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Sark could be a case study of 'what happens when you didn't prepare for a problem'. A very young dragon finding himself loose in the middle of Colonial-era Eastern coast North America, his initial fascination over human society rapidly deteriorated into the idea of 'holy hell, there are too many of them!', and he promptly fled west across the continent, occasionally lingering around some of the nomadic native people on his way, and encountering more of the native mythical creatures these humans lived closer to being in harmony with. But the 'invaders' from the east pushed relentlessly forward, so Sark fled to the West coast, only to find the Spanish already present in California. Driven by a rather fanatical Church, the Spanish managed to corner Sark before he had time to establish a Lair of his own. Badly beaten and almost destroyed, he made it to an island off of the coast and sank into hibernation, for almost four hundred years.
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Humans are wonderful little things. They live very short lives, sometimes much shorter than even they had envisioned, but some of them manage to pack a lot of meaningful living into that short period of time. Some like to explore, some like to just enjoy their life, and some....well, that's the part that dismays Sark.
  
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A lucky accident and a young, friendly troll woke him up out of his slumber and gave him a relatively safe place to spread his proverbial wings. Sark has managed to make a few friends that don't seem to want to eat him or cut him up into experimentation pieces, and he's now trying to work out exactly how he can have a good influence on this city that is completely overrun by selfish, blind humans.
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Sark is a protector and a watcher. The world has gotten cold and painful as humanity has grown, and while many of Sark's kind have given up on this world and moved on to the Umbra and the astral realms beyond, Sark feels compelled to stay. He knows very well that if humanity as a whole finds out others like him really exist, it will bring back the era of pitchfork and torch mobs again, only this time it will be nuclear weapons and tanks, so Sark has gotten very good at hiding and appearing non-threatening.
  
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The troll friend has unfortunately moved on, but Sark has made arrangements such that he has been able to retain control and ownership of the entire island, and now considers it a safe haven for himself, and to a more limited extent, other Bygones that need an escape from the humans. He also has a very limited list of people who are welcome to come visit when they'd like. His only rules are: No guests unless you clear it with him first, and Be Nice To The Livestock. (The island hosts a horse and livestock ranch and Sark has become a little fond of the Friesians and the Shetland Ponies).
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Sark has studied Prospect enough now to think he can try throwing his own weight around a little to compel humanity to treat itself better, but he knows big changes dont happen overnight, so he seeks out projects he can assist such as homeless shelters, humanitarian programs, and the like. If you're in trouble, he's quite likely going to try and help you. If you get to know him well enough that he can trust you, you have an ally of surprising capability, but keep in mind, the list of humans he has been able to trust so far, he can count on one clawed hand.
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You will most likely see him as a young, barely-old-enough-to-drink blonde-haired man, because he knows most people will disregard a teenager as non-threatening and 'just a kid', and he likes that just fine, because he has seen from experience that how people treat those they don't think are important, is a good indicator of how they really are. Or you might see a red-tailed hawk pestering someone important to him, because how people treat animals is another good indicator of their nature. And in his case, someone is always watching and judging.
  
 
Are you a 'good guy'? Sark will probably like you. If you can tolerate his overabundance of energy. He might have a new addiction to espresso. And doughnuts.
 
Are you a 'good guy'? Sark will probably like you. If you can tolerate his overabundance of energy. He might have a new addiction to espresso. And doughnuts.

Revision as of 11:32, 6 February 2023

Humans are wonderful little things. They live very short lives, sometimes much shorter than even they had envisioned, but some of them manage to pack a lot of meaningful living into that short period of time. Some like to explore, some like to just enjoy their life, and some....well, that's the part that dismays Sark.

Sark is a protector and a watcher. The world has gotten cold and painful as humanity has grown, and while many of Sark's kind have given up on this world and moved on to the Umbra and the astral realms beyond, Sark feels compelled to stay. He knows very well that if humanity as a whole finds out others like him really exist, it will bring back the era of pitchfork and torch mobs again, only this time it will be nuclear weapons and tanks, so Sark has gotten very good at hiding and appearing non-threatening.

Sark has studied Prospect enough now to think he can try throwing his own weight around a little to compel humanity to treat itself better, but he knows big changes dont happen overnight, so he seeks out projects he can assist such as homeless shelters, humanitarian programs, and the like. If you're in trouble, he's quite likely going to try and help you. If you get to know him well enough that he can trust you, you have an ally of surprising capability, but keep in mind, the list of humans he has been able to trust so far, he can count on one clawed hand.

You will most likely see him as a young, barely-old-enough-to-drink blonde-haired man, because he knows most people will disregard a teenager as non-threatening and 'just a kid', and he likes that just fine, because he has seen from experience that how people treat those they don't think are important, is a good indicator of how they really are. Or you might see a red-tailed hawk pestering someone important to him, because how people treat animals is another good indicator of their nature. And in his case, someone is always watching and judging.

Are you a 'good guy'? Sark will probably like you. If you can tolerate his overabundance of energy. He might have a new addiction to espresso. And doughnuts.

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