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Oh, that is an absolutely beautiful story!!! I've never considered other beings turning into dragons much before, and now it makes me curious about all the possibilities...

@Petall *waves* ^^ I'm glad you enjoyed it! Given that breed changes are a big part of the game, I figured it'd make sense for various beings in lore to change their shapes (or species), too. Abalos doesn't appear in any other stories yet, but I would like to further explore how he deals with his new shape someday.

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[center][color=#BBBABF][size=1][b]PREV.[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/84#post_51373886]Dragon[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_2323941]Contents[/url] • Characters [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507351]A-M[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507353]N-Z[/url] • [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/2#post_30507380]NPC Lore[/url] | [/size][size=1][b]NEXT[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402505]Dragon[/url][/color][/size][/center] ----- [right][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=63063311][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/630634/63063311.png[/img][/url] [size=2][color=#9494A9][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=63063311]profile[/url] • back to[/color] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402501]main post[/url][/right] [columns][center][item=soft muff][/center][nextcol][color=transparent]..[/color][nextcol][color=#556979][font=garamond][size=7][size=4][b]the stolen children[/b][/size][/size][/font][/color] [size=2]written by [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/149080]awaicu[/url] [color=#9494A9]386 words[/color][/size][/columns] [color=#555555]High amidst the peaks of the Cloudscrape Craigs, a beast’s voice echoed. The call pierced the cold night air - a mournful sound that washed over the land. The cries of [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/58252171]Beowulf’s[/url] pack reverberated alongside her own as they acknowledged her loss. “Where are my children?” She snarled as she stared down at a barren nest of shattered glass and haphazardly arranged pelts. Meanwhile, the silver hide of a [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/52340192]Moonbeast[/url] shimmered under the moonlight as he slunk amidst the high mountains. He carried three gleaming eggs through the snow, clutching them tightly in his claws. He brought the eggs back to a secluded cave, placing them carefully upon a pelt to keep them warm. It was not long before the first cracks appeared, skittering across the shells as they split apart. The Moonbeast leaned down to welcome three new children into the world as the distant calls of their mother echoed from somewhere far away.[/color] [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/3012806/1][img]https://i.imgur.com/XcxNF3W.png[/img][/url][/center] [color=#555555]The sound of ruffling paper filled the small cave as Balthazar shuffled an old deck of cards. Alongside their curse, the power of witch magic radiated from the small hatchlings and each of them would receive a tarot card to predict their fate. The eldest child stared with wide eyes as Balthazar pulled a card forth. The image of a great wheel showed its face beneath the light of the moon. It predicted a cyclic turning. . . from darkness into light, from beast to witch. . . and back again. The second child’s card showed a king bearing chalice in hand. A future of opulence and royalty would be this child’s fate, perhaps the leader of her own coven or pack. Yet, she would forever be tied to material things from which she would draw her power. The third card was drawn in reverse - the two of wands. Upside down the wands were ominous, stake-like structures painted delicately upon the card’s face. . . and perhaps the hatchling’s future would be equally perilous.[/color] [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/3012806/1][img]https://i.imgur.com/GTbgyDG.png[/img][/url][/center] [color=#555555]The Moonbeast curled around his stolen hatchlings, protecting them for now against the cold, harsh mountains and the distant howling of beasts from somewhere far away. Soon enough, they would brave this world on their own and only time would tell which path of their birth they would choose - witchborne. . . or child eater.[/color] [right][font=Copperplate Gothic Light][color=#556979][size=5][b]~ The End[/b][/color][/size][/font][/right] [size=2][color=#9494A9][b]Credits:[/b] Starter lore written by [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/149080]awaicu[/url]. Originally posted by them on the [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/drs/2834947/20#post_44231993]Barghest thread[/url].[/color][/size] ----- [center][color=#BBBABF][size=1][b]PREV.[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/84#post_51373886]Dragon[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_2323941]Contents[/url] • Characters [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507351]A-M[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507353]N-Z[/url] • [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/2#post_30507380]NPC Lore[/url] | [/size][size=1][b]NEXT[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402505]Dragon[/url][/color][/size][/center]

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[center][color=#BBBABF][size=1][b]PREV.[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402501]Dragon[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_2323941]Contents[/url] • Characters [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507351]A-M[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507353]N-Z[/url] • [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941#post_30507366]Stories Pt. 5[/url] | [/size][size=1][b]NEXT[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402513]Dragon[/url][/color][/size][/center] ----- [right][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=52446397][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/524464/52446397.png[/img][/url] [size=2][color=#9494A9][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=52446397]profile[/url] • back to[/color] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402505]main post[/url][/right] [columns][center][item=charged acuity fragment][/center][nextcol][color=transparent]..[/color][nextcol][color=#D1B047][font=garamond][size=7][size=4][b]natalia: a self-introduction[/b][/size][/size][/font][/color] [size=2]written by [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/391800]Feinics[/url] [color=#9494A9]1,027 words[/color][/size][/columns] [color=#2B768F]Right, I know what some of you might be thinking: "who's this guardian and why should I care?" Either that or "when will she shut up." I get it. I was in your seat not long ago, staring up at the dragon on stage, feeling like I was in over my head. This place has a way of doing that to dragons, making them feel like they are both invaluable yet disposable, capable yet incompetent. It's not the gig for everyone, but believe it or not you're the lucky few. See, you get a choice. The whole place seems a whole lot more important when you live here. I was born from a clutch of found eggs. I'm sure the scientists who kept my egg incubating recorded where the scrappers found it, but none of us are ever told those things. All we know is we were found somewhere along the scrappers' collection missions. It happens more than you'd think- scrappers finding abandoned eggs and bringing them back to the spire- so at least I wasn't alone. My clutch, if you could really call it a clutch, included a skydancer who hatched a few days after me, and a nocturne who hatched minutes after him. You might think of them as my adopted siblings, but the scientists always discouraged such attachments. We were there to work, to become cogs in a greater system, so it was more important for them to encourage our personal development for the sake of placing us. I suppose, looking back on it, that I was part of a social experiment. What happens when you take a large, clumsy guardian and give her a stunningly beautiful skydancer and a small, adaptable nocturne as hatchmates... then pit them against each other in competition? They never made us fight or anything, you can tuck away your lawsuit thanks, it was more of a constant test of abilities. My... "brother"... was good with other dragons. He used his wit and his looks to win them over despite whatever nonsense came out of his maw. He could probably accuse Stormcatcher himself as being volten-brained and get away with it. His skills really shone in paperwork, because he could use his manipulation skills to make the paperwork say what he wanted. He now teaches other dragons to write in loop-holes and clauses in contracts to keep the spire on top of things. My... "sister?" She could have picked anything. I've found nocturnes tend to be the most flexible of dragon species. She could discuss nuclear reactions with the scientists one moment, switch over to locomotive mechanics, then gush about hatchling assimilation all without batting an eye. I envy her. She was able to [i]choose[/i] her part here, having found a passion for mechanics and becoming one of our finest mechanical engineers. And...me? I wasn't raised by paperwork or machines. When I was a young intern, I was drawn to the dragons themselves. Fast-walking, smooth- talking business dragons with their perfectly tailored suits and gaggles of dragons fawning over their physical prowess? Oooh, was I infatuated with them, their ability to command attention in any room, to bring the fear of Stormcatcher in dragons just by standing in back of a meeting to watch. They were organizers, in charge of assessment and approval. Their [i]jobs[/i] were to decide how good of a dragon you are, how valuable of an employee. Sure, there was some paperwork that came with the gig, but that [i]power[/i]-! I'm sure they noticed how often I lingered around them, trying to mimic their movements, to learn from them. Started dressing like them the moment I started earning wages, though back then they had me working every job in the spire. I would jump around making mistakes. Blow up a lab and fix it, then get shipped to the mailroom. Clog the system, fix [i]that[/i], then onto the next mistake. It was a blow to my ego, but pretending to be one of them helped build me back up every time. What I didn't realize back then is not only did they notice my interest, but I was actually being groomed for the position. Every single one of those important looking dragons once worked every position in the spire, top to bottom. After all, how can you judge dragons on their performance in an area you've never worked before? Yup, their intention was to have me fail and see whether or not I could fix it, whether or not I kept on trying. Of course, this way of training came with a risk, but they didn't tell me until after I finally joined their team for real. Those who fail and give up, who can't learn from their mistakes and make amends? They become, essentially, the Steves of the Spire. (They don't all literally transform into Steve, but he's so infamous around here they coined the phrase in his honor. So much chaotic energy in that one.) Thankfully, something in me could not be dissuaded from trying and trying again. Maybe I just liked how I looked in trousers too much to put on work gear. Maybe part of me really did know where my path was heading. If anything is for certain, though, I know exactly how to motivate dragons because I was in their shoes... [i]your[/i] shoes, and I promise: there's a reason there's only ever been one true Steve. You'll turn out fine. I did. Not that I'm satisfied. No, I don't think I've reached greatness. I might be the hard worker I was destined to be, and I for sure have the business swagger down, but I could be doing more with my life. Maybe it's time to settle down, to stop stealing girlfriends and get one of my own. Who knows, maybe I could find myself a real family. Dragons who won't mind a big, clumsy dragon joining their clan and doing her very best. I can't offer much in way of skill, but I have loads of experience in messing up and trying again, and if it'll help you like me more, I'll work myself to the bone for you.[/color] [right][font=Copperplate Gothic Light][color=#D1B047][size=5][b]~ The End[/b][/color][/size][/font][/right] ----- [center][color=#BBBABF][size=1][b]PREV.[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402501]Dragon[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_2323941]Contents[/url] • Characters [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507351]A-M[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507353]N-Z[/url] • [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941#post_30507366]Stories Pt. 5[/url] | [/size][size=1][b]NEXT[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402513]Dragon[/url][/color][/size][/center]

[center][color=#BBBABF][size=1][b]PREV.[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402505]Dragon[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_2323941]Contents[/url] • Characters [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507351]A-M[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507353]N-Z[/url] • [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507366]Stories Pt. 5[/url] | [/size][size=1][b]NEXT[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402517]Dragon[/url][/color][/size][/center] ----- [columns][color=transparent]......[/color][nextcol][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=63179735][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/battlesprites/631798/63179735.png[/img][/url][nextcol][color=transparent]...[/color][nextcol][font=Garamond][size=7][size=5][color=#A593B0]suzannah[/color][/size] [color=#BBBABF]|[/color] #63179735[/size][/font] [b]Bio:[/b] No [color=#BBBABF]|[/color] [b]Lore:[/b] No [color=#BBBABF]|[/color] [b]Art:[/b] No [b]Jump to lore:[/b] (none yet) [b]Factions:[/b] (none) [b]Possible Connections in:[/b] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/81#post_45921822]Commerce[/url][/columns] [list][*] Cheerful, sociable, and engaging. Gives the impression of being ditzy and flighty at times, but is actually pretty keen and particular about manners. [*] A hardworking stationery seller, business partner of [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50865101]Velveteen[/url]. They run an as-yet unnamed stationery/writing supplies shop in the clan's Commercial Wing. [*] She's usually the one who engages directly with customers: answering their queries, accepting large orders, advertising, etc. [*] Also inspects and prepares goods for sale. She specializes in writing supplies such as ink, pens, and erasers. [*] She and Velveteen get along, but their relationship revolves largely around their shop, and they don't have much in common beyond that. They usually spend their free time apart, doing their own things. [*] Suzannah doesn't know much about Velveteen's past. She has some inkling of it being tragic, but doesn't know all the details, and out of respect, she hasn't tried to learn more.[/list] ----- [center][color=#BBBABF][size=1][b]PREV.[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402505]Dragon[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_2323941]Contents[/url] • Characters [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507351]A-M[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507353]N-Z[/url] • [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507366]Stories Pt. 5[/url] | [/size][size=1][b]NEXT[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402517]Dragon[/url][/color][/size][/center]

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[center][color=#BBBABF][size=1][b]PREV.[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402513]Dragon[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_2323941]Contents[/url] • Characters [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507351]A-M[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507353]N-Z[/url] • [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/2#post_30507380]NPC Lore[/url] | [/size][size=1][b]NEXT[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/86#post_52342473]Dragon[/url][/color][/size][/center] ----- [right][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=62490951][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/624910/62490951.png[/img][/url] [size=2][color=#9494A9][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=62490951]profile[/url] • back to[/color] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/26#post_34811535]main post[/url][/right] [columns][center][item=fairy's tears colony][/center][nextcol][color=transparent]..[/color][nextcol][color=#D1B300][font=garamond][size=7][size=4][b]the birth of delight[/b][/size][/size][/font][/color] [size=2]written by [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/clan-profile/229621]holoquest[/url] [color=#9494A9]262 words[/color][/size][/columns] [color=#B23B07]Mushrooms are hardy things. Left to their own devices, they will grow and multiply anywhere that the dark and dank is found, and that's true even of ones that weren't originally grown in a cavern of monstrous proportion full of chaotic primordial magics. Magic mushrooms aren't much different from their less sentient brethren: they find the cold, the dark, and the dank. And they grow... [i]Before the Now, she was a memory of UNITY. When Her Gift flooded the mycelium and burned away the connection, UNITY became SOLITARY, the many became the one, and she was awash with loneliness, aware suddenly that [/i]alone[i] meant more than being one shape. She swam in nothingness, and longed to know laughter once more. This was where death was supposed to come. Death did not come. ....which is [/i]Delightful. [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2257922][img]https://i.postimg.cc/QdpZCZD4/bead-divider-big-100x12.png[/img][img]https://i.postimg.cc/QdpZCZD4/bead-divider-big-100x12.png[/img][img]https://i.postimg.cc/QdpZCZD4/bead-divider-big-100x12.png[/img][img]https://i.postimg.cc/QdpZCZD4/bead-divider-big-100x12.png[/img][img]https://i.postimg.cc/QdpZCZD4/bead-divider-big-100x12.png[/img][/url][/center] [color=#B23B07]The mushrooms take root easily and spread their hyphae across the corner of the domain they had claimed, turning nutrients into fuel into shape. The magic remembers that this soul was once something more than this. It is easy to encourage this colony to grow, and it seems to take very little time before the shape is solid enough to open its eyes. The first thing it does is laugh. It's the sort of laughter that comes with the relief of realizing that you aren't going to die, the sort of joy that is rapturous. It laughs, until it cries, and then it leaps into the air, doing loop-de-loops until its wings are tired. It approaches life with vivacity and joy, finding wonder in the smallest things...[/color] [right][font=Copperplate Gothic Light][color=#D1B300][size=5][b]~ The End[/b][/color][/size][/font][/right] ----- [center][color=#BBBABF][size=1][b]PREV.[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/85#post_51402513]Dragon[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_2323941]Contents[/url] • Characters [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507351]A-M[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/1#post_30507353]N-Z[/url] • [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/2#post_30507380]NPC Lore[/url] | [/size][size=1][b]NEXT[/b][/size] [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2323941/86#post_52342473]Dragon[/url][/color][/size][/center]