Flight Rising Discussion

Part of Lore-Building Questions series (TM)
How does you clan build? Is their architecture artistic, rudimentary or simplistic?
Do they build cities they can live in or do they live out?

My main clan/tribe for the most part lives out in the open, with dens in the earth and minimalistic building outside of their den to provide shelter from rain/sandstorms/etc. Though the tribe's leader seems pretty keen on her den being the most fancy of them all and doesn't particularly enjoy being stuck up in a small den in the ground... her den is very easy to pick out from others.

My other clan, a band of outcasts, are constantly on the move and only have time to find dry and/or wet caves to hide out in before moving on, they don't spend any time building whatsoever.

[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/kk5kaag52acu28a/windtop.png[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/lHdQ8WC.gif[/img][font=Ink Free][size=5][b]Main Territory of Twisting Lights: [/b][/center] [font=Ink Free][size=4] [b]Location:[/b] The Windswept Plateau Click [url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ak8P-Mc_IzFfRnhy_KEznyH7q3PsgAxSGboV78kGKBg/edit?usp=sharing]here[/url] for the complete layout of the original and largest territory of Twisting Lights. [center][img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/k1b4ynhewlhqjdz/windmidsmall.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/EaRLhg2.gif[/img][font=Ink Free][size=5][b]The Harbor of Wysteria: [/b][/center] [font=Ink Free][size=4] [b]Location:[/b] The Cloudsong Wysteria harbors most of the clan's collection of airships and hot air balloons. The ships and balloons are the architecture in this harbor territory. The balloons are [url=https://netrinoimages.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/2009/12/11/21309/214436/hot_air_balloon_v_2_3d_model_c4d_max_obj_fbx_ma_lwo_3ds_3dm_stl_2259061_o.jpg]built in the 18th century style[/url] and the air ships are very steampunk in design. Most of the ships are powered by fire dragons and steam but the clan's flag ship the "El Dorado" is more like an old sailing ship (think pirate of the Caribbean style but more mesoamerican in theme). That ship is powered by wind and wind dragons. [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/x70o1tgtwji443a/windbottom.png[/img] [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/zyclhpf6dv31m57/lightningtop.png[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/eESLWsA.gif[/img][font=Ink Free][size=5][b]Enigma of the Clock Tower: [/b][/center] [font=Ink Free][size=4] [b]Location:[/b] The Lightning Farm Enigma is a clock tower in the Lightning Farm that signals the start and end of shift times. This territory was literally inspired by the [url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Astronomical_Clock_%288341899828%29.jpg]Prague Astronomical Clock[/url] so the actual clock in the tower looks like that clock but the tower itself looks a bit dystopian. The tower looks like a patch work of a bunch of different building styles. It's also slightly crooked. The inside is mostly steampunk architecture. [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/8j5x6ctsche062g/lightningbottom.png[/img] [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/qnsvl4q1hbyggi5/arcanetop.png[/img] [center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/WwUTSRN.gif[/img][size=5][font=Ink Free][b]The Stained Citadel upon the Whispering Hilltop: [/b][/center] [font=Ink Free][size=4] [b]Location:[/b] Starwood Strand Atop the hill lies a citadel made entirely of [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/08/ec/c7/08ecc70efec277b38697145c823f7890.jpg]stained glass[/url]. A long [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/cc/2d/ea/cc2deae34a492a9df09c5075c533628d.jpg]stairway[/url] made of colorful, mosaic, and celestial tiles leads up to the doors of the castle. This territory looks like a giant shimmering [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/fc/20/f1/fc20f116c27cee878945c4b3befac0e1.jpg]greenhouse[/url] made of [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/22/f5/3c/22f53c9f5e5179993a3a0fa9b6089acf.jpg]rainbow glass[/url] pieces. (It can only be seen at night though. It's invisible during the day.) [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/nm0z9g1pkrloiln/arcanebottom.png[/img] [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/4tanp5y4tyh09yi/shadowtop.png[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/uld5M8x.gif[/img][size=5][font=Ink Free][b]Willow House within the Old Wood: [/b][/center] [font=Ink Free][size=4] [b]Location:[/b] Far north of the Wispwillow Grove It's a giant glowing mushroom house. [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/yglin87tc1e2r26/shadowbottom.png[/img] [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/0lhe2nb7mzliaah/icetop.png[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/mXAYZKl.gif[/img][size=5][font=Ink Free][b]The Ruins of Arúndale[/b][/center] [font=Ink Free][size=4] [b]Location:[/b] Within a Hidden Valley in the Cloudscrape Crags The Ruins of Arúndale was once a thriving Gaoler city hidden and well defended within the cradle of the great icy mountain range but that was an age ago. When the Icewarden recalled all the gaolers back to the Fortress of Ends, Arúndale was abandoned. The valley exudes special primal, non-elemental magic that keeps the valley in a perpetual springtime. However, all that is left of [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/61/09/0c/61090c5ed8b427850f061a2ad1915378.jpg]Arúndale is scattered ruins overtaken by nature[/url] and a lonely empty plinth where the statue of a great imperial once stood as guardian within a sacred grove over the city. [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/bnz1mrh065tlyje/icebottom.png[/img] [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/oummgrma2dntglw/earthtop.png[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/VrmmSen.gif[/img][b][size=5][font=Ink Free]The Shrine of Reflection: [/size] [/b][/center] [font=Ink Free][size=4] [b]Location:[/b] Within a floating shard of the Pillar of the World The Shrine is a floating/rotating shard of the World Pillar high in the air above Dragonhome. The dragons who live there live inside a network of natural and dragon carved caves and tunnels. This territory lacks much of the technology that the other territories take for granted. (This is by choice though). The architecture isn't much more than hollowed out caves and grooves. [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ed14j4hr5jhxspv/earthbottom.png[/img] [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/c30eglm2azyapri/watertop.png[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/hRGztgZ.gif[/img][size=5][font=Ink Free][b]Rivereth: [/b][/center] [font=Ink Free][size=4] [b]Location:[/b] The Sea of a Thousand Currents Rivereth is an underwater kingdom that used to be very grand and imposing. The architecture was large sweeping stone walls and coral palaces. However, its nearly fallen into ruins with the sea life retaking large portions of the city ever since the dwindling royal bloodlines have begun to fail. This was a recent acquisition for Twisting Lights and my clan may yet help rebuild it. [center][img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/sb2t5bp2w6va891/watermidsmall.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/rUqPsEh.gif[/img][size=5][font=Ink Free][b]Windstar Island[/b][/center] [font=Ink Free][size=4] [b]Location:[/b] The Sea of a Thousand Currents A tropical island purchased by the clan due to their need for seafood and its surface location near Rivereth. The architecture is difficult to explain so just [url=https://www.pinterest.com/CrazyRedFire/windstar-island/]check out my pintrest board I made[/url] for it to get an idea of the buildings/locations. [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/6ibsi0ojsdsg0pd/waterbottom.png[/img] [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/spo53ay6wmoqf5k/lighttop2.png[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/93O8XUr.gif[/img][size=5][font=Ink Free][b]The Silver Havens: [/b][/center] [font=Ink Free][size=4] [b]Location:[/b] In the northern forests of the Sunbeam Ruins The dragons live in large tree houses built high in the trees and connected by long sturdy hanging bridges. This territory was heavily inspired by Lothlórien in Lord of the Rings. (Although the name came from the Grey Havens— another location in Tolkien's Middle Earth.) [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/etypi97g8qkqrii/lightbottom2.png[/img] [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/35r6exm8sxswtzg/naturetop.png[/img] [center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/kz23hWB.gif[/img][size=5][font=Ink Free][b]Isles of the Sun Halos: [/b][/center] [font=Ink Free][size=4] [b]Location:[/b] High above the shared water channel in between the Tangled Wood, Viridian Labyrinth, and the Sunbeam Ruins. These Isles are a series of floating islands that really don't have many dragon-built structures aside from the headquarters of the Twisting Light's Post, which is like a giant post office. [center][img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/9xn9oa6ujatj89c/naturemidsmall.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/A4CLXPb.gif[/img][size=5][font=Ink Free][b]Imla Aétheil: [/b][/center] [font=Ink Free][size=4] [b]Location:[/b] Shrieking Wilds A secret mesoamerican city made of gold hidden within the labyrinth of the shrieking wilds. This territory is heavily inspired by city of gold in the move "El Dorado". [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/u6nh7yaoprvmqmg/naturebottom.png[/img] [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/hp56gdizp19uqry/plaguetop.png[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/gVgFNCo.gif[/img][size=5][font=Ink Free][b]Gravenfell City[/b][/center] [font=Ink Free][size=4] [b]Location:[/b] The Scarred Wasteland Think a wild, wild west town but the buildings are made of meat [emoji=meat size=1] [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/pcdper929atye3v/plaguebottom.png[/img]

We live in the Cloudsong
The entire clan is held up by balloons and magic. Public/communal areas have designated colors, guests balloons are white, and each private/paired room has that members color(s)
For the most part, the swathes of cloth that give privacy are rolled up, to let in sun. Some workshops keep them down, as theirs are treated to deal with fire and magic more than the rest. During the night, private ones are usually rolled down too. Rain as well, and above the walkways there's more rolls, which protect them against the rain. These clothes are subtly angled so that the water rolls down and along until they reach the rolls that reach over the ends, where it drains. All of these rolls are strongly protected against snow and water, as well as spells to encourage the stuff to keep moving. Fire dergs go out and remove ice manually

Look at New York. Now look at my clan. Now look at New York. Yup, they're pretty much the same place.

I'm currently located in the Tempest Spire, so everything is just smooth stone walls carved out of the giant butte. Very plain. The Spire also contains a lot of offices, and the residential areas differ only in layout, not aesthetic. Kinda corporate, but like....cave corporate.

When we move out after the map update, we'll try to get a butte to ourselves, and will probably customize it a bit more then.

Located on the three-way border between Lightning, Fire, and Water, situated on a cliff facing the sea, the main city is made up of a circle of huge skyscraper-size stone pillars, surrounded by gardens. Within the gardens, several dragons have decided to build their own houses instead of live in the apartments of many of the spires. Underground, there is a huge network of caves, the largest of which being Atrium Cave. From Atrium Cave, many smaller tunnels extend, mostly carved out to be private living spaces. There's a whole section of my lore thread devoted to it, but atm it's pretty unfinished.

Caves, tunnels and mines within Cloudscrape Crags xP

My clan lives inside a castle that sits at the top of a giant tree (tree castle) and the entrance is a rainbow bridge.

This is all fits inside the Observatory because arcane has magic space. The clan nextdoor are a bunch of imperials that live in one of the Arcanist's shoes.