Tiko

.:Perseverance:.
"the people of the far seas call me the wavemaker, but you can call me tiko."
he x him • retired explorer x collector • demi-bi
doing a little revamping...
belongs to radar.
for as wide as the archipelago is, one dragon is known by all. the list of his accomplishments is so long, not one can recall all the stories except tiko himself. known by many names, this dragon's legacy will go down in history as one of the greatest feats of this century. born from humble beginnings on a small island known as myrtle's scale. 
Tiko 	Tiko
 	
Art By 	radar
Background Information	Background Information
Aesthetics 	ocean waves / rusty swords / chests / castle tapestries /
Creator 	radar
Attribute 	heroism / pride / survivor's guilt / bravery / hiding the past /
Element 	saltwater / rust / seafoam / sunlight /
Color 	light blue / brown / pastel purple / cream /
Animal 	llama
Song 	frame of mind ~ tristam
Character Information 	Character Information
Age 	56 (hy)
Gender 	male
Orientation 	demiromantic bisexual
Occupation 	explorer (retired) / collector / storyteller /
Nicknames 	tiko / the great explorer, tiko / wayfinder / wavemaker / godslayer /
Tribe 	seawing mutt
Goal 	cope with his past experiences
Residence 	myrtle's scale (formerly) / beacon city (currently) /
Relatives 	unnamed parents
Allies 	dawnbreak / bross (deceased) / tammy (deceased) / fans /
Enemies 	pirates / criminals / embura /
Likes 	exploring (formerly) / his friends / himself / impressing others / fans / talking about his achievements /
Dislikes 	swimming / the smell of lilac / the ocean temple ruins / his photographic memory / conspiracy theories / showing weakness /
Abilities 	normal seawing abilities / great athletic capabilities / photographic memory /
Weapons 	sword / talons / teeth /
Loves 	had a few short-term relationships in the past
Quote 	i could never forget the location of that blasted place. it haunts me... like a vengeful ghost...
.:Looks:.
"thank you for your efforts. that'll be all."
Tiko is an interesting individual, his appearance is appears to have a mixture of several different tribes. Though his SeaWing side is the most dominant, he has features from SandWings, RainWings, and SkyWings. At least from what can be seen physically. Shimmering pastel blue scales cover most of the mutt's body with a mixture of dark and light colors here and there. Interestingly, Tiko's eyes are brown and blue with the left one being brown and right being blue.
His sail is similar in shape to that of a SandWing, with soft arcs going along his back. This color is darker than his main scales and has an added cyan to it. The sail also semi-transparent. Long, bendy horns protrude from the back of his head and are dark tealish blue in color. A large feathery ruff consisting of long, dull pink feathers are scattered along the cheekbone area, just below his ears. Sky blue is painted across his back on along his gills. This same color is seen in his right eye as well, with brown filling in his left eye.
The mutt's underbelly consists of a bright cream color with pale pastel purple luminous patterns studding it like jewels. These are the only luminous patterns found on his body and are proven to be useless. A chest fin also appears, being the same color as his sail. This fin eventually disappears in the belly area. A thin row of pale pastel pink scales separate Tiko's main scales from his underbelly. Though it isn't just the pastel pink in there, as the purple from his luminous patterns joins in every now and then too.
Light purple crawls up his paws, disappearing before reaching the elbows. The purple on the hindlegs disappears before they reach his knees. A lot of different shades and tints of pastel and sky blue cover his body. Pale blues appear on the body between his legs, deeper blues spread across his shoulders like bruises. Sky blue crawls from the tip of his thick tail to the mid-point. Additionally, it crawls down from the wings and fades back into the color of his main scales.
Compared to the rest of him, Tiko's wings aren't too impressive. They're considerably droopy and often hang next his his body. The membranes are a combination of the sail membrane color and a deep sky blue. Hooked wing spurs are the color of his wavy horns. Like trophies, scars decorate his body, from neck to tail in addition to a nick in his left ear. These were all gained from his adventures and have all mostly healed. Perhaps the most noticeable ones is the scar on his shoulder, the one on his tail, and the small one below his right eye.
Tiko has a stocky build with a rather long neck, medium-length snout, and powerful legs. His talons are sharp, but aren't webbed, so if he were to swim underwater, he cups his paws to make it a bit easier. The only accessories he ever wore was a scabbard tied around his tail (which he has since removed) as well as a golden band around his right wrist. This band has the names of the now disbanded group he formed with his friends written on the inside of it. An old bloodstain is seen clearly and looks like rust.
.:Acts:.
"i'm sorry... i can't take you there. i swore i'd never go there ever again."
*brave and heroic. comes off as mysterious and whimsical with an added celebrity ego. talks about his past adventures a lot and can always recall them with precision.
*great at storytelling and setting the mood. might sometimes exaggerate things a bit to make him sound cooler than he actually was.
* always loves talking to his fans, not that many come by his little self-indulgent museum. 
**speaking of which, it's little just a small, two-story building with the bottom floor being a "museum" of some sort. trophies he's collected from his adventures over the years are kept here. the top floor is the living quarters.
*a little bit egotistical, but knows when to tone it down. is rather reclusive and doesn't go out in public too often.
* is incredibly afraid of the ocean temple where his friends, bross and tammy, got killed. often acts a little nervous when it is brought up and desperately tries to change the subject.
*has a photographic memory and can recall all of the adventures he ever went on... even the bad ones. now considers this to be a curse, as he'll never forget his last expedition nor the location of said expedition.
*deals with survivor's guilt and feels responsible for the deaths of his two closest friends. tries his best not to blame himself, but can't help it sometimes.
*hates feeling vulnerable in front of fans, most of them whom see him as a fearless, awesome, and amazing hero and wants to live up to that standard in front of them.
*was never into conspiracy theories and personally finds all of them a bunch of gibberish. also wasn't particularly interested in mythology.
*will gladly shut down any ideas he doesn't consider to be good.
.:Biography:.
"ah... my past. the list of achievements i've done are quite endless. strap in, this story might take awhile."
a brief history
*grew up in a huge archipelago of islands in the ocean separating pyrrhia from pantala. is found on the outskirts of the seawing kingdom and continues into unknown territory.
*his childhood hometown was myrtle's scale, a bit of a small island close to the seawing kingdom. he spent most of his time helping others and exploring the wild part of the island. 
**oh yeah, and his birth name was perseverance. he soon changed it to "tiko" because that was his childhood nickname that he liked way more than perseverance.
*started his "hero career" at the age of 15 when pirates invaded his island and kidnapped a few dragons, including tiko's father who the captain apparently had beef with.
*promised he would go after the pirates and bring everyone back home safely. was a pretty fearless and brave kid.
*it took him 3 years to do this, but when he did come back, he was treated like a hero. unfortunately, he didn't come back with his father, who had been killed by the captain.
*i'll now start jumping around the timeline.
* met mudwing mutt named bross and an icewing mutt named tammy in a tavern while starting out dawnbreak joined a few years later (though they were absent during the ocean temple exploration).
*they didn't exactly start off as good friends, bross was rather condescending and tammy was stand-offish.
*did manage to gain their trust, though and when he did, the three of them became inseparable.
.:Prowess:.
"oh, i can tell you the story about how a climbed a mountain with my wings tied."
Stamina 	✦✦◎◎◎ (12)
Proficiency	◎◎◎◎◎ (10)
Creativity 	★★★☆☆ (3)
Charisma 	✦✦✦◎◎ (13)
Intelligence	◎★★★★ (6)
Perception 	◎◎★★★ (7)
*can breathe underwater, has a few luminous patterns (not enough to be particularly useful), and has underwater vision (no night vision though). 
**has vowed to never go swimming underwater ever again.
* somewhat strong and very good at sword-fighting. doesn't do well against multiple enemies, which is the reason he worked in a group. 
**isn't as good as he used to be due mostly to scars.
*photographic memory that is considered a curse to him. could never forget even if he tried.
.:Interactions:.
"i don't really do friends anymore... but i always have time for my fans."
please roleplay beforehand
Dawnbreak
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Very Positive
Tammy
one of his former crewmates that died in the monument built by a god of deception. one of the closest friends he ever had and will never forget him. whenever anyone brings up where tammy is now, tiko only answers with "he's gone off to find his own calling." feels incredibly guilty and responsible for his death even though there was nothing he could've done about it. the smell of lilac reminds him of tammy, one of the reasons he hates it.
Very Positive
Bross
one of the closest friends tiko ever had.
Very Positive
Embura
a "friend" of his.
Negative
.:Trivia:.
"this is dawnbreak, my other half. and perhaps the only reason i'm still into this."
*has heterochromia iridum, as one of his eyes is brown and one is blue.
*originally had much different concepts and design before switching to this. he was going to have a much darker color palette and was going to have a cape made out of leaves held together by a brass ring around his neck. i believe he was also originally going to be an inventor / explorer.
*very much an atheist.
.:Gallery:.
"it's a bunch of garbage! in other words, they're saying 'he never really did exist!'"
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