Watcher Fell

Watcher Khan 	Watcher Khan
 	
Creator 	FourFlames
Personal Information	Personal Information
Gender 	Female
Pronouns 	she/her
Orientation 	Bisexual
Tribe 	CentiWing
Age 	†39 dyo (4945 - 4984 AS)Fourth molt
Profession 	Sentinel / Khan
Nicknames 	The Khan, Watcher, "Fell" among other watchers only
Theme Color 	Morning fogbank
Theme Song 	I See Fire - Ed Sheeran (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug soundtrack)
Residence 	Khan's PeakOld Stronghold (birthplace)
Relationships 	†Cutler Nimble / †Vanguard Follow (sibs)Sage Sage (mate)
Enemies 	All HiveWings
Quote 	“Hrringa asked her to hold the world at its seams, and she answered.” (epitaph on her pedestal)
==Appearance==
Watcher's scales were the cold stone-blue of a cave wall. She had horizontal mulch-colored stripes running down her back and to her tail, which was lighter at its tip due to a misty ombre effect. Most of her markings were hazy, with less definition than many CentiWings', and so she was notably "ordinary-looking" for being the leader of her tribe. Her black eyes were particularly reflective and alert.
She occasionally wore copper accessories with a red patina to make herself more identifiable.
==Personality==
Watcher was naturally taciturn-- not as emotive as her brothers, but nonetheless thoughtful and an excellent listener. She had a way of putting dragons at ease with her calm, reasonable words and uncomplicated way of explaining them, though did not consider herself to be manipulative. In truth she was quite earnest and only thought to spend her efforts "scheming" if a great cause necessitated it. She had a very patient, not easily ruffled nature, and politely tolerated those who were unkind to her. She was sullen, but neither aloof, nor the type to brood over losses.
==History==
===Dragonethood===
When Fell came into the world, her parents named her after how her scales resembled tilled earth. She was raised in a clutch of three, which included herself and her siblings Nimble and Follow. 
Neither precocious nor senior, Fell had rather ordinary dreams and went on provincial adventures. Her parents were both modestly involved in agriculture to some degree, and used their daily excursions to the moors as an opportunity to let their dragonets tire themselves out. These antics often included slugging rocks at one another, playing keepaway, seeing who could dig the biggest hole, or subtly antagonizing the older dragonets at work.
As this was 4945 AS, Pantala was a different continent then. There was more time to set aside for connecting with kin, honoring tradition, seeking solidarity among friends; friends who, coming from other tribes, visited on special occasion for polite discourse over meals. Swarm gatherings were a source of warmth and inspiration for blossoming dragonets. Her brothers, who loved playfighting as heroes and villains, even fawned over HiveWing weapons and soldiers almost as much as their own, for the CentiWings were nonchalant allies with everyone, and HiveWings the most disciplined of the standing militaries. Indeed it seemed the biggest threat on the horizon was not one's own neighbors, but whether or not the Nest Chiefs were doing their job well enough.
Her family was naturally partial to the Lorelorn swarm, having been descended from dragons who fought for its original khan-- so when she was a bit older, she joined without giving much thought to it, as it seemed like the natural thing to do. She later grew attached to one of its compassionate youth representatives, a dragon roughly her age who went by the given name of Sage.
She got along well with other dragonets, and politely tolerated those who were unkind to her in order to win good favor with the librarians.
===Adulthood===
In 4952, Watcher was appointed to her first job as a meat-storehouse sentry, where she stood guard to prevent robberies or spoilage. It wasn't thrilling, but it gave her plenty of time to think, and increased her skill of observation.
===Khan===
After Vaultkeeper's assassination, his inspectors filled the power vacuum out of temporary obligation, and with haste they went around the highlands collecting volunteers to be tested for the Numenspeech (the succession rite only used when the khan dies before they should have). Old Stronghold was the first nest to be visited, due to it being closest to Khan's Peak, and so the dragons living there were either completely not expecting the visit, or scrambling on short notice to prepare for it. Since the nest was in such a disorganized state and the inspectors badly needed able dragons, Watcher-- like other CentiWings her age-- was reluctantly conscripted by her community to attempt the ceremony, along with the other members of her family.
Watcher had very little ambition to become the leader of the tribe, planning to wait in the labyrinth-- or follow her brothers, ironically-- until someone else found the House of Hrringa. However, in shadowing Cutler Nimble-- who'd normally had a strong internal compass-- they quickly found themselves lost. This realization was one of the most terrifying experiences she had ever been through; she naturally disliked the confined spaces, the rough low-hanging tunnels, the absolute blackness that yawned before her. She had usually relied on her keen eyesight, and now couldn't make sense of the strange sounds and smells that pricked her senses. But while her brothers began to blame each other, she intervened in their argument (as it was starting to approach fighting words) and forced them to see reason. With conciliations and the passing of some time it became clear that she possessed a superior attentiveness, so they reluctantly allowed her to take the lead, although they doubted her ability to guide them out of the tunnels. Ironically, by trusting her instincts and what little cues the darkness could offer, she actually led them right into the secret room, instead of back to the entrance.
The three of them looked amongst each other and realized they now had to make a choice. The obvious conclusion was that Watcher was destined to be the Khan because it was she who had located the room, but she seemed to lack the confidence for such a powerful role, and was remarkably indifferent to the situation, as she assumed it must have been some mistake. Vanguard Follow seemed the natural second choice, especially at the brink of war, since Cutler was not a team player and was more interested in weapons. They all finally agreed, however, not to question Hrringa's judgment, and spectated as Watcher performed the Numenspeech ceremony.
Named Vaultkeeper's successor at the age of 12, and suddenly a very delicate game of choice rested in her talons.
===The War===
It was during this low point that she took religion very seriously. She went to priests and asked them to explain how the atrocities of war made her feel spiritually conflicted. She began to reflect on the comings and goings of fortune and attended the funeral services of dragons she barely knew. She didn't want to betray that she couldn't feel any personal attachments to the tribe, or that her attendance of their traditional affairs came from a place of obligation and confusion than sympathy and compassion. She let the tribe live with the belief that she was greatly moved by their losses and shared in their grief.
===Antebellum===
She eventually passed at 39 years old, in what could only be described as her "bright soul burning itself out", finally exhausted by the weight of war.
==Gallery==
WatcherFellMS.png|Base edit by me
Little Watcher Fell.png|Little Watcher by myself
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