Basil

basil 	basil
 	
artist 	issac
background 	background
creator 	revek
attribute 	shrugs
element 	earth
flower 	sunflowers
color 	icy, pale blue
song 	??
character 	character
age 	~8 dy
gender 	nonbinary
pronouns 	he/silk
orientation	aroace
occupation 	artist, amateur gardener
tribe 	leafwing
goal 	he's not sure himself
nicknames 	n/a
residence 	the poison jungle
relatives 	parents, a couple siblings
likes 	rainy days, mushrooms, cloudless nights, open fields, the rumbling of thunder
dislikes 	bright sunlight, large crowds, feeling trapped
abilities 	weak leafspeak
loves 	n/a
quote 	-
==Appearance==
He is muted greens and gentle warm hues, leaves on the cusp of yellowing for fall. Wings and sails shaped like leaflets or flames, burnished with an orange faded before it could bloom. Speckled with yellow paler than the sun and horns as dark and curled as the branches of a slender tree. Silk is the edge between summer and autumn, colors of a world moments from a fall.
Slouched, with a posture that never learned to straighten, softened with a youth that has not quite left. There is a tiredness, an exhaustion that never quite lifts. Yet, he smiles, a warm little thing still infused with warmth.
Black eyed susans grow entwined with orange ribbons that fall beneath silks ears, bright and breathing. They sit above eyes as bright as a burnt out sky, cold as light filtered through ice in a frozen lake. Blue, a blue so intense it glows, with a vibrance that never seems to leave until the last of the day's lights blink out.
Silk is tall. Much taller than Moraine. Trust.
==Personality==
Every interaction one might have with Basil is through a filter of tiredness. His is an exhaustion that cannot be cured with sleep, an apathy that clings to his every waking moment even as he tries his best to express and to care.
Only when conversation stumbles across one of his interests does he truly seem to wake. Words spill out in a flood, and although he is not the most eloquent of speakers, his clear passion shines through. Any new interest he gains is one that he dives headfirst into, absorbing as much information as he can until it's all wrung dry. He wants to learn as much as he can, although that ambition is always held back by fear, a worry that he will fail if he tries to experiment in anything new. It usually works out well, but it's difficult to find his confidence.
He struggles with some sort of executive dysfunction, unable to focus unless the world itself gifts him with just the right conditions.
*afraid to experiment but tries sometimes, and it usually works out well. wants to keep learning
*takes care of some plants, finds it difficult because silk forgets easily. he's trying though
*it's nice to have the company
*really needs to be talking to people all the time but has like a nonexistent social battery = misery
*really loves talking!! gets to rambling by accident. hapepns often
:*rambles MORE when stressed. please be quiet.
*generally gets pretty stressed pretty easily, very good at procrastinating yet always finds a way to get through things, somehow
:*getting work done is such a magical boost to silks mood
*really likes thinking about stories
*competitive (extremely) tries to suppress it
==History==
Born in the SapWing village, Basil was among several other dragonets, barely old enough to remember their own names, that all liked to wander too much, plunging into the dangerous shadows of the Poison Jungle without fear. They were careful of course, alert for predators and the quivering, open maws of plants hungry for prey. They were always called back, or always found their way back home, but before the adults could catch them and make them settle down, all the little dragonets would go scattering again, exploring the wilderness that enclosed their home.
Soon, they developed paths to take, each time encroaching a little further into unexplored territory. Basil was often pushed ahead, gifted with just enough leafspeak to keep everyone safe. They explored the jungle that never ended… until one day it did.
Sunlight glittered on the other side of the trees, and as they warily crawled forward, an entire savannah opened before them, yellowed grass swaying under a brilliantly blue, open sky. Tall, incomprehensible structures stretched over the horizon, the one nearest to them within only a few hours of flight. They didn't understand the openness, or the Hives, so they retreated. However, fearing that unknown could only hold off their curiosity for so long.
It became a regular spot for them to go, a secret tucked away in the middle of an open space. They played among the grass, Basil often making them bend, creating the illusion of shapes over the expanse of the blades, a trick that the other dragonets clapped at and cheered on. Yet they could only stay undiscovered for so long.
It was the HiveWings that found them. 
The others scattered, but Basil didn't know fear well, not back then. The HiveWings, large and menacing as they were, striped with the black and yellows the dragonets were always warned of, turned out to be… quite friendly.
They struck up a conversation, disapproved of his friends abandoning him, and displayed the proper amount of excitement when Basil showed them how he could make the grass move, and by the end of it all one of them invited him back to the Hive. Assuming it a quick visit or a vacation, one he could later share extravagant tales of, he agreed.
==Relationships==
Moraine - A good friend of Basil's, although they're much shorter than him. 
Gallica - A good friend! They'll chat often, and though their interests differ they tend to get along well nonetheless.
Pluto - Newer friend. Has a lot more energy than Basil but Basil likes having them around.
Starcross - Thank you for listening to my unending galaverse rambles lol
==Trivia==
*Named after the Omori character, although the two are fairly different
*Sensitive to strong sunlight, tends to stay in the shade
==Gallery==
BasilRefLucentfalls.png|Mezepheles
SuspiciousBasil.png|Mezepheles
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BasilBirthdayMezepheles.png|Mezepheles
BasilVultureLoquatic.png|Loquatic
Basil-BluFeather.png|BLuFeather
Basil_BluFeather1.png|BLuFeather
BasilCrowji.png|Crowji
BasilWhale-is-best-boi.png|Whale-is-best-boi
BasilMayuri.png|~Sonora of the Sandwings and Rainwings~
BasilDraconicAxolotl.png|DraconicAxolotl
BasilThe_Myth.jpg|SableShroom
BasilDewflight.png|Dewflightdasnoconelover
BasilBeesunsets.png|SunsetTheSkyWing0w0
BasilWheatproduct.png|Wheatproduct
BasilMawjawz.gif|Mawjaws
BasilMawjawz2.png|Mawjaws
Basil_CharNotFound.png|CharNotFound
Basil_CharNotFound1.png|CharNotFound
BasilOceans_Of_Twilight.jpg|Oceans Of Twilight
BasilJustBored727.png|JustBored727
BasilJustBored727(1).png|JustBored727
BasilLucentfalls.png|Mezepheles
SuspiciousBasil2.png|Mezepheles
SuspBasilMayuri.png|~Sonora of the Sandwings and Rainwings~
Category:Characters
Category:Work in Progress
Category:Non-binary
Category:LGBT+
Category:Content (Mezepheles)
Category:Dragonsonas
Category:LeafWings
Category:Status (Commoner)
Category:Occupation (Artist)
Category:Subtype (Leafspeak)