Tangerine

**Tangerine** (tan-jer-een) is an orange dragon native to Halintar. He joined the Brigade after being freed from Totty's possession.

## Personality

Tangerine is friendly and open, with a childish disposition and outlook on life. He’s not naïve or stupid, but he always thinks on the positive side of situations and is willing to trust others. Tangerine has an uncurable sweet tooth and has a special love for pastries.

Tangerine dislikes conflict and aggressive personalities, though he’s no coward if a fight is unavoidable. He values calmness, peace, and getting along with others.

## Appearance

Tangerine’s love of sweets coupled with his lazy, low-energy life style has left him a little on the chunky side.  His scales are a cheery orange, matching the color of the fruit he’s named for, with brown splotchy spots running from nose to tail.

Unlike most Orange Dragons, Tangerine’s legs are positioned straight under his body, not splayed out like a crocodile, and his wings are larger than average. This trait comes from the Silver Dragon genetics mixed in his family tree.

## History

### Pre-Brigade

Tangerine was born and raised in the Ashen Breach, along with his brother Navel and sister Clementine. His father Mandarin and mother Cara Cara raised their children to value competitiveness and aggression, a lifestyle that Tangerine couldn’t handle. Wanting to escape the stress of home life, he left the family cave once he was old enough and hasn’t been back since.

His relationship with his family is somewhat strained, as he just doesn’t understand their point of view.

Tangerine wandered across Halintar for years, making friends and eating good food along the way. Even after joining the Brigade, the dragon still prefers to spend his time leisurely traveling, returning to the Zenith every so often to help when needed.

## Brigade Missions

### Prison Break

Tangerine’s first encounter with the Brigade happened during the Possession one-shot. After being captured by an obsessive raven god, Tangerine spent a few months locked in their collection, unable to escape. After being freed by an invading Brigade member, Tangerine helped them and a few others escape captivity and flee back to the Zenith, where he joined the Brigade.

### A Crippling Loss

Tangerine joined a few Brigade members to go on a vacation in the one-shot Sentimentality. What he thought was going to be a relaxing day at the beach soon turned into a battle for Halintar’s safety, as a crew of Merfolk pirates raided the shores, attempting to enact… some master plan, Tangerine wasn’t paying attention to that part.

As he flew up to scout from the air, a pirate shot at the Orange Dragon with a crossbow bolt made for taking out dragons. The bolt landed true, and left Tangerine battered with severe wounds. A change came over the dragon, some feral rage rising up, and in his fury, he spat an explosive bomb at the pirates that damaged their forces badly. But not before another bolt flew his way and tore a hole through Tangerine’s right wing.

They returned from the battle triumphant, but Tangerine was left crippled and unable to fly again.

### Getting by with a little help from some friends

In the one-shot Patch Job, Tangerine calls on some friends from the Brigade to travel to his home in the Ashen Breach to ask his father for a salve meant specifically for healing dragon wing membrane. With some assistance from Tangerine’s siblings, the party manages to travel there and back with only a few complications.

They returned with the salve, and a surprising letter from Tangerine’s distant and reserved father. Now, Tangerine’s wing can finally be healed, and he can get back to eating all the pastries he wants.

## Gallery

A headshot. Kim LeveilleA fullbody shot. Kim LeveilleInjured after the events of Sentimentality. Kim LeveilleHumanoid form. Kim LeveillePatch Job banner. Kim Leveille