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This challenge is currently on hiatus while I catch up on the story. However, I am still happy to add people to the pinglists!
Rise of the Penumbrum
A 100 Hatchlings Challenge
This challenge is currently on hiatus while I catch up on the story. However, I am still happy to add people to the pinglists!
Rise of the Penumbrum
A 100 Hatchlings Challenge
Hello! This is a challenge that was first created by @Dreamnorn, which can be found here. The main goal of the challenge is to breed 100 hatchlings with a single female dragon, as detailed in the rules:
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1. This challenge begins with the selection of your matriarch. To pick one, she must fulfill two requirements. The first, obviously, is that she has to be biologically female. The second is that she must have never been bred before now. That's it; anything else goes! She can be from your clan already, from the Auction House, have any breed / color / gene combination, be immediately RTB or not -- the sky is the limit. The one thing I recommend without a doubt is that she'd be a dragon you'd permanently keep, because you're going to have her in your hands for quite some time.
2. Select the first mate for your matriarch. Literally the only requirement for him is that he's biologically male and thus can produce offspring with her.
3. Breed them once they're both RTB and you have sufficient space! Make a note of how many children they've had and keep it. Maintaining count is key. I'd also recommend making a note of who the mate was, so that you never accidentally "double-dip."
4. When the hatchlings are born, you cannot just immediately exalt them or sell them over the Auction House. On the contrary, you must ensure every hatchling gets a long-term home. This could be anything from becoming someone else's permanent dragon to being bred at least once in someone else's lair. Either way, they need to be kept by someone for a while before being exalted or exalt-trained, if ever. If you want, you may keep any hatchlings you get as long-term residents of your own clan.
5. Repeat the process from finding a new mate to sending the hatchlings off to find long-term homes until all 100+ hatchlings have found a place they belong!
- If you find that you're tiring of your matriarch's look, feel free to scatterscroll her, breed change her, or alter her genes as much as you'd like. The only thing you cannot do is replace her with any other dragoness after the challenge begins.
2. Select the first mate for your matriarch. Literally the only requirement for him is that he's biologically male and thus can produce offspring with her.
- Note how this step says "first" mate. This is because your matriarch cannot breed with the same dragon twice across the duration of this challenge.
3. Breed them once they're both RTB and you have sufficient space! Make a note of how many children they've had and keep it. Maintaining count is key. I'd also recommend making a note of who the mate was, so that you never accidentally "double-dip."
4. When the hatchlings are born, you cannot just immediately exalt them or sell them over the Auction House. On the contrary, you must ensure every hatchling gets a long-term home. This could be anything from becoming someone else's permanent dragon to being bred at least once in someone else's lair. Either way, they need to be kept by someone for a while before being exalted or exalt-trained, if ever. If you want, you may keep any hatchlings you get as long-term residents of your own clan.
- If you end up selling someone a hatchling and they change their mind and either resell or exalt it, then you are not held accountable for it; after all, the matter at that point would have been out of your hands. However, it might be wise to not sell that person another hatchling for the duration of the challenge.
5. Repeat the process from finding a new mate to sending the hatchlings off to find long-term homes until all 100+ hatchlings have found a place they belong!
Now, the reason I have this in the Creative Corner, rather than Dragon Share, is because there is going to be a story and lore attached to this challenge, which I will be revealing through this thread. If you happen to like what I've already written, and would be interested in reading more, I have two pinglists that you can ask to be placed in; one for story updates, and one for updates about Umbra's hatchlings.
As a
Main Cast
Umbra
The Mother
Iozefina
The Hunter
Courante
The Herald
Poloqua
The Shaman
Alm
The Heartless
Cen
The Gale
Angela
The Fissure
Nightengale
The Rogue
Laurent
The Caretaker
Voodoo
The Bloodmage