Ozoric Newalla
The Half Dragon Scholar
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“I am not sure what truth is worse…possesses a bastard’s legacy, or a dragoon’s history?”
Alias: Lancer Newalla
Gender: Male
Race: Human/Dragon
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 150lbs
Eye Colour: Red
Hair Colour: Brown
Religion: Dragon Cult
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Occupation: Soldier, Scholar
Intelligence: High
Literacy: High
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History: Ozoric is a bastard son of the emperor of Corone. He came into the world as a by-product of a chance encounter between a sultry Radasanthian whore and the emperor approximately twenty-four years ago, by the wax and wane of the imperial calendar. Unable to proclaim ownership of the child, and unable, despite his tainted heart to kill it or its mother, he exiled them both to the farthest reaches of the kingdom.
In the tall towers of the Drakengard, Ozoric was educated well and grew up a strong, if brooding and unstable youth in the company of the last remnants of the Dragoons. The Dragoon Guard once resided over the kingdom, defending it in ancient times against enemies; swooping down through magically summoned storm clouds that rolled down from the mountains in times of war.
Though the Dragoon now exist only to shackle the dragons in the mountain spires, so that they do not tear the island apart or raze Radasanth in a pillar of flame, vestiges of their splendour remains. Taught how to fight, orate and command the great sky lizards, in his duties as a lancer Ozoric has slowly but surely begun to forgive his own self-loathing, and his father’s selfishness. Though he hopes one day to be able to return to Radasanth, he has found temporary solace in the whip of the gale through his hair as he rides, and the warmth of the deep burning flames in his heart that tell of dark revelations and mysteries in his origins.
One day, he will learn the truth, about his creation, and his name…then, not even a dragon’s flame can burn the anger away from his soul.
Personality: Though Ozoric is young, he has an adult outlook to life. He is emotionally cold, though prone to prolonged episodes of both mania, and manic depression. When manic, he is buoyant, childish, enthusiastic and immensely inquisitive. When depressive, he is prone to long periods of silence, working with his dragons or is often reading in the grand libraries of Drakengard. His reclusion in the lofty heights of the north Corone mountains has left him somewhat deluded into thinking he is more world knowing than he is, and he is easily vexed by well-travelled or wise people who venture into Drakengard.History Level One: Ozoric has progressed to the rank of lancer, by learning the history of his upbringing, and through completing the rites of passage. He has heard the Storm Hold, and called the dragon's home. He has mastered the stories and fables of the Drakengard. He can muster guard and stomach the kitchen food. Now that he has become the first half dragon to be a lancer in centuries, the fates have much more in store...the Red Dragon, especially, is watching the young Duke with interest.
On the matter of love, he knows little, except that his conflicting emotions about certain young servants and scholars in the bastion must lead to what he has read. He is surprisingly confident and domineering when it comes to academic pursuits, stressful situations or the pressures of working with dragons, but like the most clichéd of anti-heroes with a tragic past, he is utterly undone by speaking about his feelings, or speaking to women outright. Perhaps he is more comfortable in the experience of men; he is still too young to commit to society's conventions.
Skills: Ozoric’s menagerie of skills comes from his education as a dragoon lancer. Those chosen to climb the mountain and walk with the dragons spend at least five full cycles of the moon of labour before achieving this. Ozoric has done his due, and has begun to display a complex and deep understanding of dragon behaviour, tactics and the talents needed to work with such creatures. His skills are limited to his naïve view of the world, and because he has an addicted, obsessive personality.
Academic: This is the skill to apply logic, reasoning, and tact to problems. Ozoric is highly intelligent, calculating and literate, and possesses an above average level of academic comprehension.
Military Strategy: A military strategist can understand and comprehend the theory of warfare. From an early age, Ozoric discovered the basic military principles that hold any strong military force together. He has spent far too many hours listening to guards and dragoons recount their tales, and as such, he has developed a keen adept understanding of military stratagems.
Riding: Naturally, a dragoon must first learn to ride; Ozoric learnt this skill on horseback, trekking through the troughs and farrows of the inner mountain range about the foot of the Drakengard. Though his thighs are calloused and his spine bent, his is an above average rider on equestrian mounts, and an average rider on dragon back.
Knowledge (History): Ozoric’s education has been exemplary. He has a wide grasp of world history, from the daemonic invasions to the rise and fall of Althanas civilisation. Though secluded, and though much of his understanding is purely factual and theoretical, he possesses an adept knowledge of the wider world.
Knowledge (Heraldry): As a Duke, though a bastard at that, Ozoric learnt the endless scrolls and lists of names of all the royal families of Corone. This education, and his fervour to learn and to be a perfectionist has lead him to wide this education and now he can identify the vast majority of recognised heraldry from most of the known world. He is an adept herald.
Marshalling: Ozoric, as a lancer learns how to prepare others for war. He can fix armour, repair light dents, sharpen swords, adorn ready knights in plate mail and tend to the preparations one might expect before riding out on dragon back. Though this affords him average skill as a smith, squire and consul to nervous soldiers, he has no such skill to wield the weapons he cares so much for. He possesses average skill, a null skill if you wish with anything approaching a weapon.
Abilities:
Draconic Empathy: Born with a draconic legacy, Ozoric possesses a natural ability to communicate, be it telepathically or empathically with all dragons. This affinity extends to half dragons, worms, drakes and dragon born. His aura causes dragons, except the most wicked and enraged to stall before attacking, as they recognise a relationship between he and they – though the only signs of his dragon blood are his tattoo and his eyes, he is very much one of them, most of all in spirit.
Thermal Conductivity: Ozoric and all the Newalla line possess potent thermal conductivity ability. In the absence of wings, this allows Ozoric to extend his agility, including leaping, falling and levitation by drawing on the inner heat produced by his body. Such a temperate ability requires careful management of his body heat. If he becomes too hot, or does not vent this thermal energy often, he loses the ability to wield it effectively, the same for exposure to extreme colds. It affords him an X3 boost to leaping and falling and so forth, often manifesting as super human feats of agility. It can manifest as a minor levitation ability (moving at a slow walking pace for up to three minutes at a time) and a natural ability to alter body temperature.
Inventory: Ozoric has a small chamber in the taller towers of the Drakengard, overlooking the entry bridge. He has a small collection of niche history books, encyclopaedic tomes, and heraldry lexicons. He possesses a modest amount of dress clothing, as well as labour clothes, simple tunics and a rarely used steel breastplate, which has a matching set of grieves and bracers. He possesses various personal effects, which have little or no bearing on his role in the Drakengard, such as diaries, his mother's gifts, and so forth.
As a lancer, he has access to a dragon, but he does not yet possess the readiness, despite his empathy, to bond with a creature he can call his own. As such, the use of a dragon is limited to training, or to the patrolling and protection of the skies - done alongside his fellow dragoon lancers and their senior officers. He bears no arms, and has no weapons. One might be lead to believe Ozoric was not in fact a noble, but a poor stable hand or thief in captivity. He prefers company and knowledge to material goods for the most part.
Lancer Hauberk: Upon his promotion, Ozoric is required to purchase riding armour. This is in the traditional form of the Dragoon Lancer. It is a leather and chain light armour suit, with a dragon motif, and a heavier build on his ‘lance’ arm. He brought it with gold saved in his duties as a novitiate, and serves as his badge of rank.
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