Coruscation

This character belongs to DragonSage1331.
With a large frame and muscles the envy of many a MudWing, many believe that Coruscation is just another daughter of Sensou. Imagine their surprise, then, when the RainWing turns out to be one of the kindest dragons they'll ever meet.
Coruscation is in the Camp Gin Chi universe.
== Description ==
Towering above most of her friends, Coruscation is one of the biggest and strongest dragons in Camp Gin Chi. Her large frame is pure muscle with only a little fat, bulky legs leading to paws seemingly sculpted out of stone. Both her tail and neck ripple with mass, a deep and broad barrel chest connecting the two. Her face is long and blocky, her ears are small and curled, her white horns and claws are covered in dirt and pieces of plants. She is not pretty, but no one can deny her strength.
Her scales are a royal blue speckled with lilac, as if the blossoms themselves were floating on ocean waves. The rich navy darkens in color down her legs, tail, snout, and wings, ending in a shade of indigo at the tip of each limb. The wing membranes themselves are lavender, affixed to a rather small wingspan compared to most other RainWings.
While this is the appearance she wears most often, being able to shift her scales means that she sometimes takes on different appearances, though all with the same base colors of purple and blue. As she says, she's got to give some idea of who she is. 
Some examples she's shifted to in the past include ice blue base scales with mottled navy and tyrian purple overscales and silver scale lining, golden scales with hundreds of tiny purple and blue specks all over her body, a white and purple ensemble with gray and blue wings, and black scales with blue jaguar spots and purple scale lining.
Her eyes, however, don't change regardless of whatever arrangement of scales she has on. They are an icy blue, the color of glaciers up in IceWing territory, and the only indication she has besides her abnormal build that she isn't a normal RainWing. They seem normal most of the time, but when she is angry or upset her eyes seem to pierce right through the offender. She often has to apologize for this, as her inadvertent glare has been known to make even the toughest dragons cry. When her glare doesn't immediately stop, you should run.
Since she grew up in the rainforest, where clothing is more of a hassle than a help, Coruscation doesn't usually wear anything other than her scales. The one exception is flower crowns, which she helps the younger campers make in her free time. They've taken to giving them to her, so it's not uncommon to see the RainWing wearing a circlet of chrysanthemums or a diadem of daisies.
== Personality ==
While most of her siblings love a good fight, Coruscation detests combat, viewing it as an unnecessary escalation only to be engaged in when her life or the lives of others are at risk. She prefers to solve conflict with a nice discussion or debate, making sure both sides get a chance to express their point of view. 
The RainWing has incredible patience, largely stemming from having to rein in her more impulsive siblings and friends. It takes a lot to tick her off, and even then she rarely raises her voice. When she gets quiet, that's a sign that she is extremely angry.
Though she is slow to anger, there are several topics that are a touchy subject for her, and while they may not make her extremely angry, they are a good way to get her to dislike you until she has calmed down enough to forgive you. One such topic is insults aimed at her mother. She views Mangrove as a figure close to the kami in importance, and a dragon who she aims to be like in word and deed. Another topic is insults aimed at her friends. While she is willing to forgive otherwise intolerable acts against herself, that leniency stops when those acts involve her friends. 
She is deeply honorable, to the point where it borders on stupidity at times. She never strikes first in a fight, even when it would save her injury, refuses to fight unarmed enemies until she is given no other option, and treats every opponent as a worthy one until they give her cause to question that. This makes her rather gullible, as she simply can't comprehend that other dragons would willingly lie or cheat or steal, and is inclined to think the best of them even when she does catch them in the act. 
Compassionate and kind, she believes that everyone deserves a second chance. However, that does not mean she will forgive every single transgression. She has a three-strike policy for enemies or hostile dragons. Fool her once, shame on you. Fool her twice, shame on her. Fool her three times, and you're out of luck. She will not judge based on outer appearances or first impressions, waiting until she has gotten to know you before forming a definitive opinion. She has garnered a reputation as the healer to go to when you've injured yourself in a manner you really don't want others to know about.
She is also very polite, always remembering her pleases and thank yous and making sure to treat anyone she meets with respect. To her, no one deserves to be treated the way her father treated her mother. 
With a love of meeting new dragons and a sunny disposition, Coruscation is very good at making friends. Barring extremely unusual circumstances, it is easy to be friends with her as well. She is incredibly loyal, up for anything that isn't super illegal, very supportive no matter what, willing to give the scales off her back to anyone who asks, and will lay down her life for you without a second thought.
She has a soft spot for the younger campers and is sympathetic to their situation, since she was in their position once. Taken from their territories for their own safety, possibly never to see their family or home again, and landing in a strange new environment where dragons are telling them a bunch of words they don't know. While she's adjusted, she knows that they have not, and is perfectly willing to answer all of their questions and be with them when they are lonely or missing home.
To her, the Healer's Pathway is the path she has set herself on, but she knows that others wish she had chosen a different pathway. She does not care what they think, since her mother and her friends approve of her decision, though she has not gotten approval from her father. She knows she shouldn't care what he thinks, since he has never been a part of her life, yet on occasion, she wonders. Does Sensou even know what she's doing? Does he care? Will she get struck down one day by heavenly fire, the only thing left of her a pile of ashes and a cautionary tale? 
== History ==
Coruscation was the result of a one-night stand between Mangrove, a RainWing healer, and Sensou, the kami of war and calamity. Unaware of Sensou's kami nature until the morning after, Mangrove kicked him out of the tree she lived in when she found out, refusing to be yet another of the kami's romantic conquests.
Her extended family did not agree with her having an egg without being married, so she raised the dragonet alone, with no help from either the kami or her bloodline. Mangrove didn't let that stop her from being a good parent, instilling in her child the values of compassion, patience, loyalty, and non-violence. Coruscation grew up a well-loved dragonet, with an interest in healing and a deep appreciation for all forms of life.
When Coruscation was about eight, she realized that though she had been born a boy, she didn't feel like one at all. Her mother was nothing but accepting of how she felt, though this alienated them both further from Mangrove's extended family. Coruscation didn't care. She had all she needed with her mother by her side.
By the time she reached the age of fourteen, she'd undergone a full transition with the aid of her mother and several other healers. She felt more free than she'd ever been, and her confidence grew by leaps and bounds. She began to explore the surrounding area, fetching plants for her mother whenever she found ones she recognized.
Later that year, during an otherwise routine herb run, things changed for Coruscation yet again. She was on her way back from an unsuccessful day out when she was knocked to the ground by something falling from above. She screamed as she stared into the face of what could only be a monster. Her mother had told her tales of yokai, such as the tsurube-otoshi, a monster that dropped out of the tops of trees, but it couldn't be real!
It leaned forward and lunged, wielding a tanto, and something in her brain switched on. Suddenly, she knew exactly what to do, despite never having been in a fight in her life. She dodged every attack and returned with one of her own, using the branch of a nearby tree to beat the thing to death. 
Coruscation ran home crying and covered in the thing's blood, all thoughts of herbs forgotten. She told her mother what had happened, shaking like a leaf as she did so. When she finished, her mother got a serious look on her face.
Mangrove then told Coruscation about her father, about who he was and what that meant for her. She would be in danger her whole life unless she went to a place called Camp Gin Chi, where she and other dragons like her could learn how to navigate the world of the kami and the yokai.
She left the next morning, tearfully embracing her mother and promising to write every week. 
When she arrived, she initially didn't like the camp very much. She missed her mother. She missed her home. She missed not having to worry about dying every day. The only thing she liked were the healing classes, but everyone seemed to not like that she was doing that. Then a surly TempestWing was dragged kicking and screaming through the barrier by Konton, who then assigned Coruscation to make sure that they didn't get themselves into trouble. It was a rough start, but soon she knew she had found her best friend.
== Powers ==
Enhanced Fighting Skills: Coruscation, like all children of Sensou, has what some call a sixth sense for combat. She can counter or mimic someone's fighting style after a minute or two of observation, recognize someone through the way they fight, wield weapons she's never used as if she's been doing it her whole life, and generally do things in battle that would be otherwise impossible if she wasn't a Sensou kid. 
Weapon Summoning: Coruscation can summon any weapon within a mile of her if she knows how they work. However, this does not mean that she is good at using them, as is the case with many ranged weapons. 
Enhanced Strength: She isn't sure whether she got this from her kami parent, from some random MudWing ancestor, or from some combination of the two, but Coruscation is very strong, well past the top strength of a MudWing. She can lift and hold heavy objects for long periods of time, including unconscious dragons, which is a big help in her chosen field. Though she rarely uses this ability in battle, when she does choose to she is a force to be reckoned with, combining her innate strength with her war club prowess to get the fight over with as fast as possible. 
=== Weaknesses ===
Thin Scales: Her strength means that she can shrug off most physical hits, but attacks utilizing tribal abilities are another matter. Coruscation still has the thin scales of a RainWing, regardless of her strength, and if her opponent spits fire or frostbreath, the injuries she'd suffer would be more severe than those dealt to a non-RainWing.
== Abilities ==
Color Changing: As a RainWing, Coruscation can change her scale color to any shade she wishes. She doesn't usually use it for stealth, as her large frame means that enemies would hear her even if they couldn't see her.
Healing: Even before she came to Camp Gin Chi, Coruscation wanted to be a healer. She hung on to her mother's every word and shadowed her at her work, learning the names of native plants and remedies as she did so. When she began taking classes under the tutelage of Flowertender, her skill only increased, what she'd learned from Mangrove giving her an unintentional advantage over her classmates. Now, she's considered to be second only to the DriftWing and a few others in skill, and is the only dragon who Asuga trusts to patch them up.
Gardening: Coruscation is a skilled gardener, knowing enough about plants as a healer to make sure they get what they need to flourish. She keeps a small garden of herbs, healing plants, and flowers near the edge of the woods, so that if she needs the plants to heal she has a ready supply.
Kanabo Mastery: Coruscation, though unwilling to fight most of the time, recognizes the need to be prepared for yokai attacks. She has put long hours into mastering her chosen weapon, an iron-studded war club known as the kanabo. 
Cooking: Since Mangrove often worked late as a healer, Coruscation learned to prepare her own meals to make things easier for her mother. She can cook both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals, though as a vegetarian herself she prefers to make the former. 
Tree Climbing: While she is below average at flying, Coruscation is a better climber than half the camp. Having lived in the treetops for most of her life, where air travel is more of a hindrance than a benefit, she can scale a pine tree in just under two minutes, shimmy up and down large sections of trunk, and know which branches are stable or unstable with a single glance.
Yokai Knowledge: When Mangrove broke up with Sensou, she made it her business to learn about anything that could threaten her unborn child. She told a young Coruscation this knowledge as stories, hoping to give her daughter an edge at survival. Years later, Coruscation can still recall the names of every yokai she was told about, what each one can do, and how to defeat it.
=== Weaknesses ===
Lack of Training: While Coruscation is a child of Sensou, she despises unnecessary combat and thus is not taking the Warrior Pathway. The only combat-related classes she is taking are the necessary self-defense ones and sparring matches with her friends. Thus, she is not as well-versed in combat as some of her siblings, and would likely lose badly in a fight against them.
No Venom: Her kami heritage means that Coruscation lacks the venom typical of most RainWings, and any attempt to spit it leaves her with a nasty cough.
== Relationships ==
=== Family ===
Mangrove: Coruscation loves her mother dearly. She always wishes to make her happy, and would do anything to keep her safe. This is why she agreed to go to Camp Gin Chi, as she knew Mangrove would be in danger if she stayed. They exchange letters frequently, with Coruscation asking for her mother's guidance in nearly all important matters. However, Mangrove recognizes that her daughter is getting too old to always listen to her, and tells her to do what she thinks is right, regardless of what her mother says.
Sensou: WIP
Titanoboa: WIP
Azayaka: WIP
Torrefy: WIP
Unmei: WIP
=== Camp Gin Chi ===
==== Counselors ====
ask to be added!
==== Campers ====
Asuga
At first, Coruscation and Asuga were on neutral terms at best and openly hostile towards one another at worst. Asuga vehemently opposed being assigned what they called a babysitter, and Coruscation had no idea why Asuga was being so mean to her when she was just doing her job. Furthermore, Coruscation's dislike of combat put her at odds with the TempestWing, who was more comfortable with viciously fighting and even killing if it meant protecting dragons. This led to several months of bickering, arguments, and once even a physical fight. Despite their differences, however, they grew to respect each other and eventually formed a close friendship. They like many of the same things, have similar value systems even if their views on carrying them out differ, and work well together as classmates, teammates, and sparring partners. Coruscation developed feelings for her friend that ran deeper than camraderie, and was unsure whether to voice those feelings or keep them hidden. During a fight, however, Asuga revealed they felt the same way, and the two are now happily dating.
== Trivia ==
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Category:Females
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Category:Occupation (Healer)
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