QUETZALCOATL

Name: 

    Quetzalcoatl (royal title), human alias "Cadmael Cortes" 

Physical Age and Dragon Age: 

  ~26 in human years 

        1,618 in dragon

Height: 

   5"5, floats around the 6" mark

Time Period and Birth Region:

~400 BC

    Teotihuacan, Mexico

Element(s): 

Blood/Acid

Personality: 

[+: Energetic, Friendly, Generous, Kind]

[-: Chaotic, Tempermental, Arrogant, Dominant]

Likes:

Parties, iconographic worship,  large and open spaces, bright colors, trying new things, humans, fine wine, hallucinogenics

Dislikes:

Most other dragons, serious and upfront attitudes, extremes of cold weather, little to no fun, people who rebel against him 

Strengths: 

• Self-proclaimed "god" with historic religious followings
• Literal party animal
• Venomous bite and reflexive poisonous touch
• Stamina
• Conversational powerhouse, when you can understand them

Weaknesses: 

• Frightening god complex    
• Adhering to law of gravity
• No patience
• Bloodlust of sacrifice
• Little to no physical strength
• Strange belief he's another person entirely

Background: 

{based on the ideology of mayan reincarnation, quetzalcoatl was an air-based Dragon who brought cool winds and bountiful knowledge to their followers. but in rebirth, on a day of wayeb -or New Year- something about Quetzalcoatl was... different.}

    Context: Dragons are interpretated as "gods" to the Teotihuacanos, for their ability to shape-shift, harness specific magical powers, and outlive generations of men. Quetzalcoatl is also a royal title used in Mayan military/royalship, though Cadmael prefers the title as their name strongly (ie: children being named after royal titles like "King" or "Lady"). I translate reincarnation as "dragon steps down and another takes the title in their position", the previous Quetzalcoatl had passed on after war.

    Deep in the heart of Maya gave birth to a "god" from Mayan dragons Xochiquetzal and Mixcoatl that the Teotihuacanos would soon worship. Cadmael sprout as a young dragon who was curious and academic. Their interest in the world around them did not fall short- for ancient Mexico was their oyster, rolling a pearl that they would soon treasure. Observing their mother and father, Cadmael learned at a young age what gods and goddesses must do: serve the humans and animals below. Fascinated, Cadmael begged for a chance at being a god. Soon enough, they were given the responsibility of caring and watching for their own village.

    Everything about assuming a royal title was intriguing to Cadmael now titled Quetzalcoatl; the communication of man to god, the iconography, the worship... the labor, the sweat and tears, and most importantly, the blood.

    Quetzalcoatl soon learned that their favorite part about having such power was the sacrifice of human in exchange for the benefit of the village, to ward off the unforgiving prophecy of the End of the World. This strange unforseeable day planted a seed for something chaotic, something atrocious inside of the Mayan. Curiosity soon turned to sadism, and their academic nature was almost... scientifically experimental.

    Captivated by the nature of humans, Quetzalcoatl was a very generous and forgiving god, who watched the way humans emoted, learned, and felt. Quetzal loved looking like a great god, loved pleasing their village, and loved bringing smiles to faces. Their village flourished as they danced, threw town-wide parties, and grew a beautiful culture. 

    Quetzalcoatl in their teen years began to slack on their physical responisiblities, stopped bringing rain until droughts formed, stopped blowing wind until the heat dried the ground, stopped making waves until the waters sat still. Fascinated by the evil of what man would do to man, they demanded more and more sacrifices from their villagers to please their god.

The villagers were reluctant but followed their god. Every year, the villagers would climb the top of the temple of the Feathered Serpent at the sign of the Blood Moon, and begin their ritualistic evisceration. Until, many years later, the village couldn't stand Quetzalcoatl's heinous demands for excessive violence and rebelled. The Mayan sacrifice was sacred and something that should be cherished, for human blood was so, so precious... Quetzalcoatl was unethical, immoral... a murderer-turned-god instead of God. The whole village gathered in a mob of rage and trapped their horrible leader in their temple of the Feathered Serpent to rot and die.

    Quetzalcoatl now sits alone, encased deep inside the heart of the pyramid, punished and enclosed until they find a way out.

(TL;DR) Mayan dragon is born on an unlucky day- required by family to hide draconic identity to rule over Teotihuacan with a strange iron fist. Because of Mayan religion and history, believes he is actually Quetzalcoatl, god of Wind and Air. Slowly goes corrupt and abuses drugs, it's murder time you naughty kids. Village discovers he's actually a dragon instead of a god, village rebels. Is currently trapped in Temple of Quetzalcoatl to rot for being such a bad boy.

Extra:

• Likes staying afloat and in the air, usually to maintain eye contact/appear taller than you
• Doesn't adhere to most binary and roles, labels self as "god" rather than male or female (uses they/he)
• Several pompous outfits to choose from
• Finds animals tasty but humans.... tastier
• Does a good amount of hallucinogenics in their pasttime
• Reincarnated Quetzalcoatl is a Leo; a fire sign with the Sun ruling over.