Hieroglyph

Name 	Heiroglyph
 	
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Theme Colour 	Ivory
Theme Animal 	Jackel
Theme Song 	tba
Age 	5
Status 	Alive
Gender 	Female
Pronouns 	She/her
Orientation 	Bisexual
Occupation 	Travaler
Tribe(s) 	Sand
Residense 	Scorpion Den (Formally)
Family 	Vulture (Great-Grandfather), Cobra (Grandmother), Qibli and Sirocco (Uncles), Rattlesnake (possibly adoptive or biological mother)
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Overview
Hieroglyph is a SandWing dragonet. She is the main protagonist of Blossoms Amidst The Ashes. She is part of the Fallenverse. She is related to Qibli's family in some way and was a part of the Talons of Power with her Great-Grandfather Vulture. She left the Talons when Vulture tried to claim the SandWing Throne. She took refuge within the school during the Battle of Jade Mountain and currently lives a nomadic life style with her friend/potential romantic interest Keshki.
Appearance
Hieroglyph is a pretty normal SandWing, in terms of appearance. She has a slim figure, not too unusual for one who grew up in the Scorpion Den, but odd for someone of her status. Hiero has very pale scales ivory with hints of an orange-sienna colour along her spines and sail as well as beige forearms and legs with completely white underscales and wings.
Personality
Hiero is a bitter and resentful dragonet. Growing up in the direct aftermath of an extinction and a mad king has made her not trust others easily and very likely to betray those who might've been foolish enough to trust her. She had severe trust issues, even before the Battle of Jade Mountain. Growing up in the Scorpion Den made Hiero tough and cutthroat because that's what she needed to be to survive. She was taught to believe that nothing in life would be given for free by her Great-Grandfather Vulture. Though she idolised the dragon who raised her, she refused to 'taint' her scales with ink.
Her relationship with Keshki has brought out the dragonet in Hiero. Since meeting the young dragon at the edge of the Kingdom of Sand, Hiero's more caring and nurturing side has come out to look after the distresses young dragon. They claim not to be romantically involved, just two dragons bonding over a shared trauma.
Abilities 
Growing up in the Scorpion Den made Hieroglyph an expert in stealing, deceiving, and lying. She is also proficient with various types of bladed weapons but her go two is throwing knives or the balisong.
Stats
Strength
Charisma
Endurance
Loyalty
Agility
Intelligence
Stealth
Perception
History
Rattlesnake was constantly told that she and her brother Sirocco would never inherit the Talons of Power because Vulture saw them as disappointments and the only dragon he could actually trust to take over was his daughter, and if they wanted to make themselves useful than go out and make or get him an heir. Rattlesnake decided to concieve or steal an egg to please her grandfather. Hieroglyph hatched just weeks later, roughly the same time Qibli hatched. Rattlesnake, seeing some resemblence in the dragonet's scale colour and features with her own, christened her Hieroglyph and gave the hatchling to Vulture, saying that 'if you want your 'perfect' heir, make her yourself because I will have no part in my own downfall.' Hieroglyph was raised in Vulture's image, being taught to be a ruthless killing machine and powerful leader. She took after her great-grandfather in many ways, but refused to 'dirty' her scales by tattooing herself with her victims. She instead decided to collect bird skulls and wear them in her jewelry to serve the same purpose of Vulture's tattoos.
Hieroglyph often heard her great-grandfather ranting about her mother, 'useless without an heir, useless with one', and she began to repeat that phrase and began to treat her 'mother' like crap, always belittling her and with Vulture as a constant looming shadow, Rattlesnake couldn't do anything about it.
Relationships
Rattlesnake
Frankly, Rattlesnake cared little about her daughter. And the only reason, according to Rattlesnake, she had an egg was 'to please grandfather'. Pretty much immediately after Hieroglyph hatched, Rattlesnake dumped her on Vulture to look after. She explained that this was the dragonet he wanted and that this wasn't going to change anything; she would rise to the top of the Talons and not her daughter. Rattlesnake sees Hieroglyph as a reminder of all the things she did wrong and always tries to overshadow her or make Vulture hate her to make herself look better.	Rattlesnake
Frankly, Rattlesnake cared little about her daughter. And the only reason, according to Rattlesnake, she had an egg was 'to please grandfather'. Pretty much immediately after Hieroglyph hatched, Rattlesnake dumped her on Vulture to look after. She explained that this was the dragonet he wanted and that this wasn't going to change anything; she would rise to the top of the Talons and not her daughter. Rattlesnake sees Hieroglyph as a reminder of all the things she did wrong and always tries to overshadow her or make Vulture hate her to make herself look better.	Keshki
Hiero was frankly quite suprised when she found Keshki on the border of the Ice Queendom. The two dragons were extremely mistrustful of each other when they first met. But their relationship overall is a good one, both claim it's not romantic and say it's more they're more like platonic soulmates. Hiero cares deeply about Keshki and wishes her the best when dealing with the death of the IceWings. Keshki is also very concerned for Hieroglyph's mental health. Keshki was also relieved to be doing something other than worry about everything and everyone and grieve the IceWings.	Keshki
Hiero was frankly quite suprised when she found Keshki on the border of the Ice Queendom. The two dragons were extremely mistrustful of each other when they first met. But their relationship overall is a good one, both claim it's not romantic and say it's more they're more like platonic soulmates. Hiero cares deeply about Keshki and wishes her the best when dealing with the death of the IceWings. Keshki is also very concerned for Hieroglyph's mental health. Keshki was also relieved to be doing something other than worry about everything and everyone and grieve the IceWings.
Qibli
Qibli is aware that he has a niece that is his age, he doesn't think having Rattlesnake as a mother did anything positive for the dragonet, though he doesn't think Vulture would be any better. When Hiero sheltered at Jade Mountain during the NightWing/IceWing battle she sought him out because she was aware that she had family at the school. According to Hieroglyph, it was really easy to find him because he bares a striking resemblence to her mother, although she claims that he has a slighly more filled out frame and a duller tail barb that is not bloodstained.	Qibli
Qibli is aware that he has a niece that is his age, he doesn't think having Rattlesnake as a mother did anything positive for the dragonet, though he doesn't think Vulture would be any better. When Hiero sheltered at Jade Mountain during the NightWing/IceWing battle she sought him out because she was aware that she had family at the school. According to Hieroglyph, it was really easy to find him because he bares a striking resemblence to her mother, although she claims that he has a slighly more filled out frame and a duller tail barb that is not bloodstained.	Vulture
Vulture was given Hieroglyph as an offering/present from his granddaughter. Vulture acted no different with Hieroglyph but whenever Rattlesnake and Hiero were in the compound together she would always growl at her daughter that ' just because he's giving you a softer look, doesn't mean he care for you'. Vulture was the Qibli that he could never have, and he raised her to be Qibli's replacement if he decided to betray his family and not join the talons. Vulture still greatly favoured Hieroglyph over Rattlesnake or Sicorro, even going on to say he'd rather give the Talons over to Queen Thorn.	Vulture
Vulture was given Hieroglyph as an offering/present from his granddaughter. Vulture acted no different with Hieroglyph but whenever Rattlesnake and Hiero were in the compound together she would always growl at her daughter that ' just because he's giving you a softer look, doesn't mean he care for you'. Vulture was the Qibli that he could never have, and he raised her to be Qibli's replacement if he decided to betray his family and not join the talons. Vulture still greatly favoured Hieroglyph over Rattlesnake or Sicorro, even going on to say he'd rather give the Talons over to Queen Thorn.
Cobra
Hieroglyph knows pretty much nothing about her grandmother, she's ok with that.	Cobra
Hieroglyph knows pretty much nothing about her grandmother, she's ok with that.	Sirocco
Doesn't know really much about her other uncle, doesn't care enough to find out, she knows that he's an idiot though.	Sirocco
Doesn't know really much about her other uncle, doesn't care enough to find out, she knows that he's an idiot though.
Miscellaneous
*The shortened version of Hieroglyph's name- Hiero- is pronounced /ˈhī(ə)rəˈ/ not /ˈhirō,ˈhērō/
*Solid line on the family tree represent direct relationships, rows are generations and the dashed line between Rattlesnake and Hieroglyph represents an unknown relationship
Family Tree
Timeline
*Rattlesnake's canonical age has never been stated, but she either found, stole, or had Hieroglyph at age 8 (Sirocco would be 8 as well, Qibli would have been hatchling at the time)
*Rattlesnake is 14 now, making her 8 whole years older than her brother Qibli (6) and about an hour older than Sirocco
*Hieroglyph was four when Vulture tried to take Queen Thorn's crown
**She left the Talons of Power just a few days later
Coding Credits
*Wheatproduct
Art Credits
*History.com, edited by me
*unsplash.com, edited by me
*unsplash.com, edited by me
*thetyee.ca, edited by me
*theconversation.com, edited by me
*youregypttours.net, edited by me
Quotes
"An IceWing? Curious, I thought the Dark Army wiped all of you off the map." ~Hiero to Winter
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