N A M E: Hotei (such as one of the Japanese gods of happiness)
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A G E: around 7000 years, appears around 23 years
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P O S I T I O N: cursed dragon, bringer of fire; “fired” warmer of the earth
(full story here); Now he is a new teacher, if that is okay?
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G E N D E R//S E X U A L I T Y: male//??? Sexuality//Panromantic
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Sig. other: N/A
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N A T I O N A L I T Y: unknown country of origin, but continent of Asia
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P H Y S. D E S C R I P T I O N: Somewhat tanned skin colour, Flame-hued hair (appears to shift in shade like the red-orange part of a fire), lighter orange-yellow slitted-pupil eyes (same fire-resembling effect as hair), has a sturdy build that is lean yet still has some amount of muscle, average height; wears dragon merchandise when able, clothing that covers him well and usually in warmer, darker, and more neutral colour shades; has black tattoos of a plume of fire at the base of his neck, six neck vertebrae on both sides of his neck, a marking under his eye, and vertebrae going down his spine; (he takes pride in his unusual appearance)
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S P E C I E S: “cursed dragon”, or A fire-elemental dragon that has been technically banned from his job from a few gods he rebelled against in his younger years. His power has not been taken away but greatly reduced from what it had been
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P O W E R S/W E A P O N S: Ability to change to his dragon form when very riled up (and minor shifts randomly, ex: wings can sprout if he is falling in a life-threatening situation); can control, summon, and manipulate fire; somewhat advanced human abilities (strength, speed, agility, etc.); immortality age-wise; fights with two long, chains that are wrapped tightly around his wrists and arms (though these are gone in a normal school setting); has lost the ability to understand animals that came to him as a dragon, but can still pick up a general idea of what they are thinking if he concentrates really hard
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R E L A T I O N S H I P S: N/A, distrusts anything that considers itself a ‘god’, feels extremely loyal/devoted to both those who have been betrayed and other elementals and dragons in general
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P E R S O N A L I T Y: Overall a bit hot-headed, proud, independent, and a bit highly-thinking of himself. He is young and rebellious despite his actual age, and while he is intelligent and characteristic, he is still incredibly independent and bad with people at times. He tries to fit in and help others so nothing happens like what happened to him, but he does tend to have a grumpy snap in him most times that might stem from his mindset that he is still not a human. Hotei sometimes does not know how to act in certain cases and can be seen as strangely apathetic, as his morals and views differ from most of human society. The biggest topic that is like this is the different views of death, as Hotei is both immortal and knows what happens with death.
He can also be very stubborn and petty, though he doesn’t like it, which is reflected in his actions or responses (ex: after the gods took his powers away, he declared himself an atheist). He does show loyalty and respect to those who he believes deserve it and supports the theory of “Everyone deserves respect until proven undeserving”. He does not trust easily and seems completely fine keeping everything to himself, and though he does not like to admit it, he really wouldn’t mind some friends.
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B R I E F H I S T O R Y:
(full story here) Hotei was a dragon created as a servant of the gods that brought fire and warmth to their subjects. Once he found that he was practically invisible to the very people he served, he grew the mindset that the gods were lazy, greedy and unfair, which, while not entirely wrong, caused him to get struck down. When he awoke he found his powers at first extremely limited and found that his form had been shifted to that of a human.
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O T H E R: He is a character of mine that I am planning a story for! I am also a tiny bit confused on how he is supposed to act as a teacher, so I hope I’m alright with him having him be new? Also, I used my own form, so I hope this is okay! Please let me know if there is something you would like me to change!