<div align="center"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Character:</strong></span></div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Safiya (http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7tesh68Uo1r976s2o1_250.jpg)<br/><strong>Species (Dragon type):</strong>Opalline (http://25.media.tumblr.com/33e73298bcc21ee1028411b2e19bbdf2/tumblr_mf6eeuOJHN1r7wrq1o1_500.jpg)<br/><strong>Sex: </strong>Female<br/><strong>Age:</strong>180<br/><br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Humanoid Appearance:</strong></span></div><br/><strong>Hair:</strong>Dark brown with small highlights of blonde, most often in curls<br/><strong>Eyes:</strong>Dark Brown<br/><strong>Skin:</strong>Golden Tan<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>135<br/><strong>Height:</strong>5'7<br/><strong>Race:</strong>Haas Filoth<br/><strong>Other:</strong>A few scratches and scars from her youth due to fighting, rune of perseverance branded onto the outside of her thigh<br/><br/><br/><br/><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Information:</span></strong><br/></div><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>If there was one word which could encapsulate Safiya's entire personality, it would be insubordinate. Even though she is young and still very much inexperienced in many of the world's wonders, she does not like shifting from her point of view. It takes a lot of persuasion and evidence to make her budge in what one might consider the right direction. Since the moment she could utter a word, she has always had issues with sharing, which has developed into an intense<em>mine</em>syndrome. Even though she was born during an abundant time period, there was always a sense of competition between her siblings and herself. If one was not quick or witty enough, they would spend a night in the nest with a growling stomach. Her parents had no pity for the weak or dim minded. Also, habits of the past have died hard so she has a perchance for being greedy although not just with food. Growing up in a hostile environment has made Safiya distrustful of most dragons. She always has the belief that someone simply is not kind for the sake of being kind.<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong>Safiya was born in the middle of one of the rainy months. One of her first sounds other than her siblings chipping away at their shells with teeth and claw was the constant drip drop of water outside of their home. It was more of that sound which drew her from the familiar protection than the discomfort of tightness. There, they huddled together for warmth until their parents returned, and it was then the rivalry was born between all of them. Surprising though, her parents did nothing to quell the brewing violence and competition between their youth. Soon enough, she found it was much easier to let her siblings tire each other out while staying out of the way for the most part before sneaking away with some food for herself. Sometimes it worked while other times it turned out disastrous. Due to being born in dragon form, Safiya was mostly unfamiliar with anything other than the reptilian face of her parents. She could still remember the shock of being shown the other side of them then being forced to do the same. It was an odd change from dragon to humanoid, and instantly, she grew a hatred for that part of herself. She injured herself more easily due to frail skin and noticeable grew slower in many actions which  took a blink of an eye as a dragon. Soon enough though, she found there were some positive points to being smaller like being able to hide more easily from anyone in case she was not in the mood to wrestle.<br/><br/>Due to her growing comfortable with being on the ground when Safiya's wings were finally strong enough to hold her weight for flight, she vehemently protested to her parents and any other dragon who tried to convince her otherwise of the benefits of flying. Yet, she felt jealous of those who seemed to take to it with ease; it just seemed a bit too difficult for her to wrap her mind around. She was allowed to remain this way for a few days before her parents began to take her up to a small ledge, high enough to give her time to learn but not too tall to possibly kill her in the process. Apparently, they did love her in their own special way. It took a few times of her parents quite literally pushing her off the ledge until she grew tired of having a sore and very much aching body. Now, at the ripe age of one hundred and eighty years, she has hones her skills as as fighter and has been spending more and more time away from her family. There are some nights where she prefers to sleep on the ledge which terrified her as a child.<br/><br/><br/><strong>OOC Ons and Offs:</strong>Please consult my ons/offs (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=89614.0) page. If something is not listed, feel free to send me a message to discuss it. :)