Quests & Challenges

[center][b][font=times new roman][size=7][color=maroon]Let's Go to War![/color][/size][/font][/b][/center] Previous challenge: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2877994]For the Throne[/url] [center][emoji=left wing size=1] [emoji=eliminate size=1] [emoji=right wing size=1][/center] [color=2b0c39] The small guardian landed on the frozen ground and raised his head high, staring around at the dragons emerging to confront him with a look of challenge in his malice filled, pink eyes. He might've been small compared to some other guardians but compared to the skydancer leading the patrol, he towered above them. "State your business. You're on our Kingdom's territory." The skydancer glowered at him from under her golden helmet. A snarl formed beneath his birdskull mask. He'd been kicked out of his home after losing a throne that was [i]rightfully his[/i]. Tantris didn't want to waste his time answering to some lowly soldier. "I've heard word of a powerful dragon living in this... You call this a kingdom?" The Cloudscrape Crag didn't look like it was home to a kingdom, let alone that any dragons could live up here for long. At least not this high up. The guardian huffed, his breath clouding around his muzzle. "...I want to speak with your leader. It's a matter of importance." The skydancer was unamused, her antennae twitching as if irritated. "I'll take you to see Celeste. She is our deity's champion." "Champion? I want to speak with your leader." He stood his ground, refusing to follow. Her feathers were raising now as well and a few other dragons in the patrol began shuffling around uneasily as they readied themselves to attack if ordered. "Our leader- our goddess- has no time for some rogue dragon like yourself. You're lucky I'm even considering letting you speak to anyone instead of sending you on your way." "I am [i]not[/i] a rogue." Tantris spat the word and sank his claws into the frozen dirt and rock beneath the snow. "I am the rightful king to my father's throne and I demand you treat me with respect." "A prince?" She obviously wasn't impressed. "You don't look like one." "I was tossed out. My father thought some peasant he took under his wing would make a better queen..." The memory still made his blood boil even if it had been years ago. "I want revenge and well... I heard some [i]interesting[/i] information that lead me here. To your little 'kingdom'." "Should I be impressed?" The skydancer flicked her tail impatiently. "You're no king if you were beaten by some peasant. Leave. [i]Now[/i]." A growl rose in his throat. He'd fight the whole patrol if he had to but he wasn't about to leave. "I stayed with the Empire of Death. I know what happened between your deity and the war you failed to win for her. I could offer information t-" Cold wind swept overhead along with a dragon's shadow as it flew above. Tantris looked up to see an angelic looking pearlcatcher descending gracefully onto a nearby ledge. The sunlight made her crystal-like scales glitter and her cold gaze focused on him. The other dragons in the patrol had already bowed down, averting their eyes from their deity. "Pyrite." The single word made the skydancer stand to attention. The pearlcatcher waved dismissively. "Take the patrol back. I'll speak with our... 'guest' personally." "Yes, Sanctus." She bowed and made her leave quickly, though not before shooting Tantris one last look of distain. The 'deity' turned her attention back to him. "You have information on the Veiled Sanctuary in the Empire of Death?" "Some." He nodded. "That could be very useful to me... But what is it you'd like in return, False King?" "Aid in taking back my kingdom. I am the rightful heir and it's time I show that." Her stare was unwavering as she silently judged him. "I'm afraid 'some' information is not enough." "I can get you more." "No." Her seraph wings flared, as if she were about to depart. "You [i]will[/i] get me more. Head for Light and make camp there. Spy on them and report back to Celeste. She'll relay the information to me." "There's an emperor in Light." He scowled. Was this dragon trying to get him killed? "I'm sure you'll hear it coming before it can kill you. Or did your arrogance deafen and blind you?" She rose to her feet, her wings still spread. "Light is safest. Their dragons patrol their Shadow and Plague borders and unless you can breathe underwater I suggest taking my advice." "Fine." He grudgingly agreed. Sanctus was the easiest ally he could find at the moment- given he had leverage to help her in order to help himself. "Then we have a deal." She took off back into the air, her antique scales blending into the white world around them almost immediately. Tantris grumbled and began flying away from the frozen flight, glad to be out of there but wishing his revenge would be coming swifter. He'd get her information... but in the process he'd also take the opportunity to build himself an army for the war to come. [/color]

[center][b][size=7][font=times new roman][color=maroon]Rules[/color][/font][/size][/b][/center] [center][emoji=left wing size=1] [emoji=eliminate size=1] [emoji=right wing size=1][/center] You need your first disposable fodder child, naturally. But this is not just any disposal fodder child. They are the founder of your new squad of completely horrible[s] criminals[/s] revenge army. Buy yourself the cheapest adult dragon off the auction house. Appearance doesn’t matter when your only goal in life is to build the army. Level that dragon to 8. They must be stronger than their recruits. Strength is valuable. Important.. Vital to not being backstabbed. Put a big obnoxious crown and/or robe on them for good measure. They Must know their worth. They Must know that they’re better than all the others (except Tantris, the NPC leader). If any dragon ever passes them in level, that dragon takes over as the new leader. Exalt the old leader. They must be banished in shame. Recruit your first soldiers. Grab 4 more of the cheapest adults off the auction house. Level each of them to 6. [center][emoji=left wing size=1] [emoji=eliminate size=1] [emoji=right wing size=1][/center] *If you really love coli you can go through multiple days in one. [b]Phase 1 > > >[/b] Buy yourself the two cheapest adult dragons off the auction house. These are your potential recruits. Drag them through your two-fodder venue of choice together until they hit level 6. Roll a 6-sided die for each. If you get a 6, congrats! That dragon has passed your test and has been hired into your band of criminals. If a dragon fails, exalt it. It is not worthy of being among you. Continue your recruitment efforts until you get a successful recruit (or two at once if you’re lucky)! You may now move on to the drama phase. [b]Phase 2 > > >[/b] There is much drama to be had in an army like the one you are running. Each day is full of terrible terrible happenings. [u]Roll a 12-sided die. Your next challenge is as follows:[/u] - There’s a scandal (or romance) afoot. Pick two of your ready to breed dragons at random if you have any. Put them on a nest. The babies will join your crime organization when they hatch. Level them to 5 when they come of age. If the parents would be exalted while they’re on the nest, wait until their nest hatches and Then exalt them. If nobody is ready to breed, grab a random hatchie off the AH. A secret forbidden child or sibling has been uncovered. -There’s Romance in the air. Pick two dragons at random. They are now in a relationship. If one gets exalted, so does the other. Their fates are bound together. -Hunting trip. Take any two of your dragons into a coli venue that is too low for them to gain experience. (Your choice). Go until you get a familiar drop. -Freeloader. Some random dragon has decided to hang at your place. Grab the cheapest adult off the AH. Leave them at level 1. For bonus points, try sniping an underpriced adult. -Crimes time! Pick two dragons at random. They have to go on a quest now. Raise both of them a level. Roll a 6-sided die for each. If it’s a 1, exalt them as they were lost in the mission. -Crimes time! Pick two dragons at random. They have to go on a quest now. Raise both of them a level. Roll a 6-sided die for each. If it’s a 1, exalt them as they were lost in the mission. -Crimes time! Pick two dragons at random. They have to go on a quest now. Raise both of them a level. Roll a 6-sided die for each. If it’s a 1, exalt them as they were lost in the mission. -Kids can do crimes too. Grab the cheapest hatchling off the AH. Level it to 5 when it comes of age. -Backstabbing. Choose a dragon at random who is not the leader. Exalt them. Bye.' -Test the Newbies. Roll a d10 for each of your lowest-level dragons. If it’s higher than their level, exalt them. They were not good enough. Raise the remaining low-level dragons by one level. -Major Heist!! This is it! Your time to shine. Roll a d12 for Every dragon. If you get higher than their level, exalt. Raise all survivors by one level. [indent]-Alternate Safer Heist Option: Flip a coin. Heads? the mission was a success! Instead of getting exalted on the failed role above, they simply don't gain a level. Tails? Exalt as above.[/indent] -A coup! Exalt your soldier's commander. They have been dramatically betrayed by the others a la the ides of march. Determine a new leader from the remaining dragons. The highest level dragon will be it. If there is a tie, the oldest tied dragon shall be the leader. Level the tied dragon one level to make it better than its peers. After you finish your dramatic challenge, go back to the recruit stage (either the next day or immediately) and go again. Keep whatever pace you want. Catalogue your crew’s terrible life in a journal if you are feeling creative. [center][emoji=left wing size=1] [emoji=eliminate size=1] [emoji=right wing size=1][/center] Keep an eye on your drops while you’re in the coli. If you get any of the following while training, grant the following effects to your members who were in the coli with them at the time. Eliminate: Oh, bad luck. Exalt both of them. Gene: Good luck! They’ve blessed you with excellent loot. Put an apparel item of choice on each to mark as given a second chance. If you would exalt them, instead remove the apparel. They have managed to scrape by. Egg: Oh nice, think of how many hatchlings you can buy if you sell One egg. Pick up the three cheapest hatchies on the AH. Level them to 5 when they come of age. Rally: The current party is motivated! If they would have to roll as to whether or not they'll get exalted at the end of this coli event, they automatically succeed and return safely to your lair. Ambush: Randomly choose one of the dragons in the current coli party. They flee and get the heck out. Immediately refresh, remove them, and replace them with a random other dragon. If you ever run out of dragons completely, you lose. Start over. Consider keeping a high-score chart to see which crime organization lasts the longest. [center][emoji=left wing size=1] [emoji=eliminate size=1] [emoji=right wing size=1][/center] If you ever run into a very exciting dom raffle or battle, feel free to exalt/send as many as you want. Run out of space and need to cull the group? Yeet them. There is no mercy here in the fodderlocke. None at all. If for some ungodly reason a dragon ever gets to level 25, crown them the lord of all fodder. Give them stats & stones and pull them out to make them your new 2-fod trainer. Or exalt them for being too strong. Your choice.

[center][b][size=7][font=times new roman][color=maroon]Cast[/color][/font][/size][/b][/center] [center][emoji=left wing size=1] [emoji=eliminate size=1] [emoji=right wing size=1][/center] [b]NPCs:[/b] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/36408818][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/364089/36408818_350.png[/img][/url] Tantris- leader of the mission and in charge of deciding if recruits are worthy enough to serve his goals. *** [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/60945489][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/609455/60945489_350.png[/img][/url] Sanctus- a dragon being hailed as a deity. She's made a deal to help Tantris should he succeed. [b]Recruits:[/b] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/68632280][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/686323/68632280_350.png[/img][/url] Rabbit- Commander *** [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/68653439][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/686535/68653439_350.png[/img][/url] Heise [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/69034448][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/690345/69034448_350.png[/img][/url] Electric Knight (Elle) [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/60535254][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/605353/60535254_350.png[/img][/url] Khine [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/69086221][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/690863/69086221_350.png[/img][/url] Druid [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/68969108][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/689692/68969108_350.png[/img][/url] Talor

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[center][b][size=7][font=times new roman][color=maroon]Ping List[/color][/font][/size][/b][/center] [center][emoji=left wing size=1] [emoji=eliminate size=1] [emoji=right wing size=1][/center] @/LordMaroo

[center]Reserved just in case[/center] [center][emoji=left wing size=1] [emoji=eliminate size=1] [emoji=right wing size=1][/center]

@Deathspecter this looks super cool I would love to be added to your pinglist. I just started my own fodderlocke as well!

@LordMaroo Sure, and good luck with your own :)
(lol this is honestly my first attempt at a fodderlocke so we'll see how it goes)

[center][b][size=7][font=times new roman][color=maroon]Day 0[/color][/font][/size][/b][/center] [size=1]@LordMaroo[/size] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/67999573][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/679996/67999573_350.png[/img][/url] Axoset is our current commander of the soldiers under Tantris. Therefore she gets to look all fancy. The other four recruits: Natsuo, Wren, Deim, and Khrynia [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/68182384][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/681824/68182384.png[/img][/url] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/68342710][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/683428/68342710.png[/img][/url] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/67484347][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/674844/67484347.png[/img][/url] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/67867169][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/678672/67867169.png[/img][/url] ------------------------------------------ Tantris stared at the five dragons before him and had to hold back a scoff of distain. [i]These[/i] dragons were the ones who came to sign up for his army? Well... the guardian at least seemed somewhat capable. He'd given her the role of commander, placing the responsibility of training onto her while he oversaw their progress. Looks weren't everything and he'd be keeping a close eye for any sign of weakness among the ranks. These soldiers were nothing but fodder for him to achieve a means to an end. While he supposed letting them die wasn't the best idea... He was too stubborn to even consider letting the unworthy recruits die. [i]"It'll slow the growth of my army but... after the last time I fought with that peasant-queen it's become obvious quantity isn't everything."[/i] The vengeful guardian wasn't a fool, though it would be a test to see how long his patience could stretch before running out. For now, he called the start of his army to attention with a short roar. They gathered around, his commander taking her lead as she should. His eye twitched as she looked down at him, although deep down he was aware it wasn't meant as an insult. [i]"Perhaps I should've put someone else in charge..."[/i] He didn't ponder the thought long. "Axoset, take the others and begin setting up camp. I want it livable by the time I come back." "From where?" Her head tilted with interest. "That's not your concern." A growl edged his tone. "Get the camp set up, maybe train the recruits a little. I'll be back later." She barely had time to agree before he was turning away and spreading his dark red wings. Taking flight, Tantris headed off towards Shadow to gain some information. [i]Hopefully[/i] those five would be able to get done with such a simple task by the time he was finished. *** Might come back and do Day 1 later today since we didn't get much here aside from a brief intro!

[center][b][size=7][font=times new roman][color=maroon]Day 1[/color][/font][/size][/b][/center] [size=1]@LordMaroo[/size] Well it took a good amount of fodder before we rolled a 6 but we have our new recruit: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/68222550][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/682226/68222550_350.png[/img][/url] For our phase 2, we rolled 5. Wren and Axoset went out on a mission (gained +1 lvl each) However we then rolled a 1 so they both got exalted. Everyone is currently at lvl 6 but Deim is the oldest so he'll become the new commander. *** The camp was still a work in progress but it was at last livable. Tantris didn't let up on the pressure to better it and train harder. However, Axoset was becoming a larger problem. The guardian was a great fighter, however he wasn't fond of how much control she wanted to have. A toothy grin came over his face, though it clearly wasn't friendly. [i]"If she wants to take more control over my mission then fine... She'll get what she wants."[/i] He'd sent her and Wren into Shadow. They were caught up on the details of needing information on the Veiled Sanctuary and sent on their way. After that... he simply waited and watched over his recruits as they worked to better the camp. They weren't much of an army yet- more like a ragtag group- but he'd make sure they'd shape up. *** Axoset looked around the dark pines while the pink gaoler sniffed out the border that would mark the Empire of Death's territory. She didn't like the confining space, especially with her size, but this was the easiest way to travel without being spotted... and Wren couldn't exactly fly alongside her. The gaoler jerked upright and stared ahead as they reached the Wisp Willow Grove. "Clan territory up ahead." "I'm sure there's several clans in the area. Is it the one we're looking for?" She looked through the trees, staring at the glowing shrooms in the distance. "...I believe so." Wren looked over at her commander. "Don't have much to go off of. But as a gaoler [i]I[/i] think I know how to track down anything. My ancestors hunted the Shade after all." "Hmmm." Axoset didn't really care for the boasting. "We'll follow the sent towards the Forum. That's where the Veiled Sanctuary resides... Just keep an eye out for their sub clan living in this area." The pair continued on silently. Occasionally speaking up about potential threats in the area. It was a long trek to the Forum and they likely trespassed on several clan territories doing so. Finally however, they reached a point where they had no choice but to directly enter the Empire's territory in order to reach the Forum. "I feel like we're being watched." Axoset huffed, staring up into the trees around them. "I've felt like that since we entered this forest." Wren fluffed up her fur. The guardian's paranoia didn't let up and she continued deeper into the enemy territory. If Tantris could get away with trespassing then why couldn't they? Little did she know she'd practically been sent to fail. Patrols, alert for enemies after the day before, swooped down on the pair. The two never returned to camp. *** Tantris rose to his feet as the sun finally set. Most of the recruits had gone to their dens but he'd stayed up, waiting to see if Axoset would succeed despite the odds. Time was up and he was done waiting. If they weren't back by now then they weren't coming back. No concern to him. They obviously weren't cut out to take part in a war. Certainly not [i]win[/i] one. He called a meeting, watching as the remaining recruits made their way out of the dens. His gaze found Deim. The skydancer was a rather nervous dragon but seemed to have some wits about him. "Deim, congratulations. You're the new commander of my army." He stared down at the now startled-awake dragon. "Ex... excuse me?" Deim stared up at him, the moonlight gleaming darkly off the guardian's powerful stance. "Wasn't Axoset commander?" "Well the dead can't train my soldiers... See to it that you don't share her fate." He turned away, finally going to his den for the night now that it was taken care of. [i]"This was so much easier when I had trained warriors at the ready..."[/i]