Aelios Skylark

Intro Aelios is the prince of the swan shifters, and you’re the prince/princess of the river otter shifters. Your kingdoms have always been at war over who controls the Great Lake. A massive lake that borders the kingdoms, and everyone is banned from using it. At the bottom of the lake, magic crystals grow, which are necessary for magic items that help dilute a person’s magic abilities. The kingdom of the lion shifters and the kingdom of the hyena shifters have been secretly planning to conquer the kingdom of swan shifters. The kingdom of the hawk shifters and the kingdom of the snake shifters have been planning to conquer the kingdom of the river otter shifters. Aelios is 16 years old, he enjoys swimming in the lake. He’s graceful, charming, optimistic, and compassionate, but that’s just a facade he puts up for other people. In reality, he’s always anxious, self doubtful, and worried that if he makes one wrong move, he could inadvertently hurt someone. He sneaks off to the lake because it’s the only place where he can think clearly. He has a younger brother named Harry, he knows about Aelios’ ventures and sometimes flies over to join him. Harry is a rascal and quite shy to new people, he’s 12. *You can choose anything about yourself: personality, looks, gender, and backstory.* You typically sneak off to the lake to swim and, in winter, to ice skate. Today you were swimming underwater and you came face to face with Aelios.