Alishath - Character

~*~ INSPIRATIONS ~*~

Name Inspiration:
Ask and ye shall receive. You gave us some choices, all of which were good, but Alishath just sort of stuck out in my mind as being one of the more original names. It also went well with the personality, considering "Alisha" means Noble, Kind and Honest. You could pronounce it AL-i-shath or A-LI-shath or even Al-ish-ath!

Egg Inspiration:
Ice cream.. and the good kind! Ben and Jerry's. The woe of dieters all over the US.

Description Inspiration:
I tried my hardest to follow what you asked for in a dragon, but the word pixy got stuck and I was inspired. I recalled the fun-loving Faerie Dragons of AD&D and decided this would be your dragon.

Mind Voice:
Her voice is that of a midrange alto, suffused with the crispness of a soft upper class British accent. Visually, it covers the spectrum of gold and white (ivory, butter, lemon..) and, when angry or highly upset, will take on a very sharp edge, becoming brighter, but is otherwise as soft as it sounds. In scent, it is fresh breezes and clean clothes, refreshing. When she'’s excited, it might take on the acrid tang of ripe, but uncured olives, leaving a bitter taste in your mouth. Behind the carrying timbre of her voice might be the soft sound of water bubbling over the curves and edges of a fountain.

Physicalities:
Alishath is small, bordering on tiny (but what dragon is every really /tiny/?). She's also very long, so that, while she might not match her clutchmates in bulk, she could very well match them in length, though she'd probably have to stretch for it. Her tail, like that of the Faerie Dragon, with its flexibility, can pick things up, grab at things-I wouldn't try having her hang from it, but it really is nigh prehensile and strong, to boot. The weight of what she can lift, I will leave up to you. In coloring, unless she opens her wings, she's relatively dark, a mix of dark greens and black. I tried to mingle them as you had asked and came up with a more subtle mix: her headknobs are solid black, and her wings are just smeared with it, but then, as it travels down her sides, it becomes more like spatterings or dustings and less like splotches. Inside her wings however, hidden, unless she spreads them, is this yellow that's such a contrast that it /seems/ bright-I couldn't help myself. The black latticework is like the 'veins' in butterfly wings, which is what a Faerie Dragon has. A proddy Alishath doesn'’t glow in the dark, nor does she turn neon like the signs in the red light district, advertising the fact. No, she sparkles, a flash of gold dancing over her otherwise dark skin, but only in the light where it can catch the many facets of her hide and send them ashimmer. Itchy places would probably include the darker membrane of her wings and those elongated headknobs of hers.

Personality:
For inspirations, we went classical. We dove into the literature of one of my favorite authors and pulled out one of my favorite characters. We are talking about none other than Beatrice from Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." If you haven’t seen the version starring Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branaugh, I highly recommend it. Naturally, it’s an edited version of the play, but it’s very good and Emma and Kenneth play the parts so excellently well.

Alishath is a strong-minded quick-witted little green with loyalties that are as deep as the shade of her hide. At first, she may seem flighty, but there is an amazing grain of profoundness in her witty musings. She has a habit of making somewhat biting but honest comments about the people and dragons she meets and sees.

She is an incredibly intelligent dragon, something not considered common in a green. She speaks with the vocabulary of a highly educated individual. You may find that she fills your head with witty comments and observations, whether you’re reclining with her on the beach, or are in the middle of an important meeting.

Alishath is always quite prim and proper, and ever the entertainer for her friends, especially at the expense of some poor male. Yet, when she gets excited about something, her true emotions are revealed. It might be the unfair treatment of a shy individual or the fact that someone is hoarding the soapsand; whatever it might be, her strong will and passion show through.

Most of the time, she seems condescending, and sends all her sharpest comments in the direction of males. Her loyalties, however, are strong and almost motherly. She's ready to champion anyone she believes in at the drop of a hat. At first she might seem more than you can handle, a real firebrand and a strong willed dragon, but all you need do is say her name, and she's your willing servant, your doting puppy.

Flights:

Alishath states quiet often how she would rather be tied down in Threadfall, than to ever be caught by a male. When she goes proddy, her feelings towards male dragons, especially blues, which she considers her intellectual equal, go from strong to extremely passionate. She'll rant on and on about how much she despises them until she is perfectly done with the whole situation and begins to blood her prey without even thinking about it. Soon she's up in the sky leading the males on a merry chase, swooping closer every so often to a particular blue to harangue him about how he's flying improperly, or just plain not smart enough to be her equal, let alone her mate. However, the moment she's trapped by him, she'll give in willingly, loving every minute of it. She's a one dragon kind of green. Once she's been caught by that one she professes the most distaste for, she'll dote on him, almost as much as she dotes on you.

Alishath - Character