Leif & Corinth

Leif the Carver is the name he's given himself. He's never told others what his last name was. (Because it reminds him of his parents)

Leif was born in Berk during March. His parents were both fishermen. Both of them raised him to the age of 5, but when a storm caught his parents in the middle of a fishing trip, they supposedly drowned, seeing as there were no bodies after finding a wrecked fishing boat. Leif was left with only his aunt.

Being raised by a single parent made it easier for Leif to adapt to new situations because he had to adapt to a major change before. His aunt, who was a very strict woman, demanded he take dragon training; telling him that it was the best thing he could ever do.

However, he hated dragon training. He constantly told his aunt that he would never bond with a dragon because the other vikings his age would be chosen first, and that the dragons would never notice him.

Most days were boring and repetitive to him. He went to dragon training, walked home, and then carved miniature wooden figurines. The other vikings always tried to get him to join in their games or activities, but he always declined.

It was only on the day he met the Iridescent Ironbeak, Corinth, (Or Sky, as Leif calls him) that he finally became more open to others. It was even Leif's 16th birthday, and he sat outside the group of friends. The dragon got curious at the fact he had separated himself from the others and walked closer. At first Leif feared the dragon would attack, but when he realized it meant no harm, he reverted back to his relaxed position.

Of course, he and the dragon had bonded through the night, and when Leif began to leave, Corinth followed him. When Leif returned to his house, Corinth curled into a ball outside his door when the boy went inside. Seeing this, Leif lied down next to him. Leif's aunt immediately took him out of dragon training after seeing the dragon and the boy sleeping next to one another.

Since meeting Corinth, Leif's life changed. He still carved wood, but he used Corinth's ability to cut down trees to expand his work. He began to carve bigger, more detailed work. This expanded to creating carvings in the sides of houses, and on wooden furniture.

Leif eventually left Berk to spread the word of his woodcarvings. (Because he'd already given a carving for everyone in Berk)

He knew the basics of how to live in the wild. He knew how to set traps, make shelter, and collect drinkable water. Other than that, he didn't know how to fish, or how to use too many weapons. If he's forced to, he'd return to Berk and refresh his small supply bag.

Male, Straight

He sees himself as a woodcarver, though most other vikings laugh at him for doing such a thing.

He remains a resident of Berk, although he leaves to search for deserters or outsiders to make woodcarvings for short amounts of time Sometimes he returns to Berk, whom welcome him back with open arms.

Even though he was born with the name Corinth, Leif has nickname him Sky.

Age: 200 years old - (Young Adult)

Corinth was born in the middle of winter, which is rare for his kind, but not unheard of. His mother, Aurora, had told him it would make him stronger; more resistant to the cold when he was older. He never believed it of course. He always thought she was a little crazy. Especially when she went off on rants about how humans killed everything on sight, and nothing could stop them.

She wasn't abusive, but it was only a step away from being so. Aurora was never a good mother figure either. She barely fed Corinth when he was old enough to get his own food. So he had to learn quickly that it was kill or be killed. Unless he had to though, he'd prefer to eat berries, nuts, or bugs he finds in the ground.

He and his mother never fully bonded at a young age, so he only looked up to her as a source of knowledge; already knowing that all the things she knew may be wrong. However, before Corinth left her to live alone, she taught him a single, defensive technique. When he would get cornered, to blind the enemy with a dust cloud, and then stun them with a short blast of fire. Corinth never looked back when he left. He only looked ahead to what could happen; hoping the future included someone he could care for, and vice versa.

He met his rider, Leif, only a few short years after. (Corinth is 198 years old)

Leif was sitting separately from a group having a campfire. While they conversed amongst themselves, he was carving a small wooden dragon; a Deadly Nadder to be exact. Corinth may not be a curious dragon, but he clearly saw the sadness on the boy's face. He came out of the shadows, hoping to cheer him up from whatever made him depressed. The moment Leif looked up and saw him, he let out a small yelp of surprise. Since he was too far from the rest of the group, no one else heard him.

Corinth was crouched lowly to the ground, trying to show he wasn't going to hurt him. Leif had dropped his knife after being surprised, so now he was searching for it without breaking eye contact. Corinth let out a small whine when his fingers wrapped around the dagger. Leif, being curious, put the dagger back on the ground, making the Ironbeak curl into a ball not more than 3 feet from him.

Leif's' breathing became more steady the longer Corinth sat there in a relaxed position. It wasn't until the stars had come out that Leif reached a hand out to touch him. The dragon was hesitant, yes, but eventually allowed Lucas to rub his chin.

After the contact, Leif began to open up to the dragon; telling him about his life; what he liked; what he wanted to be like…

And the dragon sat there no matter how much he talked. Sometimes Corinth would even whine sadly when Leif told him about something that's hurt him. The boy absolutely relished the fact that the dragon was listening to him, especially since no one else ever listens. And in between, Leif kept calling Corinth 'Sky'. The dragon quickly caught on to the new nickname, and responded each time it was used.

Though it was a fast meeting, the two were bonded, and there was nothing that was going to separate them.

About a year after that, Corinth bumped into another viking's Monstrous Nightmare. The other dragon went into a blind rage after its viking died of sickness. Corinth tried to soothe the Nightmare, but it was no use. The dragon lit itself on fire, and charged. Corinth had tried the maneuver that his mother taught him, but all it did was make the Nightmare to get angrier. Before the fight was even half a minute long, Corinth was lying on his side, trying to figure out badly he was damaged.

Leif, who was working on another carving, heard the fight from nearby, and ran to the source of the noise, only to find Corinth surrounded by vikings, and the Nightmare being restrained. The boy pleaded the vikings to help him bring Corinth inside to the healer.

When the healer arrived, the dragon's had lost consciousness. After wrapping the wounds the best they could, the healers allowed Leif into the infirmary. He sat by his dragon's side the whole night, and the day after; waiting for any sign that 'Sky' was okay. Anyone who had seen him, could tell he cared for his dragon, the same way his dragon cared about him.

The dragon recovered quickly, and was back on his feet in less than a week. THe only thing that had shown the attack, was his bottom jaw, which was dislocated slightly, and faint scars on his neck. After the whole incident, Corinth refused to let anyone besides Leif touch him. He didn't even let Leif out of his sight; afraid his rider might get attacked as he was.

Since then, Corinth has been by Leif's side, no matter what. Even if it may include sacrificing himself to save him one day...

Male, straight

Iridescent Ironbeak.
Tamed by Leif