Content warning for ableism.
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A young mage living at the beginning of the industrial revolution.
Egam is very distrustful and anxious. Living at a time where Autism and other Neurodivergencies would often lead to being locked away heâs gotten paranoid of others finding out just how âoddâ he really is.
This has also lead to him generally mistrusting and disliking authorities. In this experience rules rules are often used as a weapon against him and rarely give any protection. Heâs fiercely protective of his little brother and the few people he trusts and will usually try to tackle problems on his own or with the assistance of those few, even when he knows heâs in over his head.
(This is partly how he got the scar.)
When he was younger he had a special interest in mythical stories, especially those featuring changelings and similar tales. These days heâs more interested in the theoretical side of of how new magic and technology change the lives of people (ideally for the better).
He also has a passing interest in medicine and to some extent politics and history.
He's pansexual but scared of getting close to people.
Magic
He has both kunnr (light) and kyn-ligr (dark) magic, making him capable of learning both. People like him are called Dusklings and are more common than pure kyn-ligr mages, but still far rarer than dragons who solely possess kunnr magic.
He has had some education in using kunnr ley, which tends to involve manipulating physical matter as well as forces such as light and gravity, though he struggles with any kind of big magical effects, though heâs pretty good with detail work. The only aspects of kunnr magic he is decent at are wind and gravity.
Compared to the average student with his background heâs below average in magic.
Knows very little kyn-ligr magic. His greatest strength is being able to teleport, though he must concentrate to do so.
Element
He recently gained his Element and is still not very good at it and he feels a bit silly blowing magic at people so he usually uses his hands for it.
Itâs called Ash due to the dark residue it leaves when used against organic targets.
Physical:
Has very good nightvision
Generally climbs more like a human (gripping things) due to his claws being long and not useful for this
Evolutionarily speaking his claws are this way for skewering fish but he has no experience with this
Very good endurance, especially compared to most other dragons (most dragons are ambush hunters)
Cannot run very fast for a dragon
Needs only about 5 hours of sleep
Stormdancers like him can trance instead of sleep, but it's much less effective. They can do this in flight or doing something equally monotenous.
Autistc/Autism related traits/notes:
Very sensitive to loud noises
Can't stand hairties or clips
Loses speech with some frequency
Actually pretty good at metaphors and sarcasm
Generally does not make eye contact, takes short glances at people's faces when trying to ascertain intention
Better at reading people's voices than faces
He has some minor motor issues, but he's not ever going to admit it. Mostly based in sensory issues.
They tend to get far worse when he's tired which tends to be quite frustrating for him as he feels pretty incompetent when he can't manage to stir something without spilling some or runs into things he can clearly see repeatedly.
Can't remember names or faces very well, after spending a lot of time with the people in question he'll remember them but he'll still struggle with actually saying the right one
