Ender

Ender was a gift from a forest clan, given to forge a friendly bond between the two clans. He used to decorate himself with green and nature garb as a nod to his heritage. He missed his first flight dearly, and still does when he finds himself with quiet moments to think. He is reserved and thoughtful, and was not at all used to Wind's rambunctious way of life. He quickly became friends with Cinna, another skydancer - as he was then - who brought him more out of his shell with her insistence on helping to teach him the different drums of their clan and to sing with him.

As he integrated into his new clan, Ender went with Dusk and Aloysius on many a trip into the forest to gather and hunt. To his surprise, considering his peaceful forest-dwelling background, he found he had a knack for fighting. The more he went, the more he became tuned, ready, even eager. Still, he foraged as much as he hunted, and even planted a little garden outside their lair.

When Cinna left for a different Flight, Ender was at a loss. He had lost his anchor.

He embraced the wilds like a calling. He withdrew to the quieter way of being that he had been before, if not more so. His garden was neglected. He began training new members of the clan to hunt and even, occasionally, taking on competitive fights with Dusk at his side.

His transformation to the dragon he would become began when he awoke to find a second pair of eyes above his own; heat-seeking mirror eyes. He hid them under the forestsong mask he wore. They scared him, but, when he saw what they could do for him in the coliseum, he began to contemplate this change more seriously.

Eventually Ender sought out the help of the clan's alchemist, Shadow. With Shadow's knowledge of the dark arts, Ender completed his physical transformation and chose his new life: a life of the hunt.

The presence of his nature familiar, however, suggests that despite his difference now, Ender has a lingering fondness for his roots. She's acquired a name over time - Pip - and she's been at Ender's side since the beginning. It's unthinkable to either of them that they would part.