal sunsets / pine forests /
Color 	peach / orange /
Animal 	black bear
Song 	primadonna- MARINA / 100 bad days- ajr /
Character 	Character
Age 	23 (hy)
Gender 	female
Orientation 	demisexual/biromantic
Occupation 	leader of the SkyWing navy
Tribe 	skywing
Goal 	to become successful
Residence 	SkyWing Naval Base
Relatives 	royal family
Allies 	Red-Tailed, Spiral, Circe, Summer, Rosalind
Enemies 	opposing armies, Eleonora
Likes 	order / winning / her friends / her siblings / dogs / vacations / autumn weather / swimming / forests / mist / sugar /
Dislikes 	chaos / losing / Eleonora / cats / being overworked / really hot weather / mud / sun / being really cold / seawings /
Powers 	above-average flight, fighting skills and stamina, white-hot fire, strong tactician
Weapons 	spears, her fire, her claws
Love Interests	single pringle
Quote 	"You can't make me marry some random moons-blasted SandWing snob!"
Empyrean is not what you’d expect from a princess. She is not a tall, perfect graceful SkyWing with ruby red scales and incredible wings. Em is short and rather chubby, and often sports an immaculate set of silver armor. She isn’t a sight to behold because of her beauty, but rather because of her feats. 
Em has scales the color of a sunset- a warm, creamy orange that looks straight out of the rainforest. Her underscales are quite similar, except much lighter, more like the thin line between the fruit and rind of the orange. Her wings are, surprise surprise, pastel orange as well, speckled with white. Em’s eyes offset her orange scales perfectly- a shocking pop of emerald green like the fresh grass of the distant kingdoms. 
Empyrean never cared for jewelry, and doesn’t wear any. Instead of fine silks and shining gold, she wears silver armor most of the time. The armor itself isn’t anything special- standard issue SkyWing armor for soldiers in the aquatic divisions. She wears all of her awards and her general ranking on her armor- that’s it.
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Empyrean is a soldier. Devoted, loyal, unflinching, ready for anything. However, Em is still a dragon, though she doesn’t always act like it. She has an extensive sense of humor, crippling burns to last months, and even a couple friends. 
Em has all the traits of a good soldier. She is loyal, brave, determined, and not afraid to leap into battle. Many would say she is the perfect soldier- but they don’t know the real Empyrean. 
Empyrean never really wanted to join the army- she only wanted to escape from being betrothed. She couldn’t care less about fighting, but she knew she was meant for more than being the boring princess that her parents wanted her to be. 
It turns out she actually enjoyed being the army- making friends and allies, and defending the kingdom she would never rule. Em had always been righteous and caring, but never thought much of it. She was rather shocked to find out how good she was at fighting, but didn’t abuse it- still unflinchingly loyal to the SkyWing kingdom.
However, there are, of course, downsides to being a soldier. She didn’t get to see her mother or old friends often- and then there is the threat of death every time you went into combat. The military is a harsh, strict place- even for a princess.
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Empyrean hatched to Queen Eleonora and King Garnet on a fine May day. She hatched with her two brothers, Prince Red-Tailed and Prince Spiral. Her parents already had one daughter, Princess Summer, so Empyrean wasn’t destined to be queen. Her parents still loved and cared for her, but it was clear that she wasn’t equal to Summer. 
Her early years were good- after all, she was a princess with access to summer estates, servants and almost anything she pleased. She had a good many friends, but only three close ones- her sister, of course, a noble named Rosalind and the daughter of a HiveWing ambassador, Circe.
The four were inseparable for the longest time- until disaster struck. Rosalind, the oldest of the four, was offered a position in the military that required her to live in a SkyWing outpost full-time. Of course, she could still visit, but their friendship just wasn’t the same as a trio. However, Empyrean’s world was still intact- but not for long.
Empyrean had just turned seven, making her an adult. Her parents found this to be the perfect opportunity to give her purpose. They decided to marry her off to a SandWing prince to cement an alliance between the two tribes. 
Now, Empyrean, being the loud and hot headed princess she was, quickly voiced her opposition to marrying a random prince just because her parents wanted her to. Her mother was irritated by her daughter’s behavior, but reluctantly gave her another choice, which was to join the military. To Eleonora’s surprise, her daughter accepted. One week later, Empyrean, the pretty princess, was a soldier in the SkyWing militia. 
Truth be told, her first month was hard. No one expected anything from her and blamed her strength and skill on sheer luck. She was frequently belittled by her commanding officer, who was a rude little moon-licker by the name of Wren. He seemed to think she liked him, which he couldn’t be more wrong about. However, after a month, she graduated from the academy with flying colors. She was placed in the naval fleet, which was newly created and struggling with creating plans for their armor. 
It was Empyrean who stepped in and helped devise a way to create a waterproof piece of armor, which earned her a higher rank. She was raised to the commander rank, and tasked with teaching the newest soldiers the ropes of underwater siege. 
She kept that rank for a while, making it mundane and boring. Em longed for something more- little did she know she would be getting so much more.
Em was training the newest soldiers when a messenger came running into the training centre. Though he huffed and puffed, his message was clear. The SeaWings were attacking the base, and they needed Em’s help to stop them. So Em, who was craving excitement, jumped right in. 
It was that battle that started the great Pyrrhian war. Alliances were made, grudges were held, and dragons were killed. Em was at the forefront after being bumped up to admiral to step in after the old one was killed. And she did a great job- the SkyWing Naval Base was key to defeating their enemies. Empyrean was awarded the Junco Medal- an award for strength and bravery in battle. 
She still commands the Naval Fleet even when she was offered retirement after only five years of serving, but she chose not to take it. She had found her purpose.
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notes on aesthetic interpretations?
Category:Status (Royalty)
Category:SkyWings
Category:Occupation (Soldier)
Category:Females
Category:LGBT+
Category:Work in Progress
Category:Characters
Category:Status (Leader)
Category:Content (Droplet the seawing)