Okay, kinda jumping the gun quite a bit on this one. If it doesn´t work, might as well make a human/dwarf. [hider="Hog"] [center][h2][u]Nigel Hoggs "Hog"[/u][/h2] AKA Nidhogg the Younger[/center] [hr] [center][img]https://safebooru.org//samples/2375/sample_abacf38bea31ae78a230ba32b2a6dd680b6fb832.jpg?2474444[/img][/center] [hr] [b][u]Age:[/u][/b]Appears to be in his early 20's. Actually 356. [b][u]Gender:[/u][/b] Male [b][u]Race:[/u][/b] Fire Dragon (masquerading as Human) [b][u]Job:[/u][/b][s]Stowaway[/s] Cook and Teller of Tall Tales. [hr] [b][u]Personality:[/u][/b] Hog loves to hear himself talk, and often construes wonderful stories, whose resemblance to reality is more than often, coincidental. Assumed to be a braggart and somewhat of a cowardly sort, he prides himself in his tactical retreats once the first shots are fired. Women, wine and riches are huge flaws of his, and it is known he will chase anything cute, delicious or shiny if the situation calls it. Despite his apparent uselessness and flair, he is still a team player, and will stand up and fight in the end (but not before he whines like a kid).Those who have known Hog for the longest, however, sometimes are treated with... incongruences on his persona, as if he was hiding really big secrets beneath the buffoonish guise. Direct questions of his true past are often met with misdirection or silence, and he seems to know an awful lot of lore for just being a braggart cook. He thinks his nickname is flattering, because hog roast is his best dish. [b][u]History[/u][/b] Nigel was born in Hellfire Cape (formerly Hellfire Mountains before the flood), a chain of active volcanoes that were not covered by the cataclysmic flood. A haven for freaks and outcasts, Hellfire cape still has an obsidian temple dedicated to Fire Gods that was untouched by the floods, and it is said that deranged fire worshippers still sacrifice young virgins to the fires of volcanoes so that the Firelord Typhon, last of the ancient Fire Dragons, awakens from its slumber and purges the world with fire. This bunch of weirdos is not the only problems the Cape faces, however.The decadent viceroy of the islands, the self-called Queen Basilisk, rules her court with an iron fist, and consorts openly with pirates and buccaneers, including the dreaded Firewing pirates, whose cruelty and love of fire is well known through the free cities. Unsurprisingly, Nigel did not want to spend a lot of time in such cutthroat environment, and as soon as he was an able-bodied man, he snuck out on a ship to get the hell out of there and try for once, living a bit more honestly. Ousted as Stowaway, he found work as a cook once it was shown that being near so much fire and crazy people apparently made him develop a keen eye for cooking and preparing foodstuffs. Crazy people are less crazy with a full belly, after all. Or so it is what Nigel claims. Truthfully, Hellfire Cape harbours a darker secret. It is the last known place where fire dragons, the once majestic and cruel beasts of old exist, and are on the verge of extinction. Forced to take the appearance of lesser races to survive and fool their ancient foe, the sea serpents, they have taken piracy as a way to perpetuate their rapacious ways in the changed world. At least one pirate crew, the Firewing pirates, has several fire dragons in disguise amidst their crew. Nidhogg, one of the youngest, but also one of the most reflexive drakes, forsake such ways and instead wishes to travel and gather lore of past and present, in order to find a better way to save his own kin from oblivion. [hr] [b][u]Weapons[/u][/b] [list] [*]Frying Pan [*]Pots [*]Fists [/list] [b][u]Magic[/u][/b] (Magic revolving around fire is now considered taboo so few have any real strength with it.) [list] [*]Fire Magic-Master of Flames:Unsurprisingly, Hog is really good at fire magic, and could put even experienced fire priests to shame with the sheer control and output of his flames. However, using it would no doubt paint a huge target on him given that it is supposed to be a taboo knowledge these days. He still cheats a little when cooking though. [*]Change of Shape: Hog can switch between human and dragon form at will. However, transforming into an adult dragon on top of a ship might capsize it due to the sheer weight and size, and transforming inside water would make him clumsy and prone to provoke the ire of sea serpents. [*]Hodge Podge Hedge Wizard:While nowhere near the level of wizards of old, being an innate magical creature, Hog also can whip up non fire related spells like shields, conjuration, some divination, raw blasts, rune carving, enchanting, etc. He admits that he is a bit inexperienced at it, more at an apprentice's level than a proper magician. [/list] [b][u]Other[/u][/b]: -For some reason i always wanted to try a dragon pirate. [/hider]