BMDR - Pack


Name: Pack Gender: Male, Straight Age/DOB: 21, 11 on arrival Origin: Aperturth, child of Carnies Family: Mother Grace, Father Quincy, half sisters Lyssa and Crow Other: All of the Hippies and Carnies are his 'family', but then again so are quite a few animals! Expected to be spliced up by Melissa, as this sort of power set is reasonably rare Height: 6'1" Weight: 160, quite muscular and wiry, tends toward a slender build and doesn't put on fat, very 'cut' Hair: Black with dusty overtones, wooly, doesn't like it long so he keeps having to crop it; big bushy eyebrows, and finely crafted facial hair Eyes: Violet, actually nowhere even close to a normal shade of human eye color; large and perceptive, and of note when he's using any given power they tend to glow indigo-periwinkle, it's honestly surprising they aren't slit pupils Appearance: very dark skin, small scars and cuts; considered very handsome, given his parents appearance that's no surprise. Keeps gloves now that he's learned there are animals that just do not like being handled, for instance those damn headcrab things Genetic Abilities: With a strong Vortal sense of living things, he can sense through virtually any animal life around him in a 500 meter sphere. This includes invasive creatures as well as native Earth animals, but does exclude 'humans' and 'Vortigaunts' or any other non-critter life form. He can sense insects but tries not to, they are a bit confusing to him since he does not have a 'hive mind' mentality, but is aptly named and can handle multiple species or many individuals in a group of animals at once. He can control them to a small degree, within 25 meters at most, though the farther from 'human' the animal's intelligence is, the less impact his suggestions will have on them. He can cause a Headcrab to think it's no longer hungry, but cannot stop it from being aggressive; he can turn a pack of wolves into sled dogs with ease, however. He can sway dragons of any breed, but not outright control them in any way. Icarus Processing: None, and though Melissa desperately wants him to, he probably will not - he figures he's strong enough already, why bother? Would certainly benefit and shows no negative markers.	Image Credits: DD/Az Arabian Nights
Skills or Profession: trained like his father in animal handling. At a very early age, given that he was 3 when the Carnies met up with the Hippies, he'd been exposed to a very wide variety of animal life, and they all just adore him. He knows biology and anatomy of most of these, particularly of prey, but also for healing and taming purposes almost any animal gets the once-over from him. While he's not necessarily qualified as a 'vet', he can easily tell when an animal is hurt or afraid, and simple observation can tell him whether it's worth saving or eating. He is practical in that regard: what doesn't die is a friend, what does is absolutely a meal regardless of how long it's been your buddy before then. He has excellent tracking and visual skills, perception and spacial function. While he doesn't really care to swing between trees, he was also trained with the acrobats when they could do so, and he's not going to just up and fall off of anything for that reason.
Personality: Confident and sure, he is very much the leader of any pack. He will not try to wrest control over any animal if another person is dealing with them, unless they're screwing it up, which is extremely rare. He will certainly cause an abused animal to turn on its handler - he did that with at least two visitors to the Carnival while they were still performing, their misbehaving poodles had enough. He does sometimes act out through the animals around him. Pack doesn't beat around the bush and will tell people the truth regardless of whether they can handle it. He's quite blunt.
Events or History: of the group brought to the Grounds, Pack is the eldest surviving child of the large batch. As such he's often looked at as their leader for this generation, and it's a role he takes seriously - though he does defer to folks who have good ideas and their own set of leadership skills. He's there more to provide a strong right hand, to any other leadership. When the dragons started picking through the kids, he was already accustomed to their presence, and in fact the Whiptails had been responding to him almost since the carnies arrived themselves. He and his trio of dragons tend to be centrally located at Dragon Tower 13, near the vinyard.
Pet (As if these aren't enough) Name: Tropica Gender: female Height: 1'2" at shoulder Color: Blue-Green with Black Species: Vykelian Cockatrice Abilities: Poison immunity, paralyzing stare, fire breath Personality: show-off, focused, domineering Quirk: Loves cold weather Yes, he knows she loves the cold. That's why they take the occasional trips up to the Borealis, or North Aperture in winter, to settle once and for all that Pack is not all that fond of the cold. He's pretty sure there are some ice-makers or snow-shapers or whatever they call them, oh yeah cryokinetics in the Pantheon, maybe they can make her an ice cave or something. Anything, to keep her from screaming about it right in his ear, which she does constantly. "You are not a penguin" is the frequently-heard phrase, as Pack tries to get her to stop trying to get Snowblind to play with her. She doesn't quite understand that he cannot create ice and snow, but he looks like ice and snow, what is the problem!? (site link will be here) https://planetzar.com/nexus/refugium/index.html
Dragon Name: Snowblind Gender: Male Size/Shoulder/Length: Small/Sport 5' s / 20' l / 18' ws Colors: White, with brilliant cyan stripes on face, wing wrists, hips, shoulders (with dots under) and tips; horns, eyes, tail, end of tail and paws fully cyan, and several 'snowflake' markings on neck and body (several not shown) Features: Aquatic-based with four pawed feet, long sleek body, two narrow featureless wings, back-pointing conical horns Powers: Winged Flight, though Snowblind isn't very good at it, he can fly for very short distances, and break any given fall with those stubby narrow wings. They're of much more use in the water. There, he can use them to propel himself at bullet-speeds in calm water, or balance his movement in choppy waves. Aquatic Adaptation, clearly like many others of his breed, he's come from a line of sleek water-dragon types, and as such can hold his breath for a long while, and tolerates quite cold or heavy pressures with ease. He's very quick and slick when he gets wet. While he can swim in and tolerate water, he doesn't feel so great about any other liquids that might come around, and is hesitant to get near polluted or toxic-looking and smelling pools. Of note, he can Teleport but only while immersed. He cannot use this power above water in any way. Cold and Snow, let's face it, the colder and blustery-er it is, the happier and more eager Snowblind gets. He suffers absolutely no difficulty in chilly winds, biting cold, blizzards, sleet, or heavy rain. He prefers snow to rain, however. He can hide in snow like nobody's business, and can rocket out of it if it's deep. He can't control it or manipulate it at all, he just loves the stuff and is well suited to it. Communication, though unable to speak vocally, he can make chirping sounds, and a high-pitched underwater screeching. However, he like many of his kind rely more on telepathy, so he can quickly convey items of interest to Pack or other Vortal minds. He cannot communicate to minds that aren't somehow powered, including other dragons if they lack the feature. Parentage: Unknown but there are numerous others of his breed on the Rookery. Origin: Adopted from VelenieAdopts, with bases by Omenaadopts on Deviantart Other Info: He takes his role as Pack's 'main dragon' seriously, but is not in any way a 'serious' dragon. He loves to play, and is eager to learn how other dragons do things, often to the point of being a bit of a pest. He will encourage the Whiptails to do their best, and they follow him happily.

Dragon Name: Corset Gender: Female Size/Shoulder/Length: Medim (long) 7' s / 80' l / 64' ws Colors: faded turquoise head, neck, tail and limbs, with a dark teal body wrap; wing sails transparent aqua; horns cyan, eyes dusty blue Features: Whiptail Powers: Winged Flight, Corset is swift and sure in the air, and actually flies quite a bit more than many Whiptails. Her wings seem to be a lot stronger than they look, and she's never sustained any damage to her wingasails. She's speedy enough to give even much smaller dragons a runaround. She isn't remarkably durable, and tends to tip over if there are more than 2 weights of human-size anywhere on her. She isn't relied upon for carrying things aside from the occasional package or small person, but she does so quickly. Running, she's equally speedy on the ground, though she prefers flight. Communication, takes orders from Pack and Snowblind, and that's about it. Has learned several commands verbally, and seems very apt to learn based on treat rewards. Parentage: Unknown wild Whiptails, unrelated to any in the Rookery, but may have offspring at some point with Blue Rose Origin: Adopted from DragonsAndVideoGames on Deviantart Other Info: She's a crafty dragon, and perhaps she's fast because she'd rather be farting around with Snowblind playing in the snow fall, than working? She gets her job done fast and gets right back into the fun stuff!

Dragon Name: Blue Rose Gender: Male Size/Shoulder/Length: Medium, 8' s / 100' l / 76' ws Colors: medium to dark blue body with cyan rosettes, medium grey-blue paws, dusty periwinkle horns and faded blue eyes; wingsails transparent dark blue Features: Whiptail Powers: Winged Flight, though more strong in the air for distance and endurance rides, Blue is less speedy and more precise than his mate. He will eagerly and easily take on up to six human-sized objects and fly steadily, they do need to be in a harness below his neck however. He uses his tail for balance and he never fails to impress people with how steady his aerial gait is. On the ground he can pull train cars with ease, and does so proudly to prove it. He's very strong. His wingsails have needed mending now and again, because he will brave more dangerous conditions to get his job done, and has had bullets, shrapnel, and flying debris pierce his wings. Strength, for his size, Blue Rose is absolutely staggering in strength. His tail alone can lift a pickup truck, though he must be careful with it lest he damage himself. Communication, he takes orders from Pack, and only grudgingly from Snowblind, and while he knows he's the 'strong one' out of the batch, he's hardly a slouch for learning commands or safe paths through or over the Grounds. Parentage: Unknown Whiptails, unrelated to others in the Rookery, but clearly is bonded to his mate Corset, and they'll probably have lovely little spotty dragonets. Origin: Adopted from DragonsAndVideoGames on Deviantart Other Info: He tends to chuff and make more noise than most Whiptails, bellowing on occasion, and getting replies from distant Vortigaunts, though they're only entertaining him - he's not really 'speaking' Vort.