Name: Ignis

Appearance: As an incorporeal entity, Ignis can take on whatever form he chooses, but most commonly, he prefers  the form of a dragon. In his complete form, he has [this](http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/206/5/b/dragon_age_origins__winged_drake_by_the_bloody_hunter-d58jter.jpg) shape, roughly the size of a human, but is translucent like a ghost, with a red tint. Although, he tends to float around in the air, his form sometimes incomplete, such as having his front half appear as a dragon, while his back becomes a wispy, ghost like tail. In a fight, he often engulfs himself in flame, such as in this [image](http://s1.zerochan.net/Fire.Dragon.600.420841.jpg).

Age: 500-600, by his estimate.

Skills and Abilities: 

Spirit of Heat and Energy- Ignis has the capability of manipulating  and amplifying heat energy. Applications of this include igniting the air into flame, warming objects, and drawing heat from the environment into himself.   As an incorporeal being, he can take on the form of heat  energy itself, becoming invisible to the naked eye and able to transfer himself through objects. As he is not precisely a spirit of _fire_ he cannot create fire from nothing, but the oxygen in the air is generally sufficient for combustion. When in a warm environment or near sources of heat, Ignis can draw the energy into himself to become stronger, and his abilities more effective. Conversely, cold environments offer him less energy, and his abilities weaken. Most forms of magic apart from fire and heat can harm him, but ice and cold magic are particularly effective. Although, in many cases, he can also harm them just the same. To his summoner, he grants the ability to manipulate heat energy.

Creative- Ignis is an intelligent and intuitive spirit. His constant mischief over the centuries has granted him a wide range of experience with different aspects of the world, as well as a knack for finding inventive solutions to problems. Mostly, he uses this creativity to find new and exciting ways to play pranks on others, but he can be persuaded to use it for more helpful purposes.

Backstory: Ignis does not quite recall when and where he was created, he can only guess that he was born in fire, or at least somewhere _really_ hot. He has been roaming the world for over five hundred years, and has hardly matured at all in that time. Ignis is an energetic, mischievous, and troublemaking spirit. A favorite pastime of his is to find interesting ways to play jokes on others, something which never seems to grow old to him. He greatly enjoys travel and adventure, and despises being alone. As such, it was natural that he would begin to seek out summoners. 

Through the centuries, Ignis has made countless pacts with many summoners. Each had slightly different terms with different kinds of people, but in general, his reason for entering into each of them was simply to facilitate his love for adventure and need for camaraderie. He has never had any great goal or purpose and does not find wandering aimlessly to be entertaining, so he defers to his summoner for that goal. He has bound himself to everything from soldiers to entertainers, and rarely regrets his choice. He has learned to follow and observe potential summoners for quite a while before committing to a pact, as he wants to be sure his summoner is someone he could call a friend.He has had many over the centuries, of many types and from many different walks of life. 

It was eleven years ago that Ignis made the pact with his current summoner, Helen Govannon. At the time, he was actually in a pact with her uncle, Howard Rondell, much to his displeasure. He had thought the man might make for an interesting summoner, and that might have been true at one point, his mental state became increasingly worse over time. Another of his spirits, one Ignis was not particularly fond of, had been influencing his mind. He had no idea how to stop it, and to make matters worse, Howard became more closed in, traveled less, and altogether more boring. When he attacked his niece, who Ignis had come to like considerably more, he decided that enough was enough. Howard had already broken their pact, so Ignis had no problem betraying him. He helped to protect her, and in the fight, made the same pact with her as he had with her uncle. The terms of their pact are that, in exchange for the power he grants, he gains advendure, and the advantages and rewards that brings. He also cannot be restricted from socializing, and Helen is not permitted to force him to leave against his will. The only situation in which she can compel him away from his location is when he is needed to protect her life, a duty he is glad to perform.