OOC Name: Taestii :D
Which Design?: (mostly) Choice B!
Idea:
Firstly, name - I like Kaapo, open to suggestions or changing it >,>
Next, appearance changes -
Kaapo will be thin, and pretty slender just as Cadenza is. Very wiry, almost slippery. He's very fish-based, and I incorporated that into his design a lot. Primarily, though, he's reptilian and the shape of his body is that of a dragon. Unlike Cadenza, he has four long legs each with three tensile 'fingers' (claws) with a long dew claw. He'd get not only his quadruped stature from his deer grandpa, but also the large horns atop his head and somewhat sloped face.
Some fish aspects-
- the gills, with pink frills poking out (you'll see a lot of pink accents)
- a crocodile like, thick tail that'll be good for swimmin'
- webbed toes, webbed mouth
- lots! of fins. along his back, under his chin, down 1/4 of his tail and under his chest.
- i've also considered removing the claws on his wings to make them more dynamic and better for water.
As for his coloring, I like the original idea. Shimmery white scales, as they get closer to his underbelly and the inners of his legs, they fizzle out to reveal tough, pale bluish purple skin. I wanted him to not be
completely covered in 'dragon' scales to again add to that squishy fish idea. As for his antlers, they'll be an even paler blue than his stomach.
Markings: I want him to have lots of swirls, freckles and symbols on him. He won't be born with them! I plan to use dyes later in life to get those markings. His main body will have plates of ever so slightly tougher skin- not tough enough to really change anything- that are bioluminescent in dark spaces. They usually sit on the fronts of his legs, spotted on his sides and the back of his neck, next to his fins. They also line his tail! Next, his wings will be heavily marked. The freckles will coat most of the skin, accompanied by large swirls. Said swirls and freckles aren't the same tough material, and the swirls are
not bio. Rather they are a slightly darker shade of the blue that his inner wings are, and will be dyed on.
Generally, most of his markings are either a pale pink like his gills and the webs between his toes, or a slightly darker blue. Depending on what playing around w the color palette results in, the fins on his back (and chin/stomach/tail) could also be pink! I am leaning towards that. Side note, the pink is very pale and almost a salmonish color- not too overbearing unless glowing.
Gem: Kaapo's gem will most likely be on his nose, or perhaps in his forehead! Likely somewhere on the face to match the pinkiness.

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Personality: Finally, Kaapo's personality. I really want him to be goofy, clumsy, and maybe a little dumb- at least in the beginning. I'd like to imagine him as pretty playful, keeping the sweetness of Cadenza but adding his own kookiness. He'd genuinely
like helping people, and be fiercely protective of loved ones. I'd also like to give him a few quirks.
His voice would be raspy, medium in pitch and a bit upbeat.
Big laugher, very easily amused and entertained. He loves to keep people around long-term, and is often very hurt when they seem to show any disinterest (in any capacity) towards him and his company. He'd be slightly socially insecure, worried about his impressions upon others. While yes, playful, he's very much a people pleaser and wants to be liked and wanted.
He's also
extremely superstitious- almost uncomfortably so. He'll go to ridiculous lengths to perform odd rituals that he credits towards some unknown deity. He won't really consider himself religious at all, in fact quite the opposite, but to most people he'd seem like a highly devout nut.
I'd hope for Kaapo to have some big character development in terms of his views on other creatures! For example, maybe a big betrayal or something that makes him do a 180 and turn all suspicious and closed off. As far as the beginning of his life would be concerned, he'd be very trusting and it'd be interesting to see that be taken advantage of. He's also, like I said, social so being alone would be really difficult for him! And modified he'll somehow get the dye eventually lols