Boar

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Boar is a MudWing who works as a combat instructor at Jade Mountain Academy.
== Appearance ==
Boar is a burly, heavily built dragon who stands significantly taller than most MudWings. Her scales are primarily a dark brown, although her underbelly and wing membranes are a coppery color. A pair of tusks protrude from her mouth. She rarely wears jewelry, and her eyes are a dark orange.
== Personality ==
Boar is a calm, centered, and generally down-to-earth dragon (no pun intended). It's difficult to get her riled up, and when she does lose her composure, she manages to quickly collect herself. She tends to handle things with more of a logical outlook than an emotional one. She's known to be fairly blunt and cares little for mincing her words—if she has something to say, she will do so in the most direct way possible. Overall, her disposition makes her a patient teacher, but she probably isn't the best dragon when it comes to providing emotional support.
== History ==
Boar hatched as the eldest of a clutch of five. She and her sibs were close, so it was no surprise that as soon as Boar was called off to fight on behalf of their reigning lady, the rest of her siblings were determined to come with her.
Although they carried out their duties without many issues for the first several months, tensions soon began to rise between Boar and her sister Sorrel. As the last-hatched of the group, Sorrel was easily the smallest and weakest, which made her the target of frequent harassment from other soldiers. Sorrel had always had a bit of an impulsive streak, and so when her hotheadedness dragged the group into trouble on one too many occasions, Boar soon found herself losing her patience with her. Likewise, Sorrel was a vocal critic of Boar's hesitance to defend her.
These matters only worsened once the troop was relocated to an outpost on the outskirts of their lady's territory. One night, Boar and Sorrel got into a particularly bad argument—Boar was insistent that Sorrel curb her reckless behavior, while Sorrel retorted that Boar's “cowardice” proved her unfit to be their bigwings. In a rare fit of rage, Boar essentially cut Sorrel out of their sib group, and Sorrel stormed off in tears. Three days later, her body was found by a nearby patrol—she had wandered too far away from their territory and was killed by an opposing lady's troops in a violent scuffle.
Consumed by guilt and grief, Boar refused to eat or sleep for days, convinced that she was the one responsible for her sister's death. She was eventually discharged from her post, while her sibs chose to remain in service to their lady. Although they'd promised to stay in touch, Boar still has yet to reach out to them again.
For the next several years, she wandered throughout the continent, working a variety of odd jobs to keep herself afloat. It was on one of these jobs that she learned that Jade Mountain Academy was looking for a new combat instructor—a position that she was highly qualified for, given her years of combat experience. Despite her initial hesitance, Boar accepted the offer and has been working at the academy ever since.
== Relationships ==
=== Marsha ===
Otter's daughter and Boar's niece. The two only recently met each other, but Boar is trying her best to get to know her. She bears a striking resemblance to Sorrel. Although progress has been slow, they've been opening up to one another and exchange letters frequently.
=== Tadpole ===
Boar's sibling and the second-hatched member of their troop. They were the closest to Boar during their time as soldiers, and she trusts them greatly. Tadpole frequently sends Boar letters to update her on her sibs' lives, but she has yet to respond to any of them. Secretly, she is afraid of what Tadpole and the rest of her sibs might think if she reaches out to them again.
== Trivia ==
* Boar is virtually deaf in her left ear as a result of an accident with a dragonflame cactus.
* She has a surprisingly good singing voice.
* Her theme song is “Death With Dignity” by Sufjan Stevens.
== Gallery ==
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