Jordhin is an indentured servant of the Ancestor Temple. Some of their known duties center around attending to Malefor, and since recently, Hayze. They are a half-corrupted dragon, perhaps the only one to ever exist, alive.
Personality
Jordhin is an odd dragon. They speak exclusively in formal language, without a touch of emotional tone, nor too quiet nor too loud. They do not smile, or express much at all on their face or in their body language. The only thing worthy of note is their tendency to hunch over, keeping their head low as though they are stalking.
They are formal and show deference to their superiors; treading with significant care due to their fragile position. Though reserved, they display a comfort around Malefor and Hayze—comfortable enough to physically topple the purple dragon—and even a level of care, as they look out for Hayze's safety.
History
Little is known about their origin. At some point in their life they were the Apprentice of the Magical Grand Master of Magic, Eurune, only to then flee this position and attempt the highly forbidden Corruption, the ritual to turn oneself into a dark dragon—the spell of which they had stolen from the Ancestor Temple. This attempt was interrupted halfway by the Warfang Guard, and Jordhin was apprehended. The failed corruption left them halfway between their natural appearance and their corrupted appearance, which suggests they would have become a Shadow dragon.
Due to the complications of the incomplete corruption, Jordhin suffered severe health complications and expired four times, being successfully resuscitated each time by Warfang's Grand Master of Healing, Feurin.
For their reasons, Jordhin gained the sympathy of the Elder Guardians, and through Eurune's insistence towards the Council, Jordhin was spared the death sentence for their crimes. Instead they are serving out a life sentence as a servant of the Ancestor Temple.
Destiny Intertwined Chapter 3 | Bound by Fate
In the midst of Year 3016, Jordhin is sent to welcome the Ancestor Temple's new ward, Hayze, who came into this position after a violent trial ending only somewhat in his favor.
Jordhin shows the boy around the Temple until he drops the inevitable question; is Jordhin a half-blood? Jordin refutes this, and is forthcoming about their attempted corruption—however, they do not divulge their motivations at this time.
Still, Hayze becomes quickly attached to Jordhin, the closest he has ever known to another of his kind. Jordhin does not reject this, even offering Hayze a distraction when he becomes nervous in the presence of the partial Council during Malefor's Fire assessment.
Name
Pronounced As
Known Also As
Servant Jordhin
Jordhin, Scholar of Magic (formerly)
Jordhin, child of ???
Gender
Age
Birth Date
Height
Build
Appearance
Half-corrupted; right side mostly darkened,
sharper. Original side cold, dark green,
with warm green accents; corrupted side
black with blue accents
Jagged and ridged horns branched into two.
Fin frills, horn-matching spurs.
Right eye has slit pupil, fully corrupted,
trident tongue (corrupted)
Element
Variant
Mastery
*Due to Corruption, Jordhin cannot summon
their Element, not their old nor their new one.
Magic
Mastery
*Unknown - due to Corruption,
Jordhin cannot summon their Magic.
Their pre-Corruption mastery is unknown
Status
Orientation
Civil Status
Occupation
Indentured servant of the Ancestor Temple
(??? - present)
Apprentice of Grand Master Eurune
(??? - ???)
Unknown
(??? - ???)
Affiliation(s)
Warfang (current citizen)
Ancestor Temple (indentured servant)
Jordhin
'yoord-hin'
Agender (they/them or any)
70
Year 2946
6.5m / 21'4 (very tall)
Slender
Earth/Shadow
Multicolor/???
None*
Off-white
Unknown*
Alive
Unknown
Single
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Destiny Intertwined Chapter 4 | Through Trials Trying
After Malefor and Hayze's visit to the Scions Aether estate, Hayze rambles to Jordhin about what he discovered there—that the Elder Guardian, Amberius, had an affair with the former Patriarch's daughter, Flareali, siring a white-scaled daughter, Blizari. After seeing the mural of her, and Flareali's eldest and presumed dead son, Zseurael, Hayze notes how much Malefor looks like Zseurael. He wonders if Malefor is of Scions blood.
Jordhin turns grim at this idea, and warns Hayze against such speculations—a dangerous thing to do, especially for one such as himself.
Just as they are about to part, Hayze runs into the Heir of Golden Flare, Commander Solsticus—a man well known for his disdain of dark dragons. Jordhin swiftly apologizes and attempts to leave the situation, all but dragging Hayze away, but the Commander stops them with only a cold reminder; they had not been dismissed.
Jordhin stands still as Solsticus circles them, announcing his disapproval of the Elders' 'charity' and the freedom they have bestowed Jordhin. He orders Jordhin to remove the cloth covering their corrupted eye. Hayze expresses his severe discomfort and concern for Jordhin, but Jordhin gestures for him to keep silent, and removes the cloth.
Looking into Jordhin's corrupted eye, Commander Solsticus only smiles. As he leaves, Solsticus condemns Jordhin for their blasphemy, and vows to use his future power as a Council member to remove Jordhin from the Ancestor Temple, believing them to be a security risk. This effectively entails Jordhin would be sent to Sanctuary.
Hayze, concerned for Jordhin, wants to tell the Elders, but Jordhin does not agree. They grasp their chest, trembling, and leave suddenly; abandoning their instructions to prepare Malefor for his new elemental evaluation.
[To be Continued]
Abilities
Element & Magic
Jordhin's abilities are not known. As a former Apprentice of Magic, to the Grand Master of Magic no less, their magical abilities were certainly grand; at minimum Class Seven to be able to perform the corruption ritual. With this, it is inherent that their elemental abilities were average, most probably Class Two. Regardless, neither magic nor element can be summoned by Jordhin due to their partial corruption. They are, very likely, the only adult dragon alive who cannot summon a lick of magic.
Physical
As a result of their corruption, Jordhin is very tall—by non-dark dragon standards, at least. They are slender, but seemingly in good health despite several near-death experiences due to their interrupted corruption.
As an added consequence of Jordhin's corruption, the partially transformed membrane of their right wing quickly withered and fell away; leaving them unable to fly.
Due to their right horn being fully corrupted, the weight of their head is uneven, and often tilts to the right.
Family
??? (mother, status unknown)
??? (father, status unknown)
??? (brother, status unknown)
Relationships
Grand Master Eurune
Jordhin's relationship to their former Master is unknown, but they clearly respect and admire her still.
Malefor
Though not necessarily personally close with the young master, Jordhin is comfortable enough to be strict with Malefor, and even playfully (if still deadpan) topple him over to calm him down.
Hayze
Hayze took quickly to Jordhin as the closest thing to another dark dragon he'd ever known. Whether by duty or perhaps some personal care, Jordhin looks after Hayze, both for his physical safety and mental wellbeing.
Grand Master Healer Feurin
Yet unknown.
The Elder Guardians
The extent of their relationship is unknown, but primarily professional. The Elders treat Jordhin as any other servant, and trusts them alone with Malefor—though perhaps to different extents.
Unknown
To be added.
Unknown
To be added.
Unknown
To be added.
Trivia
At the conception of their character, being either female or male was considered for their character, but ultimately neither felt right. Jordhin is as a result neither (agender), and is thus referred to with neutral pronouns (or any).
Jordhin's gender identity was not a case of an awakening, they simply aren't fussed about gender. They are androgynous, so most others refer to them with neutral pronouns. Sometimes they are referred to with masculine or feminine pronouns (the latter less common post-Corruption, due to their increased height) and Jordhin does not correct this. It does not make them uncomfortable, but neutral pronouns is what they identify most closely with.
Before their Corruption, their height was 5.4m (17'9), which is notably below average for an Earth dragon. Their change in size was gradual throughout the corruption—had it succeeded, they would likely have become even taller, perhaps beyond 7 meters.
Per their original concept, Jordhin was considered to have been corrupted into a Poison dragon, but were decided to have been intended for Shadow. The reasons for this were to leave Poison and Fear unrevealed, but also to demonstrate that Earth will not necessarily corrupt into Poison.
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