Quests & Challenges

Heyla @Paintminion @Sinjin @awsten @eyayah - I'm ready to turn in my entry! [b]FR Name:[/b] Niponji [b]ID#: [/b]695818 [b]Prompt:[/b] Discount Bin [b]Story or Poem?:[/b] Poem [b]Wordcount[/b]: 11 [b]Dragon Author:[/b] RosesBelow, the Lover's Bite [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/92220931][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/922210/92220931_350.png[/img][/url] [i]A festival-goer happily digs through the discount bins. Vintage, artisanal, and more likely than not- abandoned pieces that only require some tender loving care to shine. A single tattered scroll stuck within a scroll case that is just as tattered draws their attention. Unfurling it reveals a haiku- once clearly drenched in blood and full of tear stains. There's also a scratched out word or two. And edited poem. You'd think poets could count properly but alas! So for a low price of 5 treasure at the discount, you too can take home heartache and suffering encapsulated in 11 words![/i] [b]To Be Taken with Tea:[/b] [i]Sweet nectar and spice, The alchemy of lovers, Bitter iron blood.[/i]

[quote][columns] [center][size=4] Ryith and Hopea, (@Amorfera) Your entries have been logged on the Master List to be judged. RosesBelow, (@niponji) your poem is logged and looking perfect. Thank you and good luck! Good luck in the contest May the judges be impressed! [/center] [nextcol] [img alt=""]https://i.imgur.com/fhlhES4.png[/img] [/columns] [/quote]

Heyla @Paintminion @Sinjin @awsten @eyayah - I'm ready to turn in my entry! [b]FR Name:[/b] Taccs [b]ID#:[/b] 692502 [b]Prompt:[/b] Windy Air Market [b]Story or Poem?:[/b] Story [b]Wordcount:[/b] 472 [b]Dragon Author:[/b] Auriga [i][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/99846429][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/998465/99846429_350.png[/img][/url][/i] [b]Entry Title:[/b] Tempest Within It was a peaceful afternoon, the Sun was shining, the air was fresh and crisp, and the Air Market was bustling with dragons. Auriga approached the Air Market, he was a vendor selling handsewn plushies, or he was supposed to be one. He'd spent the whole morning anxious about setting up his stall. [i]”What if no one likes them? What if I end up right next to someone else selling plushies but theirs are way better than mine?... Maybe this was a mistake… I can still go home, it's not like anyone would notice. But what would I tell my clanmates?”[/i] Nevertheless, Auriga found himself walking up to an empty stall, his stall. Truth be told, he was supposed to be here yesterday morning. [i]”Better late than never I suppose…”[/i] Thankfully neither of the stalls next to his were selling plushies. Auriga let out a sigh of relief and started setting up shop. As the days went by and noon turned to dusk, plenty of dragons passed by. Some even complimented his work, yet he hadn't made a single sale. [i]”... This is a mistake, isn't it? Why did I think this was a good idea? Stop, calm down, you're overthinking everything, just breathe.”[/i] Auriga closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He could smell various street foods other vendors were selling, he could hear the clamour between dragons in the distance, he could feel the soft spring breeze against his scales. [i]”Maybe everything's alright, there's still some sunlight left, and there'll always be tomorrow… What are you saying, it's been hours and no one has bought anything. I should give up before it's too late.”[/i] [i]”It always ends like this, no matter how hard I try. I give it my all, but it always comes out to be mediocre…”[/i] [i]”Calm down, everything's fine.”[/i] [i]”I just don't want to be a failure, this is my dream… If this is your dream then why aren't you having fun?”[/i] [b][i]”Calm down.”[/i][/b] [i]”I want to have fun, no matter what I do, where I go. There's just someone who's better, why should I try if there's always just someone who can do what I do, but better. No one would want to actually waste treasure on you, no one actually cares, no one actually likes you… I just want to do it right…”[/i] “Hi mister!” Auriga grounded himself and peered over, two hatchlings were standing in front of his stall. A Spiral and a Tundra were both looking up at him wide eyed. “Can I have the gale wolf?” “And could I have the wind sprite please?” Auriga handed the plushies over to the hatchlings once their parents handed over some treasure. He watched them walk away, heading over to other vendors. [i]”... Maybe this wasn't a- no, I'm sure of myself. This wasn't a mistake.”[/i]

Heyla @Paintminion @Sinjin @awsten @eyayah - I'm ready to turn in my entry! [b]FR Name:[/b]IndigoStarshine [b]ID#:[/b] 584539 [b]Prompt:[/b] Flaming Kebab Juggling [b]Story or Poem?:[/b]Poem [b]Wordcount:[/b] 236 (including code) [b]Dragon Author:[/b] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/49644915][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/496450/49644915_350.png[/img][/url] [b]Entry Title:[/b] Tree of Hearts Skeleton of a tree Beats in time A heart Hollow [center]Paint the bark![/center] Red and white Alive It flakes The wind It takes I watch the paint seep into the earth Swirls of toxin Poison It’s in the water [center]Drink![/center] We’re all mad here The hatter the hatter Had mercury on his platter The rabbit the rabbit Had lead in his teacup The queen the queen Drank the water from the tree [center]Paint the bark![/center] She tells us Or maybe she told us Before It’s hard to remember Before before What came before? The rabbit lost his watch The hatter his timepiece The queen her clock Father Time does not get along With me Layers of paint Hide the decay The tree reaches far Roots They wrap Around and around Touch each lake and pond Drain them Fill them Red and white [center]Paint![/center] In our streams in our dreams in our rivers and our oceans and our homes Everywhere In our veins We drink My heart it beats In time with the tree I watch it As it watches me We’re all mad here You more than me Because I tell this story The truth is on me If I say the tree is paint red, it is If I say the queen lost her heart, she did If I say the branches hold beating souls They Do

Heyla @Paintminion @Sinjin @awsten @eyayah - I'm ready to turn in my entry! [b]FR Name:[/b]IndigoStarshine [b]ID#:[/b] 584539 [b]Prompt:[/b] Discount Bin [b]Story or Poem?:[/b]Poem [b]Wordcount:[/b] 15 [b]Dragon Author:[/b] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/95272207][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/952723/95272207_350.png[/img][/url] [b]Entry Title:[/b] Lady Luck Impersonator Take a chance on me Promise you won't regret it Roll the dice my love

Heyla @Paintminion @Sinjin @awsten @eyayah - I'm ready to turn in my entry! [b]FR Name:[/b]IndigoStarshine [b]ID#:[/b] 584539 [b]Prompt:[/b] Windy Air Market [b]Story or Poem?:[/b]Poem [b]Wordcount:[/b] 109 [b]Dragon Author:[/b] [[url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/96705285][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/967053/96705285_350.png[/img][/url] [b]Entry Title:[/b] To Eat or Not to Eat The wind is laughing at me It stretches over me Carrying the smell of bread How could you! I ask the wind My diet! I say, feeling faint No mercy Still, it brings me the smell of bread Of candied apples Of greasy kebabs Of bentos with mackerel Oh, my love! Mackerel! I miss you so! No, stay strong Hold fast I cannot! Don’t give in! The warm air laughs at me It slows me down Catches at my ankles Wraps around my knees Curls around my throat I am molasses A glacier Frozen in the heat A contradiction To eat or not to eat That is the question!

Heyla @Paintminion @Sinjin @awsten @eyayah - I'm ready to turn in my entry! [b]FR Name:[/b] Zalva [b]ID#:[/b] 30873 [b]Prompt:[/b] Windy Air Market [b]Story or Poem?:[/b] story [b]Wordcount:[/b] 521 [b]Dragon Author:[/b] Namara [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/542066][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/5421/542066_350.png[/img][/url] [b]Entry Title:[/b] Solamegrua and Shenanigans I was on my way, just a meander-y spirally flight to my destination because, you know, the journey is part of the fun! And that's what this was all about. Fun! You could see it set across the field and evening sky of the fairgrounds even from there, such a lively festival of lights and kites and other things too! My path wandered out over and back across the shoreline before I figured it time to make my way inland -in a most dynamic and spectacular fashion, mind you- when something pulled at my vision, something in the water below. What was it that had caught my eye, but a water imp staring off toward the festival grounds' floating walkways and lights. A rare sight they are, to be sure, and curious was I to know just why it lingered there. I gave the poor puddle-hopper quite the start when I dove down to greet him, but I quickly assured him I meant no harm, only wondered what it was he sought that brought him all the way to the edge of water's domain. Reluctantly he shared his wish to see the colorful festival going on over yonder way, and the lament of that which kept him there at the shore's edge. A detail, I might add, that I shall keep to myself lest it cause him trouble. As I listened, a plan began to form in my mind, one of my better ones I might say! An energetic explanation and a smidge of handicraft later, and we were off. My spirits soaring, I twirled and twisted through the air toward the festival, and the pace? just as upbeat... perhaps a little TOO upbeat for my little friend from the look on his face when I craned my neck to check on him. A rummage through my pack as we neared the festival grounds found us the beginnings of our plan, part 2! A simple cloak with a swirling pattern... Well, it may have been a conveniently sized length of kite cloth held in place with some thick yarn and bells, but [i]I[/i] say cloak! I land at the edge of the festival, my now-cloaked friend sliding down my back and onto the solid ground. I could tell he was having trouble keeping his head down with all the sights and sound arrayed just in front of him. Weaving our way through the walk-ways betwixt stalls I spied the next part of my plan, a booth selling colorful masks! We had a laugh trying on all sorts of masks. A trade for our favorites and he was nearly ready to explore the festival to his heart's content. We hit a bunch of cloud-billow bun and other snack stands, and gawked at glimmering baubles before I caught sight of just what we needed. It was a silly little stall simply labeled "Solamegrua." The hatchlings running it were quick to give us nicknames to use during the festival on name tag stickers which they happily stuck to us. Now my new friend was ready to go off and explore all he wished!

[quote name="paintminion" date="2025-03-07 17:50:51" ] [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/adopt/1219829/1#post_1219829][img]https://i.imgur.com/P7irRm0.gif[/img][/url][img alt=""]https://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/icons/25.png[/img][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/adopt/1219829/1#post_1219829][img]https://i.imgur.com/kbH9djj.gif[/img][/url][/center] @pinglist-45841 The contest thread is closed for judging as of rollover last night! No more entries will be accepted. Please be patient while we get caught up and finish judging and do all the things. Also, thank you so much to everyone who entered this year! Made me happy to ensure we had our annual writing contest, even if I couldn't quite keep up with things. So give us a week or two and we will have this wrapped up and announce the winners! Contest Team: @Paintminion @Sinjin @awsten @eyayah [/quote]