Creative Corner

[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/CIFPc8J.png[/img][/center] ----- [center][color=#A0BDDA]The Jötunheimr Clan is a large clan located in the Southern Icefields. The following are accounts from certain members of the clan that shed light on the history and dragons that make up the Jötunheimr clan.[/color] [center][columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/JxY86HR.png[/img][nextcol] Appendix [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2354106#post_31182783]Overall Timeline[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2354106#post_31182788]Factions[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2354106#post_31182789]Statistics[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2354106#post_31182791]Trading[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2354106#post_31182795]Religion[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2354106#post_31182796]Beastclans and Familiars[color=transparent]................................................[/color][/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2354106/1#post_31182797]Lair Layout[/url][nextcol][img]https://i.imgur.com/AiIpI0s.png[/img][/columns][/center] [left] -[b]Some notes[/b] --A lot of the lore here doesnt exactly match up with on-site lore, so if youre a stickler for that kind of thing you might want to avert your eyes now. --An example is that the deities are worshiped but not really witnessed, leading to some dragons to deny their existence/worship other entities -[b]Feel free to ask questions or give opinions or whatever![/b] -Banner provided by my gf Kingofswords [/left]

[columns][font=Century Gothic][size=4]Hello there, I am Cynar, resident Historian for Jötunheimr. The following is an excerpt from my book "[i]A modern history on an unrecorded clan, Dresden's Jötunheimr[/i]" I learned of this information second hand, admittedly, however I think you'll find that it is the most accurate information you'll find anywhere about Jötunheimr.[/size][/font][nextcol][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/356497/35649677p.png[/img][/columns] ----- [color=#A0BDDA][b]Beginning[/b][list] [*]Dresden begins his hollowing out of a small cavern, on the northern edges of the Snowquall Tundra. Dresdens own origins are cloudy, but he claims to have started digging soon after hatching outside alone. [*]Dresden allows the fugitive, Airtongue, respite in his cavern. She decides to help him gather more allies to grow the lair and the clan. [*]Over a small period of time, Dresden gathers a witch doctor, an assistant, a security manager and a personal bodyguard, forming his inner council. [*]Dresden and Airtongue slowly fill more roles in the clan, such as a gardener, and alchemist and a painter. Soon it becomes clear that they will be expanding much more soon, so Dresden decides its time to move regions so they have more room to grow.[/color][/list] [color=#A0BDDA][b]Growing[/b][list] [*]The Cloudscrape Crags were where the clan set up next. Half in a mountain and half deep under a plain, the clan began to grow by leaps and bounds. [*]Dresden allowed large amount of individuals to stay in Jötunheimr, with the catch being that they were all expected to work hard and be loyal to Dresden. As long as they did those two things a dragons history wouldn't matter to the clan. [*]Although most of the early residents of Jötunheimr were of the larger species, such as Guardian, Imperial and Ridgeback, a large influx of the smaller breeds, namely Nocturnes Coatls and Fae dragons led to the first documented usage of the name Jötunheimr for the clan. Until then it was simply a nameless Ice clan led by Dresden [*]Around this time Aurum, a second generation Jötunheimr dragon, leaves for the Sunbeam Ruins, to start a clan of her own. A few Coatls left with her, and Dresden still has a good relationship with Aurum, counting the Clan Sun Bear as one of Jötunheimrs closest allies.[/list] [color=#A0BDDA][b]Largest Expansion[/b][list] [*]Reaching Critical mass even in a large lair in the Cloudscrape Crags, Dresden decided to expand into The Fortress of Ends. The old caverns and dens were not closed, but all the entrances via the Cloudscrape Crags were blocked off. [*]Many oddities were found in the mountain that Dresden claimed, due in part to an apparent "Layline Crossover". The validity of these laylines was argued over, however it is inarguable that there are unique aspects in Jötunheimr mountain. [*]Dresden sought out ambassadors for the other flights, as he now had a large and powerful clan to manage. They act as representatives for their flight members in Jötunheimr, and as communicators to powerful clans in the other regions. [*]Historians, statisticians and other information keepers were hired to begin keeping track of the many dragons and stories that were held within the icy walls of the lair.[/list] A link to a more in depth timeline, such as when each dragon joined and when certain events happened will go here.

[i][/i][columns][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/361797/36179622p.png[/img][nextcol][font=Sans][size=3]I'm Rogue, a hired... subtle information gatherer. My job is to report and observe information from dragons who are unaware that i'm reporting and observing them. Here is information I've gathered about the factions in Jötunheimr. More in depth info is [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&id=127000&tab=dragon&did=36179622]here[/url]. We never met, by the way.[/columns] ----- [b]Jötunheimr Regulars[/b] These are the guys just getting by. There here to work, eat, sleep, and live their lives. The average Joe. You get the picture. Led by, of course, the leader of Jötunheimr, Dresden. He's a fair enough guy, I suppose, but he has a bit of a habit of making sure the most disloyal or unruly dragons find places "more suitable", which means far away from the lair. Every dragon not included in the other factions should be assumed to be here. Pretty much everyone is happy with the rule, except for... ----- [columns][b]Mykia's Faction[/b] Now here we have a classic case of greed. The leader of this faction, Mykia, loves power. Money power, in charge power, you name it she wants it. Her job is to be in charge of the treasury, and if she were any less skilled at it she would be long gone. Her mate, Gryphon, is very strong and very [b]very[/b] loyal to Mykia. She has also bought the loyalty of a few other dragons in the lair, but not enough to be making big power plays so she can be a Queen in Jötunheimr. Whether Dresden knows or not is unclear at the moment, but if he lets it go on for too long then Mykia might just be the new clan leader. [nextcol][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&id=127000&tab=dragon&did=19549651][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/195497/19549651p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&id=127000&tab=dragon&did=27675629][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/276757/27675629p.png[/img][/url][nextcol][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&id=127000&tab=dragon&did=19785758][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/131702/13170157p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&id=127000&tab=dragon&did=13170157][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/197858/19785758p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&id=127000&tab=dragon&did=25947729][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/259478/25947729p.png[/img][/url][/columns] ----- [columns][b]Jötunheimr Magical Society[/b] Led by the ever-friendly Rosetta, this group is loyal to Dresden but loves their magic more than anything. The inner-circle would be the Witches Coven, a group of happy-go-lucky female nocturnes all educated in witchcraft and magic, but the many other wizards and warlocks would also be included in this group [nextcol][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&id=127000&tab=dragon&did=25947729][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/89325/8932459p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&id=127000&tab=dragon&did=18915835][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/189159/18915835p.png[/img][/url][nextcol][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&tab=dragon&id=127000&did=19241887][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/192419/19241887p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&tab=dragon&id=127000&did=19312134][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/193122/19312134p.png[/img][/url][/columns] ----- [b]The Ambassadors[/b] These fine folk are probably the only dragons in Jötunheimr allowed to openly obey someone else above Dresden. Not really a tight group, they are more there so that dragons from other, non-ice flights still have contact with their homelands, and so that if messages or guidance is needed they can easily be provided. There is quite a range of backgrounds here are from, noble-dragons bred and groomed to be ambassadors, to experiments in loyalty to the deities, to dragons that seemed to have been picked completely at random. I mean seriously, does she even know she is an ambassador? [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&id=127000&tab=dragon&did=20069463][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/200695/20069463p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&id=127000&tab=dragon&did=22416641][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/224167/22416641p.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&tab=dragon&id=127000&did=22288583][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/222886/22288583p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&tab=dragon&id=127000&did=22370181][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/223702/22370181p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&tab=dragon&id=127000&did=20741556][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/207416/20741556p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&tab=dragon&id=127000&did=22254205][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/222543/22254205p.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&tab=dragon&id=127000&did=22112947][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/221130/22112947p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&tab=dragon&id=127000&did=22349972][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/223500/22349972p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&tab=dragon&id=127000&did=22365270][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/223653/22365270p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&tab=dragon&id=127000&did=20060873][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/200609/20060873p.png[/img][/url][nextcol] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=lair&tab=dragon&id=127000&did=22387474][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/223875/22387474p.png[/img][/url][/columns] ----- These are the Four Major Groups in Jötunheimr. More info can be found in each dragons bios, of course, but thats the general list anyway.

[columns][font=Century Gothic][Size=4]Statistics, of course, are the most important information anyone can have about anything. It is data, raw information, knowledge before getting warped and changed from minds and thoughts and history. You can debate morality and ethics, which dragon is good and which is bad, but facts remain facts forever.[/font][/size][nextcol][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/225893/22589292p.png[/img][/columns] ----- [center][b][i]Breeds, from lowest to highest population.[/i][/b][/center] [center][columns] Bogsneak Female Bogsneak Male I Bogsneak's Total I Mirror Female I Mirror Male III Mirror Total IV Fae Female III Fae Male III Fae Total VI Guardian Female V Guardian Male III Guardian Total VIII Nocturne Female VII Nocturne Male VIII Nocturne Total XV [nextcol] Tundra Female I Tundra Male Tundra Total I Wildclaw Female III Wildclaw Male I Wildclaw Total IV Ridgeback Female V Ridgeback Male II Ridgeback Total VII Imperial Female IV Imperial Male V Imperial Total IX [b]Female Total XLII Male Total XLII Total Dragons LXXXIV[/b] [nextcol] Pearlcatcher Female I Pearlcatcher Male I Pearlcatcher II Spiral Female III Spiral Male II Spiral Total V Skydancer Female III Skydancer Male V Skydancer Total VIII Coatl Female V Coatl Male VII Coatl Total XII [/center] [b][center]The Flight populations within Jötunheimr[/center][/b] [center][b]Ice [/b]24 [b]Shadow [/b]8 [b]Light [/b]16 [b]Plague [/b]4 [b]Water [/b]3 [b]Fire [/b]5 [b]Nature [/b]3 [b]Arcane [/b]7 [b]Lightning [/b]6 [b]Earth [/b]2 [b]Wind [/b]3[/center]

[columns]Sigh, I'll spare a moment to tell you about trade here. It'll cost you, by the way. I'm Khanon, and i'm in charge of forming trade contracts between Jötunheimr. Money makes the world go round, and I get the money. [nextcol][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/131702/13170157p.png[/img][/columns] ----- [columns][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/trinket/184.png[/img][nextcol]We'll start with some raw ore. It piles up in here, when digging out new caves and such. We have more than we can smelt, what with being in the middle of a frozen wasteland. However, the Fire clans are always in need of it. I arrange a contract, Jötunheimr gets to collect tax, the miners get paid, and Mykia buys another golden silk pillow. Easy.[/columns] [columns]Of course, things don't only go one way. The deep dark depths in the bottom of the lair need some way to be lit. We purchase copious amounts of "Bottled Light" from Clan Sun Bear. We get a safe way of seeing, at the loss of some treasure.[nextcol][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/trinket/1084.png[/img][/columns] [columns][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/trinket/17366.png[/img][nextcol]One cannot forget about the rather lucrative business fighting the beastclans. Send the hunters out for a few hours, they bring me some things that I hawk off to some dragons taken by the mystery and rarity of a Nightmares right hoof or what have you, I get some money, Dresden gets his tax and the fighters get to fight. Perfect[/columns] [columns]The real payday comes from the specialists around Jötunheimr. The alchemists, potion makers, painter and wizards. Although Iron ore is much more useful, selling 100 pounds of that is much less exciting than some kind of Potion that makes your breath smell like rainbows, or a magic Cloak, enchanted to make you look taller. I buy it from them for a small amount, and sell it in the far off flights or to isolated clans for a bigger amount.[nextcol][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/trinket/9839.png[/img]

[columns][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/207416/20741556p.png[/img][nextcol][color=#4A6EB3]I am Atbu, faithful servant of the Icewarden. I have served his will for many years, as a Jailer. I was sent to Jötunheimr to observe what kind of Dragons were here in the Icewarden's realm, and to make sure that their path aligned with that of the Icewarden's. Here is my objective report on religion in Jötunheimr.[/color][/columns] ----- [columns]It is obvious to any servant of the Icewarden that the Jötunheimr clan is not as devoted as a clan this powerful should be. There is no museum to house frozen fossils and artifacts, no temple for the dedicated to worship at. Between my time as a Jailer and guiding the Ice Flight dragons here who need help, I have not been able to begin constructing any monuments to the Icewarden. I will be sure to remedy this in the future. Indeed, even the open worship of other gods is allowed here. Fire dragons will say a quick prayer to the Flamecaller before forging, songs of the Windsinger will blow through mead halls and inns, curses in the name of the Shadowbinder flow from the mouths of the less civilized. Even more chilling is the regard of false deities. A priest who claims to worship some god of the stars, Taurus, is allowed to openly practice his rituals. Some pagan witches offer treats to spirits of the land, when the true ruler of the land is the Icewarden. And worse than all of this is open defiance of any gods by so-called "Scholars", who in turn corrupt the minds of more the more gullible dragons. Doubt of the total power of the Deities, especially the Icewarden, is clearly rampant here. Not a single holy-dragon is considered in Dresdens "Inner Circle", and even Dresden himself cannot be considered to be one of the devoted.[nextcol][img]http://68.media.tumblr.com/2a8ec306a0cacfa783a28db1d9021503/tumblr_inline_nliqemxRvE1s47tby_250.png[/img][/columns] [columns][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/trinket/1082.png[/img][nextcol] There is also the self proclaimed seer of spirits, Strangetail. Is totally blind, but when I went to investigate the claims of prophecy, she knew where I was and my name. Strange, indeed. In conclusion, the leadership here allows many different cultures and religious practices, so long as it harms and bothers no other dragons.

[columns]Beastclans? Most dragons in Jötunheimr don't see them very much. There are a few domesticated Longnecks staying with us, but if you asked a random dragon they're about as likely to say the beastclans are evil as not. Truth is each one is about as smart as any of us, and they all choose. I won't cry if some attack us and fall, but i'll tell every dragon who will listen that some are just as kind as the kindest dragon. I have no mercy for anyone who hurts an innocent.[nextcol][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/247170/24716994p.png[/img][/columns] ----- [columns][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/familiar/art/23849.png[/img][nextcol]Almost every dragon who take permanent residence in Jötunheimr cares for a familiar. Not every dragon is the social type, and caring for a familiar can provide some much needed companionship. Other familiars, the smarter kind, can even help with chores and tasks that a dragon would encounter in its daily life. The ambassadors all keep familiars that connect them with their homelands.[/columns] [columns]Battling hostile groups of beasts and making sure their numbers don't swell is a duty that some dragons in Jötunheimr take to more than others. Almost all are capable and willing to participate in the defense of their home, but some are sent out as hunters to secure treasure or target the more organised and threatening beastclans.[nextcol][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/familiar/art/16483.png[/img][/columns] [columns][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/familiar/art/2623.png[/img][nextcol]And even still some dragons will save and save for designer familiars. Some show off their familiars, a not so subtle way of showing their wealth. Some have tamed "Colosseum Bosses", that show that they are strong enough to defeat them, and caring enough to take them in after a battle. And some simply have rare familiars because they befriended them. [/columns]

[columns]I'm Hraefn. I speak for and help protect the Leucistic Crows that are found in abundance in Jötunheimr. I can see the lair through hidden eyes, and know each room, den and hall like the scales on my arm.[nextcol][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/234258/23425764p.png[/img][/columns] ----- [columns][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/ice_3.png[/img][nextcol]The highest peaks of the mountain that contains Jötunheimr is riddled with small holes, a kind of natural ventilation system that allows any smoke or foul odors to drift out from the bowels of the lair and disperse without a trace. Just above the cloud line in a large opening that serves as an airship port.[/columns] [columns]The next tier down could be considered the Market Tier. A high entrance for dragons that want to fly in and leave quicker, a few inns and a food hall, and many market stalls, its where most of the trading happens.[nextcol][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/trinket/5414.png[/img][/columns] [columns][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/trinket/12736.png[/img][nextcol]A ground entrance leads into the main level of Jötunheimr. A large greeting hall, where the throne sits, is always filled with roaring fires to serve as respite for all of the dragons coming in from the cold. Along the halls of the greatwall are large arches, leading to different wings of the lair. These wings could be considered to be similar to streets, each lit by the bottled light. The well kept halls have smooth, high ceilings and are very bright and safe, but the dragons who don't concern themselves with that make their dens along narrow passages with hanging stalactites and sources of light are few and far between.[/columns] [columns]A dragons den is as unique as a dragon. Each has many, or few, rooms depending on whether the dragon has a family or if they often entertain or perhaps need storage. The entrance to each den is located along one of the wings.[nextcol][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/ice_2.png[/img][/columns] [columns][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/trinket/13412.png[/img][nextcol]The first below-ground level is home to gardens, farms, libraries, in summary any place that a dragon might work that isn't outside or in the market level. Special "light tunnels" are carved out so that natural sunlight can get to the farms and gardens. Also on this level is the familiars area, a large cavern dragon-built so that many different environments are there that familiars will be comfortable. There are also the embassies here, with the flights with a higher presence in Jötunheimr, like light, having specialized environment rooms and a large hall, wheres as the embassies for smaller groups, like earth, being small and often unused office like rooms.[/columns] [columns]The bottom level is so deep underground that even the special light tunnels cant reach all the way here. Most of the tunnels that lead to mines sprout from this level, but most of those reach upward and mine up into the mountain. It contains a magma cavern at one end, with a few dragons maintaining heating pipes and boilers, and the Treasury Vault at the other end, safe deep deep underground. Between them is a large freshwater well and the mysterious inverted spire, said to magically charge the few drops of water that fall from it every few weeks, granting them seer-like qualities. And a small nursery room is tucked away to the side, safe behind a large pure-iron door, to protect the eggs and the hatchlings in case the worst happens.[nextcol][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/fire_1.png[/img][/columns] [columns][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/earth_1.png[/img][nextcol]There are, of course, small hidden entrances that we birds fly through unseen, where bugs scuttle and small animals huddle for warmth. And the collapsed tunnels, some far less collapsed than the Jötunheimr dragons believed. These along with the ruins, and a few other well hidden caverns containing secrets and some treasures, add to the many mysteries that only grow as Jötunheimr grows.[/columns]

[columns][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/186503/18650284p.png[/img][nextcol]Your wish is to see All that has occurred within Our Jötunheimr? There are many tales To be told within this place Here you may see some[/columns] ----- [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/bkvdy9j.png[/img] [nextcol] [b]Cynar's stories[/b] [url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/17LSKWoDChGmrJmNIvHH_4LwjqiKeXlZgVMgcxjKr4lg/edit?usp=sharing]Histories of The Great Clan Jötunheimr, as recorded by the Verified Scholar Cynar. [/url] ----- [url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dPUNBZy6vbz30d2pTMn-2COH5sYHUQhKzoKLqX2IUAk/edit?usp=sharing]Dresden Interview[/url] [url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l0I90J_jDJhw5GtJsZl_m2BFPGt6bPOdk93ptISIewA/edit?usp=sharing]Leaf interview[/url] [b]General stories[/b] [url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U087VPUxYtfjbh0dbzv9lC2F-zYSqbig_QY2BQ5pVp0/edit?usp=sharing]Pythia's first day[/url] [url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-G0W_1GtD6m7GTT9V401chQ31rtVPJjISkoKQTbTXjA]Leaf’s journey[/url] [url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HadvJfzbx322zR3iIKr5ZOtM1w0MR0PaYke4RBy-ZU4/edit?usp=sharing]Collapse/Return[/url]

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