Quests & Challenges

[center][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/379239/37923878_350.png[/img] [b]Zenstone, Curling[/b][/center] [i]Interesting that the curling stones are made of pure crystal![/i] Zenstone thought, watching the other contestants in the match before him. He'd practiced a few times before, but this was the first time he'd gotten a chance to compete, and he had a bit of nerves regarding it... When it was his turn to compete, however, it wasn't as nerve-wracking as he thought, though he wasn't quite on the top of his game and his shots were a bit off. Blame the cold. All in all, however, he did decently, if not the best he felt he could've done. [center][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/401235/40123419_350.png[/img] [b]Araxee, Speed Skating[/b][/center] Perhaps signing up for speed skating on a whim when you're a wandering princess turned living astrolabe who has no idea how to skate is a bad idea. Araxee, however, completely ignored this fact. Skating awkwardly up to the starting line, she waited until the race began. [i]3...2...1...GO![/i] Oh geez, maybe actually learning to skate would've been a good idea! Araxee bumbled along the race, but did...quite a bit worse than she'd been hoping to. Now it was just time to wait for the final scores...

[center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=24876440] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/248765/24876440_350.png[/img] [/url] [/center] Day 6 [center]Ski Jumping [/center] He was asked to compete again, strongest legs in the entire clan. No rules against being in two events at the same olympics, no need to change appearence and pretend to be somedragon else, Mirror Lady of the Clan herself said to him. For the sake of the clan, he agreed. It was crystal clear, that he was practically a nordic combinator and next time he wil gladly participate in that event. Either on even ground of cross-country track, or slipery slope of the jumping hill, he was good at this.

[center] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=7311207] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/73113/7311207_350.png[/img] [/url] [emoji=crystal ball][b]Luge[/b][emoji=crystal ball] From his vantage point at the top, Dairo peered down the track. Fresh ice crystals glittered on its surface; it promised to be very slick, and therefore very fast. Behind him, Honour fluttered her wings quickly as she pushed at the Coatl, gaining momentum to get him started down the track. "Hypothesis. you will be fine. just fine. Encouragement. you have got this. Imperative. go. go. win. win. go very fast. and win." "Are you sure that I'm supposed to go down this head-fffffiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrst..." Dairo had begun to ask, just as, with one last firm flitter, his mate had sent him on his way to glory. "...hm." Come to think of it, Honour realized she might have been mistaken. Ah well. They would find out if he was disqualified when he got to the bottom! [/center]

[b]Cross Country Skiing[/b] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=21213976] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/212140/21213976_350.png[/img] [/url] Pryderi adjusted his skis, making sure his raptor talons were in the proper spots. He had never been on skis before this week. It was an adjustment using them to slide across the snow, but also much easier than trying to run through the snow. He would do his best to make his clanmates proud. He skied up to the starting line and waited for the signal to go. it was a single slice of [b]crystalb][/ made into a gong that provided the starting signal. At last, he heard the signal's clear tone, and he was off!

[url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=15464996] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/154650/15464996_350.png[/img] [/url] Day 6 - Alpine Skiing/Slalom Aranka puts on her skis and slowly and methodically, taking the utmost care to make sure that nothing is out of place. She replaces her normal glasses with a pair of winter goggles; while she has replaced most of her regular attire with properly-insulating clothing, she makes sure to keep her favorite necklace on. She holds the gleaming citrine crystal to her snout, whispering a prayer to whoever will listen. [i]...but it doesn't really matter[/i], she ponders. [i]I have skill. Luck is unnecessary.[/i] (imagine she's wearing this:) [outfit=696494]

[center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48589600] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/485897/48589600_350.png[/img] [/url] [b]Alpine Skiing - Slalom[/b] Everything was crystal clear. The sky, the slopes, his path to victory. Mir took a leap forward and began his decent down the hill. He picked up speed and darted between the gates. He wasn’t going to make the same mistakes as his competition.

[center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=20661222] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/206613/20661222_350.png[/img] [/url] [i]Luge (Sledding)[/i][/center] After Aiden had gotten himself bruised black and blue from last night's hockey game, Nadia found herself standing alone at the Luge event. She had wanted to explore the sports area a bit more on her own since Aiden wasn't in any shape to do more than lie in bed and rest, and Nadia had been drawn to the sledding event since it was one of the few they hadn't participated in yet. Nadia looked at all the other dragons competing. She wasn't exactly crystal clear on the rules, but she got the gist of it: hop on a sled and slide down the course as quickly as possible. [i]Seems doable enough, [/i]she thought. So she grabbed a sled and joined the line of racers ready to go. [i]And even if I don't win, well, it's having fun that counts, right?[/i]

[b]Alpine Skiing - Slalom[/b] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=28781093] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/287811/28781093_350.png[/img] [/url] Gaeafgan relished the feeling of the sun on his fur after two days full of clouds. It had been a long two days of cloudy skies. Now, it was so clear the sun reflected off every snow [b]crystal[/b]. He really wished he had some goggles to cut the glare, but he could still see each gate of the slalom course. This should be fun.

[center] [size=5]Ski Jumping[/size] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=35192414] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/351925/35192414_350.png[/img] [/url] The moment that your skis leave the ground and your whole body is gliding through the air is a moment that lasts both forever and only a split second all at the same time. As a snapper, Terra wasn't able to get that sense of freedom that so many other dragons get from simply flapping their wings. She wasn't able to soar through the sky, looking down at the [b]crystal[/b] blue seas or the reflective snow topped mountains. So ski jumping was as close as she'd ever get. It was because of this beautiful, indescribable feeling that jumping gave her that she dedicated so much of her time to this sport. It was why she traveled from her clan's home in the deep jungle to such a frigid and cold environment that was so new to her. It was why she was here, at the top of the ski jump, getting ready for that whistle to blow.... It was why she planned to win.

[center][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2596028/6#post_37451935]Day 1[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2596028/9#post_37462107]Day 2[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2596028/14#post_37481077]Day 3[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2596028/17#post_37491433]Day 4[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2596028/20#post_37506934]Day 5[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2596028/26#post_37526849]Day 6[/url] | Day 7[/center] ----- [center][size=5][b][u]Luge (Sledding)[/u][/b][/size] (Day 6) ----- [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48763446] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/487635/48763446_350.png[/img] [/url] [size=4][u][i]Soloist[/i][/u][/center] [i]"I'm late, I'm laaaate!"[/i] Soloist, one of the newest members of the clan, found himself running to the location of his event - he'd slept in... Again. When sign-ups were open back at home, he noticed nobody had signed up for the Luge event yet and he got excited - it was always his favourite! So he marked his name down, was the only one at tryouts, and now... Here he is, representing his new home. He doesn't often feel pressured, but this... This was different. He wanted everyone to know him when he went home, he thought this would make him feel so special and welcomed. He had to get there! [center]- - -[/center] Soloist pulled up to the starting line just as the competitor before him was called. Thankfully that gave him time to catch his breath before his own turn, and by the time his name was called, his nerves had completely subsided, his wings shimmering like one big [b]crystal[/b] giving him confidence.