Doerdon

Doerdon (Doh-er-dawn) is a dragon hailing from planet Earth, and a secondary character of the Thus Saith The Stars series.

## Biography

Doerdon lived a sheltered childhood, confined to his family castle, and attending all-dragon schools. One of his most vivid memories during this time was accidentally kicking his ball onto the Lionheart's land, and coming face-to-face with Obano's ferocious father when attempting to retrieve it. He is careful thereafter never to set foot in their territory again.

One day, during his teenage years, while flying over these forests, he scratches a zit to hard, causing it to erupt in flames, and causing him to crash right in front of the newly arrived human Gerine. In a rush to get going again, but unwilling to leave the girl behind, he reluctantly teaches her to fly, in spite of his certainty that she is just a drug induced hallucination. This notion is dispelled when he witnesses how she mourns her mother, and he kindly offers to guide her around Buffalo City. He is shocked by her decision to boldly approach Obano and his wives, and spends the following few hours waiting by her hospital bedside to praise her actions.

He later attends Gerine's housewarming party, where, he meets Kuku Gremlington, who he is left alone with for an extended period when the girl of the hour leaves home unannounced.

He and the gremlin develop a strong friendship, inviting him over to play video games and eat pizza rolls. While sitting on a park bench, stoned out of his mind, he and Kuku witness Gerine's pod crashing on Earth and initiates the rush to meet her at the mall. Learning of the girl's apprehensions about meeting her co-worker Jileeta for dinner, he offers her a dose of Magic Moondust to sooth her nerves, to which she agrees. He accompanies her through the resulting trip, through she is unable to perceive his presence, and he is more busy conversing with the ghost of his grandmother to pay her much notice. That night, he and Kuku lurk outside of Floaties' while Gerine meets with Jileeta, and promptly panics when the ladies discover them. Gerine is not upset, however, and opts to join them in a night of merry-making.

## Appearance

Doerdon is a pudgy pink bipedal dragon with a long neck and a pair of wings at their base. His sloped face features deep nostrils, beady black eyes under heavy lids, and is plagued by terrible acne.

His casual outfits consists only of black woolen gloves and shiny black shoes over his clawed hands and feet. It is implied he once wore pants, prior to his confrontation with Obano's father, when after wetting himself, he felt too ashamed to wear the garments again.

## Abilities

* Flight — Despite their size, his wings grant him the power of flight, granted he gets a good running start beforehand.
* Flame Breath — A trait unique to his breed of dragon, Doerdon can shoot fire and smoke from a number of orifices, namely his mouth, nose and through torn skin.

## Trivia

* Much of the dialogue and prose surrounding Doerdon feature references to rock music. For example, Gerine's first words to him; "Hey, you!" after the Pink Floyd song of the same name, and the description of his "long and winding neck" based off the Beatles' "Long And Winding Road", among others.