Ares

DRAGON FROM THE CLAN'S FIRST YEAR

b i r t h


Ares was found by Marshal, the clan patron, wandering the borders of his territory as a little hatchling. Marshal, both taking pity on him and eager to make expansion efforts for his then-minuscule clan, took him in.

b a c k s t o r y


With no other Gaoler dragons to raise him and inform him of traditional Gaoler ways, even in adulthood, Ares knows nothing of his breed’s traditions. He was taken in before Alpha was even born, effectively making him the "actual first dragon to join The Clan of the Wounded". Not that the clan even had a name at the time, nor a direction.

Ares grew up fast, and grew up large. It was agreed upon by Marshal and Stella after their first child, Alpha, was born, that the clan needed some form of defense. Ares was groomed to be that defense, sent out to the outskirts of the clan’s territory to patrol and keep an eye out for intruders or attackers. Ares quite enjoyed this position, loving the opportunity to be out in the (admittedly sparse) nature of the Scarred Wasteland as much as he pleased.

Much like Ares was discovered as a hatchling, to his surprise, one dragon did turn up at the borders while he was standing guard. It was an Imperial hatchling, a breed he had never seen before. Absolutely enamored with the hatchling, he scooped it up and went bounding back to the lair, where he proudly announced the clan had a new member (much to Marshal’s confusion).

This was Aila, a dragon who grew up glued to Ares’s side. She accompanied him on his back or head every day on his patrols, and when she came of age, Ares’s “little buddy” decided to become a healer. She, however, positioned herself in the edge of the territory’s border, to spend as much time assisting Ares as possible. Shortly after Aila grew up was when Ares learned Marshal and Stella had been arranging to get him a mate—Misty. Ares had never once considered the idea of having a mate, and while his romancing efforts with Misty are still in an incredibly early stage, he’s an absolute fool around her.

p r e s e n t


Ares and Aila now tramp around the clan territory borders together, Aila assisting in both his duties and providing medical support to wayward travelers. Ares still has no qualms with letting any dragon pass by his checkpoint, and now that the clan has become substantially larger, beyond the basic struggle for survival, Marshal has (begrudgingly) objected less and less to his open-doors policy of guarding the borders.

He hasn't achieved much substantial with Misty, even after all this time. She has expressed interest, and the two have even produced several clutches together, but even after their many years of sharing the clan's space, being among the very first dragons to join, they still haven't defined their relationship. At least Ares isn't any worse off for it.

r e l a t i o n s h i p s

f a m i l i a r

Ares stepped on Thumper while on patrol. He was, of course, quite apologetic about causing the jackalope injury, but Thumper instead bit his leg and hung on for nearly an entire day as if to make a point. By the time Thumper decided to let go, he realized Ares wasn't so bad, and decided to stick around without much afterthought.

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