Vuuryiax

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### Alias(es)

Fiery Familiar, Vuur, Vuuri, Firework, Mr. Salamander, Salamander, Little Lizard.

## Biological Information

### Species

Firetail Lizard X Giant One-Horned Chameleon hybrid

### Weight

20 lbs (9.09 kg)

"**Oh don't mind him, that lil guy's my fiery familiar** "
—Lekker, referring to Vuuryiax
" **\*Growling noises\*** "
—Vuuryiax
**Vuuryiax** is a fan character designed by Frostybites16. Vuuryiax resides in the *Dungeons & Dragons* universe.

Vuuryiax is Lekker's animal companion, a lizard with the ability to set things on fire and to change colors as both a means of camouflage and expression. With a curious personality he is Lekker's trusty companion, and self-appointed Familiar, although whether or not he actually is a familiar is ambiguous. He is a Firetail Lizard X Chameleon hybrid.

## Biography

As a hatchling, a small and defenseless Vuuryiax would remain by his mother's side at all times. On a dark and stormy night, on the edge of a volcano, the two fiery lizards were attacked by an amphisbaena. Though Vuuryiax's mother was killed while fending off the serpent, the sacrifice allowed Vuur time to reach safety behind a rock. The storm got worse and worse however, and soon the poor little lizard was washed away. He was knocked unconscious and washed into a nearby river, which carried him far far away from his volcano home. Vuuryiax very luckily woke up, having washed onto the shore of a river bank, and then stumbling into a nearby secluded forest. Vuuryiax spent the next few days trying to survive on his own, trusting his instincts, and he was doing quite well for himself. It was a normal day of climbing around, catching bugs to eat and whatnot, when an acorn fell next to him. Vuuryiax quickly sprung around and lit his tail aflame, thinking a predator had snuck up on him, but false alarm. However when Vuur lit his tail, the flames happened to cause a bush to catch on fire. Not too long after, a young centaur named Lekker had ran over to put out the flames Vuuryiax generated and chased him into a small hole. The cornered Vuuryiax simmered down and hissed at Lekker, still showing open hostility and anger towards him. Lekker gestured to the little half-chameleon that he meant no harm, extending his hand to as a sign of goodwill. Though cautious, Vuuryiax reluctantly crawled up Lekker's hand, accidentally burning Lekk's hand a little due to his heat, but he managed to calm him down, and when he calmed down, so did the bushfire. Lekker then offered Vuuryiax some food that he happily gulped down, establishing a newfound bond with Lekker, and the two have been together ever since.

## Appearance

He is small sized lizard, 1 foot 5 inches (0.43 meters) tall and 5 feet 11 inches (1.81 meters) long, that is red in color with spots and broad vertical bands on the flanks ranging in color from brown, dark green, yellow and black. Overall his base colors resemble that of an autumn colored leaf, though he can change to any color depending on the circumstances. Not only can he change the color of his skin, but he can also change the color of the flames he produces. He has sharp teeth, a long forked tongue with a sticky pad near the tip, and a small mane of fire. In appearance, he looks like a mix between a salamander and a chameleon. his tail is long and thin and burns red and green, leaving a trail of fire behind him if he so pleases. He also possesses small, horn-like crests on his head, and enlarged pointed occipital lobes. as well as longitudinal rows of large, granular scales in his gular region. Lastly and most notably he has six legs, which is most likely a genetic defect do to his hybridization. It is probably polymelia, or something similar, but his deformity doesn't hinder him in any way, in fact it actually benefits him, making him a faster, climber, runner, and swimmer, and other such activities.

## Personality

Kind and loyal to Lekker, this intelligent little lizard understands verbal commands, In a way, he behaves much like that of a trained hunting falcon, perching on Lekker's arm after completing a task. He is also playful, scampering around and onto Lekker's head when he wants attention. He is very attached to Lekker, and Wherever Lekker is, Vuuryiax is always nearby.

Vuuryiax accompanies Lekker through the forests and plains every morning shooting arrows at targets for practice, his main job is to light Lekker's arrows on fire before he shoots them. He can usually be seen perched on Lekker's shoulder, like a trusty parrot or macaw, and whenever he is tired he crawls into Lekker's quiver for a nap, and sometimes he explores nearby. when Lekker needs him for flame arrows Lekker does a specific whistle to which Vuuryiax will quickly get ready to light the tips of Lekker's arrows using his tail.

Since he is half chameleon, he can change the color of his scales as well as his flames, usually to express his mood with his colors. The lobed appendages behind his head that are often confused with ears are called occipital lobes, and while not ears at all they do act as ears so he can signal emotion and curiosity and he raises them when angry and whatnot. when furious, he brings destruction by setting things on fire, or taking fire made by people away. After being tamed by Lekker though, he has a mellow behavior. He is usually well behaved but he does act up every now and again. he is also fairly intelligent, and seems to understand some humanoid speech as he'll have reactions to things people say at times.

## Abilities

**Natural Abilities:**

* **Fire Trail:** When Vuuryiax walks, he can leave a bursting trail of fire in his path if he so pleases.
* **Fire Aura:** Vuuryiax can create an aura of fire around himself, and any flammable objects within around 4 feet of him will ignite.
* **Fire Immunity:** Vuuryiax is immune to fire attacks
* **Meld:** Being a chameleon, or at least *half* chameleon, Vuuryiax can change the color of his skin. As long as his skin color matches that of his environment, he has advantages on stealth.
* **Tongue:** he has a long tongue, roughly twice the length of his body. which can grab, tangle up, and even lift up other small creatures. he is able to do many things with it, basically able to use it as a 5th limb, he can pull levers, open, doors, and even use it to swing around if he needs to.
* **Prehensile Tail:** Vuur can use his long and dexterous tail to grasp things
* **Climbing:** Vuur is an expert at climbing, and with the extra set of legs, he's even more efficient at it then a regular chameleon
* **Darkvision:** Vuur can see in the dark

**Unique Abilities:**

* **Fireball:** Vuur can shoot fireballs from his mouth. He can also weaken his blasts enough to use them for non-violent purposes, even able to hiss out little embers of fire.
* **Ignite:** Vuur can set his body aflame.
* **Pyrokinesis:** The ability to control and manipulate fire.

## Relationships

### Family

* **Unknown Giant One-Horned Chameleon:** Father
* **†Unknown Firetail Lizard:** Mother

## Trivia

* Vuur was created on September 24, 2022
* I like to imagine if my ocs had voice actors but obviously Vuuryiax doesn't talk, however I did make some sound effects for him, and this is what he sounds like
* Vuuryiax's themes are Modern Orchestral Arrangement - Karma Chameleon, and David Starsky - Karma Chameleon Dynamite - St. Martins Pops Orchestra and Little Do You Know
* When Vuuryiax sneezes he sneezes out lava
* Despite Firetail lizards being medium sized beasts, Vuuryiax isn't going to get much bigger then he is now, he is nearly maxed out in size. Smaller then a firetail lizard, but larger then a giant one-horned chameleon.
* Vuuryiax's mother isn't actually dead, she simply fell unconscious due to her injuries after the fight with the amphisbaena, but Vuuryiax got washed away before she regained consciousness.
* While the in-universe explanation for Vuuryiax's six legs are are a genetic abnormality due to hybridization, I gave him six legs as a reference to fire salamanders from European mythologies