Avalest

Avalest The Azure Glacier (a.k.a. Ava)

Avalest was one of the three gryphon heroes of the Gryphon War, along with Lakilon and Maglar. He was born in Wingtip Point, in the Icerinian gryphon clan of Snowtalon , returning there as an adult to lead the clan. He served as the chief organizer and founder of the birdkin/gryphon alliance and is credited with the formation of Kingdom of Veldera. He would later return to Skydaria as the elemental creature Est'en in order to help deal with the rising threat of the Fenithians

Physical Description

Body Features

Primary color is light blue, with the head, wing feathers, and tail being whitish-blue and the forearms, beak and inner ears being purple. Has the ornamentation of an Icerinian Gryphon. Has longer feathers below his neck resembling a bandana.

Facial Features

Ice crystals on forehead, long mustache-like whiskers that droop along the sides of his beak

Special abilities

Ice Element (ice breath, frost touch, ice shield, icicle spines)

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Avalest was originally a brash, self-centered and arrogant troublemaker as a gryphling, always getting into trouble and not putting in much effort toward the clan. All that changed when his younger brother died as a result of Ava's goofing off somewhere, and he chose to leave the clan on his own. Shortly after he started living on his own, he found a Hydreisian gryphon by the name of Lakilon in need of rescue. Vowing never to let another gryphon die on account of his negligence, Ava saved the gryphling and the two became best of friends, dedicating their lives to protecting other gryphons in need. Lakilon was the fighter while Ava was the thinker and communicator; this specialization persisted in their future endeavors. Ava and Lakilon would later join themselves as featherbonds. They would return to the Snowtalon Clan to help them in their conflict with the Stormquill Clan, using that experience to confront the situations affecting gryphon society as a whole.
Avalest in the Gryphon War

• Defended his clan from others

• Worked tirelessly to find a solution to the lack of resources the other gryphons claimed to exist

• Communicated with birdkin to explain their concerns and to find out what was going on

• Dealt harshly with birdkin and gryphons who fostered conflict while showing compassion to the peace-seekers

• Sought peace for gryphons as a whole

• Strongly against slavery

Accomplishments & Achievements

Put an end to the Gryphon War, helped found the Kingdom of Veldera

Failures & Embarrassments

Took responsibility for his brother's death due to his carelessness as a gryphling

Intellectual Characteristics

Avalest was gifted with wisdom and intelligence, using the power of reason and persuasion to win over his enemies rather than physical strength. He was one of the strongest gryphon leaders and organizers in history.

Morality & Philosophy

Strong proponent of unity between the birdkin and gryphons

Personality Characteristics

Likes & Dislikes

Likes: Freezing things, scaring others (for fun), organizing and planning, sneaking up on others, soothing music (flute, singing, harp), nature and the natural world, gryphons
Dislikes: Losing, hot weather and fire, early mornings, puzzles and riddles, politics, being caged or tied down, technology and industry, thunderstorms, people breaking promises

Virtues & Personality perks

Fearless, overprotective of those he cares about, picky about friends but have them for life, will not force anyone into anything, playful and humorous

Vices & Personality flaws

A bit reckless, short-tempered, impatient

Social

Family Ties

Featherbond to Lakilon

Hobbies & Pets

Hunting, flying, collecting shinies, romance, eating pastries and the like, battling others, bad jokes/puns, sunbathing, napping

Honorary & Occupational Titles

The Azure Glacier

Life

30 AG 70 VE 100 years old

Birthplace

Snowtalon Clan, Icerin Tribe, Wingtip Point

Gender

Male

Eyes

Yellow

Height

8'

Weight

300 lbs