Tzuullumas - Monster Academy

Name: Tzuullumas

Glamor Name: Tsu

Age: 268, Mentality of about 12

Gender: Non-specific

Height/Weight Ratio:
Monster: 8'3 [on toes] / approx. 400lb
Wingspan: 18', tip to tip, shoulder width included

Human: 5'7 / 167lb

Monster type/species: Tzuullumas; Guardian and Bearer of Fortune.

Glamor item: Metal bottle cap on a shoelace

Natural weapons: Tail, Hind legs, Wings, Head and Magic

Trained weapons: None

Grade: Freshman

Current Classes: None

Passed Classes: None

Current Points: Zero

Favorite class: Human Studies

Worst class: History

Weakness:
Fragile bone structure – Tsu's bones are hallow and light weight, allowing it's bulky body to achieve high speeds and altitudes in flight. This also makes them a little more brittle and easy to break.

Climate – Tzuullumas are generally cold climate creatures. Venturing into warmer climates is not necessarily dangerous, but is definitely affective to their overall health.

Fire – It's feathers are quite flammable, though will smolder more than they will burn. Non the less, damage to flight-purpose feathers (ie: tail or wing feathers) can ground a Tzuullumas.

Major Skills:
Good/Bad Fortune – Dependent on how people treat it and how it reacts to these people, Tsu can bestow good or bad fortune upon a person. This sometimes works hand in hand with Tsu's empathy. Even just by how a person may be feeling in general, or how they may feel towards Tsu itself, Tsu may bless them or make them rue the day they crossed it's path.

Manipulation of the Elements: Air – Air and water are Tsu's favored elements; Air is manipulated to the extent of a cool breeze, a strong gust to aide flight, or a drop in temperature in it's immediate area to the effect of causing snow, frost, or just a bit of chill. The radius of these effects are often localized on small and personalized areas of a few square meters for it's own survival in warmer climates or in flight while traveling, though for long stays in a single place can be extended to a maximum of 100 square meters; the general size of about half of a small urban city block.

Empathy – Tzuullumas are able to sense the emotions of their peers, but only those in immediate vicinity. The farthest away it's empathy reaches is an approximate 50 feet, but even then it's fuzzy and more difficult to get a clear read on.
While Tzuullumas are often drawn to crowds by their mix of emotions by pure curiosity, negative readings will more often than not drive it away.

Minor Skills:
Infrared sight – Generally enough, Tsu can see heat patterns and traces. This makes sneaking up on It or hiding from It difficult.

Flight – Despite it's size, Tsu is considerably light weight with a bird like skeleton and wings build for speeds up to 400mph

Manipulation of the Elements: Water – Air and water are Tsu's favored elements; Water can be manipulated to the extent of a mist to mock rain, create dew, and often times snow and frost. The radius of these effects are often localized on small and personalized areas of a few square meters for it's own survival in warmer climates while traveling, though for long stays in a single place can be extended to a maximum of 100 square meters; the general size of about half of a small urban city block.

Personality: Despite Tsu's age, it's mentality is as innocent as that of a naïve little child, endlessly curious and often breaking the boundaries of personal space and personal safety to sate it's intrigue. It absolutely loves children, whom share it's playful, carefree, and affectionate nature; frequently risking discovery by openly venturing into human communities to play with them. In this sense, it is often theorized that Tsu, in and of itself, is a child.
Easily distracted but easily entertained, especially by anything eye catching, Tsu is known to simply walk away from anything that doesn't hold it's attention. It likes trinkets and is prone to horde everything from bottle caps, colorful strings, rocks, robins egg shells, feathers, coins, patterned papers, etc. Anything colorful, shiny, or textured. It is also prone to digging through trash for trinkets, granted something on top has caught it's attention first.
As much as Tsu would have to say and ask about anything and everything, Tsu does not speak. It is not certain if it's Mute-nature is a speech impediment or simply a preference. None the less, Tsu seems to get by well enough on body language alone. Close observation will hint that Tsu possibly uses ears twitches to communicate; along side whines, growls, and bird like whistles and chirps. Due to being mute and knowing little communicative skills, Tsu is prone to miming gestures and sounds[words], whether It knows the meanings or purposes behind them.
Speaking of a lack of understanding-- Tsu does not easily understand some things, Clothing included. It is more likely to streak unintentionally than wear them, let alone wear them properly.

Character's Background:
Tzuullumas are little known creatures who appear vaguely throughout history as a kind of mystic guardian to Kings and Kin, often mistaken or confused as angels, dragons and griffons, mostly. They are very few in number, possibly due to the fact that they are generally born genderless and mature very slowly. Thus rarely reproduce. Their primary residence was in that of Europe, but is not excluded from the rest of the world, as they are prone to traveling. Tsu was born an resided mainly in Bavaria until eventually leaving on the whims of adventure.
True to their creature basis, they do not communicate by anything but animal noises, primarily whistles and chirps, though can 'parrot' and mimic gestures and sounds. They are naturally curious things and are prone to endless roaming and snooping, and tend to deem themselves personal guardians of persons or creatures that intrigue them or need guardianship. This is usually only for short times though, as they will eventually move on when that person is either no longer interesting to them or no longer needs the Tzuullumas, though when a Tzuullumas has chosen a person or persons to protect or befriend, it is a truly loyal friendship that will last a lifetime.
Tsu has lived for many decades and has known many companions, creature and human alike. Most humans are children companions though, as the more mature kind cannot seem to comprehend Tsu's existence. Despite the dangers of fraternizing with humankind on occasion, Tsu still enjoys watching them from near and far. It is this same dangerous flirtation of fascination with humankind that eventually brought Tsu to the academy.

Likes:
Children, Shiney/Colorful/Unique trinkets, Playing, Flying, Cold weather

Dislikes:
Meat, Negativity, Summer, Clothes

Trivia:
When Tzuullumas are sick or depressed, they moult heavily.
They are prone to making grounds nests with trinkets they've collected
Tsu does not know it's exact birth date or it's age.
Tzuullumas are Herbivores


On your ID card:

Name: Tsu
Age: 268
Species: Tzuullumas
Class: Human Studies
Glamor: Bottlecap