Appias

**Appias** is an **Adult Male SilkWing**, introduced in the **First Story**. He is currently one of the three leaders of the **Resistance**, and resides in the **Resistance Hideout**. He is currently in a relationship with an **Unnamed SilkWing Servant**, and is the father of **Memphis**.

### Description

Appias is tall, and slim, with perfectly cut scales, like a jeweler's prized possession. His dark blue neck is long, and handsomely curved. His scales are smooth and cool to the touch. His two, massive ebony blue horns looked liked they were sculpted lovingly into shape. His teal antennae curled into themselves like a hook. He has vibrant, dark blue scales. He has jet gray, and blue-grey wings. His blue scales fade sharply into a cool marble blue on his wingtips of his massive forewings. He has darkened turquoise-colored hindwings. He has white scars where his silk-ducts were torn, that render him unable to spin silk. His massive wings reflected a variety of blues, bluish cyan, and greys onto nearby surfaces, giving them a mixture of different hues. His underbelly blended in with the thick jungle mist. His shiny, dark ebony blue scales on his shoulders and wings are scratched. He has brown eyes. His black talons are hard to see in dim lighting. He sticks out like a sore thumb in the dark, and is distinguishable in large crowds. Rivulet could recognize his colorful pattern from anywhere. He is described as beautiful by Nymph. Privet remarked on how he does not have the most handsome of faces.

### Personality

Appias is a kind, and caring soul. Although he is quite often unconcerned for his own life. He struggles to keep work with things he has no interest in. He is an allocentric dragon. Rivulet describes him as being "worryingly obedient". He cares a lot for his friends, family, and allies. He cares for others' wellbeing, willing to put strangers before himself. He's described as trustworthy by Atticus, who says that he wouldn't make a bad leader. Appias openly admits that he would sacrifice himself for the betterment of his team if it came down to it. He is understanding of others, thoughts and actions, as well as being charming. He's described by Nymph to be a "mother-bird". He is honest and daring, and a terrible liar. He's a prankster. Appias is reliable, quick to respond, decisive, and friendly. He is argumentative, halfly gullible, and not academically smart, although he is socially smart. He doesn't take too kindly to beign tricked by others, or being lied to. He is strong-willed, and in some instances appear to be forceful. He can be pretty serious when he wants to.

Although, Appias did live a more secretive life that he kept hidden from the rest of them. After falling in-love and having an egg, he took on a more husbandry personality. He became more brave, protective, and sneaky. He became more careful, secretive, and a better liar. After the accident where his silk-ducts were torn, he grew angry at those who did not appreciate having silk. He became frustrated and furious at the fact that he never got the chance to spin silk. He can be resentful and mean whenever he's in a horrible mood, although he tries to keep his anger in check. He can also be destructive, and insecure about his own abilities and looks. Atticus described him to of having a "dormant fire" in him, that could come alive any day now. Appias was seething with rage whenever he saw that Atticus was alive.

Appias seemed to spiral into madness whenever he found out that his son was kidnapped. He became violent, and more intimidating. After Memphis was rescued, he seemed to calm down, but the group couldn't see him the same way as before. During a party in the Second Story, he seemed to be fine. Near the end of the Second Story, Appias seemed to be suffering from some undiagnosed mental condition. He became angry, violent, resentful, paranoid, and became a workaholic. He yelled orders to his workers instead of giving them normally. He seemed to be frequently frustrated with Atticus evading capture. This led to several attempts from the other two Resistance leaders to intervene. Atticus had destroyed Appias's mental health, which caused him to go crazy, and disappear. During all of this, Appias made sure that Memphis was all right, and despite his draining mental health, he took care of his son. Showing that he still loved and cared for him, and with his wife.