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Glaedr, instead of having clusters of scales like other half-breads, he has a third eye at the center of his forehead. By one look he is able to know all about a person's past, present and future. Our dearest Glaedr looks powerless to society, and he may seem odd due to his three elegant, golden eyes. Glaedr dresses in a blue, aged farming clothes and a battere straw hat to cover his third eye. His clothes leave a strong, bitter-sweet taste of sweat and soil that clings to his skin. Despite the fact that he smells unpleasant and has no taste for fashion; his voice is like a melody that could make a baby fall asleep swiftly. Surprisingly, Glaedr's skin feels like a newborn baby even with the numerous scars on his body. In Glaedr's unstable past,

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