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*glances through your lair* ...Oh this is going to take a while, isn't it?
Well, the
shortlist here was 10 dragons long. Every time I made the "well, I think the other dragons might be prettier" decision, I would be an idiot and check their lore. And it's all
so good! Honestly choosing five was torture. (Boy am I glad I encountered you on the write more thread and not the short edition)
But! Without further ado (lies I'm going to spend quite a long time on some of these ados):
I love the flashes of green you've used in their outfit. Really eyecatching against all the purple and the blue of the skin. It also ties into their lore really well, with their power to control time. I love that they just vanish for a few decades (I mean it's basically five minutes right?)
"Being a star had been simple because there was no room for any emotions besides a mindless joy." Oh now that is
interesting. What a killer line, and a great concept. A star suddenly absorbing emotions besides joy, becoming complex. I love that they're "obsessed with death", as well. As a star, they probably had a very different view of it before. "Will play chess with literally anyone sentient enough to hold a conversation". I love them.
"After all, up til the end...Selfishness was always one of Wyrden's most prominent traits." You have got to stop killing me with one liners.
Thanatos is an incredibly majestic dragon. I mean just
look at him! Of course he had to be on this list. The echo eater apparel looks great on him, and those flashes of red are really effective.
So, lore! His job includes "correcting" anomalies, that's a fun concept. What counts as an anomaly? Do the Vincents count? Does the
museum count, if Charlie can put fragments of himself into the art? And speaking of, Thanatos can "fragment himself to be in different places" and sometimes loses control of them. I love that. Just casually allowing a rogue fragment of themself to drift about... and pick up some of the work. The dream. But they become less himself the more they fragment... I just seriously love so much of your lore.
"I can't seem to change, even as the world around me does."
What did I say about the one liners?
Firstly, I completely understand why, despite the eyes being wrong, you looked at this dragon and had to choose him anyway. Stunning. Wow. I love that you've given him a very fey accent, and that you've paired up that glass filigree with the more wild and ragged wood-apparel.
Secondly, 'invulnerable character who hides their injuries and just resignedly accepts them because this is their fate but also just makes friends constantly' my beloved. Seriously, this is one of my favourite character tropes. It just makes my brain fizz, you know? And he makes friends out of the people who try to kill him. Hilarious potential, there. Also tragic. 10/10.
I have something of a weak spot for functional paladins who are always convinced of their own righteousness, especially when the sensible characters (or indeed reader/viewer) can see the floor falling away from under them. Mikhail really scratches that itch. There seems to be an increasing desperation in the way he's ruling heaven - the harder he is, the more control he has,
obviously, that's definitely never going to backfire - that's endlessly fascinating. "He is a child, throwing a tantrum in confusion. The only problem is, he's a child with a lot of power, and his tantrums have dire consequences for everyone else."
Yesssssssss
Also, he's stunning. That skin, with the halo and the sword and the scarf? Wow. Regal and eyecatching and- oh he has primal eyes too?
(Also, "Lucifer points out that Mikael might have a bit of a pride problem too, and he gets angry about it" *cackling*)
Oh, that skin looks
fantastic on her! The little glowing points of the starmap coming through really lend something of an ethereal look to her, and really makes her eyes stand out. Unnerving and beautiful. (How on theme)
Her lore. Her
lore! Oh Freya. I absolutely adore her lore, and it's 1am so my eloquence is greatly diminished, but I love how you've built it up. Have my favourite line: "Delphi is dead. We've killed it, and now all that remains is its bloated corpse preserved in my mind in all its rotting glory."
...This is the Oracle of 'Cailleach', right? That is some
good lore
(Also, "just a sad depressed bean" if she accepts hugs I would offer one. stars know she deserves it)
Honourable mentions to: Orion (very pretty, and then that redacted lore! ouch), Charlie (again, that lore! a room of Vincent's begging for death?!?!?!?!?!), Tol (looks so cool and the quote ahhhh), and Choke (again, looks cool, but boy did Henri choose badly)
Anyway, if you've managed to wade through all of that, have a nice day :)