Ari

Ari is a half Doneel and half O'rant, a halfling. She is an only child and hardly knows her parents as they were taken away from her at a very young age.

## Ari

### Alias(es)

AriAria

Moon

## Relationships

### Animal(s)

Ezrah (dog)Atlas (horse)

Winter (deer)

### Friends

KaleBardon

Penn

## Statistics

### Location

Wittoom (former)Prushing, Trese (current)

## Other Info

### Quote

"I seek to find my parents. They were taken by bisonbecks when I was little. Can you help me?"-Ari to Kale

## History

Ari was born to her O'rant father, Mies, and Doneel mother, Ailani. She grew up in Witoom, in the Kattaboom mountains near the Katwyk river. When she was 7, her parents were taken by bisonbecks because of Ailani's Dragon Keeper abilities. It was often thought that Mies was also a Dragon Keeper but, there is no proof. When she was 9, she was found by Penn, Kale and Bardon's son, and taken to his parents, who, along with Penn were questing. Kale asked Penn where he had found the small girl. Ari had been wandering for the two years after her parents had been taken and had made it to Prushing, where she had stayed near for the past week. Penn had met her while he was playing with his riding dragon, Helio, a bright orange dragon with green designs on his flanks. Penn invited Ari to come with him and meet his parents, to which she nervously agreed. Kale had gotten wind of a strange disappearance of Dragon Keepers over the past two years, but had never been captured herself. She was sent by Paladin to go and search for the missing keepers, similar to how she and Bardon had searched for their fathers. Ari gave a full account of how and when her parents were taken by the bisonbecks.

## Personality

Ari's personality is complicated. After her parents were taken, she went to find friends and family in the animals that lived near her home. She is very comfortable around animals and will talk to them freely, however, around members of the high races she is very quiet. When alone, she gets sudden bursts of energy and can keep up with a horse in a canter. She is very shy but, is known for her excellent listening skills. When her thoughts on a subject are put down, all of her normal shyness and cautiousness fade away and she can become loud and relentless in her argument. If you get to know her well enough and gain her trust, she will allow her funny and joyful side to come through.

## Appearance

Ari is 4 feet tall and quite slender. She looks like a very tall Doneel but, has a faint citrus smell on her because of her O'rant ancestry. She has heterochromia and her left eye is a vibrant blue and her right goes between bright green and a gentle hazel. Her fur is a pale grey with a blueish tint to it. Around her face, hands, and feet, her fur is closer to a light tan, like some O'rant's skin. She loves the colors of purples and blues and often will dress in those colors.

## Abilities

### Mindspeaking to Animals

Like N'Rae, Ari can mindspeak to animals, see an animal's memories, and even detect animals nearby to her. This strengthens her bond between her and her animals and helps her forge new ones with other animals.

### Swordfighting

Ari's father was a knight in service to Paladin and taught Ari the basics in swordfighting, a skill that would prove useful after Mies had been taken captive.

### Listening

Because of her past, she understands more things that others might not. She is good at listening to every word a person says without ever interrupting or making the person feel uncomfortable.

## Weaknesses

### Fears

Ari has an extreme fear of bisonbecks because of what happened to her parents. She can't even pass one on the street. She also has a fear of loss and abandonment, causing her to stick close to those guarding her and to have extreme loyalty to those she trusts, afraid that if she cannot live up to their standards, they will abandon her or leave her. This fear grew out of being left by her friends after her parents were taken. They were all lead to believe that her parents were bad,

### Shyness

Ari is very shy and has trust issues. Often, she will stay silent when her knowledge is needed if there is an unfamiliar person in the room. For the first day after meeting Penn's family, the only person she would talk to was Penn because he reminded her of one of her O'rant cousins, who's family had left in a hurry after several grawlig attacks.