Oh, hey. I probably won't have much time for this sort of thing, but throw me on the ping list for my off time? I love lore stuff.
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15. April 2016. Since this is the first day I would like to know of your clans' origins: how did the clan happen to settle down where they are now? Did the founders choose a specific place for a specific reason? Are there any stories of the clan's origin?
My lair is actually comprised of a number of different clans who work as a sort of coalition. They're like a weird United States of Dragons, complete with The Fifteen (who are actually sixteen) who congregate to discuss matters at boring council meetings. Or, boring until Shriek happens.
But, it all began with Clan Elsewhere, which were a bunch of Plague nomads who ended up having to settle when their patriarch was injured in a fight with Serthis. He vouched to go back to Dragonhome, where he was raised, and
en route ran into an old acquaintance who his mate took a shine to. Having lost most of their ranks, she suggested that said acquaintance come with as a new recruit, but the acquaintance's clan wasn't having it; she was their leader, their Alpha, and they weren't going to cow to some old Guardian with a bad wing. Still, their leader decided to go because there was a promise of regular meals and reliable shelter.
So, they "allied." One clan became two clans who were "live-in allies." Who ended up settling on land claimed by a third clan, who came to a stalemate with the two and drew up a truce. Then, there were three.
Three with allies who kept coming to them for aid. Who had allies and family who needed a place to settle. Who had old alliances who sidled up to keep an eye on their rival, and begrudgingly decided to work alongside them. So three became four became ten became sixteen.
And that's the Abandoned. They all have their own territory and land (owned by one clan, actually, but they're "generous"), their own lairs. They have their own customs, but follow laws and regulations decided by the council and enforced by one clan that was assigned as a sort of... police force, I guess? Guards, I suppose. Enforcers.
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16. April 2016. Speaking of lore: are there any dragons connected to lore in your clan? A dragon with a role of lorekeeper maybe? Or a huge library with an old librarian? A scribe, or someone who is enthusiastic about the clan's lore? Maybe a history teacher? Anyone connected to lore and books?
One of the clans making up the Abandoned is
called the Lorekeepers. They're run by a warrior-poet named Fracture. She looks a little something like this.
She's a tired, cynical old dragon who is
actually the daughter of the unofficial founders of the Abandoned (the leaders of Clan Elsewhere). She moved in her youth, became disillusioned with family life, began a trek back home, and just happened to start collecting stories along the way. She learned a lot from these stories, and now her main concerns is breathing life into her experiences through verse and preserving the history and tales of those around her.
She also commands these losers.
Acid (Scribe; mostly for legal/medical purposes), Mojave (historian), Sonoran (illuminator), and Wastelander (an oral storyteller) are all the ones who comprise the rest of the Lorekeepers. They're the only reason any of the Abandoned know anything about anyone.
Outside of the Lorekeepers, there's also...
Ulysses here is a very traditional dragon from a very old-fashioned tribe of dragons. History is his everything, the stories of his family and the land are his life, and he'll talk your ear off if you give him the chance.
And Vivec is a poet! They're also... frighteningly aware of what they are. As in, they know they're just a pixel dragon on a site and that their reality is what the users make it. A lot of what they say doesn't make much sense, but they know everything about everyone and are basically the walking, talking history book for the Abandoned. And Flight Rising in general. They really like tittering about drama to the other dragons who have no idea what the heck they're talking about.
