Gorgeous
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Ｇｅｎｄｅｒ ⊁ Female
Ｓｐｅｃｉｅｓ ⊁ Golden Dragon
Ａｇｅ ⊁ One Thousand Two Hundred Forty Five
Ｏｒｉｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ ⊁ Pansexual
Ｍａｒｉｔａｌ ⊁ Unattached
Ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ Ｏｔｈｅｒ ⊁ None
Ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔ Ａｇｅ ⊁ Early to Mid Thirties
Ｈｅｒｉｔａｇｅ ⊁ European
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Deceased
↬ Ｆａｔｈｅｒ ↫
Deceased
↬ Ｓｉｂｌｉｎｇｓ ↫
Assumed Deceased
↬ Ｒｅｌａｔｉｖｅｓ ↫
Assumed Deceased
↬ Ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ ↫
None
↬ Ｓｔａｔｕｓ ↫
Deity Faithful to Xorathalos
↬ Ｅｙｅ Ｃｏｌｏｒ ↫
Ice Blue
↬ Ｈａｉｒ Ｃｏｌｏｒ ↫
Golden Blonde
↬ Ｓｋｉｎ Ｔｏｎｅ ↫
Ivory (Shimmers Golden)
↬ Ｂｏｄｙ Ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ ↫
Elegant with Honed Muscles (NSFW)
↬ Ｈｅｉｇｈｔ ↫
Human Form
Six Foot Seven Inches
Twelve Foot Wingspan
Dragon Form
Twenty Foot Eight Inches Tall
Fourty Five Feet Long
Seventy Foot Wingspan
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Human Form - One Hundred Forty Five
Dragon Form - Over One Million
Ｂｉｒｔｈｍａｒｋｓ ❧ None
Ａｒｏｍａ ❧ Saffron, Incense, Slight Hint of Molten Metal
Ｂｏｄｙ Ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ ❧ Extra Warm to Hot
Ｔａｔｔｏｏｓ ❧ None
Ｐｉｅｒｃｉｎｇｓ ❧ Labaret ● Transverse Lobe (Both Ears)● Standard Lobe (Both Ears) ● Upper Lobe (Both Ears) ● Orbital (Both Ears) ● Tragus (Left Ear)● Daith (Right Ear) ● Helix (Both Ears) ● Naval
Ｐｅｒｍａｎｅｎｔ Ｓｃａｒｓ ❧ Lengthwise across neck ● Diagonal Across Left Breast
Ｂｒａｎｄｓ ❧ Back of Right Wrist
Bold ● Strong-Willed ● Open-Minded ● Values Originality ● Rational ● Logical ● Decisive ● Predictable ● Organized ● Self-Assured ● Even-Tempered ● Dominant ● Insensitive
Lailya carries herself as a being of superiority; not just in species but also in rank. She often finds herself to be more intelligent, powerful, and more worthy of wealth and territory than any of those around her. The woman can seem arrogant when interacting with others and is not often humbled; this would be like talking the wind out of blowing or persuading a starving person not to die of deprivation. However, Lailya does recognize the capabilities of powerful individuals or people in great numbers. Arrogant as she can come off, the woman would rather negotiate with others if they were seen as a danger or have something seen as value. Lailya measures the value of a person based on their threat level or usefulness to her needs. She assumes a position of authority any most interactions, because that is how she views the world and her being.
Lailya does not share humanoid drives, such as those needing comfort and companionship. Even that of drives of life – food, shelter, and reproduction are seen in different ways than that of others. Lailya is a long-distance hunter and thus would be willing to travel dozens of miles for a meal if needed; this she does not share a need to gather sources of food or water. Lailya also finds that she feels safer in isolation or small numbers, though you would never tell by her appearance.
Lailya, being a dragon, does not experience true discomfort like that of humanoid creatures. The woman has an innate toughness and great tolerance for temperature fluctuation. Lailya does not also understand why a person would be so picky about where they choose to live, because the differences of landscapes do not mean much to her.
The only thing that could outweigh the woman’s arrogance would be that of her greed. Even being friendly, in a way, she is as stingy as a human miser and is great with numbers. Like any other dragon, the woman’s horde could be considered legendary though good luck to anyone trying to get close enough and live to experience such a wonder. However, she rarely chooses to use her wealth over that of someone else’s. The desire to have and build this hoard is a psychological drive – possibly a biological drive – and with no reason for it.
Lailya does not fall to that of societal pressures – laws and taboos, traditions and beliefs, are all largely social constructs. Notions of marriage, rules about acceptable times for sexual relations, courtesy, economic transactions, work ethics and any rule of society shape are not considered. While there are traditions followed by dragon kin; there is no governing body pushing them to follow these. Lailya follows a faithfulness to Xorathalos but does so for her own reasoning and does not follow their rules consistently.
Intellectually, Laily understands why humanoid creatures undertake or avoid certain behaviors when law or tradition demands it. However, sometimes it must be explained to the woman of certain reasonings, unless she has encountered them before. Lailya’s reaction to most situations that are governed by society is “so what?”
Lailya expects to live longer than most nations and religions; meaning she has a lot of time on her hands. If in an emergency, Lailya can make decisions on the spur of the moment and deal with immediate needs. However, she typically has no desire to “seize the moment” or does not even occur to her at times. Even the most patient negotiator would eventually lose faith in that of the woman coming to a decision. If the woman can not come to an agreement – and assuming the issue is not one over which she would kill – she can happily walk away and come back when she feels it is deemed worthy to. Lailya will hold grudges for as long as she lives because when angered she holds that individual in little esteem; and has no particular concern with enacting vengeance.
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Within dragon form Lailya is covered in scales, possessed of four legs and a long, writhing tail. While she appears to be a giant reptile at first glance; dragons are a classification unto themselves, with characteristics of predatory mammals as well as that of reptiles. In fact, the external anatomy – with four legs are directly beneath the body rather than splayed to the side, which is more mammalian than reptilian.
In either form, at the center of the woman’s eye is a thin, vertical pupil; like that of a cat. Whereas a cat’s pupil expands to admit more light in darker areas – the expansion of the woman’s eye allows for primal energy to flow into the bloodstream and emanate. This is what grant’s creatures like her the ability of dark vision.
While in her human form there are pointed ears; the dragon form does not have external ones. Like with snakes, an internal mechanism detects sounds. From the outside, the only evidence of this mechanism is a tiny hole between the scales. Some dragons have frills or fringes of scales along their head in which they might surround the auditory canal, focusing sound inward in a manner that is like a mammal’s external ear. These designs, however, are not necessary for a dragon to hear.
Due to the vast number of scales and thick hide, Lailya has a poor sense of tactile when in this form. Hence, she would be comfortable sleeping on a jagged pile of treasure – if the pile vaguely conforms to her large form. However, Lailya is sensitive to pain, in the manner of anything that can penetrate her hide – then it will receive her full attention.
Lailya’s sense of smell is split between her nostrils and tongue – the nasal aperture can detect odors from a great distance but is less capable than the tongue in differentiating an odor’s components. When drawn near to the source of an interesting scent, the tongue will at times flicker when identifying and pinpointing various odors – much like a snake would do. The tongue is also her organ of taste and detect nuances of flavor better than most humanoids can. For example, she would be able to describe every ingredient of a stew after ingesting a single large mouthful.
All dragons have some combination of protrusions in the form of spines, claws, horns, or all three – Lailya is no different in this matter. These protrusions are made of a substance that is like their teeth – they are not keratinous like that of other horned creatures; nor are they the same composition as dragon bones. Spines are anchored in muscle and connected to the skeleton by a series of ligaments. Claws and horns connect directly to the skeleton. Horns and spines grow as a dragon grows. The claws of a dragon; like their teeth, fall out and regrown when a dragon increases in size.
The feet of Lailya in dragon form have both reptilian and avian characteristics. A foot normally has three forward facing claws plus a single claw near the rear, though a significant minority of dragons have for forward-facing claws. The rear claw normally faces backward when walking or running, but it can twist forward and serve almost like in the manner of an opposable thumber. Although the rear claw is not fully prehensible or as dexterous as a human hand; it does allow Lailya to grip items and even use tools if they are properly sized and designed for draconic use.
As with them mouth of a crocodile, the muscles that close a dragon’s jaw are more powerful than the ones that open it – yet only the mightiest foe could hope to hold a dragon’s jaw shut if the woman really wanted to open it. The teeth, also like that of a crocodile, include fangs for tearing and puncturing, incisors for severing flesh from bone, and a series of molars for gripping and grinding. The jaw can also unhinge, giving Lailya the ability to stretch her maw to massive proportions like the way a snake does so. The woman will rarely display this ability, because it is used only to bite larger foes or swallow a prey that is too tough to be torn into smaller bites. The throat can also stretch wide enough to accommodate anything that can be encompassed – all in all this is painful to that of a dragon.
Lailya’s wings are a simple structure; each consists of a thing hide stretched across a that of lightweight bones – like that of a bat. Each wing is large enough that nothing short of numerous large tears can threaten the membrane’s integrity. As a result, it is difficult to injure Lailya so severely that she would not be able to fly – and such tears heal relatively quickly.
The individual scales of Laily are the same as any other dragon; they fit together depending on that of her skin texture. Larger scales that cover the head, neck, and back connect to the skin at one end and overlap neighboring scales at the other - this layer resembles that of armor. Smaller scales, like those that cover her underside, rest side by side rather than overlapping. The scales are flexible and stronger than steel, making them perfect armor for the creature. Dragons never shed their skin, since the scales grow slowly throughout the course of their life. Occasionally, Laily will lose scales through injury or illness – or the result of natural molting. These patches would only remain bare for a few months before replacement scales grow large enough to fill the gap.
Many would probably assume that Lailya is cold-blooded given her reptilian-like nature in dragon form, and arrogant attitude otherwise. In truth, she does not depend upon the environment for warmth, but rather maintains a consistent internal temperature. By broad definition, this would make her warm-blooded; though true warm-blooded creatures maintain their body temperature by increasing their metabolic rate when the environment grows cold and by slowing their metabolism and shedding rate – through sweating, panting, or similar methods – when the environment warms. If needed, Lailya can enter a state that is like hibernation, which allows her to pass decades or even centuries without waking up. The reason to enter this type of state would be for the purpose of surviving periods of famine without having to find a new home, grieving the loss of a cared one, or withdrawing from the world out of sheer ennui.
Because Lailya is that of what uses supernatural energy in her digestive process; she can consume foods of all kinds. The woman can also consume substances that would not qualify as food to some other living creatures. By nature, Lailya is a predator – an instinctive hunter at the top of a food chain. She will find meat and other organic material the easies to digest. If unavailable, the woman may resort to eating plants. In emergencies, when the alternative would be that of starvation, Lailya might eat anything that can be swallowed – but it is found distasteful to do so. Lailya considers this type of measures to be humiliating to the extent that she might prefer to starve for a time rather than depend upon such things.
