Azure

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> Trust me, it’s a jungle in here
>
> -Azure referring to the vivarium

Azure is a young adult Neotenous Blue Poison Arrow Frog Who lives at the Baltimore National Aquarium, and is the main protagonist of Froggos

## Biography:

Azure has lived in captivity ever since he was a tadpole, he lives at the aquarium in a paludarium enclosure which he shares with other dart frogs and tree frogs of varying species, as well as crayfish, and a single emerald tree boa. Azure is the only blue poison dart frog at the aquarium.

unbeknownst to Azure, he has become somewhat internet famous after a visitor filmed a video of him and posted it online

## Personality:

Azure is Shy, socially awkward, curious, compassionate, self-conscious, and smart. He may seem like a skittish and depressed froggo on the surface, but he's a passionate badass deep down inside. Azure, though small in stature, possesses a big heart

## Physical Appearance:

Azure's most distinguishing physical feature is his long tadpole tail, which was never absorbed after he completed metamorphosis, and he has also retained his gills in addition to gaining lungs, exhibiting a form of neoteny. He also possesses a lip-fang. His eyes exhibit very light blue spots like starbursts or a dotted cross that stem from the pupil all the way down the iris of his black eyes, which is unique to him. He also has a hunch-backed posture, which is distinctive of blue arrow frogs.

Azure has coloring and patterns mostly typical of blue arrow frogs; bright blue skin, which is darker around his limbs, stomach, and tail, and he is covered in midnight blue spots and blotches, as opposed to black like most blue arrow frogs. These spots and blotches are unique to each frog, and some of Azure’s defining patterns are 3 dots on his cheeks, and a small blotch between his eyes as well as many small speckles all over his face. He also has a ring on the left side of his neck, and most notably, he has a heart-shaped symbol on the center of his chest.

## Abilities

### Natural Abilities

* **Poisonous skin:** The glands of poisonous alkaloids located in the skin are a defense mechanism to potential predators. These poisons paralyze and sometimes kill the predator. But to activate this ability, Azure has to eat special highly poisonous ants, but these ants are only found in the wild, and being a captive bred dart frog, Azure has never eaten them. No ants = no poison.
* **Leaping:** Azure can jump very high and far
* **WallCrawling:** Azure can stick to trees, air vents, and rocks easily enough to climb them
* **Prehensile Tongue:** He can shoot out his sticky tongue up to almost twice his own length to catch prey or attach to objects.
* **Chirping:** Azure can chirp

### **Unique Abilities**

* **Amphibious:** Azure can breathe both air and water
* **Enhanced Swimming:** Like a tadpole, Azure has a laterally compressed tail with which he swims by lateral undulation.
* **Lateral Line:** The lateral line is a sensory system that allows Azure to detect weak water motions and pressure gradients.
* **Hypnosis:** Azure has a gift like no other, he has the unique ability to hypnotize others through eye contact and have them follow his commands. He dilutes his pupils into slits and lets them spin around in a hypnotic spiraling motion. Once fully hypnotized, his victims enter a trance with glassy-eyes which can persist even after falling asleep. This ability also works when someone sees his reflection in the water. However, his powers are not without limits. His victims' susceptibility relies on needing to make eye contact with them, which Azure must coax through speech if they're unwilling to look. It's most effective against other animals, humans not so much. His hypnosis ability may be tied to the abnormal patterns on his eyes.

### Skillset

* **Stomach Storage:** Azure is able to store small objects in his stomach, but he must willingly vomit to retrieve them.
* **Acrobatics:** Azure is nimble and agile, as he can swiftly evade attacks to buy himself enough time to think of a plan.
* **Resourcefulness:** Azure is very resourceful, being able to use his surroundings very well to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.
* **Strength:** Azure has the strength to lift and drag things larger then himself
* **Reading:** Azure can read English.
* **Prehensile Tail:** After a lot of practice, Azure has taught himself how to use his long tail to grasp things. He also curls it behind his back when he's nervous or embarrassed

## Trivia

* I was inspired by a beautiful image I saw once of a blue poison dart frog in the process of metamorphosis and had yet to absorb it's tail, and thought it would be cool to make a character based off that.
* Dimensions reference