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Dragons. Powerful, strong, fearsome. These are just some of the words used to describe these magnificent creatures of myth. And myth is what they were until 63 years ago when the first dragons appeared. At first they and humans fought against each other six years, until a pair of siblings walked alongside dragons. The two species had bonded, borrowing from each other abilities. The siblings borrow their comrades’ abilities of nature, and age. The dragons did not need to borrow anything, but they gained a home, friends, and a break to the fighting. It was soon discovered that more could bond and share with the dragons. 43 years after their appearance came the dark riders. Dark riders were humans who forced their dragons to do what they wished, their bonds impure. This lead to the creation of Vanguard Academy. The academy began training those with the ability to bond with dragons, and young dragons, preparing them for their future. At the academy they find their partner dragon, and decide what they want to do whether it be a warrior against the Dark Riders, or merely someone who adventures around the world. Maybe a doctor, or a salesman, whatever the pair wishes.

The Academy is quite large, with many facilities to cater to the students. It is by invitation for the humans, as they must have the ability to bond with a dragon. Humans enter at ages 16-18 while Dragons enter at 19+. Here they learn together for two years, and within that frame, find their partner. The school is not particularly strict and only truly has a few rules.
1. Dragons may not enter their dragon form without permission or outside of battles.
2. Any fighting must be done in the arenas.
3. Love between a dragon and human is forbidden.
4. Bonding before graduation unless under special circumstances is forbidden.

About being a dragon:
Go wild. Just don’t make your dragon OP. There are many dragons of different shapes and sizes so go wild. As humans they can have traits of their dragon forms, such as wings and a tail. They can also use their abilities like using fire. The way they use their abilities in dragon form may also differentiate in their human forms

About bonding:
This allows humans to use abilities of dragons like if they breathe fire, then the human can use fire. They do not gain the ability of a flying dragon. While the academy usually prevents bonding, sometimes pairs come in already bonded, or they need to bond during the academy years. Once they bond with each other, they can never bond with another.

About other stuff I almost forgot:
If a human and dragon mutually love each other then they lose their powers and the dragon becomes human. Dragons have human forms via things such as medallions or earrings. Whatever you feel like. These are special items created by humans to make the bonding easier. Tech level is more advanced than modern day. Weapons cannot use elements unless using a dragon's. The academy has a method to simulate bonding.

RP Rules
-GM word is law
-No bunnying, godmodding, autohitting.
-PG-13
-No fighting outside the RP
-RESERVATIONS DO NOT EXIST

Human SU
Name: First and Last
Age:16-18
Gender:
Appearance:
Personality:
History: Can come out in the RP
Dream:
Skills: Things like what they're good at. Also if they can use any weapons.
Other:

Dragon SU
Name:
Age:19+ Depends on your dragon
Gender:
Appearance: Include human form and dragon form. If you need help with the dragon form then feel free to use a picture instead of describing or even this: Dragon Maker ~ use this game to design custom dragons
Personality:
History: Can come out in the RP
Kind of Partner: Are they looking for a fighter, and adventurer, a hippie?
Abilities:
Other:

MY SU:

Name: Emerki
Age: Claims 19
Gender: Male
Appearance: Human-As a human he is tall standing at 6’4’’ and has green hair that goes down to his waist. His bangs hang to the right side of his face, reaching his chin, and his left eye is yellow while the right is green. He generally wears long sleeved shirts, pants, and boots. He sometimes has his wings and tail out, however he can make these disappear at will.

Dragon-His dragon form is large enough for at least three to ride on with ease. It is mostly green with a yellow spine and the membranes of the wings being yellow as well. He walks on all fours, and his spine has spikes that start from the head, however these will not harm anyone if he wishes. His claws are very sharp as are his teeth.

Personality: Emekri is cheerful and curious. He is very knowledgeable and loves to learn new things. He is exuberant and is far from shy. He is observant of others, and is always glad to help them. He is not a fan of fighting and usually just dodges until his opponent tires. However he cares greatly for his friends and family, and if pushed to the limit will enter the rare state of anger. For the most part he is mentally stable, however if his mentality was damaged then his fire would go out of control. Outside of that he has no boundaries, even willing to fake confess to a human just to test their reaction.
History: To be seen…
Kind of Partner: Someone adventurous who will give him access to learning new things.
Abilities: Outside of his wings allow flight, he can use a green fire that is one of the hottest fires. He can harden or soften his spikes.
Other: Porm
 
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I'd also like to reserve a dragon spot~
 
Name: Maegis Nua
Age: 17
Gender: Male

Appearance
Maegis is small of height, being around 5'06", and only moderately toned in physique. He has light brown hair, normally unkempt, and lightly tanned skin. Despite his very nerdy appearance, or perhaps because of it, he doesn't wear glasses; he prefers very durable contacts, which eliminate the need for glasses in most situations. His style of clothing changes, but it boils down to simple shirts and various types of pants.

Personality
Curious, contemplative and highly excited by mystery; Maegis is a scientist at heart. He yearns with the desire to learn not only about dragons, but about the world around him. He spends his time working either on He is not very open, despite being a very cordial fellow. As such, he avoids talking about himself unless needed.

History
Shall be revealed in the RP.

Dream: To understand dragons in their totality. While he knows this dream may not ever happen, he will continue to try.

Skills
Large amounts of knowledge in various fields of science, though he excels in Anthropology - and to that extent, Biology. He is competent in physics and chemistry, though his skills in it requires much tuning. He has less than adequate combat abilities, choosing strategy over force on most occasions.
 
Name: Crispin Antares
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Appearance: Crispin has white hair and red eyes. He might look like an albino, but his skin's a bit too dark for him to qualify. He's tall and lanky, but with a decent amount of muscle on him. His movements are always graceful, from years working as a thief.
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Personality: Crispin has been through a lot. He's been a tomb robber, a burglar, and he vehemently denies having done work as an assassin. It's very difficult to faze him. Quiet, he prefers to speak through his actions. He feels bad about the crimes he's committed. But now that he's learned how easy it is to solve problems when one is willing to disregard the rules of society, it's difficult for him to stop. Still, though he has little regard for rules, he dislikes hurting people.
History: Vance never knew his parents. He was given up for adoption after a few days. He was adopted by a member of the Thieve's Guild, and trained from a young age. He knew what he was doing was wrong, and upon growing old enough, decided to leave the guild. He discovered he could bond, and joined the academy.

Dream: To atone for the things he's done.

Skills: Having been a former thief, he's good at sneaking around. He can also pick mundane locks, though electronic locks are a mystery to him. Though he dislikes using it, he's pretty good at fighting using thrown weapons, such as shuriken and throwing knives. He's not an incredible marksman, but he can pretty much always hit a stationary target, and usually hit moving targets. He's good at climbing as well. Finally, he has some knowledge of the art of poison making. It takes time to gather ingredients and actually make them, but he can brew a wide array of toxins and poisons. Ones that make people sleep, ones that cause temporary paralysis, ones that cause the subject to die in exactly seven days...He might have to order the ingredients by mail, but given enough time, he can make some strong stuff.
He's good at sleight of hand as well. Mostly just card tricks. If given a deck of cards and someone who's not knowledgeable about such things, he can pull any card he wants to, with the other person being none the wiser. He usually keeps a deck of tarot cards on hand, because it amuses him to trick people into thinking he's a fortune teller.

Other:
 
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Name: Dirk Fletcher
Gender: Male
Age: 17

Appearance:

Dirk stands at exactly six feet tall and weighs close to 200 pounds, having an athletic build from years of fighting. A single rather ugly scar crosses his torso from right to left, clearly from a blade of some sort. His dark brown hair is short and a bit messy and his face and arms are tanned but by far his most notable features are his tattoos and his eyes. Usually he wears dark sunglasses to hide them, but they are a unnatural looking light grey in color.

As mentioned earlier, Dirk also has a number of tattoos. Across his shoulder blades, he has a pair of black angel wings surrounding a stylized image of the devil. On his right arm, he has a long winding tattoo of a dragon.

Personality:

Dirk is mysterious to the point of being defensive and aggressive if anyone asks about his past. He'll get angry in a blink of an eye and his temper is nearly uncontrollable. Outside of this, he is brash, confident and loud. He has absolutely no respect for authority and for the most part. He is incredibly incredibly intelligent and can think his way out of any situation. He does have a good heart however and believes in honor, bravery and courage.

History:

Dirk doesn't know a damn thing about his history. He doesn't know who his parents were, where he was born or even if Dirk Fletcher is his birth name. All he remembers is the orphanage he grew up in, the bleak place.

At the age of eight, Dirk came up with the idea of getting the hell out of the orphanage. He hated it and he couldn't stand being there another day. He broke into the orphanage's offices and stole some money and a worn Swiss army knife (which he still carries to this day).

He honed himself into a warrior through nothing more than sheer force of will. In doing this, he eventually joined up with a group of dragon defenders. He did this because he believed in it, that the dragons were innocent and that the people hunting them for no reason were murderers. Dirk was very successful in this, until his team was decimated by a group of dark riders. He barely escaped but his friends had been massacred, driving him to seek revenge. But he knew the only way he could get revenge would be to bond with a dragon of his own. In the aftermath, a number of the dragons who had seen his team commit the ultimate sacrifice and were impressed by their honor and bravery. One in particular, Serana, headed to Vanguard Academy, along with Dirk.

Dream: Revenge on those who took his friends from him.

Skills: Dirk has been fighting for his entire life and as such is incredibly skilled in the use of blades, firearms and explosives. He is also proficient in hand to hand combat. He owns and is skilled in the use of the following weapons:

- Twin jet black katanas
- Twin magnum revolvers
- A tactical combat knife
- High explosives
- Sawed-off shotgun
- Anti-tank sniper rifle
- His Swiss army knife
 
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Name: Serana
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Appearance: In her human form, Serana stands around 5'08", a fit build with shoulder-length brown hair tied in a ponytail and green eyes. She prefers simple clothing, usually nothing more than a jacket and undershirt with a pair of jeans. Her only defining feature as a human is a very thin blue streak in her hair.

In her dragon form, Serana is an agile Drake with pale blue scales and large, thin wings. Her eyes become a deeper, richer shade of green while in this form. As a drake, she is only around 8'01" tall, with a 10' wingspan.

Personality: Serana can be seen as juvenile, always on the move and seeking something new. She is somewhat impulsive, preferring to dive head-first into situations without much planning, which can be both beneficial and detrimental. This almost daredevil-like attitude often gets her into trouble, and her desire for action can be intimidating to those who can't keep up.

Despite this, Serana is quick to make friends, though she can also be quick to lose them because of her temper and biting sarcasm. She finds it difficult to sit still and have a meaningful conversation, preferring to be up and about doing something instead.

History: As a young hatchling, Serana spent most of her days along with her clan, isolated deep in the winding canyons of a place they called "Sunset Valley." They kept distant from humanity, preferring to keep to themselves. For the most part, they stayed safe, until a group of dark riders began to capture members of her clan. They fought back when necessary, though they kept moving from place to place, hiding from the dark riders.

During another attack from the dark riders, Serana and her clan fought back, only to be surprised by another group of humans rallying to their defense! The humans fought the riders bravely, but ultimately, they were devastated. In the carnage, Serana and her clan managed to escape, but not without casualities of their own.

After the attack, the clan sought any survivors from the humans who had defended them, finding only one, a man named Dirk. The Drakes thought it honorable for Dirk and his men to attempt to defend them, even without dragon partners of their own. Realizing that, with a partnership, she could better defend her clan and her home, Serana volunteered herself to travel to Vanguard Academy, to return and defend her homeland and fight the dark riders.

Kind of Partner: Hippie Warrior.

Abilities: Though smaller than what would be considered a "traditional" dragon, Serana is very agile in the air, capable of flying maneuvers to outwit and outfly any enemies she may face. Instead of fire, she can blast forth bolts of lightning from her mouth, delivering devastating electrical attacks from above.

Other: Serana has a small charm necklace that enables her human form. The necklace is silver, with a small wing charm in the center.
 
Name: Winifred (Winnie) Conroy
Age: 17
Gender: Female

Appearance: Standing at 5'6", Winnie has slightly tanned skin and long brown hair. Her eyes are hazel in color, accented with makeup, and tend to have large rimmed glasses in front of them. She is quite petite, and her body looks thin. Despite this, there is a definite strength to her arms. As for her outfit, she normally wears casual attire, with the majority of her clothes consisting of tank tops, flannel, and fitted jeans. She also tends to wear her black, durable combat boots a majority of the time.

Personality: Winnie is very outgoing and cheerful. She has a positive outlook on life, and is rarely seen in a bad mood. She tends to talk a lot and it is quite hard for her to get a hint. Winnie is also eccentric and has a huge interest in dragons and how they work. Despite all of this, there's something a bit off about her.

History: To come out in RP.

Dream: To become a dragon. Due to this being extremely outlandish and impossible, Winnie's back up plan is to become a top rate carpenter.

Skills: Carpentry, mathematics, programming. As for weapons, she is very skilled in yielding an axe. She also has good aim, and is an extremely talented shooter.

Other: She is trying to build an axe that doubles as a gun, but every attempt seems to fail. In casual locations, she carries around a pistol in her bag. For various other occasions, she will carry around a rifle and her old, sturdy axe.
 
Name: Chan'ge "Chan" Adreiviel
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Appearance: As a human, Chan is a tall, pale woman with long raven-black hair and crimson eyes. Her skin is rather pale, and her tail is visible in this form. Her contours are well defined, framing her face with high cheek-bones and a narrow-looking face. Her usual attire in this form is a black long-sleeved shirt and faded blue jeans. She also wears glasses, though can only see out of her right eye. A scar runs through her left iris, rendering it blind.

As for her dragon form, she is a midnight blue wyvern with crimson slitted eyes and multiple scars running about her body. She has large spines running down the back of her neck, rachis, and tail, each one just about as sharp as a razor at the tips. She is blinded by the same scar across her left eye, and has a slender physique.
Personality: Chan is, for the most part, a calm and mature individual indeed. However, when she lets go of this well-developed facade, an entirely different personality takes over. In this state of mind she is sassy and hot-headed. Her vicious temper easily snaps when this side of Chan comes out, so it's vital to be on your toes and to stay as far away as possible when it snaps. She hates conceited people with a burning passion, and feels they should be more self-aware of those around them.
History: Will come out. Eventually.
Kind of Partner: Fighter. She needs someone to balance out her own impressive battling skills.
Abilities: She can shoot water from her mouth at a high volume of pressure. Judging on her mood, the water can be scalding hot of freezing cold. However, due to her vicious temper, it is often searing in temperature.
Other: She is afraid of making friends, for reasons unknown. However, that doesn't mean she won't try.

Also, sorry for such a bare-bones sign-up. If I need to flesh it out a bit or change something, just tell me.
 
@Midorikawa; It's set off by lots of things, but the main causes are when she becomes too overly stressed or pents up her anger for too long.
 
Name: Atanas Chilikov (Both are Bulgarian, Atanas comes from the Greek Athanasios which means "Immortal", Chilikov means "son of steel")

Age: 42 (I'm assuming dragons live longer than humans, but correct me if I am wrong, I'm just going of the common myth of dragons where they can live for hundreds of years.)

Gender: Male

Appearance:

Human: Atanas stands at an imposing 6'4, towering over most people. Despite this he somehow seems approachable. Atanas always wears his black hair short, slicked to the side, and with a right facing part. His eyes glow ice blue and if are stared deeply into seem to waver and shimmer as if made of fire. While he has some muscle definition his body type would likely be called lithe more than anything. As a human Atanas has very few draconic features. Save for small talons in place of fingernails and sharp canines replacing all his teeth, Atanas looks mostly human.

Dragon: As a dragon, Atanas is covered in shimmering black scales. When light hits his scales the light reflects off them, seeming to make him look like a pitch black, night sky filled with bright stars, because of this, Atanas does very well blending in at night. Atanas' eyes stay the same wavering, blue, fire-like color but his pupils change to cat-like, slitted pupils. Atanas stands like a Raptor retaining the same proportions with the smaller arms and large powerful legs with long, thick claws like a raptor with the middle claw being significantly longer. The top of his head and his back are covered in large, sharp, backwards facing, curved spikes. Atanas has a large, ridged skull and a pointed snout. Atanas tail is long and thick but ends in a hardened point, sharp enough to punch through flesh. Atanas has membranes that stretch from his wrists to his hips. Atanas stands at 9'6 tall and 12'2 in length from snout to tail-tip.

Personality: Atanas is quite calm. He tries not to let his anger ever get the better of him and prefers plans and tactics to rolling with the punches. Atanas likes to be welcoming to everyone and is always there to give advice.

History: It'll come out within the RP, probably sooner rather than later as it will not be very exciting.

Kind of Partner: Looking for a fighter, despite being quite calm personality wise, Atanas craves a good battle.

Abilities: Due to his lack of real wings, Atanas cannot fly. Instead, Atanas uses his giant, muscular legs to leap up to 500 feet in the air with a running start. After jumping, Atanas uses his membranes to guide himself as he falls so he can land on target. Due to his powerful and long legs, Atanas can run as fast as the average dragon can fly. Both of these features mean he can keep up with dragons who do have wings and can fly. Atanas' claws are thick and strong, able to easily grip into stone, which let's him easily climb anything taller than he can jump over. Atanas also does not breath fire, instead he shoots spikes from his throat.

Other: Despite being born in Bulgaria, Atanas' family moved to a small suburb in California when he was 5, as such Atanas does not have a Bulgarian accent, instead he has a Midwestern, American accent.
 
Name: Carey Ferrer
Gender: Female
Age: 17

Appearance: Carey has long flowing brown hair that falls down to her waist with bangs that cover her forehead. She has brown eyes and stands at 5'8 with a slightly muscular built. Her clothing style is very random, having gathered clothing from multiple parts of the world so she can be pretty random with what she chooses to wear sometimes.

Personality: Carey is very brash and outgoing with a very confident demeanor and curiosity that sometimes worried people. She thinks fast on her feet and is always hoping to learn new things even doing something she calls "research hour" once a day to look up a random topic. She has a bit of a temper though and can be very stubborn about her ideals and her feelings. She also has a playful side to her, taking any chance he gets to tease others and have some fun.

History: to be revealed in the RP

Dream: To explore the world and every corner of it, learn any language she can and meet different kinds of people.

Skill: Carey knows 4 languages and she's very knowledgeable about history, biology and mythology. She also has an eye for collecting weapons cooking.

She's also a skilled swordswoman and different types of weapons.

Other: Carey is terrified of spiders and she always carries around an emerald necklace around her neck.


Name: Jared Fang
Gender: Male
Age: 18

Appearance: Jared has short unkempt red hair that falls over his forehead and green eyes. He has a thin built with young features in his face and slight bags under his eyes.

Jared has a slightly varied clothing style, he grew up with his clothes being picked for him so when he went out into his home he didn't know what style to make for himself and just grew to pick whatever he liked.

For some reason Jared hasn't been able to enter his dragon form since he was born, as this even he doesn't know what he looks like in that form.

Personality: Jared is by all definitions a shy guy. He's insecure of his abilities and tends to be quiet at all times, not wanting to bring attention to himself. He tries to be nice to everyone he meets, mostly as a way to be liked by everyone and not have any problems. This causes him to be kind of a yes man and has made him push himself to the brink of exhaustion.

History:to be revealed in the RP.

Type of Partner: Someone confident and outgoing to contrast with his own personality. He would also prefer to have someone that's really strong but isn't too strict and likes plants.

Abilities: Jared is able to create an explosive crimson flame to use in battle. He can also envelop the flames around his fists and feet.

While he doesn't like to fight Jared is adept in Kung fu and aikido, having being taught since he was still a baby.

Jared's other ability is perception, allowing him to sense a person's killing intent or ulterior motives.

Other: he likes to do flower arrangements and is a bit of a neat freak.
 
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