Aivrid

Aivrid

Biographical information

Birthplace Seret Mountains Born Died Age 4,288 Home Seret Mountains Sexuality Pronouns

Physical description

Race Dragon Sub-Race Gender Male Height Mass Hair color Eye color Skin color

Political information

Affiliation(s) Occupation Clan(s) Caste Domain Masters Apprentices Alias(es) The Destroyer, Harbinger of Death, Champion of Black, Herald of Annihilation, Scourge of Amol-Kalit

Out-of-character information

Writer The Civil Wild Created on 23/11/2019 Avatar https://www.hypable.com/the-dragon-prince-season-3-release-date-nycc/

APPEARANCE

Height: 32 meters (normal), 68 meters (standing on hind legs)
Length: 92 meters
Wingspan: 187 meters
Mass: 44.11 metric tonnes
Eyes: Piercing purple
Scale Colour: Black, Beige-Brown-Gold underside
Aivrid is an imposing, massive dragon, dwarfing many of the greatest beasts found on Arethil. His extreme weight and size are easily the most notable traits, along with his deep purple eyes and the bony, crown-like crest adorning his head. His enormous wingspan further gives the impression of something beyond human, elf, or dwarf. Each of Aivrid's four, powerful legs ends in a set of five claws, each the size of a human, though they appear to be dulled from use. His night-black scales seem to absorb all light, only shining under the moon and stars. His long tail ends in a group of pointed spikes.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Eternally Wise. Aivrid has lived an incredibly long life; his travels and experiences have given him a unique perspective, infinite wisdom and knowledge beyond even the greatest scholars.
Strength of Dragons. Dragons are among the most dangerous creatures in Arethil, and even though Aivrid is past his prime, his enormous size and strength have not been diminished -- not to mention the devastating fiery breath he wields. His unique physiology and nature give him a host of other abilities and traits, from a naturally long lifespan, incredible senses, and scales stronger than steel.
Endlessly Powerful. Even beyond his pure physical might, Aivrid is a mage of great power. His skills largely lie in enchantment magic -- he regularly practices his skills by keeping up magical wards around his lair in the Seret Mountains.
Sight Beyond Sight. Even discounting Aivrid's excellent senses, the dragon has another way of seeing -- magic. Every Lessat eclipse, Aivrid performs a ceremony that allows him to see across the continent in near-perfect detail. Glimpses of the future and past are not uncommon either with the power of the eclipse. Additionally, Aivrid is able to cast simple spells to more accurately sense the motives, intentions, emotions, and even in some cases the thoughts of others.

Enchantments and Magic Circles. By drawing magic circles on any surface -- usually using his claws -- Aivrid can leave an enchanted mark. The mark itself lasts until it physically fades or is otherwise destroyed. A magic circle has a set of conditions that, when met, activate an effect. The complexity and design of the circle determine the effect, while the energy expended during the creation of the circle determines how powerful the effect is and how many times it can be used before the magic is depleted.

• Cost: Much of the cost is paid in the time and effort used to draw the circle, though the circle is still used primarily as a medium for the magic to be produced rather than the magic itself. The cost Aivrid pays is dependent on the complexity of the magic circle. For simple, particularly one-use magic circles, Aivrid tries to pay using impermanent energy, often breathing fire and taking the energy to fuel the magic. For more complex circles, Aivrid pulls from his actual wealth -- giving a more literal meaning to the cost. The greater the magic, the more valuable thing is taken from his hoard.

Runes. A step down in complexity from magic circles, runes require significantly less drawing time but require verbal and somatic components and are much more limited in creativity. Aivrid can draw a rune in the air and create an effect. The magnitude of the effect is determined by the cost paid, but the effect itself is limited by what the rune is. By drawing the rune on a specific surface, Aivrid can delay the effect up to a certain time limit.

• Cost: As with magic circles, the medium cuts the cost in many ways. If a human mage were to draw and cast a rune, they would have no effective cost outside of a little tiredness and drawing from the energy around them. Thus, casting simple, low-magnitude spells such as tracking and detection have little cost. When it comes to offensive spells, though, Aivrid usually needs to expend some of his wealth to add magnitude to the spell.

Celestial. Through rituals and certain spells, Aivrid can manifest effects based on the celestial movements. Most common is the scrying ceremony he performs every Lessat Eclipse; so long as the sun is blocked by the moon, Aivrid can see anything he asks of the pools related to his rituals. While he has not cataloged all the effects, as many he has not experienced even during his lifetime, he theorizes that when multiple planets align he can gather a 'cosmic energy' that will give him great magic power, and will pay the cost for his other spells.

• Cost: Celestial magic requires celestial objects to be in certain positions in the sky. Aside from that, the rituals and spells related to the magic often have some amount of material or vocal components.

Direct. Aivrid can directly affect matter and energy around him by paying the cost, but without a medium the cost is much greater. Still, without any limitations it is much easier to create unique effects rapidly. This kind of magic is most effective in combat situations, and has little utility outside of battle as it cannot manifest mystical or intangible effects. Aivrid must be touching the thing he wishes to affect.

• Cost: Aivrid must spend the wealth from his hoard directly, or find an alternate energy source to draw on to create the forces necessary to create the effects of direct magic.

Empathy. One of the classic schools of magic, Aivrid understands the power of emotion. As a dragon he has enough control to resist the draw of those emotions related to his magic -- up to a certain point. The cost and effects are the same as other Empathy users, though Aivrid gathers emotions from the many orcs of Kannorgopad, who throw festivals regularly that focus on that one aspect or emotion.

PERSONALITY

For a creature that once reveled in razing entire villages, Aivrid is incredibly calm -- one might even say mellow. The dragon has simply become too wise and old for most petty squabbles and simple desires. More animalistic urges surface only when hungry or enraged, but Aivrid has rarely had such moments. Most of the time the old beast is a cynical, uncaring creature. His speech is surprisingly modern for a shut-in dragon; his powers as a seer have often been useful.

BIOGRAPHY AND LORE

PRE-RP HISTORY

The Destroyer. The Dragon. The Beast.

The Harbinger of Death. The Herald of Annihilation. The Champion of Black.

Aivrid once reveled in hearing the names the small ones called him. If he heard them spoken now, he'd laugh so hard he'd shake his mountain.

The dragon's history is long and storied. For most of his long life he had terrorized nations, gathered a great hoard of gold, and crushed would-be dragonslayers underfoot. But with age came wisdom, and with wisdom -- for Aivrid at least -- came apathy. After three and a half millennia of crushing puny humanoids underfoot, he stopped caring. There was no joy, only repetition. His hoard of treasure was almost too big for his lair. And killing children before they got old severely limited the number of adventurers who came to his doorstep.

Aivrid became more and more reclusive as the years passed, and soon enough his flights were limited to scaring the orcs that inhabited the Seret Mountains (in fact, many of them have taken up worship of him -- seeing the dragon in flight is seen as an omen of great misfortune or great fortune, depending on which orc you ask).

The practice of magic has instead taken up the mighty beast's time. Its practice became one of his few pleasures; the success of creating a powerful ward around his lair made him happy, though not in the same way that burning a village did. The experience of joy beyond his basest urges made him long for more. His search continued through each Lessat eclipse as he learned more of the world again. Aivrid, for a time, might've been a scholar among dragons, and in his age of boredom he truly lived up to such a title.

Part of him longs for something more than just seeing the world through his magic -- perhaps it's time for the world to see the great dragon again. Perhaps it's time to settle some unfinished business.

REFERENCES

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