Drakari of the Aquarion Dragons
“The sea is not calm. It only pretends to be.”
The Abyssari descend from the Aquarion dragons—primordial beasts of the trench, masters of pressure, silence, and dread. Where others find serenity in water, the Abyssari are its vengeance. They are the unknowable presence just beneath your feet, the flicker in the dark tide, the terror in the deep. Cold. Patient. Fatal.
Lineage Traits
Name: Abyssari
Also Known As: Deepbloods, Trenchborn, Undertide
- Ancestry Source: Descended from Aquarion dragons—ancient water wyrms known for their strength, cruelty, and psychic stillness
- Form Traits: Sinuous musculature, glassy or abyss-black eyes, bioluminescent tattoos or marks that pulse with emotion; aura of quiet threat, like being watched by something ancient
- Shifting Ability: Massive sea serpent forms with armored frilled fins, rows of rending teeth, and bioluminescent lure-strips. Flightless, but some can lunge from water to terrifying effect.
Elemental Affinity
- Primary Element: Water (pressure, cold, sonic force, drowning)
- Secondary Traits: Stealth, instinct, telepathic intrusion
- Magical Quirks: Abyssari can emit sonar pulses to disrupt thoughts, navigate darkness, or burst eardrums
Temperament & Culture
- Apex-predator confidence masked in stillness
- Highly territorial and secretive; they do not forgive trespass
- Rarely live in groups; dens are carved into underwater canyons, sunken temples, or ship graveyards
- View most surface-dwellers as prey or useful tools
Abyssari live among mortals only to hunt, manipulate, or watch. Even when disguised in humanoid form, they exude subtle menace.
Dual-Mind Instinct
Drakari are creatures of conflict. Every Abyssari carries two minds:
- The Dragon — cold, ancient, dominant, godlike, angry to be bound
- The Mortal — adaptive, cunning, emotional, and flawed
This split creates a constant tension: the dragon resents its cage; the mortal fights to remain in control. When the balance tips, an Abyssari may become unstable—or worse, utterly predatory.
Bonding Tendencies
- Matebonds: Rare but intense. Abyssari mates share not only physical closeness but deep, primal instincts—hunger, dominance, and possession. Only one matebond is ever formed in a lifetime.
- Oathbound:
A sacred bond, sealed in blood and silence. The Abyssari seeks someone with potential—but the bond cannot be sealed until the mortal survives their first descent into the dark.- If the chosen one is of the sea, they may already endure it.
- If not, the Abyssari prepares them over time—granting gradual resistance to pressure, breath, and dark through repeated exposure and growing connection.
- Once the bond is fully formed, the Oathbound gains:
- The ability to breathe underwater
- Resistance to deep pressure
- Heightened senses in darkness
- Bond-tethered stealth or “veiling” magic while submerged
- Telepathic communication is only possible when the Abyssari is in dragon form.
- If the Oathbound dies, the Abyssari suffers a psychic rift—catastrophic and often irreversible. Though a second bond can be formed later, they are never the same.
“You don’t survive the deep because you’re strong. You survive because it accepts you—and because we make you ready.”
- Chosen: Almost never taken. Every Chosen draws power away from the Abyssari’s soul. Most refuse to form these bonds entirely.
Unique Traits
- Breath weapon: Supercooled mist, steam jets, or a high-frequency screech that ruptures nerves
- Can blend into dark water, nearly invisible when motionless
- Have double rows of sharp teeth even in humanoid form (usually hidden)
- Can slow their heartbeat, feign death, or mask presence completely
- Perfect memory of emotional and sensory experiences
Cultural Notes
- They do not dream—they remember what the sea dreams for them
- Some keep “Tideglass”: obsidian-like shards that reflect true emotional states
- Abyssari children are raised alone, tested by isolation, and blood-marked by surviving their first deep dive
“We are not lost in the deep. We are the reason others drown in it.”