Aesculapian

Aesculapian 	Aesculapian
ARTIST 	base by batwiink, colored by angel
CREATOR 	bug
THEME ANIMAL 	aesculapian snake
COLOR 	sandy brown
THEME ELEMENT	desert
Character 	Character
GENDER 	male
PRONOUNS 	he/him
AGE 	unknown...it seems like he's been around forever...
Tribe 	sandwing
OCCUPATION 	performer
Relatives 	unknown
RESIDENCE 	wherever he can find work
ALLIES 	none
ENEMIES 	everybody
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APPEARANCE
Aesculapian is a poised snake, always ready to strike. He has a lean build, though is still every bit as scary as a dragon twice the size of him. He has dead black eyes that always seem to be peeling the secrets and lies off of every dragon that sees him. His scales are a dusty yellow, with snakelike patterns overlaying them. His frill is cut in many places. He even moves like a snake, silent and slithering. He is intimidating, to say the least, and has never shown any fear or uncertainty, as far as anybody can remember. He is tough and wiry, suited to physical combat and nimble enough to navigate the trapezes that hang in his tent. His tail barb was hacked off in some long-ago fight.
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PERSONALITY
Having grown up in a rough part of the sand kingdom, one would expect Aesculapian to be hardened and gruff. While he resembles most of the other dragons in his part of the kingdom, he doesn't share their disposition in any way. He is sly and manipulative, and surprisingly quite charming when he wants to be. One can almost ignore his cold eyes and calculating expression. Almost. He is twice as clever as any dragon that comes across him, always four steps ahead. He chose his own name, Aesculapian, to remind others that even if something is venomless, it can still be dangerous. 
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HISTORY
Aesculapian grew up in one of the worse parts of the Scorpion den. He had always been ruthless, able to do whatever was needed to get the job done. He won, most of the time. When he couldn't, he cheated. When he was a young dragonet, he got into a fight with a much older dragon over a camel. He won, of course. But not before his tail barb had been cut off. From then on, he used the name Aesculapian, flaunting his venomlessness, relying on it. When dragons saw his disfigured appearance, they assumed him weak. He could use that.
After his dragonethood, he quickly found his calling in the circus tent. He amassed an expert for sleight of hand and trickery, and started performing. There, he met a wonderful dragoness called Ikaheca. She was the first dragon he'd ever tolerated. They became close very quickly. She was the best friend he'd ever had, and vice versa. Their friendship seemed to survive everything.
Until it didn't.
When Ikaheca died, Aesculapian took very little time to mourn. He knew that she was never coming back, and he wouldn't waste time wishing for it. However, he did go a bit crazy with nobody to talk to. He started to believe that everyone was against him, and everyone was plotting to destroy him.
He'd gained a small group of fans from his time at the circus, and with that publicity, he started his own. He recruited dragons from all over, promising a better life, friends, good pay. Inevitably, dragons fell for his trap
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