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(adria arjona, she/they, dreamshade) To PANDORA, the whole world looks like an open page. With a leap of faith, their ability of LIGHT ENERGY CONSTRUCTS grows a little stronger.  They are a DRAGON shade aligned to HOUSE OF VANITAS. For 40 years, they have survived a world of magic with both their RELIABILITY and UNCOMMUNICATIVE nature. They work as an INDEPENDENT ARTIST, but if they could change their fate, they’d want to BRING BALANCE AND BEAUTY TO THE WORLD. (raven, 21+, they/she, gmt)
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here is her profile !
born to an immortal family of dragon dreamshades, she was raised with a prestige and all the expectations that came from it.
bigotry, a chip on their shoulder, expectations of power and perfection, and xenophobia was her heritage. her parents were a very strong presence in her life as a young dragon, who kept a close eye on her as she was growing. 
lucky for her at first, she was a rather skilled child. her abilities manifested stalwartly and early, and she managed to have a strong control of them. rather than being proud, her parents reception was that she was following the expectations set for her, as was her duty as their daughter.
without their approval but instead with their conditional love and expectations, she often searched for it in other places.
she grew up rebellious, often sneaking out and intentionally hiding things from her family. she felt like she was out of place among her kin. as time went on, this disassociation with them only grew. initially, her sheltered life lead to her curiosity and distrust of humans, spirit warriors and especially cursed bloods.
however as a young dragon, her family took on the young lord kieran and upon meeting him, over time, young pandora began to separate from her parents viewpoint and collected an identity and belief system of her own.
narrowly escaping taking on her families prejudices, she instead embraced all the things they didn’t approve of. frequently rolled her eyes at authority, not just her parents, but other dreamshades in high regards with her parents.
upon growing older, as a teenager, she made a decision to leave her family and start a life of her own. fleeing in the night without their permission, and not even a goodbye, she started life on her own.
this was a difficult path, since she didn’t have any money thanks to running away, and lived in somewhat poor economical conditions.
that said her spirit was never better?
as time passed she did better economically as well, and settled down near her beloved friends and made a family of her own.
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very skilled maker! crafty. known to make homemade candles, paint and woodwork. she runs a business out of her home where she makes quaint things to sell for profit. she has deals with a few enchanters and other talented witches to at times sell handmade magical wares too.
her dragon form is golden scaled and white eyed, with crystal horns and almost featherlike wings. that said she rarely allows herself to be seen in that form other than by very trusted friends.
grew up best friends with kieran, and she’d put everything on the line to back him up. as expected, she’s pledged loyalty to house vanitas and all they stand for.
though she’s immortal, she’s a babie immortal, still on her first lifetime in terms of years (appearing roughly 30 and being in actuality around 40)
a sucker for animals!
an ally to all humans and cursed bloods.
really just wants to see people doing their best and will never negatively judge anyone for their choices.
she’ll take you on an adventure any time. a serendipitous friend for sure
plots
recent ex, probably the one who got away. preferably fem/fem presenting?
not so recent ex. dated years and years ago now. the two maintain a fiercely complex relationship, just as complicated as their on again off again relationship originally. these days it’s very off, but they still keep in contact and somedays that’s great and other days they might kill each other.
anyone who might be willing to partner with her for her home business; enchant her homemade things / crafters out there, use portions of her work with yours to create original pieces / diviner? she’ll make you custom scrying charms or gems/stones/runes for divining with / etc!
any cursed bloods who want someone to fall back on when they really need help, she’s your indiscriminate ally.
i’m looking for her a pseudo roommate to live in the studio next to hers above the laundry mat where she lives lol. the entire top floor is split into 2 big studios with one hallway combining them. whoever lives there has a pact with her; your house is my house. she makes herself at home there all the time despite only living like 30ft in the opposite direction!
if they don’t like kieran and are very vocal about it, she’s not going to take kindly to them. it isn’t an automatic boot but she’ll be openly defensive of him and shut down negativity. consider that a potential plot? pushing her too far about it and creating genuine animosity.
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“Always we were making. Making love, making trouble, making art.”
— Lidia Yuknavitch, from “The Chronology of Water: A Memoir,” wr. c. 2011
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ADRIA ARJONA The Laterals, April 2022
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