Spiegel

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Spiegel was born outside of a clan - an egg abandoned, perhaps by choice or else by accident. He grew up much like Lisbeth, half-feral, until he met a small group of bandits unaffiliated to any flight. They slowly taught him to talk and started to use him as muscle on their escapades - Spiegel was fast, quick and strong.

One night something clicked in Spiegel's head: these dragons were using him. Laughing at him behind his back. He hadn't realized it until now, but it was suddenly all so clear: the smaller rations, the bulk of the work he carried, the way they talked about him. Disgusted, he tried to run away in the night. The clanmaster chased him down and beat him until he was half-dead, before dragging him back.

Spiegel let his resentment fester during the years he was enslaved there. Until, on one assignment to rob a tiny group of dragons, he came face-to-face with the extremely talented mage and healer, Svetlana, and more parts of a competent army. Realizing that with their help he might be able to finally escape his old clan, he offered to join them if they would protect him. They accepted.

A few decades later once he knew he was strong enough, he tracked his old clanmaster down and murdered him in his sleep. Then he took out the entire bandit clan, leaving the few survivors scarred and without a home. With his revenge complete, he returned to Alyosha's Clan once more.

As the result of his upbringing, Spiegel prefers not to talk. His go-to response, aside from a few gestures with his ears that those who know him have come to recognize, is to attack. He is happiest when fighting or hunting, and unlike his comrades he has no compunctions about killing any other dragon. If challenged to a fight or insulted and no one was there to stop him, Spiegel could easily kill a clan-mate. Luckily they know that, and keep their distance. His best friend is the dove who started following him around - he loves it because around it he doesn't need to talk.

Spiegel was the eighth dragon to join the clan. He is closest to Warren and Adamska, whom he works with regularly.

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