Nerodia

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Nerodia, usually referred to as Nero or Captain Nero, is an agender Sand-Sea hybrid and the captain of the Sindbad. Fae is a seafarer and plunderer, who loves faer crew above everything else.
== Appearance ==
Nerodia is a dragon of smaller frame. The main scales are a pale sandy colour and the belly is white. They have bioluminescent scales on their neck, belly, tail and beneath their eyes. The glowing scales on the underside are of a light teal colour, whereas those on hir face are a creamy colour. Nero lacks gills but has webbed talons and a small caudal fin at the end of hir short and slim tail. The sail on hir back is very streamline in its shape, having some tears in it, worn out from years of fighting and sailing. The sail is dark orange with black stripes. Although Nerodia's body shape is more blocky like a SandWing's, faer snout is smooth and long like it's typical for SeaWings, and fae also has long barbels on faer chin. Nero has black sclera and ocean green eyes, though they have lost the left one, which is now covered by a black eyepatch. Furthermore fae has lost one of faer hindlegs, having it replaced with a rudimentary prosthetic. Nero's horns are white and rather short. Ze has some scratches on them. Nero also has a small scar above hir mouth. Nero likes keeping faer claws long and sharp.
Nero is often seen wearing a coat with fur, which gives fae a certain aura of authority. Though on the open sea the coat may not be particularly fitting, as it may get wet. Nero also wears some things fae has stolen such as a pair of diamond shaped earrings, multiple bracelets on faer left claw and small frill clips.
== Personality ==
First impressions of this dragon tend to be wrong, and generally negative. It isn't just faer occupation that leads to dragons mischaracterising faer, though it undeniably plays a role in that quite commonly. Nero is not a dragon who smiles or otherwise emotes a lot, and faer resting face isn't particularly nice and welcoming. However that scowl on hir face is generally not indicative of hir actual feelings. In fact Nero rarely gets mad, and when ze does, it will be quite obvious. 
* kinda grumpy and serious
* may look angry when fae isnt
* cares for people and not hostile unless provocated
* very brave. Would die for faer crewmates
* can be reckless when it's about saving the crew
== Abilities ==
* Tribal Abilities: Nero doesn't need to eat much, which is practical for long trips on the ocean. Fae has poison stingers on the claw, instead of the tail, which suggests that fae might actually have a rare SeaWing mutation rather than inheriting is from hir SandWing side. Nerodia has no fire as well.
* Navigation: Possibly part of faer SeaWing intuition, Nero has a thing for navigation, and is very good with maps. That's why the crew trusts faer intuition and the direction fae picks.
* Music: Ze has quite a nice singing voice. Nero also has a general talent for music, being able to play an instrument (hurdy-gurdy).
* Swimming: Nero is a good swimmer, being able to use hir tail to propel hir body through the father efficiently. As ze lacks gills, ze can't dive for longer periods, though there is also no necessity for that. Ze actually doesn't enjoy swimming or water itself. This skill however is still very handy for somebody that travels the seas.
== Items ==
* Cutlass: Necessary defensive device.
* Compass: For all pirate needs. Though Nero rarely even uses it, and the compass acts more like a lucky charm.
== Relationships ==
Throw in your sapphic (or non sapphic) pirates or sth
=== The Crew ===
* Very positive
The most important dragons in Nero's life are the member of faer pirate crew. Fae trusts them all and would protect them with faer life. They had a huge impact on Nero, when they took fae in. Even the newer members left their mark on the captain.
=== Callicore ===
* Positive
Nerodia and hir crew have helped Cally before.
=== Firefly ===
* Positive
=== Acer ===
* Positive
=== Kingfisher ===
* Negative
Can't have some pirates sail around and steal stuff. That's why the marine and Kingfisher, one of its generals, tries its best to capture Nerodia's crew. Of course, they keep failing to do so, and Nero keeps escaping. Possibly in another world, Kingfisher and Nerodia would have gotten along. In a universe in which Kingfisher did not have to catch faer.
=== Seasick Lunae Marina ===
* Positive
Yay another pirate
== Story ==
The life of this dragon began in the West of the Queendom Ammos in its second largest city, Port Fursa. Besides the native SandWings, this city also had a quite large community of SeaWings, many of which were traveling merchants. Ships were also practically citizens, and the dream of sailing was not an uncommon one for dragonets there to have. 
Nerodia was not the first egg that would come from the parents' relationship. They were already used the whole ordeal of raising dragonets, and in fact Nero's older siblings actually had grown up quite well, being loved by their parents. Nero did not get that privilege though. For whatever reason it was this dragonet that the father ended up not liking, and the mother didn't really care either. And even still during all this, Dia's siblings were treated well. Faer oldest sister eventually had moved out, and wasn't even aware of anything. She was in contact with the family and occasionally visited, but she has become like a distant relative to them, an occasional visitor, like the kind neighbour couple that came by on occasion to talk to Nero's mother and share their weird fish cake.
* parents didn't like hir much
* faer being trans really didn't contribute positively
* eventually ze just left home
* met a pirate crew and joined
== Trivia ==
* Nerodia is a genus of water snakes.
* Fae likes wearing the loot fae has kept. Nero usually gives away a large part of it.
* Despite being a seafarer, fae is not a huge fan of water, much like many SandWings. However, ze really loves hir job as well as travelling around the ocean.
* Nerodia and faer crew had fought against many sea serpents. At this point the sight of one does not scare them anymore.
* Fae kind of dislikes the taste of fish but eats it anyway when there's nothing else when you're traveling on a ship.
* Nero loves grilled steak.
* Sea also loves flowers. Not for food, of course. Although....
* Nerodia occasionally visits Pantala.
* The pirate crew has barely any men.
* For a price the crew takes other dragons on board and brings them to their desired location. They're cheaper than the regular ferry and are willing to take on those wanted by the law, which means there is quite a good amount of dragons wanting to take the service.
* The fleet consists of at least four ships.
== Gallery ==
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Category:SandWings
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Category:Status (Commoner)
Category:Occupation (Criminal)
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