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Story

Lexni awoke to the smell of burning wood. Hearing a scream from the next room, his parents room, he jumped out of bed and ran to his bedroom door. Opening it, he coughed as acrid smoke enveloped him. He raised his scaled arm to his face to block most of the smoke, and ran to his parents bedroom.
Flames filled the doorway, and he continued to hear his parents screams. "Mother, father!" He yelled, coughing as more smoke entered his lungs. a piece of the roof fell to the side of him, and he jumped back in alarm. A strong dark-scaled hand grasped his shoulder and he turned around to see his uncle, Cadvane.
."It is too late for them Lexni, come, we must get out of here quickly, or we will join them in death." Lexni knew he was right, but didn't want to leave his parents. Another chunk of the ceiling fell, this time grazing his tail. At this, he jumped foreword and began to follow his uncle out of the blazing inferno that had been his home since he was an egg.
As they came near to the front door, Lexni stopped for a moment as he heard a groaning, and knew the whole roof would soon cave in. "Come on Lexni, we haven't much time!" His uncle yelled, startling him out of his reverie. He looked at his uncle as he gave a huge gasp, staring up at a place above Lexni's head. Looking up, Lexni saw one of the boards used to hold up the roof was falling right toward him. He felt it hit him in the face, then remembered only darkness.
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Lexni groaned as he awoke. He slowly opened his eyes, and felt excruciating pain around his right eye. He tried to sit up, but felt a paw holding him down. "Relax Lexni, your not yet fully healed." He turned his head to see his uncle sitting beside him. His wrinkled tunic and Scales still covered in ash from the fire.
."My... brother.. Sister?" He croaked and knew by the look on his uncle's face that they had also perished in the fire. He felt tears begin to fall, and was startled. No tears fell from his right eye. "Uncle... what happened?
."Lexni... I am so sorry. It's all my fault, and you deserve to know..." He picked up a small mirror from the bedside table and handed it to Lexni. Lexni held it up to his face, and groaned in horror. From his forehead to his upper lip on the right side of his face was badly burned. He held up one of his clawed hands to it, and when he touched it he found the wounds had healed, but his face would always look like this.
Where his scales had been a deep purple, they was now grey, and the tear duct for his right eye had been burned away. "How will I ever live like this!" The now tormented Darigan Draik moaned. "Who would ever want to be friends with a monster?" He threw the mirror across the room, and it shattered against the wall.
His uncle, seeing how his nephew had taken to his change, quickly poured a drink from the jug beside him. "Lexni, calm down. Here, take some of this, it will help you sleep." Reluctantly Lexni took it, and before he knew it he was once again lost in the oblivion of sleep.
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The next time Lexni woke he awoke to find that the pain was mostly gone. He sat up, and found he was alone in the room. He stood, and was barely able to keep standing. His legs felt like jelly. He walked over slowly to the bedside table, and was surprised to find a large mirror there. He growled in anger at the draik that stared back at him. Nothing had changed, his face was still mutilated. Tears fell from his left eye as he couldn't stop gazing at what he had become.
."I need to get out of here, go somewhere that I can... be alone." He grabbed a chair that was beside him and went over to the darkened window. He threw off the curtains, and blinked as the bright light of the moon stared back at him. Bringing the chair back behind him, he threw it at the window and covered his face as the glass broke. He jumped threw the opening in the glass, and began to run down the road.
He came to a mask shop, and saw a half face mask in the window. He hurried in and put his hand in his pocket, to find he hadn't brought any neopoints. He silently turned around, to find his uncle right behind him.
."Would you like me to buy it for you Lexni?" Lexni opened his mouth to say something, but found he was speechless, so instead he just nodded. His uncle picked up the mask off of its display and carried it to the counter. Quickly paying for it, he handed it to Lexni. "If you feel you must hide yourself, then you might as well have this. Just promise me Lexni, that you will never forget who you are.".
."I promise uncle Cadvane, though I can't promise I will stick around. I am not comfortable with how I look, yet maybe that will change someday." He placed the mask on his face, to find it fit him almost perfectly, just enough room for him to grow into it. "I must go uncle, I must go, and find out who I really am. I hope we meet again..'
."Wait Lexni." Turning back around, Lexni paused. "This is for you too." His uncle held out a long black cloak, and Lexni took it eagerly, for the night held a slight chill. Then nodding to his uncle, he put on the cloak and continued to walk out of town.
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A few months later he came to the land called Merindel. Looking up at the castle, he knew he had found a place he could very well call home. It was late at night and the moon was full, and yet he still had to stop and hide in the shadows, as it seemed this was probably a town that never slept. He was walking past a large glade when he heard a yelling coming from in front of him. He ran ahead to see what had happened, and groaned as some small furry creature and a large wedge of some type of cheese barreled into him.
He growled at the small creature, and his eyes glowed in anger, as it huddled in fear at his feet, the cheese held in front of it, between the two of them. "What do you think your doing hitting me with cheese?" He snarled, and grabbing the cheese with his claws, and threw it behind him. His temper softened slightly when he saw it was crying.
."Please sir, I am sorry. I didn't mean to... please don't hurt me!" A slight wind blew his hood from his head onto his shoulders, and the little creature's eyes lit up in fear when it saw his mask. "What happened to you?" It whispered.
."Nothing I will tell a child, it would give you nightmares." He whispered quietly. "Very well, little whatever you are. Go ahead and go... do what you usually do."
."I am a baby xweetok sir, my name is Senseub." Lexni sighed, and looked down at the young Xweetok.
."Senseub, shouldn't you be with your family? Or does everyone around here allow young ones like yourself to wander around and throw cheese at unsuspecting strangers?" Senseub laughed quietly.
."Your funny, what is your name?" Lexni started, he hadn't been asked that question in a long time.
."Why should I tell you, names are personal things, not meant to be told to just everyone."
There was a yell from behind Lexni, and he turned to see a creature much like the young Senseub, only it looked to be made of snow. It glared at him and going past him picked up the young Senseub in its paws. "So this is your family is it?" Lexni said quietly.
The other xweetok growled at him. "You stay away from my brother you demon!" He was slightly crushed by her words, as he could now tell that it was a she. Though not as much as when his face had been damaged.
."I wasn't even going to bother him, he was perfectly safe. Right young Senseub?" Senseub nodded vigorously. "See, we were just having a pleasant conversation. "
."I don't believe you. Darigan draiks like yourself always have a plan up their sleeves to hurt others. What are you doing here in our peaceful town anyway?".
."Just looking for a home, where there are creatures who don't care how I look. For a place to call my own." Just then another creature ran up behind them, and this one was far stranger than the others. It was of a strange bluish grey hue, and there was a glow about him. He also had eyes as red as Lexni's.
."What's the problem here?" He asked the female xweetok, and she frowned over at me. Yet before she could say anything Senseub spoke up.
."Xwetina was being mean to my new friend here. I accidently hit him with my cheese, and he was angry, but then he was all right. I like him Nephi, let's invite him home!" I stared at the little one in shock.
."You... like me, and want me to come home with you?" He nodded energetically. Lexni's left eye filled with tears of happiness. "No one has said they liked me since.....'.
Nephi nodded, "I can understand how people might be frightened of you. Senseub is right. If you want to, your welcome to join our family." Xwetina glared at Nephi.
."How could you invite a Darigan Draik into our home, after what they did to our sister!" Lexni stared at her curiously.
."What happened to her?" She glared at him again, and snarled.
."They kidnaped her, and we haven't seen her since! I will never be able to sleep knowing a Darigan draik is in the room next to mine!" Lexni glared back at her.
."I wasn't one of the ones who did such a thing! My family has always been kind to the many other species living in this world. Well, they had till they died." He swallowed and turned around. "So very well. I know when I'm not wanted!
."Wait don't go!" Senseub cried, and when he turned back to him Lexni saw he had tears in his eyes. Looking back at Xwetina, he saw that she had tears in her eyes as well.
."Your family was killed?" She whispered. He nodded slowly. "Is that how you came about your need for a mask?"
."What do you know about what happened?" He asked her, walking back up to her. "Do you know who murdered my family, and almost me?" She nodded quietly. "Who then?".
."It was my sisters best friend, a Bori by the name of Pixy. He found a home that housed many Darigan Draiks, and thinking they might have been some of the ones who kidnaped her, he... torched their house. He thought he had killed all of you, and... we haven't seen him since, as he went on a quest to find my sister." Pain filled his chest as he finally found out the reason for his families death.
."Xwetina, thank you for telling me." He sat down on the ground, and stared at a tiny flower that was poking out of the grass.
Xwetina came over to Lexni and sat down next to him, and placed a paw around his shoulder. "I am so sorry. If I could I would bring your family back to life, truly." She smiled at him, " would you still like to join our family? If so, I will now welcome you.
Smiling, Lexni nodded. "Yes, I do still want to become a part of your family."
."Well, will you tell us your name then?" Senseub asked. Lexni nodded, and slowly smiled.
."I am Lexni." With that, they all stood and walked towards Lexni's new home in the moonlight.

Stats
Name: Lexni
Nickname: Lex
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Eyes: Red
Hair: Silver
Description: A tall Darigan Draik, who wears a white mask across the right side of his face because of a tragedy. A long black cloak covers his entire form, and a small scar adorns his tail.

Likes

The Truth
Friends who don't care how you look, but love you for what is inside
The full moon

Dislikes

Fire
Feeling like a monster because of my face
People who think you are a murderer because of how you look

Family

Senseub- My first true friend since my injury. He might be young, but he has a heart and mind of someone twice his age. He knows that what truly matters, is what is in the heart. Not very many people are like this, which makes him very special to me. He's not only special because he is my brother, but because he is my best friend. He may seem very sweet, and he truly is, just stay away from his xweetok collection and you'll be fine. Oh and did I mention, he loves cheese.

Eugenides- He's my youngest brother. Right now he visits the lab every day, trying to become the stronger than me. Which he is in some ways. One day, he shall join me as a draik, he might be planning on being royal, but that doesn't mean he's going to rule over me! I'm the big brother here!

Dualita- My wonderful sister, you are so graceful! No other lupe is quite like you. You have had such an amazing past, I've been told, and can hardly wait to hear it someday.

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Distant relatives and friends

Vautia- I never did meet Vautia, for she was kidnaped far before I met my family. I have been told she was a great artist, that none could surpass what she drew. Her best friend Pixy now searches for her. I hope with all my heart that she will eventually be found. Maybe then, Xwetina and I will get along better, as Vautia is part of the reason we don't. Since a group of Darigan Draiks are the ones who kidnaped her, Xwetina doesn't really like my kind.

Lupicid- This young xweetok, a beloved member of our family, we haven't seen in a long time either. We believe he went with Pixy to find Vautia, yet we don't know if this is truly what happened. I have been told that he longed to meet a loyal Darigan Draik one day, so as I await his return, I am working hard to be able to show him that I would never truly hurt another. There has been enough hurt and death in my life, why would I want to cause more?

Princess- She is such a kind loving soul, I have been told. Yet I have never met her. She was best friends with Nephi, then, the young yellow gelert just vanished. No one knows what happened to her. For all my family and I know, she could be dead, or she may be living a better life somewhere else. Even though I never met her, I wish her well, and hope she will return from wherever she has gone. Nephi really misses her some days, and it saddens me to see him sad.

Nephi- He is such a kind fellow. I don't know what I would do without him. Without him, I might never have found the perfect family for me. Sure, he changes species and color every once in a while, but I still love him. His story is long, yet he has lived a much happier life than I have. For one, he has never lost his family. Yet he is the glue in this family of ours. We may fight once in a while, yet with Nephi close, we never have any serious disputes.

Xwetina- Ah my headstrong sister. She may seem cross and easily irritated at first, but after you get to know her you learn she is only like this because she wants to protect her family and friends. She also loves to help the less fortunate, you might not think that with how she is, but she does. A few times a week she goes and helps in the soup kitchen. She is also planning on starting a soup kitchen in every part of the world! That way, no matter where a person is, there can always be a nice hot bowl of soup waiting for them.

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Enemies

Pixy- I will never forgive that Bori for what he did to my family. In one day, he killed off my entire family, except for my uncle and I. He thought that my family might have been the one to kidnap Vautia, so when he found us, he torched our house! If I ever see that bori, I will avenge my family! I don't care if he is my missing sister's best friend, he will pay dearly for what he has done to me and my family! No one hurts my family like that and gets away with it. Not while I am still alive!

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Petpet

Axiom is my wonderful darigan faellie. She can be a burden at times (she loves to annoy Xwetina's and Senseub's spardels, Buesnes and Xwetino.) She has been with me ever since I was born. Though she tends to wander off on her own every once in a while.

F & Q's
Q: May I have *insert pet name here*?
A: Unless it says on his or her lookup or petpage that he/she is for adoption, the answer is no! Senseub, Lexni, Nephi, and Xwetina, for some, will never be for adoption.

Q: Can my pet be *insert pets name here* mate?
A: No, as the rules TNT has set say no mates, I follow. No mates!

Q: Can I have *insert item/ amount of nps/ etc. here*?
A: Unless it is in my shop, auctions, or trading post, the answer is no! I am collection Xweetok items, and none of them will ever be for sale unless I have duplicates.

Q: Can I do fanart of your pets?
A: Absolutely! I love it when people draw pictures of my pets. That would be most welcome.

Q:Can I copy your story/ draik design for my own draik?
A: Of course not! Do you think I go around stealing others ideas?

Q: Can my pet roleplay with *insert pet here*?
A: The only one of my pets that roleplay is Lexni. Nephi is too busy reading and training, Senseub is busy collecting his xweetok items, Xwetina is too busy helping out at the soup kitchen.

Q: Where do you get your ideas?
A: I mostly get my ideas in dreams, though sometimes I will just be staring at a blank computer screen and will get this strange feeling in my gut, which tells me to open up a word document because a great story is on its way!

Q: Can I be your Neofriend?
A: Yes if: a) your in my guild. b)if we have talked before and I/you helped you/me with something. c) you don't use a lot of chatspeak. Lol, brb, g2g... those kind are fine. Yet if you do like the following example: 'ZoNG yOUR DRAik is aesum!!111 caN i! H@^e !t?P' then no.

Q: Your Draik is awesome, can I battle it in the battledome?
A: For one thing Lexni is not an it, he is a HE. Also he doesn't battle, only Nephi does. So if you want to battle one of my pets, I will only accept challenges to Nephi.

Q:Someone stole your idea for Lexni! What should I do?
A: Make sure I know who it is, I don't want to get anyone frozen if I don't have to, but if we can't talk it out and have them remove my ideas, then tell TNT.

Q: Do you Lend any avatar items?
A: Not really, as I don't really have any as I sell right after I get the avatar. The only ones I have kept are Firepaw and Kasuki Lu. If you want to borrow either of those, then I will lend them.

Q: Can I give you *insert item/ amount of nps here* or *insert avatar item here*?
A: Of course, anything is always welcome:) to see which avatars I have go to avatar.starried.net and look up this name. I update every time I get a new avatar.

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Customs

Draik quilt

Listen to the rivers song, for it is our past, our future.

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