Character



True Name: Gene (known only to his adoptive family. Has not been used since he left them)

Common Name: Rhainor

Nickname: Red (used by others who don't want to bother with his common name. Existing characters won't know this, but will probably come up with it on their own)

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Height: 5'5” to the shoulder (~6'10” overall)

Species: Anthropomorphic Dragon

True Parents: None

Adoptive Parents: John and Melissa Sandtyn

Marital status: Single

Offspring: None

Relations: No direct relations. Adoptive brother: Jake Sandtyn. If you count the other dragons, there are 7 "siblings" that were adopted as he was, and 16 that were kept in the lab and are still alive.

Appearance: Has red scales (wing membrane is same color). Looks rather lean, but higher muscle density makes him stronger than most humans. No hair. Has a row of small spines running from the nape of his neck down his spine to near the tip of his tail. Eyes have vertical-slitted pupils with dark red irises.

Likes: Music (little bit of everything), singing (not very good), playing guitar and harmonica (only half-decent at those, too), games, reading, climbing trees (when given the opportunity) generally having fun...belching (when it won't get him in trouble)

Dislikes: Overly serious people, rules that are too strict, being made fun of.

Skills: Little bit of everything, with good mechanical, computer, and analytical abilities. And he can breathe fire.

Weapons: Claws, flame breath. Can use most guns effectively, but does not own any.

Weaknesses: (species-general weaknesses are not listed) Somewhat poor social skills due to being picked on during his childhood. Slightly below-average self-esteem. Has yet to learn to fly (this does not refer to vehicles). Most people who aren't familiar with him will have a hard time reading his emotions and facial expressions. Near-total lack of table manners.

Personality: Friendly, but sometimes a bit shy around new people, Rhainor doesn't like to open up to people. This is mainly due to being picked on and ostracised during his youth. Has not seen another actual dragon since age 5, and his memories of the time before that are extremely vague. Because of this, he doesn't think about the possibility of ever meeting another of his kind. The few friends he has had over the years, he remains fiercely loyal to, although it doesn't always show. Usually acts more polite than he'd like to, but if you manage to tick him off enough for him to show it, you're in trouble. Almost always carries around his headphones (modified to fit him) listening to music; sometimes sings along, although he's not very good at singing. Usually carries his harmonica, also, which he will play when he's bored if he has nothing else to do.

History: Adopted at age 10 by a human couple with an 8-year-old son. Home schooled. Constantly picked on by his big brother (because dragons mature slower than humans, Jake was the equivalent of being physically two years older than Rhainor). Developed a short temper, and would occasionally lash out at people, particularly Jake. This always resulted in his parents locking him in his room with nothing to do but play his harmonica for up to a day and a half. At the age of 17, shortly after his family was forced to move to a drifter colony, he ran away from home, surviving by tapping into ships' water lines and scrounging food from the garbage. He has no evidence that his adoptive family ever bothered looking for him.

After living rough for over a year, he decided he'd had enough of the colony, and stowed away on a cargo ship that was visiting the station. Where he was going to end up, he had no idea, but it had to be better than where he was.

Through a combination of hitchhiking, stowing away, and performing odd jobs for fare, he made his way slowly across space. He learned the hard way to control his temper; it got him in trouble several times. Eventually, his temper subsided, to an extent, and now is rarely seen.

He found himself in many different star systems--most of them with habitable planets--but he never went dirtside. Recently managed to secure passage on a commercial shuttle bound for Space Port Seven.