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Timeskip!!!

All characters are 18+

I gave him a few little trinkets like a full set of ornate skywing armor that covers most of his body, and a sword that obsorbs animus spells. (Idk man cliff is so cute so i don’t want him to die 🥺)

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And yess that is the fire knights greatsword from Elden Ring 🤤🤤

Description

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King Cliff is the young SkyWing king introduced in Wings of Fire: Dragonslayer. He is a relatively small, youthful-looking SkyWing with a surprisingly energetic presence. His scales are predominantly deep reddish-brown, with darker markings running across his limbs, neck, face, and tail. His underside is a warmer orange-gold, contrasting strongly with the darker scales along his back. His enormous SkyWing wings have rich orange-red membranes, while his wing bones and talons are dark. A swept-back mane of very dark, almost black scales frames the back of his head and neck, giving him a somewhat scruffy but distinctive royal appearance. His long tail, curved horns, sharp claws, and angular snout retain the classic predatory SkyWing silhouette, though Cliff’s smaller stature makes him look more youthful than imposing.

Personality

Cliff is enthusiastic, curious, impulsive, and genuinely good-hearted. Unlike the stereotypical image of a ruthless SkyWing king, he isn’t particularly interested in intimidating everyone around him. He is energetic and easily excited, with a tendency to throw himself into situations before completely thinking them through. He can be rather childish at times, but that’s largely because he’s still a young dragon trying to understand the enormous responsibilities attached to being royalty.

He also has a playful and adventurous streak. Cliff is fascinated by the world beyond the palace and doesn’t always appreciate being treated like a fragile royal heir. He wants to experience things for himself rather than simply being told what they are. Despite his impulsiveness, however, he possesses considerable courage and has a fundamentally compassionate nature. He isn’t naturally cruel or power-hungry; if anything, his innocence makes the brutality surrounding SkyWing royalty especially jarring to him.

He is still a surprisingly good strategist, and a very skilled warrior.

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His Armor

He wears armor consists of overlapping light-gray/white metal plates covering his chest, shoulders, forelegs, hind legs, and portions of his neck. Rather than completely enclosing his body, the plates are segmented so a dragon can still move their limbs and wings. The result resembles a dragon-sized suit of heavy plate armor, specifically designed to turn the wearer into a walking fortress.

The ornate chest plate is broad and layered, protecting the vital organs while leaving enough articulation around the shoulders. Smaller plates overlap down the legs, creating armored greaves around the limbs. The claws remain uncovered so the dragon can still use them naturally in combat. Similar segmented plating protects portions of the tail.

The most distinctive feature is the wing armor. Rather than encasing the delicate membranes—which would make flying nearly impossible—the armor reinforces the edges and selected sections of the wings with metal plates. The membranes themselves remain exposed. This gives the guards protection without completely sacrificing their ability to take to the air.

Cliff’s armor would be accompanied by a bright red royal cloak, draped around his shoulders and hanging between his wings. The cloak provides a striking splash of SkyWing red against the pale metal, immediately marking him as a member of the royal household rather than an ordinary soldier.

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His Sword

Cliff’s sword is an especially elaborate weapon, looking less like a practical soldier’s blade and more like a royal ceremonial weapon that is nevertheless fully capable of combat.

The blade is exceptionally long and narrow, with an unusual undulating, serpentine shape. Rather than being perfectly straight, the metal twists subtly along its length in a repeating wave-like pattern. This gives the weapon a distinctive appearance while creating an intimidating silhouette when held upright.

The blade terminates in a long, sharply pointed tip, allowing it to function as both a slashing and thrusting weapon. Its unusual geometry makes it look almost like a metallic serpent stretching from the hilt.

The crossguard is the centerpiece of the weapon. It is made from ornate golden metal and spreads dramatically outward into several sweeping, spear-like points. Intricate engraved patterns decorate the gold, giving it the appearance of something crafted specifically for royalty. The guard curves around the wielder’s hands rather than simply forming a straight bar, providing additional protection.

The grip is wrapped in dark red leather, matching the colors of Cliff and the SkyWing royal family. A long golden structure extends beneath the grip, forming an elaborate pommel with curved hooks at the very bottom. Altogether, the sword has an almost extravagant, aristocratic design.

Its unique effect is that it absorbs animus magic, and blasts it back at the attacker.

For Cliff, the weapon creates an amusing contrast: a relatively young, excitable prince carrying an enormous and intimidating royal sword.

He is an exceptional swordsman despite his age.

In the Wings of Fire series, Cliff is a SkyWing king who does not express fear or hostility toward Peril, instead responding to her with innocent warmth, trust, and even giggling at her jokes. When they first interact in Escaping Peril, a younger Cliff is brought close to her under Queen Scarlet's mind-control enchantment. Even though Peril is a dangerous firescales dragon, Cliff calmly sings a song for her before falling asleep, showing he feels safe around her rather than threatened. Peril in turn cares for him, protects him from Scarlet, and comforts him, creating a gentle brother and sisterly protective bond between them, and cliff even calls her sister despite not being related.

Overall

Cliff’s appearance works particularly well because of the contrast between his youthful personality and the intimidating symbols of SkyWing royalty surrounding him. His reddish scales, enormous orange wings, royal cloak, heavy palace armor, and extravagant serpentine sword make him look like a miniature knight-king—while underneath all that armor is still the curious, impulsive, good-natured young dragon who would much rather explore the world than stand around looking imposing.

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