Ara

Engaging Still Life Trinkets You've been staring at this painting for hours, but can't figure out what's so engaging about it. (Special thanks to otonashiryouko.) 81

- - ara vētra | 51 y/o | he/they/xe/ze | latvian genderflux; bi no magic/talents -

glass animals - the other side of paradise
toyhouse

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backstory
- left malinda and his child to pursue art
- stole malinda's art and presented it as their own at art shows
- ara relished the praise he got from others, and kept using his ex's works until, oops, he already showed off every piece of art. by that point (at least a few years to a decade?), he's made many connections in the art world
- invited onto paulo's cruise as partial payment for commissions? paulo Really wants to get a bunch of art of themself
- brought his star pupil aidan onto the ship

personality
- has a calm, collected façade
- pretentious art snob
- mistakes arrogance for talent
- heavily dislikes receiving criticism; sees it as personal attacks and will send fans/devoted mentees after critics
- known to sling insults at people who criticize them
- happily accepts a lot of work... only to give the workload to his mentees

physique
voice claim
- scrawny stick. you could blow on them and they'd fly away. in fact, it's encouraged!
- seen wearing round sunglasses
- allergic to cats and dogs
- has no magic to call their own

relationships
- left malinda. if ara was to come back, xe thinks she'll welcome xem back with open arms
- dislikes the child xe had with malinda
- aidan's xyr top pupil. still doesn't wanna pay him though; he's gotta prove he's worth the raise
other
- first name is from ara macao, the scientific name for scarlet macaws
- hir surname is latvian for storm
- favorite animal is birds with bright colors, especially parrots
- anti-magic unless ze can benefit off of it

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fr changelog
- roost rustler build https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2675179

outfit

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