[center][b][h1][color=ED2939]Shieldwing, the Warrior of 
House Brynback[/color][/h1][/b][/center]
[u][b][color=ED2939]Pronouns:[/color][/b][/u] He/Him

[u][b][color=ED2939]Playbook:[/color][/b][/u] The Warrior

[u][b][color=ED2939]Colour:[/color][/b][/u] Imperial Red/Scarlet

[u][b][color=ED2939]Look:[/color][/b][/u] Primarily a vibrant red color, with a pale yellow underbelly from jaw to tip of the tail, same color under the wings. Piercing green eyes with a black iris and red claws. Two white horns on the crown that reach straight backward and one very small one on the tip of his muzzle. Along the back are ridges that extend down to his back but not to the tail.

For a more visual idea of the description, take the body of the first image, and then impose the body features of the second: the horns (though white instead of black), ridges stopping at the tail, underwings matching underbelly)

[hider=1. Dragon Main Body][img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/42/56/4a4256479598e81c7a2285d549083c02.jpg[/img][/hider]
[hider=2. Dragon features][img]https://i.ibb.co/khk1QmZ/Dragon-Torinn.jpg[/img][/hider]

[u][b][color=ED2939]Stats:[/color][/b][/u]
Charm: +0
Courage: +2
Cunning: +0

[u][b][color=ED2939]Virtue:[/color][/b][/u] Bravery

[u][b][color=ED2939]House & Obligation:[/color][/b][/u] Brynbak, the House of Steel: Destroy an unnatural menace born of Darkness.

[u][b][color=ED2939]Moves:[/color][/b][/u]

SCALES OF HONOUR: You have dedicated your life to the betterment of dragonkind. Choose one boon:
[] A mark of lunar authority; take +1 ongoing to call upon the Moons.
[X] A voice that penetrates the Darkness; take +1 ongoing to act despite danger in the face of the Darkness.
[X] A lineage that commands respect; take +1 Charm (max +3).
[] An heirloom from the War of Shadow; take +1 ongoing to stand up to a superior.
[] A large and valuable hoard; take +1 ongoing to give into the Darkness.
Mark a Shadow each time you conceal or hide one or more of your boons.
When you advance your signature move, mark a new boon. Tell the DM which of your adventures has earned you such an honor.

BATTLE PLAN: When you face an enemy in combat, roll +Courage. On a hit, you can ask the DM questions. Whenever you act on one of the DM’s answers, take +1.
On a 10+, ask 2. On a 7–9, ask 1:
- Which enemy is most vulnerable to me? 
- Which enemy is the biggest threat?
- What’s my enemy’s true position?
- What’s my enemy’s mission or objective?
On a miss, they catch you off guard. Take a -1 ongoing until you can assert your dominance or rally your allies.

[u][b][color=ED2939]Advancement:[/color][/b][/u]

Rawscale Drake (1 XP):
You start with a +0 bonus to calling upon the Moons.
[] take another move from your playbook
[] take +1 to any stat (maximum of +3)
[X] advance your signature move

Winged Drake (0 XP):
You still have a +0 bonus to calling upon the Moons.
[] take another move from your playbook
[] take +1 to any stat (maximum of +3)
[] advance your signature move

Longtooth Dragon (0 XP):
You now have a +1 bonus to calling upon the Moons.
[] take another move from another playbook
[] take +1 to any stat (maximum of +3)
[] advance your signature move

Bearded Dragon:
You now have a +2 bonus to calling upon the Moons.
[] take a ritual of your House
[] advance your signature move

Elder Dragon:
You now have a +3 bonus to calling upon the Moons.
[] your house dedicates a stronghold to you
[] retire your character, arise as an Ancient or a Mystic

[u][b][color=ED2939]Moons:[/color][/b][/u]
- Liberty Moon 
- Spirit Moon
- Stone Moon 
- Storm Moon
- Void Moon

[u][b][color=ED2939]Shadow Track:[/color][/b][/u]

[] Anger
- Lash out at a friend.
- Break something valuable
- Escalate a delicate situation

[] Doubt
- Question a friend’s loyalty
- Steal something valuable
- Reject a tradition

[] Shame
- Blame a friend for your mistakes
- Mock or belittle someone vulnerable
- Seek isolation or solitude

[] Fear
- Hide something from your friends
- Avoid a difficult task
- Exaggerate the danger of the situation

[u][b][color=ED2939]Shadowself:[/color][/b][/u]
You are unstoppable, a hurricane whose might will singlehandedly shatter the Darkness. Adulare must be protected and no one else is strong enough to help you. Make sure the clutch knows you are the only one who can save Adulare. You are The Warrior. Return from your Shadowself when a friend convinces you to ask your Clutch for help.

[u][b][color=ED2939]Fellowship:[/color][/b][/u]
[color=#595555]Fellwing[/color] has stood by your side in a fight against a monster of the Darkness. Explain how they exemplified your virtue. Give them a Gem.

[hider=The Monster of the Darkness][quote=Shieldwing]Fellwing had gone off on her own, wanting to handle a problem she'd foreseen by herself, not wanting to endanger her clutch. She tried to sneak off in the middle of the night, but luckily, I was having trouble sleeping anyway. I followed her and soon heard a loud cry of alarm. I recognized the voice: Fellwing was in trouble! I charged in and immediately jumped between her and this monster of the Darkness...but I quickly came to realize that I was out of my league. It was dark, so I had a difficult time making out anything specific about the creature, but it was large, at [i]least[/i] as big as winged drakes, maybe even a Longtooth. But still, I held my ground; if I, the one of us particularly trained for this, was this intimidated, I could only imagine how Fellwing must feel. I knew I had to be strong for her sake. But despite my best efforts, the creature was easily stronger than I. No matter how many times I came at it, it still overpowered me and I couldn't even get in a clean hit.

I called out to Fellwing and told her that I can't handle this thing for long, so she needs to run. But instead, she held her own ground, coming to my aid when I ultimately collapsed from exhaustion and the creature reared back, ready to strike what was sure to be a devastating blow. She took its attention away from me, even though she is less capable in combat than I am. It was the bravest thing I've ever seen her do. Luckily, in the end, we were able to combine our efforts and managed to take it out using our environment to our advantage. But I'll never forget her standing up to a monster even I couldn't defeat.[/quote][/hider]

[b]Stargaze[/b] has recently joined your Clutch and you are training them in the art of combat and the importance of self defense. Take a Gem from them.

[color=#595555]Fellwing[/color] was there when you were most vulnerable. Explain how they helped you and give them a Friendship Gem.

[hider=My Most Vulnerable][quote=Shieldwing]As it turns out, even the strong and the defenders of the weak can have their own bullies. Or perhaps that's only a Brynback thing, where the only thing that matters is you being the best leader that you can be: strong and knowledgeable. But my constant political fumblings drew the ire of another Rawscale from Brynback: a comparative mountain of a dragon named Stonescale. It wasn't so bad at first, him just calling me out for my inability to understand our political structure. But it grew worse over time as I failed to improve and was constantly scolded by my elders for focusing on combat so much. One day, he told me that I was a disgrace to my lineage...or worse yet, that I brought in a white dragon that didn't have a home meant that I had to rely on losers with no home to make a decent clutch to follow me. That got my attention, but he didn't stop at Stargaze. He listed off every other member, insulting them one at a time.

Now that was something I couldn't take. He could insult me all he wanted, but the moment he brought my clutch into it, I wasn't about to let him get away with it. I challenged him to a duel right there and then. He laughed at me; of [i]course[/i] the only way response I could have was to try to fight. But he said he would accept on the condition that if I lose, I would admit to my own inferiority. I agreed, because if I did lose, then it was true. After all, fighting was the only thing I was supposedly good at...but if I wasn't even the best at that, then what good was I?

Unfortunately, I jumped the gun. He had been manipulating the entire scene so that he could get one up on me. I was at a stark disadvantage from the start: he was older than me, bigger than me and with scales like a mountain compared to my own. Oh sure, I managed to strike him plenty, but I couldn't so much as knock him over, let alone pin him down. Before long, I wore myself down trying, and he caught me with a nasty tail swipe, and it was all downhill from there. He pinned me in no time. I'd...been beaten. I tried to put it off as much as I could, but Stonescale wouldn't let me up until I finally upheld my end of the bargain...by acknowledging my disgrace and my inferiority as loudly as I could to my surroundings. Pleased, he finally began to leave, though not without an "accidental" extra smack in the face with his tail as he turned away.

I could feel the eyes of all kinds of dragons on me. I could tell that at least some of them were sympathetic, but that only made things worse for me. I shook myself and scurried away as fast as my claws and wings could carry me until I finally found a small corner to call my own, and I laid down, licking my wounds, and finally just...broke down, there and then. I believed myself a failure. How could I even try to lead a clutch when I couldn't even do what I was supposed to be good at? I couldn't protect anybody, I couldn't defend their honor, and to top it all off, I'd been humiliated and shamed in front of an entire crowd. How could I show my face to my clutch after [i]that[/i]? I'd only make things worse, giving other dragons more reasons to make fun of them. 

However, just as these thoughts were starting to sink in, I had an unexpected guest: Fellwing approached my hiding place, asking if I was okay. I, naturally, answered with the affirmative. I asked her how she found me, and she answered that it was because she'd seen everything. She knew I was going to be there, thanks to a dream of hers, in more than physical pain. So she had kept watch and was there to see the actual fight. Despite my doubts, she reassured me. I was no failure. I fought my hardest for them, and I stood up to somebody I couldn't possibly win against for them. It might have been reckless, especially since the insults they'd thrown weren't even that bad. But if anybody made fun of me, they'd be completely disregarding my bravery and deep desire to protect, and that made them the stupid ones.

Besides...apparently, I had proven that I was clearly the [i]better[/i] fighter. He had to rely on tricking me into fighting an impossible battle to get one up on me. If anything, [i]he[/i] was the one that should be ashamed of what happened. That got a smile out of me, to be sure. To this day, I'll never forget the day that Fellwing came to me in my time of need. Thanks to her, I was able to face what happened and keep my head held high.[/quote][/hider]