Daffodil

**Daffodil** is a Vernal Forest Dweller with origins in the Redwood Forest region of Altuis. She had heard praise of the Gilded Kingdom's rulers and society, and thus set out to offer her services as an artisan. This has been the only time Daffodil has left the safety of what she previously called home, but her greatest desire is to share the beauty of her magic with others.

## Description

*Daffodil is a European dragon of average size, standing at a height of about 22 meters. She has a slender build, her body resembling that of a sort of wildcat--she has a sleek profile with elegant, lean legs and a long tail that ends in a smooth point. Her body is lean but strong from a diet devoid of meat, made moreso to move smoothly through the vegetation of thick forestry.*

*The majority of her body is covered in bright yellow and coral pink scales while her wings are mostly the same as her torso with tye-dye splashes of magenta and indigo. She has short, thick black spines that extend along her neck, as well as medium-length horns that extend from the back of her head and then split at two short points at the ends. Daffodil is always seen wearing a flower crown atop her head; the colors of the flowers change periodically, but are usually observed as yellow to match her scales.*

### Scales

*Her scales are of average thickness and smooth like a snake's--her body has not evolved any sort of defensive armor to protect from melee attacks.*

### Abilities

***Floral Manipulation**: As a Vernal Forest Dweller, Daffodil has a strong connection with the Earth and Mother Nature. This magic gives Daffodil a meaning to her title, "Flower Maiden." She has the ability to control trees, flowers, and other plants, manipulating them to intertwine and form shapes, surfaces, and anything in between. It's the main way she can create her floral arrangements provided through her services. While Daffodil is a pacifist by nature, she can use her floral manipulation as a defense mechanism. For example, she can create a sort of wall of vegetation as protection if there is enough said vegetation to be used efficiently. She cannot grow a tree from a blade of grass, but she can manipulate like vegetation with other like vegetation in a pinch.*

***Proliferation**: In addition to manipulation of vegetation, Daffodil can cause it to proliferate, multiplying over and over, such as growing a group of flowers rapidly. She can replicate any flora with Proliferation as long as there is an original "model" to start from. This power will manifest at times without her action depending on her level of excitement--if she is incredibly happy or excited over something, the ground underneath her paws can sprout with little patches. She can use Proliferation as a method to make shelters and the like so long as she has a base to start from. If the ground is barren, she cannot use her powers (such as in desert areas with an extreme lack of vegetation).*

*The rate at which Daffodil can use Proliferation varies. If it is a small project, she can whip something up within a matter of seconds. Large things, like say a redwood tree, would take a few minutes to grow. Her Vernal subspecies allows her to even grow things in swaths, such as small forests, but such a feat takes hours and hours of her concentration and energy. If she takes the growth too far, she can risk going unconscious, or very likely die from the drain on her body.*

### Wings

*Daffodil's wings look like the average European dragon's--they are quite sizeable, each nearly stretching to the size of the length of her body.*

## Personality

*Daffodil is just a sweet thing--she does not have a mean bone in her body. In fact, the thought of being cruel to anyone fills Daffodil with disgust, an emotion that she detests experiencing. Because she has not had much experience outside of her home forest and the Gilded territory, Daffodil possesses a sort of naivete of the world around her; however, she is far from stupid. Living in the forest had taught her to have some wits about her and remain careful while venturing alone. She has yet to be jaded by life experience, so she remains sweet and kind to just about everyone she meets. Seldomly will she be kurt or short with others; this only manifests when she feels someone is threatening her friends or fellow Gilded citizens. Though Daffodil has no knowledge for combat, she will still bravely step forward to defend the ones she cares about.*

## Kin

*Daffodil's parents are typical Forest Dwellers, as well as her three older brothers; however, one would never know that Daffodil is related to the rest of her family because of how different she looks compared to them. While the rest of her family is known to have earthy hues of green and brown on their scales, Daffodil stands out like a sore thumb with her bright yellow appearance. She has a close bond with her parents. Her brothers, well... she tried to bond with them, but the boys just did not seem to like how different their sister was. Her blessing as a Vernal bred feelings of jealousy among her ordinary siblings so there is not much of a happy tie there for Daffodil, even in adulthood.*

## Relationships

*Daffodil's relationships with others are generally positive. The only dragon that she has met that has spawned negative feelings is Mandavi; this is based off of their first introduction where Daffodil learned the other engaged in cannibalism. She also greatly dislikes Skoph, though they have not met face-to-face--Daffodil knows enough, though, after seeing the harmful effects on her peers from encountering the plague dragon.*

## History

*Daffodil comes from the Redwood Forest, home to a rather sizeable clan of Forest Dwellers. She was born as part of a clutch of four eggs--three would be her older brothers who would hatch days before Daffodil. Because of her delayed hatching, her parents worried that her egg was just a dud and she was very close to being no more before she could even hatch. However, the fateful moment came where a crack could be heard along her shell, and light pipping could be heard inside. Her family was in for quite the surprise when Daffodil finally emerged from her shell--how different she looked compared to everyone else! This prompted Daffodil's parents to take her to the clan's shaman, who happened to have vast experience of all things accumulated in all of their years on this earth.*

*It was then that Daffodil learned of her "blessing:" once in a rare moon, a special Forest Dweller was born who would be gifted with the powers of life, one who had a deep, innate connection with the goddess Mother Earth. This discovery led to some mixed reactions among the clan members: part were very excited to learn that one of their own members was chosen to receive such a blessing, and part were annoyed and somewhat jealous of Daffodil's special treatment. Subsequently, growing up and learning the depth of her magic was sometimes a confusing time. Daffodil could frequently recall the mixed treatment she would get from people--some were happy to speak with her and spend time with her, and others were short, going out of their way to avoid the flower maiden. Despite such treatment, it never soured Daffodil's kind disposition.*

*Once Daffodil reached adulthood, she felt an urge to leave all that was familiar to her in search of something more. Years of coaching from the shaman taught her that had a destiny bigger than herself and that there was something within her that should be shared with others. Daffodil could not quite put a finger on it, but "joy" was the word that resonated strongest within her. Joy gave her the resolution she needed to muster the courage to leave her homeland behind. Though it pained the maiden to leave home, she felt a strong determination to figure out exactly what her destiny entailed. Joining the Gilded Kingdom as an artisan was just the beginning.*

## Trivia

* Daffodil is the only Vernal of her home clan--Vernal Forest Dwellers are only born once in a blue moon, according to the old shaman from back home.