Quests & Challenges

[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/UqK7wWS.png[/img] [font=Century][color=2f4255][i]Oh, the tale is the same Told before and told again "A soul that's born in cold and rain Can learn of sunlight, sunlight, sunlight"[/i] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PELeEo33JXs][img]http://orig05.deviantart.net/5090/f/2015/147/f/b/fr__ice_by_baelfin-d8uyn6u.png[/img][/url][/center] [right][font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]the usurper speaks:[/right] [font=Century][size=4]I[/size]t is my time. My moment. Have I not waited long enough? Have I not been patient? I let them test themselves—although they did not know it was a test—and watched them fail. They are not the first. Now it is my time to guide them, as I have guided others. Now it is time for the Saints to step through, to push aside their failed gods, and to lead us to salvation. I am not a king, not an emperor. I am only a creature of humble origins, a child of the Saints. But through me they speak, and their voices ache to call out. I will not fail them. The weak call it a curse, but that is because they do not recognize freedom. They are blinded, and I will open their eyes to the light. [right][font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]rules:[/right] [font=Century][size=4]F[/size]ainting in the coli is death. Flip a coin on every hatched dragon (from a nest); tails is death. Do not gather for food. [i]Buying Dragons:[/i] You can only buy dragons on the auction house when you have three fully leveled dragons, and only buy one when you successfully level a dragon to 25 again. The dragon must be the cheapest in the auction house. [i]Eggs:[/i] You can only buy one egg a month. You can hatch any eggs instantly when acquired, or when you see fit. If another user donates an egg, they will have a Saint dedicated to them. The user may pick the name, although it should be fitting in a story. I don't want any silly or joke names. [i]Altering Dragons:[/i] At level 5, you may scatter. At level 10, you may change the primary. At 15, the secondary. At 20, the tertiary. Lastly, at 25, you may change the eyes. [i]Retiring:[/i] Dragons may only retire if they are a) level 25, b) fully gened, c) have a bio, d) have art, e) and are fully dressed. If a dragon retires with an accent/skin, a gijinka, a full written story about them, and a theme song, then you may host a celebration in their honour and that day no dragon may die in the coliseum. [i]The Goal:[/i] The usurper is overthrown when the gods chosen few are hatched, eleven first generation dragons with colours befitting their flight. They must also meet all requirements for retirement.

[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/UqK7wWS.png[/img] [font=Century][color=2f4255][i]After the fire drove out the sparrows All of the clouds hang like owls "Hey are you listening, I cannot reach you I'm on the other side, trying to break through"[/i] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10bXmmO33tg][img]http://orig05.deviantart.net/5090/f/2015/147/f/b/fr__ice_by_baelfin-d8uyn6u.png[/img][/url][/center] [right][font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]index:[/right] [center][font=Garamond]([url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967#post_40077215]000[/url]) ([url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/1#post_40093428]001[/url])([url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/1#post_40098398]002[/url])([url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/1#post_40113304]003[/url])([url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/2#post_40141895]004[/url])([url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/2#post_40171297]005[/url])([url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/2#post_40329702]006[/url])([url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/2#post_40481621]007[/url])([url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/2#post_40653477]008[/url])([url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/2#post_40762680]009[/url])([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/2#post_41553862]010[/url]) ([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/3#post_41755672]011[/url])([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/3#post_41814034]012[/url])([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/3#post_42038502]013[/url])([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/3#post_42106721]014[/url])([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/3#post_42131448]015[/url])([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/3#post_42153440]016[/url])([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/3#post_42171221]017[/url])([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/4#post_43282955]018[/url])([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/4#post_44642951]019[/url])([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/4#post_44693769]020[/url]) ([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/4#post_45694350]021[/url])([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/4#post_45706315]022[/url])([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/4#post_45919149]023[/url])([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/4#post_49722802]024[/url])[color=transparent](025)(026)(027)(028)(029)(030)[/color] [right][font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]recent updates:[/right] [left][font=Century][b]December 8, 2021[/b] : Siani reveals more to the trio. [color=grey][b]January 3rd, 2021[/b] : The clan meets the Night of the Nocturne. [b]December 18th, 2020[/b] : The truth is finally revealed, and the pawns are put into play. [b]December 17th, 2020[/b] : Siani senses things the others perhaps have not.[/left] [right][font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]pinglist:[/right] [center][font=Century][size=1]@[url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=view&tab=userpage&id=363809][color=black]Bebblesnipe[/url][/center] [img]http://orig05.deviantart.net/5090/f/2015/147/f/b/fr__ice_by_baelfin-d8uyn6u.png[/img]

[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/UqK7wWS.png[/img] [font=Century][color=2f4255][i]"Do not lie to us Don't hide your eyes from us I will sit upon your floor Tell your stories, tell your pain"[/i] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smB3FR7fnMg][img]http://orig05.deviantart.net/5090/f/2015/147/f/b/fr__ice_by_baelfin-d8uyn6u.png[/img][/url][/center] [right][font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]cast:[/right] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=53827916] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/538280/53827916.png[/img] [/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : arven [b]pronouns[/b] : he/him [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967#post_40077215]000[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : none yet [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=54145785] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/541458/54145785.png[/img] [/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : aibek [b]pronouns[/b] : he/him [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/1#post_40093428]001[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : [url=https://youtu.be/Xv0M-5RUFQM]let me follow[/url] [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/54165208][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/541653/54165208.png[/img][/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : isaac [b]pronouns[/b] : he/him [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/1#post_40098398]002[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : none yet [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=54227514] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/542276/54227514.png[/img] [/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : marley [b]pronouns[/b] : she/her [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/2#post_40141895]004[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : none yet [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=55333662] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/553337/55333662.png[/img] [/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : caelum [b]pronouns[/b] : they/them [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/2#post_40653477]008[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8SQsQA5pEs]three sisters[/url] [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=56485574][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/564856/56485574.png[/img][/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : slania [b]pronouns[/b] : she/her [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/2#post_41553862]010[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : none yet [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=56553967][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/565540/56553967.png[/img][/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : taz [b]pronouns[/b] : they/them [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/2#post_41553862]010[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : none yet [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=57374863][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/573749/57374863.png[/img][/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : asena [b]pronouns[/b] : she/her [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/3#post_41814034]012[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PbHQVJyNkw]blue[/url] [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=57375049][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/573751/57375049.png[/img][/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : akane [b]pronouns[/b] : she/her [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/3#post_41814034]012[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgKQueNc7SY]red[/url] [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=57902383][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/579024/57902383.png[/img][/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : ambrose [b]pronouns[/b] : he/him [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/3#post_42038502]013[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : none yet [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=58104953][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/581050/58104953.png[/img][/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : ciela [b]pronouns[/b] : she/her [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/3#post_42171221]017[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : none yet [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=58112761][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/581128/58112761.png[/img][/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : casimir [b]pronouns[/b] : he/him [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/3#post_42171221]017[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : none yet [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=https://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=58239234][img]https://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/582393/58239234.png[/img][/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : chassar [b]pronouns[/b] : he/him [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/4#post_43282955]018[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : none yet [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/59628841][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/596289/59628841.png[/img][/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : willow [b]pronouns[/b] : she/her [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/4#post_44642951]019[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : none yet [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/59628850][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/596289/59628850.png[/img][/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : durmast [b]pronouns[/b] : he/him [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/4#post_44642951]019[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : none yet [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/61885833][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/618859/61885833.png[/img][/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : akhila [b]pronouns[/b] : they/them [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/4#post_44642951]019[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : none yet [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/63825617][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/638257/63825617.png[/img][/url][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]name[/b] : siani [b]pronouns[/b] : she/her [b]introductory post[/b] : [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/4#post_44642951]019[/url][nextcol][color=transparent]blanketyblank[/color][nextcol][font=Century][color=transparent]-[/color] [b]art[/b] : none yet [b]theme[/b] : [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgTRM1sgs4k]shang qing[/url] [b]story[/b] : none yet[/columns] [right][font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]known saints:[/right] [center][font=Century][i]Saint Divuna, Patron of the Night and Moonlight Saint Rastos, Patron of Comedy and Humour [size=2](@[url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=view&tab=userpage&id=363809]Bebblesnipe[/url]'s Saint)[/size] Saint Ourakles, Patron of Divinitation and Knowing [size=2](@[url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=view&tab=userpage&id=203405]Chrisondra[/url]'s Saint)[/size] Saint Astrix, Patron of Mysteries and the Unknown [center][img]http://orig05.deviantart.net/5090/f/2015/147/f/b/fr__ice_by_baelfin-d8uyn6u.png[/img][/center]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]000[/font] [font=Century]B[size=2]efore[/size][/right] [center][img]http://orig05.deviantart.net/5090/f/2015/147/f/b/fr__ice_by_baelfin-d8uyn6u.png[/img][/center] [font=Century][size=4]N[/size]ot all survived the rupture. This is to be expected, for the magic that Arven harnesses isn’t a gentle thing. It is holy, it is divine, and it is fed by the ichor of his Saints. The keep where the imperator lived—him with his guards, his knights, his magicians—stood strong even after the tremors stopped. Even after the screaming stopped. (Although the voices of the damned had grown silent long before Arven’s magic was through.) And all the king’s men came storming from that palace of crystal and stone, but they fell and were felled by the power of Arven’s Saints. His magic was a tornado of strength, pushing them back and pushing them down. The palace, tall and imposing, was built on the twisting tunnels where their ancestors had first forged the clan. It was where they returned, as Arven willed it. And when every last living dragon was in the tunnels, Arven sealed them, silenced them, and hid them from the world. He was prepared for a life of solitude at first, until the Saints willed new dragons to join him when his realm was ready, but their will was much more sudden than that. The city was a graveyard, massive and wind-torn. Even as the dying drew their last breath, a lone egg trembled with life. This egg Arven plucked from the ground. Perhaps he would squash it, erase it as he had the others, or perhaps he would leave it there to live or die, but instead he tucked it into the bag he kept at his side and moved on. One day that egg would hatch, and Arven’s empire would begin. The Empire of the Saints. His Saints, and now this egg’s too. And what an empire it would be. [center][font=Century][size=4][color=transparent]«[/color] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/1#post_40093428]»[/url][/size] [size=2]([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967#post_40077210]back to index[/url])[/font][/center]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]001[/font] [font=Century]B[size=2]irth, Rebirth[/size][/right] [center][img]http://orig05.deviantart.net/5090/f/2015/147/f/b/fr__ice_by_baelfin-d8uyn6u.png[/img][/center] [font=Century][size=4]T[/size]he child was born only a few days later, kitten-soft fur quickly frosting in the night air. Arven prayed to the Saint Divuna, a patron of the moon, and he saw this as a sign of his Saints' continued favor. Thus the child was named Aibek, after that pale disk that sat like a crown above his head, and he would be Arven's champion. The champion of the [i]Saints[/i]. When the sun rose the next day, so too did the hatchling. His eyes blinked open blearily, furred chin looking up and eyes immediately finding Arven. He did not seem perplexed at his surroundings—Arven had made a room for the child in one of the many chambers of the palace—and neither did he seem interested. Here, Aibek was warm and safe, and that was enough. "Rest, child," Arven said. He was smaller than the hatchling, but the shadows of his Saints blessings curled around him like smoke. "You will never know the need for haste, so you may lay still a moment more. In time, you will grow strong enough to walk these halls with me, but that is not today." Aibek tilted his head at Arven and stretched out a paw, his rounded nails parting the kelp-lined hair that fell down Arven's shoulders. The child looked pleased for a moment before drawing his paw back and resting his head. His wide eyes stared unblinkingly at Arven for a moment more before shutting and, once again, Aibek disappeared into sleep. [center][font=Century][size=4][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967#post_40077215]«[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/1#post_40098398]»[/url][/size] [size=2]([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967#post_40077210]back to index[/url])[/font][/center]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]002[/font] [font=Century]R[size=2]astos[/size][/right] [center][img]http://orig05.deviantart.net/5090/f/2015/147/f/b/fr__ice_by_baelfin-d8uyn6u.png[/img][/center] [font=Century][size=4]W[/size]hile Aibek slept, Arven was granted a gift. It came in the form of a second egg, this one also made of ice and frost. Laughter bubbled in the air when Arven discovered it, the shimmering egg standing alone in an empty corridor of the palace. [i]The Saint of Humour[/i], Arven thought, his crest fanning out in good humour himself. Rastos was a whimsical Saint, appearing only in the strangest of times. Arven wasn't sure what sort of trick came with this egg, only that there most certainly [i]was[/i] one. In the room where Aibek slept, Arven set the egg down. It rocked in the nest of blankets and down it was placed in, and then shattered in that very moment. Shards fell about the room, and in the egg's place now rested a guardian. This one had scales of deepest blue with wings of vibrant orange. He looked like the poison berries Arven used to press into a liquid. For a moment, the two only considered each other. The guardian stared at Arven with eyes of hollow ice, mouth already curling into a joyous grin. The name came to Arven then, as if plucked from the air and placed in his lap. Perhaps Rastos had done so. "Welcome, Isaac," he said, speaking quietly so as not to wake Aibek. "Another chosen of the Saints. May your patron guide you in this life, child." [center][font=Century][size=4][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/1#post_40093428]«[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/1#post_40113304]»[/url][/size] [size=2]([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967#post_40077210]back to index[/url])[/font][/center]

[font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]update[/font] [center][img]http://orig05.deviantart.net/5090/f/2015/147/f/b/fr__ice_by_baelfin-d8uyn6u.png[/img][/center] [font=Century][size=4]A[/size] gift has been given! A friend of mine, [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=view&tab=userpage&id=363809]Bebblesnipe[/url], donated an egg, and so I quickly hatched it. I got another male (which is kind of a bummer), but at least now I have three dragons I can toss into the coli once Aibek and Isaac grow up. I've added a new rule of sorts. Anyone who donates an egg gets a Saint dedicated to them! The user can, of course, choose the name and what the Saint is patron towards. In this case, we've got Saint Rastos, Patron to Comedy. I think that'd be a neat way to say thank you to donators, should I get them! And what a fitting introduction to the Saint of Humour than thinking I've got a chance at getting a female and instead just getting [i]another[/i] male! [center][font=Century][size=4][color=transparent]« | »[/color][/size] [size=2]([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967#post_40077210]back to index[/url])[/font][/center]

[font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]update[/font] [center][img]http://orig05.deviantart.net/5090/f/2015/147/f/b/fr__ice_by_baelfin-d8uyn6u.png[/img][/center] [font=Century][size=4]A[/size]rven has a bio now! Since there isn't much I can do in the coli with 1 adult dragon other than endlessly farm the training fields, I figured I could whip out something for the fae who started this all. His bio essentially ends where chapter 000 began, so think of this as a prologue to the prologue. lol [center]• • •[/center] [font=Century][size=4]I[/size]n his youth, Arven was a lonesome fae. He did not seek the company of others, and the clan that he was born into did not press him with trying. Perhaps it was because he was a fae and most of them were not—that his blank gaze and listless tone of voice [i]bothered[/i] them. Perhaps it was his praying. Arven believed in the eleven, but he did not hold them to be holy. They were merely the first, gifted with strength and magic that could not be bested. To most, that meant godhood. To Arven, that only meant power, and one was not a god merely for being powerful. When Arven looked up to the sky, and when the moonlight brightened his equally white wings (like ice they were, frozen and shimmering and, oh, so cold), he felt a little bit of peace. There was comfort in the moon’s simple beauty, of pale light and nighttime tranquility. Now, the moon was something grand. It was beautiful, bright, elegant. It illuminated the night, casting away shadows and dark sleep. If there was to be something divine in the world, it would be hidden within the spotted face of the moon. Divuna, he called her. Saint of the Night and Moonlight. Not a god—Arven would never believe in gods, in all-powerful beings, because his Saints were much more genuine to him—and not stained with the muddy blood of mortality. She was the first, the one he called his patron. The one he would hold higher than all others, and the one whose soul branched out and extended into other Saints. So began the Sainthood. [center][font=Century][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=53827916][u]read more[/u][/url] [font=Century][size=2]([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967#post_40077210]back to index[/url])[/font][/center]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]003[/font] [font=Century]T[size=2]he Guardian's Charge[/size] [size=1][size=1]@Bebblesnipe[/size][/right] [center][img]http://orig05.deviantart.net/5090/f/2015/147/f/b/fr__ice_by_baelfin-d8uyn6u.png[/img][/center] [font=Century][size=4]"A[/size]rven," Aibek called, his voice loud in the quiet room. "Why do the clouds cry?" He stared out the ornate glass windows, the view of outside warped through the rivulets of water. "Like all things, even the sky grieves." "What is it grieving?" Aibek turned to look at the small fae, sitting in the filtered light. They were in the room the hatchlings were born in, although the sheets had been replaced with comfortable beds fluffed with pillows and cotton blankets. With a tilt of his head, Arven looked to the clouds. "I could not say. I am only fae. The worries of celestial bodies are not told to me." He fluttered his wings and took to the air, flying over to land on Aibek. His feet disappeared in the thick fur of the young tundra. "We can only offer condolences to the Saint who mourns." A clatter sounded behind them, and through the door came Isaac. Although nearly the same age as Aibek, the guardian was already bigger than both his nestmate and Arven. Less graceful, too, as he usually entered a room with a great deal of noise. "Lord Arven," Isaac said as he entered, tucking his wings in close. "I have cleaned the cellar as you have asked." He flicked his gaze between Arven and Aibek, almost too quick to catch. With the mask on, Isaac could not see Arven's face, but the fae's crest was alert as always. Flying off of Aibek's back, Arven flicked his tail to dismiss the tundra and perched neatly on the back seat of a chair, facing Isaac. Only when Aibek had left the room—with a last backwards glance at the two—did Arven speak. His gaze was sharp, watchful. "And what did you find there, boy?" There was a glint in Isaac's eyes, a knowing look that Aibek would never carry. "Secrets," he said plainly. "Although not secret to me." "And do you know why?" The sarcastic quip slipped out of Isaac's mouth before he could stop it. "Because you trust me ever so much?" In reply, ice cut through the air and plastered onto Isaac's mouth. It was cold, even on his scales, and for a moment he struggled to breathe until Arven freed his nostrils. He inhaled deeply, but his mouth remained closed. "It is only for love of my Saint that I do not cut out your tongue, boy." The words, delivered in a flat monotone, still felt harsh and stinging. Isaac lowered his gaze as Arven flew closer, landing a foot away. His shadow stretched away from the window, casting over Isaac. "I show you the secrets beneath this palace because you are a guardian. Because I knew, as soon as you hatched, who your Charge was. Aibek will lead my empire when I have built it. His heart must remain untainted. And you-" Isaac watched as Arven's shadow drew closer, the edges warping with magic. "You and I will keep it that way. It is our duty for the Saints, but it is your duty to your soul." Even when the ice melted away from his mouth, Isaac did not speak. Even when Arven left the room and Aibek, with soft footsteps, padded in and sat next to Isaac. Together, they stared out the window. [center][font=Century][size=4][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967#post_40098398]«[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967/2#post_40141895]»[/url][/size] [size=2]([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967#post_40077210]back to index[/url])[/font][/center]

[font=Century Gothic][size=5][color=55422f]update[/font] [center][img]http://orig05.deviantart.net/5090/f/2015/147/f/b/fr__ice_by_baelfin-d8uyn6u.png[/img][/center] [font=Century][size=4]H[/size]atched a new egg last night gifted by [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=view&tab=userpage&id=203405]Chrisondra[/url]! This one hatched as a female mirror who I've since named Marley. She's a very green little thing, and I think I've already got some lore plans for her. \o/ As with all egg donations, we've got a new Saint! This one is Saint Ourakles, Patron of Divination and Knowing. Maybe that'll give you a hint as to what Marley is about. [emoji=coatl winking size=1] I plan to have a lore update posted today introducing her, so keep an eye out! [center][font=Century][size=4][color=transparent]« | »[/color][/size] [size=2]([url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2730967#post_40077210]back to index[/url])[/font][/center]