Post by Jokul & Starkad on Jun 26, 2014 20:08:52 GMT 1
VIKING BIO
NAME: Jokul Steinthor (Aka: Jokul Serpent Tongue, or the Dragon Whisperer )
AGE: 15
OCCUPATION: Viking-in-Training
GENDER & SEXUALITY: Male, Straight
LIKES:
•Being noticed for his personality, not his abilities
•Listening to Terrors' chattering
--It calms him sometimes
•Showing he's capable of doing anything everybody else can do
•Riding Starkad
--Even though Starkad rarely let's him
DISLIKES:
•When Starkad continues to ask him to play
•Taking orders from anyone
--Much like Starkad
•When people tease him on his horrible aim
--Or other weaknesses
•Repeating himself
•Being in charge
STRENGTHS:
•He's fluent in both Dragonese and Norse
•He may not be good with aim, but he puts his all into one punch/slash/throw.
•He easily talks to others
--Because he always talks to dragons
•His imagination
--His limited sight has caused him to think of the world differently than others
WEAKNESSES:
•He's nearly blind, but can still make out some blobs in his vision
•Patience isn't in his vocabulary
•He won't back down from a challenge
--No matter how obvious it is that he'll lose
•Doesn't work well with others
--That is, unless, they're dragons
FEARS:
•Losing his hearing as well
•People using him for their own gain
•Change
--He doesn't want his life to change, whether for bad or worse
•Hurting someone who doesn't deserve it
--An enemy's a different story though
AMBITIONS:
•To be top of his class
•To have Starkad obey his every command
--Or at least have her NOT destroy things in his house
•To find a way to let Starkad fly
--Even though he knows it's pretty much impossible, he can only hope
•To have someone dependent on him
--He wants to feel like he's needed
SECRETS:
•How close he and starkad really are
--Everyone thinks the two are just dragon & rider, but in reality, they're very close friends
•How hard his eyesight is to deal with
--He won't tell anyone about it since it happened (Even if most everyone knows about his vision impairment)
OVERALL PERSONALITY:
•He's usually quiet and reserved
--Unless he's with dragons that won't shut up
•He doesn't give in when the odds are against him
•He rarely lets others know what he's going through
•Acts as though he can see when he's with other vikings
--But with dragons, he drops the facade
•Hates sitting around while others do work
--He feels guilty about being lazy
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: (Play-by note :: Nicolas Hoult)
•His eyes are deep mahogany
--They stare somewhat blankly at the world now though
•Black hair that goes down to the base of his neck
--Has it in a single ponytail
•Somewhat smooth features
--His cheek bones blend with the rest of his face
--Giving him a boy-ish look
•The attack left serious burns across his face an body
•Usually wearing a set of small shoulder pads
--Plain steel, no decorations
•His helmet is littered with small horns pointing behind him
--Four rows of them
HISTORY:
Both Jokul's mother and father had dragons. Only his mother's hobblegrunt, Shade, was actually small enough to fit in the house though. His father's monstrous nightmare was forced to stay out in the dragon pen. So Jokul grew up listening to the voices of his parents, and the gentle dragon who cared for him as though he were her own.
However, this was only enough for him to learn the basics of Dragonese. He didn't quite learn the language until the age of 11. Thankfully, his mother knew and taught him the rest.
For the next two years, he went around the village and helped those who couldn't talk to their dragons, and if the dragons wanted something their masters didn't provide. Most of the time, the dragons were happy with what they had, and other times the dragons ranted on about how their viking never went flying with them.
Jokul was flattered when people started referring to him as the Dragon Whisperer. Though it was a joke at first, considering he isn't the only one on Berk who speak Dragonese, but slowly, the more he helped, the more it stuck. Dragons began to seek him out and just talk to him. Many of them haven't had the chance to talk head-on with a human and have them respond.
But everything changed when Jokul was 14. His mother's hobblegrunt had left with the other dragons to breed, and returned with a single hatchling. Jokul dubbed her Starkad upon meeting her. The small, happy family only lasted a few weeks.
Jokul and Starkad had ventured off into the forest to explore, ignorant to the possible danger it involved. It was impossible to know a lone, injured zippleback would be stumbling through the same patch of woods as they were though.
By the time they saw the dragon, it was too late. The zippleback's gas had entered Jokul's eyes... and then it was ignited. He screamed in pain, just as Starkad did when the zippleback bit into her wing, tearing it beyond repair.
What the two didn't know, was that Shade had followed them, and dove into the trees when she heard them scream. Though Shade defended them until she was within an inch of her life, the damage had already been done. The attack had rendered Jokul nearly blind, and Starkad flightless.
Defending her young had cost the hobblegrunt mother her beauty. Scars are now littered across her body.
Though everyone learnt of the attack, no one knew of Jokul's injury. He'd kept it a secret, even from his own family. Not knowing this information, his parents got him to join the training academy.
To this day, he'll only tell the dragons about his injuries. He doesn't realize most of the vikings already know anyway.
WEAPON OF CHOICE:
•Bolas
--So he doesn't have to hit target directly in order to restrain them
FIGHTING STYLE:
•Because of his bad eyesight, he chooses to hang back and rely more on his hearing to determine where the target is located and how he will strike.
DRAGON BIO
NAME: Starkad
AGE: 1 year old
GENDER: Female
SPECIES: Hobblegrunt
LIKES:
•Jumping on what she's not supposed to
--Like roofs... or Jokul
•Entertaining others with her color changing scales
--Mostly those younger than herself
•Climbing to the highest vantage point she can
•Talking
--A LOT
DISLIKES:
•When she's ignored
•Jokul telling her what to do
•Bathing, or getting cleaned
--No matter how hard Jokul tries
•Her saddle
--She refuses to let Jokul on her back if there's a saddle (If he can even get it on her)
•Being approached from behind
--She runs scared if someone does
STRENGTHS:
•She's persistent when she want to get something done
•She's fast and agile because of her size
•Her frilled crest allows her to detect objects in front of her in the dark
•Surprisingly patient when she wants to
WEAKNESSES:
•Her attention span is like a goldfish
•She's stubborn
--Refuses to listen to ANYONE
•She's clumsy and crashes into things often
--Mostly when running through the village square
•She can't fly
AMBITIONS:
•To be in charge of something
--Even if it's the most minor of things
•To grow up into a beautiful dragoness like her mother was before the attack
FEARS:
•Loud, sudden noises
--Namely thunderstorms
•Being abandoned
--Or left behind
APPEARANCE:
•Because she's young, she only half the size of her fellow Hobblegrunts
•16 feet long from head to tail
•Wingspan is about 10 feet
•She has very few cuts across her body because of her young age
•However, she has one outstanding scar...
--Her left wing is torn bad enough that it has rendered her flightless
•Her normal colorings are blue and purple hues
--With very light mulburry cow-like spots
PERSONALITY:
•She may be immature most of the time, but when Jokul's depressed, she soothes his hurt by being by his side
--Just as he's there for her during a thunderstorm
•She is known to be one of the most energetic dragons in Berk
•She isn't bothered by what others say about her
•She's got a healthy sense of curiosity
HISTORY:
Starkad was born into Jokul's family basically. Shade, her mother, is actually Jokul's mother's dragon.
Jokul and Starkad bonded almost immediately. At the time, Jokul had just finished learning Dragonese from his mother, so when Starkad began talking, he was overjoyed. The two of them would talk to each other all day.
When Starkad began growing, so did her energy. Even though she usually ran around the village terrorizing the chickens and sheep, Jokul was always running after her, trying to get her to stop.
As time went on, Jokul got tired of chasing her, and gave up getting her to stop. The only one who could do that was Shade.
After getting her injury, Starkad didn't let it stop her. Sure, she felt part of her was gone when she learnt she couldn't fly, but she could still run after the livestock and annoy Jokul.
(I realize parts of the history may be... "iffy"... but I tried. And If I have to, I'll change Starkad's species)
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CBOX NAME: Crystal
