Pneuma

"Even if, hypothetically, this whole scroll was a lie made up by, say, I don't know-a NightWing writer who is exceptionally talented and loyal to Darkstalker-who would even believe you?"( base by Battiwink, filled by Sean )

### Role

NightWing

(This page is a WIP! Not finished with it yet. Also, this belongs to TropicalTheRainWingSeaWingHybrid-please don't edit!)

# Personality:

Pneuma, ever since she rose in fame and status after her the publication of her first 'history' scroll (*The Tale of the Ancient IceWing Feud*) has started to write more and more. She holds a deep reverence for Darkstalker, treating him as if he were a god amongst dragons. Although she is perfectly willing to spew out NightWing propaganda to anyone who dares to question Darkstalker, she hasn't really met much IceWings and doesn't know anything about Darkstalker's inner psyche, although she hopes to meet him some day and interview him.

Pneuma loves to argue and debate with others, even about the most insignificant matters-it can be her way of showing affection sometimes. When Pneuma gets *really* mad at a dragon, her tail lashes back and forth and she starts to insult the dragon themselves, rather than the position of their argument. She can act prideful, refusing assistance from other dragons even when she needs it, wanting to prove that she can take care of herself. She also likes showing off her big vocabulary, trying (and often failing) to come across as being poetic, witty, and insightful. Pneuma also usually keeps her promises and doesn't like to betray another dragon's trust in her, unless it concerns betraying Darkstalker or helping the IceWings.

Pneuma, although she can be very smug and confident in front of others, suffers from self-doubt, feeling very self-conscious whenever anyone insults her or her work. She is very awkward in social situations that don't involve debating with others, and has a tendency to misread others and assume that they are thinking the worst about her, even if it's not true. She also secretly feels very lonely on the inside, especially after her parents died, and really wants a friend to confide in, although she doesn't admit it to others and can act stubbornly closed off.

Pneuma, having gone to a prestigious NightWing university for five years, is well-educated in NightWing philosophy, etiquette, history (or at least Darkstalker's version of it) and the justice and law system of the NightWings. She's become acquainted with a few of the higher-class dragons and nobles, making sure to always treat them with proper respect.

Although she usually regrets it afterward, Pneuma has moments where she can be shockingly callous or cruel, usually to make a point to others. She is very narrow-minded when it comes to the other tribes (for now) and has been essentially brainwashed by Darkstalker to believe in innate NightWing superiority. Deep down inside, she feels sympathy for the lower tribes and hates what she's become ever since Darkstalker took over, but she's lied to herself for so long that she doesn't even consciously realize it anymore.

# Powers:

Pneuma has no special NightWing powers at all. She used to be quite jealous of moonborn NightWings when she was a dragonet, hoping that one day she would wake up with mindreading or foresight abilities, but eventually accepted the fact that it would never happen. Now, although she's been tempted to ask Darkstalker for powers of her own (the ability to write more than three times as fast as a normal dragon) she doesn't feel like she's important enough to actually deserve it.

# History:

(WIP!)

**Before The Takeover:**

Pneuma was raised in Possibility by her two NightWing parents, Dubiety and Penumbra, who were very kind to her and encouraged her artistic streak. She started going to school when she was three years old, although she never did that well in class and just daydreamed most of the time. She had a few close friends and was known for her sense of curiosity and tendency to goof off. However, when she turned six years old, Darkstalker rose to power, killing all of the queens and subjugating the towns of cities of Pantala and Pyrrhia, including Possibility.

She and her family moved to the NightWing kingdom, and her parents had Pneuma attend the new, prestigious NightWing university so they could gain prestige and Darkstalker's favor. They had new, high expectations for Pneuma and stifled her creative impulse, instead emphasizing better grades, becoming demanding and strict. Pneuma, having been separated from all of her former friends, felt extremely lonely and miserable, and secretly missed the times before Darkstalker, although she was too afraid to tell her parents, who seemed to be extremely devoted to him.

**After the Takeover:**

(I'll probably never finish this section, since it's a lot of work, but who knows?)

Pneuma first met Mojave when she was walking through the prisons, looking for a dragon to interview for her 'inspiration'. After hearing that he was a half-IceWing outlaw, she got into a fierce argument with him, criticizing him for his violent, criminal nature and telling him that every IceWing deserved to die-she insisted that Darkstalker was in the right about killing them all. However, after she finished taunting/threatening him and was about to leave, Mojave stabbed her with his poison barb non-lethally and escaped his cell.

Pneuma met with Wintercearig while she was searching throughout the NightWing shopping district for medicine for her ankle. She, trying to provoke him and get him in trouble, was utterly mystified by Cear's calm, polite attitude. After he called Pneuma out on her stubbornness over help for her ankle injury, she begrudgingly accepted his assistance towards leading her to the pharmacy.

Pneuma had encountered Bella while she was hobbling through the palace for, of course, more 'inspiration', after she'd woken up in the middle of the afternoon with a headache after her memory wipe. She was shocked to see Bella just walking around, as she was used to only seeing SilkWings like her in art exhibits. After demanding to know *why* Bella was so important, Pneuma got into an argument with her about the ethics and usefulness of the exhibits in question; which quickly escalated into another dispute about Darkstalker's right to be a ruler and his total genocide of (almost all) the IceWings. After Pneuma told her that "the IceWings were born to be rampaging, bloodthirsty monsters" who deserved it, Bella angrily responded that Pneuma was either born ruthless or was heavily brainwashed by Darkstalker. Pneuma kept arguing with her, telling her that the killings were "necessary," until Bella pretty much told her that she was going to h/ll. After that, they both stomped away from the argument.

After the bitter argument that she'd had with Bella, Pneuma stubbornly wanted to prove that she was right-that any 'nice' IceWings were just putting up a facade to hide their true, evil intentions, just waiting for a dragon to let their guard down before stabbing them in the back and escaping without any consequences. After noticing how subservient Wolfskin was, contrasting with Wintercearig earlier, she decided to 'provoke' him in a much more aggressive, despicable manner by taking his mother's bracelet, coldly insinuating that she would either steal it or destroy it depending on her mood. However, upon noticing how distraught Wolfskin was, she felt a twinge of remorse, remembering how Bella had called her a monster earlier. She handed it back to him and tried to engage in mild conversation with him about his job. Feeling guilty over earlier but not wanting to admit it, she warned Wolfskin about wearing his cherished bracelet everywhere, telling him that another dragon would be able to blatantly just take it from him without any consequences whatsoever. After that, she gave him a awkward apology (admitting that she *might* have overreacted earlier about the bracelet) before leaving.

However, what Pneuma didn't know is that after she left, Wolfskin decided to bake her a lemon meringue pie (her favorite) for some mysterious reason. He showed up to her room in the palace with the pie in question, alongside with a glass of vintage blueberry juice and a medical kit for her broken ankle. Pneuma, extremely confused by why Wolfskin would do this for her after the awful way she treated him, determined that it must have been an attempt to poison her. Even though she was hungry, she refused to eat the pie, and tried to get Wolfskin to leave by reminding him who she was-a NightWing who had written several scrolls that had vilified the IceWings. After that didn't work, she directly asked him *why* he wasn't angry at her for earlier, with Wolfskin responding that he was a pacifist and that for him, "being angry doesn't really work." He told Pneuma that she was a good dragon who was just "misguided." Pneuma took offense to that last part and accused him of trying to get her to turn against Darkstalker before loudly ordering him to leave. Wolfskin obliged, but left behind the pie, blueberry juice, and medicine kit at her quarters. A few minutes after Wolfskin had left, Pneuma relented, deciding to eat the lemon meringue pie after all, writing down a note beforehand detailing the encounter in case the pie really *was* poisoned. (It wasn't.) After that, she got ready for Darkstalker's masquerade, putting on a last-minute costume, which was a dark blue hood and cloak with a black mask.

Pneuma, during the masquerade, felt sort of awkward and self-conscious over her plain 'costume,' but was sort of intrigued at the possibility of talking with other tribes, since she hadn't done that in years-ever since Darkstalker rose to power. Glancing around for a dragon she could talk to, she noticed Insect and walked up to him with a greeting. A few moments after, Insect pointed out the giant map of the merged continents to her that was by one of the walls, clearly enthusiastic about it. He consequently raced after it, Pneuma deciding to follow behind, curious about his fixation with the map. Having once been quite interested in maps herself, Pneuma asked Insect what he thought the most beautiful part of the world was: she'd always loved the idea of the rainforests (never actually having been there) while he said that the Diamond Spray River was his choice, with breathtaking waterfalls. After she introduced herself to him, Insect casually mentioned to her that he was a cartographer....oh, *and* a former prince of the HiveWings.

Although Insect was ready to keep talking about the map, Pneuma was utterly flabbergasted by this information, asking him about what life had been as a royal prince before Darkstalker took control. He told her that he had been very happy there and that his mother, Lady Jewel had been very kind to everyone and sympathetic towards the SilkWings. Pneuma was entranced by this, deeply musing about what life had really been like before Darkstalker. She briefly felt a flash of longing for the past, back when she was a happy dragonet who had friends and no feelings of self-doubt, before she tried to argue with Insect, wanting to prove to herself that life wasn't actually that great back then. Still, even after Pneuma angrily criticized the former monarchy system of Pyrrhia and Pantala, Insect didn't really seem to care, instead pulling out a sketchbook to draw the map on. Pneuma, perplexed by why he didn't retort back, decided to drop the subject, instead asking him about his life as a cartographer-particularly wondering if he had ever explored the other kingdoms. After Insect responded (he'd explored the Sky Kingdom) she excitedly decided to show him the 112,000 word scroll that she had been working on for five months. However, when she went in her pouch to get it, she finally discovered that it was missing. Having absolutely no idea where it could be, Pneuma started to panic, quickly excusing herself from the conversation so she could be alone and try *not* to have a mental breakdown-she had already been seriously stressed out and tired from a few personal events recently, with the loss of her scroll being the final tipping point for her.

# Relationships:

(Alright, I'll actually *try* to update all of this tomorrow.)

Mojave

Pneuma feels guilty for letting him escape and holds a grudge against him, hoping that he gets caught and arrested so that she can have a word with him. She does, although she'd never admit it to him *or* herself, look forward to meeting him again-she's interested in his outlaw stories and unique perspective.

Wintercearig

(to be updated!)

Quaintrelle

(to be updated!)

Pneuma is somewhat acquainted with Quaintrelle, knowing all about her and her important status, although she hasn't really spoken with her much. She is awestruck over Trelle (or at least who Trelle appears to be on the surface) with her education, elegant manners, and *sophistication,* as well as her status as a wealthy, successful businesswoman. Pneuma even has a crush on her. Because Trelle's higher on the NightWing social ladder than her, she always greets her with a bow and addresses her by her proper title and full name. She doesn't know, of course, that Trelle works as an executioner for Darkstalker or that she's a mindreader. She talked with Trelle recently during one of her parties, wanting to ask her if she had read some of Pneuma's literary works. After Pneuma tried to debate with her over the rising rumors of rebellion in the kingdom, she quickly left the party, feeling embarrassed after Trelle's rant and argument against her.

Witherskull

Pneuma is terrified of Witherskull, considering him to be as almost as important as Darkstalker and far more frightening to be around. She knows that he has the power and influence to arrest her and execute her with a snap of his talons, so she walks on eggshells around him and tries not to upset or disturb him in any way. Even though she has the utmost loyalty towards Darkstalker, she's still worried that Witherskull could think differently. She also hates the fact that he's a mindreader, always feeling uncomfortable talking to him-she's not very good at blocking her thoughts and is convinced that he must know about all of her insecurities and flaws. Ever since Pneuma had witnessed him getting drunk during one of Quaintrelle's parties, she's worried that he could want to 'silence her' in one way or another, and is not looking forward to seeing him again.

Shadowhunter

(WIP!)

Pneuma had found Shadowhunter being pelted with rotten fruits by protesters in the gardens. After failing to reason and argue with the large crowd, she managed to bring Shadowhunter to safety. Feeling sympathy for her, she awkwardly *tried* to cheer Shadowhunter up by complimenting her, bowing to her, and addressing her by her royal title, not knowing that Shadowhunter despised being reminded of her royal status. After she walked with Shadowhunter to her room, she found one of her scrolls, titled *Reasons I Hate Being a Royal.* After scanning through it, she tried to steal it to read (and possibly give to Darkstalker) later, but she got caught by Shadowhunter, which led to her memory of the day's events being unintentionally wiped by Shadowhunter's manipulation powers. Her 112,000 word scroll, intended as a future gift for Darkstalker, got stolen and burned by Shadowhunter. Now, Pneuma doesn't remember anything about the entire interaction, but has noticed the loss of her scroll. Now thinking about all of the work she's lost just makes her feel miserable...

Bella

Although Pneuma doesn't want to, she can't help but keep thinking about the argument she had with Bella when she tries to go to sleep-she's scared that maybe she is an evil dragon on the inside, but at the same time, she knows that Darkstalker's atrocities towards the IceWings *had* to be justified, right? She doesn't want to face the idea that there's a horrible tyrant in power with essentially the power to do anything he wants with no opposition...it feels a lot better and makes her feel a lot safer to believe that he's a flawless, perfect dragon who only needed to do what was best for Pyrrhia and Pantala. Her greatest, deepest fear, that even she's not fully aware of, is that she's wrong and Darkstalker is actually an irredeemable, cruel dragon only driven by feelings of petty revenge and hatred towards the world for his own suffering.

Wolfskin

(WIP!)

Pneuma is very, *very* torn over Wolfskin. Although he's an IceWing, who she's been taught to hate and write several vilifying scrolls about, she has been starting to grow fond of him and his kind attitude towards her, which she thinks is undeserved after her past actions and cruel treatment towards him. She wants to apologize to him, but can't really gather up the courage to properly do it, instead constantly trying to push him away. She's convinced that he secretly detests being around her and is just too polite-or scared-to actually tell her. However, she has also been starting to feel strangely happy thinking about him-although she has been heavily repressing these emotions, since they are just too confusing, stressful, and overwhelming to actually confront and would threaten her already-limited mental stability.

Insect

Even though the conversation with Insect ended abruptly, Pneuma genuinely enjoyed chatting with him-she appreciated his passion and excitement over maps, since most of the dragons she had been speaking with lately were either angry at Darkstalker (and therefore her when she argued back) or awkward for her to be around. She really appreciated just being able to have a nice, friendly conversation with a dragon for the first time in *ages*.

Arcadia

Timeturner

Cloud

Bloodfire

Pierce

White Tip

# Other:

Pneuma has written seven scrolls in total, ever since she was eight years old. Three were bestsellers across the NightWing kingdom. Her favorite dessert is lemon meringue pie-her parents used to make it all the time for her-and her favorite color is emerald green. She hates sleeping and feels like it's unproductive. She's also very scared of spiders, having arachnophobia. Recently, she also feels very queasy just *thinking* about tomatoes, for some strange reason...