Chert

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CHERT" Outta my way you sardine-faced pelican! "
Chert is a Mudwing-Skywing hybrid that grew up in the Sky Kingdom under mostly Skywing tradition. This does mean his parents were both in his life, same with him and his wife being present for their childrens'. He and his wife, Marigold, live in a marsh in the Mud territories, but still just about on the border of the Mud and Sky kingdoms.
His hatching-day is December 19th.
He works as one of the Skywing navy's Captains, sailing primarily on The Tahitian Pearl. His job consists of sailing across the ocean, carrying cargo on his ship. This is usually to deliver resources to Pantala, and occasionally to trade and sell resources.
He's somewhat of a celebrity or even legend throughout Pyrrhia due to his feat of slaying a giant sea monster like a squid; the Kraken. Although, some of the stories about him are a bit.. exaggerated... He didn't really come out completely unscathed, baby Puffer.
He does, in fact, curse like a sailor.
==Appearance==
Chert has sturdy, dark crimson scales with narrower plate spikes of a darker red colour. His under belly is a pale yellow colour, and his back-scales are a dull grey-maroon. His eyes are an amber-y yellow. Some of his scales have begun to shimmer silver with his age.. Yikes...
He's a large yet still stout guy with a good amount of muscle, suitable for a moody sailor that literally murked the Kraken. He has those curly-ish horns that Skywings have, small ears, sharp talons and a thick neck.
Chert also is covered in scars. Long, snaking scars and large ragged circles, most from his battle with the Kraken but others from wrestling his crewmates (they took a sip of his whiskey so they deserved it.) and the wars he's been a part of. Namely, he has a deeper scar across where his heart is from numerous battles, one up his snout that slits a nostril, and heavy damage to the back of the neck. Don't listen to his lies about back pain from his battles with the Kraken, he's just old.
He wears a black bear pelt cloak and strong leather gloves, as well as a pair of jewelled horn rings and a wedding ring that is sadly hidden underneath the glove. He sometimes wields a harpoon gun or the occasional dagger or cutlass, but he tends to just use the weaponry on the ship if he needs to.
==Personality==
Chert is a stoic and resolute sailor, embracing the hardships of ocean voyaging with a valiant command. He's proud of himself, his crew, his family...
But he's also a dad. A good one at that, but he just doesn't get enough time to spend with his kids. Chert enjoys stupid, cheesy jokes, and LOVES exaggerating his stories about his battle with the Kraken. You should never entirely take Chert's word on his journeys... maybe check with a crewmate, like Wayfinder.
==Biography==
Chert was born into a large family in the Skywing kingdom, the son of Skywing Hurricane and Mudwing Quokka. When he was 9, the War of Sandwing Succession began. Due to Skywings and Mudwings being allied, there was absolutely no problem with Chert taking an important job.
From when he was 9 until he was 12, he was a deck boy for the Tahitian Pearl. During his work, he became close friends with a Mudwing named Marigold, who sold small pastries and pies at the harbour. Then, some of the crew was killed in the war, which allowed Chert to become a proper crewmate of the ship rather than just some guy who helped unload cargo and clean the deck when they came back to the harbour.
He and Marigold spent as much time as they could together, eventually ending up married when they were both around the age of 17.
The war flared further when the Dragonets of Destiny finally getting out of their dingy old cave, leading to a strategic attack on the Tahitian Pearl during a cargo shipping to the desert. The crew was already small due to the recent loss of members, but this attack left only Chert and the young Seawing deck boy that'd taken Chert's place, Puffer. Riddled with guilt as the only lasting survivor besides lil guy Puffer, Chert took the role as Captain of the Tahitian Pearl.
Around this time, Marigold and Chert's two dragonets were hatched; Terracotta and Gourd.
The war continued on until finally, the new Sandwing Queen, someone who didn't even have royal blood, was chosen. Queen Thorn. However, this did not get Chert off work. He, being the captain of one of the longest standing crews and one of the most successful (ignoring all the deaths..) was tasked with sending resources to other tribes for repairs after the war and such. And.. sailing to Pantala.. through the Verglas's Gloom, a section of the ocean left unreported due to the ships that go missing there. #duskgloomseafromcookierunkingdomcore
His new crew consisted of quite a few dragons, namely Blue-Coral, Barley, Jade, Puffer, Cobra and Wayfinder.
Chert was set to sail through Verglas's Gloom to deliver spices and resources to Pantala as they reformed into a Republic. Rocks jutted out of the floor everywhere, mysterious shaped shifted in the dark and murky water, unrecognisable bones floated upon the waves. Lightning struck the water from the gloomy cloud above as they sailed.
In the dead of night, the three moons' light glistening on the fog behind the clouds, the water stirs. Large tentacles grasp the ship, the length of one being able to wrap around the ship three times. Under the grasp of the weight, the ship could barely stay afloat. The Kraken.
From here, the story begins to diverge, so this is simply following what Wayfinder had said."The Captain remained on the deck while Barley and I took cover his Quarters. Blue-Coral was down in the Hull while it flooded, probably trying to salvage some stuff or make repairs. I think Jade and Cobra were both on the deck when it happened. They weren't after. No sign of them at all. I went out to see if I could help Cap'n but I could barely see in the rain and the fog. All I could really see was the massive figure of a squid.. but like.. huge. Massive. It'd probably be a tight squeeze to fit it inside the top floor of one of the Skywing Palace's towers. He had his harpoon on him, and I watched him shoot it, right at the thing's face. The ship took some pretty bad damages, and we needed a few.. replacements in the crew, But we managed to get to Pantala and get help there. Barley and Blue-Coral are fine, thank the stars for that.."
==Relations==
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=== Marigold ===
 Chert's beloved Mudwing wife. Though Chert struggles to find time to spend with her, the time he does get is spent well and lovingly. Marigold runs a tavern named the Mireland Tavern, where she lives with their two children, Terracotta and Gourd, who are both quarter Skywing.
===Terracotta & Gourd===
 Chert's two children, Mudwing with a quarter of Skywing. They're the same as Marigold in the sense that Chert can never find time for them. However, when he does come home to the tavern, he usually brings some souvenirs for the pair!
===Wayfinder===
 Chert's Nightwing crewmate. Wayfinder is responsible, named after his ability to... wayfind... and not an advocate for Chert's exaggeration in his stories. Booorinnggg... Chert and Wayfinder get along well, often going out for drinks together with Blue-Coral and Barley if the time between one trip and the next is too short to go home.
===Blue-Coral===
 Chert's Seawing crewmate. Blue-Coral is a chill guy, does his job and makes the occasional sarcastic comment. He tends not to speak against Chert, cause every time he does Chert asks ' Do you want to fight me for it? ' and dear god NOBODY wants to wrestle the Kraken Killer.
===Barley===
 Chert's Rainwing crewmate. Barley is a rowdy Rainwing with a bloody intense texas accent. Like, intense. If she got the chance to, she would have helped slay the Kraken.. but nooo, she had to go stay with Puffer!
===Puffer===
 Puffer is the Tahitian Pearl's deck boy. He's usually only on the ship between sailings, cleaning the deck (and getting under everyone's talons) and begging Chert to tell him stories of the trips. Sometimes, he even gets to go on the trips WITH them!
===Medallion===
 Chert hates pirates. Unfortunate run in during a merchant trip to Dana'us. Never again, one of his cannons got blown up by this mad Sphinxwing!
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===Aonyx===
Aonyx is a Seawing Chert often meets at the harbour when he returns from his trips. Chert likes to have a nice chat with them while the cargo is being unloaded.
===Chinstrap===
An Icewing Chert met on one of his colder expeditions to collect resources from the north. Chert can... very clearly tell Chinstrap has a crush on him. It's unrequited, Chert is loyal to his one true love- Marigold! They do still remain friends though.
===Treetop===
Treetop is an aspiring explorer herself! When Chert visits the Rainforest's coastline to collect resources for Pantala, Chert tells Treetop stories of his voyages across the sea since Treetop has dreams of becoming an Explorer.
===Swale===
Swale is the leader of the mercenary group 'Nobel 100', working to stop crime and bring about peace. Obviously, the pair have met before, both being a leadership role in Pyrrhia. They don't talk very often because theyre both busy, but they see each other at intertribal meetings sometimes...
===Pearl Everstorm===
Pearl Everstorm, the extremely successful both pirate and fighter, has a talent for making both really good friends and very dangerous enemies... And, Chert being the no.1 pirate hater.. ended up as the latter. Great, more pirates, Chert? Stupid.
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