Name: Nikan

Gender: Male, he/him, pan

Age/DOB: 17, born winter 2262

Origin: Vault Earth, local to New Vegas

Family: Unknown, probably wandering around the Strip

Other: Resides on the Strip in the newer Neon shop (Michael Angelo's old place)

Height: 5'11"

Weight: sturdy and strong, used to a lot of physical activity

Hair: black, thick and wavy, kept short and often has burned ends

Eyes: dark brown, large and perceptive, under curious brows

Appearance: brown skin with a scattering of moles and freckles, a broad nose and heavy jaw, and an always-wide smile; he has work gear including the heavy leather gloves shown, but he also likes collecting old world outfits for fancier gatherings; has a strong voice, with good lungs, and has a surprisingly large vocabulary

Genetic Abilities: none known, his skill is all learned; he does have a good durability in hot and dry conditions

SPECIAL - Strength: 5 | Perception: 8 | Endurance: 5 | Charisma: 5 | Intelligence: 5 | Agility: 6 | Luck: 4

Icarus Processing: none, would be unlikely to benefit from it

Image Credits: Azalea's/Doll Divine Arabian Nights (Flashpoint used)

Skills or Profession: glass blowing and neon maker, he keeps the signage in the Strip working and makes new things. He was likely not the artisan that Dallas tapped to make the Neon Church signs in the Quarry, but he has taken up the job since then. He is very skilled with this art, and has a strong background in chemistry - not the organic chem that most drugs are made from, but the inorganic gasses and minerology that are required to work with his trade. He actually spent a summer at the Quarry's library learning as much as he could, before coming back to the Strip to work the neon sign shop
Personality: eager and busy, he needs things in his hands to keep him occupied and if he doesn't have something to fidget with he will seek something out even to the point of distracting himself from a conversation or important meeting. He often therefore has small items in his pockets, pencils or blunt tools, for such a reason. He is otherwise quite well focused and attentive, and learns quite a bit from observation before attempting a skill. He much prefers to work in trade for items and food, rather than hunting or scavenging them himself, but he does know how to use a laser pistol (though many of those if they're left around... will wind up in pieces so he can use their crystal and power supplies)

Events or History: Nikan's family has always lived in or near New Vegas, though likely came up from Mexico at some point in their distant past. While most of his family seems content to scavenge scrap or work the land, he wanted more out of life, and has certainly got it in him to meet his own expectations. He was a young child when his family attended a strange service up at the Quarry, and his infatuation with neon and shiny lights began there. After having discovered that the Strip's many signs weren't just 'magically' there, and needed to be maintained, he set himself up as an apprentice of sorts, and has taken over most of that work more recently.

Nikan has a strange collection of already-glowing items, some of which may in fact be ancient alien artifacts gathered from a variety of crash sites around the Mojave. Are they radioactive? Oh absolutely. Are they possibly cursed? Eh, who could say, life in the Mojave is pretty difficult already, what's a little more strife? Who would notice?

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Dragon

Name: Verref
Gender: Male
Size/Shoulder/Length: tiny, 3' long, and with a 6' wingspan
Colors: Glass, delightfully soft-colored nearly-clear blue shiny body, teal shaded wing arms and armor; wingsails are translucent and have deceptively shimmering glass-sparkles and mottled appearance; horns and claws white
Features: Gem dragon, skin is like a snake or lizard, it has tiny scales that protect it from tears/injury when on uneven ground, floating shiny glass glob 'gem'
Powers: Flight, very quick in the air, but also quite good with motion and cornering, can fly circles around most flitters half his size
Telepathy, a clear and sharp mental voice, that seems to ring with a 'bottle struck by fork' hum
Glass Magic, can create and shape glass from sand, and there is nothing but sand all around this place! He's very much in his element. However obviously he likes to help out with different types, and they visit the quarries, sand pits, and even make treks into the dune deserts at times for gathering of new materials
Parentage: unknown, unrelated to any in the Rookery/no lineage
Origin: Lantessama Gem dragon giveaway 2023
Other Info: as focused as a dragon could be, almost like a magnifying glass if he begins to focus on a specific thing; can read, and often spell-checks his human friend's work before any neon atrocities are committed

Dragon

Name: Luivar
Gender: Male
Size/Shoulder/Length: tiny, 3'5" long with a 6'6" wingspan
Colors: Quartz; bright white body slightly shimmers with minute scale variation; wing arms are only very slightly greyer than body; wingsails are marked with rugged and reflective quartz patterns in numerous shades of bright-and-shiny whites and greys; claws and horns white
Features: Gem dragon, skin is like a snake or lizard, it has tiny scales that protect it from tears/injury when on uneven ground; shiny quartz gem floating nearby
Powers: Flight, a modest flier, Luivar is gentle and almost seems like a butterfly in his motion
Telepathy, though most Gem dragons are meant to be silent, Luivar is quite the talker. His mind is clear and precice, but also with his magic he has a cascade of sounds that equate to speech
Quartz Magic, can sing beautifully and make crystals hum, this magic actually helps Nikan 'tune' a piece of neon or a florescent bulb so that it no longer makes any noise
Parentage: unknown, unrelated to any in the Rookery/no lineage
Origin: Lantessama Gem dragon giveaway 2023
Other Info: Luivar is quite the gregarious dragon, and often announces new visitors to the shop with a chiming sound, a built-in store door bell!