Windsonde - Adult Milvus

My first Windsonde character, Milvus. She is finally an adult! This reference sheet has taken me SO LONG >.< why do I always design characters with so many markings on them!?

Aery Name: Grandesque
Character Name: Milvus
Character Species Combination: Red Kite (Milvus milvus)/Scottish Wild Cat (Felis silvestris grampia)
Rank: Adult Gryphon
Clan: Balach (Warrior)
Gender: Female

Character Personality:
- Social, enjoys being part of a crowd.
- Family oriented, very attached to her family, which consists of her father Strix (a hugely successful, rich Slaghre hunter), her mother Invicta (a beautiful Faclair who's family approve of the match due to how much money he has) and a younger sister Arga (who hatched a day after Milvus and takes after their mother in looks and outlook on life).
- Is an exceptional flier, her kite tail making her agile. She uses this to great effect when fighting, and will always fight in the air rather than on the ground.
- Aggressive, can be irritable and short tempered, and is a intense fighter, but not necessarily a good one as she has little experience currently. She takes her training very seriously though to improve her combat skills.
-Enjoys and is good in the outdoors, and at hunting, taking after her father who has taught her all her hunting skills. Her mother, from a high ranking grandesque family, disapproves of this and wants her to behave like a proper young lady. Her mother also does not approve of her choice of clan but has come to accept that Milvus would not be happy simply being a stay at home mate to some rich drake.
- The talon blades were a gift from her parents when she became a Balach warrior. They were commissioned from a grandesque Samhradh who could transform into a human. As her parents are rich, they had the finances to buy her such a gift from a high ranking, skilled craftsman in the aery. They both worry about her safety and hope that these weapons will help keep her safe. Milvus loves them, but like her other skills in battle, has had little oppertunity to truely practise with them and currently cannot use them to their full potential. As they are metal, they also shift her centre of balance while flying to make her slightly more front heavy than she is used to.
- Superstitious and slightly wary of strange things. She's not afraid, just doesn't entirely trust the new or unfamiliar. She also doesn't want to get on the wrong side of any spiritual entities, so is reluctantly more respectful of the gryphon deities than your average Grandesque, which her friends enjoy teasing her about.

Attitude to the war...
Milvus is outraged that Skrekrill would invade the most lush hunting grounds of Grandesque. Her father is one of the aery's top hunters and she herself has spent much of her childhood stalking things in this region. The area therefore has additional importance to her personally and this is reflected in her violent actions towards any invading Skrekrills she meets.

Milvus is Vakia's cousin, as their mothers are sisters from the same posh family. (Although the person who owns Vakia seems to have left DA...)

Family: Milvus - Welcome Home Dad

Young Gryph Challenges (young ref: Windsonde - Young Milvus):

1. G-Milvus-Young Gryphon-1
2. G-Milvus-Young Gryphon-2
3. G-Milvus-Young Gryphon-3

Adult Gryph Challenges:

1. G-Milvus-Adult-1
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At War: Milvus - Sabotage, Milvus - War, Red Dawn, A Rocky Predicament, Canyon Incursion, War event - Skrekrill, Tanq War Narrative, Milvus and Roc - Intimidation, Milvus and Thanh - A Debt to be Repaid

At the Bazaar: Milvus - Queens' Hunt

Other Mischief: S-Dom-Young-3, Turtle Festival Fun, Skimboarding, Milvus, Milvus Attacks, Milvus, Try This On For Size, Milvus and Kiya - Test Flight, Milvus and Vesper - Medical Assistance, Milvus, Skerry and Gio - Klipspringer Supper, S-Valcauroch-Adult Gryphon-2, Windsonde sketches

Adult Size Reference: Milvus - Size Reference (Old)



species refs...