Quests & Challenges

This is an [b]all-purpose lore thread[/b]! Originally hosted a biolocke, later a fodderlocke, currently a kingdomlocke, all with sporadic unprompted notes in between. No need to read everything, and replies welcome~ ----- [size=5]about the kingdomlocke[/size] [b]Everything (rules, rolls, and dragon info) is being recorded on [url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DdIt48uKzc1DF1I-kABVZYpd5_8iXghPKn8g-cHJ8n8/edit?usp=sharing]a tracker spreadsheet[/url]![/b] For this reason I don’t bother updating dragon profiles, nor do I have a ranking masterpost. (If this changes in the future, well, you’ll see it.) [b]Lore-wise[/b], this is a direct continuation of [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/12#post_50626236]the fodderlocke[/url] (hence starting with round 18). After dethroning the previous/first leader of an ambiguously-criminal crew, the steadfast and fairness-minded Justiciar hopes to lead a new clan into a more peaceful tomorrow. [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/76352928][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/dressing-room/dragon?did=76352928&skin=0&apparel=2988&xt=dressing.png[/img][/url][nextcol][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76332980][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/763330/76332980p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76331960][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/763320/76331960p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76638816][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/766389/76638816p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76998306][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/769984/76998306p.png[/img][/url][/columns] Joining him are, at the time of writing (round 21), two followers from the fodderlocke era, the unknowing [insert non-gendered term for nice/nephew] of the fodderlocke’s fallen leader, and a bright-eyed new recruit. They’re currently trying to find a place to call home, never mind establishing a kingdom—lore does [i]not[/i] use kingdomlocke terms (the “kingdom” itself, jobs, other challenges) unless I deem it relevant. [b]Mechanics-wise[/b], I’ve significantly altered the rules to fit my fodder-based playstyle, mostly because I do not want to use battlestones on or grind for hours with dragons I don’t plan on keeping long-term. And for lore spice, I’ve thrown in a bit of [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3118485]wanderlocke[/url], to keep the travel interesting (and grounded). All of this is being “felt out” as I go along and is extremely subject to change. I also use RNG judiciously to help flesh out lore and other events. This is occasionally marked via underline, like “Dragon chose [u]not[/u] to help” (implied choice: helped, helpn’t). It’s just for lore spice. [b]All in all[/b] this continues to be me treating the forums like a blog and rambling indefinitely about pixel lizards. Detours into non-’locke lore will probably happen. Prose is a bonus, not a default. I don’t know why I’m making an introductory post at all, honestly. But if this sounds like your cup of [s]Wyrmwound soup[/s] tea, kick back and enjoy the ride B)

[size=5][b]scrawlings thus far[/b][/size] [size=4][b]biolocke[/b] November 3—December 1, 2021[/size] [list][*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/11#post_49825363]Moved[/url] to another post![/list] [size=4][b]interim[/b] December 21, 2021—March 12, 2022[/size] [list][*]2021/12/21: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/11#post_49827699][b]Fissure and the Travelers[/b][/url] [*]2021/12/21: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/11#post_49828225][b]A Farewell to Koirin[/b][/url] [*]2022/03/06: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/11#post_50547123][b]several updates in a trenchcoat[/b][/url] [*]2022/03/06: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/11#post_50547349][b]new bios: hibden edition[/b] (Miami, Caspian, Mallow)[/url] + [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/11#post_50548184]new bio (Astraeus) & lair overview[/url] [*]2022/03/12: [url= https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/12#post_50622937][b]Bowing Out[/b][/url][/list] [size=4][b]fodderlocke[/b] March 13—18[/size] [b]3/13[/b] [list][*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/12#post_50626236]intro & spreadsheet link[/url] [*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/12#post_50627133]initial crew[/url] [*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/12#post_50627302]rounds 1–2[/url] [*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/12#post_50629078]rounds 3–10[/url] [*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/12#post_50630658]intermission 1[/url][/list] [b]3/14[/b] [list][*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/12#post_50637410]rounds 11–12[/url] [*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/12#post_50637599]round 13: surprise![/url][/list] [b]3/18[/b] [list][*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/12#post_50679201]intermission 2[/url] [*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/12#post_50679336]rounds 14–16[/url] [*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/13#post_50679678]a transition of power[/url] [*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/13#post_50679872]round 17: civil war[/url] [*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/13#post_50680429]transition of power, for real this time[/url][/list] [size=4][b]interim 2/kingdomlocke[/b] March 27—[present][/size] [list][*]3/27: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/13#post_50780795][b]miscellaneous lore rambling[/b][/url] [*]4/04: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/13#post_50859910][b]fodderlocke recap TL;DR[/b][/url] [*]04/22: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/13#post_51030279][b]kingdomlocke lore notes[/b] (setup + round 18)[/url] [*]04/23: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/13#post_51039086][b]rounds 19—21[/b][/url] + [b]lore status[/b]: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/13#post_51042969]Where are they now? (Mallow, Fern, Amaranta)[/url] & [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/13#post_51043999]lair status[/url][/list]

[size=5]recap/TL;DR[/size] [size=4][b]fodderlocke[/b][/size] [list][*]First leader Xylophone is forced to stop mooching off his sister and her mate, and thus turns to crime. [*]Early recruits Stickynote and Marimba stick with Xylo through thick and thin, even through multiple accounts of theft and attempted backstabbings. (Among the failed traitors is Xenon, but he’s allowed to stay via [s]an obscene amount of extra lives[/s] Xylo’s good will or something.) [*]Space is limited; some would-be recruits are rejected even when they win challenges fair and square. Two of these rejects, Justiciar (who Marimba personally escorts away) and Bobok, get together and Scheme™. [*]Justiciar and Bobok plan a surprise attack on the clan by enlisting a wayward aberration and planting seeds of doubt amongst the members. Although no one turns on their crewmates, the attack devastates the group. [*]Stickynote invites Xylophone out for old times’ sake—and kills him. [*]This sparks a civil war among the remaining dragons, with Xenon casting a decisive vote against Marimba and other Xylo-loyalists. Bobok is killed in the fray, as is Marimba (by Justiciar, no less). [*]Only Justiciar, Stickynote, and Xenon remain.[/list] [size=4][b]interim[/b][/size] [list][*]The trio ends up staying with Xylo’s estranged relatives, sister Odessa and her mate Cen, and helps raise the couple’s new hatchlings. Odessa is [u]not[/u] aware the trio had a hand in her brother’s demise, but she’s not too concerned about him either. [*]When Justiciar and crew finally depart, two of the now-grown hatchlings join them: Lithophone and Metallophone. (The third, Glockenspiel, stays behind.) [*]An odd imperial, “Paperclip,” offers to join. Justiciar declines.[/list] [size=4][b]kingdomlocke thus far[/b][/size] [list][*]Justiciar tries to teach the veil siblings how to swim. Metallophone fools around and drowns. On the way back, a new recruit, Quint, joins the party. [*]Litho holds a very deep grudge. Justiciar and Stickynote, hoping to redirect that energy, task xer with scouting out a new home for the budding clan. Xe chooses the Source, way over in the Shifting Expanse. [*]While passing through the Tangled Wood, the crew runs into another thorned veilspun. This one speaks with spirits, and while they can’t reach Metallo, just knowing that’s a possibility is enough to soothe Litho for now. Xe no longer feels like Quint is a shoddy replacement for xer brother. [s]Mostly, probably.[/s][/list] [size=5]current party[/size] (Will not be updated. See [url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DdIt48uKzc1DF1I-kABVZYpd5_8iXghPKn8g-cHJ8n8/edit?usp=sharing]the spreadsheet[/url] for an up-to-date roster!) Core attributes are randomly generated using [url=https://www.roleplayingtips.com/tools/1000-npc-traits/]a list of 1,000 traits[/url] and [url=https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/character-goal-generator.php]a goal generator[/url], both sniped from [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3101260]a cool fodderlocke[/url]. [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76352928][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/763530/76352928.png[/img][/url][nextcol][color=#fff]-[/color][nextcol][b]Justiciar[/b] lvl14 Leader Steadfast; wants to live in peace.[/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76332980][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/763330/76332980.png[/img][/url][nextcol][color=#fff]-[/color][nextcol][b]Stickynote[/b] lvl12 Teacher Leader(ly). Wanted to run for the borders.[/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76331960][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/763320/76331960.png[/img][/url][nextcol][color=#fff]-[/color][nextcol][b]Xenon[/b] lvl10 Matchmaker Sorry. Wants to find a purpose in life.[/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76638816][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/766389/76638816.png[/img][/url][nextcol][color=#fff]-[/color][nextcol][b]Lithophone[/b] lvl11 Scout Perverse. Wants to solve a mystery.[/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76998306][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/769984/76998306.png[/img][/url][nextcol][color=#fff]-[/color][nextcol][b]Quint[/b] lvl10 Counselor Boundless. Wants to have what they can’t have.[/columns] [size=4][b]other potentially-relevant dragons[/b][/size] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=73433376][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/734334/73433376.png[/img][/url][nextcol][color=#fff]-[/color][nextcol][b]Odessa[/b] Ornery. Wants to be somebody else.[/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=72081941][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/720820/72081941.png[/img][/url][nextcol][color=#fff]-[/color][nextcol][b]Cen[/b] Self-centered. Wants to travel in space.[/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76638817][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/766389/76638817.png[/img][/url][nextcol][color=#fff]-[/color][nextcol][b]Glockenspiel[/b] Straitlaced. Wants to overcome stress.[/columns] [columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=57883032][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/578831/57883032.png[/img][/url][nextcol][color=#fff]-[/color][nextcol][b]Paperclip[/b] Sure is here all right. (Ignore the bio notes.)[/columns]

[columns][item=cactus marzal][nextcol][color=#fff]---[/color][nextcol][size=5]round 22: new recruit![/size] [size=4]RNG-determined breed: Guardian[/size][/columns] The crew pushes through the thorns unscathed. Hooray! The RNGods smile upon my attempts at pacing and offer a new face: the vulgar but entertaining Leonine. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76780593][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/767806/76780593.png[/img][/url] “Psst,” says the Shadow native, “hey, fellas. You look like you got somewhere to go!” Is it a compliment? Does it matter? He’s so foul-mouthed his dialogue cannot be adequately transcribed on the Flight Rising forums. (Lithophone is smitten. Justiciar is doing a terrible job at this whole “peace” thing.) Amidst the banter, Leonine learns of the crew’s goal and brings them to a very special place: the Sunportal. [map poi=145 view=land width=480 height=240][/map] It’s a relic, he says! Step right up, hop on in—a one-way trip straight to the Sunbeam Ruins. Despite Justiciar’s wariness, Lithophone jumps in before anyone can say “safety hazard,” leaving the rest little choice but to follow. Shockingly, [u]it works[/u]! And leaves them all with massive headaches. Oops, guess Leonine didn’t get to warn ya about the magic prep, heheh. Well, have a swig of this, you’ll be fine. As for Leonine? Nah, he [u]ain’t staying[/u]. No sooner has he said one sip will [i]guarantee[/i] to make things fun for everyone… he’s out. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76780593][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/767806/76780593p.png[/img][/url] [size=2]Since the Portal roll actually worked and the travel was uneventful overall, thought I’d add the spice of whether the new recruit even stays. He doesn’t. That’s amazing. He shows up, causes a little chaos, and leaves. Love that for him. Oh, the “chaos” part?[/size] [columns][item=kamaitachi blades][nextcol][color=#fff]---[/color][nextcol][size=5]round 23: Relationship[/size] [size=4]Two random dragons are now in a relationship. If one gets exalted, so does the other.[/size][/columns] Going from the murk of Plague and Shadow to the bright, so bright, so [i]deathly[/i] burning bright plains of the Sunbeam Ruins is a bit of a shock. Or at least that’s what the crew tell themselves as they feel increasingly lightheaded. Oh, hey, shiny elemental energy thingy!! And with that the crew heads up to the Daylight Sanctum, which is definitely the right direction. It is so bright and so wonderful even Xenon is in good spirits, and he celebrates their arrival by confessing to a deep and long-lived admiration for Stickynote. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76331960][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/763320/76331960.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76332980][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/763330/76332980.png[/img][/url] [size=2][i]I had no goddamn clue how else to justify this roll okay.[/i] If it was, idk, [i]Justiciar[/i] and Stickynote or Litho x Quint, okay! fine! workable! And then the RNG gave me Xenon and I lost it. Number-sponsored comedy episode, I love it.[/size] [map poi=157 view=land width=480 height=240][/map] There will be absolutely zero regrets in the morning when this wears off!

It Late but for l8r: [list][*]probable silent agreement between Xenon and Stickynote to Never Speak Of That Again. (they’re wearing rings now tho) [*]r24: attempt to return to the Sunportal, intercepted by Luminax; end up at the Mirrorlight Promenade [*]r25: Justiciar takes Xenon out for a good train & chat. EGG GET—maybe as young stray? circumstances in bio. bad weather, only shifted to Sundial Terrace, but otherwise YAY BABY [*]compensation for hatchling “immunity”: if a roll would kill her, RNG another dragon, then do their respective death roll. possible boosted difficulty in challenges?[/list]

[size=4][b]so was that like Legit or[/b][/size] As Leonine’s, erm, [i]concoction[/i] wears off, Xenon approaches Stickynote about… y’know, [gestures vaguely] [i]all that[/i]. Stickynote promptly dismisses it; everyone was out of sorts, no big deal. Xenon is quiet for a moment. Then nods, and with that the topic is dropped. [columns][item=discipline][nextcol][color=#fff]---[/color][nextcol][size=5]round 24: some type’a fight[/size] [size=4]The party is attacked![/size][/columns] After asking around a bit, the crew determines that they went the entirely wrong way. And unlike the relatively flat lands of the Scarred Wasteland and Tangled Wood, the Sunbeam Ruins present many a cliff and crag; it’ll take days to get back to the Moonportal, never mind reaching the Shifting Expanse. But [u]Lithophone[/u] doesn’t mind. This place really is cool, and wholly unlike anything any of them have seen before. They can take some time to sightsee, yes? [map poi=155 view=land width=480 height=240][/map] [i]Oh dear oh geez oh heck that’s too much sightseeing.[/i] ([u]Xenon[/u] [i]knew[/i] they should’ve taken the southeast route!!) Startled by the wandering Emperor, the crew flees until they crash ever further northward, this time at the Mirrorlight Promenade. Welp, nothing brings a team together quite like a regrettable burst of loopiness and the threat of mortal peril, right?? [size=2]Thought the RNG was gonna punish me after last rounds’ comedy show, but the battle rolls were forgiving after all! Less so the wanderlocke, though. Those clubs, man.[/size] ----- [columns][item=fungus cutter][nextcol][color=#fff]---[/color][nextcol][size=5]round 25: lvlup +2[/size] [size=4]RNG-chosen: Justiciar & Xenon[/size][/columns] Xenon’s recent restlessness has not gone unnoticed. Justiciar, keenly aware the pearlcatcher’s loyalties could flip on a dime, invites him for a stroll around the Promenade. [center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76352928][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/763530/76352928.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76331960][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/763320/76331960.png[/img][/url][/center] [map poi=13 view=land width=480 height=240][/map] It’s not the most peaceful pit stop, what with other clans’ youth running amok, but a pleasant time nonetheless. It reminds them, for better and for worse, of the days of raising Lithophone and siblings, complete with the nonstop feeling of being watched. Glockenspiel seemed to do that the most; wonder what he’s up to these days? (They quietly breeze over Metallophone, the drowned one. Xenon senses Justiciar may be touchy about it.) And then, out of seemingly nowhere: “You’re founding a clan?” [center][item=unhatched light egg][/center] The egg is dropped into their claws before they even say “[url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/drs/3129761]lucky[/url].” Who [i]was[/i] that—a harried parent? a hatchling using it as a toy?? It’s common knowledge both that wandering dragons are drawn to foundling clans, and that orphaned hatchlings abound throughout Sornieth, but [i]this[/i], this is— Their search for answers is fruitless, and it’s hard to travel far carrying a warm egg. By the time Justiciar and Xenon return to the group, the hatchling within is already squirming. They retreat to the much quieter Sundial Terrace and hold their breath. [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/77584677][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=0&body=113&bodygene=0&breed=6&element=8&eyetype=2&gender=1&tert=134&tertgene=0&winggene=0&wings=113&auth=480f4dcb9e20e20bf8f6dfb66cffa93ee939fd5d&dummyext=prev.png[/img][/url] Welcome to the team, [b]Evergreen[/b].[/center] [size=2]Man, wish I’d got a screenshot, but [i]yeah guess who got a ridiculously lucky egg drop[/i]. The goal and personality rolls… make little sense, as of now, but they could be fun as lore develops. She’s also likely to stay a hatchling in-lore for quite some time, for [i]some[/i] realism’s sake, but I’ll only do 5 “survival” rolls. Speaking of rolls: the circumstances of her finding were determined via RNG, although I overwrote the second because egg-hatching was more fun and matched gameplay better:[/size] [quote][b]circumstance rolls[/b] found: [s]abandoned/lost OR[/s] given willingly as a(n): [s]egg OR[/s] hatchling in: [s]a sheltered place OR[/s] in the open first seen by: [s]Justiciar OR Xenon OR[/s] both[/quote] [size=2]And last but not least, seeing as she’s [i]super dang pretty[/i] I will absolutely be keeping her regardless of ’locke death. And I think it’s more interesting if she sticks around for a while instead of anticlimactically (and depressingly! moreso than I want for this little story!!) dying young, so here’s the deal: If Evergreen’s hatchling rolls call for death, I will instead 1) RNG a different dragon and 2) roll for [i]their[/i] survival as if they’d fainted in coli. Challenge rolls involving potential death may also be harder if I think it’d be dramatic for someone to die there. BUT YEAH. [I]BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY[/i] [emoji=tundra happy][emoji=heart][/size]

[columns][item=discipline][nextcol][color=#fff]---[/color][nextcol][size=5]round 26: levelup +2[/size] [size=4]Quint & Xenon[/size][/columns] The crew stays put today. Although dragons are fairly self-sufficient even freshly-hatched, and Lithophone’s itching for fresh adventure, [u]Justiciar[/u] wants Evergreen to have a more quiet childhood. And fortunately, she [u]listens[/u], and he tells her stories of faraway lands and brighter futures. Meanwhile, Xenon’s a bit less keen on the hatchling-raising rigamarole, so Quint signs up for this round’s life-changing field trip. Maybe they can scope out the area, see if it’d be plausible to stick around… [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76998306][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/769984/76998306.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76331960][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/763320/76331960.png[/img][/url] Despite the recent emperor scare, the land looks [u]promising[/u]. Lithophone might have a few complaints, but then again, what else is new. And sure, they get in a couple scuffles with territorial clans, because despite appearances the population here is [i]over five times’[/i] that of the Promenade (36,802 to 6,291!), but… maybe, just maybe… By the time they return, Xenon’s exhausted. Litho snarks that it’s like [i]he[/i] was out hatchling-sitting all day. Quint, however, seems [u]oblivious[/u], and happily reports their findings. [size=2]Again, drama potential, but not quite: Xenon fainted twice, but had extra lives. (He’s at 1 now.) I genuinely don’t know if the clan will stay here! But not doing a wanderlocke roll today was intentional on my part, not randomized; just didn’t make sense to move with a fresh-hatched bab in tow, and while forcing it [i]could[/i] be fun… eh, I do the wander roll last. I’ll take some slowburn character development. As a side note, it feels like it’s more likely to level up existing dragons than get new ones. Which is great, especially for aforementioned ~character development~, but also means now I have 5 “temporary” dragons at double-digit levels, wth. The leveling rules specifically get overpowered as levels go up, what with the exponential curve—but by extension, due to longer grind times, riskier. Miiight tweak that later but for now I’ll see how it goes. They can’t all stockpile extra lives forever....[/size]

[i]Been a hot minute—[/i] [size=4][b]quickfire recap[/b][/size] [list][*]When the crew reaches the Tangled Wood, a vulgar entrepreneur of a guardian, Leonine, takes them to the Sunportal to clip through the rest of the territory. On the way, however, he slips all but Lithophone a funny concoction—leading to an impromptu ??confession from Xenon to Stickynote. [*]They immediately decide to act like that never happened. [*]After getting spooked by the wandering imperial, the crew settles by the Mirrorlight Promenade, where Justiciar and Xenon inadvertendly adopt the stray orphan (because there’s a dime a dozen of those in Sornieth) Evergreen. [*]Currently, the crew has stayed in the Sundial Terrace. Quint and Xenon have determined the place [i]might[/i] be habitable in the long term. But time will tell if the arrangement lasts…[/list] New daily rolls: [b]hatchling “survival”[/b] (1 = RNG an adult to do a death roll instead), and [b]location[/b]. 1 of [i]n[/i], where [i]n[/i] = how many rounds the crew’s been in their current territory, will force a move; yes, this gets less likely as the rounds progress. [columns][item=clockwork shield][nextcol][color=#fff]---[/color][nextcol][size=5]round 27: Quest[/size] [size=4]Raise two dragons ([u]Justiciar[/u] and [u]Xenon[/u]) a level, ignoring faints; then roll 1d6 for survival.[/size][/columns] (So much for Xenon not doing much…!) [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76352928][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/763530/76352928.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=76331960][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/763320/76331960.png[/img][/url] It occurs to the duo that, on account of a surprise adoption, they never finished their walk. Evergreen is left in [u]Stickynote[/u]’s care while they’re out. “Not much for hatchling-sitting, eh?” Justiciar says. Xenon shrugs it off. Archaeoraptor suddenly remembers there was an RNG assignment as to which hatchling imprinted on which caretaker, and Xenon was assigned Metallophone, so there’s probably [i]noooooothing[/i] lingering unspoken here at all. (The other two were Justiciar/Lithophone and Stickynote/Glockenspiel.) When they return, Evergreen’s listening to [u]Lithophone[/u] tell much more [i]interesting[/i] stories about portals and drownings and doom. (Stickynote stands by and watches both, silent as ever.) Justiciar is fairly certain none of this is appropriate for such a young hatchling, but since when has Lithophone cared? [size=2]*Litho actually got the babysitter roll this round, but there’s no way Justiciar or Xenon would trust the kid with xer. Wandering attention on Evergreen’s behalf it is, then! Besides that, uneventful round. Somewhat tempted to (re-)add some kind of recruit rolls, just to get some new faces through, but :veilspun_thinking:[/size]

[size=1]New post already because. um. Reasons. >_>"...[/size] [columns][item=brown bat][nextcol][color=#fff]---[/color][nextcol][size=5]round 29: levelup +4[/size] [size=4]Stickynote & Xenon[/size][/columns] This morning, the sun’s warmth is not a welcome but a warning. The crew’s settled in a small, cozy alcove—which makes the absence of one immediately palpable. Xenon is gone. Justiciar is first to notice, rising with a start, careful not to rouse Evergreen; she [u]stays asleep[/u], and Justiciar tucks her into Lithophone’s wing. Stickynote, sensing the disturbance, is up just as quickly, and before long he’s out on Xenon’s trail. He doesn’t return. [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/76331960][img]https://i.imgur.com/WCRMw5U.png[/img][/url] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/76332980][img]https://i.imgur.com/D5hm2Nj.png[/img][/url]

[quote name="Archaeoraptor" date="2022-05-01 15:06:14" ] Welp, the RNG is spoken, and it’s time for two old-timers from [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/14#post_51044495]my fodder/kingdomlocke[/url] to go :,) Since they’re both fairly high levels, figured I’d pass them along to someone else rather than exalt: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/76332980][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/763330/76332980_350.png[/img][/url] [b]Stickynote[/b], level 12. Stoic, leaderly, and pragmatic; along with Xenon, saw the crew through a major upheaval. Wanted to run for the borders; perhaps wanderlust has overcome him once more? [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/76331960][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/763320/76331960_350.png[/img][/url] [b]Xenon[/b], level 15. Quiet, sorry, and unsure; cast the deciding vote in the crew’s upheaval. Wants to find purpose in life, and apparently hasn’t found one here. They were both lost via deathbond (more lore details at [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/14#post_51119484]the aforementioned ’locke thread[/url]), but [b]no need to keep them together OR stick with the lore[/b]! It’d be very cool if you [i]did[/i] build on it, but far as I’m concerned, they’re M.I.A. forever. Just, y’know, didn’t want to throw all that leveling to the exalting void without a trace \o"/ Plans welcome but also not required! [/quote] [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/76331960][img]https://i.imgur.com/Tqms3dr.png[/img][/url][/center] [quote]Quiet, sorry, and unsure; cast the deciding vote in [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/14]a tumultuous crew[/url]’s upheaval, and took [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/76332980]Stickynote[/url] out with him. Wants to find purpose in life, and apparently didn’t found one there.[/quote] [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/76332980][img]https://i.imgur.com/o1YgDiV.png[/img][/url][/center] [quote]Stoic, leaderly, and pragmatic; along with [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/76331960]Xenon[/url], saw [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3072455/14]a tumultuous crew[/url] through a major upheaval. Wanted to run for the borders; perhaps wanderlust has overcome him once more.[/quote] ----- And with that, the only remaining members of the fodderlocke are [b]no more[/b]. Suffice it to say I did not finish those 4 levels; RNG rolled for double odds, Xenon fainted twice, and fell on the second. Death bond took Stickynote down by extension. Seeing as they got adopted I decided to leave the lore open-ended instead of outright killing them off, but it’s not hard to think of some potential reasons. For one thing, Stickynote had [i]zero[/i] indication he was ever traitorously-minded before, so Justiciar shouldn’t be too surprised this time; and on Xenon’s end, the recent outings could speak to encroaching restlessness. Maybe they decided they were better off together after all? By the by: before all this, rolled to [b]move[/b] today: eastward, to the [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/world-map?poi=15&view=land&viewpin=true]Beacon of the Radiant Eye[/url]. It’s like, foreshadowing or something. Meanwhile, Justiciar watched Evergreen. Lore rolls: Quint slept through the morning’s hustle. Lithophone didn’t. Justiciar’s got some explaining to do.