Back

Creative Corner

Share your own art and stories, or ask for critique.
TOPIC | [MOVED]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... 19 20
This thread has officially been moved —>
HERE.
This thread has officially been moved —>
HERE.
[center][size=6] INTRODUCTION:[/size][/center] [center][size=4] | [i]A DESCRIPTION OF THE CATHEDRAL[/i] | [/size][/center] [center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/XJPsDd7B/Square-3.png[/img] [/center] [size=2]Carved from the limestone cliffs surrounding the Lightweaver’s beacon, the Cathedral of Eyes perches high above the sea where it fades into an endless swirl of thick fog. The weathered structure looms pale and ghostly save for the faint flicker of lights that shimmer in tinted hues through the stained glass. On the cliffs behind the Cathedral, an ancient grove of redwoods blanket the jagged shoreline while whitecaps crash into the base of the cliffs from below. The Cathedral of Eyes is accessible only from its seaward-facing side as few dare to traverse the dense forest of redwoods that separates the cathedral from the rest of the Sunbeam Ruins. A pair of symmetrical runways extend from the cliffs for larger dragons to gain momentum during take offs and to slow for landings. From the sea, a set of weather-worn steps connect the secluded docking cove to an entry-level courtyard where an arched pair of oaken doors mark the lair’s entrance. Inside the Cathedral, a cool and surprisingly dry breeze wafts through the structure’s extravagant network of halls. Marble pillars cascade upwards to support a vaulted ceiling that sparkles with chandeliers and extravagantly carved designs. Between the pillars, a series of polished stone walls shimmer with the reflections of passersby. Light and airy, the halls are mottled with colored shadows and patterns cast through a myriad of stained glass. At night, the walls are lit by the eerie glow of torches and sparkles of reflected firelight cast from the crystalline chandeliers. Some of the halls lead to private rooms used for housing residents and guests while others open into the lair’s ballroom, outdoor courtyard and amphitheater called the Hearth, and an indoor theatre where rows of silk-lined seats face a polished stage. The theatre’s walls and stage are wooden; crafted from felled redwoods collected from the surrounding forest. The upper halls of the Cathedral bustle with the echoes of laughter and song. During the day, the clan’s resident performers rehearse for their shows, each of which is performed only once. Guests are welcomed in the Cathedral’s upper halls, but perhaps they can sense that there is more to the ancient structure than the song and dance. Those who explore the eerie halls alone cannot shake the feeling that they are being watched.
INTRODUCTION:
| A DESCRIPTION OF THE CATHEDRAL |
Square-3.png

Carved from the limestone cliffs surrounding the Lightweaver’s beacon, the Cathedral of Eyes perches high above the sea where it fades into an endless swirl of thick fog. The weathered structure looms pale and ghostly save for the faint flicker of lights that shimmer in tinted hues through the stained glass. On the cliffs behind the Cathedral, an ancient grove of redwoods blanket the jagged shoreline while whitecaps crash into the base of the cliffs from below.

The Cathedral of Eyes is accessible only from its seaward-facing side as few dare to traverse the dense forest of redwoods that separates the cathedral from the rest of the Sunbeam Ruins. A pair of symmetrical runways extend from the cliffs for larger dragons to gain momentum during take offs and to slow for landings. From the sea, a set of weather-worn steps connect the secluded docking cove to an entry-level courtyard where an arched pair of oaken doors mark the lair’s entrance.

Inside the Cathedral, a cool and surprisingly dry breeze wafts through the structure’s extravagant network of halls. Marble pillars cascade upwards to support a vaulted ceiling that sparkles with chandeliers and extravagantly carved designs. Between the pillars, a series of polished stone walls shimmer with the reflections of passersby. Light and airy, the halls are mottled with colored shadows and patterns cast through a myriad of stained glass. At night, the walls are lit by the eerie glow of torches and sparkles of reflected firelight cast from the crystalline chandeliers. Some of the halls lead to private rooms used for housing residents and guests while others open into the lair’s ballroom, outdoor courtyard and amphitheater called the Hearth, and an indoor theatre where rows of silk-lined seats face a polished stage. The theatre’s walls and stage are wooden; crafted from felled redwoods collected from the surrounding forest.

The upper halls of the Cathedral bustle with the echoes of laughter and song. During the day, the clan’s resident performers rehearse for their shows, each of which is performed only once. Guests are welcomed in the Cathedral’s upper halls, but perhaps they can sense that there is more to the ancient structure than the song and dance. Those who explore the eerie halls alone cannot shake the feeling that they are being watched.
[center][size=6] I: SERAPH'S CAVE[/size][/center] [center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=12150090] [img]http://i.imgur.com/SzhgaYo.png[/img] [/url][/center] [size=2]In the beginning, an ancient tendril of the Lightweaver’s essence found its way into a dark cave. Buried away deep within the cliffs surrounding the Beacon of the Radiant Eye, the tendril wove itself into the form of a young Guardian. Along with the Lightweaver’s essence, the newly formed dragon also inhered the deity’s memories. She saw in the beginning how the Heavens and Earth rose out of Chaos and heard the sound of trumpets that marked the end of time. Omniscient, she stared into the darkness and watched the universe’s secrets dance as shadows upon the wall. Over time, the Guardian grew frustrated. Stolen memories flashed across her mind and the young dragon found that she knew everything about the universe. There was very little information, however, that the Guardian could understand. Without experience, she didn’t know what the knowledge meant and she didn’t know how to use it. The young dragon became frightened by the information that pulsed through her thoughts and she decided it would be best forgotten. She carved into the stone and hollowed out an elaborate series of tunnels that extended deep into the cliffside. Onto the walls of her tunnels, the Guardian began to carve a series of ever-watching eyes to store her infinite knowledge. In the darkness, the young dragon never saw the golden statue that she unearthed, nor did she notice the eye that she engraved onto its exposed forehead. She funneled memories into each of the stone eyes and the tunnels became covered in them; thousands of eyes that flickered eerily with sentience and whispered their secrets into the darkness. The Guardian sealed her knowledge within the cliffs and vanished without a trace. Many years later, rumors spread about an ancient dragon who once carved her secrets into a labyrinth of tunnels buried deep within the Earth. Perhaps one day she will return. They call her Seraph, the one with many eyes.
I: SERAPH'S CAVE

In the beginning, an ancient tendril of the Lightweaver’s essence found its way into a dark cave. Buried away deep within the cliffs surrounding the Beacon of the Radiant Eye, the tendril wove itself into the form of a young Guardian. Along with the Lightweaver’s essence, the newly formed dragon also inhered the deity’s memories. She saw in the beginning how the Heavens and Earth rose out of Chaos and heard the sound of trumpets that marked the end of time. Omniscient, she stared into the darkness and watched the universe’s secrets dance as shadows upon the wall.

Over time, the Guardian grew frustrated. Stolen memories flashed across her mind and the young dragon found that she knew everything about the universe. There was very little information, however, that the Guardian could understand. Without experience, she didn’t know what the knowledge meant and she didn’t know how to use it. The young dragon became frightened by the information that pulsed through her thoughts and she decided it would be best forgotten. She carved into the stone and hollowed out an elaborate series of tunnels that extended deep into the cliffside.

Onto the walls of her tunnels, the Guardian began to carve a series of ever-watching eyes to store her infinite knowledge. In the darkness, the young dragon never saw the golden statue that she unearthed, nor did she notice the eye that she engraved onto its exposed forehead. She funneled memories into each of the stone eyes and the tunnels became covered in them; thousands of eyes that flickered eerily with sentience and whispered their secrets into the darkness.

The Guardian sealed her knowledge within the cliffs and vanished without a trace. Many years later, rumors spread about an ancient dragon who once carved her secrets into a labyrinth of tunnels buried deep within the Earth. Perhaps one day she will return. They call her Seraph, the one with many eyes.
[center][size=6] II: THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE[/size][/center] [center] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=26454938] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/264550/26454938_350.png[/img] [/url][/center] [size=2] Simon was the first to find the cave. The knowledge stored in its stone walls beckoned to him, but when the Imperial arrived, he found only an enormous tree towering upon the cliffs. In the years since Seraph had abandoned her knowledge, the roots of a great coastal redwood entwined with the underground tunnels and wrapped delicately around a number of the Guardian's stone eyes. Above ground, the lone tree sat at the edge of the cliffside where it stretched upwards and disappeared into the swirling fog. It blended in with the redwoods that blanketed the rolling hills behind it, save that the cliffside tree dwarfed any other plant in the forest. Its enormous trunk was notched with burls that protruded, eye-like, from the bark. Simon tried to find the top of the tree. He followed it upwards through the fog to no avail. The massive trunk stretched towards the heavens in an endless spiral of mist. If he had attempted to dig, perhaps the Imperial would have found that the roots entwined indefinitely with the stone and soil. The tree was as infinite as knowledge itself. The seaside cliffs became Simon's home. The Imperial carved an elaborate cathedral from the limestone at the base of the tree, a beacon that marked his loyalty to the Lightweaver. Then, the Imperial waited. For what, he was uncertain. He curled his form around the base of the great tree and fell into a deep slumber as roots and foliage slowly entwined him. Tucked away in a corner of the Sunbeam Ruins and obscured by the fog, the cathedral laid vacant and silent for many years. As the decades rolled by, only a few lost travelers discovered the limestone structure and the great tree that sat upon the cliffs. Rumors spread about a temple that mysteriously vanished into the fog and the tree of knowledge that whispered the universe's secrets. It was said that the cathedral could only be found by those who had gotten lost and its location remained elusive. Even travelers who once discovered the tree and its temple could never relocate it once they left.
II: THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE

Simon was the first to find the cave. The knowledge stored in its stone walls beckoned to him, but when the Imperial arrived, he found only an enormous tree towering upon the cliffs. In the years since Seraph had abandoned her knowledge, the roots of a great coastal redwood entwined with the underground tunnels and wrapped delicately around a number of the Guardian's stone eyes. Above ground, the lone tree sat at the edge of the cliffside where it stretched upwards and disappeared into the swirling fog. It blended in with the redwoods that blanketed the rolling hills behind it, save that the cliffside tree dwarfed any other plant in the forest. Its enormous trunk was notched with burls that protruded, eye-like, from the bark.

Simon tried to find the top of the tree. He followed it upwards through the fog to no avail. The massive trunk stretched towards the heavens in an endless spiral of mist. If he had attempted to dig, perhaps the Imperial would have found that the roots entwined indefinitely with the stone and soil. The tree was as infinite as knowledge itself.

The seaside cliffs became Simon's home. The Imperial carved an elaborate cathedral from the limestone at the base of the tree, a beacon that marked his loyalty to the Lightweaver. Then, the Imperial waited. For what, he was uncertain. He curled his form around the base of the great tree and fell into a deep slumber as roots and foliage slowly entwined him. Tucked away in a corner of the Sunbeam Ruins and obscured by the fog, the cathedral laid vacant and silent for many years.

As the decades rolled by, only a few lost travelers discovered the limestone structure and the great tree that sat upon the cliffs. Rumors spread about a temple that mysteriously vanished into the fog and the tree of knowledge that whispered the universe's secrets. It was said that the cathedral could only be found by those who had gotten lost and its location remained elusive. Even travelers who once discovered the tree and its temple could never relocate it once they left.
[center][size=6] III: CIPHER AND THE ROYAL COUNCIL[/size][/center] [center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=12956663] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/129567/12956663_350.png[/img] [/url][/center] [size=2] Knowledge is a restless thing. Many years after Simon began his hibernation beneath the tree, Seraph's memories festered and oozed from the buried tunnels. In the darkness, the stone walls flashed with sentience and whispered their secrets into the vacant tunnels. Finally, the knowledge birthed a new being; a shimmering creature constructed from the memories that Seraph had abandoned and left alone in the darkness. It had once been a golden statue that was abandoned thousands of years previously by a lost civilization and it became a conduit for the abandoned knowledge. Its shining eyes flickered open in the darkness, gleaming with an insatiable hunger. Crafted from knowledge, Cipher craved new information. The creature sought out those who it could tempt with the promises of knowledge and power. It bound many beings to its command and slowly assembled a collection of servants who called themselves the Royal Council. After relinquishing themselves to the false God, the Council members became linked to Cipher's stream of conscious, their minds flooded with the constant whisper of the universe's secrets. They existed to serve the demon and the majority of them were nothing more than puppets that Cipher commanded as he pleased. Cipher sent its Council out into the world to collect knowledge, but the it quickly grew bored. The Council returned with countless scrolls and books, all of which contained information that Cipher already knew. Restless and agitated, it didn't take kindly to visitors. A few lost souls found their way to the Cathedral and the Royal Council brought them before Cipher. They begged for mercy and Cipher always gave the same response. "Tell me something I don't already know and I will spare your life." They all spouted facts that were already well known and for many years, not a single dragon who met their fate at the Cathedral of Eyes could give Cipher new information. ---------------------- [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=31960463][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/319605/31960463.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2] [b]Weirdmageddon (The Anomaly):[/b] This strange creature often takes the form of a doll that rests in various locations throughout the Cathedral. Its origins are unknown, but its presence is somewhat unsettling. It seems to be watching and collecting private knowledge shared behind closed doors. [/size][/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=15249107][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/152492/15249107.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Alcor (The Overseer):[/b] Twisted and sadistic, Alcor bows before Cipher as if the demon were his God. He is the oldest and most loyal of Cipher's servants, and the demon often watches through his eyes, ensuring that the Cathedral is kept in check. [/columns] [size=2][columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=19867511][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/198676/19867511.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Mizar (The Editor):[/b] Tormented and coerced into serving Cipher, Mizar spends her days in misery by Alcor's side. When she is not busy editing endless manuscripts for the opera, she is tending to her children. Corona is typically the only one who can still make her smile. [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=15865794][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/158658/15865794.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Elias (The Arbiter):[/b] Spending his days lost in books, Elias traverses the library and selects tales for the council to transform into performances. [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=16133263][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/161333/16133263.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Corona (Sender of Invitations): [/b] Perched before a stone desk, Corona spends her days scrawling invitations endlessly on golden parchment. She sends them off into the world in the beaks of smoke-like crows. [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=24371807][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/243719/24371807.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Desdemona (Playwright):[/b] Created from Cipher's magic, she weaves books into plays. [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=24272161][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/242722/24272161.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Othello (Composer):[/b] Created from Cipher's magic, he writes musical scores to accompany the opera. [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=34726968] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/347270/34726968.png[/img] [/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Midas (The Collector):[/b] . . . [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=44283420][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/442835/44283420.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Kairos (The Distortion):[/b] . . .[/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=44356268][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/443563/44356268.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Chronos (The Timekeeper):[/b] . . .[/columns] [columns][center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=43243656][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/432437/43243656.png[/img][/url][/center][nextcol] [size=2][b]Gilgamesh (The Vault Keeper):[/b] . . .[/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66381303][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/663814/66381303.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Penumbra (The Punisher):[/b] . . .[/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=55636475][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/556365/55636475.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Unnamed (The Dreameater):[/b] . . .[/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66251496][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/662515/66251496.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Parhelion (The Blinding):[/b] . . .[/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/51888027][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/518881/51888027.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Simulacrum (The ):[/b] . . .[/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/58907150][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/589072/58907150.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Eidolon (The ):[/b] . . .[/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/63769629][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/637697/63769629.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Horcrux (The Coercion):[/b] . . .[/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/57562142][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/575622/57562142.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Obelisk (The Beast):[/b] . . .[/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/9453732][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/94538/9453732.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Frankenstein (The Alchemist):[/b] . . .[/columns]
III: CIPHER AND THE ROYAL COUNCIL


Knowledge is a restless thing. Many years after Simon began his hibernation beneath the tree, Seraph's memories festered and oozed from the buried tunnels. In the darkness, the stone walls flashed with sentience and whispered their secrets into the vacant tunnels. Finally, the knowledge birthed a new being; a shimmering creature constructed from the memories that Seraph had abandoned and left alone in the darkness. It had once been a golden statue that was abandoned thousands of years previously by a lost civilization and it became a conduit for the abandoned knowledge. Its shining eyes flickered open in the darkness, gleaming with an insatiable hunger.

Crafted from knowledge, Cipher craved new information. The creature sought out those who it could tempt with the promises of knowledge and power. It bound many beings to its command and slowly assembled a collection of servants who called themselves the Royal Council. After relinquishing themselves to the false God, the Council members became linked to Cipher's stream of conscious, their minds flooded with the constant whisper of the universe's secrets. They existed to serve the demon and the majority of them were nothing more than puppets that Cipher commanded as he pleased.

Cipher sent its Council out into the world to collect knowledge, but the it quickly grew bored. The Council returned with countless scrolls and books, all of which contained information that Cipher already knew. Restless and agitated, it didn't take kindly to visitors. A few lost souls found their way to the Cathedral and the Royal Council brought them before Cipher. They begged for mercy and Cipher always gave the same response.

"Tell me something I don't already know and I will spare your life."

They all spouted facts that were already well known and for many years, not a single dragon who met their fate at the Cathedral of Eyes could give Cipher new information.



31960463.png Weirdmageddon (The Anomaly): This strange creature often takes the form of a doll that rests in various locations throughout the Cathedral. Its origins are unknown, but its presence is somewhat unsettling. It seems to be watching and collecting private knowledge shared behind closed doors.

15249107.png Alcor (The Overseer): Twisted and sadistic, Alcor bows before Cipher as if the demon were his God. He is the oldest and most loyal of Cipher's servants, and the demon often watches through his eyes, ensuring that the Cathedral is kept in check.

19867511.png
Mizar (The Editor): Tormented and coerced into serving Cipher, Mizar spends her days in misery by Alcor's side. When she is not busy editing endless manuscripts for the opera, she is tending to her children. Corona is typically the only one who can still make her smile.
15865794.png
Elias (The Arbiter): Spending his days lost in books, Elias traverses the library and selects tales for the council to transform into performances.
16133263.png
Corona (Sender of Invitations): Perched before a stone desk, Corona spends her days scrawling invitations endlessly on golden parchment. She sends them off into the world in the beaks of smoke-like crows.
24371807.png
Desdemona (Playwright): Created from Cipher's magic, she weaves books into plays.
24272161.png
Othello (Composer): Created from Cipher's magic, he writes musical scores to accompany the opera.

34726968.png

Midas (The Collector): . . .
44283420.png
Kairos (The Distortion): . . .
44356268.png
Chronos (The Timekeeper): . . .
43243656.png

Gilgamesh (The Vault Keeper): . . .
66381303.png
Penumbra (The Punisher): . . .
55636475.png
Unnamed (The Dreameater): . . .

66251496.png
Parhelion (The Blinding): . . .
51888027.png
Simulacrum (The ): . . .
58907150.png
Eidolon (The ): . . .
63769629.png
Horcrux (The Coercion): . . .
57562142.png
Obelisk (The Beast): . . .
9453732.png
Frankenstein (The Alchemist): . . .
[center][size=6] IV: THE LIBRARY [/size][/center] [center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=22497674] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/224977/22497674_350.png[/img] [/url][/center] [size=2] ----------------- [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=22497674][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/224977/22497674.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Ereshkigal (The Reaper):[/b] Infected by the Shade, Ereshkigal constantly battles the darkness that attempts to overtake them. Along with the Shade comes Ereshkigal's unique ability to sever souls from the bodies of deceased dragons. . . or from the living if they aren't careful. Ereshkigal wraps themselves in layers of tattered cloth to prevent unintentional contact with anyone aside from the cadavers they work with. They spend the majority of their time locked in their workshop underground. (Notes: nonbinary with they/them pronouns). [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=6785806][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/67859/6785806.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Hannibal (The Book Binder):[/b] . . . [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=26873881][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/268739/26873881.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Hamal (The Paper Maker):[/b] . . . [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=22013563][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/220136/22013563.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Ossifrage (The Ink Maker):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=21566535][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/215666/21566535.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Lammergeier (The Scribe):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=36903774] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/369038/36903774.png[/img] [/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Ouroboros (The Filer):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=17462405][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/174625/17462405.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Vulture (The Pallbearer):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=51748097][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/517481/51748097.png[/img][/url] [nextcol] [size=2][b]Leitner (The Tanner):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/23187100][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/231872/23187100.png[/img][/url] [nextcol] [size=2][b]Soleil (The Storyteller):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/42798990][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/427990/42798990.png[/img][/url] [nextcol] [size=2][b]Galileo (The . . .):[/b] [/columns]
IV: THE LIBRARY



22497674.png
Ereshkigal (The Reaper): Infected by the Shade, Ereshkigal constantly battles the darkness that attempts to overtake them. Along with the Shade comes Ereshkigal's unique ability to sever souls from the bodies of deceased dragons. . . or from the living if they aren't careful. Ereshkigal wraps themselves in layers of tattered cloth to prevent unintentional contact with anyone aside from the cadavers they work with. They spend the majority of their time locked in their workshop underground. (Notes: nonbinary with they/them pronouns).
6785806.png
Hannibal (The Book Binder): . . .
26873881.png
Hamal (The Paper Maker): . . .
22013563.png
Ossifrage (The Ink Maker):
21566535.png
Lammergeier (The Scribe):

36903774.png

Ouroboros (The Filer):
17462405.png
Vulture (The Pallbearer):
51748097.png
Leitner (The Tanner):

23187100.png
Soleil (The Storyteller):
42798990.png
Galileo (The . . .):
[center][size=6] V: THE COURT OF FAERIE[/size][/center] [center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=28538193] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/285382/28538193_350.png[/img] [/url][/center] [size=2] --------------- [columns][url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=53233384][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/532334/53233384.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Mozart (King of Faerie):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=28538193][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/285382/28538193.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Oberon (King of Faerie):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=28761217][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/287613/28761217.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Titania (Queen of Faerie):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=28119503][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/281196/28119503.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Aesop (Oberon's Bishop):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=28158462][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/281585/28158462.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Lillian (Titania's Bishop):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=37646698][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/376467/37646698.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Etoile (Titania's Knight):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=28647388][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/286474/28647388.png[/img][/url] [nextcol] [size=2][b]Hermes (Oberon's Rook):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=28882125][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/288822/28882125.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Icarus (Titania's Rook):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=24684895][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/246849/24684895.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Callidice (Pawn of the Faerie Court):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=30367242][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/303673/30367242.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Quark (Bishop of the New Court):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=43990993][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/439910/43990993.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Isaac (. . .):[/b] [/columns] [size=2] Faeries are elegant beings who shared their songs and dances mortals long ago. These ethereal beings establish Courts by carving mirror dimensions in various locations. While Faeries have a significant amount of innate power, they require an exogenous source of energy to maintain the dimension housing their Court. In many cases, they rely on sacrifices as an energy source and often spirit away children for this purpose. Faeries never raise their own hatchlings, instead replacing the children they abduct with their own offspring. Faerie hatchlings often outcompete their nest-mates, pushing other offspring from the nest and enchanting foster parents into taking care of them. Each faerie hatchling inherits a dance specific to their family line that can help them find related faeries once they are grown. The faerie court is structured as a chess board with a reigning pair, each of which has their own trio of servants known as the Bishop, Knight, and Rook. These servants are most closely bound to the Court and are often mortals subsequently transformed into Faeries after learning the family’s dance. Bishops are the scribes and personal attendants to the reigning pair while knights serve as guards and rooks as messengers. Subordinate servants are known as Pawns and can either be faeries or mortals. New courts and branches from a family line are associated with changes to the family’s dance. In most cases, the dances can only be altered by mortals who become faeries after learning such a dance. Along with the dances, each family of faeries also has a unique set of abilities that are influenced by the intentions and personalities of the reigning pair.
V: THE COURT OF FAERIE




53233384.png
Mozart (King of Faerie):
28538193.png
Oberon (King of Faerie):
28761217.png
Titania (Queen of Faerie):
28119503.png
Aesop (Oberon's Bishop):
28158462.png
Lillian (Titania's Bishop):
37646698.png
Etoile (Titania's Knight):
28647388.png
Hermes (Oberon's Rook):
28882125.png
Icarus (Titania's Rook):
24684895.png
Callidice (Pawn of the Faerie Court):
30367242.png
Quark (Bishop of the New Court):
43990993.png
Isaac (. . .):








Faeries are elegant beings who shared their songs and dances mortals long ago. These ethereal beings establish Courts by carving mirror dimensions in various locations. While Faeries have a significant amount of innate power, they require an exogenous source of energy to maintain the dimension housing their Court. In many cases, they rely on sacrifices as an energy source and often spirit away children for this purpose.

Faeries never raise their own hatchlings, instead replacing the children they abduct with their own offspring. Faerie hatchlings often outcompete their nest-mates, pushing other offspring from the nest and enchanting foster parents into taking care of them. Each faerie hatchling inherits a dance specific to their family line that can help them find related faeries once they are grown.

The faerie court is structured as a chess board with a reigning pair, each of which has their own trio of servants known as the Bishop, Knight, and Rook. These servants are most closely bound to the Court and are often mortals subsequently transformed into Faeries after learning the family’s dance. Bishops are the scribes and personal attendants to the reigning pair while knights serve as guards and rooks as messengers. Subordinate servants are known as Pawns and can either be faeries or mortals.

New courts and branches from a family line are associated with changes to the family’s dance. In most cases, the dances can only be altered by mortals who become faeries after learning such a dance. Along with the dances, each family of faeries also has a unique set of abilities that are influenced by the intentions and personalities of the reigning pair.




[center][size=6] VI: THE GOBLIN CIRCUS[/size][/center] [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/21224017][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/212241/21224017_350.png[/img][/url][/center] [size=2] Banished and fallen members of the faerie court were fated to become goblins and were banished from the court. . . --------- [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=21224017][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/212241/21224017.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Jareth (The Goblin King):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=42301559][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/423016/42301559.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Toby (The Goblin Prince):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=46125505][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/461256/46125505.png[/img][/url] [nextcol] [size=2][b]Astaroth (The High Priestess):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=16640357][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/166404/16640357.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Phantom (The Fool):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=45591117][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/455912/45591117.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Hoggle (The Cupbearer):[/b] [/columns] [size=2]Goblins are cursed beings originally created from thieves caught stealing from a faerie’s court. Often, they are physically deformed as a result and the stolen object becomes a source of both their curse and their power. They are opportunistic creatures who take over the remains of vacant faerie courts to establish their own kingdoms. Unlike faeries, these creatures are capable of holding open alternate dimensions with their own innate powers. Their kingdoms are ruled by an individual or pair who amasses subordinates by converting mortals into goblins. Those who eat or drink within the goblin’s realm are converted. Each goblin’s magic is closely tied to an object, which they protect at all costs. It is said that if a goblin’s object is stolen, the thief will be able to command and control whichever goblin it belonged to. For this reason, most goblins keep their objects closely tied to or within their bodies. Goblin Kingdoms are structured as an Arcana and often include a king, queen, and their subordinates including the cupbearer, sword master, keeper of coin, and wandmaker. Roles within the Arcana, however, are highly variable and depend on the court’s needs.
VI: THE GOBLIN CIRCUS
21224017_350.png

Banished and fallen members of the faerie court were fated to become goblins and were banished from the court. . .



21224017.png
Jareth (The Goblin King):
42301559.png
Toby (The Goblin Prince):
46125505.png
Astaroth (The High Priestess):
16640357.png
Phantom (The Fool):

45591117.png
Hoggle (The Cupbearer):

Goblins are cursed beings originally created from thieves caught stealing from a faerie’s court. Often, they are physically deformed as a result and the stolen object becomes a source of both their curse and their power. They are opportunistic creatures who take over the remains of vacant faerie courts to establish their own kingdoms. Unlike faeries, these creatures are capable of holding open alternate dimensions with their own innate powers. Their kingdoms are ruled by an individual or pair who amasses subordinates by converting mortals into goblins. Those who eat or drink within the goblin’s realm are converted.

Each goblin’s magic is closely tied to an object, which they protect at all costs. It is said that if a goblin’s object is stolen, the thief will be able to command and control whichever goblin it belonged to. For this reason, most goblins keep their objects closely tied to or within their bodies.

Goblin Kingdoms are structured as an Arcana and often include a king, queen, and their subordinates including the cupbearer, sword master, keeper of coin, and wandmaker. Roles within the Arcana, however, are highly variable and depend on the court’s needs.

[center][size=6]VII: THE OPERA [/size][/center] [center] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=19716328] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/197164/19716328_350.png[/img] [/url][/center] [size=2] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=19716328][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/197164/19716328.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Canadensis (The Concierge): [/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=13929292][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/139293/13929292.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Sebastian (The Doorkeeper): [/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=11772546][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/117726/11772546.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Cecil (The Host):[/b] [/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=19653821][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/196539/19653821.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b]Carlotta (Prima Donna): [/b] [/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/49239985][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/492400/49239985.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b] Philemon (Danser): [/b] [/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/17202422][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/172025/17202422.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b] Aristotle (Mermaid): [/b] [/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/28537876][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/285379/28537876.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [size=2][b] Milton (Prophet): [/b] [/columns]
VII: THE OPERA




19716328.png
Canadensis (The Concierge):
13929292.png
Sebastian (The Doorkeeper):
11772546.png
Cecil (The Host):
19653821.png
Carlotta (Prima Donna):
49239985.png
Philemon (Danser):
17202422.png
Aristotle (Mermaid):
28537876.png
Milton (Prophet):


[center][size=6] VIII: SERAPH'S RETURN[/size][/center] [center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=12150090] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/121501/12150090_350.png[/img] [/url][/center] [size=2] It had been many thousands of years since Simon opened his eyes. He felt something; a powerful presence that flickered in the distance. The tree was whispering something through his mind and the entire cliffside seemed to respond to the pull of energy that flashed across the horizon. Underground, the Librarians saw the stone eyes blink, many of them appearing to move on the walls. The fairies stopped dancing and the Goblins stared from the reflections cast on stone walls. They all listened to the whispers that radiated through the air. [i]"I am coming soon. My reward is with me. To repay according to everyone's work. I am the alpha and the omega. The first and the last. The beginning and the end".[/i] The tree of knowledge whispers something.[i] "I have returned."[/i]
VIII: SERAPH'S RETURN

It had been many thousands of years since Simon opened his eyes. He felt something; a powerful presence that flickered in the distance. The tree was whispering something through his mind and the entire cliffside seemed to respond to the pull of energy that flashed across the horizon. Underground, the Librarians saw the stone eyes blink, many of them appearing to move on the walls. The fairies stopped dancing and the Goblins stared from the reflections cast on stone walls. They all listened to the whispers that radiated through the air.

"I am coming soon. My reward is with me. To repay according to everyone's work. I am the alpha and the omega. The first and the last. The beginning and the end".

The tree of knowledge whispers something. "I have returned."
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... 19 20