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Lady of the Forest Green Witherwith
Witherwith is a large green, with a build that puts one in mind of a jungle feline with wings. Her muscles are pronounced and lithe, and she moves with a kind of predatory, dangerous grace. Watching this dragon hunt is both gruesome and beautiful. She is perfectly in control of her actions. Her features are round but elegant, and fearsome. Her gaze is unblinking, and many find her incredibly intimidating. The colors that wash her hide are deceptively soothing: her base is a wash of cool gray-green, upon which climb twining branches of darker greens stemming up from a mossy-colored belly. Her paws look like she was splattered in mud up to her elbows and hocks, down to her feet, though the very tips are washed in socks of almost inky-black green. That same shade sits atop her head and runs down her spine, streaking down to cover part of her face and dance down her neck and back. A brighter shade of green shows under all of these markings on her underbelly, but it is really only clear on her wing sails. All of this is broken by fairy-lights of bright yell0wgreen, giving her an ethereal appearance.
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Personality
Witherwith was attracted to Z'ia on the sands because they shared much in common, but were very different in other ways. He was comfortable, loyal, and he fascinated her. She did the same for him. That was the basis of a bond which has now spanned over half-a-century and will hopefully continue more.
Witherwith is wise, and slightly quiet. She's a deep thinker, about the same sorts of morality and philosophy that her rider is- though her opinions frequently differ from his. She has her own set of deeply-ingrained beliefs, which usually compliment his in some way. Part of the reason they get on so well and have such a rich relationship is because of this basis for the sort of conversation they both find enriching.
Like her rider, Witherwith is familial. She's not necessarily very social- she frequently enjoys company, but she's just as easy on her own, and she'll tire of company where Z'ia will thrive on it. Social situations sap her energy, they don't give her any. That said, she does form deep emotional bonds with people who aren't her rider, who she then considers part of her pack, and those she will be around gladly at almost any time of the day. She's very maternal, and it is something of a great sadness that this green was born infertile, like all of her color.
Amongst the things that are very important to Witherwith is the ability to express herself. Freedom, in it's various intangible values, is one of her central idealisms. She is much more idealistic then her rider, and more whimsical too— though strangely, her whimsies are grounded in reality, more often then not: she is not airy and light and vague, but pointed and earthy, even when she's speaking in fluent abstraction.
Witherwith is a wild thing. She's never 100% predictable, except perhaps to her rider. If she's usually one way, there is probably some instance where she is the opposite way: an exception. She's well aware of these, but most others are not. She has a sort of feral grace to much of what she does: a power ready to pounce and strike that sits behind every movement she makes and every word she speaks.
Witherwith has a lot of self-control. Her discipline is unmatched, as is, strangely enough, her patience. Where her rider subtly manipulates things in her favor, Witherwith does so with more pointed ferocity, though she means no cruelty by it. An empathetic and compassionate creature, Witherwith is almost never malicious. She is mostly out for herself and her pack, and will thus twist things in their favor, but she never means to hurt anyone else.
Witherwith is stubborn, and has no qualms about anything she does. She means well, and usually she does end up benefiting exactly the party she meant to benefit. She can be fierce, and she can be sweet. Usually it's some manner of aloof interest. When crossed, she can be incredibly vicious. She's strong-minded, and her willpower is even stronger then that of her rider's.
Very much a free-thinker, Witherwith makes her own decisions, and runs everything through her own filters. She'll listen to the opinions of others, of course, because her rider has shown her that to do so gives valuable viewpoints. She is always, always true to herself, though: she would never cross her own morals, and she urges Z'ia to do the same. She has no qualms about her own morality, nor does she have qualms about his. She also believes that other people should follow their own morality, up to the point where it harms none. Stay true to yourself. If your morality is racist, then by all means, avoid those you dislike. She'll think you're stupid and she'll avoid you, but that's her exercising her prerogative under the same theme. Stop short when it comes to hurting people, of course: Withewith is a strong believer that forcing one's beliefs on others is wrong.
Witherwith is tenacious and determined. She is also protective of those she loves, and very loyal once a relationship of some kind is forged. Where Z'ia will be friendly nad branch out to people, she will not: she's not going to be unfriendly, either, but she'll keep her distance and watch, initially. She is aloof. She is also calm, almost unshakably so, and has a serenity similar to that her rider seeks.
Witherwith's idea of rank is curious, even for a dragon. She will usually listen to a gold, yes, and it is rare for her to talk back to someone of rank, but her own morality and ideas come first. She is, in her mind, equal to anyone she is speaking to at the start of the conversation, and she will strongly dislike people who think differently, especially if they show it. She is, in her mind, an independent entity, and she doesn't respect or appreciate being forced, coerced, or cajoled into doing things, nor will she appreciate being treated as a child or a sub-standard creature. She is a proud creature, and her pride runs as deep as her morals do.
Where Z'ia is conflicted about Bellusa's plan, Witherwith most certainly is not. She sees no issue with the new colors, as they are dragons too, and she doesn't understand why tradition must be so upheld. She will deeply dislike bellusa and her gold, and will equally dislike bellusa's followers for being mindless. She will likely not say as much or hint it strongly in public, and will follow orders for Z'ia's sake, but it will come up in conversation between them, and she will not agree with his devotion to Bellusa out of duty.
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Deep, mystical. powerful, softly musical. Carries a slight tone of bells and a hint of wind whispering through leaves, with the scent of frankincense and sandlewood.
