DragonSquirrel

School for the Special

After hearing the old man's statements, Silas climbed out of the tree. Still quite distrustful of the people gathered, he tries to make it onto the boat without anyone looking, jumping on to the boat from the shore. He quickly finds a spot where he thought he was safe and still be able to watch the other people climb on board. As he watches the people, he catches a glint of sun out of the corner of his eye. Turning his head, he sees the leg of a girl that is unnaturally shiny, and Silas was filled with an overwhelming desire to leap to the source of the refracted light. Throwing caution to the wind, Silas leaps from the shadows, landing on the shiny leg, and marveling at how clean it is and how well he can see his own reflection on the curved surface.

School for the Special

@greywolf375

I am a relatively random individual, with spouts of incredible randomness, so I often got labeled as a squirrel by my friends and family. In addition, I love dragons. So, I knew I wanted to create a character with those characteristics but I didn't want to create an overpowered mutant, hence Silas.

School for the Special

The influx of people was quite noticable to Silas, but he still couldn't figure out who the leader was or who the representative from the school was. Content with watching to see who else arrives and see what happens, he stays in the tree, occasionally scampering from branch to branch when he feels no one is looking to get a new vantage point and gather what information he can.

School for the Special

Silas had arrived in the town a few days before the required meetup. Not knowing if he would be trusted, or if the school was to be trusted, he spent a couple days scouting the area. Overall, it was a fairly simple town with nothing too fancy. However, he knew well enough to know that he couldn't exactly just allow himself to be seen by the citizens of the town, especially after he burned down the inn. Therefore, he spent his time in the trees, staying hidden from view, peering out occasionally to make sure it was safe to move.

Eventually he settled into an oak tree near a river at the park where everyone was supposed to meet. This way, if there was a trap being set up at the park, he could find out instantly and then disappear before he was caught. Thankfully though, his days were uneventful as he saw nothing more than the normal day to day activities of regular people wandering the park.

When the day came, he payed special attention to the people, trying to spot who was a mutant and who wasn't. A couple girls stuck out like a sore thumb to him, seeing as their transportation left without them. One of them was obvious as she brought a rose back to its vibrant beauty.

Hmm, apparently she can bring things back to life. That can be a useful trait, he thought.

However, the other girl showed no signs of her power, but he vowed to keep an eye on her nonetheless.

Silas also noticed a guy beneath his tree, playing with a locket, which thankfully, wasn't shiny. It obviously had some meaning to the guy, but what the meaning was, he had no idea.

Two others arrived at the park as well, both with very colorful hair and easy to spot. They definitely seemed to want to be covert, which seemed backwards to Silas with their colorful hair, but eventually they reached a willow tree. After a quick glance around, they bumped fists, and one of them disappeared.

Immediately, that made Silas tense up. Was this guy a teleporter like he was? Does he disappear at will? Or was one a mirror image of the other, to throw people off? Regardless, Silas was ready to run or fight at a moment's notice, but needed to wait to see what happened next.

School for the Special

@Florem I love squirrels, so I had to jump at the chance to do a mutated squirrel! While he isn't exactly the most powerful, I'm counting on his abilities and intelligence to be helpful in the right situations.

School for the Special

Name: Silas
Alias: Pelosomort
Age: 7(?)
Gender: Male

This is a bit different, since he's not humanoid, but hopefully it'll work.

Abilities

Because he is a bit of an enigma, Silas's abilities are a bit different. Being a laboratory creation does that to oneself.
Poof - Able to seemingly vanish, only to reappear 5 feet away with a soft little "poof."
Ignis - Silas becomes engulfed in flames for about 30 seconds at a time.
Fly - Graced with wings, he can fly very quickly, both as a form of gliding and like a bird.
Speak - He is able to talk to humans in English.

Weaknesses

Weaknesses: Silas's weaknesses come from his small body and his squirrel mindset. He is very frail, not able to take many hits before his muscles give out. In addition, Silas likes shiny things, enough that he often becomes wayward if he spots something far away from his original destination, requiring great will to overcome his lust for shiny objects.

Appearance

Personality

Silas is a rather inquisitive individual. Very intelligent, his squirrel like demeanor causes him to shift his attention from topic to topic, object to object, incredibly quickly. He also incredibly talkative, constantly chatting with others and talking to himself. Often, he will put others before him, trying to make them happy or comforted. All this hides his thoughts about his background and some of the darkness within him, because he always wants to try to be the best he can be, no matter the situation.

Background

The first thing Silas remembers is swimming in a clear vat of....something, which thankfully he was able to breathe. Looking side to side, he saw other vats with abominations inside of them. Some were grotesque, having their organs outside of their body, while others had multiple appendages, like a 2 legged creature with seven legs like that of a beetle. He knew he needed to get out, so he started ramming the side of the vat, attempting to break it. After just a couple times, Silas felt exhausted, his body unable to handle the beating needed to break the glass. After recovering, he tried doing new things, such as whipping his tail at the wall, wondering if that would have any effect. It didn't. After resting up some more, he focused hard on getting to the outside of vat, concentrating all his might for a powerful ram. He started going forward, and suddenly realized that he was in the air, coated with the liquid, but outside of the vat.

Looking behind him, he saw that the vat was still intact, but he was definitely out of it. He scampered from vat to vat, to see if there is anything else that looked like it was trying to escape. However, in his search for similar living creations, a scientist saw him. After sounding the alarm, the scientist tried to capture Silas, but as the fear rose inside Silas so did the flames outside of him. Obviously stunned at the flaming creation, the scientist hesitated, giving Silas enough time to see a window. Just trying to escape, Silas leaps up to the ledge of the window, and concentrates on getting to the other side of the glass. He succeeds, but thankfully it was a third story window, because as Silas falls to the ground, he unfurls his wings, gliding to safely.

Not knowing anything with the world around him, Silas hid in some nearby barns where it was warm and dry. He spent a couple years living like that, teleporting out of danger when he could, sheathing himself in flames when he couldn't teleport, living on nuts and berrys and bugs. Eventually, he arrived in a town, where he found an inn for safety. As he would often sneak into the pantry for some of the more delectable foods, Silas was able to hear snippets of conversations. With his augmented brain, he was eventually able to learn the language, and taught himself to speak by practicing to the night vermin in the alleyway. More than once, he had to hide as the innkeepers would hear a voice in the alley and check to see who was speaking. One day, however, he lowered his guard too much, and was caught talking when the innkeeper entered the pantry. He chased him out of the pantry, and into the lobby of the inn.

One of the patrons shouted "That thing isn't normal! It can't be allowed to live!"

Unfortunately for Silas, they surrounded him, fully intent to beat him to death. Knowing there was only one way to escape, he let the flames engulf him, and teleporting away from the townsfolk, who (thankfully) were uncertain how to beat a flaming creature. However, the flames also caught onto the curtains near the windows, as Silas was trying to escape from the mob. Eventually, Silas was able to escape the inn, quenching the fires and hiding nearby the inn to see the outcome. Within a few short hours, the inn burnt to the ground, killing three patrons and the innkeeper who were trapped inside. Silas overheard one of the survivors telling the gathered crowd about what caused the fire, proclaiming loudly of a squirrel-like creature who could catch itself on fire. The word "Pelosomort" was shouted from one of the other survivors, meaning "Furry Death." Knowing that was his cue to leave, Silas left before he could be found again.

Eventually, in one of his forays into a town, he heard whispers of a mysterious school that was rumoured to take in humans with certain abilities from a child about 15 years old. After discovering the school, Silas worked hard to make sure he gained entrance, and when he did, he just hoped to be accepted. Even though he may not be a mutant human, he still felt he was a mutant who deserved to be loved.

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