Frit

"Well... Uh... I'm sure you're fine in the head. I've seen that you're definitely a lot less gullible than most of the schmucks out there, so maybe you're on to something."
Frit had never been one for assuaging fears, but this did seem to calm down Bennu a bit. Maybe the problem wasn't entirely in his mind.
Frit is an adult male SandWing who lives in a trading post town called Port Starfish in the Kingdom of Sand. While his parent, a wealthy businessdragon, would certainly disapprove of his life choices if they knew of them, they maintain a cordial-ish relationship through the letters they occasionally send each other. He is a close friend of Bennu, Tendua, and Signata.
:Description
"Graceful" is not a word often used to describe this dragon. Long-limbed and gangly, Frit stands slightly taller than most other SandWings. His sail is notched near his horns, giving it an appearance similar to spines. The SandWing has almost whacked other dragons and himself with his long and unwieldy barbed tail more times than he has liked to admit. Frit's scales are mainly a dusty yellow color, and a close inspection would reveal that they are faintly greenish. Faint peach-colored highlights can be seen on his talons and the edges of his wings. The notched appearance and coloration of the SandWing's sail lends it a striking resemblance to a row of dead stalks of grass, a rather common sight out in the desert. His horns and claws are a deep shade of brown.
Surprisingly, the SandWing's motor skills in his front talons are rather respectable. Frit excels in sleight-of-talon and can perfectly shuffle a deck of cards in seconds, some of his simpler tricks not even requiring the assistance of the wide-sleeved cloak he occasionally wears. As his sharp black eyes dart around, he can usually tell which unlucky dragon seems to be a prime target for a scam- or where an escape route is if something goes awry.
Unfortunately, his hind talons were not so lucky. He trips over them. Often.
:Personality
A pleasant and charming dragon with an infectious grin. Frit is not someone with many enemies, as even his victims remember him fondly for his bright demeanor. He is not someone to get angry over otherwise inconsequential slights, but definitely has a strong sense of justice when it comes to others really attempting do do him or his friends in. He can be a bit awkward in his speech at times, often forgetting words and needing to dance around the temporary lack of an exact fit in a conversation with a suitable enough synonym. As a result, he tends to carefully plan out how he will interact with strangers, mentally rehearsing what he will say. The best way to get in this SandWing's good graces is with good food and unfunny jokes- the more groan-inducing the better.
Frit is a dragon who correlates intelligence with morality, and sees himself as one of the smartest and most just dragons out there. It's hard for him to comprehend when he makes a mistake or has a lapse in judgement, and he usually ends up pinning the blame on something or someone else. In the SandWing's mind, no error is his fault- just something that happened to interfere. Most of his friends despise this about him, as he rarely takes responsibility for his mistakes. However, Frit has seen that this tends to drive those he cares about away, since his friends are of course intelligent and moral enough to catch this facet of his personality, so he's been trying to work on his blame-pinning. Nothing else, though. He's just that amazing.
His preferred scam is a rigged game of cards, but when playing fair he is still a force to be reckoned with. The SandWing considers his scams to be a necessary source of income for his friend Signata's restaurant, as the costs of running one are so high he would have gone bankrupt without Frit's help, not to mention the other, more well-funded eateries in town attempting to force the MudWing's business to close. As a result, Frit has a surprisingly ironclad moral code for a con artist. He never goes after dragons who can't afford to lose anything, and only targets foreign merchants, which are always in steady supply in the somewhat important trading post town that he lives in. When sizing up a target, he also never goes after the more intelligent ones- the SandWing considers common sense a highly respectable quality, and thus only preys on those so engorged by wealth that their minds have lost their edge. The local law enforcement doesn't really go after the con artist, as his schemes rarely if ever include violence so he isn't considered a threat to the peace, and the occasional greasing of their talons doesn't hurt either.
:History
Unsurprisingly, Frit was born into wealth. His parent, Feldspar had already made a fortune by working for the Queen of Sand and arranging trade routes with the neighboring tribes, and their fortune continued to grow while they had Frit via surrogacy. Feldspar had no interest in having a partner and raised Frit on their own. Frit describes Feldspar's parenting as "aggressively average". While not the most involved parent, Feldspar made enough time for their son as he grew up, supported his transition, and because they were too proud to hire a hatchlingsitter Frit would often go out and make his own fun. As he grew up he became interested in card games, scams, and sleight of hand even though he had all the money he ever needed- Frit was more interested in the scamming itself than the reward. Feldspar never paid attention to the unusual sums of money their son was bringing home despite the fact that he had no job. Eventually, Frit decided that he was going to move out on his own (likely because everyone nearby had gotten wise to his scams), and packed up and left for Port Starfish- a backwater trading post town out in the middle of nowhere that had stagnated due to Feldspar themself's improved trade routes.
As he arrived and settled in to Port Starfish Frit had a grand old time scamming as many traveling merchants as he could get his talons on. The SandWing hoarded his pile of illicit wealth, doing nothing with it until one day visiting a food stand run by a MudWing called Signata on a whim. To this day, Frit still swears that trying that first roasted lizard was like being enchanted by Jerboa herself. Immediately, he was hooked on Signata's recipes and pledged himself to expanding the MudWing's business however possible. Signata was very, very appreciative of the generous financial aid and, turning a blind eye to how exactly Frit got the money, was finally capable of accomplishing his dream and turning his food stall into a full restaurant. As the years passed Signata and Frit went from chef and enigmatic patron to actual close friends. When Tendua arrived she and Frit had a mutual dislike of each other, but being mutual friends of Signata (and both liking his cooking) caused them cool down. Mostly. Things were nice, and Frit and his parent occasionally sent each other vaguely familial letters.
Well, things were nice at least until Bennu's arrival.
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