Jurrecranth 'Opera' Snowtune
Jurrecranth Snowtune (a.k.a. Opera)
Jurrecranth "Opera" Snowtune is a beloved and famous member of the Snowtune family, known for producing some of the Azi Empire's most talented singers and for their skills at weaving magic into their songs. Trained from a young age, Jurrecranth has mastered his voice and can sing for hours without tiring out. Being famous enough to play for the Emperor and Empress, he is one of many dragons held up as a cultural touchstone, an example of what the great culture of the dragons can produce. Jurrecranth performs not only on stage, he's more than once been booked to lend his voice to the cause of the Azi Empire, inspiring his troops with his beautiful voice.
Jurrecranth tries not to let the fame go to his head, but he still enjoys the benefits that comes with his position. He has a harem of fans who adores him and who frequently gifts him various goods after his performances. Jurrecranth adores his following and has been known to go out of his way to assist them if the have problems, no matter who they are.
He is certainly no pacifist and has honed his natural instincts in the imperial arenas and Emberscar facilities. He prefers to use his freezing breath to wear down opponents, only moving in when he spots an opening, as he knows that many dragons have a strength advantage over him.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Jurrecranth is by dragon standards not the toughest nor the fastest person, but decent in both. He has quite the stamina, which has only been enhanced by his opera training.
Special abilities
Jurrecranth has learnt to combine his inherent freezing breath with his booming voice, allowing him to project a blasts of deafening air carrying sharpened shards of ice.
His mastery of the spoken words has mixed with his magical talent, allowing him to communicate in and understand any sound-based language.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Jurrecranth was born in 2456 AIT in the Azi Empire to the Snowtune family. They were known for producing many dragons of artistic talent, many of which were musicians. As such, from an early age, Jurrecranth was exposed to a wide variety of activities, such as painting, crafting and playing music, so that he might find his talent.
In 2463 AIT, Jurrecranth discovered is love of singing, specifically opera. His family gave him their full support and invested in getting him lessons and tutors.
In 2470 AIT, Jurrecranth had his first big break, singing before the royal crowd. It was after this that he got the titel name Opera.
In 2501 AIT, he was selected by the Emberscar family to undergo specialized training as a dirgesinger, a combat musician that uses their magic to effect the minds of entire troop formations. Jurrecranth demonstrated quite the talent.
Gender Identity
Jurrecranth identifies as male.
Sexuality
Bisexual. Jurrecranth is not too picky and can be quite the flirt when in the mood.
Education
Jurrecranth has received a through education as a citizen of the Azi Empire, topped of by personal tutoring from an older dragon in the arts of singing Opera.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Performing before the crowd at 2470 AIT has been the highlight of Jurrecranth's career. The fame he gained even resulting in him being invited to sing for the emperor and empress on occasion.
Failures & Embarrassments
In 2633 AIT, Jurrecranth had a scheduling mix up, resulting in him getting absolutely hammered at a party hours before a big performance. Said performance was therefore done by a hungover, tired and raspy-voiced dragon, who was in no condition to sing. He mostly managed to cover up his mistake by claiming it was an avantgarde take on opera, which has remained the official explanation for the bizarre performance, but it is still something he is highly embarrassed about.
Intellectual Characteristics
Jurrecranth is smart and observant, with a good sense of tune and timing. He also has an excellent memory.
Morality & Philosophy
Jurrecranth believes strongly in the virtues of his nation and his species. Plenty of his own original songs have more or less subtle patriotic themes as a result. He believes that dragons, especially when guided by accumulated wisdom and knowledge, are the best possible leaders of the civilized world. He also believes dragons have a duty to care for the world and its inhabitants and to not exploit them. He sees dragons who engages in needless pillaging and raiding as tainting the good name of dragons everywhere.
Taboos
Jurrecranth is against the misuse of power and authority.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Jurrecranth wishes to spread the goodwill of his nation and sees performing as the perfect way to do so.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Jurrecranth is a skilled singer, especially opera. He's socially gifted and has an ear for gossip, of which he collects a lot.
Likes & Dislikes
Jurrecranth loves gossip and always makes sure to pick up the latest juicy rumors. He likes singing and has made an career out of it. He's developed a fondness for chicken meat and often brings a bowl of frozen chickens to eat when watching others perform.
He dislikes abusive authorities. He has a rather sour opinion of hecklers, having had more than one performance interrupted by people who thought the whole thing could be spiced up with some antics.
Virtues & Personality perks
Jurrecranth is dedicated to helping and inspiring others. He's creative, not only performing a number of classic opera's, but also writing his own songs. He's attentive, sucking up information like a proverbial sponge.
Vices & Personality flaws
Jurrecranth is patriotic enough that he becomes blind to the flaws of his nation, trusting that the leadership will fix everything in due time. He's also an incorrigible gossip, sucking up and spreading rumors for the sheer fun of it.
Hygiene
Jurrecranth bathes a lot, usually in ice-cold water. He also spends a considerable amount of time cleaning his teeth, considering how long people have to stare at them while he's singing.
Social
Contacts & Relations
The Snowtune's are on good footing with the Emberscar family and Jurrecranth is often booked to sing for the troops to bolster morale. He's also participated in a number of missions as a diregsinger, forming dreadful choirs with other dragons that shatter the wills of those who oppose the Azi.
Elliot Mcdonald: Jurrecranth's human servant, who practically worships dragons(As well as a number of other creatures) to a fetishistic degree. Jurrecranth is very fond of him and often brings him along as a personal assistant, even if there's very few things the human could do that Jurrecranth couldn't handle himself and with much less effort.
Religious Views
Jurrecranth worships Sagex_, using her lessons on introspection and contemplation as guidelines in how to train himself.
Social Aptitude
Jurrecranth is confident and smooth, easily slipping in and out of conversations as needed. He's proven himself quite the charmer and has managed to pick up a cadre of regulars that he spends time with depending on where in the empire he is.
Hobbies & Pets
Jurrecranth visits the local arena to tussle with other dragons as a way to relax and destress. His appearances becomes especially frequent whenever he's dealing with a writer's block.
Speech
Even when off stage, Jurrecranth tends to speak in a very booming tone.
Wealth & Financial state
Jurrecranth earns a steady income of his singing. His personal hoard consists of a copy of every single song he's ever sung, from his first simple ditties to train with, to the hour long compositions he sometimes have to manage for the grandest of performances.
Species
Year of Birth
2456 AIT
537 Years old
Birthplace
Azipur
Children
Current Residence
Azipur
Pronouns
He/Him
Gender
Male
Eyes
White
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
White-blue scales
Height
6.7 meters long
Weight
6.3 tons
Belief/Deity
Sagex(Council of Wyrms)
Cool idea to have a singing Dragon, especially since the singing actually has some magic to it. I wonder still is the Azi empire mostly run by Dragons or another species?
The Azi Empire is mostly run by dragons, yep.