Tristeh - Character Sketch


Hollis's beloved pet from WINGBOUND

WHATS IN A NAME:

Tristeh (meaning: French for “sad”.)




APPEARANCE:

12 Years old (still a baby)
2,000 pounds (hollow bones)
25 feet tall to the brow
    20 feet to the shoulder
    6 feet to the underside of the belly
Slender (malnourished)
Red scales
Eyes: Gray
Living Conditions: In a cage in the belly of Ellery


HEALTH:

Malnourished from being left to die
Eats her cell mates
Hunts while off on her own


PERSONALITY: 

Smart
Sassy
Senses Fear
Well trained around people (saddling, flying, etc)
Loyal (always comes back)
Compassionate (doesn’t torch those who feed her)
Fun-loving
Justice (tries to save the Green dragon)


OTHER DRAGONS: 

On Ellery:
   1. Tristeh
   2. Bijou – (Green) *died on Ellery and eaten by Tristeh
   3. Gaetan – (Black) *died on Ellery and partially eaten by Tristeh
Stolen from Lianmin & kept by Ellery on the ground
   4. Green Dragon (Tristeh helps dismount his rider during the battle.)
   5. Black Dragon
   6. Gray Dragon


HISTORY: 

“Their beasts” (mentioned in chapter 1) are dragons.
Tristeh is still a baby. (10 years old)
She is left for dead in the cage on Ellery when Ellerian leave island.
Ellerians take only the Green dragon off the island.
Ellerians steal other dragons from Lianmin (on the ground.)


**Photos courtesy of Pinterest



MORE CHARACTER SKETCHES:

LEDGER     ~     ALOUETTE     ~     HOLLIS
TOLLIVER     ~     ANGUS     ~     KAVA     ~     TRISTEH



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