Presence

LORE FROM EXALTED DRAGON:
the most antisocial reality jumper you'll ever meet
(to be fair their entire lore is just them simping for presence LMAO)

Appearance (future plans for geneing):
Name: They don't have a permanent name, but for now they allow people to call them "Bumblebee" or "Bee"

Gender: Agender

Pronouns: they/them, he/him, or voi/void

Sexuality: Asexual Demiromantic Panromantic

Role: Mage/Necromancer

Personality:
-A cryptic dragon
-Extremely secretive when talking about partners and previous allegiances
-Quite aloof from other dragons. They will usually watch silently in the background, alert when they sense a threat
-Social skills? I don't know her
-Very loyal to allies
-Soft and shy
-Used to be very cold to others and refused to form attachments to other dragons. However, their stay in this world has somewhat taught them that there is more to their visit than an order.

Backstory: (please excuse my bad writing lol)
Nobody except one person knows a great deal of Bumblebee's past. That one "dragon" goes by the alias Presence. Presence is a lonely deity that does not exist in this reality. Instead, it exists in the space between realities, also referred to as "the void" or "the space." It became what it is now after it clipped through reality after misusing their indomitable Arcane magic. This space is relatively empty and does not age, preventing Presence from escaping this place through other means.

When Presence was still a dragon, it was born in the early ages of Sornieth as a Gaoler and was imbued with Arcane magic after an unknown event with the Arcanist influenced their egg, despite being a water-aligned dragon. After it clipped through reality, it could no longer interact or even be seen properly in the world. The only way it can influence the world of Sornieth is through dragons of their creation, and that is where Bumblebee comes in. Bumblebee was originally created to relieve Presence's loneliness. Presence used the corpses of two Gaolers that ended up in the space (sometimes objects and, rarely, living creatures accidentally end up in the void due to the overuse of certain types of magic) and used their Arcane magic as a needle and thread, weaving the two's coats together and creating a striped pattern that reminded Presence bees. When Presence was finished, they animated the proto-dragon using Arcane magic. Unexpectedly, the magic leaked out of Bumblebee's eyes and produced a pattern that Presence knew too well, the pattern of primal Arcane eyes. When Presence realized this, they smiled, the first smile since they were trapped in this space.

"You'll blend in perfectly."

Over "time", it also seemed like the Arcane magic that Presence animated Bumblebee with made itself known on their fur, tinting their fur a pinker color and producing glittering patches of fur that illuminated this void.

Before Bumblebee was sent to this world, they were doted on heavily by Presence. Presence always managed to make Bumblebee's world light up despite the emptiness of the void. Over "time", they got quite connected, even entertaining the idea of being mates. When Presence asked Bumblebee to go to Sornieth to live the life that it never had, Bumblebee hesitated because they wanted to stay with Presence, but ultimately accepted because Bumblebee trusted and loved Presence. However, Bumblebee decided to not get attached to any dragon other than Presence because Presence was the one who created them, the one who gave them a purpose and love. Bumblebee couldn't believe in a world without Presence.

Once Bumblebee arrived in this reality, they were unceremoniously welcomed with the gaping maws of Luminax. Luckily, they managed to escape using the tremendous amount of Arcane magic that Presence provided them with. Soon after, they were allowed refuge in a clan after being seen by dragons looking for artifacts in the tracts Luminax left behind. The clan called itself the Clan of Eternal Sun due to the enchantment put on the island they live in. Although Bumblebee found their stay to be pleasant and peaceful, the clan soon began to violently purge some members they found to be untrustworthy due to a failed assassination attempt. Bumblebee, being a powerful wielder of Arcane magic, was immediately suspected to be untrustworthy and was thrown out, left to fend for themselves. Luckily, their time in the void with Presence taught them some somewhat useful hunting and fighting tricks. Obviously, they excel at using Arcane magic to fight. Although they hate petty crime, they often had to steal valuables in order to provide themselves with money and sustenance.

Bumblebee waits patiently to be reunited with their true love. Will Bumblebee realize that going to this world is more than an order from Presence, but an opportunity to live a real life? Let's find out!

Familiar: This familiar reminds Bumblebee of Presence. Presence's eyes are blue like the wings of the Apatite Fisher, and Bumblebee finds its gracefulness and viscous precision to be similar to Presence's voice. Although Bumblebee bonds with their familiar like every other dragon, they do not share the feeling of connection their familiar has towards them. Bumblebee, however, does sometimes mutter sweet words to the familiar, believing that Presence could see through the familiar's eyes and hear through the familiar's ears. Bumblebee usually sends the Apatite Fisher to scout out areas. For this reason, Bumblebee enchanted them to have better stamina, speed, and vision. Sometimes, the Apatite Fisher produces spare crystals that Bumblebee enchants with Arcane magic to use as long range weapons in a pinch. They refer to their familiar as "their eyes."

Skills/Weapons:
They mainly use Arcane magic to knock out enemies. Occasionally, they may animate objects or even corpses to fight for or along with them, or as a distraction so a safe retreat could be made. They can summon an Arcane shield or boost a dragon's attack or speed when they take on a support position. If they need assistance from other dragons, they mark an enemy using Arcane magic with a pink symbol that varies according to what the enemy's weakness is. They also tend to use their Arcane magic to camouflage with the background. The downside of using Arcane magic is that their patches of fur tend to glow whenever they use magic unless they're camouflaged. The fact that they do not stick to a certain fighting style makes them an unpredictable threat.

Rarely, Bumblebee can use their Arcane magic to turn into a smaller form to fit into tight spaces or to escape without being noticed. Bumblebee rarely uses this because it was not the form intended for them by Presence.

Although they usually use their magic or claws to fight, they may also use tools provided to them by clan members as a last resort.