Dragon Roshina al-Majed [READY]

[Dio]

Roshina al-Majed

You don’t know what you’re dealing with; I guarantee it.

RP Type: Canterlot Chronicles

Name: Roshina al-Majed

Sex: Female

Age: Late “teens”

Species: Sky Dragon

Eyes: Auric

Body: Blue. Deep pelagic blue for most of her body. Lighter blue for her belly scales. The ribbing in her wings and the spines on her back are the same color as her primary scales, with wing webbing being a dull flesh color.

Body markings: Thin gold lines that trace odd right-angle patterns over her upper arms, shoulders, and spine. They glow faintly whenever she uses dragon breath.

Physique: Lithe and flexible for a dragon. Her size is nowhere near that of the behemoth monsters of Equestrian lore, but she is significantly longer than the average earth pony. Her long body and thin build give her a snake-like profile.

Residence: Stalliongrad.

Occupation: “Scholar at large,” which translates to artifact dealer/hunter and alchemist for hire.

Unique Traits

Roshina is a self-trained alchemist, artifact hunter, and mercenary. She is an adept flier and hand to hand combatant, having lived on the road since leaving home and learning how to care for herself and protect herself against feral beasts in the wild. Her alchemical knowledge and mental catalogue of the arcane come from extensive personal study and cultural osmosis.

Character History

Roshina was born to the Majed clan, a small, loosely-affiliated family unit of dragons in the Badlands. The clan made its home in a geothermal oasis in the mountains, giving their children the advantage of safe upbringing and plentiful food. The elders even talked of grooming her to be their successor. But Roshina had bigger plans. She could be better than this little hollow in the ice. She could be greater. She declined the offer of succession and without a further word, left the oasis. She hasn’t looked back since.

Her journeys took her across northern Aquellia, the Equestrian Frontier, and areas not charted or protected by any nation. In those harsh lands, Roshina hardened herself, honing her talents into finely-tuned skills and improvised tricks that gave her an edge in any confrontation. Whether it be griffon pirates, Equestrian outlaws, or wild beasts, Roshina found ways to best them all. She soon gained a reputation for being a capable mercenary.

Her big break, however, was in the discovery of an old set of jewelry in the wastes. Roshina routinely sold gems and archaeological finds she unearthed to dealers to support herself with tools and food on the road. When a dealer offered her an exorbitant sum for the set, Roshina’s curiosity was piqued. Her research led her to many books on Equestrian history, allowing her to date the jewelry back to the time of the Great Equestrian Migration. Armed with this knowledge, she was able to bargain for even more money, enough to start an investment fund that continues to supply her to this day. It was then that Roshina realized that the more knowledge she gained, the better off she would be.

Her travels eventually took her to Stalliongrad. Audits from the university provided her with arcane knowledge and contacts from her old jobs provided a steady stream of both artifacts to move and clients to service. She now runs Axiom Group, a network of researchers and contacts that she can tap whenever she needs information, hard assets, or leads on tracking the latest artifact or investigating the latest disturbance. Roshina uses Stalliongrad as a base of operations, as it is both an important transport hub and a melting pot that provides all sorts of leads and clients for her profession.

Character Summary

Roshina is highly intelligent and well-traveled. She voraciously consumes knowledge and relentlessly hunts down leads in her search for artifacts. Though money and gems are excellent rewards for bringing in items of significance, Roshina considers them luxuries that can be done without if the need arises. Far more valuable to her is extracting the knowledge bound up in dusty tomes or figuring out just what makes an ancient piece of artifice, chemical reaction, or enchantment tick. She always does her best to ensure that her already formidable knowledge of the arcane continues to grow with each job.

While Roshina is amicable, it becomes apparent after a few conversations that she thinks highly of herself. Her arrogance comes off subtly with cleverness of tongue and inflection rather than blatant disrespect. That said, she has learned to temper her pride with cunning over the years. Sometimes, a silver tongue is more devastating a weapon than adamantine claws and fiery breath. Though she is not accredited, her knowledge of arcana rivals that of degree-holding scholars. Roshina has not continued to pursue formal education on principle, feeling that she needs no vindication in her line of work; her word of mouth reputation is enough. Her intellectual hubris is perhaps her greatest flaw.

Roshina maintains a large network of business contacts, but few friends. Her heart is firmly in her studies and her business. Only those she finds highly interesting individuals are accorded a relationship more in-depth than business acquaintance. These would be individuals with similar interests, even if they have differing opinions. Roshina welcomes challenge so long as it comes with effective scholarship. She has no time to waste with those that spout hot air without the ability to back their claims.

Roshina doesn’t go looking for shadier jobs, but she will not hesitate to take them if the payoff is substantial. Money is rarely enough to sway her, as she has plenty of it, but artifacts, tomes, and other arcane goodies might be enough to buy her services.

[Armony]

How's this one coming along, Dio?

[Dio]

Working on her. Slowly.

[Dio]

Bump - ready

[Armony]