#shape-shifting alien dragon is more accurate BUT

[xxpancakexx-fr]

Redraw time! Pancake and one of her familiars Cya. I had this redraw idea in my mind for a while. I hope yall like!

[wrath-and-regret-blog]

VERY LONG CHARACTER SURVEY.

RULES. repost; do not reblog! tag 10! good luck!

TAGGED BY: tagged by @luck-crowned who requested Velkyn and/or Kaladin, and my dumb ass went for both XD

TAGGING: I haven’t got anyone to tag yet RIP

(( 1. Velkyn ))

BASICS.

FULL NAME: Velkyn Kilana

NICKNAME/S: ‘Vel’ (previously only used by his foster father, but then the nickname was adopted and used by the leader of the Assassin’s Guild, causing the rest of the guild to quickly follow suit. Now it can be used by just about anyone who decides that those extra three letters are just too much.)

AGE: 45 (In human years, but looks closer to mid-20s physically. Pretty young, by elven standards.)

BIRTHDAY: Sometime in Winter (Earth month equivalent: Mid-January)

ETHNIC GROUP: Drow Elf

NATIONALITY: Underdark (in D&D verse), Rivaini (in Dragon Age verse)

LANGUAGE/S: Common, Undercommon, Thieves’ Cant, Elvish (In both D&D and DA verses)

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Bisexual AF, buddy pal, and a total disaster.

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Same as above, but with like twice as big of a disaster on the horizon. He doesn’t know how to express his emotions in any healthy fashion and would most likely struggle forever with just admitting he cared about someone.

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Currently single in all verses

CLASS: Basically lower than dirt in most circles. Pretty high up in the assassin’s guild though, so there’s that.

HOMETOWN / AREA: The city inside Mount Wryoz in the Underdark.

CURRENT HOME: He no longer has anywhere that he thinks of as home, spending his current life wandering and taking contracts where he can find them. At the moment though, he is attempting to bring down a cult and rescue his foster father, despite the rift he’s wedged between them.

PROFESSION: He is a skilled assassin, in both ability and mindset, showing no mercy towards his targets or enemies and making sure that the killing strike does it’s job without any room for doubt. There are times when it actually gives him a sense of enjoyment to have such control over life and death, since he has such little control of his own.

PHYSICAL.

HAIR: A bright halo of soft white curls, worn long and tied back into a tail with bangs that commonly fall into his face. Though often matted with blood and gore, it can be washed and brushed to near perfection with the right amount of care.

EYES: Pale pink in color with a blood red burst in the center. Giving off a bright glow in the dark, his eyes are sharp and focused and burn like fire when turned towards the source of his anger. His eyes are large and expressive, almond shaped and angled, bordered by long pale eyelashes.

NOSE: Slender, with a sharp, slightly upturned tip, A large scar stretches horizontally across the bridge, from one cheek to the other. He has a habit of scrunching it when he thinks.

FACE: An oval-shaped face with delicated elven features. Or, at least, they would be delicate, if he didn’t make such vicious expressions. 

LIPS: Full, slightly marked by splits and bite marks, as he tends to chew at his bottom lip when he’s stressed. Often curled in a snarl or twisted in a deep frown. Perhaps his smile might be beautiful, but he doesn’t give a damn.

COMPLEXION: A deep dark brown, nearly true black, creating a striking contrast between his skin and his icy locks of hair. 

BLEMISHES: Scarred from head to toe, thanks to his years or struggling and painful lessons. Most notably, the scar across his nose, a slice taken out of his right ear, near it’s pointed tip, and a scar on his left shoulder from where he was stabbed just below his collarbone. That particular wound was recieved on his first assassination contract, but his recklessness doesnt seem to have lessened.

TATTOOS: No tattoos, but there is the brand of his guild on the heel of his left foot.

HEIGHT: 5′1″. He is...so small.

WEIGHT: 105 lbs. Just about anyone could lift him, so long as he wasn’t resisting.

BUILD: Slender, acrobatic, with wiry whipchord muscle throughout his body. His arms and shoulders are especially strong, despite his small frame. Though he is athletic, he isn’t especially bulky. He could even be seen as graceful at times, though it is a brutal, powerful grace. 

ALLERGIES: None

USUAL HAIRSTYLE: Long and usually tied back in a tail with a blue chord. it is only down while he sleeps or occassionally weaved into a braid if he has the time.

USUAL EXPRESSION: More often than not, Vel’s expression is grim, only shifting when he’s feeling particularly sarcastic or when he’s hit by some intensely strong emotion. Lips set in a firm line, eyes narrowed and focused, brows furrowed, staring down a brick wall would be easier.

USUAL CLOTHING: Dark colors, loose fits, things that are easy to move in, easy to fight in and don’t draw too much attention. He wears a few pieces of leather armor alongside his clothing and his gauntlets are a constant piece of equipment. Wickedly spiked at the knuckles and often bloodstained, his gauntlets are his weapons of choice, lending his punches a deadly touch.

PSYCHOLOGY.

FEAR/S: Helplessness, weakness, the trust of others (and failing them), having his heart broken, getting close to people, heights

ASPIRATION/S: For the most part, Velkyn has always aspired to be strong. Unbreakable, even. He wants to carve a place for himself in the world than no one and nothing can touch. A place that no one can take from him. Though he’d never admit, he just wants somewhere or something to call home.

POSITIVE TRAITS: Dedicated, determined, strong-willed, protective (though he won’t admit it.), clever, justice-oriented.

NEGATIVE TRAITS: A liar, especially to himself and especially about feelings. Violent, quick-tempered, hostile, extreme aversion to unwarrented touching, sarcastic, cynical, emotionally unstable, merciless

MBTI: ISTP

ENNEAGRAM: Type 5 - The Investigator (With some tones of Type 8 in there but mostly Type 5)

ZODIAC: Capricorn

TAROT: 10 of Swords, The Tower (some pretty negative cards tbh)

TEMPERAMENT: Melancholic

SOUL TYPE/S: Hunter and Leader are nearly tied.

ANIMAL: Tested as a Badger, which was pretty accurate by the description, but I’ve always assosciated him with a wolf or an especially cranky house cat.

VICE/S: Wrath, above all else, he is wrath. He’s brimming with rage and pain and vengeance. His temper could burn a hole through any adversary. As for physical vices, he’s a bit of a gambler, but not really to excess.

FAITH: Atheistic. He never really developed an interest in any form of faith or religion. I anything matters the least to him, it’s that.

GHOSTS?: Yes. Very much so.

AFTERLIFE?: Not particularly. He finds the idea that people expect there to be a place for them to live after they’re done living a bit...entitled?

REINCARNATION?: He’s considered it, but it’s not really a strong belief of his.

ALIENS?: None of that concerns him much. He’s not in the habit of believing in anything intangible. It just doesn’t matter to him, since it doesn’t effect him.

POLITICAL ALIGNMENT: complete lawlessness and disregard for authority. Anarchy is best, as far he’s concerned. The only reason he’d pay attention to politics is if he was hired to kill a political figure.

ECONOMIC PREFERENCE: He has been dirt poor for the majority of his life until he started taking on contracts. Money is nice to have, but he knows how to survive without it. Budgeting is something his foster father taught him to do well, but, if left without money, he has other ways to get what he needs.

SOCIOPOLITICAL POSITION: Despite his cutthroat ruthlessness, he despises descrimination and opression, fully believing that no person should own another. Chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would use them. In his lower class position, he has faced things like abuse, distrust and the threat of slavery all his life. He isn’t able to just stand by and watch those things happen to others.

EDUCATION LEVEL: Very low in terms of academics. Has only a basic understanding of math and cannot read very well at all. His foster father only taught him as much as he could. His practical education has been quite extensive, however, as has his criminal education.

FAMILY.

FATHER: (Biological) Evard’rian, a Drow blacksmith, cruel, domineering, controlling. (Adoptive) Kilan, a Drow assassin, intelligent, witty, a master of stern-but-affectionate parenting. Never thought he would have children, but couldn’t bring himself to leave Vel to die as a child.

MOTHER: Maevaria, a Drow midwife, killed in a murder-suicide by Velkyn’s biological father. volitile emotions, but extremely loyal and protective of her son. To the extent where she steps in between Velkyn and the killing blow delivered by his father.

EXTENDED FAMILY: To his knowledge, no blood relations that he’s ever met, though I suppose the whole of the Assassin’s Guild qualifies.

SIGNIFICANT OTHER(S): Currently none.

NAME MEANING/S: Unknown. ‘Vel’ is apparently a Hindu name, meaning the divine javelin spear associated with War God Karthikeya. “Kyn’ is a Vietnamese name, meaning ‘the golden one’.

HISTORICAL CONNECTION: There really isn’t much. His gauntlets have a short but bloody history and he himself has quite the reputation in...certain circles.

FAVORITES.

BOOK: He doesn’t really have any. He’s never read a full book on his own and no one has ever read him one.

MOVIE: He’s the sort to like horror movies and psychological thrillers, though, outside those genre confines, his favorites would be things like V for Vendetta, Sin City, Seven, Blade Runner, etc.

DEITY: He got Hades on the test. Accurate

MONTH: No specific preference, just not anywhere from June through August, the weather is way too hot for him.

SEASON: Winter, as his body retains heat too easily. Summer heat is too much for him and he’s miserable all throughout it.

PLACE: He hasn’t really got one.

WEATHER: Storms. Rain, wind, thunder, lightning, all of it is thrilling for him and the feeling of rain on his skin is one of his favorites.

SOUND: His favorite sound is likely the wind throught the trees or the crackling of fire or the distant roll of thunder. Natural sounds that aren’t grating or too distracting.

SCENT/S: Even though he can’t read, he’s always liked the smell of ink on parchment. Also the smell of the ocean.

TASTE/S: He enjoys strong spices and salty foods. He likes some alcohols, particularly ale and rum. Tastes that hit hard and have a bit of kick to them are his preference. He doesn’t like most sweets but he does enjoy chocolate at times. He also enjoys the taste of rare meat.

FEEL/S: coarse fabrics as well as soft fabrics. cold glass or smooth-cut gems. The edge of a blade, good quality leather, gthe feeling of fingers or a brush through his hair. The feeling of raindrops on his skin.

ANIMAL/S: He likes most animals, particularly felines. He’s most definitely a cat-person, but horses are also some of his favorite creatures. Both animals are very intelligent and good company for him.

NUMBER: He doesn’t like numbers. Math is his least favorite thing.

COLOR: Dark colors, such as wine reds, black, deep blues, etc. as well as earthy colors like reddish-browns and greens and burnt oranges. He also likes seafoam green, though he is unsure why it appeals to him.

EXTRA.

TALENTS: He’s excellent at hand-to-hand combat, and ‘interrogation’. He’s delightfully efficient at killing people, if that counts? And making poisons. And singing, strangely enough. He has a very good voice.

BAD AT: Reading, math, keeping in control of his emotions, using ranged weapons of any kind (very nearsighted and doesn’t have/know he needs glasses), FEELING THINGS????? ADMITING FEELING????, Expressing any tenderness at all.

TURN-ONS: Trust, competence, a certain degree of cynicism, understanding, the willingness to see him as a person and not a weapon, honesty, experience, a healthy disregard for the law.

TURN-OFFS: Being looked down upon, being treated like he’s less than someone else, blind idealism, ‘white-knight syndrome’, disrespect of his abilities/being percieved as weak, sugar coating things.

HOBBIES: Taking walks, exploring, occassional gambling, BEING COMPLETELY RECKLESS, DESTROYING THE ESTABLISHMENT, getting into street/bar fights, stargazing

TROPES: Professional Killer, Combat Parkour, Close-Range Combatant, Hair-Trigger Temper, Insult of Endearment, Anti-hero, Hitman With A Heart, Street Smart, Rebellious Spirit

AESTHETIC TAGS: ;Aesthetic ( VELKYN ) Real simple tbh 

I will be making a seperate post for Kaladin’s since this is hella long!

[aspen-aura]

Ask game

Because I’m a weirdo 

1) Put your iTunes on shuffle. Give me the first 6 songs that pop up.

East by Sleeping At Last, Letterbox by Magic Castles, Levels of Light by Sleeping At Last, Ragged Wood by Fleet Foxes, Runaway by The National, and The Fall by Imagine Dragons.

2) If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?

Even after 4 years, probably Tom Hiddleston. I feel like we’d have some good conversations.

3) Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.

And there is a third factor, furthermore, which has everywhere exerted a pervasive influence on the shaping of mythologies, a third range and context of specifically human experience, of which the developing individual becomes inevitably aware as his powers of thought and observation mature, the spectacle, namely, of the universe, the natural world in which he finds himself, and the enigma of its relation to his own existence: its magnitude, its changing forms, and yet, through these, an appearance of regularity.

....yep, that’s one line. Gods above. From Myths To Live By by Joseph Campbell.

4) What do you think about most?

These days? How much I fucked up my first intimate relationship.

5) Ever had a poem or song written about you?

Yep.

6) Do you have any strange phobias?

Starfish. Don’t even ask.

7) What's your religion?

Hard polytheistic Druid is the most accurate label I’ve found.

8) If you are outside, what are you most likely doing?

Looking at a bird or the sky! Or a tree.

9) Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band?

Sam Roberts.

10) What was the last lie you told?

That it wasn’t personal.

11) Do you believe in karma?

I think so, yes.

12) What does your URL mean?

aspen-aura: For aspen forests, which are considered to be the world’s largest organism. Every tree is genetically similar to its neighbour, making them technically one individual. Also, the wind through their leaves is my favourite sound. Aura, for my online moniker, and for the Northern Lights, to which I’ve always had an affinity.

13) What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength?

Weakness: I let fear rule my social life. Strength: my ability to accept things.

14) Who is your celebrity crush?

For my asexual and possibly aromantic ass, keep in mind that this means that all I’d want from them is a hug and a good heart-to-heart conversation: Tom Hiddleston, and Adam Driver.

15) How do you vent your anger?

I listen to angry music or if I’m seriously pissed, I go for a run or punch things that won’t be hurt by the blows. The most upset I’ve ever been left a mark: I bit a piece of metal and chipped a piece of tooth off my molar. (I was pretty young)

16) Do you have a collection of anything?

....Mega Bloks Dragons. DON’T JUDGE ME

17) Are you happy with the person you've become?

All in all? Yes. But I don’t like the things I’ve done recently.

18) What's a sound you hate; sound you love?

I hate the sound of utensils scraping on plates, and love the sound of wind through trees, specifically aspens.

19) What's your biggest "what if"?

What if my dad had stayed?

20) Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens?

Yep and yep.

21) Stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? Do the same with your left arm.

My little General Hux bobblehead. My case of Prismacolour pencil crayons.

22) Smell the air. What do you smell?

Dust caught in the furnace vent.

23) What's the worst place you have ever been to?

I’m pretty sheltered, so I’d say the hospital. Or a nursing home. Those places just feel like death and desperation.

24) Most attractive singer/s of your opposite gender?

Singer? Oh dear...well, Sam Roberts ain’t hard on the eyes.

25) To you, what is the meaning of life?

Was just pondering that today. To experience beauty, and to feel it, and to produce it and be a part of it. In whatever form that may be.

26) Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed?

Yes, and only in minor scrapes in the parking lot...x.x

27) What was the last movie you saw?

Brooklyn! Re-watched it tonight with me mother

28) What's the worst injury you've ever had?

A pretty serious cut on my thumb when I was an ignorant child and grabbed a razor. Ever since then, razors fucking terrify me. Single blades are the worst.

29) Do you have any obsessions right now?

...Star Wars <3 and Kylux, my trash ship. shhhh. It’s what’s keeping me sane atm

30) Ever had a rumor spread about you?

Yep! That me and my bff were lesbians. I didn’t bother to deny it. Wasn’t true, but it wasn’t offensive, so I wasn’t upset.

31) Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong?

Nope. This has never happened in my 22 years.

32) What is your astrological sign?

Leo! If you couldn’t guess by my “meaning of life” answer...

33) What's the last thing you purchased?

Dr. Pepper and Pizza Pops. 

34) Love or lust?

Love. Never had experience with the second, and from what I’ve seen, it just messes things up.

35) In a relationship?

Nope.

36) How many relationships have you had?

None. But, if I was any other human being, my recently-deceased friendship would have been one.

37) What is your secret weapon to get someone to like you?

I don’t have one? I don’t need people to like me, but if they do, sweet! Really I just make bad puns lol

38) Where is your best friend?

At work, probably.

39) What were you doing last night at 12 AM?

Playing Skyrim, I believe.

40) Are you the kind of friend you would want to have as a friend?

Yes. I need someone who can go straight to heart-to-heart, but understand if I don’t talk to them for months on end. Doesn’t mean I like you less, I just need my space.

41) You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do?

Save the dog. Duh?

42) You are at the doctor’s office and she has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. a) Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? b) What do you do with your remaining days? c) Would you be afraid?

Tell them I am so they’ll let me do what I had to. I’d ride all the horses I could, and go to Ireland. And yes, I’d be afraid.

43) What's a song that always makes you happy when you hear it?

Closer To Fine by The Indigo Girls.

44) In your opinion, what makes a great relationship?

Trust, honesty, and openness. Also, passion is essential. You gotta have two interested parties.

45) How can I win your heart?

By letting me go.

46) Can insanity bring on more creativity?

Absolutely!

47) What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far?

To stop being a pretentious asshole about the music I like. Seriously, allowing my hipster ass to enjoy pop music changed my LIFE. 

48) What would you want to be written on your tombstone?

brb

49) Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word "heart."

Someplace green, illuminated by a campfire, with stars and Auroras dancing overhead.

50) Basic question; what's your favorite color/colors?

Greeeeen!

51) What is your current desktop picture?

A screencap from Song of the Sea <3

52) If you could press a button and make anyone in the world instantaneously explode, who would it be?

....given that I have a certain distaste for fascism and capitalism, take a wild guess.

53) What would be a question you'd be afraid to tell the truth on?

Well if I told you, you’d know the answer.

54) You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what's even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What is that power?

SHAPE SHIFTING

55) You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again?

Sitting by the fire in a log cabin in the wilds of BC when it’s -40, dark outside, with my dad and brother beside me as we welcomed the new year.

56) You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?

Nothing. All of it makes me who I am.

57) You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who would it be?

Like...beside them? Maybe hugging? If that’s the case, well, Neko Case. I love her and don’t know her personally, but I trust her.

58) You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go?

Ireland!

59) Ever been on a plane?

Yes. I hecking love air travel

60) Give me your top 5 hottest celebrities.

Tom Hiddleston, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, Blake Ritson, and Dan Feuerriegel. (Hot to me = aesthetic attraction)