Name: Aeolis

Gender: Male, pan

Age/DOB: ~15, aged, early RY9 *note any adult-teen info is RY18 or later

Origin: Rookery Earth born to Repurposed/Aperturth parents

Family: Mother Jenell, father Blaze, twin sister Aella, half-sister Jitter

Other:

Height: 5'6"

Weight: ~100* Icarus improves strength, and for his size he is a powerhouse

Hair: richly black, though a bit on the stringy side, kept loose and to shoulders mostly

Eyes: pale violet, had been grey-blue at birth but with Icarus turned a lavender shade

Appearance: tan skinned with some evidence of scarring on hands and arms, though where these came from no one knows, he just showed up with them this way after a stint in the wilderness*; slender and well proprotioned, he looks much taller than he actually is, and doesn't seem too fussed when someone much taller shows up; likes dressing in the oddly business-casual with added carnival colors as shown, but he always makes any ensemble look terrific

Genetic Abilities: the mixture of disparate dimensions found in his altered DNA is shocklingly able to produce a time-freeze ability that even Keenan has to admire. He has a modest amount of other Vortal abilities, with empathy being strong at under 25 meters but with any number of people around him, he can pick out individuals, and to a small extent nudge their emotions; Vortal aura sight which he uses to sense the 'echoes' of those around him, though he does this almost entirely while he's frozen them all in time. He can telepathically communicate with other Vortal minds up to 10 miles away, and with his twin at any distance. The time-pause however, reaches a rate of about 2% of normal speed, which is approaching Convocation-level, and is even comparable to Fantell's in the Bayou. With this power, he is able to appear to teleport, though he cannot actually do that power. The surrounding area within 10 meters of himself can be held, though the wider it extends, and the more people or living things caught in it, the more effort it takes to maintain, something within 2 meters can be held indefinitely, and from the outside looks mighty weird when he moves around. Like a copy-pasted image, or noclipping in a game.

Icarus Processing: Yes, at age 2 and half, he and his sister were treated. This process dramatically imroved his Vortal ability, but also increased his stamina, bodily speed (he is still up to 3x faster running than most men), and durability. He is able to metabolize virtually any organic material, and doesn't take any damage from poisons, bad food, or toxins even if they're injected into him. He cannot carry diseases, so he can't accidentally infect others, and parasites seem to die in contact with him.

Image Credits: Meiker / kitsune-no-gray / Nikolai

Skills or Profession: No one really knows exactly what Aeolis does. It's certain that he has all the same educational skill downloads that everyone else got in his era, but whether he's gotten any other specific information, he has never said.

What really does go on in his odd Vortal world is pretty much between him and whoever can peek into it.

Events or History: * These scars are actually the result of him testing things with his pausing power. Flames, it turns out, still burn you if you put your hand in them, when you're holding them in place Vortally. They have not ever caused him problems, but they also have never faded. Aged with his sister from a terrible-two to a pre-tween with Icarus treatments.

It's entirely possible that Keenan will train him to 'lurk', he's already good at it, and will be able to watch and report back as needed around town or near the Grounds. For the moment, however, he and Chimera tend to center in one of the outbuildings on the Mansion's direct grounds, and cycle through the Dragon Towers as needed for communciation and supply runs.

Dragon

Name: Chimera
Gender: Female
Size/Shoulder/Length: Small (delicate) 9' s / 34' l / 75' ws
*Colors: standard below, belly from face to tail tip medium foggy grey, somewhat shiny; body from face to tail and limbs dark grey with fading at tail; dorsal line and face armor, graphite; limb and wing armor black; markings on body and face rainbow colored; dorsal ridge steel grey; wing sails grade from lime green through cyan, violet, and purple, with large splotchy cloud-white markings; neck web sunset red, orange, white; horns rainbow, claws steel grey, eyes red *colors subject to change, body is always grey scale, armor is always very black, rainbow hues however dance along her body in fancy patterns, and she's very good at using them as hypnotizing things; wingsails remain in those colors but can vary for intensity and saturation, the white clouds seem to expand to fill them
Features: Rainwing
Powers: Winged Flight, though a strong short-distance flier, Chimera tends to remain near the ground, and flutters a lot with butterfly movements between any buildings or taller trees, remaining hidden most of the time they're on patrol. She can carry up to three human-sized weights, but generally will only carry supplies between Dragon Towers, rather than passengers. She can attain a good fast sprint, but only between those towers for distance.
Communication*, she is well known as a chatterbox, and speaks both Draconic and English fluently. She can emulate but not really understand Vortigese, and is learning some of the local Human tongues. She and Aeolis do have a Vortal bond, but she relies on verbal and visual communication for the most part.
*Color Variation, as Rainwings go, she has a refined skill with her colors and patterning, but some others will criticize that she's not able to work with 'all' her colors. She doesn't care, claiming that she wants a background color for her pretty dancing neon flames anyway.
Venom, Chimera has extremely potent venom that she takes care not to drip when around anything needing to stay alive. Though she's small, she packs a really mean punch, and can spring on Combine ships if they're organic enough to bite, and they will die. She takes on large invasive animals frequently. Only other Rainwings or dragons that have immunity to venoms like hers should ever eat anything that she's killed.
Rainwing Claws, her long curved claws are very sharp, and she is able to cut through thin metals like Combine walls though has to work at thicker units like armored vehicles. She can climb straight up or even hang upside down using her paws, if there is enough structural stability to handle it.
Parentage: Unknown, but is the mother of Firebow with Proudsky
Origin: Adopted from LunarSolstice981 with PeregrineCella lines on Deviantart, WoF by Tui Sutherland
Other Info: She does sort of wish that her rider would join the Carnies a little more often. Their performances and her coloration go so well together!