rexcaliburr-fr:

alliance-fr:

lilyfowl:

I’m posting this publicly in case others are interested– I used this text generator right here!

though i do (selfishly and politely) request that if you sell and kids using this, maybe throw me a tag (@cork-fr)? i’m totally cool with other people hopping on, i just think it was a cool idea c:

Def using this and will def tag you o/

omg yes i’m gonna use this and tag too! won’t be selling any dragons with it though, but neat for tiny lore snippets!

shadowbanish-fr:

rockbreakercult:

I saw a post explaining this a week or so ago and I could’ve sworn I reblogged it to my main, but I can’t find it. But I just verified that this works and wanted to post it to the FR tag. 

So, as many of you know by now, Tumblr has blocked outside links from showing up in the search. They still show up in the tags, but many people use the search instead, and you can’t check tags on mobile. But there’s a quick work-around, and that is redirect links. 

You’ll need to view your blog in desktop mode and click ‘edit theme’. 

Scroll to the bottom of the left sidebar and click ‘add a page’. 

Select ‘Redirect’ in the drop down menu. 

Decide on a url for your redirect link, then paste the link you actually want to lead to in the Redirect bar. 

Now, when you go to put in a link, you just have to type in the link to your blog page, and if anyone clicks it, they’ll be lead to an outside page instead. And yes, it does show up in the search!

That said, you probably don’t want to do this for each individual dragon you sell. Consider linking to a page in your lair, or make a hatchery thread you can link to. It’s a little clunky, but at least your sales posts will show up for mobile users again!

This is so helpful!  Thank you!  :’D

maned-cerdae:

The first time it happens, you lost something small. The tip of your tail. Three of your fingers. They smile. “Oh, that’s an easy fix,” they say. When they heal you, it’s almost exactly like it was before. Sure, it feels a little stiff and you’re pretty sure it’s more like wood than flesh, but otherwise it’s fine. “See, life will always prevail” they say, and you automatically agree, more focused on the healed part than what they are saying.

The next time, it’s something bigger. An entire limb. You panic, but when they come, they smile. “Oh, that’s an easy fix,” they say. When they heal you, it’s almost exactly like it was before. Sure, you’re almost certain it’s more like wood than flesh, but otherwise it’s fine. “See, life will always prevail” they say, and you hesitantly agree.

You lose an entire wing. Blood is pouring out the wound and you’re sobbing, thinking you’re gonna bleed to death. When they come, they smile. “Oh, that’s an easy fix,” they say. When they heal you, it’s… not exactly the same. It looks like a wing. It feels like a wing. But it’s not a wing. Under the right conditions you can sort of glide, but you know your days of flying are over. It creaks when you move it, like an old worn chair. It’s more like wood than flesh. “See, life will always prevail” they say, and you say nothing. Their smiles get sharper, their eyes get harder. “See, life will always prevail” they hiss, and you stammer out yes.

It happens more and more. You lose something. They come. It’s always easy, it’s always more like wood than flesh, life will always prevail. It continues like that until-

Until the sword goes deep. It cuts straight through your stomach and you can see your organs, threatening to spill. Your life is flashing before your eyes. When they come, they smile. You’re not even surprised to see them anymore. “Oh, that’s an easy fix,” they say. The wood that covers your stomach and holds everything in makes it hard to bend over. You’re not quite as flexible as you once were. “See, life will always prevail” they say, and you agree numbly.

That spring, you throw up flower petals.

Years go past. The parts of you that are wood outnumber flesh. You don’t even care. In spring flowers grows all over your body. You don’t even try to stop it when they spill out your mouth anymore. Sap runs through your veins. You spit sweet smelling poison. It coats your teeth and floods your throat. You don’t even choke. Besides, it’s a lot easier going down than flowers are coming up.

When your skull is crushed in and not only do they heal you, you can still see, any part of you that once cared has long died.

You’ve lived longer than any dragon is supposed to. You haven’t left the Viridian Labyrinth in… gods, how many years has it been? You think you lost track about 300 years ago. Or maybe was it 400? You don’t care. It doesn’t matter anymore. You blend into the landscape because you are the landscape.

Long long ago, you asked them to show you some healing magic. They happily agreed.

You find a young dragon. They lost something small. The tip of their tail. Three of their fingers. You come to them. You smile. “Oh, that’s an easy fix,” you say. When you heal them, it’s almost exactly like it was before. Sure, you know they’ll think it’s a little stiff and you know they’ll be pretty sure it’s more wood than flesh, but you also know that otherwise they’ll think it’s fine.

“See, life will always prevail” you say, and they automatically agree, more focused on the healed part than what you are saying.

tangrising:

So you want to expand your lair lore because as awesome as your clan is, maybe you’re a little bored and you want to add some pizzazz to the mix.

One way to do that is to look at dragonrunes, which we can see in Runestones of the Arcanist. Today we’re covering Venom (we covered Time here), a dragonrune who has roots (haha) in both Plague and Nature flight.

But how you ask? Through research, puns, and an unhealthy dragon obsession, that’s how! *rummages for fancy-lore hat* :D!

So let’s define Venom first – Venom is a form of toxin secreted by an animal for the purpose of causing harm to another. Venoms adapt to their environment and victims and accordingly evolve to become maximally efficient. Consequently, venoms become specialized to an animal’s standard diet. (Wikipedia)

Venom is something creatures make for numerous reasons, two main reasons being as a defense or as a predation mechanism. Predation usually refers to the way a predator subdues or digests its prey – seeing that venom can evolve and specialize for its bearers environment, diet, and defensive needs – something that is key to this rune and the flights that are at its roots.

Let’s take a look at Nature flight first.

The second sentence there is the most important – dragons work in tangent with the Labyrinth and try to internalize its attributes – the dragon breed known as Wildclaws (WC for short) came from the Gladekeepers forests. They are of the “might makes right” theology, using their physical prowess to figure out hierarchies – in order to survive in the wilderness and in WC clans you must prove your hunting expertise and strength.

Wildclaws have even begun expanding into new domains, their most notable one being the Wandering Contagion. Wildclaws and Plague Flight share wildly (;D) similar beliefs. The number one rule is survival of the fittest. You must evolve and adapt to survive. 

(Side-Note: Wildclaws seem to be based off of the beloved Velociraptor, a family of dinosaurs people know well. Well, did you know that there is a possible venomous specimen? :O!)

Anyways – what better place to look for these similarities in Plague lore than the Wyrmwound?

The thing about the Wyrmwound is that while dragons do settle here, they steer clear of the wound itself. The Plaguebringer herself creates the strains she releases and no one knows for sure what they could do, but between mutation or destruction there’s not much wiggle room for niceities.

So not only is the most important place to plague dragons a cauldron of “hey try to survive this crazy soup”, it embodies their views to the T. And what are those?

Plague dragons are survivors, they are strong, they adapt to their environment and are the most savage of all flights. They hold wildly (haha) similar views to Wildclaws and their origin flight, Nature.

So we can come to the conclusion that while nature and plague appear different, they share a lot of the same views. Venom is the child of Plague and Nature because venoms adapt and evolve to the users environment. They are constantly evolving to ensure they are as efficient as possible against their victims, something plague can hold dear – there is always room for improvement in their eyes. Venom is used in hunting and surviving, which both flights showcase in their cultures, especially Nature and their native breed, Wildclaws (the #2 most populated area for them is in Plague territory).

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Anyways, thank you for reading! If you have any lore-suggestions or questions you’d like to see here, feel free to PM me here or on FR (Tangaroa) and I’ll see what I can do!