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[center][color=salmon][font=georgia][size=6] » pinkerlore rules. [/size][/font][/color][/center] As with the basic Pinkerlocke, the type of daily item pulled from Pinkerton’s Plundered Pile governs what gets done—in this case, what to write about. To select who to write about, I’ll be using RNG, first to choose among my active lore clans and then to choose the individual dragon. If I’ve already filled that particular prompt for the dragon, I can: [LIST] [*]review what I’ve already written to see if I can expand upon it or polish it up (e.g., turn bullet points into a paragraph) [*]choose another prompt for the dragon (using a Crim request in lieu of a Pinkerton draw if nothing is immediately inspiring me) [*] reroll to select another dragon [/LIST] [b]Results[/b] [b]Minor items: Snippets[/b] Write a few sentences or bullet points on the selected subject: [b]Food[/b] [rule] [columns] [item=jungle grass] [nextcol] [b]Plants - the dragon’s origin[/b] e.g., Who are its parents? Where did it come from, if not hatched in the clan? Is it even a dragon at all? [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [columns] [item=catocala moth] [nextcol] [b]Insects - its relationship to its element, flight, clan, or some other group that it’s part of[/b] e.g., Is it unusually attuned to Arcane energies? Does it wish it was a Shadow dragon instead of Water? Is it a happy cog in the machine, or are its clan bosses a bunch of deluded fools? [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [columns] [item=salted game] [nextcol] [b]Meat - its physical description[/b] e.g., Is it large or small, powerful or weedy, well kept or disheveled? What is the hue of its feathers, the condition of its scales? What does it like to wear? Does it project a strong presence, or try to make itself as inconspicuous as possible? [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [columns] [item=blue swimmer crab] [nextcol] [b]Seafood - its job or role in the clan[/b] e.g., Does it have one? Is it any good at it? Is it appreciated for what it does, and does it care whether it is or not? What is its work space like, and what implements does it use? [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [b]Materials[/b] [rule] [columns] [item=intact stone relief] [nextcol] [b]Dragonmade - personal relationships [/b] e.g., Who are its friends? Its enemies? Does it have a mate, and how do they feel about each other? Does it have an especially close connection to its familiar? How did its most important relationship(s) develop? [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [columns] [item=copper ore] [nextcol] [b]Minerals and ores - core beliefs and values[/b] e.g., What does it center its life around? What would it fight for? Die for? Does it hold anything sacred? What are its thoughts on the nature of existence? Or does it only care about where its next meal is coming from? [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [columns] [item=shed cobalt scale] [nextcol] [b]Organic - aspirations and goals[/b] e.g., What is it trying to accomplish right now? Where does it want to be and what does it want to be doing years down the road? Does it have any heroes? Role models? An epic foe to defeat? Is there someone or something it wants to distance itself from? Is it running toward the future or away from the past? [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [b]Trinkets[/b] [rule] [columns] [item=emerald ring] [nextcol] [b]Assorted small facts and notes[/b] e.g., personality traits, quirks and flaws, likes and dislikes, familiar, favorite item(s). Do as many or as few of these as you like—you can always come back and add more later. [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [b]Major items: Scenes[/b] Do a piece of creative writing (it can be as long as you like, but it should consist of at least two paragraphs of prose or 3-4 lines of poetry). If you don’t feel up to writing, you can do one of the alternative activities instead. [b]Familiar[/b] [rule] [columns] [item=dunhoof ambassador] [nextcol] [b]Write a scene[/b] in which the dragon is interacting with at least one other character. This could be another dragon, a familiar, beastclan, etc. (For extra fun times, use RNG to select the other character(s)!) [center][b]*or*[/b][/center] [b]Create or commission an art.[/b] If commissioning, be sure to provide the artist with a bit of backstory or personality description. [center][b]*or*[/b][/center] [b]Style a dragon’s bio[/b] and/or add a scene or vista. [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [b]Apparel[/b] [rule] [columns] [item=luminous halo] [nextcol] [b]Write an introspective scene[/b] that explores the dragon’s inner thoughts (hopes, dreams, fears, interests) [center][b]*or*[/b][/center] [b]Design a look[/b] for a dragon (outfit, gene plan). Maybe write a few words about it. [center][b]*or*[/b][/center] [b]Look for or create a mood quote[/b] or pick a theme song for a dragon. [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [b]Battle Items[/b] [rule] [columns] [img]https://i.imgur.com/JVDNmzD.png[/img] [nextcol]Write a scene in which Something Happens:[/columns] [columns] [item=scratch] [nextcol] [b]Energy stone[/b] (scratch; meditate; anticipate) - Something is beginning or about to begin. (e.g., preparing for a big event; starting a family, departing on a voyage; making a discovery or finding an inspiration; meeting a new dragon) [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [columns] [item=might fragment] [nextcol] [b]Augment stone[/b] (berserker; scholar; might, acuity, and hybrid fragments) - Something is progressing. (e.g., the dragon is in the midst of a journey or adventure, pursuing a relationship, working toward a goal, etc.) [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [columns] [item=eliminate] [nextcol] [b]Ability stone[/b] (attacks and spells) - Some kind of conflict is taking place. (e.g., fighting; arguing or just generally having a disagreement; trespassing or breaking a law; competing in a game or sporting event; surviving a natural disaster; having a personal crisis) [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [columns] [item=ambush] [nextcol] [b]Accessory[/b] (discipline; ambush; field manual) - Something is being or has just been accomplished.(e.g., a project/experiment/artwork has been completed; a game or battle has been won; a skill has been acquired; the object of a search has been found) [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oPcpltW.png[/img][/columns] [columns] [item=major health potion] [nextcol] [b]Battle item[/b] (potion; elixir; tincture) - Something is ending. (e.g., a death, departure, separation, seasonal shift, exaltation) [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/JVDNmzD.png[/img][/columns] [columns] [img]https://i.imgur.com/JVDNmzD.png[/img] [nextcol] [center][b]*or*[/b][/center] Review and reorganize a dragon’s lore (or your Pinkerlore thread, if you have one). Remove or fix any outdated information. (Have you exalted someone's best friend? Has the dragon been breed changed? Did the apocalypse happen?) Consider turning a bullet-point list into a cohesive paragraph. Check for typos! If you don’t have the time or energy to actually do the update, make a note of what needs fixing so you can address it later. [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/JVDNmzD.png[/img][/columns] [columns] [img]https://i.imgur.com/JVDNmzD.png[/img] [nextcol] [center][b]*or*[/b][/center] Take a meta look at your lair’s organization and lore. Are you missing any roles? Are any dragons in need of a mate? It's always a good time to buy a new dragon! Try moving some dragons around—sometimes shifting a couple of dragons next to each other can spark some inspiration. Break subclans out into new tabs or pages. Make some notes of ideas or potential story arcs you want to work into your clan’s lore. Browse other clans for inspiration. Trawl through the art sales forum and take note of artists you might want to commission eventually. [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/JVDNmzD.png[/img][/columns] Note that these results aren’t necessarily exclusive of each other. For instance, drawing a familiar calls for a scene of two characters interacting with each other, which could potentially be some kind of conflict. So there’s plenty of fluidity here. [rule] [center][size=3][font=georgia][b]Exemptions[/b][/size][/font][/center] I'm adding in a caveat that I'm allowed to pause the Biolocke during Lightnings' dominance pushes, or while I'm tied up with RL events.

[center][color=salmon][font=georgia][size=6] » lineages & lore. [/size][/font][/color][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/esISD1t.png[/img] [nextcol][b]Alchemist's Tools project[/b] The Alchemist's Tools are a lineage descended from the dragon-personifications of alchemy, both liquid and metallurgy. [/columns] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/DN5c8R6.png[/img] [nextcol][b][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/3118947/6#post_56048543]Ad Vitam Aeternam[/url] project[/b] The addition of geist-dragons to the Memento Mori lineage adds a level of conflict and espionage to the lineage project, as well as a new direction for lore writers to bring to life their characters in a different way.[/columns] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/VZmZDWq.png[/img] [nextcol][b]Memento Mori project[/b] The Memento Mori are an ancient bloodline, a lineage that dates back hundreds of years, but in recent times the lineage has found its power waning. The ability to see and speak with the dead skips more dragons than it gifts. The calling to come back after death finds itself touching fewer descendants as time rolls onward, and there are whispers and fears of the lineage dying out. Less and less dragons seem to want to take up the mantle of protecting the dead from those beings who would do them harm.[/columns]

[center][color=salmon][font=georgia][size=6] » customs & celebrations. [/size][/font][/color][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/3CRH87H.png[/img] [nextcol][b]hatchlings[/b] A new nest is a frequent occurrence in the clan, and there is always a celebration to go along it. While the continuance of the clan is important to each family, there is a communal nesting grounds where the clutches are kept carefully guarded, and each families' nest is supervised 24/7.[/columns] The current primary nesting technician is [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/3118947/10#post_56198053]Lavender[/url] and they take their job very seriously. Helpers include young dragons who have not yet come of age, it's a group employment and effort and considered an honour to look after the clutches and nests; a source of pride and a show that the clan believes the younglings are responsible enough to look after others. When it's time for the babes to hatch, there's the draw of the crowd of permanent dragons who come to bare witness to the sacred act of hatching. Prayers are given for the hatchlings when they receive their names, and while they might not spend long with the clan before they move off in search of adventure, they're always blessed by the elders at their birth. [rule] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/DVjFSLP.png[/img] [nextcol][b]coming of age[/b] When a young dragon reaches maturity and is ready to start their own family, they go on something on a vision quest through the /territory/ where the clan calls home. At first, it was a long explore through the Tangled Wood. Then it was a deep sea spelunking through the Sea of a Thousand Currents. And most recently with the clan's latest move, those dragons who grow up make an expedition through charting the Shifting Expanse.[/columns] [rule] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/GxRxPer.png[/img] [nextcol][b]marriage + partnerships[/b] Quite the opposite from new hatchlings & nests, marriage pacts and partnership arrangements are incredibly private things, taken with the dragons themselves alone. There is no need for an officiant, no paperwork signed, rarely ever do dragons make a spectacle or proclamation of their devotion to one another.[/columns] Dragons may choose to wear a ring on a certain finger, or an pendant around their neck, that signifies they're in a committed relationship - or an open one. The designs are individual as the dragons themselves, and equally as personal and intimate. Polyamorous dragons tend to wear a pair of rings on one finger, for example, whereas a small locket is not an uncommon gift to give a partner on their important anniversary (10, 50, 100 years together, etc).

[center][color=salmon][font=georgia][size=6] » hoard & vault. [/size][/font][/color][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/r7wciHt.png[/img] [nextcol][b]something something inventory [/b] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/3118947/7#post_56052962]Lyora[/url] looks after the vault, where there are several large cages and enclosures filled with enrichment for the animals the clan collects; as well as countless shelves and bins and spaces all catalogued to hold the other various collections of stuff and thangs the clan hoards. [/columns] [center][item=java sparrow][item=coffee bean hawkmoth] [item=fancy rat][item=calico chimera][item=rat tangle] [item=raccoon][item=springfoot poult][item=dwarf hamster] [item=jasper][item=moonstone] [item=golden key][item=ferberus skull][item=glowing tendril][item=beautiful barrens tile][item=pressed moonflower] [item=charged stormcatcher sackdoll] [item=worn pincushion][item=stuffed pincushion] [item=coffee pot][item=lawn decoration] [item=catfeather loop][item=petal bat spoon][item=bunny ear cactus] [/center]

The Old Guard. (aka The Table)
Headed by Roxane, the custom progenitor of the OG Foxfire Fortune fam, these dragons are the longest dwelling in the clan and have seen it rise, fall, and everything in between. They've stood the test of time when others have been purged to serve the Eleven, or fled to other clans' for refuge.

The original six are truly my most sentimental dragons, ooc. Those would be Roxane, Iris (his mate), Puff (my random progen), Lettuce, Maximum, and Rubix.

The New Royals.
The clan has gone through several iterations, and as it stands right now with the recent move to Lightning, it's helmed by a manic young sandsurge named Mouse who is so excited about everything; it's all new and wonderful and fabulous to her, and so should it be new, and wonderful, and fabulous for everyone else, right?

She's tempered by Anauel; a very, very old mirror who has seen much more than she can ever let on, but is keen to watch "the children" do their own thing. Everyone seems to come to Anauel for support or advice, despite her being a relatively new addition to the clan.

Primogen.
Second generation and second in command, for all intents and purposes; these dragons have direct say in where the clan will go, and help guide the new young royal in her ventures.

Including Tansy, and the Memento Mori lineage progenitors: Ouroboros, Ariia, Pilgrim, Vigil, Acanthus, and Moros.

Diplomats & Traders.
These are the dragons that leave the clan's claimed lands for brief periods of time (or longer), who greet newcomers, who trade with other clans and sometimes beast clan emissaries, etc.

This number ebbs and flows, and currently made up of Joxar and Inkspot.

Protectorate.
Fighters and mages, these are the dragons tasked with keeping the clan safe from intruders and beast clan attacks.

This number is slowly growing, and includes Aurum Regis, Aqua Regia, Cane, Sunstreaked, Wolfsbane, Bewitch, and Varah.

[center][color=salmon][font=georgia][size=6] » protection. [/size][/font][/color][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/OLmsPtf.png[/img] [nextcol][b]something shadowy[/b] steal from roxane's bio, grab the origin story for the foxfire fortune clan.[/columns]

[center][color=salmon][font=georgia][size=6] » science & engineering. [/size][/font][/color][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/85HdTuJ.png[/img] [nextcol][b]something shadowy[/b] steal from roxane's bio, grab the origin story for the foxfire fortune clan.[/columns]

[center][color=salmon][font=georgia][size=6] » reserve. [/size][/font][/color][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/lbtHajT.png[/img] [nextcol][b]something shadowy[/b] steal from roxane's bio, grab the origin story for the foxfire fortune clan.[/columns]

[center][color=salmon][font=georgia][size=6] » reserve. [/size][/font][/color][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/lghROy6.png[/img] [nextcol][b]something shadowy[/b] steal from roxane's bio, grab the origin story for the foxfire fortune clan.[/columns] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/q7CpB4B.png[/img] [nextcol][b]something shadowy[/b] steal from roxane's bio, grab the origin story for the foxfire fortune clan.[/columns]