Pinicola

This is currently a work-in-progress character and will most likely be missing a lot of information at this time. Please do not steal this character and use him as your own; although, it is acceptable to take inspiration from this page!
Pinicola is a male SkyWing-IceWing hybrid running from the law. He lives in a small village between the Rainforest Kingdom and Jade Mountain, minding his own business and trying not to draw any unnecessary attention towards him. Pinicola believes there is good in every dragon-- no matter how evil they appear to be on the outside. He has a big heart and an even bigger smile; incidentally, Pinicola has a hard time letting himself get into relationships and making friends because he is afraid of losing dragons he loves.
== Appearance ==
Pinicola is easily considered abnormal when dragons first meet him, and it can be quite obvious that he's a hybrid. He is dominantly SkyWing with some outspoken IceWing features: His scales, spikes, and jawline-- just to name a few. Pinicola's outer scales fade from a light rose color to an extremely pale pink underbelly, almost considered white at night or in dimly-lit environments. The topside of his wing membranes appear to be darker than any other part of his body, while the underside of them are paler and closer to his main scale color. His irises are a disturbing blue, with it being more bright around the edges of his pupils. He also has pastel-colored horns that fade to a more vibrant blue at the tips, with his spikes and claws in the same matter.
Pinicola's physical build is not muscular at all and his bones don't hold a whole lot of meat on them; therefore, he was described by his mother to be 'small and fragile,' as he hatched a week early from his egg at the crack of dawn, making Rosefinch believe that that may be the explanation for his small stature. His ribcage shows poking through his skin, making dragons assume that he had a malnutritional childhood; however, his boney features are not an example of malnutrition at all, and is simply a genetic heritage from his father's side of the family. Pinicola has also been noted to be generally smaller than most dragons around his age; and tends to likely be more shy around large dragons.
Pinicola is weak and does not excel at fighting and will not be able to successfully defend himself against most dragons. He cannot stand extreme cold climates (but prefers cool temperatures), hot climates, high altitudes, and has no fire/frostbreath. He is also prone to injuring himself more often than the average dragon.
Overscales 	Outerscales 	Mainscales
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Underscales 	Topside Wing	Underside Wing
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Spikes/Claws 	Flesh 	Eyes (L & R)
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== Personality ==
Positive Traits	Neutral Traits	Negative Traits
Curious 	Impressionable	Pedantic
Conciliatory 	Solemn 	Passive
Tidy 	Self-conscious	Offhand
| Traits found on: Traits List | Dissociative Amnesia: Information |
Pinicola, at first, is considered to be a very extroverted dragon, defeating the whole purpose of trying to stay low from the law. When meeting new dragons in Sunny Peaks, he'll shake their talons and smile while listening to their conversations with eager enthusiasm, dying to hear recent events of what is going on in Pyrrhia, and sometimes the backstories of these strangers. 
Once dragons get to know him better, they'll realize not only that he's optimistic, but how much of a perfectionist Pinicola truly is. If there's one thing out of place- no matter how small and insignificant it appears- Pinicola will fix it. The flower garden needs rearranging? He's on it. What about decorating the village for holidays? Just ask Pinicola. Sometimes, it frustrates him whenever dragons do not fix things, and he may fix them himself. This can cause nonsensical arguments to appear out of nowhere because Pinicola simply 'tried to fix' other dragons' tiny mistakes. Not only is he a perfectionist, but he seeks peace in all situations, and that 'fire fighting fire will only make more fire'. Whenever he gets into arguments, he usually backs down and agrees what he did was wrong-- unless he knows in his heart that what he did was right.
When he socializes, he tries to stay as formal as possible to avoid any misinterpreted body language that could be sensed from other dragons he's talking to; although, he loosens up around dragons whom he believes are his very close friends. During social interactions with others, he is very self-conscious of his physical appearance and demeanor, always trying to seem more appealing to the eye. In his mindset, he just has to be presentable to all dragons, and it drives him crazy when he starts comparing his abnormal features to others, such as noting the weird shape of his wings and how ugly his scales must look.
Interacting with other dragons is not the only hardship Pinicola deals with, and that includes being 'offhand'. He has a hard time making plans and would rather just go with the flow, which usually gets him in trouble from time to time. He acts like this due to spending time with Perwinkle.
Pinicola also has a condition called 'Dissociative Amnesia', in which a dragon/person isn't able to recall certain memories linked to a stressful or traumatic experience/event in their life. Those memories are rather locked away in a deeper part of the brain and can sometimes resurface due to a trigger object in their surroundings, and even then those memories might not be entirely true, if not at all. For Pinicola, he's not able to recall how his father died, and only that he passed away when he was still a dragonet. The absence of facts has made him question whether Rime really is dead.
(Not all of this information MAY not be accurate, but I am trying to do research on this condition and would rather make it as accurate as possible. Thank you!)
== Biography ==
The timeline in which Pinicola exists in is entirely fanon and shows no canon characters; however, there may be some similarities that can be found between this timeline and the canon timeline. *Also, this backstory is very long and still in progress! I recommend reading this when you have the time. 
Pinicola was born in Where-the-Seals-Go-To-Bark, one of the many villages that were caught between IceWing and SandWing territory. Where-the-Seals-Go-To-Bark was once a part of the IceWing Kingdom- a coastal fishing and trading spot- until recent times, when many towns in the area decided to join neither side and rather be independent; Pinicola's hometown became independent a few moons before Pinicola was born. Most of the population consisted of IceWings, but there were various SandWings and SkyWings that lived there too. Rime was one of the more loyal IceWing villagers that threatened to leave town if they separated from their Kingdom, but ultimately decided to stay once he met Rosefinch- a SkyWing refugee that did not want to choose sides due to tense standings between the SkyWings and IceWings. She appeared when a group of other tribes appeared in town, seeking shelter and hospitality. Once Rime and Rosefinch saw each other, they were both lovestruck- it wasn't long before they became parents to an unborn dragonet. Rime spoke to the council of the town and shared his concerns with the protection of Where-the-Seals-Go-To-Bark, as it had little to no defense set up. Other villagers agreed with him, and the council concluded to let Rime make a form of military, letting him choose dragons who are considered good at fighting. His reputation slowly grew more and more as he continued to spread more of his concerns, saying that they needed walls and watchtowers. Meanwhile, the other neutral towns around Where-the-Seals-Go-To-Bark caught wind of what was going on, and established similar defense strategies, such as moats, walls, and one town even made a series of catapults. 
The IceWing and SandWing Kingdom grew anxious, hearing word of these fortified towns, although they had their own reasons: The IceWing Kingdom feared of a rebellion made by their own citizens that would raid the palace and kill all of the upper classes. Once this rumor was spread, many nobles responded by sharing their opinions of either eradicating the towns or making them join the IceWing Kingdom. King Polarbear eventually had to address his scared citizens that they shouldn't be worried, and that they would try to contact most of these 'rogue towns.' For the SandWing Kingdom, the Queen was scared of an invasion of territory and wondered if the neutral towns were actually spies of the IceWings or Skywings, ready to ambush at any time. All of these thoughts- that were shared among the citizens- lead to an era of paranoia in the Kingdom of Sand. Most SandWings in this time did not trust other tribes, resulting in distrust, suspicion, and brief interruptions of trades to different kingdoms.
Meanwhile, the SkyWing Kingdom was indeed planning to invade the other territories by ambushing villages closest to their territory. The Queen of the SkyWings- Chough. Queen Chough was against mingling with other tribes- especially having hybrid offspring, and that getting rid of the other tribes would be for the best. She thinks that SkyWings are superior because of their large population, military, economy, and territory. SkyWings are also the fastest fliers in all of Pyrrhia, which gives Queen Chough more reason to believe that SkyWings are the best tribe. King Polarbear is aware of her beliefs and is strongly against them- even to the point of secretly forming an alliance with the MudWings in case the SkyWing Kingdom launches a series of attacks. In one of their meetings, Polarbear spoke aloud of his thoughts on Chough's standpoint on tribal interaction, causing an uproar from Queen Chough and the rulers of the SeaWing Kingdom. The meeting didn't last long afterwards due to the argument becoming heated, leaving the rest of the kingdoms quietly choosing their sides on the matter.
When Pinicola was growing up in his hometown, he had a relatively good childhood up until The Continental War. He played with the other dragonets, he went to school, participated in festivals, and loved playing little pranks on his parents. His friends at that time were Silver and Periwinkle, both IceWing dragonets who always seemed to get into loads of mischief. With Pinicola, they formed a tiny trio called "The Protectors." They loved to pretend that they were superheroes, saving the civilians and fighting all kinds of bad dragons. Pinicola and his friends had a treehouse west of the town, hidden in a forest of pine trees. Silver was like the bigger sister to the both of them, taking responsibility for her friends' actions and always making the most rational decisions; however, Periwinkle was the exact opposite and always had a bold attitude and determined mindset. Most of the time, their group gets in trouble often because of Periwinkle, and her only defense is that she wasn't daring enough.
The Continental War began when the villages between the IceWing and SandWing territory were viciously attacked by squads of SkyWing soldiers, launching ambushes and burning the entire place down, leaving no survivors. The first towns that were attacked were the following: Place-of-Howling-Arctic-Wolves, Daisy Coast, Bestville, Acceptance, and The-Night-of-Growing-Icicles. News of the ambushes spread like wildfire, and the other towns scrambled to defend themselves. Fear began to infect the continent, messengers running around with no time to catch a breath. The other kingdoms were at first shocked and sent their military to defend the towns, but King Polarbear's forces were fastest, stumbling upon ruined buildings, burning corpses, and banners bearing the symbol of the SkyWing Kingdom. The squads were fast and relentless, moving quickly from their territory to the west side of the continent. Half of Polarbear's forces moved from the north, while the other half attempted to intercept the wave of SkyWing Soldiers. Leading one of these squads was Queen Chough herself, adorned in sparking jewelry, shiny armor, and bearing the embodiment of death. The towns that were attacked at first were the ones that bore hybrids, different tribes, and had mentions of intertribal relationships. Queen Chough's squad arrived at Where-the-Seals-Go-To-Bark, hearing rumors of hybrids being part SkyWing.
The town was caught off guard, as they had not received word of the planned SkyWing attacks; it was a dark and foggy night, cold enough for your breath to turn into a tiny cloud. Rime was one of the soldiers in the East Watchtower who alerted the rest of the village. The first casualty- Cald, another soldier who was to the left of Rime- was hit in the shoulder with a dragonflame cactus before exploding, due to Cald holding a torch at the time. The explosion knocked the rest of the soldiers off of their talons, leaving them confused, surprised, and unable to hear for several seconds. Rime was the first to get up, grabbing the railings and lifting himself up, only to see that a sky full of red, orange, and yellow dragons who were descending on the town. Queen Chough was leading them, her armor and jewelry glinting in the moonlight; she was the most noticeable dragon of them all. Rime staggered over and helped the other soldiers- Yak and Bowhead. They then assessed the situation and gave each of them a task. Bowhead was to put out the fire while Yak went to gather a force to go against the ambush. Meanwhile, Rime flew off to tell the town to evacuate as quick as possible. By the time he got to the main town square, SkyWings were already beginning to set roofs ablaze with their firebreath, throwing dragonflame cacti in the windows and doors, and waving their spears around, intending to kill any dragon with them. They raided houses and brought out the citizens, not caring for any of the damage that they caused.
== Relationships ==
*Rosefinch- Pinicola loved his mother- and still does. Incredibly. Ever since they were forced to split in a SkyWing ambush on their previous town, Pinicola desperately tried to find ways to reunite with her while also being careful to not bring the entirety of the SkyWing military at his doorstep. Rosefinch was an affectionate mother, and through most of her actions it was very obvious how much she cared for her son. She sang him well-known lullabies and read bedtime stories to him at night, interacted with him during the day, and helped Pinicola with any schoolwork in the afternoon. Wash, rinse, repeat. Throughout his life, Rosefinch was one of the main idols that Pinicola looked up to in terms of what was morally wrong or right, what to do and what not to do. Rosefinch felt that all of the tribes should avoid war at all cost and be united under a treaty. Losing her made him spiral into a state of frustration, confusion, and denial in the first few months of their separation.
As far as Pinicola knows, she's still alive, and he's desperately trying to find ways to give her a message, a sign- anything- to let Rosefinch now that her little dragonet is okay, and that she just needs to hold on and hope for the best... wherever she might be.
*Rime- Rime was a scout of the Where-the-Seals-Go-To-Bark military, often looking for suspicious activity outside the town's makeshift walls. Despite his father not being around very often due to his military duties, he still managed to muster the time for his son. Whenever it wasn't his shift to watch over the town, Rime told Pinicola of The Great Ice Dragon, and stories based off of IceWing religion; Rime, however, didn't consider himself a believer of this religion, but he told his son about it anyway to show that not every dragon has the same viewpoint. At some point, Pinicola even gave Rime a drawing of their small but warm family. Rime vowed to never lose the drawing and to always keep it on him- in which, he did. Pinicola loved his father as much as his mother with all of his little heart, and wished that he could tell him how much of a great father he was before he passed.
Rime was one of the many soldiers protecting Where-the-Seals-Go-To-Bark who died in the SkyWing ambush, risking his life for his mate and dragonet to run away. Pinicola may not remember the full details of how his father died, but still misses him dearly and secretly hopes that the news of his death isn't true, and that maybe he's still alive. Maybe Rime is lost like Rosefinch, and that he's out there, living and breathing... somewhere.
*SkyWing Grandparents (Tanager and Argentavis)- Pinicola always thought of his grandparents to be kind and never once had an issue with them. They rarely visited back when he was a dragonet; however, Tanager tended to bring along toys and wooden swords that Pinicola could keep, which definitely sweetened his relationship with her, often labeling Tanager as "The Awesome Grandma". Tanager didn't care about Rime being an IceWing and loved her family. Meanwhile, Argentavis was never a fan of his precious daughter marrying an IceWing, but he loved being a grandpa. Despite his minor complaints, he loves Pinicola and used to give him piggyback rides.
As of currently, Tanager and Argentavis are still alive and visit Pinicola from time to time, asking if he found Rosefinch. Unfortunately, the answer he gives them is always no. When Rosefinch and Pinicola were at first separated, they found him and decided to take care of him. They presently disapprove of Queen Chough's actions against the other tribes and are now living in the Heartlands, a neutral town north of Sunny Peaks. 
*IceWing Grandparents (Gelid and Snowblast)- Despite Gelid and Snowblast being his grandparents from the IceWing part of his family, Pinicola has no idea they exist. From the beginning of Rime and Rosefinch's relationship, they both made it clear that they did not encourage it. Snowblast died one week before Pinicola was born.. he was his grandfather. He never had a huge problem with Rime having a hybrid dragonet-- and if he did, he was good at keeping it a secret. Gelid was Pinicola's grandmother, and she always thought negatively about him. She never wanted Rime to have dragonets with Rosefinch, believing that he should've kept the bloodline full IceWing. This caused issues between Rime and his parents, and they eventually stopped talking when Snowblast passed away. It is unknown if there was communication between Rime and/or Rosefinch with Gelid. The cause of Snowblast's death was supposedly old age.
Pinicola doesn't know Gelid and Snowblast exist. 
*Bluebell, Silver and Periwinkle- Pinicola spent his entire dragonethood with Silver and Periwinkle, who they both were considered sisters to him. Periwinkle was a mischievous, bold, and determined dragonet who always was itching to get into any kind of action. Periwinkle was older than Pinicola; however, she acted more immature than him and preferred going with her gut in all situations rather than brains. For Silver, she was the complete opposite of her younger sister and always made decisions based on concrete evidence in front of her. She has a hard time working under pressure and can get snappy at other dragons. Pinicola had a crush on Silver at some point, but never told her. Periwinkle was aware of his crush and often teased him, dropping obvious hints to Silver; although, she never caught on. They both communicate daily and are easily considered best friends. Silver doesn't bring up Where-the-Seals-Go-To-Bark in her conversations with him; however, Pinicola asks about Periwinkle from time to time, and she always switches the topic... she wonders if he knows about her death, but doesn't speak to him about it-- she's thinking about breaking it to him, though. Pinicola has only heard Silver mention her older lost sibling- Bluebell- and knows little to nothing about them. From what she's said, he believes they are a good dragon, yet he can't help but feel suspicious about the sudden existence of Bluebell. It's unclear if Pinicola still has feelings for Silver.
Pinicola does not know where Silver lives, but concludes that she lives a nomadic life. He has no idea where Bluebell is, and has no knowledge of Periwinkle's death.
*General Shard-
*Loveleaf and Blackcreek-
*Cryo and Manticore-
*Campfire- Pinicola met Campfire while being raised by his SkyWing grandparents, and never hated her. Campfire was reading a book when they first met. From there, they always agreed to meet in a specific spot and talk. Pinicola feels more connected to her because they are both hybrids. Campfire is a SkyWing-NightWing hybrid. Overall, Campfire had a kind and gentle soul, usually helping him read and listening to his conversations. They both asked each other a fair share of questions each week at their special spot, each time knowing the other dragonet a little bit more. He found out that Campfire can rather be too honest and can come out as rude; however, Campfire found out that Pinicola is a perfectionist. Sometimes they played games, such as tag, hide-and-seek, and one that they made up. They called it "Do or Tell," where one dragon has to tell another dragon to do something. If they don't do what they were told to do, then they needed to spill a secret. The first dragon who has said three of their secrets loses. Pinicola ended up telling Campfire about his crush on Silver. In their friendship, Pinicola was the more outgoing and social one. Campfire eventually stopped going to the meetings after a month and seemingly fell off the face of Pyrrhia with no warning. 
Pinicola would like to find out what happened to Campfire, but doesn't know where to begin searching. He hasn't heard of her death, but also hasn't heard any rumors of her being alive. All he hopes is that they end up meeting again... and that Campfire has never met Silver, because she knows about his past romantic feelings and could blatantly tell Silver.
*Mapmaker-
*Steelhead- Steelhead was a musician who volunteered for one of the music festivals they were having in Sunny Peaks. Pinicola was in awe by her overall appearance, and her positive and playful attitude was something that Pinicola needed during that time. He also noted that she was an IceWing-SeaWing hybrid. They only met once and Pinicola would like to meet her again.
*Queen Chough- Pinicola has heard about the SkyWing invasions in MudWing, IceWing, and SandWing territory. He's not sure why Queen Chough is doing this, as the SkyWings have enough territory-- and all of the rulers of each tribe signed a treaty to prevent any of this happening in the first place. His reasoning for disliking Queen Chough is that, "If she were a good queen, then why is she sending her dragons out to pointlessly fight? Would you let your fellow tribemates die because you're greedy for more stuff?"
*King Polarbear-
*The Other Kings & Queens-
== Quotes ==
"Do you ever wonder what it's like if scavengers were the size of dragons?! Like-- full-sized dragons! Just think of it!! The whole history of Pyrrhia would be way different as of the present... and the past- oh, and future too."
"Manticore, I know you're supposed to be welcoming new hybrids into town, but I was wondering if you could accompany me to a HUGE-- I mean BIG, ENORMOUS!- patch of flowers I found in the woods?"
"I love you guys."
"If she were a good queen, then why is she sending her dragons out to pointlessly fight? Would you let your fellow tribemates die because you're greedy for more stuff?"
"Hrrm?- Oh sorry, I just noticed that your scarf is crooked..."
== Trivia ==
* Finding a unique name for this specific character was difficult
* Pinicola is vegetarian
*Pinicola's name is the first word of the scientific name for Pine Grosbeak, which is Pinicola Enucleator. Pine Grosbeak is a type of bird that appears a pinkish-red and gray.
== Gallery ==
File:Pinicola Image Reference.png|SkyWing-IceWing edited hybrid base by DrinkingJesusBlood
File:Pinicola.png|Reference with credits at bottom and color palette
File:Pinicola's Family Tree.png|Family Tree of Pinicola
File:The Timeline.png|Pinicola's Timeline 
File:IceWing-blank.png|IceWing Base by Joy Ang
File:SkyWingBase.png|SkyWing Base by Joy Ang
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