Radu Zori

Radu Zori is the son of Petru from The Fairy of the Dawn, a Romanian fairy tale appearing in Andrew Lang's Violet Fairy Book.

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Name: Radu Zori

Age: 15

Parent's Story: The Fairy of the Dawn

Roommate: Giuseppe de la Fortuna

Alignment: Royal

Appearance: Average height, with brown hair and brown eyes. Wears a grey jacket over a yellow shirt and grey pants..

Secret Heart's Desire: To venture to the spring of the Fairy of the Dawn.

My "Magic" Touch: I am good with using medicine.

Storybook Romance Status: I'm going out with Verdiana Buffone. She's a sweet girl.

"Oh Curses!" Moment: I always pick flowers a lot, even when I'm not supposed to.

Favorite Subject: Chemythstry. I'm actually very good at this.

Least Favorite Subject: Dragon Slaying. I don't like to deal with dragons.

Best Friend Forever After: Emil Wassermond. He's also good at healing.

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Hei! My name is Radu Zori. My father Petru was the hero of The Fairy of the Dawn. It's probably not a story that you recognize. I'll tell you about it - it's a long story. My father was the youngest son of an emperor who ruled a vast empire. My grandfather laughed in one eye and wept in another, and he wanted to be healed. But he needed water from the spring of the Fairy of the Dawn. Dad's oldest brother Florea tried, but he could not get there. Neither could Dad's second brother Costan. A three-headed dragon was blocking the way. When Dad tried to get there, he saw a seven-headed dragon who was breathing fire. Dad retreated and talked to his old nurse Birscha, who said that Dad could only get past with the horse that his father had in his youth. Dad went to find the oldest horse he could find, struck its reins against a pillar, and the horse became beautiful and strong. Dad was able to pass a terrifying twelve-headed dragon with the horse's help. Then he saw a meadow of flowers in the copper wood, which he wasn't supposed to pick. He picked them anyway and saw the Welwa, a hideous goblin, approach. Dad slew the Welwa, and a horse came out - it was the brother of his horse. He saw another meadow of flowers in the silver wood, which summoned another Welwa, which Dad disposed of. Finally, Dad went to a gold wood, where he picked the flowers, summoned a third Welwa, and disposed of her.

Dad went on to the frozen kingdom of Mittwoch, who gave him a box to see his father. It revealed that his brothers were trying to rule the kingdom. Dad hastened to the fiery kingdom of the Goddess of Thunder. Finally, he came to the kingdom of the goddess Venus. She gave him a flute to soothe the savage creatures that guarded the Fairy of the Dawn's palace. Dad went there, and was able to get past the beasts. He eventually found the Fairy of the Dawn herself. He gave her three kisses and filled his flask with water. Then he quickly made his way back. The Goddess of Thunder warned him not to share his flask with anyone. When Florea and Costan saw him, they tried to make him share the flask with them, but he refused. He went home and cured his father. His brothers were not seen again.

When Dad was home, he found himself a beautiful wife, as the third Welwa promised. He's got three children, I've got an older sister named Marina, who is eighteen, and a younger brother named Aurel, who is eleven. I'm going to Ever After High, where I'm in the second year.

I'm fairly popular here, and I've got plenty of friends. My best friend is Emil. He's such a nice guy. I'm also friendly with his roommate Florin, who is a fellow Romanian. Like Emil, I'm skilled with water with healing properties. Though unlike him, I'm useful with other types of medicine. I think I'd like to be a doctor, but my destiny tells me I have to go on a long adventure. I would really like to visit the Fairy of the Dawn's palace, but it's a far way off. I'm guessing I'm going to remain neutral. As for Florin, we often talk about dragons together. Though Florin can get a little weird sometimes with the dance music that he loves. I'm not one for dancing, though I'll do it if Florin wants me to.

I'm pretty easily duped by flowers. I'm always wanting to pick them and to give them to people. I enjoy making wreaths out of them. I feel like the flowers have a hypnotic spell on me. Maybe I shouldn't be so easily duped.

Trivia

 * Radu's surname refers to the Romanian word for dawn, zori de zi.
 * Radu has a pet brown horse named Vali.
 * If he was an official character, he would be voiced by Cam Clarke.