Jiao-Long Chen

### Killer Style

I’m head over tail for cool ocean colours and frothy floaty fabrics, but I also take care to show off my pearl creations on myself from time to time.

### Freaky Flaw

I clam up when speaking in front of other monsters. Believe me, I’ve tried to get over it but nothing has managed to work out so far...

### Pet

I own a tortoise named Hai, he is a slow but reliable companion who’s more than happy to watch me brainstorm away from inside his aquarium.

### Favorite Activity

My powers of illusion means I can pre-visualise my jewellery designs before I actually create them. I can spend hours dreaming up ideas...

### Biggest Pet Peeve

Despite popular belief, neither my behavior or odour can be described as ‘fishy’. I may come from the ocean, but I am no fish!

### Least Fav Subject

Home Ick - cooking always makes me nervous, I’m not quite sure why...

## Biography

### Personality

Jiao-Long is an extremely reserved manster, who tends to keep to himself as he is almost constantly thinking, but it does lend to him not quite thinking about what's actually going on around him.

He habitually keeps something in his mouth to chew or grind his teeth on when concentrating. If left long enough, it will turn into a pearl, and he tends to gift them to those whom he treasures the most.

He is fluent is En-ghoul-ish, but his quiet demeanor often lends western monsters to believe that he doesn't understand it all too well, which irritates him sometimes.

### Appearance

Jiao-Long is a tall, slender manster with pearlescent, cool lavender skin with slight scaling all over his body. His hair is a light peach colour which fades to violet at the ends, and his eyes are also pearl-like, purple, and lack distinct pupils.

He has a turned-up snout-like nose, small fangs and two moustache-like whisker tendrils on his upper lip, spiked ears and glistening golden horns on his head, as well as a very long, curling tail and clawed hands and feet.

### History

Jiao-Long has been a high-achieving student for all of his schooling life and enjoys opportunities when they are presented to him,thus it only makes sense that he would accept the offer of an exchange trip to Monster High, in order to improve his fluency in En-ghoul-ish.

## Relationships

### Family

Jiao-Long is an only child, with extremely supportive parents who have always motivated him to try his best. As an older couple, they didn't think they were able to have children until Jiao-Long came along as a surprise, and as such they have always treasured him.

### Friends

Chin Bao has been Jiao-Long's friend since childhood, where they bonded over their shared interest and passion for stones and precious metals - Jiao-Long would often give Chin defective pearls to eat and in return Chin would give him pieces of interesting metal he had sniffed out. They both wished to go to the Boo-S on exchange, but sadly Chin's grades would not allow it, so they correspond online whilst Jiao-Long is away.

### Pet

 Hai is Jiao-Long's much-loved tortoise, who he received for his tenth birthday and has cared for ever since, even accompanying his owner to the Boonighted States.

## Gallery

Art by LondonSpearJiao and Chin by Bria D
## Trivia

* His name literally means 'dragon-like clam', a fitting description of a Shèn.
* He sleeps in a shallow tank-like bed full of saltwater to replenish his energies during the night (and when he's feeling unwell), but generally copes pretty well when out of the water.