You step into a large library, looking around sheepishly in a vain attempt to locate the owner - or at the very least, the curator that oversees this place. The spacious room, dimly illuminated by a massive gilded chandelier on the ceiling, is empty; what grabs your attention immediately is instead the tall golden shelves lining the floor and walls in what appears to be a labyrinth of books. The covers glimmer with colour, seemingly no order uniting countless tomes and encyclopedias. One book snaps its teeth, ready to gnaw at your limb; another sends a waft of a sweet flowery smell across the room; the third one is covered with fur of a beast you doubt to have ever seen before... The library appears to be rich not only with gold, but also with exotic, unusual, incredibly rare literature. As you extend your claws to grab a foliant that interests you most, you hear a stern, hardly emotional voice:
- What do you need?
Alerted by the sudden looming presence, you turn around - and notice a huge Gaoler eyeing you with a deadpan expression. As you try to explain that you were, in fact, looking to fetch some lore, she rolls her eyes, unimpressed by your explanation.
- I am a scribe, not a librarian. If you wish to acquire a story, you normally pay, not try to talk me into insanity. However, - she raises her claw before you can speak, - payment concerns me little. Offer whatever you deem my writings worthy of... And do so quietly - you are in a library!
- What do you need?
Alerted by the sudden looming presence, you turn around - and notice a huge Gaoler eyeing you with a deadpan expression. As you try to explain that you were, in fact, looking to fetch some lore, she rolls her eyes, unimpressed by your explanation.
- I am a scribe, not a librarian. If you wish to acquire a story, you normally pay, not try to talk me into insanity. However, - she raises her claw before you can speak, - payment concerns me little. Offer whatever you deem my writings worthy of... And do so quietly - you are in a library!
Yep, you heard it right. This is a writing shop - meaning you can order any piece of writing to touch up your dragons' bio with. However, there's a twist to it - you can choose how you pay yourself! Let me show you some rules so that you gain a better understanding.
Rules:
1. To order, please fill out the following form (you may erase the questions themselves, and I'm subscribed, so no need to ping):
Quote:
1. What type of writng you are looking for? Describe the general idea of the future piece. (seek more details below)
2. What dragon will it be for? (please, leave a link or send a picture of your dragon the way I did above)
3. What do you offer as payment? (I will never decline if it fits the rules!)
4. Do you allow creative liberties? (Can I add details about you dragon that I made up on my own, or should I ask you before making such decisions? Or perhaps you want me to stick entirely to your ideas, without ever changing a single thing?)
5. Any details you need to mention.
6. Do you choose to pay before or after you see the writing?
2. What dragon will it be for? (please, leave a link or send a picture of your dragon the way I did above)
3. What do you offer as payment? (I will never decline if it fits the rules!)
4. Do you allow creative liberties? (Can I add details about you dragon that I made up on my own, or should I ask you before making such decisions? Or perhaps you want me to stick entirely to your ideas, without ever changing a single thing?)
5. Any details you need to mention.
6. Do you choose to pay before or after you see the writing?
Example:
Quote:
1. A biography of Clarke, a scribe to her Clan, who has no idea why she's even here and is generally done with everyone.
2. (insert big boy url here)
3. 1 treasure because I hate you, LilBomber! (disclaimer: while I cannot stop you from actually paying this way, I will be upset for 2.5 seconds if you do)
4. Yep, go all out!
5. I'll PM you the bio template I want you to use and some info on the clan. Can you make it first-person, too, as if Clarke herself is writing it?
6. Before
2. (insert big boy url here)
3. 1 treasure because I hate you, LilBomber! (disclaimer: while I cannot stop you from actually paying this way, I will be upset for 2.5 seconds if you do)
4. Yep, go all out!
5. I'll PM you the bio template I want you to use and some info on the clan. Can you make it first-person, too, as if Clarke herself is writing it?
6. Before
2. I will accept almost anything as payment, including but not limited to: in-game currency, items, your own art and dragons. And yes, it all can come in any amount (we all have tough days!). However, there's a list of things I do NOT take as payment:
- any rewards from other games. While I do have an account in several other games, I don't devote nearly as much time to them, someone probably needss that more!
- other pieces of descriptive lore (see what I mean in the Types of Writing section!). I love seeing what other writers can do, but I prefer to write of my own ideas! However, stories/poetry/divinations based on one of my dragons are still epic methods of payment I'd love to see!
- discounts to your services (e.g. shops, hatcheries, etc.). We all love good discounts, but I'm new and abysmally poor, so it probably won't mean much to me!
- I also ask that you be wary if you choose dragons as your payment option, for they are most likely to be exalted or sold unless they match some very particular ideas I have in mind. Moreover, if my lair space is not enough to accomodate all dragons you offer (my dragons' eggs included), I will ask you to change the offer.
As a follow-up - after you pay with something, it is my choice to decide what I do with it, so I'm sorry if you aren't satisfied with how I treat your dragon, item, etc.
3, Finally, you, in turn, are free to modify, change and let others/me rewrite what I did! After all, once the transaction is over, it is yours. However, if you want me to make a major change to something I wrote (e.g. changing the plot or its part entirely), you will have to send another request here! The same applies for different types of writing, including when they are merged (e.g. a piece of poetry in a story).
4. And lastly - I'm currently in college, so please forgive me if your writing takes a bit more than usual to do!
I may update the rules as I get requests. Now, please, turn to the Types of Writing section to see what Clarke can offer you!
