Creative Corner

I wrote out my clan's very weird history that is [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2713250]full of aliens and ghosts and stuff[/url] a year or two ago, but it being a year or two ago, things have... I don't wanna say gotten worse, so let's say [i]evolved[/i]. Much of the current lore is scattered across the 400+ dragons that have taken up residence in the MIGHTY, MANGENTA, MANCAVE. I'd like to capture the clan's current state with 75 clan lore questions [url=https://fitzfr.tumblr.com/post/175670632226/75-fr-lore-questions/amp]I stole from here[/url]. As the original tumblr deactivated, I'll paste the original questions here just in case I (or you, dear reader?) need 'em ever again. ------ edit: If you lot get through the questions, feel free to use this badge made by Hyzenthlaay. :) [img]https://i.ibb.co/Jcz0yKT/resizesurvive.gif[/img] -------- [quote=The Questions] 1. What Flight is your clan? 2. Why did they choose this Flight? 3. Have they been loyal to other Flights before this? Or will they never move? 4. What would be the deciding factor in a move, if the clan had to? 5. Is the clan spiritual and highly loyal to their deity? Are they indifferent? 6. How does the clan view those from different Flights? Are they welcoming to all dragons, or suspcious of newcomers? 7. What does your lair look like? Go into detail. 8. Who founded the clan? 9. Who is your clan leader? Why are they the leader? Have there been any leadership changes? 10. Was the leader chosen? Were they elected? An heir to the throne? Or maybe they achieved something within the clan? 11. Who handles interclan relations? Any diplomats? Peacekeepers? 12. How does your clan view the Beastclans? Who handles Beastclan relations? 13. Does your clan have specific roles for each dragon? 14. Does your clan have any Flight ambassadors? What do they do? 15. Does your clan have a council? An elected group of dragons in power? 16. Are all dragons in the clan expected to contribute in some way? Or are they left to their own devices? 17. Who protects the clan? Who is in charge of battling/guarding? 18. Does your clan trade with any other clanS? Any allies? Enemies? 19. How is exalting handled in your clan? Any ceremonies? Is exalt fodder something that is part of your lore? 20. Who does the gathering in the clan? (digging, scavenging, hunting, etc.) 21. Does your clan have a healer? 22. Who looks after hatchlings? The parents, or a general hatchling-sitter? 23. How does your clan educate younger dragons? Is there a scribe, scholar, or mentor? 24. Do you have any artists within your clan? How do they make a living from their crafts? 25. Does your clan have a cook? Who handles the food? 26. Who is on the Coli team? Who trains future warriors? 27. Any messengers? Scouts? Delivery dragons? 28. How does apparel work in your clan? Are any pieces of apparel status symbols, or indicators of the role the dragon has? 29. How are familiars viewed in the clan? Pets? Companions? Friends? 30. Do you have any familiars that are intelligent enough to directly interact with the dragons? 31. Who cares for the familiars? The familiar's dragon, or a general caretaker? 32. Are extra familiars/non-bonded familiars free to wander around the lair? Or do they not exist in the lore? 33. Does your clan have any Beastclan members living among the ranks? 34. Who hoards what? Do the dragons each have a personal hoard, or is there one big storage area? 35. Does your clan specialize in anything? 36. Does your clan stand for anything? (truth, might, knowledge, etc.) 37. What is the origin of your clan's name? 38. Does your clan have a set of rules or guidelines for the members? What happens if a dragon breaks these rules? 39. How does your clan view Gen One dragons? 40. Does your clan have a territory? Or just the lair? 41. Do any dragons in the lair have a bias or dislike towards certain breeds or a Flight? 42. Which dragons are good friends within your clan? Any enemies? Best couple? 43. Who's the cinnamon roll, and who's the problematic fave? 44. Do you have any dragons that aren't part of the lore? Just for show? 45. Are there any dragons in your clan who dislike hatchlings? 46. How do permababies work in your lore? Do you have any? 47. Who manages the treasure and gem hoards? 48. Has your clan gone through any unfortunate events? Tragedies, even? 49. Are roles assigned to dragons when they are born/come into the clan, or do they choose their role? 50. Who kills the spiders? 51. Who eats all the food? 52. Do you have any tricksters or prank loving dragons? Do they cause mischief? 53, Most intimdating dragon? 54. Most friendly dragon? 55. Dragon most likely to bring back a stick from gathering? 56. Laziest dragon? 57. Funniest dragon? 58. Do you have any sub-clans? What are they called? 59. Does your clan decorate the lair at all? How so? 60. What markers does your clan use to let others know they live in the area? Flags? Banners? Runes? 61. Smartest dragon? 62. The dragon everybody loves? 63. The dragon everybody hates? 64. Do you have a clan rune? 65. Pick a song that best describes your clan. 66. Who gets into arguments the most? Who keeps the peace? 67. How do skins and accents work in your lore? 68. Best dressed? 69. Does your clan have any elders? 70. Does each dragon in your lair have their own space, or is the entire lair shared? 71. How do you handle gene scrolls in your lore? 72. Who loves festivals the most? Who parties the hardest? 73. Pick two dragons and talk about their relationship. 74. Choose one dragon and talk about them. 75. Choose a dragon with a familiar and talk about their relationship. [/quote]

1. What Flight is your clan? - Lightning

2. Why did they choose this Flight? - SHOCKOLATE, obviously. It makes you STRONK.

...Okay, no. In the very beginning, the custom progen and resident emo enthusiast, Ulfsarker, was brooding one day, when he suddenly found himself drawn to a particular area of the desert where an alien spaceship completely ordinary meteor had crashed. He met the random progen, Unphazer here, and decided to form a family unit with her on the grounds that she was like no dragon he had ever met. (She liked MAR, aka My Alchemical Romance. Good enough for him.)

3. Have they been loyal to other Flights before this? Or will they never move? - While the clan's always been with Lightning, there is a split amongst the current clan dragons between those that want to stay and defend the totally-not-a-spaceship, and those that want to move to Fire territory because the heat will supposedly make them sweat more, boosting the amount of exercise they can do in the gym per second. Current clan leader MANLY MCBRO claims to have no preference either way, because he was hatched in a Ice clan (and to a family of bears, no less).

4. What would be the deciding factor in a move, if the clan had to? - A really good gym chain opening up in Fire territory. While the clan is currently under attack over their possession of the meteorite, it's understood that the attacking group - the very unmanly RADIOBROACTIVES - are a very small group, and seem to make up for their lack of size with several handfuls of salt. They don't present a huge threat.

5. Is the clan spiritual and highly loyal to their deity? Are they indifferent? - The humble BEAR is seen as a highly spiritual and also punchable animal. The clan also has fortune-tellers, ghosts, and fortune-telling ghosts. But for the most part, the clan doesn't particularly care much for Stormcatcher - something that has gotten louder dragons of the clan into trouble in the Marketplace.

6. How does the clan view those from different Flights? Are they welcoming to all dragons, or suspcious of newcomers? - The clan welcomes all dragons, but also their traditional welcoming of other dragons involves headlocking and thumbwrestling them. This is... a commonly misinterpreted gesture.

7. What does your lair look like? Go into detail.

The MIGHTY, MANIFICENT MAN-CAVE is actually a system of caves, built long ago by one of the finest MENGINEERS in all of BRONIETH. Every day, thousands of pizzas, monster trucks, and bears are imported into this bustling hive of glistening thighs and rippling muscle, and from there they are TRANSFORMED INTO PURE AWESOME by TRAINED BROFESSIONALS. All of the guards ride dirt bikes, and the results of the latest hatchlings' first thumbwrestling are proudly displayed on screens about the lair, along with betting odds on the next batch.

It's hardly a quiet lair, usually thrumming with the sounds of dragons doing star jumps and humming to whatever pop song is in their earbuds, and the lights in the ceiling frequently strobe or change colour. Some chambers have been carefully sound proofed, but these are few and far between.

8. Who founded the clan? Ulfsarker wanted a family; it was Ultimemer, a renegade Spiral who convinced him to make it a clan. But Ultimemer didn't want to be seen as leader - rather, the right-hand man, free of any and all criticism. So, he rigged a coin toss with a random Skydancer, and that was how Unabled came to lead the little band of dragons, with Ultimemer giving all the real orders. Their era of joint rule is now known in the clan as the 'Unmanly Era' or 'Time of Unmanliness'.

9. Who is your clan leader? Why are they the leader? Have there been any leadership changes? The current leader is MANLY MCBRO. He took over after Unabled got drunk (again!) and flew face first into a tree, which killed him and sent Ultimemer into a sulk so bad, he actually went into hibernation.

However, ever since this incident, MANLY MCBRO has faced resistance from Unabled's relatives, who sought to bring him back to life.

10. Was the leader chosen? Were they elected? An heir to the throne? Or maybe they achieved something within the clan? - MANLY MCBRO came out of nowhere, made all the dragons swoon with his huge muscles and incredible 'flex power', gave out cans of free POWERTHIRST, and with Unabled dead and Ultimemer in hibernation, he proceeded to take over the place. No dragon had laid eyes on anything his size or colours, and MCBRO was a great hunter who provided the then-starving clan with plenty of food, thanks in part to being followed about by an army of completely docile 'holy bears'.

11. Who handles interclan relations? Any diplomats? Peacekeepers? Ultimemer, now recovered from his hibernation, is the typical choice for diplomat, but he is also the treasurer, and the deputy. Often, he will send out a dragon to deliver his messages to other clans, usually picking the impressive and intimidating NINJA or the faithful and stoic Ultimeme (two of the few dragons to remain from the Unmanly Era).

12. How does your clan view the Beastclans? Who handles Beastclan relations? The MAN-CAVE is for MEN. They have literally no respect for anything except dragons and bears, and the Beastclans steer well clear of them as a result, knowing they can't be reasoned with (and likely have little to offer them anyway - what need do they have for protein shakes?)

The place holds multiple 1-star reviews from those poor Beastclan sods who got paid jobs as personal trainers (familiars). They never come back once the contract's up.

13. Does your clan have specific roles for each dragon? Sometimes. Roles such as seer, ghost-talker, prison guard, hatchery guard, or bear wrangler are given to particular dragons. However, much of the clan spend their time exercising furiously, videoing each other's routines, eating pizza, winning prizefights with bears, and so on. It's often every man for themselves in there.

14. Does your clan have any Flight ambassadors? What do they do? - The flight reps are to be found here, in a secluded cave sealed away from the rest of the system. They are all ghostly fae, all fortune tellers - but each will only answer a particular kind of question. Having the complete collection has been a source of income for the MAN-CAVE, as travellers come from all across Sornieth for the rare opportunity of having their deepest and darkest questions answered at long last... or not.

The ghosts of Christmans Past, Present, and Future (Eora the Manifestation, Sion, Maheru, and Lemrun) are typically used as 'reps' during special festivals. Sometimes, CYMAN is displayed as a symbol of both The Dance (the most important man-festival), and the special relationship McBro has with a mad spellcaster known as The Scholar.

15. Does your clan have a council? An elected group of dragons in power? Nope.

16. Are all dragons in the clan expected to contribute in some way? Or are they left to their own devices? All dragons are expected to be TRUE MANLY MEN and live up to that, generally speaking. But every man has his own journey. Sometimes, that journey involves lying on the floor and shovelling pizza into your mouth, and that's fine.

17. Who protects the clan? Who is in charge of battling/guarding? The clan is a very aggressive clan where everyone's training for a fight all the time, so the job of guarding anything is very much coveted.

However, there is a legendary duo of guards that most of the MAN-CAVE wish they could join, and may or may not have cosplayed and/or have made clay figures of. These guards are MENSMERIZING and AMANZING , the first two dragons to be brought into the clan after MCBRO'S dramatic arrival and takeover. Nobody has ever seen their faces, but their masks - made from the trophies of felled enemies - are stamped across posters and brochures everywhere.

18. Does your clan trade with any other clans? Any allies? Enemies? The MAN-CAVE is well known in the area for its selling of somewhat questionable gym inventions and protein shakes, and also its enormous festivals (commonly held at the "MAN-CLUB"). The festivals are known by the locals as a fantastic opportunity, because during them, all the dragons of the MAN-CAVE can suddenly be sold to - and these dragons typically don't spend at all the rest of the time, so they have lots of money to burn. Some of the neighbouring clans in the area routinely send bears, mustaches, and other such gifts to the MAN-CAVE in the hopes they might be included in the next BIG BROGON BASH.

The MAN-CAVE has one major enemy clan, this being THE RADIOBROACTIVES, who have pursued MCBRO and his MANGENTAS across the globe. They desire the definitely-not-a-spaceship for themselves, but MCBRO has so held firm and refused to hand it over.

It's unclear why the RADIOBROACTIVES dislike MCBRO so much, particularly their leader, OOCHIE COCHIE COO. But the hatred is certainly there, all right.

19. How is exalting handled in your clan? Any ceremonies? Is exalt fodder something that is part of your lore? I generally just think of it as Manly Men Going Forth Into the World to do Even More Manly Things, honestly.

The clan does believe in assigning names once a dragon has their job or role in the MANCAVE (once they've grown up), so it's clan tradition to name those leaving the clan without a role simply MAN. That's about it, though.

20. Who does the gathering in the clan? (digging, scavenging, hunting, etc.) - Since the clan spends so much time punching bears (being in the coliseum), they only send out a scavenging team each day. That team is composed of Adler and Asana - two dragons considered a bit lower in the pecking order because they do not have MANGENTA on them. Scavenging for goods is often seen as useless, though should an egg be found, it's almost immediately seized (for fear it might be taken instead by this dragon, who has been spending eggs on hibernal den expansions as outlined in that mess of a thread.)

21. Does your clan have a healer? - Ultimemer's healing abilities are the only reason the Unmanly Era didn't end with everyone either leaving the desert or just dropping dead. However, since this, the clan has gained even more capable healers in the form of Anakubi, who is known as much for his ability as he is for the length of his ridiculous history, and Trageon, who isn't the brightest wax crayon in the pack, but is prone to bursts of healing energy so intense, it's said he can bring back the dead. Anakubi is by far the more reliable healer, though.

22. Who looks after hatchlings? The parents, or a general hatchling-sitter?

Typically, hatchlings are looked after by hatchling-sitters; the clan has a host of them, one for each breed so that the eggs don't get crushed. As some dragon breeds are much rarer in the clan than others (Ridgebacks), some hatchling-sitters see little work, and have become a little bitter about it as a result.

As the hatchling-sitter is the first thing a new MANGENTA individual will see, apparel guidelines and even what they're allowed to say to the newly hatching MANLING are incredibly strict. The code is, in fact, so strict that hatchling-sitters aren't permitted to talk about it, so they often hang around in cliquey groups with each other.

23. How does your clan educate younger dragons? Is there a scribe, scholar, or mentor? School is for WEAKLINGS. TV is for PROS.

...All the hatchlings get to watch a lot of POWERTHIRST videos and a lot of exercise/gymnasty/MCBRO MAN HISTORY content, often whilst eating the POWERFUL food depicted in the ad breaks, using gym equipment, and sparring with each other. While some hatchlings do get pulled away to be mentored for some special role, the majority are trained in the ESSENTIAL MANLY THINGS THAT ALL MEN SHOULD KNOW: pumping iron, flexing, and pulling cars with their tongues.

24. Do you have any artists within your clan? How do they make a living from their crafts? I have PABROPICASSO and LEONARBRODAMANCI. Neither of them makes a living.

25. Does your clan have a cook? Who handles the food? - At the moment, everyone is living on pizza and protein shakes, primarily because Ghost drove away all the cooking staff and then got banned from cooking herself. They're working on, but for now, everyone must eat like REAL MEN, which sadly means raw.

THE RADIOBROACTIVES often like to rub in that they have a real chef on their side of the war.

26. Who is on the Coli team? Who trains future warriors? The clan has nearly 100 lv 25s, all of whom go into the Coliseum at one time or another. However, only Ultimeme trains dragons - training everything from fodder to MANS who want to go ALL THE WAY to lv 25.

The joke here is that Ultimeme is, well, an android from the spaceship, and that's why she never gets bored with all the carnage. She's a bot. In the coli. Ho, ho.

27. Any messengers? Scouts? Delivery dragons? Within the clan, HOTLIFTINGFLEXEMS and MANOTORIOUS deliver the mail, though MANOTORIOUS delivers only brofficial correspondence from McBro himself. As far as scouts go, MENSORED is used to spy on hostile clans like the RADIBROACTIVES, Indigo travels all over the territory and reports back under the guise of journalism, and RAWRBERRY is equal parts scout and huge advertisement for the clan's existence.

28. How does apparel work in your clan? Are any pieces of apparel status symbols, or indicators of the role the dragon has? Apparel is generally an indicator of a dragon's age. This is both because I'm lazy and don't update outfits, but in-lore, dressing in dated apparel may indicate a dragon has been with the clan a long time, or is a ghost. Time seems to stand still when you're underground.

29. How are familiars viewed in the clan? Pets? Companions? Friends? My dragons have access to this cool thing called THE MENTERNET, which looks exactly like a giant dragon, but that's just what it wants you to think. Through THE MENTERNET, they can hire familiars as bodyguards, personal trainers, and so on by placing advertisments on a Seek dot com like platform. The familiars then magically appear, and disappear once they reach Awakened status, aka once the rental's up. They can then leave reviews on the MAN-CAVE.

And again, the reviews are rarely good. Some dragons have actually made a bit of a sport out of reading the worst ones and trying to guess who tried to wrestle the wrong end of a Fan Scorpion.

33. Does your clan have any Beastclan members living among the ranks? Nope.

34. Who hoards what? Do the dragons each have a personal hoard, or is there one big storage area? Each dragon has their own personal hoard, but there is also a giant vault where all the real valuables are kept. The personal hoard can only consist of one item, which the dragon picks out when they're a hatchling (or when they're accepted into the clan, if they were an adult when this happened).

Generally, the nature of a hoarded item says something about a dragon's personality, or past. Dragons can hoard anything that fits in their personal cave; some dragons will also pool their hoards together, to try and make them look more impressive. (There's a hoard of Flamecaller plushes maintained by the Fae of the clan in an attempt to call for the clan to move to Fire territory; it's become so massive, it has become a tourist attraction.)

35. Does your clan specialize in anything? The MAN-CAVE is probably the only clan around to put on such huge displays of wrestling prowess, particularly when it comes to bear-wrestling. So... I guess they specialize in bear-wrestling?

36. Does your clan stand for anything? (truth, might, knowledge, etc.) MANGENTA. No, not a joke. Magenta was not exactly a revered colour at the time the clan was formed, so the whole MAN-CAVE idea was that all dragons can be strong and respected regardless of their looks. This carried into the lore as well.

37. What is the origin of your clan's name? The full name is THE MANLY MANGENTA MANCAVE OF MANLY MANGENTA MANS. I don't think I need to explain the brorigin besides mangenta being a typo I tended to make before the whole I'M LOOKING FOR MANGENTA search thread happened. I just kind of rolled with it after that.

38. Does your clan have a set of rules or guidelines for the members? What happens if a dragon breaks these rules? The MAN CODE is fairly long, but it mostly comes down to being chivalrous and not trying to nuke the clan. There was a dragon - Mary Sue - who became too powerful for the clan and turned on them, and she was lured into a chasm she could not get out of. In spite of her having killed a fair number of dragons by that point, MCBRO found himself bound by the MAN CODE - one rule of which is that he must not kill a dragon of his own clan.

Sometimes, dragons do lesser things that are still considered 'unmanly', or they hatch from 'manly' parents with colours that aren't mangenta or other shades of pinks. These dragons are considered to have broken the bro code too, but they're just exiled rather than chucked into chasms.

The clan does have a jail, but the jail is reserved for traitors and petty thieves; those who the clan hopes can still improve and rejoin them. Those who tried to restore Unabled were put here, like The Unusual.


39. How does your clan view Gen One dragons? Gen Ones are portrayed as abandoned eggs, or loners who wandered in, or amnesiacs. It depends on the dragon. Because they have no ties with other clans, and the clan is built on this idea of being 'those who don't fit in' with Ulfsarker and Ultimemer, they have no issue with G1s.

40. Does your clan have a territory? Or just the lair? Over the years, Ultimemer has been spending his money on purchasing the sands around his cave system - both so he can have more caves built, and also so that he can lay claim to interesting alien artifacts in the territory, such as the wreck of a sailing ship that supposedly flew into the desert, a cult of red and black dragons claiming to protect an ancient god's tomb, and more besides. (These are my fandom dragons, who live in my Hibernal Den.)

41. Do any dragons in the lair have a bias or dislike towards certain breeds or a Flight? Again, this is different depending on the dragon. Mary Sue was a dragon so desperate to be the only Imperial, she tried to kill all the other Imperials in the clan, but this is a very extreme example.

That being said, most of the clan have a very healthy respect for the smaller breeds, which has been soundly beaten into them over the years. When it comes to manliness, size might seem like an advantage, but it never is with TRUE MEN.

42. Which dragons are good friends within your clan? Any enemies? Best couple?
I have four hundred and twenty dragons, but sure. Sure. Two enemies in the clan are BROVILLA and PAINTBRAWL, because they're both evil, but their plans really clash with each other. The best couple is MANBELLY and MANTAIL, who made the clan's early fortunes with their very powerful MAN CHILDREN (both in game and in lore). Finally, Sion and NINJA are very good friends, though NINJA isn't about to admit that.

43. Who's the cinnamon roll, and who's the problematic fave? I guess BROVERLORD is a cinnamon roll. Taki is a problematic fave. Something like that?

44. Do you have any dragons that aren't part of the lore? Just for show? Four hundred and twenty dragons, boss. I have lots that aren't part of it.

45. Are there any dragons in your clan who dislike hatchlings? None of the dragons of the Unmanly Era liked hatchlings, due to the noise. The MANCAVE dragons seem to manage them significantly better.

47. Who manages the treasure and gem hoards? Ultimemer. Trageon used to manage them, but he is a bit of a serial shopper, so.

48. Has your clan gone through any unfortunate events? Tragedies, even? The major tragic events would be Unabled flying into a tree, Mary Sue and Gary Stu deciding to tear apart the world with a final battle of ultimate destiny (except the clan did prevent this), Trageon getting thrown out of the clan, and the whole 'let's bring back Unabled' thing.

Honestly, overall, it's not that tragic. I think my death count for the lore is at three or something, and this has been going for years, so.

50. Who kills the spiders? Nobody. Pokeballz collects them, and then releases them during one of her stadium concerts just so she can have a 'mass exodus event'.

51. Who eats all the food? I think 'who eats the least' would be the better question, but... BROMYGOD has won eating competitions. So, I guess him.

Saving this post for 52-75 before I go to bed, but feel free to comment as I don't need to reserve any more. [quote=remaining questions] 52. Do you have any tricksters or prank loving dragons? Do they cause mischief? 53, Most intimdating dragon? 54. Most friendly dragon? 55. Dragon most likely to bring back a stick from gathering? 56. Laziest dragon? 57. Funniest dragon? 58. Do you have any sub-clans? What are they called? 59. Does your clan decorate the lair at all? How so? 60. What markers does your clan use to let others know they live in the area? Flags? Banners? Runes? 61. Smartest dragon? 62. The dragon everybody loves? 63. The dragon everybody hates? 64. Do you have a clan rune? 65. Pick a song that best describes your clan. 66. Who gets into arguments the most? Who keeps the peace? 67. How do skins and accents work in your lore? 68. Best dressed? 69. Does your clan have any elders? 70. Does each dragon in your lair have their own space, or is the entire lair shared? 71. How do you handle gene scrolls in your lore? 72. Who loves festivals the most? Who parties the hardest? 73. Pick two dragons and talk about their relationship. 74. Choose one dragon and talk about them. 75. Choose a dragon with a familiar and talk about their relationship. [/quote]

yoo these are some good questions to develop clan lore and whatnot, very cool

@Smorphie - They're pretty good! There's a couple I removed from my answers just because I'd already answered them earlier on, but that's more just me being overly detailed with the answers than anything.

Spooner, you absolute mad lad. I love this.

@Hyzenthlaay - Just for you, here's the other answers. (I have a... bad habit of forgetting to post things dhjdhjsg.)

52. Do you have any tricksters or prank loving dragons? Do they cause mischief? - As terribly unmanly as this sounds, there are some dragons within the MAN-CAVE whose bad jokes go beyond dad jokes. The MANSTERCHEF, while an EPIC COOK, is known for EXTRA SPICY TAKES that are unleashed on anyone who dares speak out against her cooking. MENSORED is another dragon known for causing chaos, though whether or not it's meant to be a joke is anyone's guess due to MENSORED being, you know, mensored.

53. Most intimdating dragon? Brobviously, every single dude is trying his best here, but few strike such terror into the hearts of bears as NINJA. There's definitely something scary about him, for him to be able to command such a high position despite not being mangenta at all. (He's also been through a lot; his reputation certainly precedes him when he walks amongst the others.)

54. Most friendly dragon? SIR CUIT is frequently seen outside of the clan on shopping trips, so I guess he's the closest thing that would count as a proper diplomat here? The only trouble is, he's more interested in buying everything around him than chatting up other dragons. Still, he's very friendly, as is much of the MAN-CAVE.

55. Dragon most likely to bring back a stick from gathering? I'm sure at some point, finding the biggest and baddest stick has actually been a point of competition amongst the clan's gatherers. But in terms of bringing back random/useless items, HOTLIFTINFLEXEMS has come back with some truly fascinating finds. (And it's all part of the WORLD DOMINATION PLAN, of course.)

56. Laziest dragon? What a terrible accusation! Naturally, the artist PABRO PICASSO hears it a lot, but that is only because these beasts do not understand his art!

NEBROMANCY was in the Hibernal Den for a bit over three whole years in real time before finding a mate, which I like to think means he was asleep for that whole time. This time in his life is referred to as The Great Nap, and it's remembered very fondly. When NEBROMANCY tells the story of The Great Nap, he often likes to show the whole clan exactly how The Great Nap came about by lying down in the middle of the MAN-CAVE - on broccaision blocking exits and causing an impromptu public holiday.

57. Funniest dragon? I... I mean, my whole clan is... In a meta sense, I find the BROVERLORD OF MANS to be the funniest, but bronestly, the whole lot of them are gr8.

None of them tell good jokes, tho.

58. Do you have any sub-clans? What are they called? The lair's divided into two clans, with no sub-clans (unless that's... what subclans means here). They are the MANCAVE, and the RADIOPROACTIVES (sworn enemies of the MANCAVE). There are also five lore groups that live outside of the MANCAVE, but they aren't proper clans - these are the flight reps, the Slifer cult, the original clan founders (Ulfsarker/Unphazer), and then the pirate ghost dragons that are just... they are a thing.

I could probably answer another 75 questions about any of those, haha...

59. Does your clan decorate the lair at all? How so? The MANCAVE is of course decorated with large posters of all the dragons in flatteringly masculine poses! MANLY MCBRO features promeninently, particularly in the HALL OF MANS - a giant hall full of portraits and carvings of BRAVE MEN, past and present. Bear motifs also feature prominently in tapestries and on the handles of the torches on the walls; the clan does spend quite a bit of time on making sure its CASTLE OF MANLINESS does look like a castle, at least on the inside.

There's unsurprisingly a lot of pink in the MANCAVE's colour scheme, something which many visitors find themselves quite unprepared for, describing it as 'eye-searing'. TRUE MEN can handle it just fine, though.

60. What markers does your clan use to let others know they live in the area? Flags? Banners? Runes? Nothing less than a GIANT SET OF WEIGHTS, one end PLUNGED INTO THE HAND LIKE A GREAT EXCALIBUR. Typically a flag is flown from this, usually the one where MANLY MCBRO is SUPLEXING A BEAR. Sometimes he likes to use the one where MANLY MCBRO is DOING A BIG SKID IN HIS MONSTER TRUCK, though. Depending on the BROGON who has planted their own banner, they may also have their own design they'll use, ie BROVILLADOTCOM advertising his own website.

61. Smartest dragon? Unphazer is certainly the smartest of anyone there, having a galaxy brain and all, but also she's not really a dragon. Ultimemer is clan deputy and treasurer for a reason, though - he's pretty cluey, half-decent at maths, and does have a bit more sense than most of the clan when it comes to making purchases. A persuasive merchant might be able to convice McBro that he really needs those glittery pink sparkle tiles for his clan that light up when you stomp on them, but the deal will go no further when Ultimemer hears about it!

62. The dragon everybody loves? BROMYGOD is beloved amongst all of the men, or at least the men who know what is up! As the source of ALL THE BEST MANFORMATION, BROMYGOD holds a most respected position - plus, he always has THE MANLIEST NEWS!

63. The dragon everybody hates? Only one dragon has the distinction of getting kicked out of the clan, and that would be Trageon. He fell for the most hated enemy of the clan's history, and kept trying to help her. After multiple warnings, he was formally UNMANNED and REBROVED from the clan, but he still skulks around the area.

In terms of dragons still within the clan that nobody likes, there's always the clan's seer? Taki has made it very clear that he doesn't want to be with the clan, even though he stays anyway (perhaps because he's too weak to leave without help, perhaps because his own predictions have shown that he has to stay with them). Because of this, and the fact he's a most unmanly coward to boot, who has failed to protect them from ghosts multiple times thanks to his cowardice, the other dragons aren't exactly keen on him. Hate might be a strong word, but he's really not too well liked, and some in the clan wonder why he stays. There have been some issues where dragons from the RADIPROACTIVES or the slifer gang have tried to kidnap Taki, and the men on watch have made little effort to stop them... because it's Taki.

64. Do you have a clan rune? No, but there is a clan bear. His name is Maurice, and he appears on Manly Mondays to greet the crowd before a Bear Bro Brawl. Maurice is exempt from all Bear Bro Brawls on account of the fact that he once DEFEATED Macho McMannoodle, Manly McBro's WIFE, in a THUMB-WRESTLING MATCH. His BEAR HANDS are truly a fearsome sight to behold.

65. Pick a song that best describes your clan. Here is just one brobvious option. TW for mild language?

66. Who gets into arguments the most? Who keeps the peace? With so many big egos and big muscles, there's always BROTENTIAL for a fight, and such things are even MENCOURAGED. However, PROUDMAN tends to be one to start up some DUDECOURSE, because of his... unique BROPINIONS on fashion. Namely - the whole NO CLOTHES THING.

As far as shutting down arguments goes, BUTTWING threatening to sit on others is a threat that holds about nine thousand kilos behind it. Since much of the MAN-CAVE is Spirals and Coatls, arguments tend to go quiet when BUTTWING enters the fray.

67. How do skins and accents work in your lore? The accents I stick on my dragons are usually just simple rainbowy markings and bellies, so I just say they're things they were born with. (Or really gay magic manly warpaint, in some cases!)

68. Best dressed? Voted Absolute Classic Man four years in a row and counting, it's SPARKLEMAN! He wears only the classiest a man can afford, from his top hat to his tails - with a few flowers, on behalf of that special someone in his life. SPARKLEMAN is living proof that a man doesn't have to be OUT OF STYLE to be FIGHTING FIT.

69. Does your clan have any elders? Not particularly. Most of the older dragons, like BROMYGOD and so on, have their own roles besides Being Old. The closest thing the clan has to elders would be the old ghosts that show up every CHRISTMANS, like Maheru, whose death certainly isn't suspicious or anything like that.

70. Does each dragon in your lair have their own space, or is the entire lair shared? The MANCAVE has big ol' dorms for all the bros, with seperate chambers for deputy, special roles like cook and newscaster, all that stuff. New chambers are constantly being dug out and repurposed; many dragons in the MANCAVE can say that their old bedroom is now a BANGIN' gym (and they're typically pleased about it).

71. How do you handle gene scrolls in your lore? Usually, I just go with that being what they were hatched with. Because of the spaceship stuff in the clan lore, sometimes that can affect nests, and then they hatch all weird.

72. Who loves festivals the most? Who parties the hardest? I think they all love festivals and they love to party, but... HALLELUYEAAAAAA. It's in the name. Another dragon that loves to dance and party would be DISCODUDE, while MISTER BROSE loves festivals because they mark a time of BEAR FIGHTING (and being the referee for such matches is his job).

73. Pick two dragons and talk about their relationship. So there's this dragon in the lore called Mary Sue, right? Mary Sue hated Imperials, and hunted all the Imperials in the clan down at one time (with the exception of NINJA), but was eventually trapped inside of a fissure to stop her from doing that. She now communicates only via THE MENTERNET.

Now, LEONARBRO DA MANCI is a more recent Imperial addition, who came after the 'death' of Mary Sue, so she knows nothing of Mary Sue. Except... her wiki page seems to keep getting flamed. Incensed, LEONARBO does battle with the mysterious hacker, unaware she is taking part in the second Great War with Mary Sue. It's an interesting relationship - Mary Sue of course hates her, but she also needs LEONARBRO to keep going with the flaming to ensure the 'war' runs its course, so she has to like... backhand compliment her enemy occaisionally. Not that she means it or anything!

LEONARBRO, meanwhile, is quite certain she is dealing with a DAMSEL IN DISTRESS, maybe like, a bit bronfused or something, and LEONARBRO INTENDS TO BROMANCE THIS DAMSEL INTO NEXT WEEK. Just as soon as the rude edits to her page are stopped, brof course. She knows the damsel is quite nice, really, because the damsel keeps saying nice things. :)


74. Choose one dragon and talk about them. In the clan lore, the first formal leader is actually Unabled (because neither of my progens wanted to lead), and in the lore, he was killed early on in a flying accident. His descendents then worked behind the scenes to try and bring him back (and they got turned into Gaolers and jailed for their troubles, because why not.)

The funny part about this is, Unabled was actually exalted way back then, and then it took me many years to breed a new one with his colours/genes. I'm still not quite sure what to do with my new zombie formerly-leader, and it's been a few years so that arc may never go anywhere - but it's nice to have him back 'n' all.

75. Choose a dragon with a familiar and talk about their relationship.

I wasn't going to pick from my Hibernal Den, but because my familiars in my lair are just assigned so I can bond with them and not for any lore reasons, I guess I have to pick from the den! The ghost known as Sweeper is a sweet little old lady who typically only comes out during Halloween, and her familiar is a Battered Vase - one with an endless supply of mildly warm chocolate-chip cookies and freshly buttered pumpkin scones. It's really scary you guys.

It seems just as pleased as Sweeper is about Halloween, and just as eager to celebrate the Big Spooky. Sweeper typically treats it like a dog, with pats and the occaisional piece of pumpkin pie.

for me?

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literally unhinged thank you so much for sharing

I love how much lore there is behind your silly, silly lair. You've embraced the meme and come out better for it.

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