Quests & Challenges

[center][color=transparent].[/color] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937424783296057354/export202201301410156520.png[/img][color=transparent]...[/color][size=6][b]day 18[/b][/size][color=transparent]...[/color][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937424791516897320/export202201301410291050.png[/img] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937216015165698130/Tumblr_l_90615607133802.jpg[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/bNl3T2B.png[/img] [/center] [center][size=4][b][I]counting eggs…[/b][/i][/size] eggs: 0[/center] [center][size=4][b][I]checking on hatchlings...[/i][/b][/size] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/76520452][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/765205/76520452.png[/img][/url] Ediz | [emoji=familiar heart size=1] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/76520453][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/765205/76520453.png[/img][/url] Avni | [emoji=skull size=1] [size=4][b][I]going about work...[/i][/b][/size] daily work went on as usual [columns][item=Grassland Grain][nextcol][size=5][color=transparent].[/color] [i]coliseum time 10-20 matches [random: 20][/i][/size] [/columns] [left][size=5][I]A[/I][/size]nother one was dead. Adya didn't know why it kept happening. The hatchling would be fine when it went to sleep, but then it never woke up. "Aren't Guardians supposed to be on the coast? Isn't this their natural habitat?" Adya growled out of frustration. Facet sat on the opposite end of the cave, letting her last-living child snuggle up against her. Ediz had not taken the death of her sister very well. No matter. It wouldn't be long before Ediz grew up and completely forgot all about her. "The natural habitat has nothing to do with this," Facet replied, eyes never leaving Adya. "Hatchlings die all the time. Such is the matter of things." "Ay, try sayin' that to those crazy owls," Sapling spoke up from where he had just walked in. Or, rather, [i]limped[/i] in. He was covered in bruises and gashes, though nothing looked too serious. "They almost snatched poor Cirrus away," he continued, disposing of the kills from today into the pile. "Had to use myself as a distraction." "I got one of them, though!" Cirrus piped up from Sapling's side. "I got of them real good!" "Of course you did," Faustus said, gently patting the little Obelisk's head. "I saw it myself." Adya flicked her tail. "I take it the hunt was able to be finished?" "Yes, ma'am," Faustus dipped her head. "There were difficulties, especially with little Cirrus tagging along, but we were able to succeed." Cirrus furrowed his little eyes. "I'm not that little!" "Of course, you aren't that little anymore," Faustus gently responded. "Not after this hunt, you aren't."[/left] [center]casualties: 1[/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/bNl3T2B.png[/img] [/center]

[center][color=transparent].[/color] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937424783296057354/export202201301410156520.png[/img][color=transparent]...[/color][size=6][b]day 19[/b][/size][color=transparent]...[/color][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937424791516897320/export202201301410291050.png[/img] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937216015165698130/Tumblr_l_90615607133802.jpg[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/bNl3T2B.png[/img] [/center] [center][size=4][b][I]counting eggs…[/b][/i][/size] eggs: 3[/center] [center][size=4][b][I]checking on hatchlings...[/i][/b][/size] no hatchlings yet! [size=4][b][I]going about work...[/i][/b][/size] daily work went on as usual [columns][item=Lucky Woodtrail][nextcol][size=5][color=transparent].[/color] [i]romance! breed two of your dragons[/i][/size] [/columns] [left][size=5][I]"I[/I][/size]-I'm sorry, ye want uh....a...uh...." "I want more hatchlings," Adya repeated. Her face was as stoic as ever, her body language still; calculating. "Right," Sapling gulped. "More young ones." "The last hatchling has grown up." Adya nodded toward Ediz, who was making small laps outside. She was already flying. Oh, how they grew up so fast. "And we'll only be able to recruit more dragons to our cause once they see we have substantial numbers," she continued. Ediz made another lap, the whoosh of wingbeats temporarily bringing Sapling out of his thoughts. Keyword: temporarily. "Ya wanna build an army of children?" He asked. Adya narrowed her eyes, flicking her tail. She was quick to annoy. "They won't be children for much longer." "Yeah," Sapling nodded, choosing to stare out the opening instead. "They ain't gonna be children for much longer." [/left] [center]casualties: 0[/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/bNl3T2B.png[/img] [/center]

[center][color=transparent].[/color] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937424783296057354/export202201301410156520.png[/img][color=transparent]...[/color][size=6][b]day 20[/b][/size][color=transparent]...[/color][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937424791516897320/export202201301410291050.png[/img] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937216015165698130/Tumblr_l_90615607133802.jpg[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/bNl3T2B.png[/img] [/center] [center][size=4][b][I]counting eggs…[/b][/i][/size] eggs: 3[/center] [center][size=4][b][I]checking on hatchlings...[/i][/b][/size] no hatchlings yet! [size=4][b][I]going about work...[/i][/b][/size] daily work went on as usual [columns][item=Ruby][nextcol][size=5][color=transparent].[/color] [i]roll a d20 [roll: 8] the plague![/i][/size] [/columns] [left][size=5][I]I[/I][/size]t came out of nowhere. A sickness, perfectly designed to infect every single dragon in that little hideout. At least, that's what Adya kept saying. Sapling shook his head all day, muttering about her craziness. So what, if they got a little sick? They'd be fine. Adya's voice was too hoarse to yell at him, her only sign of annoyance the constant flicking of her tail. She stayed with the eggs all day, the younger dragons huddling with each other in the other corner of the cave. Only Facet remained alone, choosing to sleep it off near the entrance. She was ready to fight, even when so terribly ill. It was a good thing that they had done plenty of hunting beforehand, for absolutely no kills were made that day as everyone tried to recover. Finally, as the sun dipped below the horizon, and the stars came out to say hello, the dragons began to stir. The sickness was receding. Everyone had survived. [/left] [center]casualties: 0[/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/bNl3T2B.png[/img] [/center]

[center][color=transparent].[/color] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937424783296057354/export202201301410156520.png[/img][color=transparent]...[/color][size=6][b]day 21[/b][/size][color=transparent]...[/color][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937424791516897320/export202201301410291050.png[/img] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937216015165698130/Tumblr_l_90615607133802.jpg[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/bNl3T2B.png[/img] [/center] [center][size=4][b][I]counting eggs…[/b][/i][/size] eggs: 3[/center] [center][size=4][b][I]checking on hatchlings...[/i][/b][/size] no hatchlings yet! [size=4][b][I]going about work...[/i][/b][/size] daily work went on as usual [columns][item=Discipline][nextcol][size=5][color=transparent].[/color] [i]flip a coin [flip: heads] beast clan attack[/i][/size] [/columns] [left][size=5][I]T[/I][/size]hey were back. In greater numbers, this time. However, it was hard for the Centaurs to maneuver on the rocky terrain, on the cliffs that dropped hundreds of feet into the frigid ocean. This time, they had the advantage. Facet and Adya led the ground assaults, with Faustus and Gildi swooping in from the sky. The battle was terrible, but they had learned of the Centaur's methods. They were prepared. Their only casualty was Aonani, who had yet to learn how to properly fly. He would be remembered by his siblings, but Adya had all but forgotten about him at the end of the day. The weak were to be weeded out, she believed. She was proud of her warriors. They were growing up to be fine soldiers- a great addition to her growing Empire. She would find who was sending the Beast Clan her way, and she would end them. Her Empire would see to it. [/left] [center]casualties: 1[/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/bNl3T2B.png[/img] [/center]

[center][color=transparent].[/color] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937424783296057354/export202201301410156520.png[/img][color=transparent]...[/color][size=6][b]day 22[/b][/size][color=transparent]...[/color][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937424791516897320/export202201301410291050.png[/img] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/796831618006253592/937216015165698130/Tumblr_l_90615607133802.jpg[/img] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/bNl3T2B.png[/img] [/center] [center][size=4][b][I]counting eggs…[/b][/i][/size] eggs: 3[/center] [center][size=4][b][I]checking on hatchlings...[/i][/b][/size] no hatchlings yet! [size=4][b][I]going about work...[/i][/b][/size] daily work went on as usual [columns][item=Berserker][nextcol][size=5][color=transparent].[/color] [i]flip a coin [flip: heads] beast clan attack[/i][/size] [/columns] [left][size=5][I]A[/I][/size]s it turns out, they were not fully successful. The Beast Clan had retreated, yes, but only temporarily. They used the night to rest, recovering for an attack early in the morning. Ediz was the first to spot them. She was practicing her flight laps---as every young dragon did---when she noticed the Centaurs galloping across the horizon. "They're back!" She yelled, swooping into the hideout in an ungraceful landing. The other dragons jolted awake at the sudden sound. Adya was on her feet immediately. "Cirrus and Verethi, guard the nest. Sapling and Gildi, you're with me. Facet, you lead Ediz and Faustus." "Shouldn't I be leading the sky formation?" Faustus asked. Adya opened her mouth to respond, but Facet beat her to it. "That's how we won last time, child. They will not let us win that way again." Adya nodded. "Correct. Next time, do as I say. We do not have time to be questioning orders. Whether or not Faustus was right to question orders was up for each dragon's interpretation, for her entire squad got caught in an explosion---some new crazy technology the Centaurs had come up with. She survived, thankfully, but Facet and Ediz had perished. At the end of the day, when that battle had concluded, both sides re-grouped to plan for future attack. Adya shook her head distastefully, muttering about the serious setback Facet's loss was to her empire. Faustus still wasn't sure if Adya was building a kingdom or an empire. "It would've been better to lose you instead of Facet," Adya said. Faustus pretended not to hear. [/left] [center]casualties: 2[/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/bNl3T2B.png[/img] [/center]