NAME: Natashya AGE: unknown SPECIES: Dragon Canine Hybrid HEIGHT: 6’ 1” ORIGIN: Natashya’s parents abandoned her at a very young age. Given her rare species, she was captured by a scientist to be studied upon. She stayed at his laboratory institution for several years. Upon her stay there, Natashya was subjected to cruel and unusual experiments. Not having much contact with the outside world, she had no desire for freedom or had much hope for a better future. Thus, Natashya is easily submissive to her commanders’ orders. Any awkward event would seem like a “norm” for her. Her rigid and apathetic personality is due to all of this. One day, the institution was infiltrated by a secret organization that sought to obtain the rare creatures. Natashya witnessed bloodshed for the first time. From this, she has come to the realization that her enemies can become defeated. The female saw an opportunity to escape, but she came across someone who attempted to prevent her leave. Instinct rekindled within her, and Natashya effortlessly killed the being. She came upon a city where she tried to fit in with its inhabitants - only to find that her presence was ignored. This has made her become very distraught. Eventually, a canine saw her, and her rigid persona began to slowly melt away as she was exposed to his warm hospitality. Their short term friendship ended ill fated. He had intentions of capturing her - for he was a bounty hunter. His attempt was a failure, and a dismayed unyielding Natashya destroyed him. A conclusion resolved upon the dragon canine’s mind - that is, if she wished to have her existence acknowledged, she must kill. As Natashya further progressed wandering aimlessly, she came across more bounty hunters. As usual, she slew them and acquired information about the organization that they had worked for. She finally joined that organization. The organization basically sets up hirers with hirelings. The hirelings have various tasks/missions such as assassination jobs, mercenaries, sabotage, obtaining information, objects, individuals etc. Her motive in being a hireling is not only to gain hefty rewards to maintain her survival, but she also does it to ensure herself that her existence is valued among others. ----- APPEARANCE/APPAREL: Though Natashya’s species is a blend of dragon and canine, her canine phenotype is mostly dominant - thus, her canine features stand out more. The color of her fur appears ashen brown while her abdominal fur is ‘off white’. Her straight orange hair is long in the front and drapes down to her shoulders. It gradually shortens towards the back side of the head where it is more layered. Her claws can elongate longer than standard canines because of her draconic characteristics. She also bears sharper teeth. Natashya’s ears (not horns) are a cone-like shape and can shift in different directions. The tips of her ears are the shade of her underbelly. The tail appears draconic in the fact that it is not bushy like canines and is longer. At the end of the tip is a tuft of orange hair. Her eyes are perhaps the most distinguishable feature. When Natashya is provoked/attentive, her ice blue eyes illuminate and the pupils dilate. When she is in a blissful state, (which is usually rare) her pupils become smaller and the iris color appears duller. Natashya’s facial expressions are generally apathetic and lack exuberance. Rarely does her facial expressions exhibit extreme happiness, anger, or sadness. Among her expressions are signs of slight frowns and narrowed eyes that display aggravation. Overall, her body structure is tall with a medium frame. The typical apparel of Natashya consists of clothing articles or accessories with ribbons, rings, buckles, zippers, or straps. Natashya usually wears ribbons or bandages that align along her ear with the remaining section left to dangle. If she is wearing shorts, her shanks are usually covered in some type of article. Moreover, her arms are always adorned with something. Natashya does not wear skirts or dresses as frequently. However, when she wears them, underneath one she will always wear some type of legging or pants. Her color preferences range from bright colors and pastels, to gray, or black. PERSONALITY/BEHAVIOR: Natashya is a character who seldom shows any signs of exuberance. She is quite apathetic and wears a blank and expressionless face. Most of the time, Natashya’s gaze appears in a trance or fixated. In these situations, her pupils would dilate and her eye color would illuminate. She does not become agitated very easily. Her opponents, at first confrontations, have difficulty in trying to pierce her emotions. Not liking to appear weak or blatantly strong/elitist, her behavior is conservative and modest. She will try to find the quickest method in eliminating her opponents. Natashya will not harm non-targeted polite individuals. However, if their personality or actions anger her, she will try to avoid them at all times. She does not like to get into fights that she has no business with. Flaws in her character are that she tends to hold grudges and bottles up her writhing feelings. The walls that Natashya has built around her to prevent distress have also deprived herself of happiness. Thus, Natashya’s exhibits facial expressions that express slight contempt. Having an intuition that her presence is not liked among many, she does not prefer to be among crowds either. Natashya does not seek companionship or relationships with other individuals because she would tend to become attached or reliant on them. Also, she constantly fears that she may lose them and will become utterly depressed if she does. Whenever Natashya is defeated or proven weak, she usually has this “indifferent” attitude. She sees no light in her future, so she fears no failures. Having this mindset is easy for her because she only cares for herself and no one else. Natashya is not evil, nor is she a vigilante. She does not seek to gain more power, but she wishes to retain her strength. Natashya is not soft when it comes to doing her assassination jobs. This is another reason why she does not allow friendships with others; she does not like to be caught in hesitant situations. In addition, Natashya has horrible social skills. Her agent hates putting her in missions that require her to be with much verbal contact with others. ABILITIES: Natashya’s dragon canine blood mix gives her remarkable capabilities. The dragon characteristics are more advantageous when it comes her abilities. In addition to the longer elongation of her claws, the claws are able to change shape: curved, straight jagged edged etc. Having a thicker and longer tail is also more deadly when it comes to swishing her tail - it packs a hard blow on the opponent. Furthermore, the tail provides balance in movement. Her hearing and eyesight abilities can go for long distances, and her eyes adapt well to the darkness. Her sense of smell is also heightened which allows her to detect some diseases and infections within a body. Her legs are really powerful when it comes to jumping, so she can jump to great heights. Also, Natashya’s reflexes are very quick, and she is proficient in the art of stealth. While she was training in the organization, Natashya discovered that she possesses magic abilities. Apparently her species' genes enable her to control a special force within her. The organization has helped her immensely because it gave her the opportunity to further her fighting and magic skills. She eventually grew to be a keen learner and is now able to discern most tight situations. WEAKNESSES: Because of her dominant canine phenotype, fur rather than scales surround Natashya’s body. She is actually warm blooded, so her body temperature does not change according to its surroundings. Though her skin is tough, her fur is thinner than the standard canines. Natashya is not a very agile runner, nor does she have amazing stamina. One of her biggest weakness is that she does not motivate herself to continue to fight once she is near defeat. As some worn out individuals would continue to fight to live or maintain dignity, Natashya would simply flee. When she has regained full strength, she will attempt to fight her opponent…or give up. She prefers to do “fast, easy, kill jobs” rather than waste her trying to fight individuals superior in strength. The amount of money she receives does not concern her much. However, on rare occasions, she will fight those individuals just for mental stimulation/entertainment. WEAPONRY AND MAGIC: Natashya does not like to tamper with numerous objects, but her job forces her to kill and infiltrate areas in different fashions. She sometimes wields weapons such as guns that discharge darts with poison, anesthetics, or paralysis chemicals. Her magic abilities replace her actual needed weapons. These “magic weapons” usually appear as concentrated energy in the form of blades and wires emitted from her hands, or she simply uses her magic to fire at her opponents. Whenever her physical strength becomes drained or fatigued, Natashya’s powers will dwindle as well.