Creative Corner

The fields were silent as the sun began to rise, weak yellow rays shining across the cold ground, slowly thawing the frost that had formed overnight. Here, on the western side of the Windswept Plateau, away from the warming fires of the Ashfall Waste, cold wind blows in from the Southern Icefield, making the cold winters even colder than in other parts of the realm. And as the sun rose higher in the sky, small creatures and birds began to awake, scurrying through the ground and soaring through the air. One particularly inquisitive rodent ventured a little further from it's nest, coming to a group of three very strange rocks. They were purple for crying out loud! And how strange that each one seemed so similar to the others. And as the little rodent scurried up on top of the rocks it noted that the texture was rather unlike any other rocks it had walked on before. Pausing at the top of the rock, sitting in the morning sun, the little rodent began grooming itself, running its paws over its face and head. Though a shake from the rock it was standing on made it pause, looking around fearfully. Another shake, this one stronger than the last, send it flying off back into the undergrowth towards its nest. Really, what was the world coming to? Shaking rocks?! Behind the rodent, the rock began shaking and trembling more, strange cries coming out from inside as a spider web of cracks began to blossom over the surface and after a few more energetic trembles, it cracked open, shards flying and out tumbled a tiny dragon.

The little nocturne slowly blinked his eyes open, staring around at the world bathed in the morning sun, marvelling at the clouds his breath formed. Meanwhile behind him, the other two rocks, though really the small rodent had been wrong for they were eggs all along, began rocking back and forth and burst open in sequence, one then two little nocturnes tumbling over themselves as they looked around in awe.

The three dragons huddled together for warmth as the sun rose higher in the sky, wondering where on earth they were, and if anyone might find them out here, all alone. It was very cold after all, and they were beginning to get very, very hungry.

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Welcome to my Pinkerlocke thread! I'll be attempting to write a little bit of story for each day, but I can't make any promises, especially when I don't have any inspiration for that day. But I will attempt to make sure that the story always flows and makes sense to be read.

I hope you enjoy this story, and if you'd like to be pinged for updates, let me know and I'll add you to the pinglist.

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• A death in the coliseum means that dragon is exalted
• The only exception to the first rule is while I only have three dragons, the original three will be exempt from exalting Rule no longer in effect
• If a dragon reaches level 25 it is exempt from being exalted
• If an egg drops from the coliseum, I can choose to hatch the egg and include it in the Pinkerlocke, or sell the egg on the AH
• Whatever item drops from Pinkerton decides what I will do that day:

Coliseum time. Choose whichever team and venue you want and go for it. Running from battles, using health potions, and ending the battle streak is fine to keep dragons alive.

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Materials: Do some creative writing for your Pinkerlocke. This can be stories, both long and short, or dragon bios or anything else like that.

Trinkets: Draw some art for your Pinkerlocke. Portraits, scenes from the story, dragons and their familiars. Anything.

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Buy the cheapest dragon in the auction house of a specific breed. Use a random number generator to determine which breed you will get:

1. Aberration
2. Banescale
3. Bogsneak
4. Coatl
5. Fae
6. Gaoler
7. Guardian
8. Imperial
9. Mirror
10. Nocturne
11. Obelisk
12. Pearlcatcher
13. Ridgeback
14. Skydancer
15. Snapper
16. Spiral
17. Tundra
18. Veilspun
19. Wildclaw

You can choose to buy either a hatchling or a dragon, and you can choose between the first male and female (assuming they're both the same price).

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Customisation or Breeding. If customising, apply one speciality item to a dragon (gene scroll/breed scroll/eye vial/scatter scroll) If breeding, choose any two dragons. You must flip a coin for each hatchling once they hatch. If tails, the dragon is dead and you must exalt it.

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Death streak. Flip a coin. If heads, the death streak begins. If tails, nothing happens.

Death streak rules: Randomly select 3 dragons using a random number generator. Then, select the coliseum arena that corresponds to the highest level dragon of that group. If your dragons level up while in that area, you can stay there for the whole day. Fight in that arena for 10 consecutive battles, only stopping if a dragon dies.

[right][size=1][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2951800/1#post_2951800]Introduction[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2951800/1#post_45803482]Rules[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2951800/1#post_45803486]The Team[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2951800/1#post_45803488]The Deceased[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2951800/1#post_45803491]Pinglist[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2951800/1#post_45803496]Clan Location[/url][/size][/right] [center][size=5][b][u]The Team[/u][/b][/size][/center] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66091138][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/660912/66091138_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Brush[/u][/b][/size] [b]Born:[/b] 25th December 2020 [b]Level:[/b] 12 [b]Familiar:[/b] -[/columns] [quote="Biography"]Brush is the eldest sibling out of himself, Doodle and Sketch. Though really, the three of them aren't actually siblings, but as their eggs hatched together and they've been together their whole lives, they see themselves as siblings. Despite being the eldest, Brush is the smallest out of the three, but he doesn't let that stop him from reminding the others that he is the eldest and they should do what he says, even if Doodle and Sketch then go on to completely ignore him. Being a nocturne, and having nocturne siblings, Brush, Doodle and Sketch are all very similar in personalities, sharing any individual traits they might have between each other, though Brush does seem to be a little more stubborn than the other two. He can be rather goofy and playful at times, a trait he might've picked up from Sketch, but is always available to sit down and listen to some problems, something he probably got from Doodle. When Brush isn't throwing his metaphorical weight around attempting to boss around his siblings, he does like to assume the role of protector of his small family, seeing it as his responsibility as the oldest to make sure the other two are safe and provided for. He doesn't really think much about why his and his sibling's eggs were abandoned, preferring to 'live life in the moment' and not really liking to dwell on the past much, though occasionally he will sit and wonder how life might've been different if their eggs hadn't been abandoned. ----- [size=2][b]Apparel[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=35408] - bought from Joxar [gamedb item=29334] - acquired Jan 25th 2022[/size] [size=2][b]Changes[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=17664] given on Jan 4th 2021 [gamedb item=24609] given on Feb 14th 2021 [gamedb item=20109] given on Feb 25th 2021[/size][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66091181][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/660912/66091181_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Sketch[/u][/b][/size] [b]Born:[/b] 25th December 2020 [b]Level:[/b] 13 [b]Familiar:[/b] Regius [item=Crowned Bonepriest][/columns] [quote="Biography"]Sketch is the youngest and the most energetic out of all the siblings. He's always moving, running around and wanting to do something, barely able to sit still and he loves to play games, though his timing of when to play games isn't always the best. Sketch is also the most quick to anger out of the three, though he can usually be quite easily calmed by Doodle when the need arises, unfortunately with his hot-headed ways and Brush's stubbornness, the two find it difficult to deescalate a situation without Doodle getting involved. Despite being a hot-head, Sketch gets on well with his siblings, happy in his place of youngest, especially since he's now the largest out of the three, and also convinced he'll be the best looking out of the three too. Sketch enjoys being the life of a conversation, always offering himself up to be the 'class clown' and play around to get everyone else to laugh, and Doodle says if he wasn't such a goofball, he'd be an excellent comedian. ----- [size=2][b]Apparel[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=33833] - bought from Joxar [gamedb item=18805] - crafted with help from Pan [gamedb item=279] - crafted with help from Pan[/size] [size=2][b]Changes[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=25782] given on Jan 1st 2021 [gamedb item=14098] given on Mar 5th 2021 [gamedb item=25468] given on Mar 18th 2021[/size][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/65976180][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/659762/65976180_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Azami[/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 5th January 2021 [b]Level:[/b] 12 [b]Familiar:[/b] Blossom [item=Sakura Owl][/columns] [quote="Biography"]Azami found Brush, Doodle and Sketch while they were still searching for a place to make into their permanent home. She herself was on her Search for her Charge, though unbeknownst to the three siblings, she realised not long after meeting them that they were her Charge, or Charges to be more accurate. Though she didn't want to be overbearingly protective, and knew that they were a little wary of her at first, she hasn't told them that they are her charges, and she's well aware they can protect themselves. Still, she was grateful when the siblings let her stay with them and since then, she's lent a claw wherever she could to help them whilst also making sure they're as protected as they can be. Azami is a very softly spoken dragon, and a gentle giant; violence is a last resort for her, though she'd do anything to protect her Charges. And while she's older than the three siblings, she's happy to defer to them to make decisions and lead the way. Azami is closest with Doodle out of the three siblings, despite being close with all three of them and the two enjoying sitting together and chatting while Brush and Sketch are, more often than not, off play fighting with each other. While she's still young and inexperienced, Azami isn't entirely sure in her capabilities to protect her Charges, and it's a blow to her confidence at the moment, though she hopes she'll get better with training and practice. ----- [size=2][b]Apparel[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=2505] - crafted by Azami [gamedb item=2564] - crafted by Azami [gamedb item=2467] - crafted by Azami [gamedb item=28995] - crafted by Azami [gamedb item=29002] - crafted by Azami[/size] [size=2][b]Changes[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=8093] given on Mar 30th 2021[/size][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/67007810][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/670079/67007810_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Fei[/u][/b][/size] [b]Born:[/b] 30th January 2021 [b]Parents:[/b] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66091138]Brush[/url] & [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/65976180]Azami[/url] [b]Level:[/b] 12 [b]Familiar:[/b] Blep [item=Ruffletail Tadhop][/columns] [quote="Biography"]Born during the first Crystalline Gala the small clan had celebrated, Fei was the oldest in a clutch of three, though only she and her sister, Piper, survived. The youngest sister, Sonata, was claimed by egg rot, though in her short time alive, the clan has not yet explained to her or Piper that they even had a third sister, or what happened to her. Fei was born to Brush and Azami, neither of who wanted to have a nest together. Fei and Piper were the result of two young and inexperienced dragons not knowing what they were doing, though despite that, both Brush and Azami were incredibly mature about the situation and raised the sisters, with lots of help from the rest of the clan, and neither sister is aware that they were the result of an accident. Fei is the oldest of her and her sister, and ended up growing up to be the largest too. Though despite that, she's not a fighter and hates going out to learn any defensive skills, complaining the whole time until she's allowed to leave. She's very kind and sweet, though still rather innocent and not very world wise. Fei would much rather play with her sister or the rest of her family, than fight, and is a ball of bundled up sweetness and joy. For now, while they're still both rather young, Fei gets on well with Piper, though as the two seem very different in personality, no one's sure if that relationship will last. And of course, like all guardians must, some day she'll need to leave home and embark on her Search to find her Charge. ----- [size=2][b]Apparel[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=40672] appeared as her elemental powers began to grow [gamedb item=43118] bought from Joxar[/size] [size=2][b]Changes[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=28942] given on Oct 16th 2021, replacing [gamedb item=17664] [gamedb item=40639] given on Oct 23rd 2021, replacing [gamedb item=26376] [gamedb item=28068] given on Nov 20th 2021[/size][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/67007811][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/670079/67007811_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Piper[/u][/b][/size] [b]Born:[/b] 30th January 2021 [b]Parents:[/b] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66091138]Brush[/url] & [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/65976180]Azami[/url] [b]Level:[/b] 12 [b]Familiar:[/b] -[/columns] [quote="Biography"]Piper would have been the middle child if Sonata hadn't been stillborn, though as it was, she ended up being the youngest out of herself and Fei. She and her sister were born during the clan's first Crystalline Gala for Brush and Azami, though they were the result of an accident, something they're not aware about. Neither sister is aware yet that they would have had a third sister either, had she not succumbed to egg rot. Piper is not only the youngest, but also the smallest. Though that doesn't stop her from being incredibly active and loving any kind of lesson on defence or fighting. She's much more eager to learn about the world than Fei, and can often be found pestering the other dragons in the clan to either teach her how to fight, or to tell her stories of the places they've been to and where they came from. Piper likes to play with Fei, though often her style of playing is a little rough for her sister, and she often has to be told to calm down a little by the older dragons, something that makes her rather grumpy for a while, even if the bad mood doesn't last long. And like all guardians, one day she'll embark on her Search to find her Charge, wherever that may be. ----- [size=2][b]Apparel[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=42345] - bought from Joxar[/size] [size=2][b]Changes[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=17664] given on Dec 8th 2021 [gamedb item=3784] given on Dec 21st 2021 [gamedb item=40640] given on Jan 19th 2022[/size][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66683496][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/666835/66683496_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Ixx[/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 19th February 2021 [b]Level:[/b] 12 [b]Familiar:[/b] It [item=Zeeba][/columns] [quote="Biography"]Ixx came across the clan not long before the start of their first Trickmurk Circus. He first ran into Teri, and the two were instantly incredibly wary and suspicious of the other. Though things didn't devolve into fighting, and Teri managed to find out that Ixx had lost his pack and wanted food and shelter, things the small clan gave to him. And as an offering of goodwill, they offered to let him stay during their celebrations throughout the Trickmuk Circus, Ixx accepting. Though after the celebrations were over, and Ixx continued hanging around the clan, rather than continuing on to find his pack, they became suspicious and wary, though eventually reached an agreement for Ixx to live nearby the clan if he wished to stay, finding him a small cave to live in. Ixx is a dragon of few words, preferring to speak as little as possible, and can be rather quick to anger. He's very difficult for the other dragons to get a read of, having a rather good poker face and rarely showing any kind of emotion beyond anger. He was separated from his pack long before arriving in the Windswept Plateau, having fallen behind the other mirrors very quickly and in typical mirror fashion he was left to fend for himself. And once he arrived at the small clan, he decided this was better, even if he isn't interested in really making any friendships. ----- [size=2][b]Changes[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=28942] given on Apr 26th 2021[/size][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/67981507][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/679816/67981507_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Pan[/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 8th April 2021 [b]Level:[/b] 12 [b]Familiar:[/b] -[/columns] [quote="Biography"]Pan wandered into the clan's territory after having travelled all the way from Dragonhome. He left his home on a journey to find himself, picking up a tiny ferret friend along the way. He eventually found his way to the Windswept Plateau and the small treehouse the clan calls home. He could tell the moment he arrived that some kind of tragedy had fallen over the clan, though didn't bring it up. He did however, decide to stay for a while to see if he could do anything to help the dragons in the clan. Pan is a very jovial dragon, and loves being in and around nature. He's always looking on the brighter side of things, and hopes he can be a spark of joy to the small clan and bring them some fun. He doesn't know if he'll stay for long with the clan, though the surrounding forest is very beautiful and he already enjoys the company of the dragons of the clan, even if they are still grieving. ----- [size=2][b]Apparel[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=34614] - arrived at the clan with him [gamedb item=283] - crafted by himself [gamedb item=24749] - crafted by himself[/size][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/68456808][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/684569/68456808_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Maggey[/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 12th April 2021 [b]Level:[/b] 12 [b]Familiar:[/b] -[/columns] [quote="Biography"][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/68989485][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/689895/68989485_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Atlas[/u][/b][/size] [b]Born:[/b] 28th April 2021 [b]Parents:[/b] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/67981507]Pan[/url] & [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/67407750]Lin[/url] [b]Level:[/b] 12 [b]Familiar:[/b] -[/columns] [quote="Biography"][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/71308315][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/713084/71308315_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Kale[/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 23th October 2021 [b]Level:[/b] 13 [b]Familiar:[/b] -[/columns] [quote="Biography"] [size=2][b]Apparel[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=43106] - acquired Jan 25th 2022[/size][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/72531710][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/725318/72531710_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Viktoria[/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 23th October 2021 [b]Level:[/b] 13 [b]Familiar:[/b] -[/columns] [quote="Biography"][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/71900846][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/719009/71900846_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Ziggy[/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 2nd November 2021 [b]Level:[/b] 12 [b]Familiar:[/b] -[/columns] [quote="Biography"] [size=2][b]Changes[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=32216] given on Jan 23rd 2022, replacing [gamedb item=23168] [gamedb item=39299] given on Feb 3rd 2022, replacing [gamedb item=39296] [gamedb item=41799] given on Feb 15th 2022, replacing [gamedb item=6603] [gamedb item=43080] given on Mar 1st 2022, replacing [gamedb item=26376][/size][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/73482209][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/734823/73482209_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Fan[/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 10th November 2021 [b]Level:[/b] 12 [b]Familiar:[/b] -[/columns] [quote="Biography"] [size=2][b]Apparel[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=2975] - arrived wearing it [gamedb item=32006] - crafted by herself [gamedb item=32010] - crafted by herself [gamedb item=2977] - crafted by Pan[/size][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/74167480][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/741675/74167480_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Ripp[/u][/b][/size] [b]Born:[/b] 7th December 2021 [b]Parents:[/b] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66683496]Ixx[/url] & [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/71900846]Ziggy[/url] [b]Level:[/b] 10 [b]Familiar:[/b] -[/columns] [quote="Biography"][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/74167482][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/741675/74167482_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Peck[/u][/b][/size] [b]Born:[/b] 7th December 2021 [b]Parents:[/b] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66683496]Ixx[/url] & [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/71900846]Ziggy[/url] [b]Level:[/b] 10 [b]Familiar:[/b] -[/columns] [quote="Biography"][size=2][b]Changes[/b][/size] [size=1][gamedb item=26376] given on Apr 13th 2022, replacing [gamedb item=782][/size][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/74713473][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/747135/74713473_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Gail[/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 25th January 2022 [b]Level:[/b] 11 [b]Familiar:[/b] -[/columns] [quote="Biography"][/quote] ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/74492891][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/744929/74492891_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u]Arwel[/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 26th January 2022 [b]Level:[/b] 11 [b]Familiar:[/b] -[/columns] [quote="Biography"][/quote]

[right][size=1][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2951800/1#post_2951800]Introduction[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2951800/1#post_45803482]Rules[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2951800/1#post_45803486]The Team[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2951800/1#post_45803488]The Deceased[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2951800/1#post_45803491]Pinglist[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2951800/1#post_45803496]Clan Location[/url][/size][/right] [center][size=5][b][u]The Deceased[/u][/b][/size][/center] [center]Visit [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908#post_2987908]The End of the Journey[/url] for more details about the deceased. [size=1]Each dragon's name links to their corresponding post in the thread.[/size][/center] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/67007812][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/670079/67007812_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908/1#post_46888946]Sonata[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Born:[/b] 30th January 2021 [b]Died:[/b] 30th January 2021 - stillborn [b]Level:[/b] 1[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66091169][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/660912/66091169_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908/1#post_46888998]Doodle[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Born:[/b] 25th December 2020 [b]Died:[/b] 21st March 2021 - killed in battle [b]Level:[/b] 9[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66783217][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/667833/66783217_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908/1#post_46924707]Alyx[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 30th January 2021 [b]Died:[/b] 23rd March 2021 - killed in battle [b]Level:[/b] 10[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66903738][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/669038/66903738_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908/1#post_46924741]Teri[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 27th January 2021 [b]Died:[/b] 24th March 2021 - killed in battle [b]Level:[/b] 10[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/67407750][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/674078/67407750_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908/1#post_49318226]Lin[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 14th April 2021 [b]Died:[/b] 20th October 2021 - killed in battle [b]Level:[/b] 8[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/68989486][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/689895/68989486_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908/1#post_49344937]Mariana[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Born:[/b] 28th April 2021 [b]Died:[/b] 23rd October 2021 - killed in battle [b]Level:[/b] 9[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/70386511][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/703866/70386511_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908#post_49437362]Navi[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 20th October 2021 [b]Died:[/b] 2nd November 2021 - killed in battle [b]Level:[/b] 4[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/74167481][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/741675/74167481_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908#post_49718394]Lost[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Born:[/b] 7th December 2021 [b]Died:[/b] 7th December 2021 - stillborn [b]Level:[/b] 1[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/73157669][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/731577/73157669_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908/1#post_49763081]Oddfrill[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 8th December 2021 [b]Died:[/b] 13th December 2021 - killed in battle [b]Level:[/b] 1[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/72755103][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/727552/72755103_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908/2#post_50248690]Macaroon[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 24th January 2022 [b]Died:[/b] 3rd February 2022 - killed in battle [b]Level:[/b] 6[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/74852945][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/748530/74852945_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908/2#post_50380672]Gaea[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 25th January 2022 [b]Died:[/b] 17th February 2022 - killed in battle [b]Level:[/b] 4[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/75727649][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/757277/75727649_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908/2#post_50445125]Dawn[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 23rd February 2022 [b]Died:[/b] 24th February 2022 - killed in battle [b]Level:[/b] 6[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/75184909][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/751850/75184909_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908/2#post_50471197]Lux[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 25th January 2022 [b]Died:[/b] 27th February 2022 - killed in battle [b]Level:[/b] 7[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/75201898][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/752019/75201898_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908/2#post_50518670]Wiesia[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 23rd January 2022 [b]Died:[/b] 3rd March 2022 - killed in battle [b]Level:[/b] 8[/columns] ----- ----- [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/73567672][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/735677/73567672_350.png[/img][/url][nextcol][size=5][b][u][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987908/2#post_50934885]Ramona[/url][/u][/b][/size] [b]Joined:[/b] 2nd January 2022 [b]Died:[/b] 11th April 2022 - killed in battle [b]Level:[/b] 11[/columns]

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The forest the small clan lived in was barely a forest. It was a small group of trees and bamboo penned in by cliffs on two sides, and open breezy meadows on the remaining two sides. The sight of the Twisting Crescendo further down the coast brought winds and gales towards the small copse, though the barrier of trees broke down the gales into more gentle breezes that were easier to withstand.

Up in the sky the gentle rustling of paper could be heard as the Cloudsong floated in and out of sight throughout the day, carried by the neverending breezes of the region, each paper kite holding a whole clan of dragons on its back. These clans were the nearest neighbours to the fledgling clan, though none had ever ventured that high up into the skies to say hello, and neither had the other clans swooped down to greet them, and so they watched the kites sail by daily, but never interacted.

Almost in the centre of the small forest, an ancient tree towered higher than any of the other trees, and this was where the clan had built their home. Nestled among the boughs and wrapped around the trunk were a collection of small wooden buildings, connected to each other via ladders and walkways, with plenty of room outside each building for dragons to land and take off. And at the top of the tree a great landing platform had been constructed from wood, ready to take dragons soaring into the skies with ease using the winds brought from the Twisting Crescendo.

It was small for now, but the ancient tree would be able to hold many more dragons within its branches, and the forest floor would be able to hold many more if the need arose. And the surrounding trees and bamboo protected the dragons from the more raging winds, and other dragons seeking them out with ill intent. And to the few dragons that lived there, it was home.

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[columns][item=Cloudgazer's Arctic Gloves][nextcol][color=transparent]- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -[/color][nextcol][size=7][b][u]Day 1[/u][/b][/size][/columns] [right][size=2][i]Customisation[/i][/size][/right] ----- ----- The fields were silent as the sun began to rise, weak yellow rays shining across the cold ground, slowly thawing the frost that had formed overnight. Here, on the western side of the Windswept Plateau, away from the warming fires of the Ashfall Waste, cold wind blows in from the Southern Icefield, making the cold winters even colder than in other parts of the realm. And as the sun rose higher in the sky, small creatures and birds began to awake, scurrying through the ground and soaring through the air. One particularly inquisitive rodent ventured a little further from it's nest, coming to a group of three very strange rocks. They were purple for crying out loud! And how strange that each one seemed so similar to the others. And as the little rodent scurried up on top of the rocks it noted that the texture was rather unlike any other rocks it had walked on before. Pausing at the top of the rock, sitting in the morning sun, the little rodent began grooming itself, running its paws over its face and head. Though a shake from the rock it was standing on made it pause, looking around fearfully. Another shake, this one stronger than the last, send it flying off back into the undergrowth towards its nest. Really, what was the world coming to? Shaking rocks?! Behind the rodent, the rock began shaking and trembling more, strange cries coming out from inside as a spider web of cracks began to blossom over the surface and after a few more energetic trembles, it cracked open, shards flying and out tumbled a tiny dragon. The little nocturne slowly blinked his eyes open, staring around at the world bathed in the morning sun, marvelling at the clouds his breath formed. Meanwhile behind him, the other two rocks, though really the small rodent had been wrong for they were eggs all along, began rocking back and forth and burst open in sequence, one then two little nocturnes tumbling over themselves as the looked around in awe. The three dragons huddled together for warmth as the sun rose higher in the sky, wondering where on earth they were, and if anyone might find them out here, all alone. It was very cold after all, and they were beginning to get very, very hungry. ----- Doodle stepped out into the morning light from the tiny cave she and her brothers had made home. Though as they were growing and getting closer to their fully grown sizes, the little cave was going to soon seem rather claustrophobic. They'd have to move on from there sooner or later, though now they were older and bigger, they'd stand a better chance against any potential threats. Doodle stretched in the morning light, spreading her wings out wide as she flapped them once, twice, enjoying stretching her muscles out after sleeping through the night. "You're growing into your colours!" Came a voice from inside the cave and Doodle turned to see Brush stepping out, followed by Sketch. "Look, your wings!" He called out again, gesturing towards her wings. Doodle glanced down at her wings and noticed with a swell of pride that she was indeed 'growing into her colours' as Brush had suggested. Her wings had faded from their original blue to a lovely purpley hue at the top and she puffed out her chest proudly. She might be the middle child, but she was the largest and now she was the one developing her patterns and colours the quickest. That was certainly something worth boasting about to her brothers. "Better hurry up you two, or I'll be here looking fabulous while you're both basic and bland!" She taunted, lifting her head into the air proudly as both Brush and Sketch grumbled. "I bet we'll look better than you when we get our colours though!" Sketch shot back and lunged playfully at his sister, tackling her to the ground and wrestling about with her there, both playfully biting and clawing at the other. "You'll see!" ----- ----- [center][size=5][u][b]Pinglist[/b][/u][/size] @Sightlesz[/center] And welcome to the official start of my Pinkerlocke! I'll attempt to write a little bit for this each day, though I can't promise I'll always have time or motivation for that. But I'll always try and make sure the story makes sense and flows, even if I don't write something for a couple of days. But to start it off I wanted to make sure we had an introduction of how the original three came into the world, and where on Sornieth this is going to take place - the Windswept Plateau because I'm in Wind and that's the element type the hatchlings will have. Nothing fancy or grand going on there! But enjoy for now and I hope you enjoy it as it continues!

[columns][item=Paper Tundra Masque][nextcol][color=transparent]- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -[/color][nextcol][size=7][b][u]Day 2[/u][/b][/size][/columns] [right][size=2][i]Customisation[/i][/size][/right] ----- ----- Sketch was the next one out of the three to begin developing his markings, causing both himself and Doodle to tease Brush mercilessly, after all, he was the oldest and here he was, the last one to begin developing any markings! Though after the initial teasing went, Sketch found he was quite proud of his new markings. He was going to look vibrant and dangerous, he just knew it! And how cool was it that he had skeleton markings? He could only hope that neither Brush or Doodle would end up with similar markings. ----- ----- [center][size=5][u][b]Pinglist[/b][/u][/size] @Sightlesz @Naxxar[/center] Pinkerton is determined to make me broke! Oh well, they're going to look fabulous in no time at all at this rate! It was Sketch's turn for a gene today, and if I get another apparel piece tomorrow, it'll be Brush's turn! Also, not much in the way of writing as I wasn't exactly struck with much inspiration, having written something almost exactly the same yesterday! But I hope you enjoy this little bit I've written.

[columns][item=Nymph][nextcol][color=transparent]- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -[/color][nextcol][size=7][b][u]Day 3[/u][/b][/size][/columns] [right][size=2][i]20-30 Battles[/i][/size][/right] ----- ----- "Doodle!" Both Brush and Sketch called out in unison, fear echoing through their cry as their sister was swarmed by the mimics, vanishing from their sight. The siblings had been caught unawares when the mimics first struck, having never encountered anything like them at all. The kettle and the beautiful goblet were strange, but not unwelcome gifts when they'd woken up in the morning, perhaps from a friendly passerby? But later, when the items had begun to mysteriously move about their small cave, they'd begun to grow more weary, trying to keep an eye on the strange objects and catch them in the act of moving. It was only when it was too late that they realised that the kettle and the goblet weren't items at all, but monsters masquerading as the static items. All three of them had fought back valiantly, knowing full well what would happen if they were to loose. Only they hadn't quite let themselves think about those exact consequences, prefering to fight and hope for the best instead. So when Doodle fell, struck by both the mimics in a flurry of attacks, Brush and Sketch could only stare in horror. "Get away from her!" Brush screamed, launching himself forwards towards the mimics, managing to batter the kettle to the side where it twitched and finally fell still. Sketch was close behind him, pulling Doodle's limp body away from the goblet mimic, swiping at it with his claws as it got a little too close for comfort. "We, we've got to get out of here!" Sketch called out to his brother, panting under the exertion of trying to drag Doodle away. Brush nodded, turning towards his brother and helping him carry Doodle away, while trying to keep the mimic at bay as well. To the pair's great relief, the mimic didn't seem interested in giving chase, and soon left them alone, though they continued travelling for a while longer, wanting to put as much distance between themselves and the mimic as possible. When they eventually rested, they were in a large grassy plain, gentle breezes sweeping through the tall grasses and setting them swaying, a few clusters of bamboo growing in the distance. Here, they gently set Doodle down on the ground, looking her over with worried gazes. "She's breathing!" Brush noted in a hushed, but excited voice, seeing the rise and fall of Doodle's chest, though the myriad of wounds covering her body seemed almost too great to heal. Neither he nor his brother were any good at patching up injuries, up to this point it had been Doodle who was the one who'd sorted out any scrapes or bruises. But they had to try. They didn't want to think of what might happen if they didn't. A few hours later, with her wounds cleaned and bandaged to the best of Brush and Sketch's ability, Doodle began to stir, groggily blinking her eyes open as she peered up, lifting her head to look at her surroundings. "Doodle!" Sketch called out, noticing the movement from his sister and rushing over to her side, Brush quickly following after. "Doodle, are you alright?" Doodle blinked a few times, her brothers eagerly awaiting a response. "Ow..." She grumbled softly after a few moments, blinking again as she glanced down to see what it was that hurt so much. "The mimics, they got to you." Brush explained. "We had to run away, we... we were worried you weren't gonna wake up." He added in a much quieter voice, lowering his head down. "You're gonna be ok now though, right?" Sketch asked, looking worriedly at Doodle who blinked at him again. "I guess...? I just wanna sleep for now. Might have a look at myself later..." Doodle mumbled, laying her head back down, knowing her brothers weren't great at patching up injuries. "We can make sure you're safe, we'll look after you." Sketch said firmly, determined to not let any more harm come to his sister as he curled himself up next to her body, Brush sitting down on her other side. "Yeah. We'll keep you safe." Brush echoed the sentiment as Doodle gave the pair a small smile, then with a small sigh, closed her eyes and drifted off back to sleep. ----- ----- [center][size=5][u][b]Pinglist[/b][/u][/size] @Sightlesz @Naxxar[/center] Man, mimics in the Woodland Path are vicious. I got through the first 25 battles no problem, then things went rapidly downhill on the 26th. I've decided I'm not going to be exalting anyone while I only have my three starter dragons, as soon as I get a new dragon that rule is gone and all the dragons will be eligible for exalting.

[columns][item=Ambush][nextcol][color=transparent]- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -[/color][nextcol][size=7][b][u]Day 4[/u][/b][/size][/columns] [right][size=2][i]Death Streak[/i][/size][/right] ----- ----- The siblings soon discovered that their safe space away from their old cave and the mimics wasn't safe at all. Creatures came from all over to defend their territory and the trio were forced to fight to keep themselves safe. Doodle struggled especially, still injured and recovering from the encounter with the mimics, but eventually the three managed to escape from the hoards of angry creatures defending their home. And it became clear that they needed a new home too, after all they couldn't go back to their cave now. Especially not when they'd been beginning to outgrow it anyway. So weary and hurting, they began exploring, trying to find somewhere they could rest, though they had no idea where that might be. ----- ----- [center][size=5][u][b]Pinglist[/b][/u][/size] @Sightlesz @Naxxar[/center] This, wasn't too deadly, mostly because I still only have 3 dragons and currently they're all at the same level so it was a nice balanced team with no one dragon in mortal peril or anything. But hopefully I'll get some new dragons soon, come on Pinkerton! And again, rather a short amount of writing, but I progressed their story a little, and hopefully soon they'll find some place to settle themselves down :)