Rydian

Name: Rydian
Easy going/Friendly/Cheerful


Quote: If it falls apart I can maybe fix it.

Position: Tinkerer

Personality: Rydian looks like he could potentially be intimidating or at the very least try to be, but he is far more likely to build a small toy that either spontaneously combusts or spits sparkles than he is to try to intimidate anyone. he is a sweet drake who looks like he has some edge and is really as soft as a pile of cotton and as affectionate as can be, he is very friendly and often helps his mate deliver her random gift baskets. he doesn't often get put out or upset by anything and acts silly much of the time, always ready with a dad joke, he is usually cheerful and has a very even temper.

Quirks: Easily distracted, early riser

Background: He was on his own as a hatchling, his mother really had no love of hatchlings- her own or otherwise- and his father always seemed distracted. Rydian didn't mind overly much and tried to emulate both his mother and father which ended is a somewhat glittery mess as he tried to dress and act edgy, but have glitter pens as well. needless to say his parents were less than impressed and scale coloring was quickly put out of hatchling reach as were the pens and glitter because glitter never cleaned up completely.
Rydian soon found himself a young adolescent and with no real bond to his parents left his clan and found a new one he was welcomed into. he found a young dragoness within the clan that he fell for, Ekin, Ekin was a lovely dragoness with a kindness to her that drew him close. it wasn't long before their daughter, Amberlee, hatched and Rydian tried to be a far better parent to her than his parents had been to him, spending time with her both with and without her mother and offering small trinkets.

Rydian's life was thrown into chaos when Ekin fell sick, the healers tried what they could, but in the end there was little to be done and Ekin passed away. Rydian offered what comfort he could to Amberlee, it was the years he had spent taking care of himself that helped him keep from breaking down in front of his young daughter; he did break however, when Amberlee slept and he was afforded a short time alone. time passed and the hole left in his life slowly healed, Amberlee grew into a beautiful young dragoness and he felt pride for her success and felt happy for her when she had three small hatchlings.
Rydian was happy yet felt slight trepidation as another dragoness, Avaryu, showed interest in him, he was happy as she tried to bond with his daughter as they grew closer. soon they had a small nest and the hatchling that survived left to find her place outside of the clan, he found that Avaryu saw him as more friend and lover than a mate and found this didn't upset him as much as it should have. he made reluctant plans to leave the clan, although he didn't want to leave his daughter and the place that he had called home for so long he also realized his little girl was not so little anymore and the clan didn't need him as it once had.

Rydian found himself traveling and camping when night fell, it was something he had not done for a long time as he had not had to do so. while he was traveling he met a young tundra, Avery, Avery was traveling to a different clan to give them a random gift basket, she seemed nice enough and offered to let him come with her if he would help her carry the baskets. Rydian agreed to help her and followed her to the clan she was wanting to visit as well as several others, Rydain took to offering what little protection he could as he knew nothing of fighting an only had his variety of tinkering tools.
He did manage to drive off a would be bandit with a comically large wrench he could hardly lift, managing to heft the massive chunk of metal over his head he watched the bandit run as he teetered on his back feet before falling backward with a panicked look and squawk of surprise. his
act of well he wasn't entirely sure if it was bravery or insanity seemed to both amuse and flatter Avery as she helped him to his feet after his tumble, they finished giving out the gifts not long after that and started back to the clan Avery lived in.

The clan was welcoming enough and friendly enough although many were odd and he was warned to avoid the woods if possible as there were creatures living in there that could be dangerous. he was welcomed as a tinkerer and to some extent a carpenter since they did more with wood than metal where building was concerned. Rydian was happy enough to have a place within the clan to call his home, he began courting Avery after sending word back to his clan telling them he was safe and leaving out that his new home dealt more in the black market than some did.
Avery accepted his courting and told him of her family and of her father, who was famous for giving gifts and asking nothing in return, she wanted to keep his tradition going if nothing else than to pass on kindness. Rydian though such was a wonderful goal to have and offered to help her whenever she went to give these gifts out and was more than happy to make some small trinkets as well as help carry the weighty baskets. Rydian acted as not only a carpenter and tinkerer, but a carver when time allowed, making beautiful and detailed figures and carvings for both clan and personal use as well as resale.