Baruch

Gonna gene change you cheaply because you're pretty.

Will be Tiger/Marbled/Veined Mirror with Unusual Eyes


Started Tiger/Striation/Capsule Mirror with Common Eyes

Lore Notes:

• Formerly named Doron
• Relative of many glitched descendants in the lair
• Found as a hatchling by Zerah later in his descent with his own creations
• Recognized by some of the others as a possible uncle of sorts to them
• Began learning from the Archivists as a sort of teacher's pet
• Loved sneaking into the Garden of the Eleven to look at the "big pretty dogs"
• Said "big pretty dogs" found out the hard way to not try and eat him because of his kin
• Horcrux took a shine to him because of his love of listening to the stories Tadhiel told in the old church
• Probably the only drake she won't eat because she's fond of him
• Zerah seemed to have an interest in him that he never shared with anyone
• Doron didn't seem to mind because big pale Imperial taught him cool magic tricks
• Legit never stops asking questions
• Has multiple little journals and notebooks he carries around to write everything down in
• Most Archivists love his adoration of knowledge
• Ofc they don't like that said love of knowledge extends to darker arts without any qualms whatsoever
• Legit treats learning how to summon the dead the same as how to grow flowers
• Everything is an adventure of intellectual pursuit and he has to be there for all of it
• Probably stole some of Harlock's books and forgot to return them
• Used by Harlock for a time to try and learn more about Zerah
• Gets shut down when the kid goes missing
• No one knows where he went
• Just found his little glasses Razael got for him in the hall one day
• Massive search party led to one of the few times the division of the Archivists didn't seem to matter
• Eventually found by Serena, battered and bruised in one of the many halls of the Archives
• Rushed to Raphael for treatment
• Raphael discovered that this was an attack from a drake wielding Shade Magic
• Tensions rose as he worked with the Elders to heal Doron
• Managed to remove most of the Shade from him, though it left it's mark in it's own way
• Had to pull samples of bodily tissue to cover pockmarks left in the wings by it
• Capsule was broken, leading to rebuilt chest cavity
• Doron eventually woke up to darker eyes from what little Shade couldn't be removed
• Didn't remember a thing of what happened to him
• Investigation launched because you don't hurt the teacher's pet
• Still curious as ever, but strangely cautious of silks
• Took on a new name (Shani; red/scarlet)
• Doron, now Shani, took on a desire of magical self defense
• Went to Zerah for defense lessons with magic
• Became closer to his partners and Khamael
• Still took a lot of notes while fighting
• Figured out Plague magic to at least leave some nasty marks on his attackers if he has to
• Built that up on his own to make sure even he would know who it was if he was attacked again
• Even experimented with tying his infection-based strikes to anything Shade-touched to make sure it's a Shade-wielder and not some random drake marked by him
• Tried not to bait drakes into attacking him
• Slowly became a keeper in the Archives working with new arrivals of scrolls and books
• Traveled between the Garden with their library and the Grand Archive for his work
• Worked with Cocoa, Israfel, and Oribel to keep things organized
• Serena's favorite assistant
• Serena made sure there were others with Shani while in the Archives
• Shani got sick of it and often snuck off when he decided he could defend himself
• Once again went missing, this time without a trace
• Maalik suspected at first, but had an alibi
• Old divides with the Archivists came up for a bit, but were brushed aside to try and figure it all out
• Barghests were questioned and quickly disproven with Horcrux keeping them in line
• Even wondered if he was snatched by the Kitsune of Glenreal (but a search by them showed he wasn't there)
• Even Harlock looked for him, making himself known as a drake for the first time in a long time
• Was found eventually in the same spot Zerah had found him before, worse than when he was found in the Archives
• Even Raph didn't know if he could patch him up properly
• Did everything he could to save Shani
• Only one who stood with the Elders who refused to give up on him
• Eventually managed to get Shani to turn for the better overnight
• Somehow the Shade Magic had been condensed into dark veins along his body
• Still didn't remember who attacked him, but did reveal he left a mark on them
• Said he'd know when he saw it
• Went back to learning, this time with others guarding him
• Spent lots of time one on one with his kin (and their own kin)
• Finally seemed to discover who it was that attacked him, though he didn't say who it was
• Went with Zerah to train in defense against Shade magic once again
• Secretly brought Harlock with him to watch
• Didn't know Harlock brought some others with him, including Horcrux and the Ophanim
• Zerah finally caught making an attempt to "use" Shani to "bring true balance to the family line"
• Aka, tried to wipe out Shani for unknown reasons; originally thought to have been trying to make a new descendant without his partners, who all intervened before
• This last time had Cyra dragging them all into the Lethe and Asphodel's pocket of the Void
• Escaped and ran into Asphodel, who guided Shani to the Mnemosyne to return to the Archivists
• Took on a new name when he returned, once again changed by his experience
• Really given a new name by Horcrux (Baruch; blessed)
• Named that because the Mnemosyne seemed to wash the Shade away, revealing his old Capsule in its place
• Zerah now in captivity by the New Bifrost Watch as the Archivists try to figure out what to do with him
• Shani, now Baruch, works to try and understand the history of his more dangerous side of the family
• Wary of Harlock now because of bloodline because of Zerah
• Works with the Elders to get things set straight
• Personally keeps up the scrolls and books on Naomi's line and Ignis' descendants
• Still a favorite of the Elders
• Keeping his eyes peeled for drakes with Shade in their family history to try and help them not fall like Zerah
• Will eventually get hold of a G3 to help with that
• Doesn't know it isn't the Naomi line, or the Ignis line, that caused this attack from Zerah
• Doesn't know Willow has started a new chapter of her life, or that his father left something in his bloodline that could very well drive out the Naomis of Sailuma
• Will eventually be attacked by Zerah one more time, this time with the aid of his partners old and new to rid him of his father's curse
• Will eventually become his own dragon, still Baruch, and learn to live alongside Zerah again

Wow that was long. But hey, that's what happens when you get lore ideas. XD

Scries for each phase.

Doron (supposedly just found unscathed, but actually spared from first Zerah attack)


Shani First Attack (broken capsule, darker eyes and new wing grafts from body to cover up shade attack injuries)


Shani Second Attack (Shade marks everywhere, more grafts from the body where possible, shade remnants in eyes more prominent)


Baruch (shade condensed and cleansed to reveal old capsule, grafts still present, eyes cleansed of shade but left darker from old influence/bloodline curse none knew about because Naomi and Ignis took priority)
Marbled & Veined: 08/06/2022
Plans Scrapped for new lore on 01/05/2024


Baruch (Ricar's bloodline curse cleansed by Zerah and fam, changing the very composition of his scales and truly making Baruch his own drake; Old capsule shifted to pure magic to keep fighting off further attempts, eyes given new light as sign of understanding)
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