Azramael Akharosh

## Physical Appearance

Azramael is a small but stocky ancient dragon, covered in large and smooth black scales with amethyst spots that dot most of his body. He has thick lavender belly-plates and dark blue fins that run along his spine and jawline. His claws and scales always appear to have been meticulously cleaned, a sign that this drake takes great care of his appearance.

His head is crowned with two large curly horns and by two spikes above his eyes. His long and elegant snout somewhat resembles a beak and the sclera of his eyes is black, contrasting with the bright amethyst of his irises.

## Personality

**General**

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**Likes & Dislikes**

✔ Being a bookworm, he loves to read about everything and anything, be it History, the cultures of the bipedal races, biology...

✔ Has a notable passion for magic and anything magic-related.

✔ He is very found of the Naka'Duskael and especially of humans, to the point where he owns a plot instead of a lair.

✔ He loves to debate, and especially loves to hear himself talk.

✖ Dislikes the Lunus philosophy and isn't shy about it, although he doesn't outright hate anyone who aligns with those beliefs.

✖ Strongly dislikes being talked down to and will visibly be annoyed by anything he perceive as an insult.

✖ He easily gets annoyed by unruly hatchlings.

✖ Hates the Aegis with a burning passion and tends to dislike anyone who does not.

**Strengths & Weaknesses**

+ An amazingly strong spell-caster, he makes for a fearsome opponent, even when faced with multiple foes.

+ As a Gifted, dying is almost meaningless to him, since he can simply recall himself back to life.

+ Sharp minded and clever, he is quick to come up with ways to get out of sticky situations.

+ Is quite adept at having his way through smooth-talking and manipulation, although this is not a skill he often employs.

- Has a hard time damaging his enemies without the use of magic.

- Not very physically tough or endurant, he gets worn out pretty quickly.

- He is smart, but not wise. His stubbornness, pride, lack of patience and flawed survival instincts from being virtually immortal often get him in trouble.

- Has quite the oversized ego and can often be abrasive, meaning some people will find him pretty insufferable to be around.

## Story

**Biography**

Born on a Sunday, the 25th of October in 16 B.R., this drake grew up in a once-peaceful place, raised by two loving parents alongside his younger sister. The both of them were taught the basics of both Adventuring and Crafting at a very young age and lived happy and carefree hatchlinghoods, under to the ever-watchful eyes of their parents.

This all came to an abrupt end however when the lair the family was discovered by scouts of the Withered Aegis, whose armies were already planning to take over this part of the land. The undead army soon invaded and the attack was carried swiftly and efficiently, not giving the family enough time to make their escape. The parents hid the hatchlings in the deepest room of their lair and attempted to fight back, to no avail. The father was the first one to die and was soon followed by his mate, struck by a large kwellen as she made it back to her children, right in front of their eyes. In a foolish act of bravery, Azramael shielded his sister with his body and stood up to the beast, ready to put up a fight. With a single swing, the monstrous kwellen cleaved the hatchling's skull.

Instantly, Azramael woke up screaming, his head pounding. At first, he was relieved to think that it was all just a bad dream, but he quickly realized that he did not know where he was, finding himself in a lush forest that he had never seen before. He tried calling out to his family, before coming to a distressing realization: He could not remember their names, their faces, their voices or even the place in which they lived. He stood there alone, sobbing, before being startled by another hatchling, who presented themselves as Spitfire. They explained to the lost drake that they were in Skaalkar, an island on which numerous young dragons such as themselves woke up upon after dying, due to the Ritual of Everlasting Life, cast one year prior. This is when Azramael finally understood that he had become what is known as a Gifted, and it was the birth of his deep, burning hatred for the Withered Aegis. The dragon swore to himself that he would grow powerful and one day destroy the entity which took everything from him.

From then on, his story is the same as any other gifted dragon, as he quickly left the island to venture forth into the world of Istaria. For a time, he followed the teachings of the many dragon trainers around the world and made numerous friends along the way, bipeds and dragons alike, one of the most notable being an ancient named Solarrian Windwalker, who took the young dragon under his wing and became sort of a father figure. When the hatchling reached his 50th training season, he began his journey towards adulthood and was faced with a choice: to join the Lunus or Helian faction. After some hesitation, he chose to join the Helian, as he refused to believe the bipedal races should ever have to fear the dragons, and alternatively because he had grown highly interested in primal magic.

Years later, the drake reached ancienthood and devoted himself to spell-casting and crafting, becoming a full-time scholar to earn himself a living wage. It was then that he first began to research the Aegis and ways to harm it, as he intends to make good on his promise to one day rid Istaria of the Blight.

**Ongoing Story**

In recent years, Azramael has grown more and more curious about the inner workings of the Blight, to the point of morbidity, and he began to employ less-than-savory methods in order to study it, spending a few years in the Eastern Deadlands doing questionable experiments on blighted specimens. He eventually left the Deadlands as its environment was taking a toll on his mental and even physical health, deciding instead to settle down and buy a property just outside of Bristugo.

Nowodays, the drake still keeps himself mostly busy working a spellcrafter, but one might occasionally hear some strange noise coming somewhere from his house.