Creative Corner

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October 17, 2019 13:26:01

WIP, please do not post.

Hello, my name is Borealis. I'm the historian for the clan at Brightleaf; I keep track of all the major events for posterity's sake. I've interviewed those who made up the clan before I arrived, so I can tell you virtually anything you might want to know.

It's funny - this clan hasn't actually been around very long, and yet so many things about it are causing a stir in the academic community. In a very short time, they made a big botanical discovery, a big historical discovery and a magitech discovery, so there's still a lot of research ongoing out there. But the dragons themselves are remarkable too, and we have sociologists coming out here to talk to us on a regular basis. Perhaps you'll see why if you meet a few of these dragons for yourself.

Library pixel books for the 12 core lore dragons, by Plectranthus

Clan members
Format of this post inspired by this clan.
Some members are listed multiple times on purpose.

Administration

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Telperion
Clan leader,
defense admin
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Edwin
Knowledge admin
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Cass
Grounds admin
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Knowledge and study

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Luin
Alchemist
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Quaranir
Magitech analyst
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Zera
Botany
researcher
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Borealis
Clan historian
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TBD: scribes

Academic liaisons

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Laur
Beacon of the Radiant Eye
Auditor
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Lonan
Hewn City
Second Age history
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Gilmour
Water
Focus TBD
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Krovum
Arcane
Metamagic
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Zinnia
Nature
Silvology
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Ava
Wind
Focus TBD
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Building and grounds

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Sonna
Tree-tender
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TBD: construction worker(s), lumberjack, mason

Food

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Valour
Hunter
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Hoji
Fisher
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Emry
Chef
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TBD: gardener, beekeeper, animal keeper

Defense

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Balan
Land mage
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Red
Sky mage
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TBD: scout, land warrior, sky warrior, healer

Quality of life

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Osha
Doctor
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Tinc
Adorable
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TBD: hatchling keeper, artists, beautifying the grounds

Revenue

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Edwin
Map-maker,
artist (sketches)
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Luin
Arkwright,
potion-maker
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Zera
Dyer
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Brady
Innkeeper,
cheesemaker
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Ambren
Co-innkeeper,
bartender,
tea-maker
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Yara
Shopkeeper
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TBD: selling goods outside the clan, candymaker

Interaction with the outside world

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Shipwreck
Mirror liaison
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Shinai
Postal worker
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TBD: managing trade, diplomats/ambassadors

Side characters

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Kerner
Professor at LAS
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Timaeus
Telperion's father
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Persica
Telperion's mother
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Eventide
Spirit's sister
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Cor
Laur's muscle
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Aelius
Weaver
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Spirit
Gil's guardian
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Age groups

Let's assume that most dragon lifespans and life stages are of similar lengths to ours.

Adolescents: Tinc, Balan
College age: Tel, Edwin, Cass, Zera, Borealis, Brady, Ambren, Emry
Grad school age: Luin, Sonna
Around 30: Hoji, Valour, Quar, Ship, Laur
Around 40: Red, Osha, Shinai
Around 50: Kerner

Dialects
Light rural: Hoji
Light common: Cass, Luin, Borealis, Red, Brady, Ambren
Light academia: Tel, Edwin, Balan, Sonna, Zera, Osha, Kerner
Light formal/elite: Aelius, Laur, Copperclaw, Cor
Light, Hewn: Lonan
Light, mirrors: Elior, other pack members

Mixed-flight common: Yara, Tinc, Persica
Lightning common: Quar, Valour, Ship
Shadow formal/elite: Emry
Wind common: Spirit, Shinai
Wind academia: Ava
Water common: Gil
Nature academia: Zinnia
Arcane formal/elite: Krovum

Bio-writing status

Has bio format but needs some kind of writing: Quar, Gil, Zera, Hoji, Valour, Ship, Krovum, Red, Zinnia, Brady, Ambren, Balan
Needs long bio format and lots of decisions: Osha
Needs short bio format and writing but not much in the way of decisions: Kerner, Persica, Eventide, Cor, Aelius, Shinai
Unsure whether to develop much: Ava
Basically done: Telperion, Edwin, Cass, Sonna, Luin, Emry, Laur, Spirit, Tinc, Yara, Borealis

Other writing
Krovum's letter
Canon notes cleanup and expansion

Decisions to be made
Layout of clan territory (getting help)
Academic focus for some liaisons
Calendar stuff

Things this thread should have
First post should stay the same: intro, dragons organized by role, writing status
Summary of clan history (make it more concise than what's written now)
Description of the territory (and map if/when I have it)
Interactions with other groups (rename; "outside world" isn't quite right)
Kerner's letter
Krovum's letter
Aelius' report
Story: discovery of the grove
Vines

Last edited on Feb 01, 2021 05:10:24 by taniquetil

[center][b] [url=#post_2766580]Members[/url] | Timeline | [url=#post_41102467]Geography[/url] | [url=#post_41136601]Activities[/url] | [url=#post_41160410]Clan interactions[/url] [url=#post_41860722]Kerner's letter[/url] | [url=#post_41860724]Krovum's letter[/url] | [url=#post_41860725]Aelius' report[/url] [/b][/center] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2210659][img]http://i.imgur.com/IAI5ahc.png[/img][/url] [size=6]Clan History[/size] [size=5]Old profile blurb[/size] In the farthest southwest reaches of Sunbeam Ruins, sitting in the crook of the river, within shivering distance of both Hewn City and Tangled Wood, there is a vast stretch of redwoods. If you have someone magic-sensitive with you, they may notice some strong non-elemental magic as you fly over. The Grove is somehow nearly hidden from above, but from the ground you cannot mistake it: the trees themselves glow with a pure light. Brightleaf Grove is the ward of Telperion, a young guardian, with the help of her clan. It is also of great interest to Light Flight's researchers. If you are trustworthy, the clan will allow you to visit. You may even want to live there, but if you stay too long, you will probably not leave unchanged... ----- [columns] A botany class from Light Academy South went on a field trip to an uninhabited patch of land in the southwest of Sunbeam Ruins. This trip was headed by Professor Kerner and attended by about a dozen dragons. As the guardian Telperion and her fae friend Edwin explored outward from the class' rendezvous point, Edwin sensed some strong magic, and the two followed it to a grove of magic-infused trees whose leaves glowed at the edges. As soon as Telperion saw it, she knew that this place was her Charge. When Tel told the class about the grove and how she was going to stay there rather than return to class, Edwin volunteered to stay and help her - and, surprisingly, so did a pearlcatcher named Cass. Tel only had to spend a couple of nights alone in the grove while the other two brought help from Cass' family, Edwin's colony, and Tel's parents. They all worked together to build a home for the three and get them started. The new territory was dubbed Brightleaf Ward, or just Brightleaf. As they settled into their new home, the three found the ruins of a mansion on the other side of the grove. It had multiple floors (sized for Second-Age peoples), and in the basement there was a large magitech device of some kind. Some material from the ruins was used in the building and maintenance of their own house. 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The first research team that LAS sent consisted of a botanist named Sonna, an archeologist named Copperclaw, and an alchemist named Luin. It turned out that Sonna and Cass had some unpleasant history, but they reconciled over time. Copperclaw was shocked at how intact some parts of the ruins were, and upset with the clan for disrupting them before they could be studied. He took veritable mountains of notes as he went systematically through the place. Meanwhile, Sonna studied the trees, Luin tested samples from both the trees and the ruins, and Edwin did surveying and cartography work. Tel and Cass took care of the group's needs that were not already covered by LAS. [/columns] [color=transparent]m[/color] [columns] While on a ley line inspection job, a Lightning nocturne named Quaranir found Brightleaf. The fluctuations he had been sent to study were coming from the generator in the mansion. Quar believed that the generator was made to produce a shield, but he could not fix it without parts, so he sent for his friends. Emry arrived after leaving Keloran for an unknown reason. Around this time, the tiny clan made a treaty with the nearby Serthis, which primarily involved placing boundary stones and giving the name Brightleaf to the clan and territory. 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This arrangement lasted several months, and the clan's founders were glad to have the additional help with gathering food and the like. During that time, Tel and Edwin continued building out the living space for everyone, Quar made progress on understanding the magic generator, and Luin was using LAS labs to alchemically test samples from the glowtrees and elsewhere on the property. In addition, Sonna learned that Copperclaw had been mysteriously fired from the project. [/columns] [color=transparent]m[/color] [columns] Luin returned to Brightleaf suddenly. The clan was surprised to see her, not only because they had not expected her return, but also because her prior blue coat and feathers had turned purple and shiny. She believed that this was a result of having stayed at Brightleaf, but in case it was contagious, she had decided to leave LAS. Before too long, others started seeing the effects: Cass got a bright blue opalescent spot on his formerly perfect antique-white side, and Quar's scales began to turn hard and translucent, glittering like a faceted gem. As if this were not enough chaos, Quar's friends Valour and Shipwreck arrived in response to his letter. They brought news that Quar was to be stationed at Brightleaf, along with the two of them, until further notice for the study of the generator. With the parts that they brought, they were able to make learn more about the function of the device. They theorized that the generator's shields protected the glowtrees from destruction at the end of the Second Age. 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It turned out that Copperclaw had informed the Beacon of the strange properties of the glowtrees. Copperclaw had also experienced some changes to his body from the place, and experiments were underway to reverse them. Laur inspected the research being done and decided that some changes were in order; not only were their academic standards not rigorous enough, but the presence of non-academics, and especially non-Light dragons, near such sensitive data was a risk to the entire flight. He wanted the entire clan to leave except for researchers, but Tel protested that she could not leave her charge and that she truly needed the help of the others to support her. While Laur sneered at her appeal to the notion of a Charge, he knew he would not have support for evicting all of them, so he dropped that point and deigned to merely stay and watch over the project. After a while in this uncomfortable situation, the physical changes from the magic effect of the region started to take effect in full force; all dragons present experienced some such change. Laur's eyes changed in addition to some of his scales, and this frightened him, so he returned to the Beacon in fear, but the changes ran their course anyway. Back at the Beacon, they had figured out how to change Copperclaw back with magic, so it was then known to be possible, but Laur changed his mind and decided he liked being shiny. Laur brought Aelius, a Weaver, back to the Brightleaf, to settle the dispute once and for all. Laur had fully expected Aelius to take his side and evict the out-of-flight dragons, but instead Aelius settled on a solution whereby the clan could remain but the academic project could be more separate from the clan's day-to-day life. From this time forward, Brightleaf was open to new dragons joining without much limitation. [/columns] [color=transparent]m[/color] [columns] Spirit and Gil arrive Word gets around and several others join the clan Krovum visits Nocturnes from Hewn visit in the winter (Is this where Belladonna is from? But I have Lonan for a Hewn liaison) The clan finds out about at least one other place like their own Interaction with Emry's clan Fire in the Grove Note I found: "Arcane fae finds source together with Quar, becomes primal" Interaction with riverglint Sylvia Conclusions about the grove/generator: Tel: "the Serthis say this place is cursed" Krovum: "now you tell me" The Serthis got sick because of the type of magic it was Hewn had a shield that turned into cover over darkness By contrast, Brightleaf's magic effect is different for different organisms, but always beautiful Thus, the generator originally was to make everything shiny and bright for the wealthy owners of this seaside property Eventually, the generator gets moved to the Beacon with a containment field around it; dragons added to the clan after this point do not have to have the special genes [nextcol] [color=transparent]l[/color] [nextcol] [url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=54324487][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/543245/54324487p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=54821262][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/548213/54821262p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=55465807][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/554659/55465807p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=56424129][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/564242/56424129p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=41559387][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/415594/41559387p.png[/img][/url] [/columns] [color=transparent]m[/color] [columns] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=32243763][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/322438/32243763p.png[/img][/url] [url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=54872747][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/548728/54872747p.png[/img][/url] [url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=56259999][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/562600/56259999p.png[/img][/url] [url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=55898786][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/558988/55898786p.png[/img][/url] [nextcol] [color=transparent]l[/color] [nextcol] [url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=56726220][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/567263/56726220p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=54406194][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/544062/54406194p.png[/img][/url] [url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=33029350][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/330294/33029350p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=55371519][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/553716/55371519p.png[/img][/url] [nextcol] [color=transparent]l[/color] [nextcol] [b]Events to add to the timeline[/b] Borealis arrives Yara arrives establishment of the inn, arrival of Brady and Ambren Establishment of post office ([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66951553]Prehnite[/url] visits) Osha arrives Belladonna arrives Red arrives Tinc arrives Ava arrives Zinnia arrives Noldo arrives Tel and Edwin have kids Laur and Sonna have kids [/columns] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2210659][img]http://i.imgur.com/IAI5ahc.png[/img][/url]

taniquetil

3210

October 28, 2019 07:37:34

Clan History

Old profile blurb
In the farthest southwest reaches of Sunbeam Ruins, sitting in the crook of the river, within shivering distance of both Hewn City and Tangled Wood, there is a vast stretch of redwoods. If you have someone magic-sensitive with you, they may notice some strong non-elemental magic as you fly over. The Grove is somehow nearly hidden from above, but from the ground you cannot mistake it: the trees themselves glow with a pure light.

Brightleaf Grove is the ward of Telperion, a young guardian, with the help of her clan. It is also of great interest to Light Flight's researchers. If you are trustworthy, the clan will allow you to visit. You may even want to live there, but if you stay too long, you will probably not leave unchanged...

A botany class from Light Academy South went on a field trip to an uninhabited patch of land in the southwest of Sunbeam Ruins. This trip was headed by Professor Kerner and attended by about a dozen dragons. As the guardian Telperion and her fae friend Edwin explored outward from the class' rendezvous point, Edwin sensed some strong magic, and the two followed it to a grove of magic-infused trees whose leaves glowed at the edges. As soon as Telperion saw it, she knew that this place was her Charge.

When Tel told the class about the grove and how she was going to stay there rather than return to class, Edwin volunteered to stay and help her - and, surprisingly, so did a pearlcatcher named Cass. Tel only had to spend a couple of nights alone in the grove while the other two brought help from Cass' family, Edwin's colony, and Tel's parents. They all worked together to build a home for the three and get them started. The new territory was dubbed Brightleaf Ward, or just Brightleaf.

As they settled into their new home, the three found the ruins of a mansion on the other side of the grove. It had multiple floors (sized for Second-Age peoples), and in the basement there was a large magitech device of some kind. Some material from the ruins was used in the building and maintenance of their own house.

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The fledgling clan quickly established a partnership with LAS; the university wanted to study the glowing trees, and Tel wanted to know more about them as well. The first research team that LAS sent consisted of a botanist named Sonna, an archeologist named Copperclaw, and an alchemist named Luin. It turned out that Sonna and Cass had some unpleasant history, but they reconciled over time.

Copperclaw was shocked at how intact some parts of the ruins were, and upset with the clan for disrupting them before they could be studied. He took veritable mountains of notes as he went systematically through the place. Meanwhile, Sonna studied the trees, Luin tested samples from both the trees and the ruins, and Edwin did surveying and cartography work. Tel and Cass took care of the group's needs that were not already covered by LAS.

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While on a ley line inspection job, a Lightning nocturne named Quaranir found Brightleaf. The fluctuations he had been sent to study were coming from the generator in the mansion. Quar believed that the generator was made to produce a shield, but he could not fix it without parts, so he sent for his friends.

Emry arrived after leaving Keloran for an unknown reason.

Around this time, the tiny clan made a treaty with the nearby Serthis, which primarily involved placing boundary stones and giving the name Brightleaf to the clan and territory.

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Soon, Copperclaw and Luin returned to LAS and were replaced by Zera, a young pearlcatcher assisting Sonna with her new job of trying to plant new trees both inside and outside the grove. Zera's guardian, Hoji, came with her. This arrangement lasted several months, and the clan's founders were glad to have the additional help with gathering food and the like.

During that time, Tel and Edwin continued building out the living space for everyone, Quar made progress on understanding the magic generator, and Luin was using LAS labs to alchemically test samples from the glowtrees and elsewhere on the property. In addition, Sonna learned that Copperclaw had been mysteriously fired from the project.

m

Luin returned to Brightleaf suddenly. The clan was surprised to see her, not only because they had not expected her return, but also because her prior blue coat and feathers had turned purple and shiny. She believed that this was a result of having stayed at Brightleaf, but in case it was contagious, she had decided to leave LAS. Before too long, others started seeing the effects: Cass got a bright blue opalescent spot on his formerly perfect antique-white side, and Quar's scales began to turn hard and translucent, glittering like a faceted gem.

As if this were not enough chaos, Quar's friends Valour and Shipwreck arrived in response to his letter. They brought news that Quar was to be stationed at Brightleaf, along with the two of them, until further notice for the study of the generator. With the parts that they brought, they were able to make learn more about the function of the device. They theorized that the generator's shields protected the glowtrees from destruction at the end of the Second Age.

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Two dragons visited from the Beacon of the Radiant Eye: a bureaucrat named Laur and his bodyguard, Cor. It turned out that Copperclaw had informed the Beacon of the strange properties of the glowtrees. Copperclaw had also experienced some changes to his body from the place, and experiments were underway to reverse them.

Laur inspected the research being done and decided that some changes were in order; not only were their academic standards not rigorous enough, but the presence of non-academics, and especially non-Light dragons, near such sensitive data was a risk to the entire flight. He wanted the entire clan to leave except for researchers, but Tel protested that she could not leave her charge and that she truly needed the help of the others to support her. While Laur sneered at her appeal to the notion of a Charge, he knew he would not have support for evicting all of them, so he dropped that point and deigned to merely stay and watch over the project.

After a while in this uncomfortable situation, the physical changes from the magic effect of the region started to take effect in full force; all dragons present experienced some such change. Laur's eyes changed in addition to some of his scales, and this frightened him, so he returned to the Beacon in fear, but the changes ran their course anyway. Back at the Beacon, they had figured out how to change Copperclaw back with magic, so it was then known to be possible, but Laur changed his mind and decided he liked being shiny.

Laur brought Aelius, a Weaver, back to the Brightleaf, to settle the dispute once and for all. Laur had fully expected Aelius to take his side and evict the out-of-flight dragons, but instead Aelius settled on a solution whereby the clan could remain but the academic project could be more separate from the clan's day-to-day life. From this time forward, Brightleaf was open to new dragons joining without much limitation.

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Spirit and Gil arrive
Word gets around and several others join the clan
Krovum visits
Nocturnes from Hewn visit in the winter (Is this where Belladonna is from? But I have Lonan for a Hewn liaison)
The clan finds out about at least one other place like their own
Interaction with Emry's clan
Fire in the Grove
Note I found: "Arcane fae finds source together with Quar, becomes primal"
Interaction with riverglint Sylvia
Conclusions about the grove/generator:
Tel: "the Serthis say this place is cursed" Krovum: "now you tell me"
The Serthis got sick because of the type of magic it was
Hewn had a shield that turned into cover over darkness
By contrast, Brightleaf's magic effect is different for different organisms, but always beautiful
Thus, the generator originally was to make everything shiny and bright for the wealthy owners of this seaside property
Eventually, the generator gets moved to the Beacon with a containment field around it; dragons added to the clan after this point do not have to have the special genes

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Events to add to the timeline
Borealis arrives
Yara arrives
establishment of the inn, arrival of Brady and Ambren
Establishment of post office (Prehnite visits)
Osha arrives
Belladonna arrives
Red arrives
Tinc arrives
Ava arrives
Zinnia arrives
Noldo arrives
Tel and Edwin have kids
Laur and Sonna have kids

Last edited on Feb 10, 2021 06:49:45 by taniquetil

[center][b] [url=#post_2766580]Members[/url] | [url=#post_41102459]Timeline[/url] | Geography | [url=#post_41136601]Activities[/url] | [url=#post_41160410]Clan interactions[/url] [url=#post_41860722]Kerner's letter[/url] | [url=#post_41860724]Krovum's letter[/url] | [url=#post_41860725]Aelius' report[/url] [/b][/center] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2210659][img]http://i.imgur.com/IAI5ahc.png[/img][/url] [size=6]Territory features[/size] [map x=3350 y=2200 view=land width=240 height=240]Brightleaf Ward[/map] No connection to other lairs that may have landed here after the map update unless explicitly stated. ([url=https://i.imgur.com/nLMJ1IV.jpg]image that used to be here[/url]) [size=5]Geography[/size] Its border is marked with boundary stones where natural landforms do not suffice Its main entrance is marked with banners bearing the clan's emblem, the Light symbol inside a leaf It lies on the river and has a small dock with a couple pearlcatcher-sized rowboats There's a stream branching off of the river that goes through Brightleaf territory An hour away from the Hewn City border Two hours from the Tangled Wood border Six hours from Light Academy South (a population center) Near multiple serthis territories, though the serthis dislike the Grove Airships may pass overhead Barges pass by on the river The generator sits on a ley line [size=5]First building[/size] This building was the first one built by dragons on this land, and it was used as a general living space until the clan outgrew it. Now it is used for offices and the library, while other dragons live in more practical spaces. [size=5]The ruins[/size] These ruins appear to have been a mansion owned by some of the beastclan-sized creatures that ruled in the Second Age. [size=5]Glowtree Grove[/size] The trees are in neat rows like an orchard, with footpaths among them. It appears that the owners of this property in the Second Age tended the grove, and that it survived the magical explosion due to its magical properties. The trees' leaves glow at their edges. They come in several colors: leaves of deep cobalt edged with bright bluesilver; leaves like bloodstone edged with ruby; leaves of emerald edged with peridot; leaves of copper edged with amber; and leaves like blackwood edged with pink chalcedony. Fae are particularly enchanted with the place. They can sense its magic aura from a distance, and it superficially resembles descriptions of their origin region of Starwood Strand. [size=5]Living spaces[/size] The clan's pearlcatchers and skydancers live together in large buildings. Other small-to-mid-sized dragons join them as needed. Nocturnes have a hidden living space. Brightleaf has a rule forbidding clan members or visitors from attempting to determine where the nocturnes stay. Large dragons sleep outside and keep their belongings in the storehouse. Valour, the only ridgeback, has his own burrow just outside the area where the others' living spaces are. [size=5]Workshops[/size] Several of the clan's residents are academics, who require space outside of where they live to perform experiments. There is a workshop building reserved for this. It includes Luin's lab and a woodworking space. The storehouse is also near here. [size=5]The Laurel Inn[/size] The inn is a substantial distance from the Grove (the distance to avoid its effects was determined experimentally), along a fairly new road. The inn has a shop where Yara sells items produced by the clan and receives shipments. [size=5]Post office[/size] Currently staffed only by [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/56453998]Shinai[/url], who is awaiting a second worker to help him out. ----- Other locations relevant to this lore [map x=3742 y=2174 view=land width=480 height=240]Light Academy South[/map] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2210659][img]http://i.imgur.com/IAI5ahc.png[/img][/url]

taniquetil

3210

October 28, 2019 07:38:01

Territory features

No connection to other lairs that may have landed here after the map update unless explicitly stated.
(image that used to be here)

Geography
Its border is marked with boundary stones where natural landforms do not suffice
Its main entrance is marked with banners bearing the clan's emblem, the Light symbol inside a leaf
It lies on the river and has a small dock with a couple pearlcatcher-sized rowboats
There's a stream branching off of the river that goes through Brightleaf territory
An hour away from the Hewn City border
Two hours from the Tangled Wood border
Six hours from Light Academy South (a population center)
Near multiple serthis territories, though the serthis dislike the Grove
Airships may pass overhead
Barges pass by on the river
The generator sits on a ley line

First building
This building was the first one built by dragons on this land, and it was used as a general living space until the clan outgrew it. Now it is used for offices and the library, while other dragons live in more practical spaces.

The ruins
These ruins appear to have been a mansion owned by some of the beastclan-sized creatures that ruled in the Second Age.

Glowtree Grove
The trees are in neat rows like an orchard, with footpaths among them. It appears that the owners of this property in the Second Age tended the grove, and that it survived the magical explosion due to its magical properties.

The trees' leaves glow at their edges. They come in several colors: leaves of deep cobalt edged with bright bluesilver; leaves like bloodstone edged with ruby; leaves of emerald edged with peridot; leaves of copper edged with amber; and leaves like blackwood edged with pink chalcedony.

Fae are particularly enchanted with the place. They can sense its magic aura from a distance, and it superficially resembles descriptions of their origin region of Starwood Strand.

Living spaces
The clan's pearlcatchers and skydancers live together in large buildings. Other small-to-mid-sized dragons join them as needed.
Nocturnes have a hidden living space. Brightleaf has a rule forbidding clan members or visitors from attempting to determine where the nocturnes stay.
Large dragons sleep outside and keep their belongings in the storehouse.
Valour, the only ridgeback, has his own burrow just outside the area where the others' living spaces are.

Workshops
Several of the clan's residents are academics, who require space outside of where they live to perform experiments. There is a workshop building reserved for this. It includes Luin's lab and a woodworking space. The storehouse is also near here.

The Laurel Inn
The inn is a substantial distance from the Grove (the distance to avoid its effects was determined experimentally), along a fairly new road.
The inn has a shop where Yara sells items produced by the clan and receives shipments.

Post office
Currently staffed only by Shinai, who is awaiting a second worker to help him out.

Other locations relevant to this lore

Last edited on Mar 01, 2021 14:35:31 by taniquetil

[center][b] [url=#post_2766580]Members[/url] | [url=#post_41102459]Timeline[/url] | [url=#post_41102467]Geography[/url] | Activities | [url=#post_41160410]Clan interactions[/url] [url=#post_41860722]Kerner's letter[/url] | [url=#post_41860724]Krovum's letter[/url] | [url=#post_41860725]Aelius' report[/url] [/b][/center] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2210659][img]http://i.imgur.com/IAI5ahc.png[/img][/url] "talent show" Sonna: guqin Zera: voice Valour: voice Borealis: story [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2210659][img]https://i.imgur.com/IAI5ahc.png[/img][/url]

taniquetil

3210

October 31, 2019 10:45:59

"talent show"
Sonna: guqin
Zera: voice
Valour: voice
Borealis: story

Last edited on Jan 31, 2021 08:53:37 by taniquetil

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taniquetil

3210

November 02, 2019 14:26:37

Relationships with the outside world

Light flight universities
LAS studies
Others visit
Beacon watches

Serthis
Treaty

Dawnwood Colony
Trade

Duskwood Colony
TBD

The Golden Talons
Mirror pack that Ship joined
Frequently visit to barter resources

Emry's former clan
TBD

Last edited on Feb 01, 2021 05:11:32 by taniquetil

[center][b] [url=#post_2766580]Members[/url] | [url=#post_41102459]Timeline[/url] | [url=#post_41102467]Geography[/url] | [url=#post_41136601]Activities[/url] | [url=#post_41160410]Clan interactions[/url] Kerner's letter | [url=#post_41860724]Krovum's letter[/url] | [url=#post_41860725]Aelius' report[/url] [/b][/center] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2210659][img]http://i.imgur.com/IAI5ahc.png[/img][/url] [size=6]Kerner's letter[/size] Professor Kerner Light Academy South Sunbeam Ruins 9-1 Riot, Year of Fishes Lord Krovum Brightleaf Ward Sunbeam Ruins Dear Krovum, Good day, and a happy Riot of Rot to you. (Don't make that face, it's a joke.) It is fairly difficult for me to tell, from the wording of your last letter, whether you are actually considering traveling to Brightleaf in the near future, so I will write as if you are - and quickly, in case you leave soon. In either case, I encourage you to go. I have a lot of information to give you about the Grove. It contains several matters of academic interest, which I had not mentioned before. The technology in those ruins has a few rune variations which were new to us at LAS, and (if I am any good at reading pearlcatchers' facial expressions) new to the Beacon as well; I would like to know if the Observatory was aware of them. I have seen them, but they are under lock and key now, so you will have to go see them for yourself. There are also many historical and dracological implications of the fact that this technology has so many features that Lightning dragons recognize, I imagine. Quite over my head, but fascinating. Perhaps more important, since they will directly affect you, are the magical effects of residing in the Grove. As I said, I have spent little time there myself, but the dragons who do all experience changes to their scales (and skin/fur/feathers) that can be passed along to their descendants like any other genes, (though more rarely than most, I think). All dragons who stay there long enough experience at least one of these changes: * surface becomes shiny to the point of appearing metallic * surface becomes glossy and faceted like crystal * surface has patches of opalescence all over * surface has patches of large, hardened scales, particularly around the claws, face, and spine * surface becomes fractured into hardened segments * eyes become glossy and faceted without changing or impeding vision Some of these effects have been observed in pearlcatchers' pearls. None of these changes seem to impede the dragon's ability to move, fly, eat, or otherwise carry out their usual activities. The clan's alchemist has been trying to find out how to reverse, or at least reproduce, these effects. If you wish to avoid these things happening to you, I recommend that you do not stay longer than a week. I understand this could be disappointing after such a long journey, but there's nothing for it until we have a research breakthrough. Of course, I know you well enough to know that you will probably go anyway and stay for as long as the curiosities keeping you there are stronger than those elsewhere, but I still felt a warning was in order. Finally, I will comment on the dragons of Brightleaf. They are such an interesting assortment that I would love to get a sociologist to visit (and I have tried, but none so far have been willing). You don't need me or a sociologist to tell you about the oddities of multi-flight clans in general, nor of Light with Lightning and Shadow in particular, but the particular ways that these individuals have worked out harmonious solutions are... creative. I have enclosed a list of clan members of which I am aware, with a description of each. Whether you go or not, please write to me soon with your thoughts. My student Sonna is attempting to write a thesis on the Grove, and she needs all the outside perspective she can get. Best regards, Kerner [img]https://i.imgur.com/oVXxNRV.png[/img] ----- "Dracological" is meant here to be parallel to "anthropological". [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/2077689/1]Calendar reference[/url], with my own additions: five weeks of six days each in a month four months in a year twelve years in an era as in the referenced post [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2210659][img]https://i.imgur.com/IAI5ahc.png[/img][/url]

taniquetil

3210

January 07, 2020 07:18:40

Kerner's letter

Professor Kerner
Light Academy South
Sunbeam Ruins

9-1 Riot, Year of Fishes

Lord Krovum
Brightleaf Ward
Sunbeam Ruins

Dear Krovum,

Good day, and a happy Riot of Rot to you. (Don't make that face, it's a joke.) It is fairly difficult for me to tell, from the wording of your last letter, whether you are actually considering traveling to Brightleaf in the near future, so I will write as if you are - and quickly, in case you leave soon. In either case, I encourage you to go.

I have a lot of information to give you about the Grove. It contains several matters of academic interest, which I had not mentioned before. The technology in those ruins has a few rune variations which were new to us at LAS, and (if I am any good at reading pearlcatchers' facial expressions) new to the Beacon as well; I would like to know if the Observatory was aware of them. I have seen them, but they are under lock and key now, so you will have to go see them for yourself. There are also many historical and dracological implications of the fact that this technology has so many features that Lightning dragons recognize, I imagine. Quite over my head, but fascinating.

Perhaps more important, since they will directly affect you, are the magical effects of residing in the Grove. As I said, I have spent little time there myself, but the dragons who do all experience changes to their scales (and skin/fur/feathers) that can be passed along to their descendants like any other genes, (though more rarely than most, I think). All dragons who stay there long enough experience at least one of these changes:
* surface becomes shiny to the point of appearing metallic
* surface becomes glossy and faceted like crystal
* surface has patches of opalescence all over
* surface has patches of large, hardened scales, particularly around the claws, face, and spine
* surface becomes fractured into hardened segments
* eyes become glossy and faceted without changing or impeding vision
Some of these effects have been observed in pearlcatchers' pearls.
None of these changes seem to impede the dragon's ability to move, fly, eat, or otherwise carry out their usual activities. The clan's alchemist has been trying to find out how to reverse, or at least reproduce, these effects.

If you wish to avoid these things happening to you, I recommend that you do not stay longer than a week. I understand this could be disappointing after such a long journey, but there's nothing for it until we have a research breakthrough. Of course, I know you well enough to know that you will probably go anyway and stay for as long as the curiosities keeping you there are stronger than those elsewhere, but I still felt a warning was in order.

Finally, I will comment on the dragons of Brightleaf. They are such an interesting assortment that I would love to get a sociologist to visit (and I have tried, but none so far have been willing). You don't need me or a sociologist to tell you about the oddities of multi-flight clans in general, nor of Light with Lightning and Shadow in particular, but the particular ways that these individuals have worked out harmonious solutions are... creative. I have enclosed a list of clan members of which I am aware, with a description of each.

Whether you go or not, please write to me soon with your thoughts. My student Sonna is attempting to write a thesis on the Grove, and she needs all the outside perspective she can get.

Best regards,
Kerner

"Dracological" is meant here to be parallel to "anthropological".

Calendar reference, with my own additions:
five weeks of six days each in a month
four months in a year
twelve years in an era as in the referenced post

Last edited on Feb 01, 2021 05:11:49 by taniquetil

[center][b] [url=#post_2766580]Members[/url] | [url=#post_41102459]Timeline[/url] | [url=#post_41102467]Geography[/url] | [url=#post_41136601]Activities[/url] | [url=#post_41160410]Clan interactions[/url] [url=#post_41860722]Kerner's letter[/url] | Krovum's letter | [url=#post_41860725]Aelius' report[/url] [/b][/center] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2210659][img]http://i.imgur.com/IAI5ahc.png[/img][/url] [size=6]Krovum's letter[/size] Lord Krovum Brightleaf Ward Sunbeam Ruins 35 Rockbreak, Year of Fishes Professor Kerner Light Academy South Sunbeam Ruins Dear Dr. Kerner, I was fortunate to receive your last correspondence from a persistent young spiral shortly before I left on my journey for Sunbeam Ruins. It seems that the couriers are experimenting with new routing and had become lost for a day or so over the Shattered Plain, of all places. I was able to give him one of my emergency pick-me-ups, but his cheerfulness as he set off again did nothing to assuage my deep concern for the state of the postal service. I should very much like to write to the staff over at Reedcleft, but that would require use of the very service that I believe to be strained. Perhaps one day they will see the need for a more efficient system and turn to the ley line sciences for communication. In any event, I was glad to have a chance to think over your letter as I traveled. As I predicted, trudging across the Shattered Plain, though blessedly uneventful, was one of the most tedious experiences of my long life; the long, multi-legged boating journey from there to the Sunbeam River was not much better. If I had not stopped at a market near the harbor to purchase sunglasses, the glittering of light on the waters would doubtless have strained my eyes to the point of permanent damage. I mean no offense, as you know; it is simply the way of things that one dragon's beautiful landscape is another's misery. The mingled light and shade of the Grove was a most pleasant relief, and is doubtless one of the things that allows dragons of other flights to dwell there. And then, of course, there was much fuss over me when I arrived, and I was not able to get a moment to myself for a while. Everyone wanted to know who I was - not that they were satisfied with the answer, being ignorant of my prestigious heritage - and why I had arrived seemingly out of the blue without going through the proper channels. I calmly told them that I had applied to visit them through the Light university system, but that it would take time to process and I could not afford to lose that time. With more than one flight already potentially aware of this anomaly, the Observatory was anxious to get me there, if they would have me. Thankfully, most of them didn't mind my being there. Some grumbled about "freeloading", but I am willing to forage for myself. I do suspect that they might ask me to fish for them, since I have built a shack by the river to sleep in for the humidity. Now that I have settled in and met most of the dragons here, it is a good time to reflect and answer your questions. I have a few hours of daylight left to write, and then I plan to sit in the mingling of the sunset and the trees' light and attempt a sketch of the view for you. It really is extraordinary. As for clan membership, it seems your information was out of date even when you wrote your letter. Edwin plans to write to you as well with a full list, but I will summarize here. Brightleaf's clan has about two dozen members, the latest of which only officially joined three weeks ago. One of the more notable members you did not seem to be aware of is a gaudily colored Lightning mirror who goes by Ship; he assists Quaranir and Valour with study and maintenance of the shield generator and similar technologies. (Ah, the incessant struggle of the Stormcatcher's get to hold dominion over Sornieth!) It is not entirely clear to me what he gets out of this arrangement, since he runs with a pack of Light mirrors and does not eat the clan's food, but he seems to be good friends with the other two zappers and, to a lesser extent, with Cass. Your description of the academic situation here, by contrast, was fairly accurate. Telperion is a noble lass, but, as you guessed, not so interested in the pursuit of knowledge about the glowtrees beyond what it takes to nurture and protect them. In this she leans heavily on Lady Sonna, who (as one would hope) does an excellent job of balancing rigor with innovation and getting everything done by the end of the day. I have mostly observed Sonna's work from a distance and from reading her papers, since in person her praise of the Lightweaver quickly becomes tiresome, but I daresay many students at the Observatory could learn a thing or two from her. There are occasional hiccups, such as when Sonna's assistant's boorish guardian distracts them, but these tend to be minor and balanced by the usual Light eagerness to learn. [long] The things I have noticed about the clan members may seem strange to you. Perhaps for now I am just coping with my unpleasantly crowded living situation by trying to learn something from it; however, I find that the older I get, the more curious I become about the lives of ordinary dragons. No matter how much we learn about the underlying nature of reality, it is people who shape history and even the very planet we live on. On that note shall I take my leave. Edwin has fine taste in ink, but he does not have an unlimited supply. Sincerely yours, Lord Krovum D.Mph., D.Mg.Ph., CMSO, Esq. [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2379058][img]https://i.imgur.com/emPfXrw.png[/img][/url] ----- Things to put in the letter: mentions of distinguished family members mentions of his own titles, e.g. "being a Professor Emeritus has its perks" skin changes going to write an article for the Sunbeam Times about the Grove going to write a paper about the impact of one of the Grove's findings on his own work ----- Krovum's trip went like this: ferry to Earth, walk across Earth, Nature boat, Light boat around the eastern coast and into the river. [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/2077689/1]Calendar reference[/url], with my own additions: five weeks of six days each in a month four months in a year twelve years in an era as in the referenced post D.Mph. = Doctor of Metaphysics, a religious title IRL but an academic one here D.Mg.Ph. = Doctor of Magic Philosophy, a title I made up CMSO = Certified Magic Shield Operator, a certification I made up that he received from Quaranir and Valour at the Grove Esq. = Esquire, a courtesy title IRL that used to indicate a member of the gentry but doesn't really mean anything anymore Krovum is prejudiced toward most other flights, only really appreciating Light (scholarship) and Nature (swamps). Some of the terms he uses for other dragons are rude and should not be repeated. [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2210659][img]https://i.imgur.com/IAI5ahc.png[/img][/url]

taniquetil

3210

January 07, 2020 07:18:50

Krovum's letter

Lord Krovum
Brightleaf Ward
Sunbeam Ruins

35 Rockbreak, Year of Fishes

Professor Kerner
Light Academy South
Sunbeam Ruins

Dear Dr. Kerner,

I was fortunate to receive your last correspondence from a persistent young spiral shortly before I left on my journey for Sunbeam Ruins. It seems that the couriers are experimenting with new routing and had become lost for a day or so over the Shattered Plain, of all places. I was able to give him one of my emergency pick-me-ups, but his cheerfulness as he set off again did nothing to assuage my deep concern for the state of the postal service. I should very much like to write to the staff over at Reedcleft, but that would require use of the very service that I believe to be strained. Perhaps one day they will see the need for a more efficient system and turn to the ley line sciences for communication.

In any event, I was glad to have a chance to think over your letter as I traveled. As I predicted, trudging across the Shattered Plain, though blessedly uneventful, was one of the most tedious experiences of my long life; the long, multi-legged boating journey from there to the Sunbeam River was not much better. If I had not stopped at a market near the harbor to purchase sunglasses, the glittering of light on the waters would doubtless have strained my eyes to the point of permanent damage. I mean no offense, as you know; it is simply the way of things that one dragon's beautiful landscape is another's misery. The mingled light and shade of the Grove was a most pleasant relief, and is doubtless one of the things that allows dragons of other flights to dwell there.

And then, of course, there was much fuss over me when I arrived, and I was not able to get a moment to myself for a while. Everyone wanted to know who I was - not that they were satisfied with the answer, being ignorant of my prestigious heritage - and why I had arrived seemingly out of the blue without going through the proper channels. I calmly told them that I had applied to visit them through the Light university system, but that it would take time to process and I could not afford to lose that time. With more than one flight already potentially aware of this anomaly, the Observatory was anxious to get me there, if they would have me. Thankfully, most of them didn't mind my being there. Some grumbled about "freeloading", but I am willing to forage for myself. I do suspect that they might ask me to fish for them, since I have built a shack by the river to sleep in for the humidity.

Now that I have settled in and met most of the dragons here, it is a good time to reflect and answer your questions. I have a few hours of daylight left to write, and then I plan to sit in the mingling of the sunset and the trees' light and attempt a sketch of the view for you. It really is extraordinary.

As for clan membership, it seems your information was out of date even when you wrote your letter. Edwin plans to write to you as well with a full list, but I will summarize here. Brightleaf's clan has about two dozen members, the latest of which only officially joined three weeks ago. One of the more notable members you did not seem to be aware of is a gaudily colored Lightning mirror who goes by Ship; he assists Quaranir and Valour with study and maintenance of the shield generator and similar technologies. (Ah, the incessant struggle of the Stormcatcher's get to hold dominion over Sornieth!) It is not entirely clear to me what he gets out of this arrangement, since he runs with a pack of Light mirrors and does not eat the clan's food, but he seems to be good friends with the other two zappers and, to a lesser extent, with Cass.

Your description of the academic situation here, by contrast, was fairly accurate. Telperion is a noble lass, but, as you guessed, not so interested in the pursuit of knowledge about the glowtrees beyond what it takes to nurture and protect them. In this she leans heavily on Lady Sonna, who (as one would hope) does an excellent job of balancing rigor with innovation and getting everything done by the end of the day. I have mostly observed Sonna's work from a distance and from reading her papers, since in person her praise of the Lightweaver quickly becomes tiresome, but I daresay many students at the Observatory could learn a thing or two from her. There are occasional hiccups, such as when Sonna's assistant's boorish guardian distracts them, but these tend to be minor and balanced by the usual Light eagerness to learn.

[long]

The things I have noticed about the clan members may seem strange to you. Perhaps for now I am just coping with my unpleasantly crowded living situation by trying to learn something from it; however, I find that the older I get, the more curious I become about the lives of ordinary dragons. No matter how much we learn about the underlying nature of reality, it is people who shape history and even the very planet we live on.

On that note shall I take my leave. Edwin has fine taste in ink, but he does not have an unlimited supply.

Sincerely yours,
Lord Krovum
D.Mph., D.Mg.Ph., CMSO, Esq.

Things to put in the letter:
mentions of distinguished family members
mentions of his own titles, e.g. "being a Professor Emeritus has its perks"
skin changes
going to write an article for the Sunbeam Times about the Grove
going to write a paper about the impact of one of the Grove's findings on his own work

Krovum's trip went like this: ferry to Earth, walk across Earth, Nature boat, Light boat around the eastern coast and into the river.

Calendar reference, with my own additions:
five weeks of six days each in a month
four months in a year
twelve years in an era as in the referenced post

D.Mph. = Doctor of Metaphysics, a religious title IRL but an academic one here
D.Mg.Ph. = Doctor of Magic Philosophy, a title I made up
CMSO = Certified Magic Shield Operator, a certification I made up that he received from Quaranir and Valour at the Grove
Esq. = Esquire, a courtesy title IRL that used to indicate a member of the gentry but doesn't really mean anything anymore

Krovum is prejudiced toward most other flights, only really appreciating Light (scholarship) and Nature (swamps). Some of the terms he uses for other dragons are rude and should not be repeated.

Last edited on Feb 01, 2021 05:16:30 by taniquetil

[center][b] [url=#post_2766580]Members[/url] | [url=#post_41102459]Timeline[/url] | [url=#post_41102467]Geography[/url] | [url=#post_41136601]Activities[/url] | [url=#post_41160410]Clan interactions[/url] [url=#post_41860722]Kerner's letter[/url] | [url=#post_41860724]Krovum's letter[/url] | Aelius' report [/b][/center] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2210659][img]http://i.imgur.com/IAI5ahc.png[/img][/url] [size=6]Aelius' report[/size] Dispute Resolution Report: Department of Information Quality vs. Brightleaf Clan Section A: Background and definitions [list=1][*]Background of the location [*]Map of the territory in question [*]Clan members at time of dispute[/list] Section B: Description of dispute The plaintiff demands that all residents of Brightleaf Ward not belonging to Light Flight (henceforth "non-Light dragons") be removed from its land immediately and permanently, and that no further non-Light dragons be allowed to reside there. This demand is made on the following grounds: [list=1][*]The artifacts there are of critical importance and cannot be removed from the area at this time. [list=A][*]Second Age shield generator [*]Ruins [*]Glowtrees[/list] [*]Non-Light dragons cannot be trusted near these artifacts. [list=A][*]They may be spies. [list=I][*]Lightning is known to be against Light. [*]Lightning has been known to be aggressive. [list=a][*]Light is elementally weak to Lightning. Some actions that would not otherwise be seen as aggressive are rightfully seen as aggressive when carried out by a Lightning dragon upon a Light dragon.[/list] [*]Shadow is known to be against Light. [*]Shadow's motives cannot be fully discerned. [*]Water is believed to be neutral toward us.[/list] [*]Non-Light dragons do not have our philosophy concerning artifacts. [list=I][*]Lightning wants to change its environment while we want to preserve it. [*]Shadow seeks to conceal, while Light seeks to expose.[/list][/list] [*]The aforementioned concerns are of such high priority that they override claims of sovereignty over the land and the clan.[/list] The defendant party refuses the demand on the following grounds: [list=1][*]To banish these dragons from the land is to banish them from the clan. [list=A][*]Telperion has a registered claim to the land. Arguably, she also has a natural claim to the land on which her Charge resides and some reasonable parcel of land around it. [*]Telperion has a natural claim to sovereignty over the clan, and she wishes these members to remain in the clan. [*]Therefore, these dragons must live near Telperion's Charge in order to remain part of the clan.[/list] [*]LAS granted Telperion the final say over the research of the artifacts. [*]The impact of the three non-Light clan members on the artifacts has been low. [list=A][*]Quar has interacted with the artifacts in a professional manner. [*]Valour is not interested in the artifacts. He hunts for the clan and spends most of the rest of the time in his own den; according to Telperion, "All he does is hunt and take dirt baths and tell jokes." [*]Emry is not interested in the artifacts. She spends much of her time napping and beautifying her living space.[/list] [*]Telperion vetted Emry by visiting her former clan; she came to the conclusion that this clan had rejected Emry, and that was the reason for Emry leaving. [*]Brightleaf Clan has made a reasonable effort to preserve the artifacts within Brightleaf Ward. [list=A][*]Clan members are not permitted in the ruins unless for academic purposes. [*]Quaranir has been taught techniques of preservation, which he has quickly learned and used.[/list] [*]Expertise like that which Quaranir has is required for proper understanding of these artifacts.[/list] The defendant party also wishes to note that Nature dragons pose a similar elemental threat to Light to that which Lightning dragons pose, and yet many Nature dragons are employed in Light's university system. [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2210659][img]https://i.imgur.com/IAI5ahc.png[/img][/url]

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January 07, 2020 07:18:59

Aelius' report

Dispute Resolution Report: Department of Information Quality vs. Brightleaf Clan

Section A: Background and definitions

Background of the location
Map of the territory in question
Clan members at time of dispute

Section B: Description of dispute

The plaintiff demands that all residents of Brightleaf Ward not belonging to Light Flight (henceforth "non-Light dragons") be removed from its land immediately and permanently, and that no further non-Light dragons be allowed to reside there.

This demand is made on the following grounds:

The artifacts there are of critical importance and cannot be removed from the area at this time.
1. Second Age shield generator
2. Ruins
3. Glowtrees
Non-Light dragons cannot be trusted near these artifacts.
1. They may be spies.
  1. Lightning is known to be against Light.
  2. Lightning has been known to be aggressive.
    1. Light is elementally weak to Lightning. Some actions that would not otherwise be seen as aggressive are rightfully seen as aggressive when carried out by a Lightning dragon upon a Light dragon.
  3. Shadow is known to be against Light.
  4. Shadow's motives cannot be fully discerned.
  5. Water is believed to be neutral toward us.
2. Non-Light dragons do not have our philosophy concerning artifacts.
  1. Lightning wants to change its environment while we want to preserve it.
  2. Shadow seeks to conceal, while Light seeks to expose.
The aforementioned concerns are of such high priority that they override claims of sovereignty over the land and the clan.

The defendant party refuses the demand on the following grounds:

To banish these dragons from the land is to banish them from the clan.
1. Telperion has a registered claim to the land. Arguably, she also has a natural claim to the land on which her Charge resides and some reasonable parcel of land around it.
2. Telperion has a natural claim to sovereignty over the clan, and she wishes these members to remain in the clan.
3. Therefore, these dragons must live near Telperion's Charge in order to remain part of the clan.
LAS granted Telperion the final say over the research of the artifacts.
The impact of the three non-Light clan members on the artifacts has been low.
1. Quar has interacted with the artifacts in a professional manner.
2. Valour is not interested in the artifacts. He hunts for the clan and spends most of the rest of the time in his own den; according to Telperion, "All he does is hunt and take dirt baths and tell jokes."
3. Emry is not interested in the artifacts. She spends much of her time napping and beautifying her living space.
Telperion vetted Emry by visiting her former clan; she came to the conclusion that this clan had rejected Emry, and that was the reason for Emry leaving.
Brightleaf Clan has made a reasonable effort to preserve the artifacts within Brightleaf Ward.
1. Clan members are not permitted in the ruins unless for academic purposes.
2. Quaranir has been taught techniques of preservation, which he has quickly learned and used.
Expertise like that which Quaranir has is required for proper understanding of these artifacts.

The defendant party also wishes to note that Nature dragons pose a similar elemental threat to Light to that which Lightning dragons pose, and yet many Nature dragons are employed in Light's university system.

Last edited on Feb 01, 2021 05:12:22 by taniquetil

Story:
Luin wants to go to Lantern Corridor to buy some selenite and asks Cass to go with her "because you look like you've been in a fight before". The selenite there is both less expensive and higher quality.
On the way there:
* this darkness is different from the Tangled Wood; in Shadow you can feel in your bones the influence of a deity not your own, but here you are in the Lightweaver's domain, yet everything is dimmed
Some things they see:
* cloth sold much less expensively there than in Mirrorlight Promenade or wherever the front is
* shady dealings
* lots of dragons just trying to make a buck
* weapons. lots of weapons

taniquetil

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January 22, 2021 12:32:16

Story:
Luin wants to go to Lantern Corridor to buy some selenite and asks Cass to go with her "because you look like you've been in a fight before". The selenite there is both less expensive and higher quality.
On the way there:
* this darkness is different from the Tangled Wood; in Shadow you can feel in your bones the influence of a deity not your own, but here you are in the Lightweaver's domain, yet everything is dimmed
Some things they see:
* cloth sold much less expensively there than in Mirrorlight Promenade or wherever the front is
* shady dealings
* lots of dragons just trying to make a buck
* weapons. lots of weapons

Last edited on Feb 01, 2021 05:18:59 by taniquetil

Story-like:
Tel writes about her mother's advice to her, which she would pass on to any and all guardians. Perhaps in the form of a letter to her guardian children.

Other story ideas:
Quar with Emry's clan

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