I like An Liu, personally. It seems like a more appropriate choice.
Anyway, that gives us four serious characters on the other side -
An Liu, the traitorous dragon, whose magic shall not avail him once Kennan gets around the spell that had locked him in human form.
(Nameless love interest), the rakshasa (or, please oh please, rakshasi) that Keiu gets involved with later on in the plotline.
Ravana, whose role in these events should be obvious.
And the as-yet-nameless Jounin of Miyou's ninja clan, who is of the school of thought that all nonhumans are evil, or at least a deadly threat to humanity, and thus need to be exterminated ASAP... and are -certainly- not to be... -consorted- with.
Plus, of course, a basic array of faceless ninja and summoned tigers that the real bad guys are throwing out as cannon fodder... their individual characters and degree of development would vary depending on how serious a story you wanted.
Dracobio, part III!
Plumed dragons are easily the smallest of the four subspecies, with an overall body size somewhat smaller and a good deal more compact than a Stone dragon's, and much smaller extremities. Their tails are much shorter and thinner than other dragons', and are mostly bone with enough muscle to control the long feathers that are their -real- control surface. Their frill is both smaller and much narrower than the other types, more like a Pteronodon or a Hadrosaur than a Ceratopsian, and is covered by a cockatiel-like crest of feathers. Neck and snout are both proportionally short, more like a monitor lizard than a carnosaur. Wings are feathered and birdlike, and more feathers cover the rest of the body. Coloration varies by individual, but usually features turquoise or aquamarine heavily. Besides inspiring Amerind and Maya/Aztec legend, they're also the reality behind the concept of the griffin.
Ja, -n
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."
Anyway, that gives us four serious characters on the other side -
An Liu, the traitorous dragon, whose magic shall not avail him once Kennan gets around the spell that had locked him in human form.
(Nameless love interest), the rakshasa (or, please oh please, rakshasi) that Keiu gets involved with later on in the plotline.
Ravana, whose role in these events should be obvious.
And the as-yet-nameless Jounin of Miyou's ninja clan, who is of the school of thought that all nonhumans are evil, or at least a deadly threat to humanity, and thus need to be exterminated ASAP... and are -certainly- not to be... -consorted- with.
Plus, of course, a basic array of faceless ninja and summoned tigers that the real bad guys are throwing out as cannon fodder... their individual characters and degree of development would vary depending on how serious a story you wanted.
Dracobio, part III!
Plumed dragons are easily the smallest of the four subspecies, with an overall body size somewhat smaller and a good deal more compact than a Stone dragon's, and much smaller extremities. Their tails are much shorter and thinner than other dragons', and are mostly bone with enough muscle to control the long feathers that are their -real- control surface. Their frill is both smaller and much narrower than the other types, more like a Pteronodon or a Hadrosaur than a Ceratopsian, and is covered by a cockatiel-like crest of feathers. Neck and snout are both proportionally short, more like a monitor lizard than a carnosaur. Wings are feathered and birdlike, and more feathers cover the rest of the body. Coloration varies by individual, but usually features turquoise or aquamarine heavily. Besides inspiring Amerind and Maya/Aztec legend, they're also the reality behind the concept of the griffin.
Ja, -n
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."