An idea popped into my head this morning, and like many other ideas I get, I wanted to see if anyone else thought it was good.
Basically I want to roleplay as a blind dragon, with acute hearing abilities. The idea was partially inspired by watching reruns of Avatar, the Last Airbender, but I think I could make this character unique.
A few things I'm not sure would work-
- Flight. How would she be able to hear well enough to be stable in the air? Unless she had more than a few crash landings, I don't see it working. Although she could rely on memory... I'm just not sure.
- Crafting. Without being able to see the materials, or see the resource nodes, how would she craft? Unless she relied on memory again.
- Communication. Running around saying she's blind wouldn't work for her, as a dragon of high ego, I think she wouldn't want to flaunt a potential weakness. She could be a reclusive character, never revealing her blindness unless to allies or if another character seemed trustworthy. It may be hard to hide though, as she will walk into a few stationary objects quite often.
- Battle. Even with excellent hearing, I think she would need to be casting spells, not fighting with tooth and claw. Imagine being blind in the middle of a battlefield, with so many cries and strike sounds resonating around you, and you had to figure out what to hit in the middle of that chaos.
She would need some way to know exactly where the enemy is, unless she was fighting solo, then she could just cast spells in the precise direction of the target. But if she was with others, she would need some sort of strategy to not hit her allies. She could attack the target from a side that nobody else was attacking, and would need to plan the battle beforehand. She would need to stay at maximum range, where she could tell if another enemy was sneaking behind her.
I was also thinking of a variation of the idea, making a blind bloodmage biped, and having them sense the life energy around them to see. I like the idea of being a dragon more, I have always loved them.
I have great respect and awe of the blind, they are amazing and adaptive people. One of my favorite books is called Follow My Leader, it's about a boy who damages his eyes in a firecracker accident. I wont spoil the rest, so look the book up sometime, it's a great read.
Thank you so much for reading this, I hope to see your feedback and/or ideas soon!
Edit: I misspelled the title.