Legato

Flowers braided into the Tundra's greying mane wave in the sea breeze as she lumbers along the coast. Age has slowed her down, but her boundless spirit wakes her up at the sun's rise so she can begin her day with exercise! The early morning ocean winds are chilly, but with her dense coat the Tundra is unbothered. Overhead, a mother helping her hatchlings practice flight notices the blue furry speck of a clan leader below.

"Good morning, Legato!" she calls, echoed by her three children. Legato extends a wing to wave back at them, and continues on her way up the beach.

Along with her mate Waw, Legato is one of the original founders of the clan. She is a spirited and confident individual, able to take any plan and bring it to realization. All of the clan members who have been there since its early days agree unanimously: there would be no Sunbeam Grotto without Legato's brilliant mind, incredible perseverance and endless supply of energy! Even at her elder age, Legato makes her rounds daily - checking up on clan members gathering supplies, nesting couples, and anyone else who crosses her path. If any dragon ever needs anything, Legato will throw herself full-force into finding a solution - or finding someone else to help out!

No dragon would ever dispute Legato's position as clan leader, but she prefers to think of Sunbeam Grotto's ongoing growth as a community effort. She hosts meetings of the elders' council at the turn of each moon, where dragons who have lived most or all of their lives in Sunbeam Grotto share information of goings-on in and outside the clan and trade suggestions on how situations large and small can best be handled. While the greater growth of the clan is driven exclusively by its most long-lived members, Legato is always open to lend an ear to any dragon of the clan with concerns or ideas they wish to share, and she'll bring these items up at the next council meeting in their stead. Legato is a very peaceful and empathetic individual, but she is fiercely protective of her clanmates and her home.

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It's been a long time since each of Waw and Legato's offspring departed to follow calls across the land; longer since the pair last bore a clutch of their own. They hope their blood legacy continues somewhere, but the pair now invests their wisdom and attention in the younger generations of Sunbeam Grotto. The elder leaders play the role of doting, generous, guiding grandparents to dragons of all ages.