[center][i]Nest #16[/i]
My son seemed suitably grateful for being allowed to come home this week. I was hoping it might have been yesterday; he prizes being present for his children's hatching, and being denied that opportunity is always an efficient punishment for him. But it is reasonable for the clan champion to decide to return to deposit supplies in the clan's shared hoard in the middle of the week, so they're not overburdened as they fight, and I wasn't able to ask her for assistance directly in this matter, so it's just a missed opportunity.
Ashtara does tell me Adonis has gotten lost a few times, though - they're in dangerous territory, so I don't like the idea of my perfect son wandering off alone and potentially getting himself maimed or killed, but unless I accompany them (and I have no intention of doing [i]that[/i]) I have no good way of preventing it. It's a bit curious, though; he's always stuck with his trainer in the past.
Perhaps he's growing a bit of ambition at long last, or trying to prove himself somehow. Either of these would be good qualities; he certainly has a lot of recent shortcomings to make up for. But I'm sure we'll turn him into the perfect son once again. He just needs a bit of discipline and experience to set him right.
And for me? My three new children feel lacking, in some way, but they'll be suitable enough with their own training. I've learned some interesting things from testing Sucar as of late - ideally some of these lessons can be passed down. They've been named Greliz, Dremille, and Flareton, the last at her father's insistence. Perhaps it's a meaningful name for him. I can't say it sounds terribly impressive.
[url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/84393870][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/843939/84393870.png[/img][/url][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/84393871][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/843939/84393871.png[/img][/url][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/84393872][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/843939/84393872.png[/img][/url][/center]
Nest #16
My son seemed suitably grateful for being allowed to come home this week. I was hoping it might have been yesterday; he prizes being present for his children's hatching, and being denied that opportunity is always an efficient punishment for him. But it is reasonable for the clan champion to decide to return to deposit supplies in the clan's shared hoard in the middle of the week, so they're not overburdened as they fight, and I wasn't able to ask her for assistance directly in this matter, so it's just a missed opportunity.
Ashtara does tell me Adonis has gotten lost a few times, though - they're in dangerous territory, so I don't like the idea of my perfect son wandering off alone and potentially getting himself maimed or killed, but unless I accompany them (and I have no intention of doing
that) I have no good way of preventing it. It's a bit curious, though; he's always stuck with his trainer in the past.
Perhaps he's growing a bit of ambition at long last, or trying to prove himself somehow. Either of these would be good qualities; he certainly has a lot of recent shortcomings to make up for. But I'm sure we'll turn him into the perfect son once again. He just needs a bit of discipline and experience to set him right.
And for me? My three new children feel lacking, in some way, but they'll be suitable enough with their own training. I've learned some interesting things from testing Sucar as of late - ideally some of these lessons can be passed down. They've been named Greliz, Dremille, and Flareton, the last at her father's insistence. Perhaps it's a meaningful name for him. I can't say it sounds terribly impressive.
[center][i]Sucar Nest #3[/i]
Things have been more quiet with Adonis out during the festival, though it feels less like true calm and more like thin ice. Mother is very self-satisfied at the moment; I'm almost surprised I haven't heard her bragging about having put Adonis in his place, even with him having come back this morning.
... Well. That was true for most of the week, at least. Right now she's seething, because as we discovered earlier today, one of Adonis's last nest is [i]missing.[/i] The boy, the little fae, is not in the den - or at least not in the trainee's caves. We know Adonis didn't remove him, and Chandarei has been unusually public this week, so we know she (or they, apparently, I'm not entirely clear on the situation) hasn't had the chance to take him anywhere. But I can see Chandarei's satisfaction, so I'm sure she had something to do with it. I don't believe the whole spirit-caller thing has anything to do with it - more likely someone else in the clan helped out. But either way, Mother is not pleased, and is even more displeased knowing she can't pin all the blame on either of the parents.
Personally? I'm a bit happy and a bit bitter at the same time. Because that should be all of us, given the chance to run and leave this all behind. We all should have had a choice - and it's hard to [i]prevent[/i] someone from choosing exaltation later in life. But even if it isn't fair that not all of us have a choice... it also doesn't feel right to hate someone for being given one, anymore. If you punish someone for getting a choice, that's just going to deny anyone else the chance.
It just makes me sad to think about it now. I think I'll need to apologize to Adonis, one day, but I can't make myself do it yet. I might be avoiding him for a while, just until I figure out my own emotions for once. Particularly since I still have to give these three - Aldis, Rothen, and Emerus - to Mother's schemes. I'm really still no better than she is, in that regard.
[url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/84438422][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/844385/84438422.png[/img][/url][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/84438423][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/844385/84438423.png[/img][/url][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/84438424][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/844385/84438424.png[/img][/url][/center]
Sucar Nest #3
Things have been more quiet with Adonis out during the festival, though it feels less like true calm and more like thin ice. Mother is very self-satisfied at the moment; I'm almost surprised I haven't heard her bragging about having put Adonis in his place, even with him having come back this morning.
... Well. That was true for most of the week, at least. Right now she's seething, because as we discovered earlier today, one of Adonis's last nest is
missing. The boy, the little fae, is not in the den - or at least not in the trainee's caves. We know Adonis didn't remove him, and Chandarei has been unusually public this week, so we know she (or they, apparently, I'm not entirely clear on the situation) hasn't had the chance to take him anywhere. But I can see Chandarei's satisfaction, so I'm sure she had something to do with it. I don't believe the whole spirit-caller thing has anything to do with it - more likely someone else in the clan helped out. But either way, Mother is not pleased, and is even more displeased knowing she can't pin all the blame on either of the parents.
Personally? I'm a bit happy and a bit bitter at the same time. Because that should be all of us, given the chance to run and leave this all behind. We all should have had a choice - and it's hard to
prevent someone from choosing exaltation later in life. But even if it isn't fair that not all of us have a choice... it also doesn't feel right to hate someone for being given one, anymore. If you punish someone for getting a choice, that's just going to deny anyone else the chance.
It just makes me sad to think about it now. I think I'll need to apologize to Adonis, one day, but I can't make myself do it yet. I might be avoiding him for a while, just until I figure out my own emotions for once. Particularly since I still have to give these three - Aldis, Rothen, and Emerus - to Mother's schemes. I'm really still no better than she is, in that regard.
[center][i]Nest #17
Orphisa[/i]
[url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/78742064][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/787421/78742064.png[/img][/url][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/84305278][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/843053/84305278.png[/img][/url]
It's been delightfully peaceful as of late, though unfortunately I was separated from my journal for a few days. My current partner, Orphisa, is a wonder of a find - perfect in color and with eyes to match my more enigmatic son, and seemingly similar abilities as well. I believe he's doing his best to pull me away from my quest with his treatment of me - the kind of treatment most women would dream of, keeping himself humble and subservient while still doing his best to make me happy. He went so far as to invite me away from this clan's territory so he could show me some of the beautiful sights up and down the coast, and it really was a wonderful trip. I can't remember the last time I felt so happy just to be around someone.
Unfortunately for him, I cannot be so easily swayed from my service to the One True Light. As he is so clearly unsuited to a life of war, I'm considering setting him free to roam the world once our nest is done - but as I recently realized, I've just passed my halfway point. I'm halfway to the goal of a hundred dedicated servants, even should you exclude the two sons still living with our hosts. A lesser will might break in the face of sweet temptation, but mine is strong. These two precious eggs will serve our glorious goddess - and may they herald many more.
[img]https://flightrising.com/images/nests/8/2healthy_0dead.png[/img][/center]
Nest #17
Orphisa
It's been delightfully peaceful as of late, though unfortunately I was separated from my journal for a few days. My current partner, Orphisa, is a wonder of a find - perfect in color and with eyes to match my more enigmatic son, and seemingly similar abilities as well. I believe he's doing his best to pull me away from my quest with his treatment of me - the kind of treatment most women would dream of, keeping himself humble and subservient while still doing his best to make me happy. He went so far as to invite me away from this clan's territory so he could show me some of the beautiful sights up and down the coast, and it really was a wonderful trip. I can't remember the last time I felt so happy just to be around someone.
Unfortunately for him, I cannot be so easily swayed from my service to the One True Light. As he is so clearly unsuited to a life of war, I'm considering setting him free to roam the world once our nest is done - but as I recently realized, I've just passed my halfway point. I'm halfway to the goal of a hundred dedicated servants, even should you exclude the two sons still living with our hosts. A lesser will might break in the face of sweet temptation, but mine is strong. These two precious eggs will serve our glorious goddess - and may they herald many more.
[center][i]Nest #17[/i]
Orphisa is disappointed that I'm continuing my quest, to say the least, but he's as yet undeterred either. It's quite nice, to be honest; he's a convert positively dripping in the One True Light's influence, and he's devoted himself to the service of the Glory - not specifically to atone for the Arcanist's incredible list of failures, but I'm sure it had something to do with his decision.
His last attempt at swaying me was swearing to have no more children with me until I committed to not sending them off to service. For most people, this would probably be a devastating blow, but as I have no trouble finding and directing exceptional individuals for such purposes, this has little weight to me and I don't feel bad for agreeing to it. His power would be such a benefit to our glorious goddess, but I'm willing to acknowledge the good other kinds of service can do.
I did allow Orphisa to name his two firstborn, soft of me as it might have been. He chose to name them Delight and Discovery - I'd assume he's one for virtue names, since they otherwise don't make much sense. There are worse things to try and invoke in the world, though perhaps they're better suited to functions other than military life.
[url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/84715141][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/847152/84715141.png[/img][/url][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/84715142][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/847152/84715142.png[/img][/url][/center]
Nest #17
Orphisa is disappointed that I'm continuing my quest, to say the least, but he's as yet undeterred either. It's quite nice, to be honest; he's a convert positively dripping in the One True Light's influence, and he's devoted himself to the service of the Glory - not specifically to atone for the Arcanist's incredible list of failures, but I'm sure it had something to do with his decision.
His last attempt at swaying me was swearing to have no more children with me until I committed to not sending them off to service. For most people, this would probably be a devastating blow, but as I have no trouble finding and directing exceptional individuals for such purposes, this has little weight to me and I don't feel bad for agreeing to it. His power would be such a benefit to our glorious goddess, but I'm willing to acknowledge the good other kinds of service can do.
I did allow Orphisa to name his two firstborn, soft of me as it might have been. He chose to name them Delight and Discovery - I'd assume he's one for virtue names, since they otherwise don't make much sense. There are worse things to try and invoke in the world, though perhaps they're better suited to functions other than military life.
[center][i]Nest #18
Polendri[/i]
[url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/78742064][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/787421/78742064.png[/img][/url][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/84451027][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/844511/84451027.png[/img][/url]
Today is a horrible, terrible day, just when things were going so well. Orphisa and I are getting along well, I've found another mate - I suppose getting my first single-egg nest since my very first should have been my warning. Because the first children of that foul Arcanist have descended over Sornieth once again, evidently obliterating a cliff face in their home territory and, apparently, scattering their blasted eggs across the planet in the process. One has already hatched in this clan, and yet worse? Several of the hibernating clan members have reawoken, crawled out of their caves, and physically transformed into these Aether monstrosities. They're already working at fever pitch to cobble together some form of aircraft of their own, including a blessed Primal - one of our own! Whatever wretched powers these starborne [i]things[/i] possess, I'm certain there's a form of personality override on the list.
And my sons. Adonis has been distant for most of the month, ever since he got back from his crusade. He's constantly forcing me to come to him, wherever he's trying to hide at the time, if I want him to do his work. I can't tell whether he's sulking or throwing a tantrum, or perhaps both. Sucar is yet worse, actively avoiding my presence whenever he sees me. He's avoiding his mate, too, which is quite irritating - her entire job is to keep track of him, and she's failing utterly. Really - is there anything that [i]isn't[/i] utterly collapsing at the moment? Perhaps I've been too slow in my efforts, and this is a sign our glorious goddess is failing in her divine war. I'll have to do something to make up for that - one miserable egg isn't going to cut it.
[img]https://flightrising.com/images/nests/8/1healthy_0dead.png[/img][/center]
Nest #18
Polendri
Today is a horrible, terrible day, just when things were going so well. Orphisa and I are getting along well, I've found another mate - I suppose getting my first single-egg nest since my very first should have been my warning. Because the first children of that foul Arcanist have descended over Sornieth once again, evidently obliterating a cliff face in their home territory and, apparently, scattering their blasted eggs across the planet in the process. One has already hatched in this clan, and yet worse? Several of the hibernating clan members have reawoken, crawled out of their caves, and physically transformed into these Aether monstrosities. They're already working at fever pitch to cobble together some form of aircraft of their own, including a blessed Primal - one of our own! Whatever wretched powers these starborne
things possess, I'm certain there's a form of personality override on the list.
And my sons. Adonis has been distant for most of the month, ever since he got back from his crusade. He's constantly forcing me to come to him, wherever he's trying to hide at the time, if I want him to do his work. I can't tell whether he's sulking or throwing a tantrum, or perhaps both. Sucar is yet worse, actively avoiding my presence whenever he sees me. He's avoiding his mate, too, which is quite irritating - her entire job is to keep track of him, and she's failing utterly. Really - is there anything that
isn't utterly collapsing at the moment? Perhaps I've been too slow in my efforts, and this is a sign our glorious goddess is failing in her divine war. I'll have to do something to make up for that - one miserable egg isn't going to cut it.
[center][i]Nest #18[/i]
Things continue to sour even as I try to right them again. The blasted Wind festival began just yesterday, the first natural Aether child hatched this morning, and I've barely made a dent in my efforts to get more devoted exalts sent to the One True Light. So I'm making a move some might consider desperate - Polendri is leaving today, despite not meeting the criteria [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/60743580]Surya[/url] relayed at dawn. I know our glorious goddess will still accept him; but I've always been so careful to keep in line with her desires. It feels awful to break that effort; but if her power really is waning for the moment, I'm sure the help will be appreciated all the same.
As for our child, Astyana is another ugly little being; but the One True Light does not mind soldiers who will not be missed that terribly. I considered sending him in with his father, but it's one thing to send in a soldier off-request - it's another thing entirely to send an untrained infant. I won't go [i]that[/i] far with this.
Ah, well. I can still make up for this. My sons have both been away from their mates as of late; I think it's time to fix that mistake.
[url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/85113612][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/851137/85113612.png[/img][/url][/center]
Nest #18
Things continue to sour even as I try to right them again. The blasted Wind festival began just yesterday, the first natural Aether child hatched this morning, and I've barely made a dent in my efforts to get more devoted exalts sent to the One True Light. So I'm making a move some might consider desperate - Polendri is leaving today, despite not meeting the criteria
Surya relayed at dawn. I know our glorious goddess will still accept him; but I've always been so careful to keep in line with her desires. It feels awful to break that effort; but if her power really is waning for the moment, I'm sure the help will be appreciated all the same.
As for our child, Astyana is another ugly little being; but the One True Light does not mind soldiers who will not be missed that terribly. I considered sending him in with his father, but it's one thing to send in a soldier off-request - it's another thing entirely to send an untrained infant. I won't go
that far with this.
Ah, well. I can still make up for this. My sons have both been away from their mates as of late; I think it's time to fix that mistake.
[center][i]Sucar Nest #4
Sidase[/i]
[url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/81894752][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/818948/81894752.png[/img][/url][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/82581025][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/825811/82581025.png[/img][/url]
And things had been going so well for so long now. I suppose I was starting to get tired of hiding away from Mother and Sidase, but after such a pause their presence is utterly intolerable - particularly Mother's, as she seems inclined to see everything as a personal insult of late, world-scale events included.
I suppose there is one benefit to keeping a journal such as this after all - it gives me a space to admit to more than mere unease around her current actions. She's gone out of her way to try and fan the flames of religious fervor recently, and while it's utterly failing to affect a majority of the clan, it does make me wonder how far she's inclined to go on her miniature crusade. I do not want to be an honored exalt, no matter her views, but it would be so easy for her to try and force me if she cannot convince others.
It's bitter to know that this is why I have two new eggs to incubate. Not just because Mother is the one who arranged it - because this is the only way I can see to ensure my own freedom; throwing my children at her feet and promising more to come if she'll only let me live. She's always so smug when she sees one of her sons nesting, always taking it as a sign of her own glory and prowess - as if we couldn't make a decision without her influence, or more likely, as if our attempts to do so are a problem to be corrected. Perhaps one of these days I'll do something worth shoving in her face over it.
[img]https://flightrising.com/images/nests/8/2healthy_0dead.png[/img][/center]
Sucar Nest #4
Sidase
And things had been going so well for so long now. I suppose I was starting to get tired of hiding away from Mother and Sidase, but after such a pause their presence is utterly intolerable - particularly Mother's, as she seems inclined to see everything as a personal insult of late, world-scale events included.
I suppose there is one benefit to keeping a journal such as this after all - it gives me a space to admit to more than mere unease around her current actions. She's gone out of her way to try and fan the flames of religious fervor recently, and while it's utterly failing to affect a majority of the clan, it does make me wonder how far she's inclined to go on her miniature crusade. I do not want to be an honored exalt, no matter her views, but it would be so easy for her to try and force me if she cannot convince others.
It's bitter to know that this is why I have two new eggs to incubate. Not just because Mother is the one who arranged it - because this is the only way I can see to ensure my own freedom; throwing my children at her feet and promising more to come if she'll only let me live. She's always so smug when she sees one of her sons nesting, always taking it as a sign of her own glory and prowess - as if we couldn't make a decision without her influence, or more likely, as if our attempts to do so are a problem to be corrected. Perhaps one of these days I'll do something worth shoving in her face over it.
@
CalliopeVale
Hi! I really like the storyline that you're crafting and have binge read your entire thread in this last half hour. I can't wait to see what you have cooking up in the future!
I'm also doing a lore'd
100 Hatchlings thread and was wondering if you'd be interested in a beeb swap? I would like to keep whatever boy you give me, but if it works better out in your story for him to be sent back to you to be exalted, that's fine too ^^
@
CalliopeVale
Hi! I really like the storyline that you're crafting and have binge read your entire thread in this last half hour. I can't wait to see what you have cooking up in the future!
I'm also doing a lore'd
100 Hatchlings thread and was wondering if you'd be interested in a beeb swap? I would like to keep whatever boy you give me, but if it works better out in your story for him to be sent back to you to be exalted, that's fine too ^^
@
HappyVirus
Hey! I'm so glad you're enjoying this; I'm super proud of what I've created so far, especially since this project was kind of started as a way to just get me back into writing at all since I basically stopped for a while. Unfortunately, I can't think of a good reason for any current children to escape Burnbright's clutches, now more than ever; she's pushing and pushing for as many exalts as she can get right now, by whatever means she has available.
@
HappyVirus
Hey! I'm so glad you're enjoying this; I'm super proud of what I've created so far, especially since this project was kind of started as a way to just get me back into writing at all since I basically stopped for a while. Unfortunately, I can't think of a good reason for any current children to escape Burnbright's clutches, now more than ever; she's pushing and pushing for as many exalts as she can get right now, by whatever means she has available.
That's fine! I knew it was a bit of a stretch by asking, but I had to try. The lore you've written is delicious. I'm still super excited to see how the relationship between Burnbright and her sons change as you progress in the challenge!
That's fine! I knew it was a bit of a stretch by asking, but I had to try. The lore you've written is delicious. I'm still super excited to see how the relationship between Burnbright and her sons change as you progress in the challenge!
