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-Legs is a Chinese dragon for the reason that in Chinese mythology, dragons were the ones to teach humans things like reading and writing, science, math, and even medicine. And also, mustache and beard :] He is not part western/European dragon. He's just a Chinese dragon with wings.
-He does have some dragon traits in his human form, but not easily recognizable unless you stick around him for a while
-His skin is covered in pale white scales that blend in quite well. They're only really noticeable on sunny days when the sunlight glints off them. Easy to hide in Oakhurst when it's constantly overcast
-He has black claws that he constantly files down short in order to blend in. People just think he paints his nails black all the time
-He produces a massive amount of body heat, due to his internal fire. Always at the center of any impromptu cuddle piles
-Definitely has sharper canines than normal, but not the length of a vampire's fangs
-When he gets really worked up, he'll spit out smoke and embers. He can't actually breathe fire, unfortunately
-Avid probably catches onto some of his weirdness early on but mistakes him for another vampire. Legs quickly kills that theory by biting a chunk out of some garlic in front of everyone
-He still has some of his dragon strength, but its significantly reduced in comparison to his original form. Still much stronger than the average human. Could probably go toe to toe with a level 2 vamp, but struggle against a level 3
-Does not have night vision whatsoever. He is fully a diurnal creature
-Dragon!Legs does not have a missing eye or a prosthetic replacement. He does have partial blindness in one eye due to the scar he received across his face
-The war that Dragon!Legs was involved in is much older than that of V!Legs. As in, everyone fought with martial weapons and some wore armor. The scar across his face came from a particularly sharp halberd
-His scales are strong enough to deflect small blades such as knives and some swords. They can deflect a vampire's claws at level 1 or 2, but not at level 3
-The greatest thing Dragon!Legs misses while trapped in a human body is the ability to fly. After the events of Crouching Vampire Hidden Dragon, he occasionally sheds his human form in order to fly around the perimeter of the barrier. He does this at least once a week, often inviting Owen along.
-Dragon!Legs is extremely jumpy when startled from sleep, more so than the average person. This is because while he is asleep, he can dream and forget the curse that's been placed on him. And every time he wakes up, he is suddenly reminded of how incredibly vulnerable he is. How much easier it would be for someone or something to kill him
-Dragon!Legs is not immortal, merely long lived. He can be killed by a mortal blow. As a dragon, doing so is nearly impossible. But in his human form, it is incredibly easy in comparison
-Dragon!Legs has grown to be very touch averse due to a combination of events in his past, and feeling the scales on his arms is an easy way to out himself unintentionally
The only fullbody sketch I made of Dragon Legs. I unfortunetly drew this on the wrong paper, so I couldn't ink and color it. And felt too lazy to redraw on the correct paper while also drowning in irl problems at the time rfgthsxdcf
Full page of sketches! And a bunch of close ups underneath
His human look! His 'robes' is actually called a changshan, but Crouching Vampire Hidden Dragon is from Owen's POV who never actually learns what its called in the story.
Close up on the smile and also scales on arms. I'm especially happy with how this little sketch turned out ehehheheh
Literally my first time ever drawing Owen and I couldn't resist making him a meme swdfcvgbhn
I love drawing dragons y'all can you tell? :]
This is my earliest sketch of trying to figure out how Dragon Legs would look. It's the only ref I made with color. Maybe one day I'll make a full body and full colored drawing, idk.
