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PeninsulaCooter aeUsbrod Gijinka by Pericci PC (nickname) and their mate Apatemyidae are the head of what is known as the First Family of the Clan SedAhrkMen, or Usbrod. Although they carry equal weight in decision making and are equally valued, PC is generally though of as the one truly in charge, as they are more assertive and single-minded. PC is aggressive in a flippant sort of way, and often gets into fights with the other dragons of the clan. It is Apatemyidae who steps in when it goes too far, or when PC tries to get in a fight with a dragon outside of the clan. Apatemyidae's more joyful nature helps to balance out PC's tendency to be more distant. They're incredibly happy and devoted to each other and show no signs of changing anytime soon.

by Pericci

PC comes from a massive Earth flight family. It was a constant whirlwind of activity with a heavy emphasis on family. PC lived with siblings coming and going from their life too quick to take a breath and had loving, caring parents who happily provided for all their children as best they could.
It's not that PC had a problem with that sort of life really..... It just got to be too much, and they didn't really feel as though they properly belonged in that sort of environment. It's is somewhat ironic that at current PC has has a vast family of their own.

They met their mate Apatemyidae while out exploring the world. It was one of those "I wasn't trying to get involved in the bar fight I just got tangled in your wings when you got thrown into me" situations. Eventually the mess was sorted out, and the two parted ways. Or they would have if Apatemyidae hadn't decided he really really like being tangled in PC's wings and, uh, hey can I just hang out here a while? The rest is, as they say, history.

The pair of dragons met Surtr while she was crossing the world in search of the "new" land the clan was meant to occupy. The two where already mates when they joined Surtr, and had been making their way around the world as well, simple for lack of any real roots, and no seemingly decent options for a place to settle down.
The pair found themselves harmonizing well with Surtr from the get-go, and were delighted when she suggest they join her on her quest to find an empty land fit to settle. It was this like-mindedness Surtr and PC had that allowed the Usbrod family, then only two, to obtain such status in the clan's hierarchy.

PC and Ap became some of the strongest supporters of the journey and once the group arrived, PC and Apatemyidae's status as those who stand beside the clan's leader didn't fall away. As the clan became grounded and found it's feet again, new dragons who joined were greeted with this same image.

The Usbrod are considered the first real family unit in the clan, and carry a weight of social authority with them everywhere.

It was actually PC who decided they wanted children, and who demanded a nest from Apatemyidae. This resulted in the infamous great egg caper and gave them their oldest child, CONEX.
All six of their children were born in one clutch, and though the two have never bred again, their offspring have had many many children over the years.

Their children include: CONEX, Daev, Muerte, Gnanapazham, Danou, and Souvans.

They kicked all their children out of the house as soon as they could.

PC and their mate Apatemyidae originally had six children. The two were only bred once, but had a full clutch of five. The first born were a set of twins, Daev and Muerte. The two were inseperable, and no one is quite sure how they ended up in different clans, although Muerte now serves under the Shadowbinder. No one has heard from them in a very long time, and the subject is something that is very explicitly Not Talked About.

Danou was the pride of the clutch as she was an double obsidian mirror, and she still lives in SedAhrkMen and acts as an envoy of sorts for PC.
Souvans was the only spiral of the group and she also chose to remain within the clan. She loves her father and is currently the clan's potionmaster.
The third sister was CONEX, an imperial who was taken from another nest as an egg, and who is just as loved by her parents as her siblings.

The last dragon, Gnanapazham, was sent by Surtr as a gift of goodwill to the Clan VulonJun in Ice. As any Usbrod would, Gna became a powerful figure of authority within the clan, and stands as the strongest political link between the two clans. Gnanapazham was never fond of children, and bred multiple times out of a passive sense of duty to the clan, but over time a handful of these children have been spared. Her daughter BlackBone is one of the most noteworthy hatchlings. She often came to visit the original clan of her family, and drew great favor with her Grandparent PC for her determined personality and tendency to start fights.

BlackBone had a number of children of her own, including the coatl girl John, who she sent over to SedAhrkMen to get to know her great-grandparent PC. PC was quite pleased with the rather beautiful girl to say the least, even though John is much more passive of a dragon. Now, John as it would happen, met a dragon who had started as a small, unnotable hatchling from another clan but had become one of the most notable members of the clan. IPBES and John were promised within the week to the horror of many. Allowing John to stay was a move which met the disapproval of many, especially Gnanapazham. But over time, John and IPBES's relationship became old news, and every one just sort of got used to it. They had many children together, and sent back their first-born child, FishBait, to VulonJun as a peace offering.

The Usbrod family is well known for being incredibly strong-willed and more than a little vicious. It is rare for a dragon of this family to be truly passive, and although there are exceptions (see Kalak), most of the family are constantly fighting be it with other dragons or each other. Despite the constant terrible decisions they all make constantly creating new tensions, they all believe very heavily in loyalty to family, and would defend each other in an instant. Problems between two members of the family are usually solved by the dragons involved simply avoiding each other and only speaking when necessary. As influential as the family is within the clan, there are those who are wary of such violent and personally entangled dragons having so much pull within the clan politics. Most dragons keep these opinions to themselves or speak them only in whispers while out and about, but there are no serious threats or plans to overthrow them currently in play. The dragons most vocal about their distrust are always newer, and less familiar with the clan's history as a whole. All of the older dragons who have lived through most of this history agree that there are more benefits than problems with the current structure, and are content to let it be. In the past there have been a number of attempted coups, some smaller such as the attack on Ap by Dubhghlas (see his bio for more information), whose motivation was more personal than political; and larger attacks such as that orchestrated by ArgalistaRotella and Aoi, who were an original breeding pair for the clan back when the focus was selling hatchlings. They had decided that as a pair contributing to the main product output of the clan, they should be included in the decision making more directly and with more authority. The two were spared at UinLastBorn's insistance (and much to PC's horror), but were banished from the clan lands, moving instead to Nature.