Talon The Raptor Matriarch

Determined. Cocky. Quick. Divine.

The Goddess of survival and harvest. Talon has always tried to live in peace. After a great cataclysm however, she finds herself back into the fight in defense of her raptor clan and to protect her new human followers.

The world is in ruins. Undone by a sheer act of fate. The societies and the technology humanity had cultivated were wiped out in a single stroke when a apocalyptic sized meteor punched right through the orbit of earth. Slamming deep into the sea causing a massive global tsunami and devastating earthquakes that rocked the entire world. Volcanos long dormant, awoke and exploded sending fire into the sky upon the survivors unlucky enough to have survived the impact of the apocalypse. Cities were leveled. Or even sunk into the ocean as the continents re shifted from the sheer amount of earth shaking. Now only a few continents remain. Forming the shape of a skull of a giant fire breathing reptilian beast fitting for the primal cataclysm that had followed. Technology failed and died. Though after years of survivors trying their best to maintain it. The ecosystem of this new planet born from the death of the old one was too alien for wires to keep running as it dealt with unnatural weather. Earth would be reshaped into Urth. Plunged back into the primordial darkness from even before the stone age.

This was all however nothing compared to what would happen following suit. The one who brought all this doom. Was an ancient alien Necroid Goddess known as Necrosan. The Goddess of death herself. A massive dragon-like creature that plunged the world to chaos to allow her conquest of earth would now begin. Raising undead creatures with her powers she began to terrorize humanity with pieces of her becoming parasites and turning anyone infected into her undead thralls to use as horrific armies. Her powers unmatched but her invasion had unknowingly awoken competition for her domain. As Old gods known as the draconian came back to a world far more like the old days. The draconians were Jurassic Beasts of untold power that had once lead humanity and was worshipped yet often found themselves buried by time. Now they caused chaos with their sheer power returning to this new regressed world. They are forces of nature each one having lead large chunks of humanity in the past. Though all were flawed in some way they were at least natural. The necroids however were beyond horrorfying to humanity. Undead, parasitic and constantly hungry to a ravenous degree. If the Necroids won this war humanity would suffer far worse then what even the most tyrannical Draconian would do.

Humans now primitive and yearning to return to the old ways now worship these supreme Draconians across Urth. Seeking new masters that would grant them a chance at survival against the undead hordes of alien parasites. Even as these gods bathe the earth in a war built on nothing but Primal Rage.

Survival. Its what everything on the world wants. To live a long life without constant suffering. And there was one being that was prayed to by many ancient humans. Talon. Goddess of survival and harvest. While she wasn't as big and mighty as other draconians being a anthro raptor closer to human height. Her knowledge was key into helping many humans build active crop rotation and farming. Granting them much food during the summer months. During winter she often taught them the ways to hunt larger prey to allow them to feed their families. She was given many names by humans like Gayandi, Ganaskidi, And the Thunder Bird. All of which would show shards of her history. Told by decedents of humans she truly helped during the ancient times. Seeing her powers of the wind to be miracles as she brought rain to help their crops. Talon while being a Draconian held a deep respect for those trying their best to live long and full lives even during the darkest of their times. To struggle when life tries to spite you. A tall orange and striped raptor she has seen her fair share of suffering on the fact that she wasn't the biggest Draconian. In fact many times her kind. The raptors were seen as easy prey for the other Draconians. This led to many of her homes being burned. Both her raptors and humans killed in pointless wars due to those who wanted to steal and to take deciding that she and her tribe was easy targets. And while many would find this world hopeless. Talon chose instead to fight it. Her teachings on hunting crossed over into teaching about guerilla warfare. Of being able to ambush those who were not expecting you and to strike a tornado from the dark. Using your enemy's confidence against them. Refugees from many other destroyed tribes flocked to her own as she taught them how to defend their home. And she asked for nothing, but for them only to try to live. This lead to her becoming one of the most prolific draconians when it came to gaining followers.

She has toppled many Draconian tyrants before. And often provided a safe haven for her human followers. Though her loyalties were always with her fellow raptors. To her humans were respectable. They often struggled against spiteful fate. They were still different and many were also following enemy Draconians that destroyed her previous homes. So when many of the remaining righteous Draconians that had survived the dark times declared that humanity was to be left alone. Talon accepted the deal without a second thought. Taking her raptor clan and settling on a remote island as she just become a mother and would of rather lived her life in peace without fear of having her new life ruined. Leaving her ancient human tribe to lead themselves despite the humans still wanting their guardian close by. She did this not out of hatred. But rather knowing that humans can change on a whim. What if one day they decided they didn't need the raptors or Talon. What if they grew to fear Talon's powers however small they may be and decided that maybe they should destroy her before she turned on them. It was for her and her clan's safety that she had put the distance between the Draconian era and the new rising force that was humanity.

Her island was remote and no humans had mapped it. Hidden away from any radar due to her powers warping all forms of technology. This stopped human empires from finding her. But it did not stop humans from over the years from finding her island by chance. Some humans were brought in to live amongst the raptors. Other, far more violent ones were quickly put down by Talon or the other raptors in self-defense.

Despite some surprises. Peace reigned here for centuries as Talon had found the peace that she was looking for. That changed when the cataclysm came. Earth quakes terrorized the island shaking it ten fold as the continents shifted. Causing the island to be connected to the mainland. She had lost her paradise in a single stroke. Thankfully humanity had lost all its weapons when she scouted out the mainland. However large undead creatures began to terrorize both the mainland and the island. Leading to the unfortunate deaths of some of her sons and daughters that encountered the beasts and even her lover Claw, a male raptor she had settled down with. Talon despite trying to live peace now is fully ready to bury these star spawn creatures. They came to invade and they will die failures on Talon's land. Talon took as many humans as she could back under her protection. Forming a tribe like she did in the ancient days. Now after many centuries of waiting and preparing. She finds herself strong enough to start leading campaigns to take back Urth.

Talon's tribe is a group of hardy survivalist. They know how to hunt, they know how to farm. They know how to live when times get rough. And time has always been rough for them. They follow their Goddess's will. Being quite docile when it comes to diplomacy. They do not take or steal or raid however they are all viscous guerilla fighters when it comes to defending their new home. Pair this with the fact that many raptors lead them, and you have a dangerous mix of human will and hunter's ambition to strike like the wind. They have ambushed far more violent tribes that attempted to invade them and has brought them to heel or subjugated them under a far more just god like Talon.

Her goal for the world is simple. She is going to drive every Tyrant both undead or living into the ground where they belong. While she never wanted to rule the world. If she needs to bring about a time of peace by taking the fight to the wicked. Then she will do so. While she tried her best to distance herself from humanity, and still prefers other raptors as company. She is still willing to defend them at all cost, for everything has a right to live and she will have a mass of parasites strip the world of life. This has given her a large amount of followers of humans that are willing to fight with her against this menace.

The alien creature Necrosan has earned her ire. The Alien queen having killed some of her family members and her first beloved. She despises everything about it and will see it destroyed before this crisis is over. It sends its own offspring off to die for it which is a horrid excuse of a mother, seeing its progeny as expendable. It has ravaged entire worlds leaving nothing but barren world before it arrived on Urth making it a violent murderer. And it finds amusement at the suffering of others wanting to live above all making it a tyrant. Talon will teach it to fear a mother's wrath before it lives another century.

Talon's fighting style is a mix of keeping distance and striking when your opponent has their guard down. To attack fast and to attack hard while keeping out of reach to not be grabbed. She can become a living tornado of claws and teeth ripping and tearing leaving brutal wounds for her opponent to feel. Enemy humans are left in red ribbons in her wake. And larger Draconians despite their strength find it hard keeping up with her. She fully believes in the bigger they are, the harder they fall and will try to get the upper hand by knocking her opponent on their back. As it gives her the opportunity to pounce and lay into them with her claws and teeth. She will often climb onto her opponent usually in a way to not be grabbed like the back, or the flank and will aim for the softer parts of their body with her claws. All of her limbs have razor sharp weapons meaning that while she is climbing she will be doing damage. Her only weakness is her size, meaning if she is grabbed she may be in trouble. Though they have to grab her first. She is very cocky always taunting with some snark to get her opponents to get mad and slip up.

Her domain is a large rainforest like island known as the strip or Manawha in her tribe's language. It is a very fertile land. With waterfalls long green valleys and a light fog that covers the landscape. Partly due to Talon's blessings to try to hide it even if it failed later after the cataclysm. Being in the middle of the new continent.

Talon's personality shows someone that has had to struggle to survival and mastered it. She is determined to live free or die trying. She is very cocky though this not in vain but rather a real sense of being a veteran when it comes to fighting larger opponents. She is wise in all forms of survival. From farming, to hunting, and medicine though it is a far cry from the old human way this still makes her a Goddess worthy to respect by many humans. She is not blood thirsty. When she beats a tribe she is not cruel to them. Though whatever violent ways they lived will be forced to be given up. There is no raiding or pillaging under Talon. All defeated tribes now follow her, due to her not controlling them with fear. Her voice is reptilian and a bit raspy yet still able to be heard. She has a Australian/New Zealander like accent and dialect. like all Draconians, she is not chaste. She can find lovers whether it be from loyal humans to other Draconians. Though comically she does suffer from empty nest syndrome a lot and is always out to expand her family. She is affectionate to her lovers, cuddling and giving soft flea nibbling on them when she wants to show affection. Letting out raptor like coos. She is now very protective of them however. Having lost her first love Claw to the undead. She vows not go through that again.

Talon's appearance is that of a Anthro velociraptor. Covered in red orange scales. With black circular stripes going across her body. Her underbelly leading up to her chin are white scales, her nose and face having a more black scale pattern. With a more yellow scales tracing down her sides almost like camo. Her arms and legs have viscous claws. Her eyes a ruby blood red, and her head is marked with a feathery white fluffy mohawk that acts like her hair. With her feet having a large, big claw on each foot that taps the ground when she is anxious or thinking about something. She has gold and blue jade bracelets on her wrists and ankles of her legs. And one golden necklace with a blue jade disk, given to her by Claw for their marriage to remember him by.