Sami Simati

 

Name	Sami Simati
Gender	Male, he/him, dragon/shifter preferences
Homeworld	Triptych Earth, however this seems to be a 'not dominated by humanity' version, as their bipedal form is basically a large murrlet shaped humanoid
Species	Triptych - Scripps Murrlet / Orca / Water Dragon, see Powers below Prime 1 - Murrlet, ~9" beak to tail tip, 15" ws / Humanoid version 5'6" at head, has hands not wings Prime 2 - Orca, adult will be ~22' l Prime 3 - Water Dragon, adult will be 50' l Triptych Form - shown above, will be up to 16' s / 66' l / 90' ws but can be bipedal even at that size
Totem	Medium Sized Dragon; +3 Bod; 0 Drive; +5 Bonk, +5kks
Nut	Sea nut. Ehhh, that is to say not much of a nut and more a kind of urchin, they're crunchy and a bit spicy with their venom!
Class	Junior, 30kks
Smarts	4
Bod/Feet	6 > 9
RWP	1
Luck	2
Drive	0 / Air/Sea Navigate 5
Looks	3
Cool	4
Bonk	5 > 10 (0/8/10/12 at adulthood shapes bird orca dragon trip)
Powers	Triptych Shapeshifting - their universe has 'spirits' that are attracted to certain family lines, that allow the person to begin shapeshifting in first one, but then up to four shapes (including their birth-form, but this one's universe is different, see above). Usually their first is small, then medium, then large. However practice can improve or change their order of importance. In Sami's case, their orca and water dragon shapes are of much more use, but he can still use the wings and other features of his little one! (the fact that his first Prime is smaller than a tooth of his second...) - Murrlet, this small sea bird can still fly and has elegant wings, which lend themselves to his Triptych shape above! He can fly even as his largest combined shape, but prefers to use those wings to propel him through the stiffest currents and difficult areas - Orca, he loves being a whale, as people easily recognize them and he likes being seen! They're fast, sleek, dangerous, and powerful, though often enough misunderstood; he has an intimidation factor with this form that can't be denied. He has echolocation and can use this to sound out the undersea areas he swims in, but this power cannot function above water very well - Water Dragon, his ancestry is from Polynesia and the West Pacific oceans, though his family has lived effectively in Crescent City's 'area' of their Earth for at least two full generations. This form has magical control over water, its currents, breathability, and a modest amount of temperature control or tolerance. See below! - Triptych Shape, with these forms combined he is an absolute master of air and sea. Not so much on land, obviously, with those flipper feets, but he can and does walk upright and yes, he can rival smaller kaiju! Water Magic - As he matures, his power over water has become strong! He senses water and its purity as well as its direction and currents at up to 500 meters, and has had to learn to filter out the sense from plumbing (unless someone's shapeshifted into something small and gotten lost in it!) He can filter impurities out of both sea and fresh water, shape it into large wobbly balls in the air and move a volume of about a tanker truck worth telekinetically for about 5 minutes with concentration (he can help 'drain' a small pool in this manner). He can allow others to breathe in even murky water for up to 30 minutes as long as he's nearby. He suffers no ill effects of being under deep water, with pressure and temperature being hardly noticed! He cannot take others on those very deep dives yet, but plans on attempting to help with adjusting pressure for humanoids or others not suited to it as they explore. He can manipulate currents around himself by about 20 meters, mitigating dangerous conditions of riptide and heavy waterfalls, or push himself through open areas at up to 150 mph! He loves shooting up from the depths into the skies, shifting around, and flying back to shore! He can also utilize on-site water at will within about 50 meters, that same volume of a 'tanker truck' can be spread or jetted with cleansing power (no he does not 'spit water'!) in perfect line-of-sight ribbons around himself. While he might be able to summon water out of nothing as a matured dragon, he cannot do this yet
Clusters 12	Professional Pool Boy +4 Everything about his abilities is geared toward water, and what does he do with it? Helps clean pools. Well it was originally 'just' a summer gig to help the neighbors clean their truly gross long-ignored backyard pool, but he honestly enjoys doing it, and it gives his powers a workout! From purifying it and lifting the gunk out of it with his very strong flipper arms, to wholly replacing a large amount of water very quickly - sometimes reaching an urgent drowning victim long before they would be saved by a crew! He feels that the gentle repetition of cleaning a lagoon pool or even a big water park ride with his innate powers is a better use than just faffing around under the ocean surface, and he'll definitely be a lifeguard during the summertime!
Skills 18	Loves Nerdy Stuff Too Please Let's Play That RPG! +3 Though he's usually the one playing 'the paladin' or 'the knight' he really enjoys sitting down with friends or being online, and has been a champion for the 'inclusion' methods - when you have access to the technology to translate and interact with your deep-water friends, why aren't you inviting them to your 'virtual table'? He's no rules lawyer but he will definitely follow them correctly, and likes hamming it up in a voice game He Can Be That Hero On The Beach +3 with the ability to fly, run, and swim he's all about the beach and makes sure those in the water are safe from harm of all kinds. Since his senses can reach from the shore to a reasonable distance into the waters, Sami knows if there are dangerous jellies floating around, rip currents or bad conditions for humanoids to swim in, and whether there are classes just getting out down at the Dome. His inherent sense of justice means that he will always look out for small humanoids and even birds or animals that get swept out, and his ability to manipulate water allows him to perform lifeguard rescue duties without doing mouth-to-mouth (a feature which has been interestingly brought up in class what with it being Twoarth, people have beaks and muzzles and scales, not just lips, this is a complicated class!) Understands Issues Affect Everyone Differently +3 Though he is never going to become politician-worthy level adept in legal and social skills, he knows that what one group finds distasteful might be core to another's values. He chooses his side and sticks with it, as long as it's demonstrably the 'right' side for him to be on. He knows for instance that Huaxing and he are just at odds because 'reasons', not because they have any fundamental disagreements! But equally he'll find ways to root out problems among communities or groups, and has a good rapport with guidance staff when he can't help them hash things out themselves. He's no fool when it comes to politically charged campaigns that on the surface seem 'great', because sometimes the depths are where it all starts to churn!
Knacks	Sometimes, Instincts Kick In +2/-3 If it's a fish and its in his way, it's going to be eaten. He's never mistaken any kind of person, even shapeshifted ones, for food, however. But that doesn't mean he hasn't scared the living crap out of people as he swims around with that tall orca dorsal fin up and visible. He is scary, large, and is an obvious predator, and if you're afraid of any of the component parts, you're definitely going to want to avoid him as he will ping every single part of your fears Zen and the Art of Power Washing +3 He gets it. Just the act of the slow and repetitive motion of the waves, or sprayer, is so relaxing and purifying! Even if he could just soak the surfaces and magically lift their gunk that way, he prefers to methodically go over each location and take his time to get every last spot perfectly clean. He also likes it when there is an audience, people actually pay for the webcams (and he does get permisison to broadcast from whatever house or business he's working on before hand!) Lay Of The Land, Air, And Sea +3 Once he's gone through an area he'll go back again and again, particularly when swimming around the coast, so he knows the nooks and crannies, the reefs and caverns, and even the city streets by landmarks and sounds as much as with his magical senses below the waves. Though he must maintain his bird form to spot things from far up, he can easily and instantly shift to a long slender dragon to explore below. He will definitely prowl around in a mix and match shape on two legs with a long fluked tail and webbed hands, and you would get the distinct impression that if you were a fish he'd definitely eat you when he's just casing a new location!
Period	Class / Instructor / Grade (Failing, Passing, Decent, Excellent, Superb)
1	Marine Biology / Hu / Excellent
2	Locals Underwater History / Seagrove / Decent
3	Careers: Lifeguarding / Plunge / Superb
4	Cartography / Lari / Excellent
5	Fur-Side (Oceanic) Literature / Seagrove / Decent
6	Debate Tactics / Oryx / Excellent
7	Deep Water Sports / Dean Rhein / Superb
8	Shapeshifting Techniques / Arothphael / Excellent
Pets	none, any fish he finds are automatically considered 'food'
Parents?	They are technically speaking 'locals' but that's another Earth, and they're not really too happy that their son is not trying to get a 'better' degree than just... physical education... His entire income is from being a pool and location cleaner, and money talks louder than annoyed uncles with law degrees
Siblings?	Probably, not on this dimension
Image From	SplintersStudios on Deviantart
Other Info	Though he doesn't really do it 'on purpose' (on porpoise) Sami and Huaxing just Do Not Get Along. Something about the airy snake dragon just. Gets under his blubber. They do have to watch out for each others behavior in their Debate class, and they have come to a 'gentledragon's agreement' about agreeing to disagree even if they disagree a lot.

Sami was on hand to help figure out these dragons, maybe they'd need a permanent partner, maybe they would just want someone with thumbs to aid them in growing up.