Hue (Art OC Contest)!

whee
oh darn not whee why's this so hard 
okay there is no gender as of now because idk what gender this dragon is yet so yah
Code Base	Himmalerin
Attribute	colour
Age 	???????
Gender 	???????
Sexuality	???????
Tribe 	rainwings
Residence	wherever the jungle leads
the rainforest is vibrant. energetic. full of life. everywhere you turn, there is a new sight to behold: a chattering monkey, blooms the size of a dragon's head. a tree heavy with ripened fruit. 
it seems so...magical.
but your wandering takes you further than you thought it would, and soon, you are lost. night falls quickly, and the air fills with bone-chilling howls. fear grips at your heart.
the ever-shifting colors of this dragon are a dizzying sight to behold. they are engaged in an endless chase, running after each other across the scales of hue's back. even for a rainwing, they are so very, very vibrant; a veritable motley of pigmentation. There is no consistency, no constant. 
the only guarantee is that they are forever changing, even in sleep.
but...it's more than just that. hue's body seems to morph, as well. at once young and old, short and tall. a snout that is flat and thick one moment, and the next, long and narrow. the varying size and shape and color of this dragon makes it impossible for all but the most perceptive to identify them. 
Code Base 	Himmalerin
Strength 	jar-opener 7/10
Dexterity 	scarily flexible 9/10
Constitution	the picture of health 10/10
Intelligence	memorizes well 6/10
Wisdom 	would put a tomato in a smoothie 4/10
Charisma 	just...normal? 5/10
before your panic completely sets in, a dragon drops down from the trees. his...her...? scales are brilliant, almost blinding; lit up like a beacon and as colorful as a rainbow.
startled, you flinch away.
they speak, but it takes a moment for you to realize that you've been addressed. their voice is soothing, but indistinct. it rises up at the end to form a question: "Are you doing alright, my friend?" 
the sort of dragon who stands with the group, but a little ways apart, fidgeting with claws and talons and scales unless invited, an expression of uncertainty on their face. uncomfortable and restless without commands to follow. they need to be directed. they need guidance. 
how ironic is it that hue now acts as a guide?
fluid and whimsical, as inconsistent as the shifting colours of Rainwing scales...but despite this, a reassuring presence, even with the absent-minded, faraway look in their multi-coloured eyes. there is a distant brightness to them; a well-meaning spirit in spite of their many idiosyncrasies. 
Code Base 	Himmalerin
Attribute 	colour
Voice 	round and nebulous, like someone speaking underwater
Occupation	painter
Weapons 	paintbrush and paint
Favors 	???????
Disfavors 	???????
you stifle a scream, realizing that this dragon has just offered to help, and that responding to their offer of help with a scream would be very off-putting and rude. but still, you stifle a scream. 
because this dragon didn't actually speak. 
their mouth didn't move. and yet, you heard their words, distorted as they were. you struggle for a few moments more, shaky and tired, certain that this is some sort of wild fever dream. 
because hue...hue is not a dragon. hue is fluid colours and morphing shapes, dripping talons and blurred features. a voice that is calming, but ambiguous. a voice that is claimed as their own, but which they do not speak with from their mouth. hue is not a dragon. hue was never a dragon. 
hue is the product of animus magic. 
the rainwings once told of a time when each dragon had only one colour: the colour of the soul. but the rainwings with their many colours were different; they were animi, and soulless. so they enchanted their scales to change their colours, to give the appearance of emotion in a tribe that felt none. 
Code Base	Himmalerin
Relatives	???????
Friends 	???????
Enemies 	???????
Abilities	painting
Goal 	type here
Aesthetic	bright colors, lowercase letters
the dragon repeats their query, pulling you out from your thoughts. "Are you lost?" they ask. "I can help you find your way." you blink. they still aren't using their mouth to speak.
they just stand there, waiting for an answer.
you consider your options. either you follow this stranger to moons-know-where, or you spend the night wandering around the rainforest, getting more and more lost. 
but some say that the the story is false. they say that it was not that the animi were soulless, but that they had too many souls; that their scales began to change colours because of them. they say that the rainwing animi would cast enchantments daily in an attempt to rid themselves of their additional souls. 
it never worked.
then one day, a young dragonet had an epiphany. she realized that, while her tribe had always enchanted objects to try and deplete themselves of magic, they had never tried to enchant an object to specifically take it away. she retreated into a secluded part of the rainforest to test her theory. 
Code Base 	Himmalerin
Attribute 	colour
Voice 	round and nebulous, like someone speaking underwater
Occupation	painter
Weapons 	paintbrush and paint
Favors 	???????
Disfavors 	???????
another howl pierces the air, shrill and hideous. you decide that wherever this stranger leads you to can be no worse than where you currently are. you hurriedly agree to follow them.
they smile and nod and take off running. 
you follow after them, speeding past rocks and around tree trunks, ducking under branches and jumping over fallen logs. how is this dragon so fast? how does this dragon know exactly where to go?
she had to write it down first, of course. all of the rainwing elders taught that an enchantment should be written first, so that there were no mistakes when speaking it aloud. but what should she enchant? she gazed around the clearing, at the trees and the flowers and the rocks.
it couldn't be something that was mortal or movable.
but, what if it were something that moved on its own? ideas whirred through her mind, and she dipped her quill into her inkwell to jot them down. except, it wasn't ink that appeared on the paper of her scroll. it was bright green paint. she blinked. her eyes flicked towards the stack of inkwells she'd brought with her.
Code Base 	Himmalerin
Strength 	jar-opener 7/10
Dexterity 	scarily flexible 9/10
Constitution	the picture of health 10/10
Intelligence	memorizes well 6/10
Wisdom 	would put a tomato in a smoothie 4/10
Charisma 	just...normal? 5/10
the dragon skids to a stop. you catch up to him, your head hanging down as you gulp in air, completely winded from the run. when you raise your eyes, you find that they have disappeared.
you look around, but they left no trace.
it is then that you realize the stranger has led you right to the edge of the rainforest. you never even got to thank them for helping you find your way out.
Huehuehue.png|A lovely image made by ScrollreadertheTribird!
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