Roleplay

Once every so often, there is a night that is darker than any other, known as the Bright Night. To compensate for the darkness, the flowers that blossom on the Starwood trees glow extra bright. On this night, dragons travel from all over the world to witness this dazzling event and wander through the Star Wood almost in daylight. However, one should be cautious not to be lulled into a sense of security by this beauty, for there are dangers lurking in the Star Wood. Deep in the north of the Starwood Strand, near the creeping tendrils of the Wandering Contagion, resides a Talonok beastclan. There have been rumors of sightings of Corven tengu in the shifting darkness between the trees. Still, few dragons spend time peering into the distant, hazy shadows, their attention instead captured by the alluring brilliancy of the flowers blossoming on the treetops above. [img]http://41.media.tumblr.com/7f7fa701b926da868c46a758b113541d/tumblr_nj9kyb0AiI1r28672o1_1280.png[/img] [b] [u]Rules[/u][/b] Everyone who wants to is welcome to join :) Just be sure to follow all FR rules and keep romance within PG-13ish limits. There aren't any strict rules about posting, but this should be at least semi-lit so try to post more than one or two sentences most of the time.

[url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=100597] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/1006/100597_350.png[/img] [/url] Myria gazed into the distance where the sky was fading to purple. She could see the tip of the Observatory and the Focal Point silhouetted against the sunset. She was very excited to see the Starwood trees on the Bright Night. She had heard the Star Wood at night was always a beautiful and mesmerizing sight, but she had never seen the blossoms herself, as she had only ever visited the Starwood Strand during the day before. The Bright Night was said to be even more astounding than usual, so Myria had decided to make the journey tonight since the phenomenon would not occur again for quite some time. Most of the clan had decided to come witness the Bright Night too. While they only had a short distance to travel, Myria wished they had left a little earlier to be sure they didn't miss it. The flowers on the trees would blossom exactly at nightfall, and she wanted to be there to experience the transition. As Myria flitted briskly along, the icy water beneath her soon turned to solid pink earth. They arrived at the southern edge of the Star Wood, and in the dim light of dusk Myria could see dragons of all kinds scattered about the edge and inside the woods.

@qwigoqwaga [center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=20677101] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/206772/20677101_350.png[/img] [/url][/center] The trees of the Star Wood glowed overhead, the stars brighter than normal in the absence of all light, and Sandwyrm shivered. "What do you think?" “I’ve never been, so I don't have anything to compare it to.” Sandwyrm admitted, her head craning up towards the trees in fascination. "But it is very beautiful." Dragons mingled between the trees, blind to each others’ presences, chattering quietly. This was a tourist area: some dragons had cultivated the flowers to grow around the trees in pleasing spirals, and glowing lanterns illuminated the path. Arcus trotted a wide path around, warm sand kicking up by their hooves. They were not the only familiar there, but they were perhaps the only Beastclan with a Spiral looped loosely around their shoulders, and from their experience that attracted... negative attention. Which was, perhaps, unfair to dragonkind as a whole, but Sandwyrm regarded her own kind with unsubtle terror. "The Callers gather in the clearings, when the flowers bloom at nightfall. They ritually call out for their kin, hoping that the Tengus call back." Arcus said. "They don't tolerate dragons, do they?" "No." Sandwyrm smiled weakly. "Don't be long." "You'll be fine." Arcus said, and smiled reassuringly. They brought up their arms to give the Spiral a hug, and their chin dropped between the draconic horns. After a while, Sandwyrm slithered out of their grasp to hover in the air, the cool fabric of her cape draped over Arcus's arm. "I'll be up in the trees." she said, and zipped off. Arcus watched her go, and made their way down the shore.

[Center]@Toriel @Canvas @Thewarywatcher13 @Thewarywatcher13 @qwigoqwaga @KyraTheHuntress ((Joshua and Nom are mates And so are Dove and Oliver. All others don't have mates. Jonathan and Joshua are vamipres.)) [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=18567800] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/185679/18567800_350.png[/img] [/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=18455167] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/184552/18455167_350.png[/img] [/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=18061383] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/180614/18061383_350.png[/img] [/url] "Come on, grumpy! This is the one time you can go out into light!" Joshua said as he tried to pull the sheets off of the coatl. He had to stop when he pulled the coatl off the bed along with the sheets. "It's not real light." Jonathan mumbled from under the sheets. "Well its the closet you'll get. Come on, at least you'll get to meet some other dragons beside me or Nom." Joshua said to him. Jonathan seemed to consider this before sitting up with a sigh. "Fine, let's go meet some other dragons." The Coatl said as he pulled the sheet of the rest of the way. "Finally! I thought we'd have to spend the whole time just convincing you to get out of bed!" Nom said as she spiraled into the room. Jonathan glared at her, not that fond of Joshua's choice in a mate and said "How long have you been listening to our conversation?" Before walking out the door, giving her no time to answer. Joshua turned to his mate and shrugged and walked out after Jonathan. Nom didn't take what he said personally and raced after them. ------------ [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=18857850] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/188579/18857850_350.png[/img] [/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=18936734] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/189368/18936734_350.png[/img] [/url] "Come on, Oliver! I want to be in the Starwood strand as long as we can!" Dove said to her mate as he yawned. He nodded as he shook out his legs and then trotted out the lair entrance. "Wait for me, silly!" She said as she rushed after him. He turned and with a grin he said quietly "You wanted me to hurry and now you want me to wait? I'm pretty sure you're the silly one." Dove just grinned and leaped into the sky, calling out "I bet I can beat you there!" To which Oliver replied by quickly taking off after her. --------- [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=21667887] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/216679/21667887_350.png[/img] [/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=20349210] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/203493/20349210_350.png[/img] [/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=19190572] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/191906/19190572_350.png[/img] [/url] "Hurry up already! You're slower than a sloth-snail hybrid who got completely turned around!" Said the spiral who wanted to be a werewolf. "Weston, really! If you want to go so badly than just go!" Roseline said to him. She turned to the tundra behind her and said softly "You coming, Reed?" Roseline was usually the shy and nervous one but Reed had been injuring himself more than usual in nervousness today. Reed nodded his head as his tiny, young Nochnyr peeked her head out of his bag. Sniffing the air she met eyes with Roseline and gave a yip before diving back into the bag. "Well if he's ready why aren't we in the air yet?" Weston said impatiently. Roseline just glared at him before taking off into the air, followed by Reed and then Weston.

@Toriel @AnonEclipse @Thewarywatcher13 @Thewarywatcher13 @qwigoqwaga @KyraTheHuntress [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=20279678] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/202797/20279678_350.png[/img] [/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=19909737] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/199098/19909737_350.png[/img] [/url] (These two are mates, by the way!) A giant Imperial quivered with excitement as he patiently waited for night to come, journal and pen ready to verbally describe the wonders to be seen. In preparation, he had already clearly written his name on the journal page: "Mysidia", along with the day and season. His mate, Sanctum, sat beside him, eyes sharply gazing at her surroundings to look for any signs of trouble or mischief. If anyone were to disturb the peace and beauty of this magical night, she would be upon them in an instant. She caught the sight of many other waiting dragons, as she warily stayed standing, whilst Mysidia, getting a little bored, decided to finish up his page of alchemical formulas on another page of his precious journal. "Green sludge... Yellow slime..." He muttered to himself, writing as he thought aloud. "Nonono, wait, that does not sound right..." He whispered to himself, completely immersed in his work. Sanctum, seeing no signs of trouble, snuggled up beside Mysidia, watching him work while half focused on the new book of birds she had recently acquired. After a long awkward silence, she spoke. "You don't suppose.. We came a little too early, do you?" She asked, glaring alertly at every dragon she saw, giving them a clear warning not to do anything suspicious. "I am aware we came a little ahead of everyone else within our clan, but I suspect this may have been too premature of an arrival." She murmured softly in the imperial's ear.

@qwigoqwawa @Toriel @AnonEclipse @Canvas @Thewarywatcher13 ((AnonEclipse: I have some dragons that I can RP as for Weston, Rosaline, and Reed, if you want them to be the same species. If not, then I have even more dragons I can RP as.)) [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=13020975] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/130210/13020975_350.png[/img] [/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=13117990] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/131180/13117990_350.png[/img] [/url] Shadowfighter nervously shifted his claws on the warm ground of the Hearth. Normally, he would have just skipped the whole thing, but this year was different. This year he had Violetsting, and she was really wanting to go this year, now that she's old enough to travel without the whole Clan coming. So, of course, he had invited her to come with him. Shadow saw the purple dragon heading up to the hill where he was sitting, his heart fluttering at the sight of her. He also saw other dragons heading their way, which made him feel both disappointed and relieved. He sort of wished it was only him and Violetsting, but at the same time he was glad that he had the company of the other dragons. "Ready to go?" The voice of Violet shot through his thoughts. He nodded, suddenly unable to speak. "My mom put the word out that we were going to see the Star Wood, so some other dragons decided to go, too. I hope you don't mind." She apologized to the Mirror. "Oh, that's no problem, Violet." He managed to get out. There were others surrounding them now, some with their mates, but most came alone. He decided it was about time, judging by the angle of the sun. The dragons took off in the direction of the Starfall Isles. It would take them about have a day to traverse the land, most dragons traveling by air and some, like the two Mirrors, ran over the ground. As they arrived in the forest before sundown, the trees were still barren. The group saw other dragons mingling in the forest, and they decided to do so, too. Shadowfighter had heard stories about the Bright Night, but he never really thought he would get to see it firsthand. Especially not with the most beautiful dragon in the Ashfall waste by his side. He glanced over and saw that, even though the trees still had yet to bloom, Violetsting was looking on in wonder and excitement. "I've never been to the Starfall Isles before. They're absolutely stunning." She said in hushed wonder. Shadow had to bite his tongue to keep from saying something about her. [i]Not yet. I need to wait for the right time.[/i] He thought as he looked to all the different dragons in the forest, waiting for the barren woods to come alive. He walked around the trees, looking for someone he could start a conversation with.

@qwigoqwaga @Toriel @AnonEclipse @Canvas @KyraTheHuntress [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=2838527] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/28386/2838527_350.png[/img] [/url] A fae flitted in the eastern edges of the Starwood Strand, wings tired from the journey but spirit flushed with excitement. Faes were sensitive to the magic around them after all, and Aries had lived in the land of wind so long he'd almost forgotten the pleasure of being surrounded by his own element. Almost. He kept his distance from the center and main throng of dragons for now, wanting to avoid the distractions and chatter of larger dragons; the last thing he wanted was for foreign magic to disturb the specimens he had come for. Landing on a branch that swayed beneath him, the fae fanned his pale wings like so large a moth, calling on the breath within and around him. Swirling wisps of raw arcana sprouted from his forepaws, and he made as though to wind the glowing pink energy into an orb. His crest rose 'til they brushed his horns in a faeish grin, marveling at how [i]easy[/i] it was to channel the spell with the air so saturated in his element. A number of the vials beneath his cloak began to glow with a matching light, reminding Aries that he had come to do more than play. He let the spell fade and took again to the air, drifting to the nearest cluster of tree's flowers. He nestled himself among them, pulling out a vial to gather the plant's pollen. The fae nuzzled one blossom affectionately before taking off to find more of the plants that grew or glimmered solely by night. Beyond the desire to grow the familiar plants back in his clan's lair, Aries was curious to see how the plants might change once the sun fell on the Bright Night. All life in the Starwood was affected by the Arcanist's magic, and he'd never had the time to study these plants when he was younger and on the run. The fae let out a monotonous sneeze, having fallen into one of the clusters after a clumsy landing. Tired as he was, Aries would undoubtably be covered in the flowers' various nectars before long, but the fae hardly minded.

@Canvas @AnonEclipse @Thewarywatcher13 @Toriel @qwigoqwawa

Shadowfighter saw Violetsting head farther into the forest to wait for when the trees bloomed. He wanted to go with her, but he didn't want to seem attached to her side all night. He had to keep his distance, for now. Just until the Bright Night started.

He tipped his snout to the setting sun. It won't be long now. He saw some dragons gathering around a table with snacks on top, so he headed over there, too. Suddenly, a nochnyr shot past him and got to the table first. There was a white, bandaged Tundra dragon running after him, too.

"I'm so sorry about him. He likes his snacks." The dragon apologized.

"It's alright, no damage done." Shadow responded. He turned to see that there was another Tundra, along with a Spiral back behind them.

"I'm Shadowfighter. Who are you?"

"My name's Reed. Nice to meet you, Shadowfighter." The Mirror felt pleased with himself, finally finding some dragons to talk to.

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Dragons were continually flying in and landing near or in the woods. Myria glanced over at the horizon, where the sunset was fading rapidly into a more uniform darkness. Most of the dragons there seemed to be inside the woods already.
"I guess we should go in now, shouldn't we?" She mused to her clanmates and began flying cautiously towards the Star Wood. As they entered between the trees, Myria was surprised to find the Starwood trees produced a somewhat creepy atmosphere with their thin, pale trunks appearing ghostlike in the fading dusk light. But, the feeling began to diminish as they continued deeper into the woods and saw more dragons than any of them had ever seen in one place. The clan paused, unsure of where to go with so many dragons everywhere. Adina, the clan's only coatl, hummed something enthusiastically. Even when she wasn't speaking coatl, Myria found Adina almost as impossible to understand as Adina found her. Myria turned in hopes of being able to figure out what she meant.
"Adina wants to go get snacks." Translated her mate, Wavepool. A little ways away, in the direction he was looking towards, it seemed someone had set up a snack table.
"Oh," replied Myria, "ok." There didn't seem to be too many dragons there currently nor any sort of line or system. The clan headed over towards the table where a group of dragons was clustered.