Virtuous (LLH)

Virtuous is an adult male MudWing-NightWing hybrid and is the leader of Ash Valley. Virtuous is also the general of Ash Valley's military along with one of its greatest warriors. Despite not growing up primarily in Ash Valley, its former leader, Sienna, chose Virtuous to be the city's new leader after her death. Virtuous took up the position and is regarded as one of the city's greatest leaders until the war with the Crystalline Forest broke out. Only Ash Valley citizens know the reason behind why the war was started which is that a resident of the city kidnapped Virtuous's husband Terminus and killed him. Virtuous's strength continues to drag out the war, determined to not stop until the Crystalline Forest is gone. 
Virtuous was created and is owned by Lucky_Left_Handed.
== Appearance ==
Virtuous is enormous and robust, outsizing almost every dragon he comes across. Despite being a hybrid, Virtuous has the general shape of a MudWings. His sidescales are black while his headscales are darker black, similar to ink. His underscales are dark, blood red. He also has bright red teardrop-shaped scales that run down his sidescales similar to a NightWing’s. A line of red scales also goes down his sides, dividing his sidescales from his backscales. His horns, spines, and claws are a shiny silver color that he has to maintain by washing blood off of them after every battle. Virtuous’s eyes are bright, blood red with a darker red sclera. Under his eyes, he has a pattern of scales that surrounds his eyes and flows down to meet the top of his jaw. Virtuous wears black armor when in battle and carries a large axe on his back.
== Personality ==
For much of his dragonethood, Virtuous didn't get attention from other dragons. This made him thrive as a lone dragon. He doesn't often need affection in his life and prefers to only show his personality around close dragons. Virtuous is a powerful and strong leader. He kept many values that his mother-figure, Sienna, gave him even after her death. Virtuous believed in living peacefully in Ash Valley. He is considerate, protective, and noble. Despite this, Virtuous can also become deathly angry such as when Terminus, his husband, was kidnapped and murdered by an anonymous dragon from the Crystalline Forest. Virtuous became furious after this event and dragons who say him would often describe him as a flaming beast of anger. Virtuous became determined to destroy the Crystalline Forest, not just out of vengeance, but out of fear of who else could be hurt by the unknown murderer.
== Biography ==
Virtuous’s mother was a MudWing. As any MudWing mother, she left Virtuous to raise himself. Because of this, Virtuous learned everything he did by watching other dragons. Other dragons would give Virtuous food and water when they saw him as a baby. As a dragonet, Virtuous roamed the Mud Kingdom and watched as MudWings flew off to battle. This inspired a young Virtuous to learn how to fight. Even as a dragonet, he became a strong warrior and snuck off to fight in the war himself despite dragonets not being allowed to fight. Virtuous survived many battles but got injured during one which caused him to have to crawl away from the battle to heal. He stumbled into a secret, hidden city called Ash Valley. The locals welcome him, nurse him back to health, and raise him.
Virtuous stayed in Ash Valley after he became an adult. He had found a place where he was respected because of his strength. The leader of Ash Valley, a MudWing named Sienna, became a mother figure to Virtuous. Despite Virtuous being a strong warrior, Sienna believed that Ash Valley was a place for peace and rest from the outer world. Virtuous became attached to Sienna and following her death, became the new leader of Ash Valley.
Virtuous spent many years maintaining peace in Ash Valley as Sienna wanted, only using his strength to defend it rather than seek out war. One day, Virtuous fell in love with an IceWing named Terminus who moved to Ash Valley not long before he met Virtuous. The two were in love and eventually married. Virtuous believed that he would live a great life following this; however, Terminus disappeared during the night, with nothing but a letter left saying that he went to the Crystalline Forest. The letter just said that Terminus left to go to the Crystalline Forest but there was no reason given and the handwriting didn’t match the one Virtuous knew belonged to his husband. Virtuous demanded the Crystalline Forest return his partner but they refused, claiming that they didn’t kidnap Virtuous’s husband. Virtuous started a war with the Crystalline Forest in order to get his partner back. After years of fighting, Virtuous is sent a new letter saying that Terminus was killed by his captor, simply signed by The Bringer. Virtuous became vengeful and promised his lost love that he would destroy the Crystalline Forest for him.
Virtuous never gave up on his promise. He would continue to wage war against the Crystalline Forest despite there being no evidence of whether he would win or not. Despite many dragons who remembered the time of Sienna wishing that Virtuous would give them back their peace, most citizens believed in Virtuous’s fight, scared that the Crystalline Forest could possibly kidnap more of Ash Valley’s dragons. Decades after the death of Terminus, Virtuous met another dragon, a lanky RainWing named Spix who accidentally flew into Ash Valley and got injured on a sharp structure. Virtuous allowed the RainWing to stay in order to heal even though the RainWing often irritated Virtuous. Over time, Virtuous began to warm up to Spix and let the RainWing stay in Virtuous’s office while he was working. By the time Spix was healed, Virtuous didn’t want the RainWing to leave and Spix decided to stay. Although Virtuous didn’t believe he could love another dragon after Terminus, he felt himself becoming attached to Spix. Eventually, Virtuous would confess his attraction to Spix and the RainWing returned the feeling. The two would have a relationship that was kept a secret from everyone in Ash Valley. Virtuous was paranoid that there was a spy in the city and didn’t want Spix to be in the public eye out of fear of what happened to Terminus.
== Relationships ==
=== Spix ===
When they first met, Virtuous found Spix to be irritating. Virtuous believed that Spix was a typical timid and weak RainWing. Despite this, Virtuous let Spix heal from his injury in Ash Valley as he remembered how Sienna let him stay when he got injured. Spix would often bother Virtuous while the hybrid was working which would cause Virtuous to get annoyed; however, Virtuous got used to it over time and found the RainWing’s company to be comforting as the RainWing took his mind away from the war. Eventually, Virtuous felt himself falling in love with Spix but was afraid of loving another dragon after Terminus. Although he thought he wouldn’t love again, Virtuous confessed his love to Spix and the two would date privately. Virtuous would do anything for Spix and continues the war in order to protect Spix from The Bringer.
=== Terminus ===
Terminus was Virtuous’s first love. Virtuous was protective toward Terminus and the IceWing was one of many things that brought Virtuous joy. The two would read scrolls together and their relationship was known all across Ash Valley. When Terminus was kidnapped by an unknown dragon from the Crystalline Forest known by the alias The Bringer, Virtuous was distraught and waged war against the Crystalline Forest. After Virtuous learned about Terminus’s death, he swore to destroy the Crystalline Forest and believed that he could never fall in love again.
== Trivia ==
* Virtuous was originally supposed to be the founder of Ash Valley before the city was made to be ancient.
* Before his backstory was created, Virtuous was going to be a merciless and blood-thirsty warlord who wanted to destroy the Crystalline Forest so that Ash Valley was the dominent ancient city on Pyrrhia.
== Gallery ==
File:Virtuous ArielDrawsDragons HS.png|Virtuous on ArielDrawsDragon's MudWing Headshot Base
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