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Designed & created by *Taluns [link]

My hand is _aching_. Ahh so many details and awesome things. I'm actually very proud of this picture, being able to reproduce it well and not make the anatomy too wonky even if I'm not yet too used to drawing dragons. I've always wanted to be able to draw them though, so I'm happy to learn.

I don't know what impresses me the most - the fact the original design was done with markers, that someone would just figure out a design like this like "oh no problem" or the fact that it was given away for free. I mean, look at him. Too f**king awesome! Still at awe for being able to have him.

I know the pose is very similiar to the original, but I needed to get to know the design and anatomy before I could go crazy with it - it is not traced or anything though. No shading because this is a ref and now I'll be able to go back at it and easily see how the markings go.

About his wings; when the wings are not summoned the orb is orange/red. When he summons his typical wings (which are shown here) the orb changes into teal/black. When he is angry the orb gets yellow/red and the wings are burning. The wings themselves - despite their structure - are not feathers. They're something in between leather and paper.

Also despite his size you might not know he is there because he has a skill to mask himself.

Name: Ksireimm
Age: 3200 years [immortal]
Gender: male
Height: 4 metres at withers
Species: dragon (the type is something in between Chinese and European)

Personality:
He's the kind of silent and still creature, much like the base rock we stand on. No one actually knows exactly what flows through his mind and he's not the one to explain it. He seems to understand and love the universe in a much deeper way any human could understand. You could compare him to a very old, a bit grumpy old man who's seen it all. He is known for his sudden swifts in moods and those are mostly known to follow the paths of big conflicts in the world, like wars and such. He does enjoy company, but only the kind of those with open hearts and minds. His emotions do not usually show through, but when they do they're over the top. His rage will burn everything from before him, his love is almost too much to handle. He is very posessive and in that mindset fairly greedy. He hates those parts of himself and often denies their existence. He is the kind of a creature who can see straight through lies and excuses and doesn't trust too easily. His orb can generate wings that fit into his mood. Most often they're a combination of black and teal, but when he's angry they're burning.

Likes: Peace, those free to understand and open their hearts to secrets too big to understand by ordinary people, seeing the full starlit sky at night, aurora borealis, being true, beautiful creatures
Dislikes: Being close minded, losing what's his, conflicts, losing his temper, revealing his true feelings

Background story:
Ksireimm has been there for thousands of years, following through the evolving of mankind and the destruction it has caused. He was actually born in a land where no man could enter, but it was over time destroyed by dragons all one mightier than the other trying to take the top position and all ending up in lies, backstabbing and it all went down in flames. The night he realized, as a fairly young dragon, that his world as he knew it no longer existed or offered a place to live, he entered to full unknown - the Earth as we know it. Only to see the whole circle going off again, from time to time. But this species was so wide spread and had so many different inviduals that it was able to stay in existence much longer than Ksireimm had anticipated. Ksireimm was the best friend of those that believed in making the world a better place; big thinkers, peaceworkers etc. Not many knew he was there, following up, but he was. He is always searching for the next person to make this world a better place and encourage them, whether they know he is helping them or not. He can sometimes foresee the future from the stars, and gets fairly anxious at cloudy nights. He had many friends over the years and being immortal like he is, he lost them over the years. This made him even more posessive of things that are his, and should he find a way to make someone he cares immortal, he would most likely go for it.