Aitor

Darkling Dawn

Personas

Name: Aitor Race: Ocelot Darji Gender: Male Age: 9 Family: Parents are dead; several siblings from various litters Appearance: Large for his species, Aitor is about 4 feet, 4 inches long, including tail, and weighs about 30 pounds. His fur is a creamy tan, marked heavily with dark brown stripes and elongated spots. He has dark eyes. Personality: Cool and calm, Aitor is often laidback and lazy. He has a very straightfoward, sensible view of life and says what he thinks, and it's often not what people like to hear. He is reclusive, but caring towards others, especially Shirin, and his curiosity is easily aroused by elves. Past: Like normal ocelots, Aitor was raised by his mother and left on his own once he was grown. He lived wild for awhile, but once he befriended Shirin, he went to live in her home and help her family. Being close, they decided to bond; though it's fairly weak, Shirin inherits keener senses and a stronger source of energy for magic, while Aitor developed a sense for magic and a longer lifespan. They can sense each other's emotions somewhat, and of course, talk. Bond: Glowing Rain Dormath From: Lantessama Isle

'Darji' is a catch-all term for a sapient animal of any species. They are fairly rare, but on the western continent, are often found dwelling with elves, and the two races are very integrated. They are able to talk mind-to-mind, but elves have developed a method that allows them to form a bond with a single darji. The two beings involved are both affected positively; elves gain the sharper senses of their bond, and are able to draw energy from them as well as themselves to use a wider range of magic, while the darji gain the ability to sense magic and a longer lifespan. The bond can be broken easily at any time, and indeed, they often switch bonds several times over a lifetime.

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Shirin was happy with her Plant Dragon egg, and the others had disappeared to who knew where. Aitor was on his own for awhile. He didn't mind it. He was a cat after all; he was solitary by nature. Then again, a dragon bond would be interesting, and no doubt different from Shirin's. He remembered the way to the dragons' sands, where a green dragoness guarded a clutch of eggs. The heat of the sands was to his liking, but the mother watched him from afar, and he felt it prudent to keep his distance. He didn't know if she was aware he was interested in becoming a candidate. He didn't consider that many of the Isle's inhabitants had no idea what a darji was. They got over it quickly, though, and he guessed they had seen a lot of wierd stuff in this place. The most important thing was being sure he could care for a baby dragon, but he considered it wouldn't be too different from caring for a kitten (except on a much larger scale), and even non-darji animals could take care of their charges by themselves. And anything he couldn't handle, he could probably get Shirin to help. Or if not her, well, he was creative. And persuasive.

Name: Dormath Race: Lantessaman Dragon Gender: Male Color: Glowing Rain (Blue) Parents: Obonixtenathramarth x Gwaith Personality: Generally a very friendly and outgoing dragon, Dormath would not be much help on Aitor's hunts, not only because his glow is far too noticeable, but he simply doesn't like to see anything--intelligent or not--in pain. He is very sweet and gets along well with others, but he can be depressed easily, and Aitor's generally not the best at cheering up. Bond: Aitor