#oc bios

Physical Description: raizen's human form is about 5'10, thin, and all limbs. he's so fair skinned that it can at times be hard to tell he has vitiligo. he has black hair with a streak of white at the front, and blue-green eyes, and his attire is simple but a little fancy for the fun of it: neat black trousers and a neat white ruffle shirt.

zizzy's dragon form is about the size of a mail truck. his scales are mostly a sparkling white, but in patches here and there his scales are a sharp, shiny black, just like his multitude of spine ridges and his long, sleek horns. he's a very solid, sturdy dragon, even though his human form is such a twig.

Personality: in a word, ridiculous. in a few words, ridiculous, neurotic, enthusiastic, and effusive. raizenauld has one braincell pingponging around in his head at the best of times unless music is involved, of which he's extremely knowledgeable in all aspects. he has a good heart and is genrally quite silly, trusting, and friendly.

his hoard is music. instruments, experiences, sheet music, records, just about everything you could name. he's very enthusiastic about the arts, and he frequently finds himself in musical instructing roles. when he's not conducting at his local heritage theater, raizenauld spends most of his free time at operas, ballets, concerts, pubs, or anywhere he knows music will be playing

History: raizenauld wasn't raised with his dragon family, and he never knew them. his egg rolled out of his mother's nest before he could even hatch, and she wasn't able to find it despite spending days looking.

his egg was eventually picked up by a traveling band of adventurers—one of whom wanted to keep it and see what kind of creature would hatch and maybe be the party pet—and eventually ended up accidentally left in a tavern when they were all too drunk to notice him missing.

raizen was named and raised by the tavern keeper! she was only 24 when she came into posession of his egg, and she was delighted to become his human mom.

even though his mom lived incredibly long for a human, poor raizen was still only 78 when she passed away, basically still a child for a dragon

in her later years, and after her passing, he tried to keep the tavern for her, because it meant a lot to her and he loved her, but dear raizenauld is not bright enough to run a business, and he was even less bright at that young age

but, through tavern life all while he was growing up, he became very interested in music, and he moved on to pursue that with his life, selling the tavern for someone else to take care of when it became clear he was in over his head

Extras: raizen can do startlingly good impressions not only of other people's voices but also animal sounds. raizenauld is allergic to latex, but it's less the sneezy type of allergy and more the painfully itchy rash kind. music soothes the beast! if raizen is sick or upset, playing or humming something for him makes him feel better. lullabies will put him to sleep.

Snz Info: raizenauld has electrical nodes running along the roof of his mouth and the floor of his nose for his lightning breath, and they activate when he sneezes. they're also extremely sensitive to touch.

depending on how harsh his sneeze is, he will sneeze out electrical smoke, sparks, or bright white lightning bolts. if he's in his dragon form he's most likely to sneeze a full lightning storm.

when in human form, raizenauld would never be described as particularly graceful, but when sneezy he's extraordinarily clumsy. he usually unbalances himself and sneezes himself right to the ground.

he's allergic to wool, rabbits, and foxes. he sneezes when he gets wet, and he gets sick if he's left wet for too long.

other things that give him the sneezes: strong mints, any effervescent beverage (soda obviously but also champagne, beer, kombucha, sparkling cider), too much pepper in his food or anything spicy (wasabi would obliterate him), alcohol, mouthwash, pop rocks candy, or particularly heavy steam directly in his face. bc of his latex allergy he's also sort of allergic to bananas, nothing serious but they make his mouth itchy when uncooked, and that usually makes him sneeze because the roof of his mouth is so sensitive. he also sneezes if he ever attempts to smoke anything—his own smoke doesn't bother him but other kinds will.

History

The Golden Son

Fat Fin is the eldest son of Rip Tide who was a fierce matriarch in Clan Levias. She kept him close and taught him everything she could; how to hunt, how to fight. All her attention was spent on him even at the detriment of his siblings. Her determination to make sure her best son succeeded reached lethal degrees.

Crescent and Eclipse

Rip Tide wanted Fat Fin to find a partner during his first Turning the Wheel event. She had her eye on a woman named Crescent from Clan Marin who was talented, beautiful, and strong. Unfortunately she was already caring for a child and would not be courting till her child was older. Rather than wait several years for Crescent to join the Turning, Rip Tide had her own plans to speed up the process.

During that seasons courting event Rip Tide offered to care for Crescent's child while she went hunting with friends. While Crescent was away, Rip Tide took actions un-befitting of any zorca and drowned the child in secret. She returned to the pods, weaving a story of how monsters took Crescent's child, even leading a search party herself. The child was never found, and Crescent was heart broken.

But Rip Tide had her opening.

Pushing her son to help, she made sure the two bonded over Crescent's loss. Unaware of his mother's actions, Fat Fin did what he could to console Crescent. And as Rip Tide had hoped, this solidified his chances of courting her when the next Turning came around. The following year, Fat Fin and Crescent courted one another and she gave him a daughter they named Eclipse.

Betrayed

As the years passed and Eclipse grew, rumors slowly began to emerge about Crescent's first child. Zorca from Rip Tide's pod had their suspicions about their matriarch. They knew about her extreme favoritism towards Fat Fin, and felt the child vanishing under her care was no coincidence. But everyone was too afraid to confront her. Instead they whispered behind her back, and Fat Fin eventually got caught in the crossfire. Rumors were directed at him as well, with stories of both mother and son conspiring together. When these accusations finally reached Fat Fin, he was the only one brave enough to confront Rip Tide.

Enraged at the gall of her son and filled with paranoia that her scheme was about to be discovered, she declared in front of all the pod that Fat Fin was the murderer, passing the sins of the mother to the son. With the rumors already leaning towards Fat Fin's involvement, it didn't take much for the pod to turn on him. Other matriarchs from Clan Levias were soon involved to pass judgement, and with a crime as great and terrible as murdering a child, Fat Fin was exiled with no one to vouch for him.

News of his "crime" spread to the other clans, and Crescent was horrified and sickened to find that she was so horribly manipulated. She vowed Fat Fin would never see her or Eclipse again, and she has been true to her word ever since.

Life in Exile

Shunned by all the clans, Fat Fin was left to fend for himself. Ironically, he was able to survive thanks to all the lessons his mother had taught him over the years and managed to live well enough for a solitary zorca. Eventually he became a wrestler, fighting for the fun of it and for prizes (usually in the form of food) Though because he was a zorca, a lot of zora already thought his kind were no different than monsters which ended up with him becoming the heel for most matches. He leaned into his people's stereotypes and found out he had a knack for the dramatic.

He had a temporary home on Shattered Mast Keys, he had fans, and comrades from the matches he fought in. It was not his pod, but he could have done a lot worse.

His Name Cleared

Centuries later, when Fat Fin was enjoying the the height of his wrestling career, he received an unexpected guest. His younger brother, Buckbean, had been searching for him for the last few years. Buckbean wanted to see his brother again, relieved that Fat Fin was alive and doing well for himself. He also caught him up on all the events that happened in their pod with the biggest news of them all; Rip Tide passed away.

Fat Fin had complicated feelings regarding this, as did Buckbean, and he tried to ease those feelings by also telling his brother their mother's crimes were revealed and Fat Fin was declared innocent. This only complicated things further. What good was being innocent now, when all those centuries without his family were lost? And all those years away, how was he ever going to integrate with the pods again? Neither had an answer to those questions, and while Fat Fin was grateful his brother sought him out and told him the news, he decided he was going to stay away from Clan Levias, at least until he figured out what to do.

Lurona

It was years before Fat Fin made an appearance back in Clan Levias. Things were awkward to say the least! But thanks to his brother, and their sister, Windsong -- who became Matriarch of their pod -- Fat Fin was able to touch base with his family. There were bridges that would never be mended, and a few elders from his mother's generation who still held him in contempt, but Fat Fin realized he would just have to deal with it.

Fat Fin was used to being on his own, so he never fully returned to his pod. He only visited every so often, and it took a few more years before he was finally ready to attend his first Turning the Wheel since Crescent.

Because of his reputation, the zorca had mixed opinions about Fat Fin. Elders and other matriarchs warned their children to steer clear of him, while younger zorca were curious and enamored by his story and his looks! He was misunderstood, he was mysterious, possibly dangerous, and above all; he was off limits. It was the perfect recipe for a "bad boy."

The zorcas who were courting went wild for him, and Fat Fin loved the attention. The high he got from it was similar to the adoration he received during his matches, plus it was a refreshing change of pace from being the social outcast of his clan. He found his stride among his people through flirting, and while he attended many courting events since his return, rarely did he pick a partner. This was partly due to the sting of losing Crescent and Eclipse, and the other reason was many zorca couldn't keep up with him during the race to Rist Peninsula. Fat Fin was being difficult on purpose at times, by making sure he was "unobtainable." He considered it his small revenge for being exiled.

Finally, during one year's courting event, a zorca lady finally caught his eye. He didn't even mind that she was also from Clan Marin.

Fat Fin was completely smitten with this zorca beauty and followed her everywhere like a tamed beast. He took in everything she had to say, and happily learned about her life, her pod, and most importantly, her name.

Lurona was more than happy to race with him and Fat Fin even made plans to take it slow so she could keep up. It wasn't necessary though, and to his surprise and delight, Lurona outclassed him in speed and left him behind, lost among the other zorca. He was so impressed he wasn't even upset that he lost the chance to officially court her. He was willing to meet with her again the next year.

At the next Turning he found Lurona who was mortified about what she did and apologized profusely for the faux pas. He told her there was no need and let her know how amazing she was. This time the two finished the race side by side, and that summer together would later come to fruition.

Sardon

After the Turning, the pods go their separate ways until next year. Zorca fathers normally don't have a part in raising their own children due to being in separate pods (this was not looked down on this was just a natural thing in their culture), but Fat Fin wasn't tied to his clan, and wandered where he pleased. And he wanted to spend as much time with Lurona much to the chagrin of her mother, the matriarch of their pod. Especially when he learned that Lurona would be going through her first pregnancy. Fat Fin wanted to support her.

He stayed with her the entire time, and when the due date finally arrived they were both stricken with fear. Their first baby was born early. He wasn't even breathing at first, but when he finally let out his first cries, Lurona and her sisters could tell he was very weak. It was a common yet sad thing for most sick infants to pass away within the first few days after being born. Gathering enough food to help zorca moms produce milk for their babies was always a challenge. Thankfully with Fat Fin there, he did most of the work hunting so Lurona could eat and feed their child. When he started gathering strength, they heaved a sigh of relief and gave their son a name.

Sardon.

Fat Fin learned to live with the fact he would never see Crescent or Eclipse again. He had to live in the now, and live out the rest of his life, and protect what life he and Lurona brought into the world. He stayed with her and their son for another whole year until he was sure Sardon was strong enough. He might have become a full fledged member of Clan Marin but Lurona's mom had enough of him and finally shoo'd him out. Fat Fin promised he would see them again both at the Turning, during the summer, and in the Faron Sea region where they migrated to for the winter.

Present Day

True to his word, Fat Fin met with Lurona in the summer and winter. Over the years they ran the race together and had more children; Lufina, Cironus, and Kaso. With the exception of one, he spends time with all of his children when he's able.

Fat Fin still continues to participate in wrestling matches on Shattered Mast Keys, and he still travels alone, apart from his pod. Even though centuries have passed, the damage his mother did inflicted scars too deep to fully heal, and Fat Fin formed a lifestyle he's quite content with to make any sudden changes for the sake of his pod. Zorca don't normally thrive very well on their own, but he's worked things out for himself just fine.