Nanok is an AMAB dragon anthro by default, but is talented in transformation magic to the point that they might just forget if beans on the hand are normal or not.
Comes in pretty much all shapes in sizes. Can present masc or fem or just vibing.
Nanok in his original/prime version comes from a secret base on Mercury. This base consists of a bunch of climat controlled domes with all kinds of different Anthro species.
Nanok is himself an amalgamation of different species, Snake, furred dragon, Wyvern and Kitune. Him transforming puts significant stress on his body. The base has medical facilities to minimize the side-effects of that stress, which replace at least parts of his sleep schedule.
The base is made up of multiple interconnected domes that are mostly burried in the planets surface to protect them from the Sun. Each dome is modelled after a different biome.
The connecting tunnels, support levels and central tower are equipped with airlocks in case of a hull breach. Light is provided by a set of adjustable filters and mirrors extending from the top of the dome. A control center and observitory is situated over the mirror assembly.
Due to the intense heat, the climate control of the base is handled by large heat exchanger towers. Electricity is generated in large scale solar farms away from the Base.
The base relies on imports for medication, electronics and spezialized air filters. The dependens on these goods as well as the externalisiation of the power generation and heat regulation is by design.
The base was build an unknown amount of time ago and the legality of the planned experiments was not yet determined. All systems are designed to be remote controllable and dependent on central support.
This reason is basically null and void at this point. The facility is old and the systems sustaining it are basically tradition at this point. The structure is showing signs of age with rust spots and a few hasty patches here and there, but the even the habitat domes are build like bomb shelter and the bunkers would probably survive being dropped from orbit.
Nanok in this version is the most fleshed out in his story, but is not entierly useful as a character, being basically stranded on a sun fried planet most of his life. There is a short story (FA) from a while back. The english is even worse than the rest of this page, I wrote it a while ago and english is my second langauge.
Nanoks profession in the prime universe is electrical engineer. He still has magic in that universe, but the structures within the domes don't give as much incentive to make any magic products a full time job. Generally, due to the facility being designed to be dependent on external help, most jobs are more of extendend hobbies and services to society than required to make a living.
A copy of Nanok may exist, but does not have to exist, in any world or dimension. These Versions may be subtly different, depending on the rules of the world they spawn in. A world with no magic will have a Nanok with a specielized gas storage organ to fuel his flame weapon, for example. This doesn't mean he or his memories can travel between those worlds, each exists independent of each other.
In worlds with magic in most forms, Nanok will have a small Alchemy and Magic corner store. He will have all kinds of potions ready, hanging from the ceiling and shelves, castable scrolls in wine racks and all kinds of weak magic items all over the store. All of the items just out in the store are weak or harmless. Items or spells he deams dangerous or easily exploitable are made to order, he doesn't trust himself to catch people pocketing something they shouldn't have, so he doesn't store them. Most of the potions are some kind of transformation, it is just what Nanoks's good at, but any Magic can potentially be captured in a bottle. That doesn't mean all potions should be consumed, a litteral lighning in a bottle is better used outside of the body of most creatues.
Another magic item Nanok will consistently produce are casting candles. They maintain a spell over time from the flame and wax. This allows a spell to be started and stopped at will. The energy required is invested when making the candles and can be stored near indefinetly. The most common spell Nanok will cast into a candle is a body double.
These body doubles can be none descript, like a golem of any kind, or a copy of a person. To copy the appearance of a person, they need to gave something like hair during the making of the candle. When working on big projects, Nanok uses a few of those Doubles of either himself or a form of Kobold. The doubles can be designed with a set of skills or knowledge and have a short term memory for what you ask of them, but generally don't persist. It is possible to keep extending the life of a body double by using the remaining candle whe namkng a new one, similar like making a copy of an organic person. A body double can be self aware, but they aren't by default.
Noka is a fem coded name for Nanok, or his sister.
Which one depends on the world in question. Noka doesn't exist in the prime universe, but has a good chance to exist in other universes. She is generally more outgoing than her brother. They generally get along but will not get in each others business.
Wings are optinal and consist of 3 fingers in the wing and 1 finger and thumb as a functional hand. Should the situation require it, the wings can be hidden.
The membrain is a lighter gray
The scales on the arm are the same grey
The wing colours in the Quad ref are
When the wings are hidden, the area where they should connect can have a different texture. The wings are hidden with magic portals that lead to a wodden plage at home.
The wings could be removed by transformation magic, but because Nanok prefers to keep the wings whenever possible, it is still loosing limbs after all.
The texture of the portals is perfectly flat in colour
Red hair
Alternate hair can end in a gradient over
Different hairstyles:
dark grey
Fur colour doesn't need to be exact. The Quad Ref uses ▮#8134c5 for fur and ▮#5e5f73 for scales.
If desired the tail tip can open into 3 or more sections with optinal tendrils. The inner walls
share a colour pallet with the maw.
Beans are optional and use the fur
The colours don't need to be exact, the Quad uses
Eyes, they are green
The Quad Ref uses
Alternate colour schemes might include a gradient from yellow
All designs have slit or oval pupils.
The sclera is a typical off white, but can change to a void black or colour of choice when casting or sustaining magic.
The exact colour of the eyes is not important, as long as it can be described as "green", or includes some green.
The horn on the nose can be of different size, depending how treatening Nanok wants to look. It can become think like a knife or a round nub as required.
Same blue
Blue on the Quad Refsheet is
red
Purple fur
Fur colour doesn't need to be exact and differs in the Quad Ref: ▮#8134c5
3 or 4 finger with dark blue
Blue on the Quad Refsheet is
Dark grey
Quad ref scale colour is
Like the hands and feet, the fings fingers end in dark blue
Blue on the Quad Refsheet is
Blue on the Quad Refsheet is
Nanok has heat sensitive pit organs, similar to a Green tree Python (flickr.com).
This is optional to include, don't worry about it. I personally don't include it often, because it adds busyness in places where it might be odd.
Anthro ref references
Flesh and bone.
colour pallet:
or
Nanok works with a variety of magics, but is most in tune with transformation magic.
Most atuned element is Water 💧.
Transformation magic rules:
Magic book of magics.
This spellbook is chaotic and ancient. It contains spells, incantations of any school of magic. Any one spell can be found with multiple different techniques as it's basis, costing the user different things in exchange for the same effect.
The Book writes itself, if someone with the knowledge and intend to write any information about manifesting any magic art on a blank page, the information braws ifself into the page as if written with the utmost care. The Problem is, that the pages of this book refuse to be ordered. Blank pages show up randomly when browsing the book and the book will eject bookmarks when left unattended. Sticky notes stay on pages they have been added to, but may fly out randomly when the book is handled rough.
It can be pushed together to pocket book size or extended to cover a map table as needed.
Anthro Ref uses
it's where the food goes. Inside of the mouth is
Mostly carnivore or omnivore theeth. The fangs fold back to the ceiling of the mouth when the jaw closes, or fold out involentarily when opening wide, like yawning.
The fangs can also inject venom when needed.
Anthro ref uses
Single tip tounge, may be stupid long. When Nanok elects to use the maximum tounge length, it's base is attached to the base of the tail, similar to a pangolin (nationalgeographic)
Anthro or Quad ref use
Base colour doesn't need to be exact.
pretty normal.
Anthro ref referes to
When magic can't be used to generate the fire breath, the body has a hollow muscle organ that is nested in itself and compresses gasses filtered off of the gastric system. The core of this organ can stand under enourmus pressures, but because each layer is under less pressure than the other, the valves inside don't blow out. The only valve that has to withstand the full pressure is the one connecting to the mouth. Breathing fire is hard to stop once it started and might happpen involenterily when too much gass is stored up.
Refere to the internal colour pallet for more information
Due to the wings taking up most of the back, most things are carried with tail bags. The base of the tail is muscular enough to carry siginficant weight.
Design can vary depending on use case and preferences.
Anthro Ref uses
This feature is only present in the Quadrupedal version.
Red
May inlcude a stamped hole to pass a collar through.
This feature is only present in the Quadrupedal version.
The membrane between the spikes can be a bit tight to squish it down with a collar, so this body mod is more comfortable.
