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[center] [b][size=5]Pinkerlocke: The Empyrean[/size][/b] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/373858241651933196/563477057108049922/frbanner.png[/img] [i]An infamous assassin. An exiled prince. The sole survivor. Three fallen stars have come together, but do they have any hopes of making a new beginning? [/i] [img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/e479b3aed7a707cfdc451fdfef58835b/tumblr_inline_o23iywT9bj1r3lvtf_500.png[/img][/center] Hello, everyone! Welcome to my very first attempt at a Pinkerlocke. I'm keeping things relatively simple for now, and will be following Difficult-to-Medium difficulty [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/1904162]rules[/url], with minor adjustments. Some things to keep in mind: [LIST] [*]Lore updates might happen even if I get something other than Materials from Pinkerton. [*]Art will be usually drawn by me, as seen in the top banner. [*]The story will focus on personal dragon quests, character development, and romance, because that's how I roll. [*]That being said, as a member of the LGBT+ community, there will be [b]LGBT+ content[/b] in this story. If you're not comfortable with that, this isn't the thread for you. [*]Site-compliant violence and similar might be featured, as well as death, as you'd expect. Most posts will contain warnings about the specific content they feature. [/LIST] Rule adjustments: [LIST] [*]On receiving a Battle item from Pinkerton, I'll first do a coin flip. On tails, nothing happens. On heads, I must roll a 6-sided dice for each dragon, including hatchlings. If they roll a 1, they will be [b]injured[/b] for the next 5 days, and I'll put them in bloody bandage apparel to reflect this. If during this time another death match happens and they roll a 1 or 2, they die. If they roll a 6, they get instant recovery to full health. [*]One death in the Coli means an injury, same rules as above. A second means a permanent injury (always susceptible to death on a roll of 1 or 2, and no recovery on a 6). A third means death. [*]From time to time, when I obtain a new dragon, I might roll a d3 to determine its gender (F, M, NB). [*]From time to time, I might give away dragons instead of exalting, if there's any interest. Please let me know if you'd like to be notified when this happens! [*]When buying cheapest dragons off the AH, I will switch it up between buying hatchlings and adults. [*]Eggs obtained via Coliseum will be hatched, and if the hatchlings survive, they will be added to the challenge. [/LIST] This story is set in its own universe, with some FR canon-compliant lore, and some of my own. I have bought three random, cheap dragons off the AH, all adults. Both for story reasons and because I think it will be more fun, we will be starting at the Scorched Forest. [center][b][size=4]The Plot[/size][/b][/center] [center]Welcome to Empyrean, a once-rich and luscious kingdom, famed across all nations for its beauty and prosperity. Yet the apparent utopia has been facing a rising tide of peculiar troubles, and it seems its glory has come to an end. In the midst of a war with the neighbouring kingdom, the royal family have been overthrown and assassinated, leading to political chaos. Animals have been growing strangely feral, and sightings of strange, ravaging abominations are ever increasing. Sickness and plague have taken both the lands and the dragons, and all that counts now is survival. Some say the era has been cursed, by witches or gods or worse. Whatever the case, three outcasts from very different walks of life have found each other amidst the misfortunes, and all they want is to bring peace back to their homeland.[/center]

[center] [img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/e479b3aed7a707cfdc451fdfef58835b/tumblr_inline_o23iywT9bj1r3lvtf_500.png[/img] [b][size=5]Starting Cast[/size][/b] [b][size=4]Maya[/size][/b] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50560270] [img]http://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/dragon?did=50560270&skin=0&apparel=24223,24227,10369&xt=dressing.png[/img] [/url][nextcol] [size=3] Maya enjoyed a quiet and peaceful childhood in the crooks of a small town on the western side of the Empyrean, surrounded by family and friends. But before she even reached full adulthood, the disasters began reigning the lands, and famine was quick to take hold of her home. The population dwindled, but everyone tried their best to survive... until the plague struck. Every single dragon in her town succumbed to the sickness. Maya, too, fell ill, but for an unbeknown reason, she made a miraculous recovery. No-one else shared her fate however, and she was soon forced to leave the ghost town behind. Her experiences lead her to grow an interest in the healing arts, and she will do anything to rid the lands of the plague.[/columns] [b][size=4]Koromar[/size][/b] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50552934] [img]http://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/dragon?did=50552934&skin=0&apparel=2126,17912,815,1107,20552,23722&xt=dressing.png[/img] [/url][nextcol] [size=3] Once, the royal family was respected, adored, beloved by all. But as misfortunes fell on Empyrean, some believed it was the fault of their ill rule, and the declaration of war on the neighbouring kingdom did nothing to help their popularity. Thus, the Empyrean family, though carrying the name of the nation, was overthrown, the King and Queen killed. Their children were not spared, for justice had to be served - but one of them made it. Koromar, the youngest son of the royal family, managed to escape the rebellion, and has been on the run ever since. Luckily, not many know the royal faces any more, but he still has to keep his identity hidden, always conscious of those still on the hunt of the rumoured missing prince.[/columns] [b][size=4]Cyrus[/size][/b] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50555920] [img]http://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/dragon?did=50555920&skin=0&apparel=25048,23019,25045,314,352,25044&xt=dressing.png[/img] [/url][nextcol] [size=3] The Scythes were a small group of assassins known across the whole kingdom and even beyond, infamous for their swiftness and effectiveness - even the royal family made use of their skills. Once thought to be the nation's trump card, as calamity struck the talk of them became less and less, and they seem to have faded into shadow, and vanished. Cyrus was but an apprentice when he made a name for himself by single-handedly taking down a prince of the neighbouring kingdom. Many turned blame to him and the Scythes however for the war that followed this assassination. Now, Cyrus has left the ranks of the Scythes, and he's carving his own path, sowed in mystery and amends. [/columns] [b][size=5]Full Cast[/size][/b] [size=3]To avoid spoilers, the other dragons will not be given descriptions. Please enjoy getting to know them through the lore when they are introduced![/size] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=51107607][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/511077/51107607.png[/img][/url] [b][size=5]Cemetery[/size][/b] None yet... [img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/e479b3aed7a707cfdc451fdfef58835b/tumblr_inline_o23iywT9bj1r3lvtf_500.png[/img]

[center][b][size=5]Index[/size][/b][/center] [size=2][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/1#post_38421215]Day 1[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619#post_38433339]Day 2[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619#post_38451714]Day 3[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/2#post_38473423]Day 4[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/2#post_38483203]Day 5[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/2#post_38497796]Day 6[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/3#post_38505986]Day 7[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/3#post_38521783]Day 8[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/3#post_38535979]Day 9[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/3#post_38554376]Day 10[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/3#post_38567540]Day 11[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/3#post_38576274]Day 12[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/3#post_38589749]Day 13[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/4#post_38602887]Day 14[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/4#post_38614193]Day 15[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/5#post_38637293]Day 16[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/5#post_38647922]Day 17[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/5#post_38659614]Day 18[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/5#post_38672734]Day 19[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/5#post_38734914]Day 20[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/5#post_38753851]Day 21[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2660619/5#post_38772284]Day 22[/url] [/size] [center][b][size=5]Pinglist[/size][/b] [code]@/Rebbawskaced @/Drachenschwinge (lore) @/softwings[/code][/center]

[center][b][size=4]Day 1[/size][/b] [item=Ambush] [b]Ambush[/b] Oh, boy. Looks like we're starting off hardcore! Now let me flip a coin... ....Tails!! [i]Phew.[/i] I'm still going to do a lore entry however, because that's fun! It will be a story on how our first protagonists met, and I hope to complete it over the next few days (if luck is on my side and our trio doesn't die super soon). The plot of this story matches the 'ambush' theme quite well, I must say. Please enjoy! [b]Warnings:[/b] Violence and death. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50560270] [img]http://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/dragon?did=50560270&skin=0&apparel=24223,24227,10369&xt=dressing.png[/img] [/url] "Welcome to the Blue Water Inn. How may we help?" Maya smiled at the greeting, shaking water droplets off her feathers as she closed the door behind her. How good it was to see that some semblance of normality remained in parts of the kingdom, even in such circumstances. The inn she had just entered was the only such place in miles, and it was poorly kept, the run-down wooden panels swollen with moss and moisture from the ever-falling rain outside. Rain almost never stopped in this part of the realm, but much stranger things were happening, and nobody had the mind to question it any more. They served no food and their selection of drinks was modest, but Maya was glad to have a place to rest. She ordered a tankard of tea (cups were a novelty these days), and took a seat at one of the wobbly tables, breathing in dust and the smell of rotten wood. A few other dragons sat in the den, most keeping quiet or only muttering tired conversations, but one immediately caught her eye. Despite his travelling robes and the simple browns of his tunic, his bright colouration peeked through his clothes like daylight through the clouds. There was something about his posture too, the way his body coiled gracefully as he sat, each sway of his hooded head like the flow of a gentle river. It was almost as if it was impossible for this dragon to blend in with the rest of them. A sudden flash of piercing white eyes cast her way made Maya realise she was staring, and she quickly looked away, shuffling uncomfortably on her seat. She almost thought she heard a quiet [i]hmph[/i] from where the Imperial sat, but she couldn't be sure. Well, no matter. She was here for a small breath of respite, and then she'd be on her way again. No use in wondering about things unrelated to her quest. But just as she relaxed again and took a sip of her tea, there was a loud scream from the outside. Every dragon in the inn tensed, wary eyes glancing around nervously... [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/243708/24370779p.png[/img] The front door burst open, and a panting black Mirror stumbled in. "The... They're here!" he exclaimed in a strained voice. "The army! The Reeds army! They're here!" A wave of gasps, and in the next moment panic erupted. Chairs fell and tables were tossed aside as everyone surged towards the exit, uncaring feet scraping by and trampling the dragon that had warned them. "Stay calm!" Maya shouted, but no-one paid her any mind. She fought her way across the inn, pushed this way and that by the desperately fleeing dragons, until she reached the Mirror's side. "Are you alright? Hold on," she murmured, pressing her fingers to his heaving chest. A gentle flow of magic seeped into him, and after a moment he slowly raised his head to look at her. "I... Thank you?" he said in a stunned voice, and Maya smiled. She was about to help him up, when another voice yelled: "Watch out!" Maya looked up in time to see a large, spiked tail headed her way in a violent swing. She was a second away from being hit, but someone collided with her first and both of them were thrown back by the impact, narrowly avoiding the attack. As she landed on her back, a heavier weight landed on top of her, and she was surprised to stare up into that pair of white eyes once again. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50552934] [img]http://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/dragon?did=50552934&skin=0&apparel=2126,17912,815,1107,20552,23722&xt=dressing.png[/img] [/url] The Imperial got off her in a swift movement and looked over his shoulder. "The back exit. Quick!" Maya got to her feet and was about to follow after him, but she glanced towards the door and the sight there made her stop in her tracks. The black Mirror she had saved was splayed on the ground in a splatter of blood, his body nailed to the floor by the barbed tail. The tail tensed and tore itself out of the wood, the Mirror's body sliding off it with a dull thump as a large Ridgeback head peered in. Before the soldier could do much else, Maya turned away and chased after the Imperial. Her heart thumped in upset and anger, but there was nothing she could do to help now. The Imperial was waiting for her in a supply room round the back, and he flashed her an angry gaze. "What are you stalling for? I told you, [i]quick[/i]." He nodded towards the door next to him. Maya said nothing, gritting her teeth as she went for the door. [i]Click[/i]. Huh? [i]Click. Click.[/i] "It's locked!" she said with rising panic, hands wrapped around the knob. "Blazes!" The Imperial swore, and pushed her aside to ram his shoulder into it. The door wobbled, dust falling in thick trails from the hinges, but before he could do it again, a grating voice like the grinding of metal called out: "Trying to run, little stars?" [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/246467/24646621p.png[/img] Maya looked over her shoulder to see the stretching grin of the Ridgeback soldier, blocking their way on the other end of the room. A blood trail followed his tracks, his powerful tail sliding from side to side as if it couldn't wait to impale someone again. "Let's have some fun."[/center]

[size=2]@/Rebbawskaced[/size] [center][b]Day 2[/b] [item=Wildwood Moss] Lore time, as planned! Also, my grinding Coli team found a Wind egg today, which I'm tempted to keep and use for the Pinkerlocke eventually but... we'll see. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50560270][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/dragon?did=50560270&skin=0&apparel=24223,24227,10369&xt=dressing.png[/img][/url] Maya felt a rush of fear and resentment. Her feathers rose all along her body, sticking out like the softer twins of the spines sprouting along the Ridgeback. But before she could do anything, the Imperial stepped in front of her. "Get that door open," he said in a curt voice as if he were giving an order to a simple maid, and then he turned to face the soldier. The Ridgeback tilted his head. "An Imp? How unusual," he commented, taking a step further into the room. "Scared?" The Imperial asked mockingly, and the Ridgeback snarled. A flash of movement, and then they were upon each other, jaws biting and claws scratching. The small room shook from the ferocity, boxes and sacks tumbling and falling as careless limbs struck them aside. Maya tore her gaze away from them, looking back towards the door. She gave it a push with both arms, testing out the hinges. Despite the Imperial's previous attack, it seemed the door was still in decent condition, and she knew she didn't have the raw strength of his large body. Seeing no other choice, she called forth the magic seeping in her veins, keeping her hands on the door frame. Her speciality lay in healing, but she had been forced to learn how to defend herself in this danger-ridden world, and she built up that wild strain of magic at her fingertips, collecting more and more... Maya heard a loud clash behind her, and the walls of the room trembled. She closed her eyes, gathering one last surge of violent energy... And then she released it. [i]THRASH[/i] The door immediately burst from the inside, splintering into hundreds of wooden pieces and leaving a giant hole in the middle. Maya heard someone come up behind her, and quickly turned around, arms rising to defend herself. But the dragon in front of her was no enemy soldier. The Ridgeback was sprawled across a bunch of crushed boxes, and the Imperial gave her a nod of approval as he reached her side. "Good. Let's go." Before he could step out, Maya stepped in his way. "Wait-- let's? Why are you coming with me, exactly?" she asked, staring up at him under that hood of his, her eyes narrowed. "And why did you save me?" She meant to ask out of genuine curiosity, but a note of bitterness entered her voice, as if her subconscious wanted to add, [i]but not the poor Mirror.[/i] The Imperial narrowed his eyes at her, as well. "Is it that strange, to save someone in peril? Anyway, there's no time," he added, and in that moment Maya realised she could hear screams and thuds resounding from the outside. She deflated, glancing anxiously at the door. "We ended up like this, so let's just stick together and get out of here before the whole Reeds army gets here. Come on." He slipped past the door, and Maya had no choice but to follow him.[/center]

[center][b]Day 3[/b] [item=Lagoon Guppy] I couldn't post yesterday as I was travelling all day, but we did around 30 matches in the Scorched Forest, and a couple of Woodland Path ones too towards the end. Nothing too interesting dropped, and all dragons are still Level 8.[/center]

This is very interesting already. Love the setting :D
Could I get a ping for story updates?

@Drachenschwinge thank you so much! i will add you to the pinglist!
also, i really love tartaros' profile, super nice art collection!!

Thank you! Yeah I love to spoil myself my dragons, and especially my OCs, with art xD
Most of my virtual dragon money is fed to all the amazing artists I find *-*

@Drachenschwinge SAME. from time to time i open art commissions but then i spend everything i earn on buying other people's art too HAHA. it's too addicting!