Thunder

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Thunder is a tundra who dreams of travelling the vast lands of Sornieth. However, getting here and there isn't easy, and he needs YOUR help to complete his journey!

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Day 1 @Coalsaurus' Lair

This is where the journey begins. The little hatchling was raised here, in this lair. He has always dreamed of travelling the whole Sornieth. As he grew bigger and stronger, his eager to explore the vast lands become greater than ever. Soon, he bid goodbyes to the clan and took his first step upon his journey.

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Day 2 @Tanagwal's Lair
To begin his journey, Thunder flew northwest. It wasn't long before he spotted the Great Furnace to the south, closer than he had ever seen it before. He hadn't even left the Ashfall Waste, but he had already seen something amazing and new!

He didn't have to fly far past the Great Furnace before the air started to cool and he could see the green grass ahead of him. Thunder couldn't remember seeing so much green in all his life! But this green came with a price, as he soon discovered. The air above the Ashfall Waste was full of updrafts and lazy winds. Easy flying. In this place, there was cold air and strong winds relative to his home.

As Thunder battled a particularly ferocious gust, he spotted a pale green Wildclaw twice his size soaring easily on the winds towards him. "First time on the Plateau?" The older dragon asked. "I flew a lot like you when I was younger. If you'd like to rest at my clan's lair, it's only a couple minutes north." Thunder's wings were certainly sore. "Sure," he said.

The Wildclaw, who introduced herself as Alon, guided Thunder to a cluster of woven bamboo dwellings on the Reedcleft Ascent. Thunder gratefully accepts a bowl of fragrant soup from a Guardian and folds his tired wings. "Welcome," the Guardian rumbles, "to the Whispering Warrens."

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Day 3 @ThunderMoth

Thunder began to head south, towards the dangerous Expanse. He flew just above the clouds, trying his best to avoid the storm, but it was just too much. He spotted a large formation that would provide him enough cover to wait out the storm. He landed right before the foot of the cave. To his surprise, the cave was already occupied. A small fae rocketed toward him.

The fae collided with the tundra, causing them both to fall back. The fae rubbed his head and sat up. "Hey!" the fae shouted excitedly. "Who're you? What's you're name? Where are you from?" Thunder, overwhelmed by the small fae, retreated back. The fae jumped towards him, attempting to grab him. To the little fae's surprise, he was grabbed by a blue skydancer.

"I'm so sorry," the skydancer apologized. "He just gets excited when he meets other travelers." Thunder nodded, still a little dizzy from the earlier collision. "I'm Viridiana, and this little fae right here-" she pointed to the fae, "- is Litri. He meant no harm."

Viridiana took Litri aside and scolded him. Thunder couldn't hear exactly what they were saying, but he could guess. Litri approached Thunder again. "Sorry", he said insincerely. "You're free to stay here with us until the storm dies down."

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Day 4 @Setonix

After his time in the Shifting Expanse, Thunder was looking forward to having calm weather again. When the winds and lightning had died down a little, Thunder bade farewell to Viridiana and the rest of her clan (with Litri still sulking in a corner).

Once he got past the thick angry clouds and streaks of lightning, he headed north over the bright, quiet realm of the Lightweaver. An aged Imperial who was also flying in the same direction rumbled kindly, "Where are you going, little one?" .

"Oh hello, I'm Thunder and I'm travelling to see the world! I just came from the Shifting Expanse and was looking for somewhere else to rest my wings for a few days" answered Thunder. "Would you know of any place nice?", he ventured.

"Well, I was born in the realm of the Lightweaver, but chose to make my home in the Viridian Labyrinth. Why don't you come and stay for a while? We have an abundance of fresh food and friendly clanmates, I'm sure they'd welcome your company. My name is Ignis, and I'm the clan forager and hunter." said the large, old Imperial. Thunder gratefully agreed, and soon they were flying towards the verdant landscape of the Gladekeeper.

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Day 5 @drawingdeamon
The Viridian Labyrinth had been beautiful, and Thunder was appreciative of the kind clan that had given him shelter and supplies for the night. But the rest of Sorienth was still waiting for him, and he departed the next morning with a farewell.

He had planned to go through the Tangled Wood to the Sea of a Thousand Currents, then sail to the Scarred Wasteland. But a storm broke out as he sailed, and he ended up crashing on some cliffs. Worn out from the impact, Thunder climbed up a slope and collapsed on a patch of grass, hoping to get some rest before continuing.

Time passed before Thunder was awoken by a claw poking him in the side and someone speaking to him. "Hellooo, are you dead? Don't you know there are harpies around?"

Glancing to the side revealed that the voice came from a black and purple Mirror. She saw that the Tundra had opened his eye, and crouched to his eye level.

"Seriously, are you alright? Can you get up? This isn't exactly the safest place to be."

"Yes, I can get up." With a sigh, the Tundra heaved himself to his feet. "You said something about harpies, do you know of a place nearby that's safe?"

"Sure I do." the Mirror shrugged and looked up. Thunder followed her gaze and realized he was back at the Reedcleft Ascent. "But it's a bit of a climb. Follow me."

Without waiting for a response, the Mirror took a running start at a nearby pillar, effortlessly climbed the first few. The Tundra followed suit, thought not as easily.

After a few more pillars, the Mirror started talking. Her name was Executioner, and she lived in a clan not to far up that was led by a Fae named Vivian. Thunder introduced himself, and explained his journey to the Mirror. He just got to his return to the Shifting Expanse when the two scaled one last pillar and ended up at a large wooden bridge that led to precise caves and pillartops.

"We're here!" Grinning, Executioner ran across the bridge. "I'm sure Vivian won't mind if you took a rest and restocked. Go take a look around!"

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Thunder spent the rest of the day resting and restocking. Vivian had been slightly upset with Executioner for bringing in a new dragon without warning and leaving him alone to explore the lair, but welcomed the Tundra nonetheless. She was immediately interested that he was travelling all over Sorienth, and recounted her own tales of adventure.

By sunrise the next morning, he was ready to head back out. Before he went back out, Executioner approached with a jade necklace in her claws.

"Jade is supposed to mean a lot of things, but one of those things is helping lone travellers. Good luck out there, and try to avoid the Beastclans!" The Mirror put the jewelry into his paw and waved before running back into the lair.

The Tundra looked at the jade stone, and placed it around his neck. It buried into his mane as he left the Plateau.

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Day 7 @CelesteNova

His eyes adjusted to the bright light of the light flight's lair. He squinted against the beams ahead of him, though the dragons either resting or prancing around seemed unaffected by it. A fae which was a lot smaller than him approached him, giving a polite grin. "Welcome to Starcatcher clan!" The fae greeted him, introducing herself as Dream. He shook out his fur as the fae left. It was a lot warmer than in the breezy wind lair.

"Here, help yourself to some snacks. You must have been hungry!" An imperial nudged a plateful of foods towards him. The tundra blinked gratefully, relishing the warmth of the lair, and the exotic foods from the light flight. He felt warm and fuzzy inside but after a few days of stay, his eyes felt a bit sore from the light and he knew that it was time to leave the lair.

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Day 8 @NocturnistheDark

After the near-blindingly bright light of the Sunbeam Ruins, the forever-dark of the Tangled Woods was impenetrable. The forest was too thick to fly through blind, as even the softly-glowing flora did nothing to illuminate the woods for Thunder. He ended walking along the forest floor, using only his nose to avoid bumping into trees.

But apparently even his nose had limits, and couldn't help him once he was lost. After walking for what felt like hours (And probably was) he walked straight into the cold water of a river. He followed it until he came across a shadow clan. They invited him to stay for a bit, which he did, but eventually decided it was time to leave after walking into one bramble too many.

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Day 9 @orpington

After leaving the previous clan for more adventures, Thunder still couldn't find his way out of the Tangled Wood. He wandered for a couple of days, meeting several unfriendly rouges and deceptive tricksters. Then he stumbled across a rare group of honest dragons: The Tangled Order.

The Order's leaders, Isabella and Larimar, eagerly invited Thunder to their current home (a set of caves in the Driftwood Drag), where he was given a place to sleep and questioned by many curious scientists. Isabella interviewed him and was delighted to learn more about the other clans he had visited. Morella cooked up some glowing mushroom soup and somehow convinced him to try it. Blythe and Leander, the clan's resident singers, even composed a song for him!

Thunder the travelling tundra
From Sornieth's end to end
When you think he's seen every wonder
He's off to discover again!

At the end of his brief visit, Thunder was given a map by Gregor (the Tangled Order's gifted cartographer) to make sure that he didn't get lost again. Marie, the oddly wise botanist, left him with some words of wisdom: "Knowledge is the one thing that unites us all". She also gave him some suspiciously luminescent seeds to snack on. No word yet on if he's mustered up the courage to try them...

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Day 10: @RandomPurple

The tundra, upon leaving the Tangled Wood, finds himself once more walking the Gladekeeper's domain. He finds himself along the Gladeveins, drawn in by the sounds of celebration, coming from a sizable trading post. Thunder is greeted by a skydancer, who introduces himself as Rikki.

"Welcome, traveler!" the skydancer begins, smiling at the tundra as he bows. "I'm Rikki, of the Whispering Willows trading hub! We've been expecting you, feel free to make yourself at home! Oh, but do excuse Artemis," He motions towards a red Nocturne dressed in bones. "She gets very involved in the Riot, being a celebration of her homeland..."

The evening is full of feasting, a fae dragon named Auxo bringing Thunder selections of the plants that grow nearby. The celebrations go on well into the night, with games and food and performances going on at every moment. Though, Rikki was right- no dragon in the lair was quite as excited as Artemis for the event.

The night passes eventually, and one by one dragons leave to sleep. Styx, the head of the group, arranges for Thunder to have a nice place to rest. Once he awakes again it is evening, and Styx comes with treasures for his trip home, and a dragon, a skydancer named Boreas who only almost seems solid.

Boreas bows. "Hello, Thunder. I would, if you'll allow me, guide the winds beneath your wings to promise a safe travel." Thus, taking the gifts and the aid from the wind dragon, Thunder takes off, to his next destination.

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