Name: Bear

Gender: Male, .....noooot straight

Age/DOB: 30ish / unknown DOB

Origin: Aperturth, Chicago IL

Family: Unknown, presumably deceased on home dimension, has sired kids (Kono with Crystal, Buck with Haley) but isn't really 'into' that whole child rearing thing

Other: Along with numerous hippies and carnies, moved in to Lane's mansion and then kinda got brought to this weird new world

Height: 5'2"

Weight: ~200, broad and muscular, not flabby at all but looks considerably shorter than he really is

Hair: rich black with brownish overtones, heavy, often cut to jaw but grows quickly so equally may be in a pony tail, slightly wavy, and also has thick mustache and sideburns

Eyes: deep brown, round, large, under heavy brows

Appearance: light brown skin, likely at least a quarter First Nation with a good amount of Central American thrown in, has surprisingly smooth skin with few blemishes even though he's been through quite a bit of scrapes and war time. He does have a generous amount of body hair, leading to his overall 'bear' naming though he also lives up to pretty much every other definition too; speaks with a soft but deep voice, until he gets animated and excited, then it becomes booming, and speaks with a slight accent (likely Mexican) but doesn't really speak any other language than English; wears these ostentatious things he's found from the Carnies vans, and people love it when he 'performs'.

Genetic Abilities: Unknown, Melissa says he might be a 'battery' type, accenting other genes if combined

Icarus Processing: None, unlikely to benefit, but doesn't show any negative markers

Image Credits: Doll Divine Hipster/Prince

Skills or Profession: When Bear was in Chicago he met up with a couple unsavory types, who originally would mock him for his height or lack thereof. However, one doesn't just mess with 200 lbs of burly muscle and get away with it. He was a bouncer and bodyguard for local dealers, and eventually hooked up with the Hippies working for Ideal. Those skills serve him pretty well now if Combine show up anywhere, and even if he's unarmed, regular humans will think twice about messing with him. But for all that, he prefers cuddling and ... well, stripping, because he enjoys that and is a very good dancer both solo and couples ballroom style. He is the type that takes orders pretty well, but also keeps others organized and on track.
Personality: In another life he might have just been a bouncer forever, or maybe he'd work those strip clubs on their 'ladies night', or just ... admit that he was gay as hell and strip for the guys who wanted to see him. He's a performer at heart, and when the Carnies came along he relished their abilities. He's been taught how to do some amount of tumbling and feats of strength, he's hardly fit to be an aerial performer, but with a dragon he's learned more about how to hang on and do tricks dangling from a tail or neck! He's not super-active, but enjoys his time doing patrol work as well as harvesting beans or garden foods. Thankfully for him, all he really needs to do there is dig up rocks and dry leaves: Porfirio will make them into something palatable!

Events or History: as above. Currently resides at the Lane Mansion 'Coffee Grounds' with the other hippies and carnies, and quite likes it there. Though truth be told, he's been thinking about heading out to the Mojave now and again. Maybe when things are more settled on the Rookery.

He and Porfi keep track of Dragon Tower 15, surrounded on all sides by fields, cropland, and the occasional very tasty prey item.

Dragon

Name: Porfirio
Gender: Male
Size/Shoulder/Length: Medium, 8'4" s / 32' l / 75' ws
Colors: Mostly dark charcoal warm-grey on body, upper face and neck, limbs and backs of wingsails, tail; chin to tail tip and behind hind limbs darker licorice grey; feet have 'socks' of white, orange, yellow, claws/toe tips white; wingsails white, orange, yellow; dorsal mane, wing arm web, eyes, and wing claws purple; horns candycorn yellow, orange, white
Features: typical 'western dragon' four legs with 3 hind toes and 3 with thumb fore; two leathery wings with four prominently visible fingers and very long wrist thumbs, all bearing claws, with webbing between thumb, and arm webbing; hide is smooth, is actually mammalian, so very short fur sheds occasionally; head is boxy with large brows and 'camel' like nose, chin ruff, two long back pointing downturned horns, and three on each side of smaller jaw horns; dorsal fur ridge from forehead to tail tip shorter between shoulders and hips but still velvety; this dragon may sire live-bearing dragon offspring, or egg laying, he's not picky, though any egg-layers will suddenly find themselves very hungry, and their eggs will be brightly colored for no apparent reason
Powers: Winged Flight, Porfirio is really good at low speed flight, maintaining his pace even if it means 'human walking' speed. He can also go for bursts of speed for short distances, often leaving a wake of dust and particles behind that is the only indication he's flying and not just teleporting. He is quite strong with the ability to lift and hold things, his sturdy feet can all grasp, and his wings lift even train car sized items - though slow and steady, no speeding with heavy items in tow.
Verbal Speech, with a smooth sounding voice, deep and rumbling, he certainly can seduce dragons and humans alike, and knows enough Vortigese to keep them entertained too. He has a surprsingly large vocabulary for cooking and botany. He doesn't have telepathy save for a strong (some might say sticky) empathic bond with his human friend, and the female dragons he's gotten close to all comment that he leaves a delicious feeling in their minds.
Edibles, Porfirio is able to distinguish plant matter and some other bits and pieces around, as edible or not - and if not, makes them edible. That green glowing slime that covers some ponds and sewer entrances? He can turn that into sour-apple goo. Rotten meat? Not any more, go ahead and eat that fluffy stuff it tastes like potatoes now. He can control the toxicity of any given item, though he also does have the ability to make things into very deadly poisons, he prefers the other way. He's had competitions with some of the LeafWings that grow plants, as well as those RainWings with their venom - turning that into a spicy sauce? No problem. If there's an organic component to a substance, he can make it into a thing that can be safely eaten. He is also a very adept chef, though finding dragon-sized cooking implements is a little tough.
Crystalization breath weapon, Porfirio does have the ability to breathe out a chemical compound, not fire and not smoke, not water, but... candy? Sort of, in that whatever this short cloud of shining particles touches will get caught as though stuck in tar, and these crystals will grow around it. They will eventually turn too brittle to keep something inside, and will not hold for more than an hour, so this is a temporary immobilization process and nothing deadly. However while caught, it's possible that whatever is in this grown sugar crystal will suffocate if its face or breathing apparatus is covered up. He can stick even large creatures, though not fast ones - Striders or Gunships (gumming up their fans) will fall still, but Hunters or creatures quick enough to emerge from a cloud without much sticking to them, will get away. He can coat a wall and knock an enemy into it, effectively pinning it to the surface, for others to deal with.
Parentage: Unknown, unique in his genetics so far, but clearly compatible with numerous types of dragons, will likely have 'Halloween candy' style offspring in droves given that there are a couple others of that specific candy-corn color scheme alredy!
Origin: Adopted from ChexAdopts on Deviantart
Other Info: For all the ability he has of sticking things to other things, he prefers to not be in any kind of combat unless absolutlely necessary. He prefers to hunt and then cook up tasty bits, using the entire beast or plant he's dug up, because hell, bones and guts? They make nice toast and jam...