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In the Starfall Isles, few events stir up as much excitement and celebration as the Observatory School’s House Cup! The four houses (Starseeker, Dreamstrider, Shatterspell and Runesworn) compete once a year in a no-holds-barred conquest for the ultimate prize: the Arcane House Cup!
This week is each House's last chance to change the standings before the Cup is awarded, and the entire Observatory School gets to celebrate the results! So while the students are hard at work, the Heads of each House are offering tours to dragons from outside the Starfall Isles!
[b]Come on down to the Observatory, walk its halls as an Arcane dragon would, and be sorted into your House!
Got a dragon that fits into your House? Feel free to share![/b]
The Observatory School
of Magic and Astronomy
House Cup Tours
In the Starfall Isles, few events stir up as much excitement and celebration as the Observatory School’s House Cup! The four houses (Starseeker, Dreamstrider, Shatterspell and Runesworn) compete once a year in a no-holds-barred conquest for the ultimate prize: the Arcane House Cup!
This week is each House's last chance to change the standings before the Cup is awarded, and the entire Observatory School gets to celebrate the results! So while the students are hard at work, the Heads of each House are offering tours to dragons from outside the Starfall Isles!
Come on down to the Observatory, walk its halls as an Arcane dragon would, and be sorted into your House!
Got a dragon that fits into your House? Feel free to share!
Got your result? Check out your House's tour, hosted by an alumni from the very same House!
Got your result? Check out your House's tour, hosted by an alumni from the very same House!
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Technically the first of the Houses (there’s a lot of debate), Starseeker was founded by an old dragon who had come to serve the Arcanist and found it troubling that hatchlings generally ran amok until corralled. This dragon came together with a friend and together they founded the Houses Starseeker and Dreamstrider.
Starseeker focuses on what they consider the “pure” Arcane pursuit: astronomy. Starseekers are adept at tracking the night sky, and know by heart the many obscure astrological bodies, events, and rules that organize the skies of Sornieth. Despite this focus on Arcane purism, Starseekers also tend to be the most technologically oriented, studying electricity and magical mechanisms to serve them in their study and recording of the stars.
[b]Starseeker dragons are determined to win House Cup to prove Starseeker is the most worthy. They are studious and hard-working dragons who believe their love of the stars above will lead them to victory.[/b][/size][/columns][/quote]
[columns][size=4]Starseeker, the Head of the House he was named after, leads you away from the Observatory, causing many dragons in your tour group to whisper amongst themselves in concern. From the edge of the Starwood Strand, Starseeker gestures out across the water, back toward the Focal Point.
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“Do you see all those little specks of light along the cliff faces?” he asks. “From out here, they may look like lights, but they’re actually reflections! The Starseeker Dormitories line the cliffs of the Focal Point, and each room has a window through which they can observe the night sky with their telescopes - or as we like to call them in Starseeker, Eyes of Fewer Lenses! Ha ha ha.” He laughs at his joke, seemingly unaffected by the number of dragons who missed it entirely. “Anyway, what you see now is the moonlight reflecting off each telescope’s lense. Beautiful, isn’t it?”
[b]“Be sure to grab your badge of choice on your way out, noble Starseeker! Whichever you prefer! Or both!”[/b]
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HOUSE STARSEEKER
Technically the first of the Houses (there’s a lot of debate), Starseeker was founded by an old dragon who had come to serve the Arcanist and found it troubling that hatchlings generally ran amok until corralled. This dragon came together with a friend and together they founded the Houses Starseeker and Dreamstrider.
Starseeker focuses on what they consider the “pure” Arcane pursuit: astronomy. Starseekers are adept at tracking the night sky, and know by heart the many obscure astrological bodies, events, and rules that organize the skies of Sornieth. Despite this focus on Arcane purism, Starseekers also tend to be the most technologically oriented, studying electricity and magical mechanisms to serve them in their study and recording of the stars.
Starseeker dragons are determined to win House Cup to prove Starseeker is the most worthy. They are studious and hard-working dragons who believe their love of the stars above will lead them to victory.
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Starseeker, the Head of the House he was named after, leads you away from the Observatory, causing many dragons in your tour group to whisper amongst themselves in concern. From the edge of the Starwood Strand, Starseeker gestures out across the water, back toward the Focal Point.
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“Do you see all those little specks of light along the cliff faces?” he asks. “From out here, they may look like lights, but they’re actually reflections! The Starseeker Dormitories line the cliffs of the Focal Point, and each room has a window through which they can observe the night sky with their telescopes - or as we like to call them in Starseeker, Eyes of Fewer Lenses! Ha ha ha.” He laughs at his joke, seemingly unaffected by the number of dragons who missed it entirely. “Anyway, what you see now is the moonlight reflecting off each telescope’s lense. Beautiful, isn’t it?”
“Be sure to grab your badge of choice on your way out, noble Starseeker! Whichever you prefer! Or both!”
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Founded, some say, by a dragon originally of the Windsinger’s kin, House Dreamstrider’s pupils find themselves most at home working with the curious aethers, spellweaving and recording magical phenomena. They take interest in preservation of the arts, and many Dreamstriders may study for a time in the Lightweaver's halls to bring the knowledge of Ancient Sornieth back to the Observatory.
[b]While Dreamstrider dragons are best known for their friendly demeanor, the truth is they're profit machines! Luckily for the rest of the Houses, Dreamstrider dragons are generous by nature and love to share their wealth![/b]
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[columns][size=4]Dreamstrider’s House Head leads you into their dormitory. It’s warm, and the scent of lavender surrounds and comforts you. A trained eye, however, will notice that while Dreamstrider is the most relaxed house, they also have a certain taste for luxury.
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“The Dreamstrider Dormitory is riddled with cozy, yet light-filled, pillow-filled nooks in which you can find many a student consuming copious amounts of tea, books or occasionally both! While good old reading is involved, it’s not uncommon to find students using these nooks as ‘Inspiration Corners’ and many a scheme have been hatched there, be they hare-brained or get rich (sometimes quick, sometimes...not so quick).”
[b]“Be sure to grab your badge of choice on your way out, kind Dreamstrider! Whichever you prefer! Or both!”[/b]
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HOUSE DREAMSTRIDER
Founded, some say, by a dragon originally of the Windsinger’s kin, House Dreamstrider’s pupils find themselves most at home working with the curious aethers, spellweaving and recording magical phenomena. They take interest in preservation of the arts, and many Dreamstriders may study for a time in the Lightweaver's halls to bring the knowledge of Ancient Sornieth back to the Observatory.
While Dreamstrider dragons are best known for their friendly demeanor, the truth is they're profit machines! Luckily for the rest of the Houses, Dreamstrider dragons are generous by nature and love to share their wealth!
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Dreamstrider’s House Head leads you into their dormitory. It’s warm, and the scent of lavender surrounds and comforts you. A trained eye, however, will notice that while Dreamstrider is the most relaxed house, they also have a certain taste for luxury.
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“The Dreamstrider Dormitory is riddled with cozy, yet light-filled, pillow-filled nooks in which you can find many a student consuming copious amounts of tea, books or occasionally both! While good old reading is involved, it’s not uncommon to find students using these nooks as ‘Inspiration Corners’ and many a scheme have been hatched there, be they hare-brained or get rich (sometimes quick, sometimes...not so quick).”
“Be sure to grab your badge of choice on your way out, kind Dreamstrider! Whichever you prefer! Or both!”
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Years after the formation of Dreamstrider and Starseeker, Houses Shatterspell and Runesworn came into being. Started by a younger, more radical generation, these two more recent Houses are less traditional.
Shatterspell’s students may not know all the leylines in Sornieth by heart like the Dreamstriders, but—they would say—they don’t need to. Focusing on spellsmithing, scroll creation, and the general experimentation with magic, Shatterspellers look at an old scroll and ask [i]Why not this other way?[/i]
Known both for their genius and their vast capacity and indifference for collateral damage, Shatterspell students are haphazard but talented, dedicated but careless.
[b]While Starseeker and Runesworn dedicate their efforts to besting the other Houses, Shatterspell dragons are driven by self-improvement and curiosity. When asked what inspired them to fix a mysteriously-collapsed wing of the Observatory, a Shatterspell dragon would shrug and say, "I wanted to see if I could."[/b][/columns][/quote]
[columns][size=4]“Welcome to House Shatterspell,” The fae says in her customary flat monotone, though her crests flutter and flare excitedly to - hopefully - convey her emotions to the new members. “I am Shatterspell, head of the house and these,” She pushes open the reinforced wooden door just in time to be punctuated by the sound of a loud crackle and a fizzling explosion, “are our dorms.”
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“Mind your limbs,” She advises as she ushers the new students into the common area. The room is best described as a controlled cacophony as small groups of ernest Shatterspell students huddle around small, volatile looking projects in their own corners and alcoves of the common area. A few lone students were are nestled amongst of scrolls and notes. There seems to be little organization among them save for the fact that everyone maintains safe distances from each other’s projects as an unspoken safety measure. Towering stained glass windows are open to let in a very out-of-place serene view of the peaks of the Crystalspine Reaches. Well...it would be serene if it weren’t for the thick, glitter laced smoke being fanned out through the open windows.
[b]“Be sure to grab your badge of choice on your way out, bold Shatterspell! Whichever you prefer! Or both!”[/b]
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HOUSE SHATTERSPELL
Years after the formation of Dreamstrider and Starseeker, Houses Shatterspell and Runesworn came into being. Started by a younger, more radical generation, these two more recent Houses are less traditional.
Shatterspell’s students may not know all the leylines in Sornieth by heart like the Dreamstriders, but—they would say—they don’t need to. Focusing on spellsmithing, scroll creation, and the general experimentation with magic, Shatterspellers look at an old scroll and ask Why not this other way?
Known both for their genius and their vast capacity and indifference for collateral damage, Shatterspell students are haphazard but talented, dedicated but careless.
While Starseeker and Runesworn dedicate their efforts to besting the other Houses, Shatterspell dragons are driven by self-improvement and curiosity. When asked what inspired them to fix a mysteriously-collapsed wing of the Observatory, a Shatterspell dragon would shrug and say, "I wanted to see if I could."
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“Welcome to House Shatterspell,” The fae says in her customary flat monotone, though her crests flutter and flare excitedly to - hopefully - convey her emotions to the new members. “I am Shatterspell, head of the house and these,” She pushes open the reinforced wooden door just in time to be punctuated by the sound of a loud crackle and a fizzling explosion, “are our dorms.”
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“Mind your limbs,” She advises as she ushers the new students into the common area. The room is best described as a controlled cacophony as small groups of ernest Shatterspell students huddle around small, volatile looking projects in their own corners and alcoves of the common area. A few lone students were are nestled amongst of scrolls and notes. There seems to be little organization among them save for the fact that everyone maintains safe distances from each other’s projects as an unspoken safety measure. Towering stained glass windows are open to let in a very out-of-place serene view of the peaks of the Crystalspine Reaches. Well...it would be serene if it weren’t for the thick, glitter laced smoke being fanned out through the open windows.
“Be sure to grab your badge of choice on your way out, bold Shatterspell! Whichever you prefer! Or both!”
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The second young House, Runesworn, like its twin Shatterspell, takes pride in pushing the boundaries of dragon magic. Searching the small places of Sornieth for forgotten spells and phenomena, they are particularly talented at manipulating and creating charmed or cursed objects, as well, of course, as the study and use of runes.
It is Runesworn who is mostly likely to develop a magical weapon, or find some way of concentrating power into an object. Often, Runesworners plunder the Shadowbinder’s domain for thrown-away artifacts, and the older students conduct a healthy trade with Lightning dragons who don’t mind dealing with temperamental magical machina.
But not everyone looks kindly on Runesworn. While Shatterspell students are dangerous, they do so out of a certain lack of foresight. Runesworn pupils have been caught investigating and experimenting with dark magicks, and even attempting to commune with Shade.
[b]Runesworn is a competitive House. Runesworn dragons will do anything necessary to secure a win, and many of them will even go out of their way to show off the tactics they've employed, eager to let everyone else know how cutthroat they are.[/columns][/quote]
[columns][size=4]“Welcome to Runesworn! My name is, well, Runesworn and I'm the head of the house. Please follow me up to the dorms!” A dark coloured dragon with shimmering blue runes encrypted on its body yells, beckoning you towards her.
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“The password is Shade,” She says. The portrait opens and she steps inside the dimly lit room. Books, opened and closed alike, are stacked and scattered everywhere - from the tables to the corners to the floor. Dragons are resting on the couches, reading books that seem suspiciously related to the dark arts. A bored air of interest hangs over them. Portraits on the walls are tilted and a cyan coloured blaze glows at the hearth of the room. Runes are scratched untidily on the floor and a strange aroma from the scented candles fills the room. In a corner, a small group of dragons are chanting something while dancing around a blaze, runes glowing around them. Overall, the room is a little off-putting… Another dragon in your tour group murmurs that they feel at home here, and the others are quick to agree.
[b]“Be sure to grab your badge of choice on your way out, fearsome Runesworn! Whichever you prefer! Or both!”[/b]
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HOUSE RUNESWORN
The second young House, Runesworn, like its twin Shatterspell, takes pride in pushing the boundaries of dragon magic. Searching the small places of Sornieth for forgotten spells and phenomena, they are particularly talented at manipulating and creating charmed or cursed objects, as well, of course, as the study and use of runes.
It is Runesworn who is mostly likely to develop a magical weapon, or find some way of concentrating power into an object. Often, Runesworners plunder the Shadowbinder’s domain for thrown-away artifacts, and the older students conduct a healthy trade with Lightning dragons who don’t mind dealing with temperamental magical machina.
But not everyone looks kindly on Runesworn. While Shatterspell students are dangerous, they do so out of a certain lack of foresight. Runesworn pupils have been caught investigating and experimenting with dark magicks, and even attempting to commune with Shade.
Runesworn is a competitive House. Runesworn dragons will do anything necessary to secure a win, and many of them will even go out of their way to show off the tactics they've employed, eager to let everyone else know how cutthroat they are.
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“Welcome to Runesworn! My name is, well, Runesworn and I'm the head of the house. Please follow me up to the dorms!” A dark coloured dragon with shimmering blue runes encrypted on its body yells, beckoning you towards her.
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“The password is Shade,” She says. The portrait opens and she steps inside the dimly lit room. Books, opened and closed alike, are stacked and scattered everywhere - from the tables to the corners to the floor. Dragons are resting on the couches, reading books that seem suspiciously related to the dark arts. A bored air of interest hangs over them. Portraits on the walls are tilted and a cyan coloured blaze glows at the hearth of the room. Runes are scratched untidily on the floor and a strange aroma from the scented candles fills the room. In a corner, a small group of dragons are chanting something while dancing around a blaze, runes glowing around them. Overall, the room is a little off-putting… Another dragon in your tour group murmurs that they feel at home here, and the others are quick to agree.
“Be sure to grab your badge of choice on your way out, fearsome Runesworn! Whichever you prefer! Or both!”
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House Cup Fun Facts
- The very first House Cup was won by Dreamstrider.
- Starseeker won the second House Cup.
- Starseeker led the Holiday House Cup in profit, and Dreamstrider led in exalts.
- Last month's Profit House Cup was won by Runesworn - both profit and exalts.
- Legend has it that the reason the Starseeker and Runesworn banners are always as far from each other as possible is to avoid starting yet another shouting match about which House is better.
- Legend also has it that it was a Dreamstrider who instated that unofficial rule in order to keep chaos to a minimum.
- The current default order for the House banners was chosen because both Starseeker and Runesworn agreed to it. Starseeker is first in the order, just as they were the first House; Runesworn is fourth, because you save the best for last!
- Shatterspell is arguably the most productive House at the Observatory school. While they have to dedicate some time to cleaning up after explosions they've caused, it turns out mediating other House's debates is even more time-consuming.
- It should also be noted, however, that the banner legend is not told to Shatterspell students, as they would put the banners together just to see what would happen.
Thank You
For writing help:
vainqueurs, plushstiel, shizuyue, pandamoniaz, keishi, shanelovescoffee, starcookies
For the original house lore:
suzerain
For the art, as well as the new Out-of-Flight House badges:
emzynai
For your dragons:
vainqueurs, pandamoniaz, zombats, emmahaa
For the Out-of-Flight-ifying the quiz:
einheria
House Cup Fun Facts
- The very first House Cup was won by Dreamstrider.
- Starseeker won the second House Cup.
- Starseeker led the Holiday House Cup in profit, and Dreamstrider led in exalts.
- Last month's Profit House Cup was won by Runesworn - both profit and exalts.
- Legend has it that the reason the Starseeker and Runesworn banners are always as far from each other as possible is to avoid starting yet another shouting match about which House is better.
- Legend also has it that it was a Dreamstrider who instated that unofficial rule in order to keep chaos to a minimum.
- The current default order for the House banners was chosen because both Starseeker and Runesworn agreed to it. Starseeker is first in the order, just as they were the first House; Runesworn is fourth, because you save the best for last!
- Shatterspell is arguably the most productive House at the Observatory school. While they have to dedicate some time to cleaning up after explosions they've caused, it turns out mediating other House's debates is even more time-consuming.
- It should also be noted, however, that the banner legend is not told to Shatterspell students, as they would put the banners together just to see what would happen.
Thank You
For writing help:
vainqueurs, plushstiel, shizuyue, pandamoniaz, keishi, shanelovescoffee, starcookies
For the original house lore:
suzerain
For the art, as well as the new Out-of-Flight House badges:
emzynai
For your dragons:
vainqueurs, pandamoniaz, zombats, emmahaa
For the Out-of-Flight-ifying the quiz:
einheria
we're open! feel free to share your results, house rep dragons or even just dragons that fit into the houses! \o/
we're open! feel free to share your results, house rep dragons or even just dragons that fit into the houses! \o/
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Whoo! I'm hyped to see the results! :D
Whoo! I'm hyped to see the results! :D
