Queen Shellsong

Shellsong and NorthWings created by User:Coffeeanddragonenjoyer !
== Description ==
Shellsong is built like most NorthWings, slightly stockier than other tribes. Shellsong is also a pretty large dragon. Her scales fade from light gray to baby blue and back again in patches along her body. Shellsong has the aquatic markings of a common SeaWing, as all royal NorthWings do. Hers are seafoam green. And, like other NorthWing royals, her claws and horns are white. Her inner horns go straight back and her outer horns have two prongs and can also glow green.
As a queen, Shellsong holds herself with pride and poise. She usually wears some form of jewelry and is especially fond of pearls. She has a long scar across her right side from an old challenger. 
== Personality ==
Shellsong is a smart dragon who truly cares about her tribe and listens carefully to the Council of North's suggestions. She spends most of her time running the tribe and doing her duties as queen. In her free time, Shellsong relaxes by holding tasteful parties with nobles and going to art shows. She devotes time to her tribe first and herself second -- her family (especially her dragonets) aren't even on her list of priorities and she can go days without seeing them.
Though Shellsong cares dearly for her subjects, the dragoness makes sure she maintains an aura of dignity and power. She's careful about who she opens up to, though she trusts her husband and advisors. And Shellsong can be brutal. She will sometimes kill a lawbreaker in front of others to demonstrate her power. 
== History ==
Shellsong was born to the previous queen as a princess of the NorthWings. Her mother was somewhat distant, as she was busy running the tribe and knew one of her two dragonets would eventually kill her. But the queen favored Shellsong's sister from the same clutch, Currentclaw. The two shared the same hobbies and pretty blue scales.
But Shellsong did grow close with her father, a powerful dragon with stormy gray scales. He died of a sickness when Shellsong was only five years old. This devastated Shellsong and caused her to rebel against her formal princess lessons. Shellsong began sneaking away from the castle and befriending "commoners." She spent a few years in a sort of rebellious era. 
When Shellsong was eleven, she was exploring near SkyWing territory with one of her lower-ranking friends. They passed some SkyWing guards and the situation escalated until one of the guards killed her friend, unknowing that the witness Shellsong was a princess. Shocked, Shellsong returned to the Palace of Sea and Land and told her family. They debated what to do for a long time. Shellsong first wanted to kill the SkyWing in return, but the more experienced advisors convinced her the cycle of revenge would go on forever. Eventually, the SkyWings gave the NorthWings a sum of money for the life of Shellsong's friend to be given to the tribe and his family. 
After having such a hands-on role in diplomacy and beginning to end her rebellious phase, Shellsong returned to her role as princess with more vigor than before. She wanted to improve her tribe and prevent innocent deaths like that of her friend. She realized she would be the one to kill her mother.
In her twenties, Shellsong successfully challenged her mother. Shellsong's sister, Currentclaw, had been much closer with the queen and was saddened by her death. Currentclaw never fully forgave Shellsong for their mother's death and instead threw herself into her work as general of the military's Aquatic League. 
Shellsong happily took on her new role as queen. She worked with District Leaders and commoners to improve their lives and jobs. However, when in social situations, Shellsong stayed with the nobility. 
The SandWing Succession began while Shellsong was in her forties. She was faced with an impossible choice: involve her tribe in a catastrophic war or hide them completely to keep them safe. So Shellsong chose to hide her tribe beneath the waves and in the cold. 
Ten years into the SandWing Succession, Princess-General Currentclaw challenged Shellsong for the throne. Currentclaw wanted to avenge her mother's death and involve the NorthWings in the war, as they suffered from a lack of trading partners. The fight was long and difficult, but Shellsong killed her sister and earned her biggest scar in the process. 
Ten years later, after the war ended, Shellsong still wants to keep her tribe hidden, fearful that the continent is still unstable and can break into another war. Some of her advisors argue with this, but it's one of the very few issues that Shellsong refuses to budge on. She says she's already had friends killed by needless fighting.
== Relationships ==
Unnamed King/husband - Shellsong's relationship with her husband is more queerplatonic than purely romantic. Shellsong chose him largely for convenience, as he was a decent dragon in the nobility. But they get along quite well. Shellsong doesn't mind his extramarital affairs, she's usually too busy to give him much attention anyway. 
Queen Stormwinds (currently princess) - Shellsong has a feeling this will be the daughter to challenge her. She's wary of Princess Stormwind's fiery nature. 
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