Creative Corner

[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/725ZOuq.jpg[/img] [size=7][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]T[/b]HE [b]H[/b]EARTLANDS[/color][/font][/size][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/ZgUpt6Y.png[/img] [center][font=constantia][size=4][color=#3b2c25][i]"[color=grey]The dawn mist glowing, The water flowing, The endless river, forever and ever..." -- Pink Floyd, [b]High Hopes[/b][/i][/color][/size] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/QAuOaya.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oYASV3n.jpg[/img] [center][font=georgia][size=3][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/3193523/1#post_52955683]Heavensward[/url] | [url=tbd]Garden's Gate[/url] | [url=tbd]Leuria[/url] | [url=tbd]Rainwild Ruins[/url] | [url=tbd]Shrieking Prairie[/url] | [url=tbd]Skyhaven[/url] | [url=tbd]Firelit Cathedral[/url] [url=tbd]Frog[/url] | [url=tbd]Demon Gate[/url] | [url=tbd]Cradle of Life[/url] | [url=tbd]Shimmer[/url] | [url=tbd]Hearthome[/url] | [url=tbd]Kindergarten[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/3193523/1#post_52974629]Ancient's Maw[/url] [url=tbd]The Catacombs[/url] | [url=tbd]Wandering Jungle[/url] | [url=tbd]Slimereach[/url] | [url=tbd]Wolfmoon[/url] | [url=tbd]Starlight Shores[/url] | [url=tbd]Mermaid's Grotto[/url] | [url=tbd]Stargrave[/url] | [url=tbd]Apocalypse (Nigh)[/url] [/font][/size] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/art/2818515/1][img]https://i.imgur.com/G9pLEjP.jpeg[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][right][font=verdana] [size=4][color=792713][b]Ancient Lair[/b][/color][/size] hidden within the [font=verdana][size=3][color=792713][b]Shrieking Wilds[/b][/color][/size] [/right] [size=6][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]ABOUT[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]The Heartlands is a living arcadia hidden somewhere in the Viridian Labyrinth. Magical in nature, The Heartlands only reveals it's entrance to dragons who need it or are needed [i]by[/i] it. Due to it's magical nature, the size of the Heartlands is unquantifiable as parts of it tend to adapt and grow to better keep the inhabitants safe and happy. Some regions are even pulled in from worlds outside. The land itself is split into a multitude of smaller subregions that are a utopia for the breeds living within them. While some regions seem to be perfectly cultivated for specific breeds, others serve a purpose that the called upon inhabitants have risen to. While it's intended to be a paradise for all dragons, it is not always perfect here. As the dragons grew in number so did the power of the land, attracting numerous dark entities who crave that power for themselves.. [nextcol][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/static/layout/lair_icons/39.png[/img] [color=transparent]- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [/columns][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/ucPHQfY.png[/img][/center] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]Origins[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Long ago, during a time of great conflict between the flights, it is said that a clan of dragons who were desperate to find peace responded to the song of a strange, dying waterlily in the middle of a forest pool. It's haunting voice sung of great sorrow but also of desperate hope for their future. Weeping for the little flower in their war-torn world, the dragons bowed their heads to listen. "[i][color=#ff85c0]I have a bargain for you, those of dragonkind[/color][/i]," it whispered with it's dying breaths, "[i][color=#ff85c0]I can give you peace for each of your species, but at a great cost...[/color][/i]". It required their lifeblood and the mark of their existence entire. If they watered the lily with the blood of their very hearts, it would grow a safe place. But in return, they would not only lose their lives but also any memory of them having ever existed. The dragons did not think long and one by one, one of each breed pierced it's heart over the lily, before sinking into the pool it floated upon. As they sank, they saw visions of a magical paradise growing around them and the joyous laughter of their kind to come. [nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][nextcol][img]https://i.imgur.com/n89pnDn.jpg[/img][/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/ucPHQfY.png[/img][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/wUDHATZ.gif[/img][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]The Heart Lily[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]This flower is the literal heart and, some might even say, the benevolent God of The Heartlands. It appears as a regular sized waterlily upon a heart-shaped lilypad, it's pearlescent petals change in colour but stick to a swirled mix of purples, pinks, blues and greens. It's origins are unknown. It is guarded and tended to in a waterlily grove called Hearthome, resting upon a pool it's caretakers know only as the Dragonbone Pool. If they were to look into it's sparkling depths they'd see the ancient bones of dragons lying there, but would instantly forget seeing them the moment they looked away. The Heart Lily is sentient and not only grows and moves the land but also keeps it safe. It enacts it's will through the dragons of The Heartlands and also fights tooth and claw through it's untethered body, a dragon named [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/74969028]Sorrow[/url]. [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/ucPHQfY.png[/img][/center] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]Dark Sights[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]With great power comes great responsibility, and with great power comes a thousand dark and insidious gazes resting hungrily upon it. There are many dark gods and cosmic forces lusting after the power of The Heart Lily. And who wouldn't? A flower that can create worlds and even pull in parts of other worlds with blood magic is an unspeakably powerful being. Perhaps The Heart Lily knows this, as Dark Gods once roamed Garden's Gate forest unchecked. Despite it's recent good intentions, it is apparent the history of the flower is intricately woven with darkness. So much so that some believe that on that fateful day The Heart Lily wasn't dying of natural causes, but because someone had tried to destroy it for good...[nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][nextcol][img]https://i.imgur.com/UZ5jnXM.jpeg[/img][/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/ucPHQfY.png[/img][/center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oYASV3n.jpg[/img] [size=7][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]Subregions[/b][/color][/size] [font=georgia][color=grey][size=3][i]Please click the region names to go their info pages![/font][/color][/i][/size] [columns][item=light aura] [nextcol] [color=#792713][b][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/3193523/1#post_52955683]Heavensward[/url][/b][/color][/size] The [color=#792713][b]Wildclaws[/b][/color] of Heavensward are some of the most prestigious warriors, seers and demi-gods in all of Sornieth. Together they work to maintain the Peace and keep the Golden God, Nirvana, bound. [/columns] [columns][item=flute] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Garden's Gate[/b][/color][/size] Songs tell of a battle that once raged here in the strange forest of Garden's Gate. A giant marble arch, it's gate long destroyed, will welcome you into the maze of overgrown temples, druidic shrines and serpentine labyrinths. Rumours swirl that this place was once home to Five Old Gods - but they are long gone. [b][ Each and every [color=#792713]Wildclaw[/color] here has a strange quirk, enter at your own risk ][/color][/b] [/columns] [columns][item=giant lilypad] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Hearthome[/b][/color][/size] In the dead centre of the Heartlands is a hidden grove called Hearthome. Mostly glowing blue water and wisps, the only way to navigate it is by hopping between the giant lily-pads that grow there. The [color=#792713][b]Wildclaws[/b][/color] that tend this grove are chosen and trained to tend the Sacred Heart - a heart-shaped flower that is the literal lifeline of the Heartlands. [/columns] [columns][item=Pressed Morning Glory] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Leuria[/b][/color][/size] Leuria. The forest of fairytales. As far as the eye can see, this immense grove is covered with rare and beautiful flowers of all shapes and colours. The thick, leafy trees sprout blossoms and fruit all year round. The air smells sweet. The breeze sings softly. The [color=#792713][b]Tundras[/b][/color] that live here spend their days listening exclusively to [u]Kate Bush[/u]. [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/uOqb2sC.png[/img][/center] [columns][item=Vision Orb] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Demon Gate[/b][/color][/size] On the best of days, the Demon Gate appears as an ancient, unassuming, wooden archway, caked in moss and interwoven with strange carvings. In unhappier times, the arch is filled with a large black mass and brings the unshakeable feeling of something watching from its depths. The spirits that rise here are much more powerful and the [color=#792713][b]Obelisk Priests[/b][/color] sent here to contain them are struggling as that power seems to grow. [/columns] [columns][item=menacing idol] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Rainwild Ruins[/b][/color][/size] "[i]Banshees and Blessing, stranger[/i]." These rain-sunken and moss entangled ruins house The Order of the Everlily, a group of [color=#792713][b]Obelisks[/b][/color] tasked with balancing the elemental magic pouring from the leylines that run deep here. Leylines that, for reasons unknown, provide an irresistible allure to the once-departed. [/columns] [columns][item=cloudy wings] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Skyhaven[/b][/color][/size] Known as "The Top of the World" to the [color=#792713][b]Skydancers[/b][/color] that live there and "a place too high up to bother going to" by everyone else, Skyhaven is a kingdom of treetop houses and dense clouds that can be walked on. It has an inner sanctum called the Celestial Sanctuary, a place dedicated to healing and "re-shooting" fallen stars. [/columns] [columns][item=phoenix] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Firelit Cathedral[/b][/color][/size] An ancient cathedral that sits in the shadow of the Ancient's Maw. It was brought back to life by the [color=#792713][b]Coatl[/b][/color] drawn to it and honours an Old God in the form of a firebird, thought to be a previous incarnation of the Flamecaller. The Coatl that are permitted to live here are highly revered among dragonkind and take a pedestal within the sacred grounds after being called upon by an unseen force. [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/w5Wfcya.png[/img][/center] [columns][item=mushroom oil] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Slimereach[/b][/color][/size] Under the Heartlands, accessible only by a natural water slide, exists a subterranean world filled with luminous fauna, fungi and crystals known as Slimereach. Named after it's most notable feature - the weird and wonderful population of Slimes - the [color=#792713][b]Bogsneaks[/b][/color] that live here are a bizarre blend of humble Slime farmers, eccentric mushroom mages and crystalline royalty. [/columns] [columns][item=ancestral incense] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Shrieking Prairie[/b][/color][/size] Part of the areas under watch by The Order of the Everlily [color=#792713][b]Obelisks[/b][/color], the Shrieking Prairie, at a glance, is a beautiful stretch of sunlight swathed golden grass and flower dotted hills. At a closer look, you may see pale bones sprouting out of the earth and hear the screams of those who failed to reach [u]nirvana[/u]. [/columns] [columns][item=flowering gladeboughs] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Cradle of Life[/b][/color][/size] The Cradle of Life is a sacred grove hidden within the Heartlands. It is blessed by the Gladekeeper and touched by the stars themselves. It features a small purple pool, rumoured to be the source of [color=#792713][b]eternal youth[/b][/color], a meadow of opalescent flowers and a singular tree with white leaves named Auldamir that whispers if you listen closely. [/columns] [columns][item=poison dart frog companion] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Frog[/b][/color][/size] "Frog" is the very simple name given to this unusual region on the warm shores of the Heartlands. A unique mix of saltwater mangrove forests and firefly-lit swamps make this region almost entirely subaquatic; the only way to navigate to and from the treehuts are via the rafts manned by the [color=#792713][b]Snappers[/b][/color] that call this place home. Just don't fall in - the waters are teeming with sharks! [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/W61qmYw.png[/img][/center] [columns] [item=alien tendril] [nextcol][size=4][color=#792713][b]Far Out[/b][/color][/size] Sparkling crystals of every color twirl through the air of the flying isle of Far Out. They emit a twinkling sound and as their light catches the rain it cascades in whorls of dancing rainbows. The eccentric [color=#792713][b]Aether[/b][/color] that live here are deeply infatuated with the number nine; and if you were to spend enough time here you'd see that everything in Far Out leads to it - a twist of fate that feels acutely unnatural. [/columns] [columns][item=plaguebringer bone scrimshaw] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Kindergarten[/b][/color][/size] Following the sound of the eerie lullaby deep into the Pox Consulate, you stumble upon a twisted heap of sleeping [color=#792713][b]Aberrations[/b][/color]. Nearby you notice a music box, lovingly carved from bone. Taking note of the torn up forest, you turn to leave... and snap a twig underfoot...an eye opens. [/columns] [columns][item=gladekeeper topiary cutting] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]The Titan[/b][/color][/size] [i]"Star space and time.."[/i] [color=#792713][b]Auraboa[/b][/color] [/columns] [columns][item=haunted flame candles] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]The Catacombs[/b][/color][/size] A place where residents of the Heartlands are laid to rest. It's occupied by a small population of [color=#792713][b]Fae[/b][/color] that live amongst the dead. You will never catch any other living dragon here as they swear blind there is something deeply disturbing about the 'Fae'. Click the 1st dragon to start. [i]Chattering wails echo from the depths as you stand at the top of the claw-marked stone steps. Will you descend?[/i] [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/1Oa02Bc.png[/img][/center] [columns][item=pixie procession] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Shimmer[/b][/color][/size] In the heart of Leuria sits a Fairy-tree that is known to it's flittering inhabitants as Shimmer. The [color=#792713][b]Veilspun[/b][/color] that live in the tiny fairy houses dotted amongst it's shining branches have only made themselves known recently but are... [i]mostly[/i] friendly. [/columns] [columns][item=winter wolf] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Wolfmoon[/b][/color][/size] Cloaked in mystery, the ruins of this once great citadel are a hot topic for conspiracy theorists and historians alike. Named Wolfmoon, the city once housed the [b]Ancient[/b] draconic empire Lupinium that deified Hati and Skoll. Lupinium dragons were known to be fierce adversaries, taming white armoured battlewolves that roamed Wolfmoon's streets. However, one day the city was found deserted and in ruins. No Lupinium dragon has been found since and it is now fiercely guarded by [color=#792713][b]Gaolers[/b][/color]. [/columns] [columns][item=will o' the ember] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/3193523/1#post_52974629]Ancient's Maw[/url][/b][/color][/size] An absolutely gargantuan active volcano known as the Ancient's Maw. It frequently roars and spits out lava as if it were alive. Unbeknownst to the modern [color=#792713][b]Banescales[/b][/color] that live on and inside it, it was actually a revered place of worship for their ancient ancestors! The modern Banes only live here to keep the lava in-check and to act as fierce guardians for the Coatl in the cathedral below. [/columns] [columns][item=Shifting Kelpie Mane] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Starlight Shores[/b][/color][/size] Clear skies at night and vast stretches of pearlescent water are what give the Starlight Shores their name, the island appearing to be swathed in rivers and seas of stars. The white sands of it's beaches twinkle with pearlescent grains, the palms sway in the warm breeze. It is a paradise for any [color=#792713][b]Guardian[/b][/color]. [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/vBeE0nT.png[/img][/center] [columns][item=maren fisher] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Mermaid's Grotto[/b][/color][/size] [i]"Let your arms enfold us, through the dark of night..."[/i] The ethereal, alien voices sing to you from the depths. You are in an underwater forest of kelp and all around brilliantly colourful shoals of fish explode and scatter like fireworks. Nestled in the forest lie pearlescent buildings, their shell surfaces sparkling under the sunlight that streaks from the surface. This is the [color=#792713][b]Undertide's[/b][/color] realm. [/columns] [columns][item=tawny antlers] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]The Wandering Jungle[/b][/color][/size] Literal in name, the Wandering Jungle is a biome that has grown on the antlers of a giant Stag called Fayaib that roams the Heartlands. It's only inhabitants are migratory birds that are too lazy to fly, displaced snakes and a smattering of [color=#792713][b]Spirals[/b][/color] who are the only ones that can withstand the constant shaking. [/columns] [columns][item=bloodsong starsilk earrings] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Stargrave[/b][/color][/size] What is before you simply cannot be. Above, the sky is torn to shreds. What looks like the many colours of the day, clouds and even stars are being sucked into a violent tornado. You watch in horror and whilst occasionally it spits out a star or lightning, it does not move. "[i]It is where stars come to die[/i]", murmurs one of the [color=#792713][b]Ridgebacks[/b][/color] tasked with guarding this anomaly. [/columns] [columns][item=golden idol] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]The Guardians[/b][/color][/size] Known as The Guardians, this roaming pack of [color=#792713][b]Tundras[/b][/color] are the frontline protectors of not only the peace of the Heartlands, but the dragons that live within it. The Guardians are an ancient order and can be seen depicted in millennia old cave paintings and statues. Their thick manes grow as a mark of honour, denote their role and are not indicative of gender. They regularly clash with the roaming Aberrations. [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/uOqb2sC.png[/img][/center] [columns][item=tricolor cocoon] [nextcol] [size=4][color=#792713][b]Storm Riders[/b][/color][/size] [i]"Riders on the storm.."[/i] [color=#792713][b]Sandsurges[/b][/color] [/columns] [img]https://i.imgur.com/oYASV3n.jpg[/img] [center][font=constantia][size=2]code by [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/lair/84463]84463[/url] modified by me[/size][/font][/center]

[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/VfOR9R3.jpg[/img] [size=7][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]H E A V E N S W A R D[/b][/color][/font][/size][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/ZgUpt6Y.png[/img] [center][font=constantia][size=4][color=#3b2c25][i]"Raised impious war in Heaven and battle proud, With vain attempt. Him the Almighty Power Hurled headlong flaming from th’ ethereal sky" -- John Milton, [b]Paradise Lost[/b][/i][/color][/size] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/QAuOaya.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/wbW5SV9.jpg[/img] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/qjEVKfr.jpg[/img][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=6][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]ABOUT[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey][b]H[/b]eavensward is the name of the golden citadel built in the sky around Nirvana's Prison and has, colloquially, become the name of the prairielands beneath where it floats too. It was erected at the end of the Divine War - the name of the two year period where the Heartlands were terrorized by the rule of Nirvana; a powerful dragon (and former War God) who's pure energy drew so many dragons to worship him that he eventually became mad with power, growing into a twisted immortal being. His reign of terror was brought to an end when 100 dragons sacrificed themselves so that his mate, Mercy, could suspend him in time. [b]T[/b]he citadel is built mainly out of iridescent golden stone and was designed to allow the flow of rainfall to cascade off of it's marble aqueducts and into the clouds. The aqueducts are nurtured in such a way that they are a small ecosystem, rich with trees, plants and fruits that sustain the avian fauna that often alights in the citadel and are a delight to the Divine Dragons that live there. [b]T[/b]he Divine Dragons are the name given to the elite Wildclaws that reside in Heavensward, a mix of dragons that are divine blessed warriors, celestial beings, and even demi-gods. They make up five sects: [b]The Valkyries[/b], [b]War Gods[/b], [b]Seraphim of the Sixth Eye[/b], [b]The Ancient Archangels[/b] and the [b]Lords of Ruin[/b]. Together they work to maintain peace in the Heartlands and keep the Golden God, Nirvana, bound. [/columns] [img]https://i.imgur.com/ucPHQfY.png[/img] [size=7][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]Points Of Interest[/b][/color][/font][/size] [img]https://i.imgur.com/ucPHQfY.png[/img][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/vB5KzXU.jpg[/img][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]Nirvana's Prison[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]The hellish moment suspended in time that the citadel was built around. A patch of orange sky sits above it, with golden brimstone and molten rock suspended in an eternal rain. In the midst of it all is Nirvana, jaws closing on something that isn't there. It is the moment Nirvana killed the one he loved the most and with her sacrifice, was imprisoned in this moment forever. [/columns] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]Prairie of the Ancients[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]While now commonly called Heavensward, the real name of the golden prairie beneath the citadel is The Prairie of the Ancients. It is said it was once a plane of heaven lived in by The Ancient Archangels, until they were turned into dragons by a jealous God and their people into white bison.[nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][img]https://i.imgur.com/e7hSKPr.jpg[/img][/columns] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/jfFmBW6.jpg[/img][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]The Singing Plane[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]A strange, ethereal plane that sits high above Heavensward. The light here seems to pour like golden waterfalls and the clouds run beneath it like cream coloured rivers. Dragons that fly high enough to get to this plane hear echoing voices and instruments coming together to sing an otherworldly song. However, when they leave they cannot remember ever coming here, though the melody of the song remains in their heads forever.[/columns] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]Shrieking Prairie[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Though many may wish it weren't, the haunted Shrieking Prairie does actually reside in Heavensward. A beautiful swathe of golden grass at a glance, upon closer inspection you'll see it is dotted with pale bones sprouting from the earth and at night hear the chilling cries of the spirits that walk here. Few are aware it is a mass grave of Nirvana's most loyal followers and also of those who fell to him. It is now under watch by the Order of the Everlily, the Heartland Obelisks who's deep connections to the Earth allow them to monitor and contain Spirits and the elemental leylines that cause them to rise. The divine wildclaws are more than happy for another dragon species to reside within their territory, even if they do tend to check in on them a bit much.[nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][img]https://i.imgur.com/wVlfUJP.jpg[/img][/columns] [img]https://i.imgur.com/ucPHQfY.png[/img] [size=7][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]Flora and Fauna[/b][/color][/font][/size] [img]https://i.imgur.com/ucPHQfY.png[/img][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/sid2B2Q.jpg[/img][nextcol][color=#a97346]<[b] White Bison[/b][/color] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]The prairies of Heavensward have a few scattered herds of white bison that, while sacred to the dragons due to their rarity, are also a prized food source eaten on special occasions.[/size] [color=#a97346][b]Wild Horses[/b] >[/color] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]The wild horse herds of Heavensward dominate the land and are a popular food source for the meat-eating Wildclaws. They are a hardy but beautiful breed and are found with strictly perlino, cremello, champagne and cream coats.[/size] [nextcol][img]https://i.imgur.com/vdq4WHX.jpg[/img][/columns] [center]♥[/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/0Wj8X3l.jpg[/img][nextcol][color=#a97346]<[b] Albino Peacocks[/b][/color] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Despite the somewhat bothersome calls of these birds, they are such a beloved sight to the Divine Dragons that they cannot bring themselves to see them as food.[/size] [color=#a97346][b]Apollo Butterflies[/b] >[/color] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]The dragons of Heavensward believe the Apollo Butterfly's striking red spots are an eternal mark of the blood that was spilled during the Divine War. Today, these butterflies are a symbol of remembrance for those that were lost. [nextcol][img]https://i.imgur.com/e9G0YzE.jpg[/img][/columns] [center]♥[/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/iXa8tUr.jpg[/img][nextcol][color=#a97346]<[b] Doves[/b][/color] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Doves flow like lifeblood throughout Heavensward. It is not uncommon to see great clouds of them spiralling up into the sky. They act as pointers to Heavensward's interests, leading the Divine Dragons to omens, threats and places of rest.[/size] [color=#a97346][b]Lupine[/b] >[/color] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Dotted amongst the golden prairie grass are meadows of cream and dusky blue lupine. They seem to sparkle and ring like wind chimes if caught in the breeze. [nextcol][img]https://i.imgur.com/Z2rOiOe.jpg[/img][/columns] [img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/31684d837f5048c69ecf4e68cb3dbb48/tumblr_inline_psug30Dpy41r3lvtf_400.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/PEXQRvG.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/2hFcpIc.png[/img] [size=7][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]DRAGONS[/b][/color][/font][/size] [img]https://i.imgur.com/2hFcpIc.png[/img][center][columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/700192/70019158p.png[/img][nextcol][i]----- [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/lair/57524][center][i][font=optima][b][size=6][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/3193523/1#post_52955685]THE VALKYRIES[/url][/size][/center] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey][i]"Valkyrie is a title given to warriors anointed by one of the Eleven Deities. Some call them the Blades of the Gods." -----[nextcol][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/775832/77583187p.png[/img][/columns] [emoji=light rune size=1] [center][columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/210725/21072423p.png[/img][nextcol][i]----- [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/lair/57524][center][i][font=optima][b][size=6][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/3193523/1#post_52955704]WAR GODS[/url][/url][/size][/center] [i][size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]"Demi-gods gifted with unspeakable power by the universe itself, for an unknowable purpose.." -----[nextcol][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/89106/8910532p.png[/img][/columns] [emoji=light rune size=1] [center][columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/731511/73151065p.png[/img][nextcol][i]----- [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/lair/57524][center][i][font=optima][b][size=6]SERAPHIM OF THE SIXTH EYE[/url][/size][/center] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey][i]"Dragons blessed with The Sight - the ability to see the balance of the divine cosmos and the future that may come should that balance shift" -----[nextcol][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/807021/80702010p.png[/img][/columns] [emoji=light rune size=1] [center][columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/745659/74565854p.png[/img][nextcol][i]----- [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/lair/57524][center][i][font=optima][b][size=6]THE ANCIENT ARCHANGELS[/url][/size][/center] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey][i]"Archangels that have been on Sornieth since the creation of life itself and carry the knowledge of all history with them. They were turned into dragons by a spiteful God who's name is lost to time." -----[nextcol][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/592120/59211914p.png[/img][/columns] [emoji=light rune size=1] [center][columns][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/685411/68541051p.png[/img][nextcol][i]----- [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/lair/57524][center][i][font=optima][b][size=6]LORDS OF RUIN[/url][/size][/center] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey][i]"An order of some of the most brilliant minds Sornieth has ever known. They share in common a desire for peace, so none may live to experience the events that brought about their collective namesake." -----[nextcol][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/520186/52018521p.png[/img][/columns] [img]https://i.imgur.com/UtSwGUd.png[/img] [center][font=constantia][size=2]code by [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/lair/84463]84463[/url] some assets by archaic modified by me[/size][/font][/center]

[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/Ph9gcN9.jpg[/img] [size=7][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]THE VALKYRIES[/b][/color][/font][/size][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/qtPFJzD.png[/img][/center][center][size=4][font=constantia][color=#9c916e][i]"God knows if you feel defeated, You have been cheated, you have retreated" -- Greta Van Fleet, [b]Age of Machine[/b][/center] [/i] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/FCGpVbU.png[/img][/center] [columns][color=transparent]_____[/color][nextcol][font=constantina][size=4][b]F[/b]or a dragon to become a legendary warrior, tales of their greatest deeds must echo throughout the ages and their names be whispered reverently upon the lips of any who may wish to follow in their footsteps. For a dragon to become a Valkyrie, those deeds must be so great that they are deigned worthy to meet the eyes of the Gods themselves. For Valkyries are not only iconic warriors but those who are recognized, and then accoladed with immense elemental power by one of the eleven deities. [b]Q[/b]uite often the element of the deity does not match the element of the blessed warrior; it is not uncommon for a Valkyrie to forfeit the element of their birth for the element of their divine benefactor. Valkyries are often seen as a Champion of their deity, they use their elemental powers to safeguard those of the deities flight or to carry out tasks of great importance for all of Sornieth. This can be anything from fighting off cosmic creatures such as the Shade or carrying the spirits of the exalted dead into the afterlife. They may be used for war or revenge on behalf of their deity as much as they are used for protection and guidance... hence their nickname: The Blades of the Gods. [nextcol][color=transparent]___-__[/color][/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nYs2sKY.png[/img][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/jeUf5wh.jpeg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/bnXJtDv.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/w0BDjJa.jpeg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [/columns] [columns][nextcol][nextcol] [color=transparent]___[/color][nextcol][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/62229082][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/622291/62229082_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]-[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]NIRVANA[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]a.k.a The Golden God or The Peacebreaker. While not a Valkyrie, he is guarded by them. He was once the War God of Light and embodied that light so purely he drew many dragons to worship him. He became a sort of spiritual leader, preaching kindness and acceptance and fell deeply in love with one of his devotees, Mercy. However, over time the power that came with his new standing got to his head. He became more and more tyrannical and started smiting those that questioned him. Gradually he grew into a conflicting amalgamation of both Light and Dark, sprouting both six wings and six tails -cosmic marks of both forces. Eventually, he was stopped during a moment of opportunity by none other than Mercy, imprisoned forever in his greatest act of betrayal: killing the one he loved. [/columns] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]PRAIRIE[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]This golden Valkyrie is a ruthlessly fierce combatant, with a genuine love for victory won in battle. Strangely she has an equally fierce love for nature and the world around her, giving her a curious but centred energy off the battlefield. It was this combination that drew the eyes of her deity - the [b]Gladekeeper[/b]. Prairie is incredibly fond of her newfound nature magic but mainly uses it to heal and nurture the ecosystem, still preferring to smite her enemies with golden fire. Since Mercy's death she has risen to the most powerful of the Heartland Valkyries and is the leader and spokesperson for their sect.[nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/70019158][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/700192/70019158_350.png[/img][/url][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/77583187][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/775832/77583187_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]AIARU[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Aiaru's acute ability to see the future earned her a blessing from the [b]Tidelord[/b], deity of Seers. As a young Valkyrie, she was very close to the Heavensward dragons, in particular, Nirvana. When she started seeing visions of the destruction he would bring, she tried to warn her fellow Valkyries but was not believed. Feeling as if she had no other choice, she took matters into her own hands and tried killing her friend, only to be stopped and cast out. Heartbroken, she became a vengeful adversary and spent many of her exiled years trying to take the Heavensward dragons down. That was until Nirvana became what he was always destined to become and she was tentatively restored as a Valkyrie to aid in the war. While she is somewhat redeemed her fellow Valkyries are understandably wary of her. But if they were to catch her in a quiet moment, they'd see her weeping happy tears to be back among the family she once lost. [/columns] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]SAINT[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Once named Szaramoz, Saint had the misfortune of being born into a Shadow clan that resented him for his golden appearance that was so like the Light clans they were warring with. As an outcast, Saint had to fend for himself from a young age and became a very cunning and fiercely determined dragon. Still, like all of us, he longed for a place to belong... but when he was repeatedly attacked by his clan for trying to return, he grew vengeful and sought power. After the Shadowbringer rejected his pleas he used his innate stealth to approach the [b]Lightweaver[/b], who, upon seeing that fierce fire burning within him, made him her Valkyrie and chosen assassin. He has since found his place among the Heartland Valkyries and has also found love in Phoenix. While his lust for vengeance has somewhat quelled it is worth noting that the clan he was born into has seemingly fallen of the face of the earth. [nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/54441824][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/544419/54441824_350.png[/img][/url][/columns] [columns][img]https://flightrising.com/dropbox/updates/newstuffforthisyear.png[/img][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]????[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nYs2sKY.png[/img][/center] [right][color=#969696][font=Constantia][size=1]code & assets by archaic #19153 code by [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/lair/84463]84463[/url] modified by me

[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/LbYXcC7.jpg[/img] [size=7][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]WAR GODS[/b][/color][/font][/size][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/qtPFJzD.png[/img][/center][center][size=4][font=constantia][color=#9c916e][i]"The world is full of kings and queens Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams It's Heaven and Hell" -- Ronnie James Dio, [b]Heaven and Hell[/b][/center] [/i] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/FCGpVbU.png[/img][/center] [columns][color=transparent]_____[/color][nextcol][font=constantina][size=4][b]W[/b]hile some of these demi-gods may not have anything to do with war, the name "War God" derives from the widespread belief that they were weapons created by the universe itself to preserve the threads of fate. Threads that, while widely believed to be perpetual, were being unnaturally severed by the rampant corruption and greed of powerful mortals. It could be argued that the War Gods maintain some sort of cosmic balance as it is not possible for any of them to be removed from existence. While their current bodies may be killed - or in the case of Nirvana, imprisoned - another dragon somewhere in the world will just gain those same powers. [b]E[/b]ach War God is able to wield an immense amount of magical power and they are as much the embodiment of that imbued power, as well as the godhead of it. The powers themselves may not always be something that is akin to a weapon, but they seem to stay on theme with things that are the subjects of morality. For example; there are War Gods that embody anything from Life to Death, Birth to Decay and even emotions and acts like Hope and Despair or Revenge and Retribution. While each War God feels as if they have free will, the events that happen in their life and the choices they make always seem to lead them to places where their powers can be used. The War Gods see themselves as morally neutral as each of their roles are required to maintain order, however those feelings are not shared by mortals as a God that maintains Decay is going to be seen as Evil and one that spreads Hope is going to be seen as Good. [b]S[/b]ome dragons believe that the eleven elemental deities on Sornieth are just War Gods of the elements that they wield. However, it is worth noting that there is a distinct difference between the two as War Gods are always mortal dragons before they gain their powers and were not born as Gods like the Eleven. It is not known what prerequisites are needed to become a War God but each one that is "chosen" has experienced an event in their life prior that reflects the power they went on to preside over. The Heartlands seemingly always requires five War Gods to reside within it, as in the aftermath of Nirvana's (former War God of Light) capture, his mate Mercy was resurrected as the War God of Death. [nextcol][color=transparent]___-__[/color][/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nYs2sKY.png[/img][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/U6yUMGO.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/nUqSnbb.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/EE3H7Ew.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [/columns] [columns][nextcol][nextcol] [color=transparent]___[/color][nextcol][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/50707800][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/507079/50707800_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]PHOENIX[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]The War God of [b]Rebirth[/b]. Phoenix is one of the rare few War Gods who's power allows him to have an immortal body. Upon receiving a fatal wound or illness, his body will simply burst into a cloud of ash and sparks. The ash seemingly has some magnetic quality as it eventually drifts together until a flame within it can rekindle, and the body of the Rebirth War God can climb out amid the inferno, fully renewed. On rare occasions Phoenix can resurrect other dragons but only if the universe requires it; which is understandably something that causes a lot of reprehension when it fails. Since his power can only be passed on if he is imprisoned, Phoenix has lived longer than most dragons and over time has become very cocky and proud of this. While many might find his fiery and arrogant personality to be an acquired taste, it is often sweetened by the passion he has for protecting the ones he loves.[/columns] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]HELLFIRE[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]The War God of [b]Vengeance[/b]. "[i]Hellfire[/i]" is the name whispered fearfully during wild nights of storm and snow among the ice clans. It is not known what his name originally might have been, as Hellfire is a dragon of very few words and does not display much emotion. Hellfire's story is not a pleasant one; the dark War God power he gained reflects his feelings towards his past, as much as he embodies those powers in return. Hellfire has lived so long that the details of That Day are hazy. Though occasionally dragons who are close by to him experience flashbacks of glowing hateful eyes, falling fire and ice and wails of consuming grief. Hellfire himself can only seem to remember feelings of utter rejection and then immense loss. It is these feelings that feed into his power: the ability to rain down cold fire, brimstone and total desolation on any who would try to take from him, or those who feel like him, again. Despite this, he has become a admired figure within the Heartland's dragons and his words, while rare, carry a hint of fondness in return. [nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/21072423][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/210725/21072423_350.png[/img][/url][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/71593823][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/715939/71593823_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]ECLIPSE[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]The War God of the [b]Afterlife[/b]. Eclipse is another War God with an immortal body as his powers allow him to abandon his material form upon a bed of stars, becoming a celestial spirit that can walk in the Afterlife. His role is to reside over Sornieth's Land of the Dead, which entails judging the spiritual alignment of souls and placing them in the appropriate plane. His other role is ensuring that spirits are not trapped in Sornieth and pass into the afterlife unimpeded. During times of mass fatalities or spiritual corruption he will take up the bones of his material form and journey back into life to put the souls at rest. Since there has not been a war in quite a while, his continued presence in the Heartlands is very disturbing. [/columns] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]SPIRIT[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]The War God of [b]Hope[/b]. Spirit is a War God that has existed formless in a time before the worlds themselves grew and life took it's first steps upon the earth. It is believed that she is not only the War God of Hope, but the spark of life itself; as hope and living are two things forever intertwined like glowing thread. She is a potential that exists within us all, she is the final reserve of our strength, the outpouring of compassion when we see the suffering of others and the swell of love we feel for eachother as we pull eachother along. Life is not easy, but as long as you maintain spirit - hope remains. And for those that become lost, because sometimes we all do, she is there in her physical form. To bring warmth to the cold, to sing you songs that let your spirit soar, to show you visions that make your heart flutter with excitement.. and to whisper you words to let you remember that you are valued and you are [i]loved[/i]. [nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/51365419][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/513655/51365419_350.png[/img][/url][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/8910532][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/89106/8910532_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]MERCY[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]The War God of [b]Death[/b]. As a young Valkyrie, Mercy fell in love with the golden wildclaw known as Nirvana. As a kind and gentle soul herself, she was drawn to the firey desire that burned in his heart - a longing for a world of peace and kindness and became as much a devotee to him as well as a lover. When Aiaru warned of the darkness growing withim him, she was the one who fought fiercest against her and was key to the seer being outcast. When Nirvana inevitably become more ruthless, she was the last to leave him, trying her hardest to reach into his darkness and pull him out. Broken hearted, she joined the last Valkyries in the final war against him, knowing she could use herself as a distraction in a pivotal moment leading to his capture. The subsequent distraction led to her meeting her end at this jaws, something that in her heartbreak, she privately welcomed. However, the world was not finished with her yet and as such she rose as the new War God of Death. As the God of Death she appears changed, her eyes distant and watching.. waiting to embrace those who would meet their end also. [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nYs2sKY.png[/img][/center] [right][color=#969696][font=Constantia][size=1]code & assets by archaic #19153 code by [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/lair/84463]84463[/url] modified by me

[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/n0Y1olJ.jpg[/img] [size=7][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]SERAPHIM OF THE SIXTH EYE[/b][/color][/font][/size][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/qtPFJzD.png[/img][/center][center][size=4][font=constantia][color=#9c916e][i]"And as we wind on down the road Our shadows taller than our soul There walks a lady we all know Who shines white light and wants to show [b][u]How everything still turns to gold[/u][/b]" -- Led Zeppelin, [b]Stairway to Heaven[/b][/center] [/i] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/FCGpVbU.png[/img][/center] [columns][color=transparent]_____[/color][nextcol][font=constantina][size=4][b]L[/b]orem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec ex dolor, pharetra sit amet odio nec, pulvinar maximus turpis. Nunc posuere convallis lorem, in rhoncus nisi consequat non. Duis accumsan malesuada tortor, in sollicitudin leo mollis quis. Sed malesuada eros id ullamcorper imperdiet. Curabitur ut efficitur sapien. Cras a purus id lorem viverra facilisis. Sed non suscipit dui. Nullam mauris mauris, laoreet nec sodales non, malesuada sit amet velit. Pellentesque lobortis varius elementum. In interdum eget ligula et sagittis. Etiam ullamcorper risus id dolor dignissim facilisis. Phasellus varius elementum odio. Cras pretium nulla eu libero ullamcorper aliquam. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Duis vitae diam ligula. Nunc finibus rhoncus tortor id dapibus. [b]A[/b]liquam varius metus bibendum urna posuere cursus sed at tellus. Aenean posuere non metus sed varius. Vestibulum porttitor luctus est, ac pharetra nisi ornare id. Sed varius magna ornare blandit aliquam. Duis lobortis quis ante nec interdum. Maecenas interdum nunc nisl, sit amet lacinia nunc sagittis ut. Proin elit ex, consectetur nec orci in, congue tempus nulla. Nunc tristique massa non leo pellentesque tincidunt. Duis nec sodales massa, vitae suscipit quam. Nam eleifend, nunc eget sagittis gravida, erat diam rutrum ligula, id rhoncus lorem nulla quis lacus. [nextcol][color=transparent]___-__[/color][/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nYs2sKY.png[/img][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/BsMGk0C.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [nextcol] [url=https://www.deviantart.com/peregapsinar/art/seraphim-943947147][img]https://i.imgur.com/TRn4nV3.jpg[/img][/url][color=transparent]_[/color] [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/YyPMH9A.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [/columns] [columns][nextcol][nextcol] [color=transparent]___[/color][nextcol][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/80702010][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/807021/80702010_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]ANGEL[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [/columns] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]PEGASUS[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/48185921][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/481860/48185921_350.png[/img][/url][/columns] [columns][img]https://flightrising.com/dropbox/updates/newstuffforthisyear.png[/img][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]DRAGON NAME[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [/columns] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]DRAGON NAME[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][img]https://flightrising.com/dropbox/updates/newstuffforthisyear.png[/img][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/73151065][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/731511/73151065_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]HALLOW[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nYs2sKY.png[/img][/center] [right][color=#969696][font=Constantia][size=1]code & assets by archaic #19153 code by [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/lair/84463]84463[/url] modified by me

[center][img]https://via.placeholder.com/525x59.png[/img] [size=7][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]ANCIENT ARCHANGELS[/b][/color][/font][/size][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/qtPFJzD.png[/img][/center][center][size=4][font=constantia][color=#9c916e][i]"The world is full of kings and queens Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams It's Heaven and Hell" -- Ronnie James Dio, [b]Heaven and Hell[/b][/center] [/i] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/FCGpVbU.png[/img][/center] [columns][color=transparent]_____[/color][nextcol][font=constantina][size=4][b]L[/b]orem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec ex dolor, pharetra sit amet odio nec, pulvinar maximus turpis. Nunc posuere convallis lorem, in rhoncus nisi consequat non. Duis accumsan malesuada tortor, in sollicitudin leo mollis quis. Sed malesuada eros id ullamcorper imperdiet. Curabitur ut efficitur sapien. Cras a purus id lorem viverra facilisis. Sed non suscipit dui. Nullam mauris mauris, laoreet nec sodales non, malesuada sit amet velit. Pellentesque lobortis varius elementum. In interdum eget ligula et sagittis. Etiam ullamcorper risus id dolor dignissim facilisis. Phasellus varius elementum odio. Cras pretium nulla eu libero ullamcorper aliquam. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Duis vitae diam ligula. Nunc finibus rhoncus tortor id dapibus. [b]A[/b]liquam varius metus bibendum urna posuere cursus sed at tellus. Aenean posuere non metus sed varius. Vestibulum porttitor luctus est, ac pharetra nisi ornare id. Sed varius magna ornare blandit aliquam. Duis lobortis quis ante nec interdum. Maecenas interdum nunc nisl, sit amet lacinia nunc sagittis ut. Proin elit ex, consectetur nec orci in, congue tempus nulla. Nunc tristique massa non leo pellentesque tincidunt. Duis nec sodales massa, vitae suscipit quam. Nam eleifend, nunc eget sagittis gravida, erat diam rutrum ligula, id rhoncus lorem nulla quis lacus. [nextcol][color=transparent]___-__[/color][/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nYs2sKY.png[/img][/center] [columns][img]https://via.placeholder.com/165.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [nextcol] [img]https://via.placeholder.com/165.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [nextcol] [img]https://via.placeholder.com/165.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [/columns] [columns][nextcol][nextcol] [color=transparent]___[/color][nextcol][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/74565854][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/745659/74565854_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]WARPAINT[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [/columns] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]POWER[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/81783472][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/817835/81783472_350.png[/img][/url][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/59211914][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/592120/59211914_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]MONARCH[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [/columns] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]DRAGON NAME[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][img]https://flightrising.com/dropbox/updates/newstuffforthisyear.png[/img][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/73151065][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/731511/73151065_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]HALLOW[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nYs2sKY.png[/img][/center] [right][color=#969696][font=Constantia][size=1]code & assets by archaic #19153 code by [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/lair/84463]84463[/url] modified by me

[center][img]https://via.placeholder.com/525x59.png[/img] [size=7][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]THE LORDS OF RUIN[/b][/color][/font][/size][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/qtPFJzD.png[/img][/center][center][size=4][font=constantia][color=#9c916e][i]"From the bowing earth Uprises the weeds of war Caving the floor A renaissance born" -- Greta Van Fleet, [b]Stardust Chords[/b][/center] [/i] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/FCGpVbU.png[/img][/center] [font=sylfaen][color=#858585] [columns][color=transparent]_____[/color][nextcol][font=constantina][size=4][b]L[/b]orem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec ex dolor, pharetra sit amet odio nec, pulvinar maximus turpis. Nunc posuere convallis lorem, in rhoncus nisi consequat non. Duis accumsan malesuada tortor, in sollicitudin leo mollis quis. Sed malesuada eros id ullamcorper imperdiet. Curabitur ut efficitur sapien. Cras a purus id lorem viverra facilisis. Sed non suscipit dui. Nullam mauris mauris, laoreet nec sodales non, malesuada sit amet velit. Pellentesque lobortis varius elementum. In interdum eget ligula et sagittis. Etiam ullamcorper risus id dolor dignissim facilisis. Phasellus varius elementum odio. Cras pretium nulla eu libero ullamcorper aliquam. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Duis vitae diam ligula. Nunc finibus rhoncus tortor id dapibus. [b]A[/b]liquam varius metus bibendum urna posuere cursus sed at tellus. Aenean posuere non metus sed varius. Vestibulum porttitor luctus est, ac pharetra nisi ornare id. Sed varius magna ornare blandit aliquam. Duis lobortis quis ante nec interdum. Maecenas interdum nunc nisl, sit amet lacinia nunc sagittis ut. Proin elit ex, consectetur nec orci in, congue tempus nulla. Nunc tristique massa non leo pellentesque tincidunt. Duis nec sodales massa, vitae suscipit quam. Nam eleifend, nunc eget sagittis gravida, erat diam rutrum ligula, id rhoncus lorem nulla quis lacus. [nextcol][color=transparent]___-__[/color][/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nYs2sKY.png[/img][/center] [columns][img]https://via.placeholder.com/165.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [nextcol] [img]https://via.placeholder.com/165.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [nextcol] [img]https://via.placeholder.com/165.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [/columns] [columns][nextcol][nextcol] [color=transparent]___[/color][nextcol][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/74776653][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/747767/74776653_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]NIRNROOT[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [/columns] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]CENTIPEDE[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/52018521][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/520186/52018521_350.png[/img][/url][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/68541051][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/685411/68541051_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]SCORPION[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [/columns] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]DWEMER[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/70279568][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/702796/70279568_350.png[/img][/url][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/73151065][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/731511/73151065_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]HALLOW[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam et leo est. Curabitur tristique ante dolor, ac ultrices magna condimentum interdum. Etiam tristique scelerisque sem, nec consectetur tellus semper ut. [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nYs2sKY.png[/img][/center] [right][color=#969696][font=Constantia][size=1]code & assets by archaic #19153 code by [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/lair/84463]84463[/url] modified by me

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[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/x2f0Klk.jpg[/img] [size=7][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]A N C I E N T 'S • M A W[/b][/color][/font][/size][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/qtPFJzD.png[/img][/center][center][size=4][font=constantia][color=#9c916e][i]"Born in Fire and Flame, Banescale now rise! Flamecaller’s Children must take to the skies! If you should fly free, remember our song: Fly far and fly wide to see the next dawn!"[/center] [/i] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/FCGpVbU.png[/img][/center] [font=sylfaen][color=#858585] [columns][color=transparent]_____[/color][nextcol][font=constantina][size=4][b]F[/b]or millenia the Ancient's Maw was a terrifying fixture in the Heartlands. A gargantuan and active volcano, it's peak like a black maw piercing it's way out of the earth and spluttering smoke and fire into the clouds. Before the extinction of the Ancient Banescales, it served as a place of worship for them and they would embue themselves with fire magic from the magma and smoking embers. In the inner parts of the volcano there were still markings and cave paintings from these ancients before they met their fateful end, though over time they became faded and almost imperceptible to the eye. Any dragon looking closely could easily convince themselves the strange fire and dragon like images were just whorls in the rock. [b]A[/b]fter the hidden clutches of the Banescale hatched and the reawakened breed came to fly in the skies of Sornieth once more, a small band of fierce Banes returned to the Ancient's Maw. They felt as if a stronge purpose pulled them there, a thread woven from fire and brimstone wound around their hearts and tugging them close. When they arrived they did not recognize it as the ancient worshipping grounds of their ancestors, but delighted in the firey landscape nonetheless. Since the absence of the breed, a cathedral had been built in the shadow of the Ancient's Maw and had become home to the most revered Coatl in all of Sornieth. Seeing that these were their elemental kin, the Banescale took up to guarding the temple from the magma flows that the active volcano was still prone to spitting out and the two breeds existed in a symbiotic harmony for 4000 years. However, this was not to last. [b]I[/b]n the fall of the 20,023rd year, the Ancient's Maw erupted in a tragedy known as [b]The Firebloom[/b]. The Banescales, who were in tune with their mountain, did not forsee the eruption coming as the elemental magic it was propelled by was Nature magic - not Fire. Seconds before the eruption, the ground shook and the clouds above curled into a black spiral, as if cringing from the incoming destruction. The Banes circled in the skies above, trying to use their magic to calm the mountain, only to find it resistant and their attempts futile. Then, great sprouts of vines and branches of fire burst from the top, piercing any Banescale unlucky enough not to move out of the way in time. A great tree of fire was growing from the mountain, cascading giant roots and rivers of lava down the rocky sides.. and towards the Firelit Cathedral. The Banescale, now realizing what their final purpose was for, used all of their combined magic to form a barrier of protection around the temple, expending their energy and causing them to meet their end in the rivers of magma that now carved a path safely around it. [b]T[/b]he Coatl have not forgotten the sacrifice the banescales made on that day and erected a carved shrine atop their own cathedral. The Ancient's Maw has since become [b]The Firetree[/b], a titanic tree who's leaves burn like fire and who's bark is as black as charcoal. It's roots and steady rivers of lava still curl safely away from the cathedral. The source of it's growth remains unknown and while it's fruits do sustain the coatl, they can't help but feel at it's core lies a dark heart and an ominous purpose. [nextcol][color=transparent]___-__[/color][/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nYs2sKY.png[/img][/center] [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/vUfyuaP.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/21DifIZ.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/4GNHvXv.jpg[/img][color=transparent]_[/color] [/columns] [columns][nextcol][nextcol] [color=transparent]___[/color][nextcol][/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/58659650][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/586597/58659650_350.png[/img][/url][color=transparent]----[/color][nextcol] [nextcol][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]UNICORN[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey][b]Unicorn the Last[/b] As a young dragon, Unicorn wandered the Viridian Labyrinth under the watchful eye of the Dwarf Unicorns that raised her with the belief that she, too, was one of them. However, thousands of years later the firey reawakening the Ancient Banescales brought to her the painful truth that she had been, infact, the last of her kind. With the encouragement of her unicorn mothers, she ventured out into the Heartlands to be with her true kin and stood vigil at the Ancient's Maw with them, protecting the Coatl from whatever threat the volcano posed. Now, in the aftermath of that threat made true, she has become, once again, the last: the last of the Heartland banescales and the lone survivor.[/columns] [columns][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]DANCE[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=constantina][color=grey]A second Banescale that lives hidden in the Heartlands, unknown to Unicorn. She is a happy little Banescale, as colourful and bright in personality as the scales on her back. There is no knowing how she came to be here but perhaps she is the reminder that no matter how many loved ones we may come to lose in our lives, we are never truly alone. You just have to know where to look. (in this case probably under a large leaf) [nextcol][color=transparent]---[/color][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/57422320][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/574224/57422320_350.png[/img][/url][/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nYs2sKY.png[/img][/center] [center][size=5][font=optima][color=#a97346][b]REMEMBER THE FALLEN[/b][/color][/font][/size][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/RzMOYat.jpg[/img][/center] [right][color=#969696][font=Constantia][size=1]code & assets by archaic #19153 code by [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/lair/84463]84463[/url] modified by me