2nd try, then. Added how he was found. Also Cupcakes. [hider="Cupcake"] [center][h2][u]Alexander "Cupcake" Whetstone[/u][/h2] AKA Alxandr the Fearless[/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] Cupcake 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 Cupcake 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 cupcakes are his best confection. [b][u]History[/u][/b] Alexander 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, Alexander 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. His newest ship is the GREAT AQUARIUS, after being rescued from being marooned in unusual circumstances. The ship found him by the smoke his Sea Serpent stew was making. How in the hell he managed to stumble across the corpse of one of such creatures and much less make [i]edible[/i] the usually tough and poisonous meat is anybody's guess though. Or so it is what Alexander 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. Alxandr, one of the youngest, but also one of the most reflexive drakes, saw the danger in Firewing's ways and openly defied the mighty pirate lord in an effort to steer his race into more productive ways. The duel was intense, as the clouds above Hellfire Cape were lit as if Firelord Typhon had awakened, but it was for naught. Alxandr fought as hard as he could, but eventually lost to the pirates. As a punishment, the badly wounded dragon was abandoned in a small reef, only to be fodder for their eternal foe, the sea serpents. But Alxandr did not die there. With a combination of wits, timing, he managed to trick one of the beasts into swallowing him whole in human form, only to then revert into a dragon, inside the serpent's gut. When the GREAT AQUARIUS spotted him, he was feasting on his share of serpent meat, to recover his strength. He decided that sailing in a ship was a better predicament that facing the Firewing pirates head on, so he became a cook. [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, Cupcake 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. The odd state of the world has made it also increasingly unreliable. He still cheats a little when cooking though. [*]Change of Shape: Alexander 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. Alexander also sports a large chink in his dragonscale armor in the form of a glowing scar from chin to hip after his brush with death which hasn't fully healed. [*]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. [*]Walking Magic catalyst:Dragon blood, flesh, organs, etc...are a good catalyst for magic. Too bad it requires self mutilation. [/list] [b][u]Other[/u][/b]: -For some reason i always wanted to try a dragon pirate. Now with a even more ridiculous nickname. [/hider]