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[center][size=6][b][color=#191970][font=Book Antiqua]~[u]WHALEFALL[/u]~[/font][/b][/size]
[size=2]This Subspecies is owned by StoneHusky#57329[/size][/color][/center]
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[center][color=#191970]In the deepest corners of the Sea of a Thousand Currents, where it is both the darkest and coldest, life for all creatures both big and small is harsh and lonely. Few dragons visit the barren, ever dark floors of the trenches that wind across the bottom of the Tidelord’s domain, since food is scarce and the lack of light is almost as crushing as the pressure, but every now and again one may come across a ghostly Whalefall dragon. Identified by their dark, dreary colouration and their tarnished skeletal markings, meeting a Whalefall dragon in the darkness may feel like coming across a bad omen. On the contrary, in the bleakness of their surroundings, the kindly Whalefall dragons take both care and comfort in their work as cultivators of the seabed and the community of creatures that inhabit it. [/color][/center]
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[center][color=#191970]Despite their menacing appearance and imposing stature, Whalefalls are far more akin to gardeners than predators. They roam the ocean floor, tracing slow and often solitary paths, tending to the small villages of creatures that congregate around them. Pale crustaceans and tiny octopuses will cling to their fins and spines, bony fishes and ghost sharks follow in the wake of their large wings; a tiny caravan of scavengers that find sanctuary on the shoulders of these abyssal giants. Whalefall dragons will roam the dark waters for the sunken bones and bodies of large prey like whales and fish that drift down from the surface, leading their little communes to vital sources of food and shelter, often caring for these new and concentrated communities for decades at a time. While whale carcasses are the most common candidates for these seafloor gardens, at the end of their lives a Whalefall dragon can take comfort in the knowledge that they too will go on to sustain the eels and crabs and worms that they once cared for, tended to by another Whalefall dragon who has taken up the charge. In a place as hostile as the bottom of the sea, life does not have to be warm, and death does not have to be lonely.[/color][/center]
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[color=#191970]If one observes an experienced Whalefall long enough, they may catch the moment they suddenly but calmly straighten up, as if noticing something far in the distance, and see their eyes gleam slightly in the darkness. Being steeped in the Tidelord’s domain and maybe also because of their dedication to the denizens of his sea, Whalefall dragons have managed to cultivate a certain amount of skill in specific magics, the most notable of which being the grim ability to see a creature’s demise and its eventual resting place on the seafloor before it has yet to happen, whether it be the death of a whale or that of one of their fellow Whalefalls. [/color]
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[*][color=#191970]Breeds: Guardians, Ridgebacks, Banescales[/color]
[*][color=#191970]Genes: Metallic Only, Current, Safari, or Foam, Ghost Only[/color]
[*][color=#191970]Colours: Overcast~Azure, Stonewash~Cerulean, Maize~Smoke[/color]
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-Imposing or intimidating statures to ward off predators of their charges
-Dark colouration of murky blues contrasted by tarnished markings to better suit their surroundings
-Prominent spines or fins to aid in movement along the seabed as well as protecting their small communities[/color][/columns]
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~WHALEFALL~
This Subspecies is owned by StoneHusky#57329
In the deepest corners of the Sea of a Thousand Currents, where it is both the darkest and coldest, life for all creatures both big and small is harsh and lonely. Few dragons visit the barren, ever dark floors of the trenches that wind across the bottom of the Tidelord’s domain, since food is scarce and the lack of light is almost as crushing as the pressure, but every now and again one may come across a ghostly Whalefall dragon. Identified by their dark, dreary colouration and their tarnished skeletal markings, meeting a Whalefall dragon in the darkness may feel like coming across a bad omen. On the contrary, in the bleakness of their surroundings, the kindly Whalefall dragons take both care and comfort in their work as cultivators of the seabed and the community of creatures that inhabit it.
Despite their menacing appearance and imposing stature, Whalefalls are far more akin to gardeners than predators. They roam the ocean floor, tracing slow and often solitary paths, tending to the small villages of creatures that congregate around them. Pale crustaceans and tiny octopuses will cling to their fins and spines, bony fishes and ghost sharks follow in the wake of their large wings; a tiny caravan of scavengers that find sanctuary on the shoulders of these abyssal giants. Whalefall dragons will roam the dark waters for the sunken bones and bodies of large prey like whales and fish that drift down from the surface, leading their little communes to vital sources of food and shelter, often caring for these new and concentrated communities for decades at a time. While whale carcasses are the most common candidates for these seafloor gardens, at the end of their lives a Whalefall dragon can take comfort in the knowledge that they too will go on to sustain the eels and crabs and worms that they once cared for, tended to by another Whalefall dragon who has taken up the charge. In a place as hostile as the bottom of the sea, life does not have to be warm, and death does not have to be lonely.
If one observes an experienced Whalefall long enough, they may catch the moment they suddenly but calmly straighten up, as if noticing something far in the distance, and see their eyes gleam slightly in the darkness. Being steeped in the Tidelord’s domain and maybe also because of their dedication to the denizens of his sea, Whalefall dragons have managed to cultivate a certain amount of skill in specific magics, the most notable of which being the grim ability to see a creature’s demise and its eventual resting place on the seafloor before it has yet to happen, whether it be the death of a whale or that of one of their fellow Whalefalls.
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Characteristics
- Breeds: Guardians, Ridgebacks, Banescales
- Genes: Metallic Only, Current, Safari, or Foam, Ghost Only
- Colours: Overcast~Azure, Stonewash~Cerulean, Maize~Smoke
-Imposing or intimidating statures to ward off predators of their charges
-Dark colouration of murky blues contrasted by tarnished markings to better suit their surroundings
-Prominent spines or fins to aid in movement along the seabed as well as protecting their small communities
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[center][color=#191970][size=6][font=Book Antiqua][b]~[u]WHALEFALL V. BATHYPELAGIC GIANTS[/u]~[/b][/font][/size][/color]
[size=2]This Subspecies is owned by StoneHusky#57329[/size][/center]
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[center][color=#191970]Surrounded by the deep blue void of the ocean, where one can no longer see the bottom nor the surface, there is little shelter for any creature floating alone. Isolating in its vastness, survival in its strange and hostile enormity can be difficult and overwhelming. So for the smallest and loneliest of creatures, the protection of a Bathypelagic Giant is a blessing. These massive dragons cruise the currents between the last inches of sunlight peering down from the surface and the inky darkness of the abyss below, accompanied by their large communities of critters. Sharks and fish follow in the wake of their wings, jellyfish knotted in their manes, and all manner of shrimps clinging to their horns as they follow the currents. Much like their seafloor counterparts, these Giants lead their colonies through the dark, following the migration of creatures that rise up from the depths after the sun sets to feed at the surface, so despite their relative elevation, these Whalefalls still spend most of their lives rarely seeing the sunlight, and even more rarely happening across another dragon. But every once in a while, far out into the sea, you may see the telltale glowing ghostly markings glide just underneath the surface on a moonlit night, closely guarding their communes, following the rise of creatures from the deep.[/color][/center]
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[*][color=#191970]Breeds: Imperials Only[/color]
[*][color=#191970]Genes: Metallic or Pharaoh, Blend or Foam, Ghost Only[/color]
[*][color=#191970]Colours: Abyss~Cerulean, Phthalo Only, Antique~Platinum[/color]
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-Massive wingspans create large wakes for their charges to follow in while cruising through the currents
-Dark murky blues and counter-illuminating bioluminescence help them blend in with their surroundings
-Manes along their bodies catch marine snow and other debris for their less free-floating companions[/columns]
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~WHALEFALL V. BATHYPELAGIC GIANTS~
This Subspecies is owned by StoneHusky#57329
Surrounded by the deep blue void of the ocean, where one can no longer see the bottom nor the surface, there is little shelter for any creature floating alone. Isolating in its vastness, survival in its strange and hostile enormity can be difficult and overwhelming. So for the smallest and loneliest of creatures, the protection of a Bathypelagic Giant is a blessing. These massive dragons cruise the currents between the last inches of sunlight peering down from the surface and the inky darkness of the abyss below, accompanied by their large communities of critters. Sharks and fish follow in the wake of their wings, jellyfish knotted in their manes, and all manner of shrimps clinging to their horns as they follow the currents. Much like their seafloor counterparts, these Giants lead their colonies through the dark, following the migration of creatures that rise up from the depths after the sun sets to feed at the surface, so despite their relative elevation, these Whalefalls still spend most of their lives rarely seeing the sunlight, and even more rarely happening across another dragon. But every once in a while, far out into the sea, you may see the telltale glowing ghostly markings glide just underneath the surface on a moonlit night, closely guarding their communes, following the rise of creatures from the deep.
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Characteristics
- Breeds: Imperials Only
- Genes: Metallic or Pharaoh, Blend or Foam, Ghost Only
- Colours: Abyss~Cerulean, Phthalo Only, Antique~Platinum
-Massive wingspans create large wakes for their charges to follow in while cruising through the currents
-Dark murky blues and counter-illuminating bioluminescence help them blend in with their surroundings
-Manes along their bodies catch marine snow and other debris for their less free-floating companions
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[center][color=#191970][size=6][font=Book Antiqua][b]~[u]WHALEFALL V. BONEFALLS[/u]~[/b][/font][/size][/color]
[size=2]This Subspecies is owned by Fendwellr#495709[/size][/center]
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[center][color=#191970]Though Bonefall dragons are fiercer in appearance compared to their cousins, with their characteristic pale skeletons casting almost a strange eerie glow in the dark of the depths, they are no less gentle than their Whalefall counterparts. The image of spiny, skeletal armor through the murk may be intimidating, but these dragons lack the markings their other Whalefall kin naturally develop as they grow into their duties. Where a traditional Whalefall guardian would use its gift of foresight to find its next site of interest, a Bonefall dragon trusts intuition and vast knowledge of the ebb and flow of the seabed to chart its charge’s path through the trenches.
Lacking the ghostly markings of the magical type, they adorn themselves with bones harvested from the bodies they lead their charges to, waiting until their community has finished entirely with feeding before taking one or two of the remaining bones for themselves. It may take years before their foraged "markings" are complete, but even in the early stages these dragons can be easily recognized by the scavengers they love to care for, and communities will form around them just as readily as they do for other Whalefalls.
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[/color][LIST]
[*][color=#191970]Breeds: Banescales Only[/color]
[*][color=#191970]Genes: Marble, Mottle, Skeletal Only[/color]
[*][color=#191970]Colours: Overcast~Azure, Stonewash~Cerulean, Maize~Smoke[/color]
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-Small communities compared to their Whalefall and Bathypelagic Giant cousins; their smaller size prevents them from tending larger ones.
-Older Bonefalls may have their bones completely covered in barnacles and small corals.
-Deep-dwelling crabs are particularly fond of them since their scavenged "markings" and dorsal spines are easy to hold onto.[/columns]
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~WHALEFALL V. BONEFALLS~
This Subspecies is owned by Fendwellr#495709
Though Bonefall dragons are fiercer in appearance compared to their cousins, with their characteristic pale skeletons casting almost a strange eerie glow in the dark of the depths, they are no less gentle than their Whalefall counterparts. The image of spiny, skeletal armor through the murk may be intimidating, but these dragons lack the markings their other Whalefall kin naturally develop as they grow into their duties. Where a traditional Whalefall guardian would use its gift of foresight to find its next site of interest, a Bonefall dragon trusts intuition and vast knowledge of the ebb and flow of the seabed to chart its charge’s path through the trenches.
Lacking the ghostly markings of the magical type, they adorn themselves with bones harvested from the bodies they lead their charges to, waiting until their community has finished entirely with feeding before taking one or two of the remaining bones for themselves. It may take years before their foraged "markings" are complete, but even in the early stages these dragons can be easily recognized by the scavengers they love to care for, and communities will form around them just as readily as they do for other Whalefalls.
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Characteristics
- Breeds: Banescales Only
- Genes: Marble, Mottle, Skeletal Only
- Colours: Overcast~Azure, Stonewash~Cerulean, Maize~Smoke
-Small communities compared to their Whalefall and Bathypelagic Giant cousins; their smaller size prevents them from tending larger ones.
-Older Bonefalls may have their bones completely covered in barnacles and small corals.
-Deep-dwelling crabs are particularly fond of them since their scavenged "markings" and dorsal spines are easy to hold onto.
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~Another variant coming soon?~
~Another variant coming soon?~
