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[center][size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_2999074]intro[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285529]world map[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285799]history[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285800]factions[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285803]endemic wildlife[/url] [/center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/dkGaeRF.png[/img] --------------------- [center][size=6][b][font=gg]New Ether[/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [center][font=Times New Roman]A kingdom lost, a castle in the sky, a myth, a legend, a place whose mere existence sparks skeptic discourse, New Ether is the name of a floating island in the middle of the Twisting Crescendo. The crown jewel of the island is a large city surrounded by behemothic stone walls- "New Ether City", though the residents just call it New Ether. The winds of the ancient hurricane surrounding the island make it hard for dragons to enter (or leave) the island, though despite all of this, life and technology seems to have flourished. Just what secrets does this island hold, and how does it even exist in the first place? [img]https://i.imgur.com/cpulwNr.jpg[/img] [/center]

[center][size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_2999074]intro[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285529]world map[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285799]history[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285800]factions[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285803]endemic wildlife[/url] [/center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/dkGaeRF.png[/img] --------------------- [center][size=6][b][font=gg]Location[/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/1OifUYQ.png[/img] [center][font=Times New Roman][b]1[/b] - "New Ether" - main area [b]2[/b] - "New Ether" - outskirts [b]3[/b] - "Baal's temple" [b]4[/b] - "Barren lake" [b]5[/b] - "Northern Ether mountain chain" [b]6[/b] - "Southern Ether mountain chain", "Firefly forest" --------------------- [center][size=4][b][font=gg]1 - "New Ether City" [/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [font=Times New Roman]Nicknamed after the island itself, New Ether is a large, medieval style city surrounded by large stone walls. Housing is mostly located close to the walls, as the city center is occupied by [i]Queen Lillith's plaza[/i], a large square near which merchants, artisans, food-makers and pub-owners come to set up shop. The town's most famous pub is [i]The Black Hart[/i], which offers special cocktails made using the island's endemic plant life. --------------------- [center][size=4][b][font=gg]2 - "Outskirts" [/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [font=Times New Roman]The outskirts of New Ether are mostly inhabited by old or young dragons. Dragons come here in retirement to enjoy nature and a relaxed, agriculture focused lifestyle. The cultural norm of the island is for parents to give their hatchlings to their grandparents until they're old enough to study at university, at which point they return to New Ether and live with their parents. As result of this, this area hold the vast majority of the island's schools, kindergartens and play areas. -------------------- [center][size=4][b][font=gg]3 - "Baal's temple" [/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [font=Times New Roman]Hidden deep inside of the Firefly forest is an old, moss laden temple built out of a particularly light colored stone which seems to be unobtainable elsewhere on the island. The temple is home to Baal, a dragon which obtained a sliver of celestial power from the White Queen, and has since been able to change the weather at will, though with restraints of extremity. Farmers often come to the temple to pray for sunny skies or rain, depending on which one they hadn't seen in a while. It gets a bit complicated when a lot of people pray for different weather, though.

[center][size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_2999074]intro[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285529]world map[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285799]history[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285800]factions[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285803]endemic wildlife[/url] [/center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/dkGaeRF.png[/img] --------------------- [center][size=6][b][font=gg]General information[/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [center][size=5][b][font=gg]History[/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [center][font=Times New Roman]The city's history is a brief one, as the island of New Ether had not even been discovered up until ~100 years ago, due to its dangerous and well-hidden location. It had been discovered by Lillith, a pale white dragon of Celestial descent, who would go on to found New Ether and become its queen. Tapping into her Celestial powers, Lillith would go on to form a vertical passage that shielded dragons from the violent winds from the island to the ground, allowing dragons to enter and leave the island as they please. Maintaining the passage would become too exhausting for the queen, however, so the passage would go on to only be opened for 10 days in the year, from the 1st to the 10th of June. As news of the passage reached the dragons below, brave adventurers and dragons sick of their usual life decided to travel to the island. Many of them decided to call it home, and with time, their homes merged into villages, which merged into a city. Lillith had taken the role of a ruler, and started work on sturdier infrastructure and walls. Upon the completion of the city walls, the city was given the official name of "New Ether". Over time, as space in the walls began to ran out, dragons started building homes on the outskirts and forming small farming communities. Life on the island was peaceful and serene, it was a true utopia, seperated from the rest of Sornieth's troubles and wars, free to develop as a beacon of peace. But behind the scenes, trouble was afoot. Lillith's relationship with Celestia had been shaky ever since she left, but the appearance of an assassin group known as the "Children of Eve" ruined it fully. The leader of the coven is Eve, a former Celestial that had been kicked out of Celestia because of Lillith, her sister, leaving the sky kingdom. This led Eve on a bitter path of revenge, her end goal being the complete destruction of Celestia.

[center][size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_2999074]intro[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285529]world map[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285799]history[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285800]factions[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285803]endemic wildlife[/url] [/center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/dkGaeRF.png[/img] --------------------- [center][size=6][b][font=gg]Factions[/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [center][size=5][b][font=gg]Celestia[/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [center][font=Times New Roman]Most residents of New Ether are normal dragons with no elemental powers or special abilities, save for the queen and a few individuals whom she had gifted a shard of her power to. The power holders of this world are Celestials, dragons who are the reincarnations of ancient spirits with special abilities that reside in Celestia- a city made of marble and stone located high up in the heavens. Dragons of Celestial descent are encouraged not to mingle with regular dragons, so they tend to keep to themselves most of the time. Celestials are the functional "deities" of the world, or at least, they were for most of history. A few hundred years ago, there was an uprising, and the line of communication (by which prayers were made and answered) was cut off. As time passed, Celestials realised how bothersome their previous lives of answering prayers were, and so, certain political groups started popping up which advocated for the complete cut off from the mortal world. As the groups gained popularity, repair progress of the prayer lines slowed to a halt. As generations of reincarnations passed, dragons started to forget about the existence of a prayer line. Those that were taught about it's existence by Celestial elders concluded the world is better off without it, and turned to a life of luxury in Celestia. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=71946837][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/719469/71946837p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=43835001][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/438351/43835001p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=73854652][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/738547/73854652p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=74605274][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/746053/74605274p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=71778576][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/717786/71778576p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=73699641][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/736997/73699641p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=71833393][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/718334/71833393p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=70929823][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/709299/70929823p.png[/img][/url] ---------------------- [center][size=5][b][font=gg]Children of Eve[/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [center][font=Times New Roman]A group of political assassins lead by the former celestial Eve with the goal of killing Lillith and destroying Celestia. Their base of operations and real power is currently unknown. As of now their plans have not been set in motion but their intentions are known by Lillith and a few of her confidants. There are rumors going around that New Ether's generals Hwa and Wulf are involved with the group, though nothing is yet confirmed. Lillith's royal guards are currently going behind her back to investigate the manner. The group's symbol is a red butterfly. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=71138945][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/711390/71138945p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=69561663][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/695617/69561663p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=69983500][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/699836/69983500p.png[/img][/url] ---------------------- [center][size=5][b][font=gg]High-ranking officials[/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [font=Times New Roman]While Lillith is hesitant to introduce a royals system to New Ether, she had to appoint a few individuals high ranking roles such as "royal guard" and "military general". These individuals live in a large, green, castle-like building located in the north part of town. They are privy to the queen's secrets such as her Celestial origins and the Children of Eve. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=62719759][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/627198/62719759p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=45909267][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/459093/45909267p.png[/img][/url] Vegas and Miami are the queen's [b]royal guards[/b], though they fulfil the roles of her right hand and royal advisors as well. They are her most loyal and trusted subjects and have so far not failed in protecting and aiding the queen. The two also have a very close bond which is crucial for their duties. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=72675557][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/726756/72675557p.png[/img][/url] Claudius is Lillith's official [b]royal advisor[/b], though as before mentioned can be thought of as the third slice of the royal guard trio as they're all advisors in one way or another. His job is a bit different from Vegas and Miami's, however, as his work is more focused on public affairs rather than secret ones. As such, he isn't often seen together with the two. His way of doing things is also a bit more... [i]formal[/i] than the guards'. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=70229130][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/702292/70229130p.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=70345584][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/703456/70345584p.png[/img][/url] The [b]military generals[/b] of New Ether, Hwa and Wulf are a sibling duo that is feared by all evil-doers. They are the descendants of one of the first inhabitants of the island, and as such their family is quite well-off and respected. While they are excellent generals, their loyalties have been called into question and there are speculations about their involvement with the Children of Eve. Still, their true motives remain unknown.

[center][size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_2999074]intro[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285529]world map[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285799]history[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285800]factions[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2999074#post_47285803]endemic wildlife[/url] [/center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/dkGaeRF.png[/img] --------------------- [center][size=6][b][font=gg]Endemic wildlife[/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [center][font=Times New Roman]New Ether is a lush paradise, as thousands of years of solitude have allowed its wildlife to flourish in ways that are unrecognizable to the rest of Sornieth. While the island's climate is akin to a mix of the Viridian Labyrinth and the Windswept plateau, wildlife (especially of the animal kind) seems to have traces to all of Sornieth. Evolutionarily, this is a big mystery that many of New Ether's researches have spent their lives trying to crack. --------------------- [center][size=4][b][font=gg]Plant life[/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [item=Bamboo Leaves ][item=Aer Sprite ][item=Amaranth ][item=Blackberry ][item= Black Tulip][item=Cattail ][item=Corpsemaker Ivy ][item=Clover ][item= Delta Orchid][item=Dandelion Seeds ][item=Dustbowl Ivy ][item= Dusty Marigold][item=Frosted Violets ][item=Glow Mushroom ][item=Grove Fern ][item=Indigo Mimosa ][item=Jungle Grass ][item=Jasmine ][item= Ivy][item=Maidens Blush ][item=Madame Snapdragon ][item=Manaweed ][item=Marigold ][item=Mycena Mushroom ][item=Myosotis][item=Pinwheel Paddies ][item=Raspberry ][item=Smolderpetal ][item=Sweet Grass ][item=Wild Catsup ] --------------------- [center][size=4][b][font=gg]Animal life[/b][/size][/center] ---------------------- [item=Ashmane Cat ][item=Black Capped Chickadee ][item=Blue-Throated Hummingbird ][item=Broad-Footed Mole ][item= Brown Bat][item=Burrowing Porcupine ][item=Cave Gecko ][item=Cottontail Rabbit ][item=Dreamwaker ][item= Downy Mouse][item=Duskrat ][item=Emerald Ratsnake ][item=Ferret ][item=Forester Squirrel ][item=Goat ][item=Leucistic Axolotl ][item=Micro Deer ][item=Newt ][item= Old World Rabbit][item=Nooccar ][item=Pallas Cat ][item=Ram ][item=Sakura Owlet ][item=Searing Bunny ][item=Wood Duck][item= ][item= Barkback Boar][item=Banded Owlcat ][item=Black Wolf ][item=Blooming Strangler ][item= Bramble Guardian][item=Bumble ][item=Clouddancer ][item=Crested River Flight ][item=Death's-Head Stag ][item= Fanfin Noggle][item= Fenfisher Flattail][item=Flora Cerdae ][item=Gladeveins Needletooth ][item=Hainu ][item=Kelpie ][item=Lilyfowl ][item=Melprin ][item= Melon Squirmscoot][item=Petal Jumper ][item=Scorchpaw Prowler ][item= Scarlet Serpenta][item=Silver Ferret ][item=Wood Ear Deer ][item=Trick of the Light]

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