Boreas

“I’m not a hero, and I never want to be. I’d be delighted if you could be a hero instead.”
- Boreas to Ashe
Boreas is an ancient NightWing-IceWing hybrid, who is introduced in Eternal Darkness. He hatched with powerful mindreading skills, foresight, and animus powers, making him the most powerful dragon in history, alongside Darkstalker and Ashe. He was previously a NightWing citizen, before mysteriously vanishing after Arctic’s disembowelment.
After fleeing from the Night Kingdom, Boreas proceeded to enchant himself to be immortal, then took away all of his animus powers. He lived in the Rain Kingdom for roughly 2,000 years under multiple different aliases, and later moved to Petalura with the other 10 tribes.
== Appearance ==
Boreas has silvery white scales that have a prominent blue tint. His scales fade into a pale grey-blue at the end of his tail, his snout, and his legs. He has a stormy blue underbelly that fades into white on the neck and chest. His spikes, claws, and teeth are all a polished white color, with a hint of blue. His underwings are a starkly contrasting black, with silver and blue nebulae and stars splattered all over the underside. On the topside, his wings are white. His horns are long and straight.
Boreas is an averagely sized dragon, thought slightly tall and thin, with large wings, long legs, a long tail, and otherwise elongated features. He possesses a silver teardrop, almost invisible against his scales.
== Personality ==
Before retreating into solitude, Boreas was quiet, calm, patient, blunt, antisocial, and tired. He rarely ever talked to anyone, but was very protective of those he cared for, telling off anyone who tried to tease them. He seldom interacted with the outside world, preferring to stay inside of his room and read or study. Whenever he talked, he always had a slight lisp, and usually messed up what he was trying to say by stammering. He was very formal and polite.
However, those who knew Boreas would say that he was different entirely. He was constantly making small jokes and smiling, and had a determined aura around him, as though he had been beaten down too many times to stand for it even once more. He was thoughtful and caring to those close to him, and always thought about what he should say before he said it. He was also very imaginative, and loved music. His mind was always doing this or that, playing this song or imagining that, and was almost never inactive. He had a special talent for drawing, and even offered to redo Darkstalker’s picture of Clearsight with the fireworks.
When the war started, Boreas became more secluded. He became more protective every day, worried that someone might try to harm his family. He was often prone to snapping at others due to his agitation.
After Boreas fled from the Night Kingdom, he started to release the building pressure inside of his body, and was constantly trying to keep his emotions in check, since he wasn’t exactly the calmest. He tried to think before he spoke, and invested more in personal hobbies like drawing and reading to help himself calm down. He became more careful, and even a bit more cautious around other dragons, and usually takes to avoid outside contact if he can help it. Whenever he does interact with others, Boreas is kind, wise, and patient, a bit like his former self. He tries to help where he can, but steers clear of any animus magic, even going so far as to disenchant himself so he would no longer have animus magic.
== Biography ==
=== Eternal Darkness ===
Boreas first appears in Eternal Darkness, after hatching out of a silver-white egg. Darkstalker and Ashe had already hatched, making him the second youngest. The hatchling is able to see into all of their minds, all of Arctic’s cold thoughts, and Foeslayer’s warm ones. He hears Arctic’s approval of “how IceWing he looked”, and that he wanted to name him. Foeslayer said no, and the two argued back and forth for a while before Foeslayer caved, and Arctic named the hatchling Boreas. Boreas then looked down at his claws, feeling the tingling of animus magic, but decided not to use it just yet, and to wait to see what the future held.
== Relationships ==
=== Anemone ===
The few times Boreas ever met Anemone, he was a little sorry for her, seeing that Darkstalker had used her as nothing but a pawn after she attacked Moonwatcher. However, he also knew that Anemone wasn’t exactly the kindest, and this reflected in the first (and last, hopefully) time she spoke to him. Afterwards, Boreas never spoke to her unless she wanted to first. She usually didn’t, which he was perfectly fine with, and he got away from Anemone as soon as possible. Despite this, Boreas would be willing the help Anemone if she wanted him to.
=== Arctic ===
Boreas often felt pressured around Arctic, as Arctic wanted Boreas to be perfect, and always tried to steer clear of his hateful mind. While Arctic did teach him multiple useful mind tools, Arctic disregarded Boreas’s feelings altogether, and even hissed at him at times when Boreas tried to express how he felt about Arctic. Even though Arctic was always trying to make Boreas feel superior, he instead felt like the lowliest worm of the world around Arctic, always worried about what Arctic would say if he messed up at anything. While Boreas did partially want Arctic’s approval, he eventually realized that Arctic was cruel and uncaring, and ran away as soon as Arctic died. As well as that, Boreas was almost glad that he died, only feeling a twinge of sadness afterward.
=== Ashe ===
Boreas felt similar to Ashe as he did with Darkstalker, though not as strongly. He could tell that Ashe wanted to spend more time with him, but Boreas didn’t mind him using the time for his other friends instead. Boreas looked up to Ashe as well, and envied his confident and carefree personality. However, his feelings about Ashe were more easily broken, as he didn’t talk with Ashe too much outside of family meals. Boreas sometimes tried to awkwardly comfort Ashe after Arctic or Hope yelled at him, even if the two weren’t very close. When Boreas fled from the Night Kingdom, he was touched by Ashe’s final words for him, and he hoped that Ashe would have a better life from there on out, even if he knew Ashe was going to have complications in the near future.
He allowed Ashe to stay in his mind as he exited the Night Kingdom, and let Ashe know that he was perfectly safe before Ashe left his mind. Before Boreas enchanted his magic away, he contemplated trying to free Ashe, but he had a feeling that Darkstalker’s own magic was far too strong for that, and he took away his animus magic soon thereafter, disabling the idea. For almost 2000 years, Boreas waited patiently for Ashe to get out of the dungeon, waiting for his chance to free him. When Darkstalker was defeated, he finally got the chance to see Ashe again.
When Ashe finally got back in touch with Boreas, he was happy that Ashe turned out to be alright, and eagerly helped mend their relationship, and tried to be his best for Ashe. Though he was very nervous about seeing him for the first time in over 2000 years due to the recent rumors, and their first conversation wasn’t the best, Boreas pulled through so he could spend more time with Ashe, and he was glad to do so. He also expressed his gratefulness for Ashe’s final warning before being locked inside of the dungeon, and told Ashe that he had carefully followed the instructions. All around, Boreas and Ashe became close friends and brothers in the end.
=== Clearsight ===
While Boreas never really interacted with Clearsight, he did show kindness toward her whenever he could. Boreas was actually a secret admirer of Clearsight’s, and always made sure to shield those particular thoughts whenever he was around other mind readers, especially Darkstalker. Boreas always tried to look his best whenever he was around Clearsight, neatly cleaning his scales and teeth if he knew that she was visiting. He would often stammer more than usual if he was talking to her. Boreas missed her vaguely after he left.
=== Darkstalker ===
Boreas looked up to Darkstalker, and admired his confidence and easygoing personality. He almost never questioned what Darkstalker did, and very rarely was he ever doubtful of Darkstalker. He somewhat jealous of Darkstalker and his close connection to Ashe, due to the fact that he had so many friends, and such an easy life away from their father. He sometimes followed Darkstalker around like a loyal dog, tapping into his thoughts to try and get tips at how to be like him. When Darkstalker caught wind of this later on, he gave Boreas a silver armband, enchanted to only show Boreas the kind of thoughts he wanted to see, so he couldn’t rummage around in Darkstalker’s thoughts otherwise.
But, as time went on, Boreas became more and more afraid of Darkstalker, figuring out early on that he was planning something. He often considered asking Darkstalker what he was trying to do, but decided not to every time, for fear of what would happen to him. He stopped looking in Darkstalker’s thoughts, and when he finally took off his enchanted armband, he could see all of the horrible things that Darkstalker was going to do. In fear, he tried to avoid Darkstalker as much as he could. Despite this, he still followed Darkstalker when he flew after Arctic and Whiteout. When Darkstalker forced Arctic to kill himself, Boreas felt a hint of gratitude for him for releasing him from Arctic before fleeing. Darkstalker was the reason why Boreas ridded himself of animus magic, since he didn’t want to be like Darkstalker. When Darkstalker was transformed into Peacemaker, Boreas decided to try and befriend the young dragonet, and succeeded very well.
=== Fathom ===
Boreas first met Fathom at the party rather briefly, inside of the waiting lounge. Boreas found him quite interesting. He discovered that Fathom’s mind had multiple different ideas and feelings, and after exploring for a little, he felt a bit sad for Fathom. So, he decided to do something he rarely ever did, and attempted to become friends with Fathom.
He first tried to do this when Indigo almost killed Darkstalker, to which Boreas appeared, and instead of attacking Indigo, he just stood there for whatever reason. At the start, it was a bit awkward, with Boreas stumbling over his words, but they soon warmed up to each other. A lot of times after that, Boreas could almost always be found with Fathom, and the two complimented each other. Fathom was quiet and shy, and so was Boreas.
When Indigo supposedly abandoned Fathom, Boreas tried to be there for him, getting his mind off of the sadness and onto brighter things. Boreas did suspect that Darkstalker had used his magic to trap Indigo, but didn’t want to use his or Fathom’s magic to see. He was also with Fathom when Indigo reappeared, and he slightly discouraged Fathom from using his magic. Later on, after Boreas expressed his worry for Darkstalker, Fathom took it into hesitant consideration, and it could have possibly pushed Fathom to use his magic in order to save Pyrrhia. Right before Boreas escaped the Night Kingdom, the two of them exchanged hugs, and Fathom wished him farewell.
=== Foeslayer (Hope) ===
Boreas often had a colder relationship with Hope. She was a kind, but distant presence in Boreas’s life, so he tried to talk with her as much as he could. However, Arctic pulled him away from Hope, telling him that she would “poison his mind” and “take him away from [Arctic]”. On the rare occasions that they did talk, Boreas described her mind as a “refreshing breath of air”, and it is implied that Arctic’s thoughts are worse.
When Boreas saw Hope before Darkstalker was transformed into Peacemaker, he was very happy to see her alive and well, contrary to Ashe’s reaction. He then fixed their relationship, telling Hope all about how he had always wanted to talk to her, and yet never got the chance. The two of them sustained each other very nicely thereafter.
=== Indigo ===
Though Boreas rarely conversed with Indigo, he still saw her frequently as Fathom’s “bodyguard”. He had a more neutral-positive relationship with her. When she was trapped inside of the statue, Boreas suspected animus magic, but didn’t act on his ideas, afraid that he might damage his soul, or Fathoms. When he and Fathom found out where Indigo was, Boreas told her that she needed to take Fathom and get out of there as soon as they could, and Indigo agreed and did so. Overall, Boreas had a (somewhat) pleasant time with her.
=== Kinkajou ===
Boreas does like Kinkajou, though he thinks that she has far too much energy. He tries to calm her down whenever she’s a little too excited, and often coaxes her out of doing dangerous things, which Boreas has to do quite a bit. Since he can see that Kinkajou likes Turtle, he is often pointing her in his direction in hopes of making the two closer. Boreas has a hard time talking with Kinkajou, as she constantly gets off topic and starts babbling about some random subject, to which Boreas often drifts off too. However, Boreas is willing to help Kinkajou if she needs it.
=== Listener ===
From the few times Boreas met Clearsight’s friend, he decided that Listener was a silly, but kind dragon. From what he could see, Listener had an average life ahead of her, with multiple “breakups”, due to her obsession with handsome NightWings.
=== Montu ===
Boreas finds Montu interesting, and would like to know more about the criminal SandWing. He rarely ever encounters him, however.
=== Moonwatcher ===
Boreas is both sympathetic and empathetic towards Moon. He was often kind to her, as he wanted to comfort her as much as possible after Darkstalker’s sudden turn to darkness, which he was not surprised by. They often have long-winded conversations about various topics, and Boreas seems to genuinely like her, and hopes that the two of them can be friends. He constantly keeps her mind off of the sadder things, and rushes to her aid whenever she starts getting sad. Some could see this as being protective or overly friendly, or maybe even clingy, but Boreas just wants to be friends with Moon.
=== Qibli ===
Boreas is astonished at Qibli’s quick mind and skills, and was happy for him when Qibli and Moonwatcher announced that they were together. He is glad to have Qibli as an ally, and is very appreciative to his puns and jokes, often stated that they’re very good and made him laugh. He is willing to help Qibli, should he ask, and considers Qibli a very good friend. He also loves giving Qibli mind puzzles to test his intelligence, and enjoys spending time with Qibli overall. He can occasionally act as a mentor to Qibli, telling him about what he did wrong, and guiding him to do the correct things.
=== Peacemaker ===
Boreas loves Peacemaker. He occasionally acts like a stand-in dad for him, and Hope sometimes asks him if he could babysit Peacemaker while she’s out doing something. And in return, Peacemaker loves Boreas. Peacemaker loves making him mud pies, and gives him strawberries that he picked and asks Boreas if he could make a strawberry cake. Boreas unconsciously looks out for Peacemaker like a father would, keeping an eye on him at all times to make sure he isn’t getting into any kind of trouble, and sometimes buying Peacemaker strawberry ice cream. All and all, the two of them are like father and son.
=== Prudence ===
Though Boreas and Prudence only saw each other once, Boreas gathered that Prudence was “a scheming, conniving viper, from what I can see”. He didn’t really like Prudence.
=== Storyteller ===
Storyteller was one of Boreas’s few friends. Though they broke apart long before Fathom arrived, Boreas still hopes that Storyteller lived out a long life. The two of them first met at their first days of school, when Storyteller, a natural extrovert, sat at Boreas’s table, hoping to make friends with “the weirdo IceWing”. Since that day on, they were inseparable. The two of them took most of their classes together, spent recess together, and pretty much any breathing moment that they could together. Storyteller had a gift of prophecy, hence her name.
They started to break apart after Story saw an ominous vision, warning about something like “hybrids in your midst” and “IceWing claws”. Though Story still played with Boreas, she began to shoot him weird looks like everyone else, which made Boreas a little agitated. He constantly asked her why she kept doing it, and she always replied with “nothing”.
One day, Boreas snapped. He growled at Story to get away from him, or he would make her, or something along those lines. Story then proceeded to burst into tears and run away, and after that Boreas only caught distant glimpses of her. Whenever she saw him, she would quickly move out of his line of sight, or just away from him. As Boreas grew older, he realized that holding a grudge against her wouldn’t do any good, and has since forgiven her.
=== Thoughtful ===
For the brief time Boreas interacted with him, he described Thoughtful as being “a little shallow, but kind”. He noted that Whiteout almost instantly liked Thoughtful, one of the few things Boreas had managed to take from Whiteout’s mind, meaning that they were most definitely meant for each other. He encouraged Thoughtful to go comfort Whiteout before leaving the Night Kingdom, and hoped that Thoughtful was happy.
=== Turtle ===
Boreas is good friends with Turtle, often bringing Turtle out of his comfort zone to try new things. He helps Turtle when he can, though he sometimes tries to convince him to remove his animus magic, and Boreas would do so if he still had magic, as he is convinced it will lead Turtle to have a happier life. He can be found giving or making Turtle small gifts to help lift Turtle’s self-esteem, and constantly tells Turtle that he is worth everyone’s time, and that he is a great dragon, which Boreas fully believes himself. He often tries to convince Turtle to talk to new dragons, and often secretly gives him a nudge in Kinkajou’s direction, as it is obvious to Boreas that Turtle loves her.
=== Whiteout ===
While Boreas wasn’t exactly protective of his sister, he was still a little caring of her. He gave her a few small things here and there, like a miniature glass sculpture, or an interesting scroll that he had found the day before. He rarely tried to interpret what she was thinking, and embraced her for what she was, and would occasionally talk to her about his homework, school, or other light topics, even if she wasn’t listening. In other words, while Boreas wasn’t the most attentive to her, he still cared about her.
== Known Enchantments ==
Phrasing: “I enchant myself so that I will never grow in body size for as long as I live. I will not be able to grow in body size by magical spells or physical age, and my age shall never affect my body size.”
Intent: To never become larger than he already is.
Phrasing: “I enchant my own body to be immortal, and to be impervious to all wounds, internal and external. I will not be able to be physically hurt, and I will be immune to any form of poison or toxin, regardless of where it is in or on my body. This enchantment will be irreversible from here on out, and it cannot be reversed by any other dragons, by magical or physical means, including myself.”
Intent: To be immortal and invincible.
Phrasing: “I enchant all other dragons who previously knew anything about me being an animus to forget all knowledge that I was ever an animus, and to never question whether I am an animus ever again, unless I tell them myself that I was an animus. This spell cannot be reversed by any means.”
Intent: To make everyone who knew about him being an animus forget he was ever an animus.
Phrasing: “I enchant myself to lose all of my animus magic. This spell cannot be reversed by any means, and it will not be reversed by any means.”
Intent: To rid himself of all animus magic.
== Quotes ==
== Trivia ==
* Boreas, in Greek mythology, is the god of the north wind.
* Boreas never casted any spells until after he left the Night Kingdom.
* Boreas actually prefers stormy weather, as he likes rain and water. He may have even taken swimming lessons.
* Boreas also prefers day over night. He would often go for secret flights and swims at sunrise, and still does.
* Boreas inherited almost all of the IceWing traits from Arctic, hence why Darkstalker looked much more like a NightWing.
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