It's all good! We can just put them here, and if we want to, we could retroactively slip them somewhere into the CS?
But yeah, as for Shieldwing's personality, here we go:
Shieldwing--as a member of House Brynback AND a direct descendant of Wroughtwing himself (a fact he is very proud of)--is filled with a grand sense of self importance, leading him to be a bit on the arrogant side. He is strong, confident, proud and brave--if a bit reckless and hotheaded. However, there is one aspect that he is always being scolded for by his superiors in House Brynback: he has no mind or care for politics or how to govern. It's not uncommon for him to complain about his superiors once they're no longer around (or even under his breath if they ARE), because they believe he's simply not trying or doesn't care. In actuality, though, he simply can't wrap his brain around it all, which leads to his more aloof attitude on the subject.
He is also actually secretly a very sensitive dragon. His hotheadedness is usually a ploy to cover this up, as he sees it as a vulnerability that can be exploited. He feels the pressure of his lineage and his house constantly, striving to make them proud at all times...and this leads to him beating himself up more severely than usual for every failure. He is also very emotionally vulnerable to pointed verbal assaults. While he can usually take jokes to a point (although it will likely get a rise out of him), when somebody is actively trying to cause emotional harm--whether it's out of malice or simply out of anger--it is easier to do than it seems. This vulnerability is only made worse if it involves insulting/belittling his traits that he takes greatest pride in and he is incapable of denying or otherwise proving the words wrong. This is also why he sometimes has a hard time handling criticism.
Despite his shortcomings, Shieldwing takes it upon himself to act like the de facto leader of the clutch, though whether the others recognize him as such or not is another matter. He assumes himself leader because he feels his lineage, battle prowess, the fact that Brynback teaches leadership as one of its main focuses, and the fact that Brynback has historically been the most resistant to the effects of the Darkness puts him in the best position to do so. While on the surface, this might come across as just another aspect of his arrogance and overconfidence, those who really get to know him on a much deeper level, those who really need him, or those who come to him in his moments of weakness will get to catch glimpses of a truer, deeper purpose for all of this bravado: love for and desire to use all of his skills to be useful to and care for/protect his clutchmates, even at the cost of his own health and well-being.
However, if there is one thing Shieldwing is passionate about above all else, it's that he wants to beat back the Darkness, no matter what. He is not afraid to tell his clutchmates about his biggest dream: To one day get beyond the Cloudstalker and make his way down to the surface of the planet, and create a foothold to finally begin a REAL counterattack against the Darkness. While he's not going to hesitate telling this to anybody, he will get easily embarrassed if people make fun of him for having such an unrealistic goal, and will often snap back in anger.
