Gloydius

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== Appearance ==
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== Personality ==
=== Personality Introduction ===
Gloydius is a true free spirit. She is often the life of the party, but she is less interested in the sheer excitement and pleasure of the moment than she is in enjoying the social and emotional connections she makes with others. Charming, independent, energetic, and compassionate, she can certainly be felt in any crowd.
More than just sociable dragons-pleasers, though, Gloydius is shaped by her intuitive quality, allowing her to read between the lines with curiosity and energy. She tends to see life as a big, complex puzzle where everything is connected – but unlike some others, she sees it through a prism of emotion, compassion, and mysticism and is always looking for a deeper meaning.
Many dragons are likely to find these qualities irresistible. Suppose Gloydius has found a cause that sparks her imagination. In that case, Gloydius will bring an energy that often thrusts her into the spotlight, held up by her peers as a leader and a guru – but this isn't always where independence-loving Gloydius wants to be. Worse still, if she finds herself beset by the administrative tasks and routine maintenance that can accompany a leadership position. Gloydius' self-esteem depends on her ability to come up with original solutions. She needs to know that she has the freedom to be innovative – she can quickly lose patience or become dejected if she gets trapped in a boring role.
Luckily, Gloydius knows how to relax, and she is perfectly capable of switching from a passionate, driven idealist in the workplace to that imaginative and enthusiastic free spirit on the dance floor, often with a suddenness that can surprise even her closest friends. Being in the mix also gives her a chance to connect emotionally with others, giving her cherished insight into what motivates her friends and colleagues. She believes that everyone should take the time to recognize and express their feelings, and her empathy and sociability makes that a natural conversation topic.
Gloydius needs to be careful, however – if she relies too much on her intuition, assume or anticipate too much about a friend's motivations, she can misread the signals and frustrate plans that a more straightforward approach would have made simple. This kind of social stress is the bugbear that keeps harmony-focused Gloydius awake at night. Gloydius is very emotional and sensitive, and when she steps on someone's claws, they both feel it.
Gloydius will spend a lot of time exploring social relationships, feelings, and ideas before she finds something that really rings true. But when she finally does find her place in the world, their imagination, empathy, and courage are likely to produce incredible results.
=== Personality Strengths and Weaknesses ===
Personality Strengths:
Curious – When it comes to new ideas, Gloydius isn't interested in brooding – she wants to go out and experience things and doesn't hesitate to step out of her comfort zones to do so. Gloydius is imaginative and open-minded, seeing all things as part of a big, mysterious puzzle called life.
Observant – Gloydius believes that there are no irrelevant actions, that every shift in sentiment, every move, and every idea is part of something bigger. To satisfy her curiosity, Gloydius tries to notice all of these things and never miss a moment.
Energetic and Enthusiastic – As she observes, forming new connections and ideas, Gloydius won't hold her tongue – she's excited about her findings and shares them with anyone who'll listen. This infectious enthusiasm has the dual benefit of giving Gloydius a chance to make more social connections and give her new information and experience source. She fits their new friends' opinions into her existing ideas.
Excellent Communicators – It's a good thing that Gloydius has such strong dragon skills [(people skills)], or she'd never express these ideas. Gloydius enjoys both small talk and deep, meaningful conversations, which are just two sides of the same coin for her, and are adept at steering conversations towards her desired subjects in ways that feel entirely natural and unforced.
Know How to Relax – It's not all "nature of the cosmos" discussions with Gloydius – Gloydius knows that sometimes, nothing is as important as simply having fun and experiencing life's joys. That trait lets Gloydius know that it's time to shake things up, and these wild bursts of enthusiastic energy can surprise even her closest friends.
Very Popular and Friendly – All this adaptability and spontaneity comes together to form a dragon who is approachable, engaging, and exciting, with a cooperative and altruistic spirit and friendly, empathetic disposition. Gloydius gets along with pretty much everyone, and her circles of friends stretch far and wide.
Personality Weaknesses:
Poor Practical Skills – When it comes to conceiving ideas and starting projects, especially involving other dragons, Gloydius has exceptional talent. Unfortunately, her skill with upkeep, administration, and follow-through on those projects struggles. Without more hands-on dragons to help push day-to-day things along, Gloydius' ideas are likely to remain just that – ideas.
Finds it Difficult to Focus – Gloydius is a natural explorer of interpersonal connections and philosophy, but this backfires when what needs to be done is that TPS report sitting right in front of her. It's hard for Gloydius to maintain interest as tasks drift towards routine, administrative matters, and away from broader concepts.
Overthink Things – Gloydius doesn't take things at face value – she looks for underlying motives in even the simplest things. It's not uncommon for Gloydius to lose a bit of sleep, asking herself why someone did what they did, what it might mean, and what to do about it.
Get Stressed Easily – All this overthinking isn't just for her own benefit – Gloydius is very sensitive and cares deeply about others' feelings. A consequence of her popularity is that others often look to her for guidance and help, which takes time, and it's easy to see why Gloydius sometimes gets overwhelmed, especially when she can't say yes to every request.
Highly Emotional – While emotional expression is healthy and natural, with Gloydius even viewing it as a core part of her identity, it can come out strongly enough to cause problems for her. Particularly when under stress, criticism, or conflict, Gloydius can experience emotional bursts that are counter-productive at best.
Independent to a Fault – Gloydius loathes being micromanaged and restrained by heavy-handed rules – she wants to be seen as highly independent masters of her own fates, even possessors of an altruistic wisdom that goes beyond draconian law. The challenge for Gloydius is that she lives in a world of checks and balances, a pill she is not happy to swallow.
=== Personality with Relationships ===
When it comes to relationships, there's hardly anyone around who is more excited than Gloydius to share with their partner the bounty of ideas and eye-opening experiences that life has to offer. For Gloydius, relationships are a joyous process of mutual exploration and imagination, a chance to connect with another soul. Gloydius takes her relationships seriously and is known for their uninhibited and unshakeable devotion to the dragons to whom they've committed her hearts.
In the dating phase, if Gloydius can tolerate such a formal process, to begin with, she will show these qualities by showering her new flames with affection and will do everything she can to build a strong relationship by demonstrating her devotion and reliability by whatever means available.
Long-distance relationships are entirely possible with Gloydius, as she views physical distance as just another idea, no match for concepts like love. This gives her the chance to demonstrate her commitment, both by staying true despite the physical separation and with overtures of effort to surprise her partner, crossing that distance on a whim. These are demonstrations of Gloydius' mystery, idealism, and deep emotion, and such efforts often keep the flames of a relationship burning bright.
Not everyone can handle the excitement, occasional neediness, and emotional ups and downs that this philosophy entails, whether long-distance or long-term, mystical or physical. Gloydius continually explores new ideas and improvements and fantasizes about future possibilities – in dating, this tendency to look at potential rather than the present can be self-defeating. Her spontaneity makes it harder to stay focused on her end goal of a long-term relationship. If her partner isn't able to reciprocate these acts of excitement and devotion, Gloydius will likely end up feeling unhappy and misunderstood.
Gloydius goes all-in with her relationships. If they fall apart despite her efforts, she can end up plagued with questions about why the relationship failed and what she could have done differently – without a buoy, these thoughts can crush Gloydius' self-esteem as she sinks into depression. It's essential for Gloydius, as with anyone, to remember that relationships are in all ways mutual – mutual interest, mutual growth, and mutual responsibility – and she can't be solely accountable.
After a trial like this, Gloydius may be reluctant to open up and commit. It can take years for a partner to navigate their bewildering depth and intensity, falsely believing that Gloydius' enthusiasm and apparent openness means that she wears everything on her sleeves. The reality is that Gloydius' spontaneity, the seeming inconsistency and erraticism the untrained eye sees, isn't a product of flightiness or lack of depth, but the opposite – it is a drive to express ideas about mystical, all-encompassing energy in the confines of a physical world, and underlying it all is the uniting principle of love, expressed in many different ways, but unshakeable and infinite at its core.
=== Personality with Friendships ===
As a friend, Gloydius is cheerful and supportive, always sharing and developing ideas, and staying open-minded, taking in others' thoughts and feelings. This warmth and sincerity makes Gloydius a master of drawing dragons out of their shells, and as a result, she can have a huge circle of friends.
More outgoing dragons will naturally gravitate towards her, but Gloydius will also go to great lengths and be surprisingly persistent in her efforts to get to know more reserved dragons. Her ability to tune into others and speak their language with that characteristic infectious enthusiasm helps her in this endeavor. The allure of mystery that reserved dragons bring to the table will keep Gloydius intrigued for years. These dragons may never reciprocate the breadth of dragon interest that Gloydius presents, but they appreciate Gloydius' efforts.
But Gloydius' interest in others can be a double-edged sword. This pure idealism comes with certain expectations. Too often, Gloydius holds her friends in an unrealistic light, expecting them to keep up with the constant flow of ideas and experiences that she considers integral to life. Gloydius puts her whole heart into her friendships, and it can come as a shock for her to find that her friends aren't the flawless Titans that she believed them to be. Whether it's simple social fatigue or a focus on the physical and the practical instead of the mystical, Gloydius can find herself disappointed by what she sees as a lack of substance beneath the surface.
Gloydius tends to get deeply involved in others' lives, going to great lengths and efforts to be the selfless, caring, and supportive dragon she is, and all the while forget to take care of herself. Both in terms of basic needs like financial stability and rest and more emotional needs like mutual understanding and reciprocation, Gloydius tends to give much more of herself than most are even capable of giving back. This sort of imbalance isn't sustainable, as (seemingly) one-sided generosity often leads to criticism and resentment on both sides.
Luckily, Gloydius is open-minded and sincere enough in her friendships and connects with and understands even her acquaintances well enough that she recognizes that not everyone expresses themselves in the same ways, and that's okay. Her sensitivity may make it too challenging to play with more critical and argumentative dragons, such as dragons who are judging or have strongly expressed thinking. Still, they do appreciate, even cherish, the company of most anyone who appreciates hers, and the adventures and experiences they have together are the stuff a good life is made of.
=== Personality with Parenthood ===
If there is anything that makes Gloydius a great parent, it's the sense of wonder she has for all things new and beautiful, a sense that she will be able to share with her dragonets every day as they learn and grow. Throughout her dragonet's lives, Gloydius provides a combination of almost overwhelming love and support and an unstructured environment revolving around freedom and creativity. This in no way means that Gloydius will simply leave her children to their own devices without guidance – rather, Gloydius-as-a-parent wants to share in her dragonet's perspective, share in a world without bounds.
As a parent, Gloydius is playful and warm and loves to see her dragonets excited, playing in, and experimenting with the world around them. Gloydius will likely encourage this play and growth by suggesting activities and lessons.
While she often enough recognizes the value of structure and predictability, Gloydius is unlikely to have the heart (or as she may see it, the lack of heart) to establish these limitations themselves. She may need to depend on her partner to provide some necessary guidelines and discipline from time to time. Still, Gloydius will always have the advantage of her open-minded and empathetic nature, making her not just a parent but a friend who her children feel comfortable confiding in. She needn't always depend on her children broaching the subject either, as Gloydius has a natural skill in spotting emotional disharmony or physical discomfort in others.
As her dragonets get older, all this emotion and attention can start to cloy, and her dragonets may seek more personal independence. This can be a challenge for Gloydius – she has strong emotions and invests those emotions heavily in the things and dragons she cares about. While she may not be big on using proven ideas, Gloydius does like to see whether her ideas work, which applies to her thoughts on parenting. As her adolescent dragonets withdraw, they leave an unsolved mystery that can last for years, leaving Gloydius wondering if her ideas on raising her children actually work, actually resulting in happy, independent, and creative adults.
Luckily for her, so long as she raises her dragonets with a sense of productive independence, rather than an aimless, against-the-grain antipathy, Gloydius will find that her dragonets have developed a strong sense of self and self-worth, going confidently out into the big, wide world at their own pace and in their own style, knowing that they have both themselves and their parents to depend on.
=== Workplace Personality ===
There are two basic things that Gloydius seeks most in the workplace: The chance to explore new ideas and the chance to conduct that exploration alongside other dragons who share her excitement. These qualities show through at all levels of hierarchy, though Gloydius would prefer that there be hardly a hierarchy at all. Gloydius possesses warmth, creativity, and open-mindedness that makes her an excellent listener. If these qualities are recognized by her employer, they will always be able to count on Gloydius to innovate and boost morale.
As a subordinate:
Gloydius is growth-oriented, and as a subordinate, she'll impress her managers with her creativity and adaptability. Gloydius is an excellent listener, able to analyze and understand others' perspectives effortlessly. It's perhaps this quality that most makes Gloydius intolerant of micromanagement – the way she sees it, she understands what's been asked of her, and all she requires is the freedom to accomplish her task. If this need isn't met, managers may find a quickly stressed Gloydius.
To a certain extent, though, some direct management is often necessary, as Gloydius is notorious for letting her attention slip from one project to the next before she's dotted her I's and crossed her T's. Gloydius loves exploring new ideas and learning new things, and once something becomes familiar, its allure starts to fade. But, if managers can maintain a spirit of guidance and camaraderie instead of "bossiness", they will find a loyal and devoted contributor in Gloydius.
As a colleague:
Gloydius is a dragons-dragon [(people-person)], and as far as the workplace is concerned, this quality shows through best among colleagues. More than just coworkers, Gloydius views her colleagues as friends, dragons who she takes a genuine interest in, providing support and cheer when they're down or stressed. Gloydius is warm and optimistic, always searching for and usually finding win-win situations for everyone.
Brainstorms among equals are Gloydius' forte, and she listens to different viewpoints and suggestions, not just with tolerance but genuine excitement. Her ability to relax and have fun will always make her famous around the water cooler, but what sets Gloydius apart is that she can transition that popularity into natural leadership, instinctively picking up on colleagues' motivations and pulling her teams together, pushing them forward towards whatever truth they've been tasked to find.
As a manager:
Gloydius is not a great fan of heavy hierarchy and bureaucracy, which is most evident when she takes on the role of manager. As managers, Gloydius behaves much as she does as a colleague – she establishes real friendships and uses her broad popularity to inspire and motivate, taking on the role of leader, working alongside her subordinates, rather than shouting from behind their desks. Gloydius believes in the concept of intrinsic motivation, the idea that things are worth doing for their own sake, not because of some convoluted system of punishments and rewards.
== Biography ==
=== Dragonethood ===
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== Relationships ==
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=== Eerie ===
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=== Glint ===
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== Trivia ==
* Gloydius is LGBT+
** She's in a relationship with Glint, who is also LGBT+.
** That makes her one of the two LGBT+ characters by Bloodfrost of the IceWings.
* She was born the same year as Moonwatcher, Kinkajou, and Pike.
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