Shelby
(#39468798)
The sea's got its claws in you now darling.
Familiar
Crystal Carrier
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Energy: 50/50
This dragon’s natural inborn element is Wind.
Female Wildclaw
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Personal Style
Apparel
Skin
Scene
Measurements
Length
5.3 m
Wingspan
5.57 m
Weight
697.17 kg
Genetics
Cyan
Tiger
Tiger
Smoke
Peregrine
Peregrine
Storm
Thylacine
Thylacine
Hatchday
Breed
Eye Type
Level 15 Wildclaw
EXP: 43670 / 60881
STR
64
AGI
30
DEF
5
QCK
25
INT
5
VIT
30
MND
5
Biography
Warning! wrote:
Most of my lore is a first draft and full of errors lol
Most of my dragons have edgy backstories! I don't pay attention to on site relations, so if you own the parents/offspring of this dragon please know that I'm talking about different characters!
Also be warned that some blood and violence may be shown/mentioned!
Most of my dragons have edgy backstories! I don't pay attention to on site relations, so if you own the parents/offspring of this dragon please know that I'm talking about different characters!
Also be warned that some blood and violence may be shown/mentioned!
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She/her
Aromantic Keeps eyes covered constantly Lighthouse keeper/Organizer for Perch's Wavecrest Saturnalia QPP Close friend  art by @LunarFlower #480053 |
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"You'd do best to find a place better than than an inn," Shelby flicked her tail. "Gets pricy faster'n you think" "Oh! I won't be here very long," The young Pearlcatcher nervously smiled at Shelby. "I'm just passing through." "I talked like that once too," Shelby leaned in, teeth barred, towering over the smaller dragon, "Talked about leaving, HA!" she laughed cruelly, sounding more like the harsh squawk of a seagull than a sound an amused dragon might make, and fluffing up her crest, "The sea's got its claws in you now darling, got its claws in all of us. You wont get past where you can't hear the waves fore you're turning back 'round like a spooked kitten." The Pearlcatcher stumbled back a few steps, and Shelby followed, grinning, "Oh hatchling! You're bound for the sea or bound for death and nobody's fretting over which one it'll be, don't you forget that." With that Shelby turned around and walked away, claws splashing in the rivulets of water that ran between the cobblestones on the road, 'fools, the lot of 'em, but 'specially those that dream of some future's kindness' |
Shelby and Alddin laid in a nest of blankets tucked into the corner of the watch room in their lighthouse home. Alddin was laying on his back reading, and Shelby had her wing tucked over him, head titled towards where the sea would sweep in to crash against the cliffs in just a month when the wet season began. The room was silent except for their soft breathing and the occasional turning of a page.
"Sea's gonna be coming in soon," Shelby broke the quiet, not turning her head from the horizon.
"Sure is!" Alddin said, looking up from his book.
"Gonna be shallower this year."
Alddin frowned, "Probably," He tilted his head, "Are you thinking about that a lot?"
"I'm scared," Shelby tilted her head towards Alddin quickly, "The world's slippin' from its axis. s'all falling apart and I don't care," She shakily inhaled as tears darkened the fabric over her eyes, neither could tell whether she was crying in frustration or sorrow.
"Hmm, well," Alddin hummed, "I do!"
"Hah," She made an attempt at laughing, the wet spots only grew, "You gonna keep that carin' up when Wavecrest comes round?"
Alddin squirmed further into her side "Of course!"
"Why?"
"We're going to have to do something for the Saturnalia, otherwise everyone's going to get upset," He grinned, "Plus it's our job when the beacon isn't needed."
Shelby growled quietly, "That's not what I meant."
"Well what did you mean?"
"Why care for any of it?"
"Well, if you're right and the world really is 'slipping from it's axis', then we've got no choice!" Alddin drew himself up onto his paws and she moved her wing to let him up, but he didn't move further, careful not to break contact with her, "No choice not to care, and no choice not to keep going!"
Shelby dropped her head to the nest and pulled him back in under her wing with her tail, "I'm tired though," she tilted her head towards him, frowning, "Aren't you?"
"I guess not," He nuzzled her gently.
"I think I just don't care enough," It's phrased as an admission of guilt, a plea, an 'I'm sorry I'm not enough.'
"I don't think anyone who's ever said that was short of caring," It's simple, caring, a 'You never had anything to apologize for.'
Silence filled the room for the rest of the night. When the sun rose there would be things to do, preparations to be made for when the ocean would soon return and the Saturnalia would start, marking the wet season's beginning and the need for the lighthouse's operation, but for now they rested.
Almost as harsh and as loving as the roiling sea.
She has never minced her words for a soul and she isn't planning to start now.
Written by @shanncrafter #84422
She has never minced her words for a soul and she isn't planning to start now.
Written by @shanncrafter #84422
~Additional lore stuff~
~Other art~
Extra credits:
by @xialys #367220
[this stuff feels out of character for everyone involved and is super typo filled]
alddin narrowed his eyes down at where (pirates name) and starstrike were standing and chatting with (dragon with relevant job)
"so... what do you think of (pirates) new beau?" he asked, "you think shes good enough for our local pirate captian?"
"hmm... well.. shes certainly pretty i suppose" shelby offered boredly
"yeah sure whatever but is she the one do you think?"
"hmn, shes a bit of a coward." shelby sneered as starstrike jumped at (imp) droping a large crate near her
"i guess. (pirate) says that shes sure this is the forever one"
shelby lauged "didnt she say that of that rival captain or whoever was that too? sailed on the acheron or somethin like that. and we both know how that went"
"yeah... all that fire and carnage... a whole fleet gone in an evening" alddins feathers dropped at the memory
"made for a pretty horizon"
"yeah... and (other captain name) did earn it i guess"
"did she? i just liked the way the fire changed the sunset"
"she was seeing some other dragon if i remember right"
"...and?"
"without telling (pirate)"
"oh"
"yeah"
"doesnt (pirate) have somethin against punishing a crew for the captains crimes?"
"i think she found out they were up to some nasty things"
"yeah?"
"really nasty" alddin said with a shudder
aldin: so what were you thinking we should do for the big banner this wavecrest?
shelby: hmm.. i was thinking... blue backdrop
aldd: of course
shelb: white text
a: classic
s: and the words are "god is dead"
a: ...
s: ...
a: hmm... i think that might be alittle unclear.. there are eleven of them..
bangerang and janice were sat amongst the crowd that had gathered to see the banner being unfulred.
the little cheery coatl hovered right in front of where the baner would be when revealed, wings flapping and grinning in excitement
the intimidating wildclaw pulled the rope and... bangerang couldnt hold back his gasp when the banner reading "the tidelord is dead" was unfurled, he wasnt gasping in horror at the event planners behavior (he didnt expect much else out of them) but insted gasping in horror at the fact that janice had brought her girlfriend and this was her introduction to the town and its festivities... not that it gave an inacurate image of course.
"what does it say?" asked Meuse noting his concern
"the tidelord is dead" snorted janice
"the tidelord? whos that again?" Meuse murmured "i feel like they are important... but mom wasnt big on that sort of thing?"
"she wasnt big on the eleven?" bangerang titled his head, shocked expression clear "everything you say about her makes her sound stranger than the last, next youll tell me that shes keeping an emporer or something" he smirked
"oh! well..."
so how did everyone like my joke -alddin
im pretty sure it was just you - pirate
well thats basically my target audience :) - alddin
i liked it - shelby
~Other art~
Extra credits:
by @xialys #367220[this stuff feels out of character for everyone involved and is super typo filled]
alddin narrowed his eyes down at where (pirates name) and starstrike were standing and chatting with (dragon with relevant job)
"so... what do you think of (pirates) new beau?" he asked, "you think shes good enough for our local pirate captian?"
"hmm... well.. shes certainly pretty i suppose" shelby offered boredly
"yeah sure whatever but is she the one do you think?"
"hmn, shes a bit of a coward." shelby sneered as starstrike jumped at (imp) droping a large crate near her
"i guess. (pirate) says that shes sure this is the forever one"
shelby lauged "didnt she say that of that rival captain or whoever was that too? sailed on the acheron or somethin like that. and we both know how that went"
"yeah... all that fire and carnage... a whole fleet gone in an evening" alddins feathers dropped at the memory
"made for a pretty horizon"
"yeah... and (other captain name) did earn it i guess"
"did she? i just liked the way the fire changed the sunset"
"she was seeing some other dragon if i remember right"
"...and?"
"without telling (pirate)"
"oh"
"yeah"
"doesnt (pirate) have somethin against punishing a crew for the captains crimes?"
"i think she found out they were up to some nasty things"
"yeah?"
"really nasty" alddin said with a shudder
aldin: so what were you thinking we should do for the big banner this wavecrest?
shelby: hmm.. i was thinking... blue backdrop
aldd: of course
shelb: white text
a: classic
s: and the words are "god is dead"
a: ...
s: ...
a: hmm... i think that might be alittle unclear.. there are eleven of them..
bangerang and janice were sat amongst the crowd that had gathered to see the banner being unfulred.
the little cheery coatl hovered right in front of where the baner would be when revealed, wings flapping and grinning in excitement
the intimidating wildclaw pulled the rope and... bangerang couldnt hold back his gasp when the banner reading "the tidelord is dead" was unfurled, he wasnt gasping in horror at the event planners behavior (he didnt expect much else out of them) but insted gasping in horror at the fact that janice had brought her girlfriend and this was her introduction to the town and its festivities... not that it gave an inacurate image of course.
"what does it say?" asked Meuse noting his concern
"the tidelord is dead" snorted janice
"the tidelord? whos that again?" Meuse murmured "i feel like they are important... but mom wasnt big on that sort of thing?"
"she wasnt big on the eleven?" bangerang titled his head, shocked expression clear "everything you say about her makes her sound stranger than the last, next youll tell me that shes keeping an emporer or something" he smirked
"oh! well..."
so how did everyone like my joke -alddin
im pretty sure it was just you - pirate
well thats basically my target audience :) - alddin
i liked it - shelby
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