Username: winged backpack
Longneck Name: Blanche (French for white, also the name of a character in my favourite play: A Streetcar Named Desire)
Longneck Gender: Female
Longneck Rarity: Common
Describe Their Personality: She is an ambivert. She can be shy around new people and incredibly anxious in many situations, but she can also come well out of her shell (or, skull that is) and be the life of the party!
Tell Me a Story About Them:
Due to her bright colours, she was abandoned soon after she was born as her parents felt that her unusual colours would only attract predators, and they didn't want to endanger her siblings or themselves. They left her behind with a small amount of food and some shelter in the form of a low-growing bush. She spent many days hidden completely, until she ran out of food and was completely parched for water. Blanche just could not work up the courage to venture out from her safe place, until one day she saw a very young bird trying to fly.
She watched as the bird hopped carefully to the very edge of the branch on which it's nest was perched. The bird stretched out its wings and flapped as hard as it could, and jumped. It was airborne for only a few seconds before it lost courage and fell. Blanche panicked and ran out to see if the bird was okay. It seemed discouraged, and was too small to get back to its nest.
Carefully, Blanche lifted the bird to sit on her skull. When she was sure that he was sitting comfortably between the horns, she began to stand up on her back legs and climb to the nest. It wasn't very far off the ground, but with her tiny paws, she couldn't quite grip the bark with enough force to climb. She reached the very tips of her toes and stretched her snout up until the end of her skull was just inches away from the branch.
The bird realised what she was doing and began to hop up the bridge of Blanche's nose until he only had to jump a bit to reach it. It tried but toppled back down and fell in a heap on the horns of Blanche's skull again.
She gave the bird a squeak of encouragement as it tried again. This time, as he balanced on the edge of her skull, he stretched out his wings and flew the small distance to the branch and landed squarely on his tiny talons. The bird twittered and hopped around in excitement and thanks, as Blanche realised that she didn't have to be afraid of the outside world anymore. If this bird could trust a giant, bright mammal like her to not eat him and instead be helpful, then she could trust the huge, dark forest to keep her safe and sound.
Anything else?: I love this species, so thank you for the opportunity!
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