Dera 'Chicken' Smooth Stone
Pilgrim Dera Smooth Stone (a.k.a. Chicken)
'You want my opinion on chicken? Well I'd have to say talking to him is hard because he doesn't speak a damn word of common. Food's good though."
Crew member of the Cincinnati Zoo
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Unlike most Aaracockra Dera 'Chicken' Smooth Stone he's brown feathered and has yellow eyes. Dera is skinny for his race but walks with a grace and determination that makes the fact he's skinny irrelevant.
Body Features
Brown feathers with black spots.
Dark colored talon hands and feet.
Yellow eyes with slit iris.
Apparel & Accessories
Pirate garb with a red bandana, given to him by Thorbiorn, he ties around his right arm.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Dera "Chicken" Smooth Stone was one of 8 in his clutch raised by caretaker Thela Smooth Stone. Once Dera hit the age of 6 seasons (10 years) he was inducted to the Wind Walkers; a group of different Aaracockra tribes that are to be the warriors in the prophesied end of the multiverse.
As part of joining this group Dera had to go through rigorous training to become an effective aerial warrior. Passing his training Dera was sent to make contact with the Forgehorn clan in the Living Sea on the material plane to reestablish the bonds of kinship forged long ago. Dera found Thorbjorn Forgehorn captaining a ship out of the city of Pharja and requested to join the crew to fulfill his duties to his tribe.
Since then Dera has become part of the crew, given the nickname Chicken due to no one understanding Zephran. To compensate Dera has learned simple thieves cant sign language to communicate with the crew.
Sexuality
Asexual
Education
Combat training in the plane of Elemental Air.
Culinary training under Glutton.
Employment
Initially a crew member aboard the Cincinnati Zoo Dera was promoted to the Cincinnati Zoo's chef after Glutton accepted the job to work at Hetel and Hethel's restaurant.
Accomplishments & Achievements
- Slaying an invading Air Elemental that threatened the small clan of Tiny Peak.
- Sailed on the Cincinnati Zoo without causing any issues due to his lack of skill.
Failures & Embarrassments
- Accidentally injured a fellow student with a stray arrow causing tensions between the Smooth Stone tribe and Zephra Wail tribe.
Intellectual Characteristics
Always curious about the possibility of when or even if he'll see the final battle of the multiverse.
Morality & Philosophy
"If you see it is real. If you don't see it; it may be real. You'll only know by looking for it."
Dera is a big believer that anything can exist and just because you don't see it doesn't mean it's not real. You may not have been blessed enough to see it yet or are unworthy to see it.
"A prey must always look up, a predator should glance up lest he becomes the prey."
Dera has seen people who thought themselves high and mighty beyond a fault crumble into nothing and be brought low.
Taboos
One does not mate outside their tribe unless it's been agreed upon by the Chieftain of each tribe, and the off spring of that clutch belong to the tribe of the male.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
To ensure that Thorbiorn Forgehorn is able to grow and become a powerful ally for the Smooth Stone tribe.
Hygiene
Always keeps his kitchen and himself clean. Thinks any sort of untended mess brings bad luck as it invites zephyr sprites to stay.
Circumstances of Birth
Clutch of the Smooth Stone Tribe
Birthplace
Smooth Stone Tribal Land in the Plane of Elemental Air
Children
Current Residence
Cincinnati Zoo
Gender
Male
Eyes
Yellow
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Brown feathers with black spots
Height
6'4
Weight
180
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